Mobile Monster Cranes | Men and Machines | Free Documentary

Without the one-armed giants, nothing works on major construction sites. This episode is about the powerhouses with the long arms: the cranes. For example the nine-axle LTM 11200-9.1. With a 100-metre long telescopic boom and a maximum load capacity of 1200 tonnes, it is particularly suitable for the construction of wind turbines. "Men & Machines" shows the Super Crane in action and takes a look at the crane forge.

They operate Germany's largest and strongest machines. Between the North Sea and the Alps, huge tools make it possible in a few days or hours which used to take hundreds of workers weeks or months.

With courage and sure instinct, they control machines weighing tons with millimeter precision. What do the men have to bring along if they want to operate Germany's largest machines safely and how are such mega-aggregates manufactured? The German mechanical engineering industry is world-famous. Men & Machines shows why.
In each episode, Men & Machines presents the biggest tools of different industries: Tunnelling, cranes, track construction, open-cast mining, demolition companies, and forestry. The spectators experience the gigantic machines and their guides in action and also get a glimpse into the production halls of these machines in every episode.