Meet SGC-250 – known as “Big Carl” to his friends – the biggest land-based crane in the world. Fully upright, Big Carl can reach heights of up to 250 meters (820 feet), according to Sarens ...

SGC-250, more affectionately referred to as "Big Carl", is the world's largest crane, and it's now working on its first project: a nuclear plant. Big Carl was designed in-house by Sarens ...

Video: Woman walks away unhurt after heavy crane crushes car Crane catches fire, partially collapses on NYC high-rise; 12 hurt Crane topples over in Malibu; operator dies after becoming trapped ...

Tadano first showed its massive, 100-ton electric rough-terrain crane last year. Now, we know a little more about this big lifter.