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HowStuffWorks: How Hydraulic Cranes Work

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	Animations and photos show how these cranes are able to lift thousands of pounds using hydraulics, and how these machines are operated. Sponsored Links:
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Title:	Howstuffworks "How Hydraulic Cranes Work"
Description:	Hydraulic cranes perform seemingly impossible tasks, lifting 70-ton objects with absolute ease. See the simple design behind the Herculean results.
Category:	Moment - Indicator - Load - Gear - Plate - Hydraulic - Truck - Equipment - Crane - Steering - Pressure - Machinery - Hydraulics - Pump - Whales - Killer - Piston - Heavy - Boom - Incompressible - Pilot - Swash - Counterweight - Variable-displacement - Two-gear - Outrigger - Rotex

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