Crane and auxiliary equipment to increase the lifting capacity of the crane

摘要

This disclosure relates to a crane (10) and an attachment (80) comprising a counterweight support beam (84) including a plurality of connected segments (88) movable relative to each other, and having a fore end adapted to be connected to the crane upper works (14), and an aft end rearward from the rear portion of the upper works. The attachment also includes a moveable counterweight carrier (92) adapted to carry a counterweight (62) when the counterweight is supported thereon. The carrier is mounted on the support beam (84) for movement along the length thereof. The attachment also includes a cylinder (96) for selectively moving the counterweight carrier fore and aft along the beam, landing gear (100) for normally supporting the aft end of the beam on the ground, and a backhitch pendant (149) and a pendant cylinder (151) interconnecting the after end of the beam and the top of the mast (42) for raising the landing gear from the ground incident to lifting a heavy load from the boom. The support beam is extendable by moving the connected segments (88) relative to each other between a first position, wherein the aft end is spaced from the rear portion of the crane upper works, and a second position, wherein the aft end is spaced further from the rear portion of the crane upper works.