Cranes Throughout History The earliest cranes were used in ancient Mesopotamia around 3000 BC and was called a shadoof, or later the well pole or well sweep. This crane helped people gain mechanical advantage thru leverage to help in irrigation systems. The pole would have a bucket attached at one end and counterbalanced on the pole. This is still used in parts of the world, such as rural India, Pakistan and Hungary. Greece later developed […]
Crane Work – A Short History
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