W. Biedenbach WABI-K.300 testing up to 125 tons - Largest knuckleboom crane 

Try to move a big machine part under a low roof or below a machine construction in an industrial facility with a normal telescopic crane... This kind of cranes has a purpose in every situation were you have no place on the top or you need to move something horizontally through openings in buildings.

Bei Biedenbach sind die Krane in Dauereinsatz. Sehr viel Maschinenumzüge auf engen Raum, wobei die Maschinen immer größer werden. Klar braucht man das volle Potential nicht jeden Tag, das ist aber bei fast jedem Kran so.

Wenn dir HEUTE auffällt, dass du dein Problem mit genau nur diesem Kran lösen kannst, , bekommst mit Glück in 2 Monaten einen Termin. Beantwortet das deine Frage? Der Kran ist in Kombination mit dem Chef und seiner Crew einfach DER Problemlöser bei Maschinenumzügen.

@@Ditzj Cool, weiter so!

Oh cool, maybe you have seen their large hall near the old airport

@@Ditzj i did! And i worked with a Biedenbach crane myself. We rented a (much smaller) crane from him for renovations. I did not know that his company builds such massive cranes!

It can be moved with Greiner platform on which it stands here. It is meant for indoor use, so not on unpaved grounds. The concept is rather flexible as the crane can work standalone while the platform transport the load inside the building.

Please watch this video to have a good real-life situation of the work these people do with these cranes ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_I7RiPbv9Eg.html

It was aimed to be able to lift heavy machines with about 80 tot 100 tons in a single lift, not needing 2 cranes. So yeah, therefore it has to be in the same class as a 300 tonnes crane :)

Yes, you have to see it in action to know what this machine can do with an indoor job.

You mean the winch ? A winch will be placed later. For now it just lifts with the fixed mounted hook.

you mean at the end of the video ?

@@Ditzj Sorry brother or sister . Yesterday was not the greatest day and my attention span was deminnished. When I start to watch a video and it's pictures for the first minute it makes me think the author does not have thier subscribers or new viewers in mind , the first minute being the most important part of the video . Yes I know the longer you keep peeps watching the more time you have accomplished taking away from another's time . My videos are less than one minute . Production of a video is key to keeping people too watch.

@@freekingawwsome I am sorry my style doesn't fit your taste, can't satisfy everone. I know the rules for viral content and try to implement the parts of it that I like, while still keeping my own style and definitely not create a "spam" message that promises to much. Of course I could have started with the heavy lift, but this video now represents the chronological order of things which I prefer more. I assume most of my audience is an enthousiast of heavy equipment, and therefore will watch this video because he/she sees something that is interesting to him. I don't want to rush through that, but offer some meaningfull footage to them, that includes showing the crane from all angles.

@@Ditzj thank you for your insights and I respect your opinions. So as I said I've already subscribed to your channel and I'm an enthusiastic as the next about heavy equipment and those Mercedes are quite impressive.

Not at the time of the video, only these individual values.

Entwurf durch Biedenbach. Wer die Einzelteile alle hergestellt hat danach kann ich nicht genau sagen.

not for sale

No, built by themselves

@@Ditzj No, I just showed the brand. made in turkey 👌

In comparison to what kind of cranes ?

@@Ditzj Normal mobile cranes.

This crane is made for indoor use, so always lifting at short range. Therefore more boom is not directly necessary and would only cause less capacity as it is more boom weight. A jib will be build, so more outreach and an extra pivot point will be available. The construction with 2 pivot points (knuckleboom) makes it more suitable for indoor use than a telescopic boom crane.

@@Ditzj I do like the foldable cranes. I worked a lot on drilling rigs in austria so every truck has big Palfingers. But range was often a problem lifting heavy loads. For quick jobs they are brilliant. But indoor 150 tons is an awfull lot. What stuff are you talking about?

Yes, they are shorter, but that is purely design based. Especially truck mounted, you need to keep the boom pieces within the trucks width. On this WABI crane they kept the boom short, to keep it very compact for indoor use. More boom length means more difficulties in sharp corners between machinery. They install a lot of heavy machinery and these machines are getting more heavier nowadays. Often 80 to 100 tons is not rare. And if you can lift this with 1 crane instead of 2 cranes, that often makes the difference between getting the job done, or not.

On a Goldhofer 3+6 lowloader and 8x4 Mercedes tractor

As the knuckleboom cranes usually come with a jib, they are quit flexible even without a winch. As they are completely hydraulically adjustable under load, you can place the load quit precisely, which is why in europe they are often used to install machinery. Also in tight situations, these foldable cranes are often much easier to use then a telescopic crane. Especially in buildings with low roofs, the ability to lift a load directly with the crane without using a winch + hookblock saves a lot of space (height). It all depends on the use cases that you have, if a knuckleboom is good for you or not. In the USA you are seeing them more and more, especially in New York City you will find a large of amount of really big ones. There they are favourite as they can often be used with a rather narrow support base, so only filling 1 lane of the road instead of the entire street. Also with the jib, you can park the crane very near to the building and still be working over the roof.

Almost all large knuckleboom cranes have the option of a cable winch from the factory. My 135tm knuckleboom has a winch rated at 2.5t single line but can be increased over 10t with the big multi sheve blocks fitted(can be used through the flyjib at full extension & at 15° counter luff too-with reduced capacity). Knucklebooms are more versatile in a restricted environment e.g. tight main road setups or indoors/warehouses due to their compact operating nature versus a stick boom crane. But I do agree with you once they get really big they start to lose that advantage over a stickboom with the draw back of all the added complexity compared to a similar sized stick boom crane 🤔

They planned a 300 tons class crane, but it turned out stronger and is now more a 350 tons class

350 ton at 1 meter radius if i'm correct. Thats a phrase to give a insight on it's class ... ( sorry if it's not best chosen english pronouncement )

Maximum capacity is 200 ton at the hook. The 350 ton is the class it represents. Normaly the crane class is defined at 3 meters, but with a knuckleboom the maximum load is not most important issue, but the capacity in Ton*Mtr. Here we have a max of 1145 t/mtr, which would mean at 3 mtr a load of even 380 tons. But as said, it cannot lift 380 tons in a single lift, as it was not built for that. But the lifting capacity equals that of a 350 ton crane, that is the important information.

@@Ditzj i feel stupid saying the 3 mtr 🤗 Furthermore you're explanation is without a doubt better than mine 👌

Mind telling me the bad parts, because to me it looks quite smooth.

@@Ditzj. I think his head must've been shaking.