The Importance Of Crane Load Charts

There are many different construction crane manufacturers, and each of them produce different crane models that all handle differently. Because of this, understanding the load chart of each crane is imperative.

A cranes load describes the various capacities, lengths and angles that the crane operates with. This information is vital when hauling loads. For each job the crane needs to do it needs to be set-up before hand using the information on the load chart. It’s with the load chart information and its correlation with the load that is to be moved, that establishes how the crane is positioned and what angles the jib will use.

It is also important to keep in mind that though many cranes have similarities in their load charts, they also have many differences. Ignoring these differences may lead to the overturning or structural failure of the crane.