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Luffing Tower Crane

Luffing Tower cranes are especially demanded tall buildings on congested sites. They
have a very short counter jib and a variable working radius, which permit high
productivity in extremely narrow spaces.

It’s common to have limited space and clearance when working with a tower crane in
an urban metro area and downtown work sites. A luffing tower crane is ideal for
building projects where there’s not much space on either side of the site and you need
to work safely. A luffing crane is able to raise or lower its jib, and that allows it to
reduce the slewing radius.

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Luffing Tower Crane

Contents

1 Construction Crane
2 Luffing jib tower crane
3 Luffing crane vs hammerhead
4 Luffing tower crane specifications
5 Luffing tower crane vs hammerhead
6 Advantages of luffing tower crane
7 Luffing Tower crane safety
8 What is a luffing tower crane?
8.1 Tower Crane Cab
8.2 Remote Control Tower Crane

Construction Crane
A luffing crane is also a good choice for work sites where two or more cranes are
working at the same time. This is because the slewing radius is highly reduced in
comparison to standard tower crane types. The luffing tower crane also has a higher
lifting capacity because the weight is transferred from the crane’s jib much more
effectively.

More and more countries are building wind turbine developments as an energy
alternative. Typical luffing cranes do not have the free-standing height need to erect
wind turbines. The luffing jib cranes specifically design to meet industry demands for
higher hook heights for wind turbine erection.

Flat Top Tower Crane

Tower crane warning lights
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Luffing Tower Crane

Luffing jib tower crane

This kind of crane is frequently the best solution when several cranes are
working on the same site, avoiding any kind of crash with other cranes or the
surrounding buildings. With their variable working radius, they don’t interfere in
the working area of the other cranes on-site and they can be parked with a very
reduced radius.
Also, luffing-jib cranes can improve material handling cycles in the job site, using
them like auxiliary cranes to the principal tower cranes,

reducing the construction time.

Normally, the maximum load bigger than a tower crane.
In some places, local laws make luffing-jib cranes necessary. For instance,
London doesn’t allow any crane to fly over the surrounding spaces when they
are working on a job site, and luffing jib-cranes are very demanded because you
can move the jib from the horizontal position up to the total vertical position.

Luffing crane vs hammerhead

Disadvantages for using a luffing jib crane

But there are some disadvantages of the ‘luffers’ when you compare them to a tower
crane:
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The price of the luffing-jib crane is much higher than a regular tower crane. The
tower frames of a ‘luffer’ are stronger, and the luffing mechanisms are much
bigger than the hoist system of a tower crane. Of course, the technology applied
to move the jib, counterweights, etc is the highest.
The cost of assembling and disassembling are much higher too. Most of the
structures are heavier, and it takes longer to erect a luffing-jib crane. Once again,
to erect a luffer is more difficult due to the technology applied, etc.
The jib of a ‘luffer’ acts as a wall to the wind, and the ‘moment’ is much bigger.
So the restrictions of the tower are higher.
Due to the luffers don´t have trolley motor (the movement is made by the total
jib), the working process is slower than in a tower crane.

Luffing tower crane specifications

Luffing jib cranes have many benefits and are widely used in cities and congested areas.

You are able to get multiple cranes onto sites and avoid over sail situations with
neighboring properties. This means costly licenses would not be necessary.

Luffing jib cranes can be placed on fixing angles or ballast bases and can be erected
and climbed to great heights. With our exclusive ‘park radius device’ our Jaso luffing jib
cranes can all be parked at vastly reduced radius when out of service.

This means that you could add another crane to a job to increase productivity where
you might not otherwise be able to do so. Also perhaps cranes could be located
outside a building, still avoiding over the sail and enabling you to achieve a watertight
structure sooner.

Luffing cranes can be fitted with Zoning devices to electronically limit against over
sailing important or dangerous structures adjacent to the site. This can include schools,
public area’s or main highways and they are usually mandatory next to the railway and
electrical installations.
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Luffing jib tower crane and level jib tower crane are two kinds of common models. Both
models are widely used but they differ in their structure, operating principle and
application field.

Luffing jib tower crane is mainly used in a large project and industrial equipment
installing field where large lifting capacity, high perching accuracy, and high safety are
required for lifting large members and equipment component. The level jib tower crane
is mainly used in common civil building field where fast lifting and inaccurate perching
are required for lifting building materials. Both models have advantages and
disadvantages in different application fields, therefore we can plan a key role in
determining which model should be selected.

As the above comparison, luffing tower crane has a great advantage over level jib tower
crane in the power station construction field, which has been confirmed by more than
100 power stations construction in china. The level jib tower crane is widely used in
plant construction of power station as an auxiliary tool while luffing jib tower crane
definitely predominates in boiler lifting.

It is not the only choice to use luffing jib tower crane for boiler lifting, which can be
achieved by cooperation between large crawling crane, furnace handling crane and
large level jib tower crane but also economical efficiency, safety, and plane layout need
to be carefully considered.

Advantages of luffing tower crane

The following issues need to be carefully considered for large level jib tower crane.

Luffing Tower Crane: Whether the cooperative operation of two sets

of the crane is needed in the present and future project?

Owing to the economic efficiency and shortage of crane with the more large
specification, the cooperative operation of two sets of cranes Is adopted widely. For
cooperative operation, luffing jib tower crane has a great advantage while level jib
tower crane is very dangerous to use for a structural limitation or even unavailable for
interference between the crane and the building.

Luffing Tower Crane: Is local climate especially wind frequency and 

wind speed suitable for using level jib tower crane?
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According to safety code, the slewing and brake mechanism of the crane must be
released in non-working condition (i.e. free slewing condition) to ensure that the boom
can freely slew with the wind for reducing wind influence to the crane.

Take dodging into consideration, whether the boom of the level jib tower crane
is allowed to freely slew with wind or not?
Luffing jib tower crane can simultaneously release slewing and brake mechanism
and locate the boom in a small range for the purpose of extensively reducing
wind influence to the crane and avoiding collision between the boom and other
cranes and buildings when freely slewing in non-working condition.

Plane layout feasible or not?

The large project needs the simultaneous operation of many sets of cranes as it is very
important for dodging of cranes from each other and from buildings. Otherwise, it may
possibly lead to very low efficiency in operation, high risk and unguaranteed time limit
for a project.

But luffing jib tower crane is very flexible in boom range no matter, it is in working
condition or nonworking condition for conveniently dodging the other cranes and
buildings in the construction field while level jib tower crane can not do that either in
working condition or non-working condition.

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Luffing Tower Crane

Luffing Tower crane safety

Which country or area can your crane be used at present or in future?

The level jib tower crane is prohibited in many countries and many areas. And
landowners in many countries are entitled to have command of the air at a limited
height so that you can avoid a lawsuit if you do not let your crane breach other
people’s sovereignty.

Most of the sites adopted luffing jib tower crane as the main lifting machinery that the
customers can be benefited for scientifically choosing proper crane model.

The adoption of luffing jib tower crane has higher efficiency especially cooperated with
auxiliary crawler crane, of which the plan can improve the economic benefits greatly by
reducing the operating cost, assemble and disassemble cost and foundation treatment
cost as well as engineering construction cost.

Luffing Tower Crane

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What is a luffing tower crane?
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What is a luffing jib tower crane?

A luffing crane is able to raise or lower its jib, and that allows it to reduce the slewing
radius. They developed the boom cranes specifically to meet the demands of the
industry of greater heights, construction of buildings with little space, etc.

What is a tower crane?

The tower crane is a fixed Crane and has to be mounted On-Site. The Tower Crane
presents itself like a vertical metallic structure having a horizontal boom that can turn
over an angle up to 360°. From his particular set up, the Tower crane is ideal for all king
of a high building or high structure Construction.

How does a level luffing tower crane work?

Usually, the description is only applied to those with a luffing jib that has some
additional mechanism applied to keep the hook level when luffing. Level-luffing is most
important when the careful movement of a load near ground level is required, such as
in construction or shipbuilding.

What is a hammerhead tower crane?

A hammerhead tower crane is one of the most common types of cranes used around
the world. They are especially reliable for precise, accurate handling of a wide variety of
heavy materials. The way they can be adapted to work well for any job site and any
type or volume of material being transported is what makes a hammerhead tower
crane such a versatile workhorse.

What type of crane is known as a conventional crane?

Mobile Cranes are the most standard and versatile type of crane used in construction
today. The mobile hydraulic crane consists of a steel truss or telescopic boom mounted
on a mobile platform, which could be a rail, wheeled, or even on a cat truck.

What is the difference between tower crane and mobile crane?

The biggest difference between mobile cranes and tower or fixed cranes is their
mobility. As their names suggest, fixed cranes are fixed to a single spot once they have
been set up. Whereas, mobile cranes can be moved as needed. The mobility of a
mobile crane holds many advantages for any construction site.

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Cab features include improved seat position and access, a USB

port and optional Bluetooth. A user-friendly multifunction touch
screen emits warning lights and sounds, as well as controls the
interior temperature, interior, and exterior lighting and other
features.

Remote Control Tower Crane

Radio remote controls are now standard equipment on most self-

erecting tower cranes and are even becoming common in some
parts of Europe for a flat-top tower crane.

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