SQ3.2SA3 Telescopic Cranes on Flatbed Trucks in Indonesia

A green Hino 300 flatbed truck lifting a wrapped bundle in front of a shop: photos from our customer in Indonesia show BOB-LIFT SQ3.2SA3 telescopic cranes at shops, building sites and houses.

At a glance: SQ3.2SA3 3.2 t telescopic boom crane · Indonesia · flatbed trucks · 6 customer photos.

What the photos show

• The truck. A green Hino 300 carries a long flat deck with a steel headboard. The yellow crane, marked BOB-LIFT and SQ3.2S, stands behind the cab with its control levers beside the column.
• Loads. The deck carries large bundles wrapped in white and striped sheets. In one photo the crane lifts a bundle off the deck in front of a shop. In another, workers guide a load at a building site with green hills behind.
• Tight sites. One photo shows the truck among timber, bamboo poles and building waste, with an outrigger set down on timber blocks. Another shows it beside a block wall under construction, with a worker at the controls.
• A second truck. One photo shows the same crane model on a yellow Mitsubishi Canter with a red flat deck, carrying a forklift held down with chains.
• Ramps. In the last photo the green truck stands in a driveway, with two black loading ramps raised at the rear of the deck.

These are the customer's own photos. No load weights, dates or comments came with them.

SQ3.2SA3 specifications

The SQ3.2SA3 is a 3.2 t telescopic boom truck-mounted crane with a maximum lifting moment of 7 t·m and three boom sections (one main boom and two hydraulic sections). Reach and load figures are read from the technical department's load chart drawing; the hydraulic figures come from the BOB-LIFT brochure.

Lifting moment is the load times its distance from the slewing centre. That is why the rated load drops as the boom reaches out. For example, the SQ3.2SA3 lifts 3,200 kg at 2.2 m but only 550 kg at 8.3 m. Outrigger span is the width between the outrigger feet when they are fully out. Set them on firm, level ground, such as concrete or compacted gravel, before each lift. For ground and outrigger rules, see the OSHA cranes and derricks standard.

At 3.5 m from the slewing centre the crane is rated for 1,900 kg. At 5.9 m it is 800 kg, and at the full 8.3 m reach it is 550 kg.

The SQ3.2SA3 product page has the full drawings. The same model works on two light trucks in our delivery record from Thailand and on two dropside trucks in our record from the Philippines. Also in Indonesia, a knuckle boom crane of the same capacity lifts a generator and bulk bags in our SQ3.2ZA3 record.

Delivering to tight sites

Shop fronts, building plots and driveways leave little room around the truck. The ground is often soft or uneven, and the drop-off point may be over a wall. Three things to plan for:

1. Outriggers on soft or broken ground. Put solid timber or pads under the feet, as in the photos, and keep them off drains, kerbs and loose rubble. The outriggers span 1,720 to 3,120 mm.
2. Measure the radius at the drop-off point. Where a load must go over a wall or through a gate, check the distance from the slewing centre first. Beyond 5.9 m the rating is 800 kg or less.
3. Secure loads for the road. Chain heavy machines such as a forklift to the deck, and stow the boom and hook before driving.

Other capacities are in the telescopic boom truck mounted crane range, and every model around 3 t is listed on the 3 ton crane page.

Checking a truck for the SQ3.2SA3

Before you order, check three things on your truck. They decide whether the SQ3.2SA3 fits it.

• Payload. The crane weighs 1,280 kg. Take this off the truck's payload, then plan the body and the loads you carry with what is left.
• Hydraulic power. The crane needs 25 L/min at 20 MPa, about 14 kW. The power take-off and pump on your truck must give at least this.
• Outrigger room. The outriggers span 1,720 to 3,120 mm. Make sure the frame has room for them, and that your job sites do too.

Send us the make, model and wheelbase of your truck through the contact page, and our team will check the fit.

Record compiled by Achord Chan, Product Operations Director at BOB-LIFT, from the customer's photos, the technical department's drawing and the BOB-LIFT brochure.