The Evolution into Hydraulics
The start of WWII forced society to become more inventive in general. Even if the design and development of cranes has evolved greatly, in this particular time these equipments progressed significantly. These industrial machinery changed the face of the construction industry.
The first hydraulic crane was built in the year 1946 by crane company F. Taylor & Sons. This first unit was not able to slew or luff and was just used by the company. When it joined with Coles during 1959, this specific model opened up the doors for a 42 and 50 Series. A Morris W.D. chassis is what the mobile hydraulic crane was first placed on.
Taylor & Sons hydraulic crane operated on a boom powered by a hydraulic pump as well as cylinders that were lowered and lifted with a hydraulic pump. Once the company was not able to use army vehicles as chassis for the machinery, they began production for designing their own mobile hydraulic cranes.
These very first machines gained much praise and were heralded as amazing machinery. They were supposed to be capable of rebuilding all which was destroyed by bombs in the war. The cranes were responsible for helping put together countries, cities and individual houses. Hydraulic systems became designed more and more complicated. The pumps and gear systems could be powered while the trucks remained immobile. Businesses like Hydrauliska Instustri AB made the first truck loader crane appearance offered on the market.
In the year 1952, the A2 crane was introduced. This specific unit was a crane mounted on the back of Chevrolet truck. It was complete with hydraulic lifting cylinders and a hooked winch. This particular loader crane started a huge trend within the industry. A company located within Bremen, known as Atlas Weyhausen started making similar versions of this machine.
Soon after, cranes were becoming more advanced. Various manufacturers and businesses making the winches developed accurate telescopic booms, and the hydraulic pumps were improved and using different materials in order to change the way the crane was developed.