Knuckleboom Crane Build Details

Click on the links below as for the build details of adding a crane onto a truck: 1951 International L-162 truck & IMT 700 Knuckleboom crane.

Part 1: Introduction & Why

Part 2: The Plan!
Part 3: Buying a Crane
Part 4: Getting it home
Part 5: Research and Planning….

Part 6: Ready to do some REAL work!

Part 7: Making room on the frame: moving the flatbed

Part 8: Frame Prep

Part 9: Preparing for the Lift!

Part 10: The Lift!!! (onto the truck)

Part 11: Bolting it down

Part 12: Hydraulic system!

Part 13: Hydraulic System 1^st Test!

Part 14: Hydraulic System Test 2 & Outrigger installation

Part 15: Hydraulic Test 3!

Part 16: Analyzing the results…. I’m far from done!

Part 17: On hold, but here is a really big knuckleboom crane truck in China!

Part 18: Fast forward: time for more work!

Part 19: Another test of the hydraulic system

Part 20: Additional Hydraulic system thoughts

Part 21: Testing the theory, then disassembly

Part 22: Re-Assembly… It WORKS!!!!

Part 23: Muffler, 4th Mount and VIDEOS!!

Link to the manual from IMT for this crane. It also shows the load chart on page 6 of the PDF.
In looking closer, this is NOT the right manual for this crane. The load chart is really faded that is riveted onto my crane, but I was able to write down the load chart ratings.

Mine currently only has one hydraulic extension, and so with that extended, it can lift 4500 lbs, at a reach of 15′ 4″.

NOTE: positions 4 & 5 are not applicable on my crane as they don’t exist. Those numbers do become important if I were to add a manual extension to calculate the capacity.

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