The application provides a
steering system, a control method thereof and a crane, the
steering system comprising a return
pipe, a main steering subsystem, an auxiliary steering subsystem, a
power steering device and a
storage tank, the
power steering device comprising an outlet and an inlet, the main steering subsystem comprising a first
reversing valve and a main steering pump, the outlet and the inlet being in communication with the first
reversing valve, one end of the return
pipe being in communication with the
storage tank, the other end of the return
pipe being in communication with a communication pipe between the first
reversing valve and the outlet, two ends of the main steering pump being in communication with the
storage tank and the first reversing valve respectively, the auxiliary steering subsystem being in communication with the storage tank and the first reversing valve respectively, in a first working state, the main steering pump is in communication with the inlet, and the auxiliary steering subsystem is in communication with the return pipe, so that the hydraulic oil in the storage tank is delivered to the
power steering device through the main steering pump, in a second working state, the auxiliary steering subsystem is in communication with the inlet, so that the hydraulic oil in the storage tank is delivered to the power steering device through the auxiliary steering subsystem.