Find Un-Mounted Knuckle Boom Cranes For Sale
Un-mounted knuckle boom cranes are articulated lifting units supplied without a truck or other carrier, giving buyers flexibility when planning an installation. Their folding boom design provides useful reach while allowing the crane to stow compactly when fitted to a suitable vehicle.

2024 IMT 1610 Un-Mounted Knuckle Boom Crane
Buyers comparing un-mounted knuckle boom cranes for sale can match the crane with a chassis, body, stabiliser system, and controls suited to their workload.
They are useful for fleet upgrades, replacement projects, and purpose-built vehicles used for deliveries, construction support, utilities, plant servicing, and material handling.
Un-Mounted Knuckle Boom Crane Benefits
- Separate crane and chassis selection gives buyers greater control over the finished vehicle configuration.
- The articulated boom folds into a compact position, helping preserve practical body and load space.
- One crane can support varied lifting tasks when matched with suitable boom extensions and attachments.
- Replacing a crane separately may allow operators to retain other suitable parts of an existing vehicle specification.
Un-Mounted Knuckle Boom Crane Applications
- Building-material and timber delivery vehicles serving urban and regional construction sites
- Utility, telecoms, highways, and municipal vehicles requiring mobile lifting capability
- Plant maintenance and service trucks handling machinery, components, and workshop equipment
- Agricultural and landscaping operations moving bulk materials, equipment, and supplies
- Specialist transport vehicles built for loading and unloading at sites without separate lifting equipment
Differentiating Features
- Articulated boom sections fold at joints rather than using only a conventional straight-boom layout.
- Hydraulic extensions can provide additional reach for placing loads away from the vehicle.
- Un-mounted units allow the installer to select the chassis position, body layout, and stabiliser arrangement.
- Available control configurations can include fixed stations and remote controls, depending on the crane model.
How To Buy The Right Un-Mounted Knuckle Boom Crane
- Define your lifting needs. Compare crane capacity and working radius with the weight, height, and placement distance of loads handled during normal operations.
- Confirm chassis suitability. Check available mounting space, axle capacities, gross vehicle limits, and body requirements with a qualified installer or vehicle builder.
- Consider site access. Assess stabiliser spread, boom clearance, vehicle dimensions, and working space for restricted construction sites, streets, yards, or rural locations.
- Compare boom configurations. Consider hydraulic extensions, attachment compatibility, control systems, and stowed dimensions according to operator tasks and transport needs.
- Inspect used equipment. When considering used un-mounted knuckle boom cranes for sale, review service history, hydraulics, boom sections, pins, controls, stabilisers, and available installation records.
Top Un-Mounted Knuckle Boom Crane Manufacturers
Buyers can use CraneTrader.uk to compare new and used cranes by condition and configuration from Cormach, Dall’Aglio Newcranes, Fassi, HIAB, HMF, IMT, Palfinger, PM, and other manufacturers.
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