Guidline chart for operation in the wind

9m/s - 13 m/s
Mobile Cranes 13 m/s - Up
Reduce load capacities with account for the
(Grove, P&H, Lorain) Cease all craneing opperations.
size and wieght of load.
Mobile Cranes 9 m/s
(Tadano) Cease all craning operations

Crawler Cranes 7 m/s 16 m/s

(Manitowoc M-50) Cease all craning operations Lower or lie off boom
Boom Length (meters) Jib Length (meters) Max Wind Velocity (m/s)
42.7 - 73.2 n/a 13
Crawler Cranes 79.2 - 85.3 n/a 11
(Manitowoc M-250 with max-er 255) 91.4 - 103.6 n/a 9
67.1 - 85.3 12.2 - 36.6 9
91.4 - 103.6 12.2 - 36.6 7

Crawler Cranes 10 m/s

(Hitachi) Cease all craning operations

Boom Cross Section Size No

No Operation
(Inches) Normal Operation
Boom or Boom with
Jib Length (ft.)

Lower Boom
Operation Lower
to 50' - 60'
Crawler Cranes 37" 46 -47" 58 - 59" 77" 92 - 94" 130" Boom
(American)
< 13.5 13.5-22.3
0 - 140" 0 - 170" 0 - 220" 0 - 290" 0 - 360" 0 - 400" >22.5 m/s
m/s m/s
> 140" > 170" > 220" > 290" > 360" > 400" <9 m/s 9-13.5 m/s >13.5 m/s

Tower Cranes 20 m/s

(Liebherr) Cease all craning operations

30 m/s
Load work
Cease all works on the ground

1 m/s = 3.6 km/h (2.24 mph)

1m = 3.309 ft.