Mini Crane in downtown Toronto

Mini Crane HVAC unit in downtown Toronto

Let be honest. Craning in the city can be a real pain some days, especially downtown Toronto. Welcome to College and Yonge, just north of the Eaton center. For this customer, it was a nightmare trying to get the city to allow him to replace his HVAC units. It was actually being called the impossible … Read more

Mini Crane Swim Spa into Basement

Mini Crane Swim Spa into basement

In our business you get asked a lot of crazy things. On this day we were asked to get a 14 foot long swim spa into a basement opening that is only 13.5 feet long. It does not take a rocket scientist to figure out that it does not fit. Swim spas are not light … Read more

Spider Crane Rental

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Fun fact: There is no such thing as a spider crane. There are however many mini cranes out there of different sizes and abilities to meet your lifting needs. The term spider crane was coined off the popular mini crane brand: SpyderCrane. This brand is well know for its outriggers that looked like spider legs. … Read more

Glass Manipulator

Craning large glass window onto roof top balcony.

Glass Manipulator for Cranes What is one of the biggest problems faced with glass installers of large panes and windows? It is getting a glass manipulator when you really need to use one. The second problem is to coordinate the crane rental and the glass manipulator rental for the same day and time. There is … Read more

Best Piano Mover

Best Piano Mover Being in the piano moving business for over 30 years and having the inside scoop for our area, I feel really sorry for any individuals that are trying to research online in our area. I am personally bias to the answer, so instead I’ve decided to answer your question in a way … Read more

Floors and Pianos

Floors and Pianos With all the fancy new hardwood, ceramic and marble type floors. This is probably one of the biggest questions people have for their piano movers when having their piano moved over new floors. Most people do NOT want their floors damaged. If you are one of these people, we have to start … Read more

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Building Cottage on an Island

Building Cottages on an Island Crane solutions for islands Bigger is not always better in the crane world. Mini cranes give you a whole bunch of new options for building your dream island cottage. Since mini cranes can get right in there, they do not need to be as large to do the same work … Read more

Knuckle Boom Crane

Knuckle Boom Crane As cities grow, the space to work in to lift things, shrink. Your typical stick boom cranes are fantastic for working in open space construction sites. But what do you do in mature neighborhoods or tight city work spaces? Knuckle Boom cranes to the rescue. What is a knuckle boom? The best … Read more

Mini Crane lifting a Swim Spa

BG Lift M400 mini crane lifting a swim spa onto a patio.

Mini Crane lifting a Swim Spa A picture is worth a thousand words. Sometimes you have to see it firsthand to understand how a smaller mini crane might be solution for your particular craning need. There is always more than one way to do something. Craning is no different. On this job we decided to … Read more

Mini Cranes – Going where others cranes can not go

Mini Cranes Going where other cranes cannot Go! As cities grow, neighborhoods compress. Roads get busier, landscaping changes, trees get bigger, driveways and yards get smaller. Where a typical stick crane used to work 20-50 years ago, they no longer have any hope of getting your crane job done now. So, what other crane options … Read more