There is a time and a place for every crane out there.
Not every job needs the biggest bad boy in town.
Mini Crane – BG Lift & SPYDERCRANE
How many crane jobs have you heard people say, “The crane won’t fit there!” or “That is too far for the crane to reach?”
CWE315 spider crane squeezing down a city laneway.
Mini cranes open new doors to the craning community. The further the distance, the less the crane can lift, and the bigger the crane needs to be to make that lift. Well, what if the crane could move closer? All of a sudden, the crane does not need to be as big to make the exact same lift. Mini cranes have the ability to get closer and go where no crane has gone before. These cranes are excellent for working down tight city laneways or going all-terrain, squeezing between houses.
Spider cranes drive where other cranes can’t.
BG Lift CWE315 mini cranes can get closer to lifting things normally, requiring a 90-ton or greater crane at a much cheaper price point.
Using a spider crane to lift a hot tub over a fence from one neighbour’s yard to another.
On this move, size definitely mattered. Only a small spider crane would work on this particular site.
Lifting large countertops onto a 3rd-floor balcony of a house. The crane parked on a ramp to an underground parking lot where traditional cranes could not go. Regular cranes cannot be used on the street without closing the street down and spending a small fortune on street permits and paying duty officers.
What can this crane lift? 900 pounds straight out at 40 feet away. Or 2500 pounds at 20 feet.
Lifting a 2500-pound HVAC unit onto the roof of a 3-story building in downtown Toronto in a back laneway where regular city crane trucks could not reach.
What can this crane lift: 850 pounds straight out at 75 feet away. 1350 pounds at 60 feet. Or 3400 pounds at 30 feet.
Spydercrane HVAC unit onto the back of a building.
Due to the underground parking lot, regular cranes are not allowed here. Spider cranes, however, are much lighter and were allowed to make the lift.
Mini crane lifting swim spa in tight backyard under some trees.
A mini crane was used to lift a large China unit onto a condo balcony in an area where a crane truck could not access.
Using a mini crane in the backyard to lift a hot tub onto a third-floor balcony.Spider crane placing a swim spa on an outdoor platform at a cottage with a lake view.
Lifting a swim spa over a neighbour’s fence into a backyard.There is a mini crane in a tight alleyway between buildings, lifting an air conditioning unit onto a roof.
For this customer, it was about saving the nice mature trees in his backyard using a mini crane. As you can tell, it was a very tight fit.
BG Lift mini cranes lift pipes and materials into place under a balcony. They are much easier to install if you do not have to hold the weight as you attach them to the building.
We used a mini crane to lift items onto this downtown Toronto balcony. This mini crane allowed our customer to save a lot of money by not closing down the street and having to get permits to do so, keeping all his neighbours much happier with them.
As you can tell, bigger is not always better. These mini cranes can easily hope fences, garages and other landscaping obstacles. They can also reach up a couple of floors to get those items of furniture that won’t fit up your home’s stairs.
Want to learn more?
Call our crane department at 416-900-0969 to speak to one of our crane specialists and learn which crane is right for you.
You can also complete our web form to get a quote on renting it: Crane quote.
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