Abstract: The pipelayer crane apparatus comprises a lower, the lower comprising a lower frame, a pedestal, a lower bearing portion, a telescoping axle, a track roller, and a track shoe, an upper, the upper comprising a frame, a body, a cab, a pedestal, a upper bearing portion, and a counterweight, a lifting assembly, the lifting assembly comprising an adjacent portion, a remote portion, a joint, and a cylinder and a weldment, the weldment comprising a body, an extension, a winch, and securing members.