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How Does a Crane Borer Work?

Crane borers are engineered to fit on the back of a truck that has a length about the same as a tipper.  They use the truck engine to power the hydraulic system on the crane.  The operator is situated usually on the right-hand rear of the boom, beside the boom for best visibility and to help the overall compact size of the machine. The operator uses either electric over hydraulic or pilot operated hydraulic controls to operate all crane functions on the crane borer.  Depending on the model of crane borer and state your working in, a crane borer can carry up to 2 poles to and from the jobsite.  The crane borer also has a pendulum borer attached to the left-hand side which is used to auger the holes for the power pole or foundational holes up to 1m wide and 5m deep.  The pendulum borer can be quickly and easily stowed out of the way when not in use.

What are the main Functions of a Crane Borer?

Crane borers are equipped to support various types of electrical supply infrastructure including:

• Erection of timber, concrete and steel power poles
• Pole holding, pole grabbing, pole supporting
• Replacement of power poles
• Replacement of ground and pole transformers and other electrical equipment
• Installation of streetlights and traffic lights

• Vertical boring up to 1m wide and 5m deep

Where can Crane Borers be used?

Crane borers are regularly utilised in densely populated areas such as inner cities, residential areas through to the remote parts of Australia, including mine sites for their own power network infrastructure or to rural properties for installation of property poles. This is due to the crane borer being mounted on the back of a truck which makes the crane bore very mobile yet compact for its size.

What Are the Benefits of a Crane Borer?

There is a wide array of benefits to operating a crane borer.

• The crane borer can be worked from either left or right side or over the rear.
• Short legging the stabilizer legs (provided all loads are within safe load limits for each swing zone) to get the crane borer closer to the job which causes less disruption to traffic flow when working on the side of the road. 
• The crane borer is truck mounted; it can comfortably cover long distances between jobs if required. 
• Each truck has cross locks and power dividers for optimal off-road traction.
• Comparable size and weight to a tip truck so you’re not overweight or oversize.
• Jaws or grabs help stabilize pole and for plumbing the pole.

Because of these features, the crane borer is a great tool to support various types of electrical supply infrastructure projects.

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