Truck Crane AK 42/4000
The power package on a 16 t or 18 t truck
Contact Person
Your main contact person:
Jake McCaugherty
Jake McCaugherty
Managing Director
Languages EN
Your main contact person:
Jake McCaugherty
Jake McCaugherty
Managing Director
Languages EN
The truck crane 42/4000 combines maximum ranges and payloads up to 4,000 kg on a compact ruck of 16 or 18 tonnes. With a winch of 2 tonnes, the AK 42/4000 is able to lift up heavy loads. However, the strengths of the crane are its ranges. Even under a load of 1,000 kg, the crane reaches a range of 22 meters. Therefore, the AK 42/4000 is good for the ambitious roofer, carpenter or solar and metal installation builders. Being a versatile machine, the crane can surely be converted to a lifting platform within a short time.
Thanks to the stable mast package made of aluminium, a precise settling of the load is guaranteed all the time. Like all the other models the crane retracts or telescopes quickly and safe even under load. By the design-related incredibly low swivel radius, working is easily possible in streets even with running traffic.
Sustainable drive technology
The AK 42/4000 is optionally available as a hybrid crane with an additional electric motor. Particularly in densely populated areas, the low-emission and quiet operation provides excellent advantages. The 400 V drive works as powerfully as usual with an output of 30 kW. Thanks to the adjustable fuse protection, the crane utilises the maximum available current at the construction site at any moment. In order to minimise the energy intake, a sustainable stop-and-go-automatic device limits the energy consumption of the hybrid crane. The control system registers movement requirements activating the electric motor only when required. During idle times and waiting times, the automatic system saves valuable resources. With the eReady kit, the truck crane can be prepared for a subsequent retrofit of the eDrive.
If there is no power supply on-site, the hybrid truck crane can optionally be operated via the power-take-off of the truck engine. This is where the latest engine technology with exhaust gas cleaning and AdBlue injection is used. In addition, all Böcker cranes use exclusively biodegradable, long-life hydraulic oil of the lowest water pollution class.
Hybrid 
Bio hydraulic oil 
Stop-and-Go-Automatic
| Performance Data | |
| Payload max. (kg) | 2,000 (optional 4,000) |
| Extension length max. (m) | 42.00 |
| Working height jib (m) | 33.70 |
| Jib extendable (m) | 4.55 / 6,79 / 8.90 |
| Jib payload (kg) | 2,000 / 1,500 / 800 |
| Main boom angles (Grad) | 87 |
| Swivel range (Grad) | +/- 310 |
| Jib angle approx. (Grad) | 157 |
| Lifting speed (m/min) | 50 |
| Support area L x W max. (m) | 6.28 x 5.55 |
| Support area L x W to two sides (m) | 3.96 |
| Vehicle data | |
| Height (m) | 3.99 |
| Width (m) | 2.55 |
| Length (m) | MAN 10.66 / DB 10.65 |
| Wheel distance (m) | 5.42 |
| Gross vehicle weight (kg) | 16,000 / 18,000 |
| Range crane operation (m) | |
| 250 kg | 35.00 |
| 500 kg | 30.00 |
| 1,000 kg | 22.00 |
| 1,500 kg | 17.00 |
| 2,000 kg | 14.00 |
| 4,000 kg | 8.20 |
| Range / working height for platform operation (m) | |
| with rotating basket 250 kg (PK 250-D) | 27.5 / 38.1 |
| Range / working height for platform operation with non-rotating basket (m) | 27.5 / 43.0 at 250 kg |
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Durability and environmental friendliness
- Excellent cost efficiency due to low operating and servicing costs
- Very safe investment due to higher than average value stability and the Böcker guarantee promise
- Environmentally friendly due to biodegradable hydraulic oil and reduced petrol consumption
The mast and telescope system
- Precise work thanks to the stability and torsional rigidity of the profiles
- Sensitive and judder-free telescoping even with high loads and flat mast angles
- Highest reaches even up to the back of the roof for effective work without having to relocate the crane due to the fully hydraulic extendible boom*
The support technology
- Erection and work in the smallest spaces thanks to fully variable positioning of every individual outrigger
- Fast and comfortable crane erection thanks to self-levelling and wireless colour remote control
- Optimal crane stability and securing of the site
- Greatest possible ground clearance through the large lift of the Outriggers
The operating concept
- Particularly intuitive wireless remote control with full colour graphic display
- Optimal erection without repositioning thanks to the constantly updated reach display
- Efficient work thanks to concomitant operation of several crane functions
- Diagnosis function as standard in the display
- Optional hook camera with image transfer
BICS control
- The software developed by Böcker warrants greatest possible flexibility and optimised reach in any situation while offering highest possible safety at the same time
- Several software features create excellent operating comfort both in the fore- and background
The accessories
- Multiple applications thanks to the large number of accessories on offer for every trade
- Still exceptional payloads and reaches thanks to the consequent aluminium light-weight construction
The platform technology
- Maximum flexibility through the combination of crane and platform technology
- Thanks to the Easy-Lock-System swapped over with a ease
- Several applications covered by different platform models
- Highest work comfort thanks to automatic levelling and on-board electrics
The drive concept
- Low fuel usage and maintenance requirements lead to reduced operating costs
- Comfortable handling, one tank, one fuel, one refuelling process
- Highest failure safety thanks to the battery-operated emergency control system
Unique design of turret and loading area
- The small slewing radius makes it possible to erect the crane in the smallest of all spaces and with flowing traffic
- Clever fixation system for Böcker accessories
Trend-setting environmental sustainability
- Low fuel usage and low emissions
- Can be operated in all environmental zones
*optionally available
