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How to use CRANES in SnowRunner
How to use CRANES in SnowRunner
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Here is how to use CRANES in SnowRunner, including the controls, basic techniques, more advanced tips, crane types and …
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You really missed the mark on this one.
You say how to use cranes, but don't actually show using cranes in practical ways.
Like counter boom to keep from tipping on a slope.
Dragging in a large or heavy cargo with a small crane.
Pushing a cargo to load.
Using the big cranes to load big cargo.
Most importantly, how cranes are terrible for uprighting a tipped vehicle.
Also, how crane strength is based on vehicle weight, like winches. This means heavier trucks have stronger cranes, as well as being more stable.
A great place to have shown useful crane operations would have been the big 4 slot Large Pipe in North Port, Alaska. Rather than struggling with a small crane, using a large crane makes it super easy.
Later in other missions on various maps, cranes are useful for transferring cargo around. This means you can save a lot of time by getting cargo with smaller and slower off road capable vehicles from difficult spots and then transfer the cargo over to a faster truck or bigger trailer.
Additionally, heavy crane trucks make great winch trucks due to their extreme weight.
Finally, why cranes aren't useful for uprighting a truck. In real life we wrap the cable around the vehicle to roll it over. But since Snowrunner cables don't exist, we can't do that, making cranes terrible at uprighting a truck or trailer.
Probably would have good to actually show practical crane operations too, rather than just faffing about not doing much of anything.
You can often save yourself from a partially rolled over position with the crane. So long as the truck is upright enough for the engine to start/run, you can use the crane to push against the ground and tip you back onto your wheels. You can also push yourself along or out of mud/gaps with the crane pushing against the ground or other immovable objects (like punting a boat)
Another nice crane trick: sometimes when you flip your truck, you can restart the engine after “restore crane”, and use the crane to get it upright again, by pressing the crane into the ground.
The TAT-12 crane is great for overloading. That’s why you can easily load up to 6 slots cargo on the back of the Tatra Force truck.
1:29 you can also do this (extend crane legs) with the L3 button (PS5) while in the crane menu.
3:13 or you can select the winch point just like with manual winch (PS5: square button ▪️, then arrows).
8:38 A noteworthy detail is that when you hold cargo with a crane while driving and then get stuck and use the winch, the crane will disconnect from the cargo. So better not get stuck 😛 (or, worst case, pick the cargo back up after winching out of the mud/snow/rock you got stuck on).
Thx for the guide. Learned another thing or two, especially about the very heavy cranes from Season 10 👍
Yo I was wondering if we could play?! 🙂
Is crane power tied to winch strength?
one bit of crane advice I could share – when using the small cranes (the American one is yellow, Russian is blue) since they activate and extend automatically when you select them, be aware of anything that may be in the way of their extending. it can run into nearby trucks or scenery. the yellow one activates rather violently, so be sure to set the anchors first. I've actually had a truck knocked over by this crane opening against a tree or a building. good times
I tip over like the best of them! You can’t tip over as good as me. (said like a rap song. Specifically Snoop Doggy Dogg.)
"1 cargo slot is just a suggestion" – probably any SR driver after a while ingame 😁
On switch, open the menu and press x to use crane. Move the crane with L joystick and attach/detach with A. You can activate anchors in the menu or press the L joystick.
3:00 as a couple others have mentioned, around this point you discuss picking up cargo, but you don't talk about the manual cargo point selection, which you can't see because you don't have the controls displayed on screen. You don't actually have to maneuver the crane close to the cargo you want to lift.
L3 on PlayStation to quickly deploy the anchors. Thanks for the video, Ben.
The Kenworth 963 has a unique LC 3.8 and Log Crena version (not interchangeable with other trucks). However, the cranes for Loadstar 1700/Navista/Western Star 4953 (PC320)/Zikz 605R(Avto-23) are interchangeable with other trucks. Very useful information for Hard Mode… Personally, I only see differences with PC320 for Wester Start and Kenworth 963 cranes. There are more such differences, e.g. Dan has a unique fuel tank (it looks identical) and a service addon (old type). If you look in the game files, modified cranes also have: Burlak, Femm (small), Zikz 612 but I didn't check if they are interchangeable. The funny thing is that the tires are interchangeable between trucks that have 3, 4 or 5 axles 😉
I have a question, how do you make the craned truck [as a small task] that is flipped to be unflipped?
Press X to enter winch control to manually select hook point – same as selecting winch point.
I've actually used the small cranes to help push myself off of stubborn rocks/stumps that cause the trucks some grief.
my only issue with cranes is that damn achievement
Cranes are underpowered, they need a bump to the amount of weight they can carry. I feel like they are super weak
Best tip I can offer is if you have a truck that is useless to you, make it a dedicated crane truck especially if you are in hardcore and have to manually load all of your cargo. Even if you have to tow it into place it's better to have a truck with a larger crane handy then to try and make do with the small cranes. Obviously if you have mods then you can crank up on the power to a degree but even that isn't a sure thing in my experience.
If you need a crane for rescue work then again use a dedicated truck but just use one that has good off road performance and can operate with some level of independence.
By the way in the settings there is a crane button menu you can enable to display all the crane buttons on screen. There is also an option to toggle through the points to attach when picking things up.
Apparently Licensed mods are Allowed in Snowrunner now
nah, I use crane to balance my fleet on slopes hahaha
Great video, just 3 YEARS late dont you think😅
Love the videos but y do I need this?!