By Merv Carlson Technocrane Inc, one of Canada's major crane companies, now offers a reliable, versatile and affordable wireless remote control system suitable for small mono-boom and articulated cranes with low volume hydraulic systems. New BIGMAX cranes from Technocrane's stock can now be shipped with wireless controls. The BIGMAX crane products which are in service with manual controls will now be economically retrofitted with wireless controls. Wireless controls were offered and used on large articulated cranes more than twenty years ago. Most big articulated cranes now come with wireless, or radio controls. However, most of the smaller mono-boom cranes (ie less than 4 t/m) have been manually operated using the hydraulic control valve on the crane. Wireless controls have been slow to be accepted for smaller cranes for several reasons: Firstly, while inconvenient, an operator of a small crane can manage without remote controls. These types of cranes come with s...