In this guide, we’ll cover everything you need to know to make your own workshop crane, from selecting the right materials to constructing the frame and adding a lifting mechanism.

Crane offers even more aggressive profiles, but we purposely stuck with street grinds suitable for truck applications.

The idea for a truck-mounted crane originated with the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I. A need had arisen for a mobile crane for dockside use, and although that need was addressed by ...