Provided is a crane (1) including: a boom (7); a wire rope (8); a winch (9); and a hook (10). The crane further includes: a spooling operation instrument (24) for enabling commanding an operation state of the winch (9); and switches (switch (41) or switch (42)) for enabling commanding a switch of a control mode with regard to the operation of the spooling operation instrument (24). When the boom (7) is in a flat travel orientation with the hook (10) loaded on a prescribed site (hook platform (12)), the switches ((41), (42)) being in an on state and the spooling operation instrument (24) being operated toward one side thereof cause the boom (7) to be raised to a work orientation while the wire rope (8) is unwound such that the hook (10) is not lifted.