CCO PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
When working on rubber, cranes are rated at what percentage of tipping:
a) 70%
b) 75%
c) 80%
d) 85% - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅75%
When a crane is working "on outriggers" the only time they should be less than fully extended is when:
a) working alongside the highway and cannot block a lane
b) you are handling light loads
c) the main boom is being lifted
d) there is a load chart for this operation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅there is a load chart for this
operation
A truck crane set up with the outriggers extended and set, and tires touching the ground, the operator
should refer to what load chart:
a) intermediate chart
b) over the front chart
c) on rubber chart
d) 85% of the main chart - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅on rubber chart
Blocking paced under the ends of crawler tracks will:
a) increase the crane's stability when operating over front or back
b) increase the crane's stability when operating over side
c) stop crane from traveling unexpectedly
d)stop crane from sliding unexpectedly - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅increase the crane's stability when
operating over front or back
, What quadrant produces the least amount of ground pressure on a lattice crawler:
a) corner
b) side
c) front
d) rear - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅side
During assembly where should you attach slings to lift boom sections:
a) to the top of main chords
b) to the top end fittings
c) 2 feet from end of section
d) center of boom section - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅to the top end fittings
When a lattice boom truck crane is set up on outriggers, the floats or pads should always be:
a) large enough to support two times the applied load
b) with the tires firmly on the ground
c) secured to the outriggers
d) placed on the mats - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅secured to the outriggers
A truck crane operating with outriggers fully extended and set, but does not have a front outrigger, the
operator should:
a) operate over the front with caution
b) refer to the manufacturer's working area diagram
c) block under the bumper to provide more stability
d) only operate over the front at a 50% reduction of the load chart - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅refer to
the manufacturer's working area diagram
When a crane is operating on properly set outriggers, the tipping axis is located at the:
a) radius of the counterweight
b) center pin of the crane
ANSWERS
When working on rubber, cranes are rated at what percentage of tipping:
a) 70%
b) 75%
c) 80%
d) 85% - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅75%
When a crane is working "on outriggers" the only time they should be less than fully extended is when:
a) working alongside the highway and cannot block a lane
b) you are handling light loads
c) the main boom is being lifted
d) there is a load chart for this operation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅there is a load chart for this
operation
A truck crane set up with the outriggers extended and set, and tires touching the ground, the operator
should refer to what load chart:
a) intermediate chart
b) over the front chart
c) on rubber chart
d) 85% of the main chart - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅on rubber chart
Blocking paced under the ends of crawler tracks will:
a) increase the crane's stability when operating over front or back
b) increase the crane's stability when operating over side
c) stop crane from traveling unexpectedly
d)stop crane from sliding unexpectedly - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅increase the crane's stability when
operating over front or back
, What quadrant produces the least amount of ground pressure on a lattice crawler:
a) corner
b) side
c) front
d) rear - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅side
During assembly where should you attach slings to lift boom sections:
a) to the top of main chords
b) to the top end fittings
c) 2 feet from end of section
d) center of boom section - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅to the top end fittings
When a lattice boom truck crane is set up on outriggers, the floats or pads should always be:
a) large enough to support two times the applied load
b) with the tires firmly on the ground
c) secured to the outriggers
d) placed on the mats - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅secured to the outriggers
A truck crane operating with outriggers fully extended and set, but does not have a front outrigger, the
operator should:
a) operate over the front with caution
b) refer to the manufacturer's working area diagram
c) block under the bumper to provide more stability
d) only operate over the front at a 50% reduction of the load chart - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅refer to
the manufacturer's working area diagram
When a crane is operating on properly set outriggers, the tipping axis is located at the:
a) radius of the counterweight
b) center pin of the crane
