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Smaller is better!

There is a time and a place for every crane out there.

Not every job needs
the biggest bad boy in town.

What is a mini crane?

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?”

Well, a mini crane is precisely that—a small mobile crane designed to go where regular crane trucks cannot go.

On this job, size definitely mattered. Only a small spider crane would work on this particular work site.
On this move, size definitely mattered. Only a small spider crane would work on this particular site.

Mini cranes open new doors to the craning community. The farther the distance, the less the crane can lift, and the larger the crane must be to make that lift. Well, what if the crane could move closer? Suddenly, the crane no longer needs to be as large to achieve the same lift. Mini cranes can get closer and reach places no crane has gone before. These cranes are excellent for working in tight city laneways or for all-terrain use, squeezing between houses.

Check out some of the knuckle cranes we have available below.

BG Lift M400

Mini crane lift items up onto a balcony from an underground parking ramp.
Lifting a large countertop onto a 3rd-floor balcony of a house. The crane was parked on a ramp leading to an underground parking lot that traditional cranes could not access. Regular cranes cannot be used on the street without closing the street, incurring high costs for 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.

BG Lift CWE315

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 get too.
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

Spydercrane HVAC unit
Spydercrane lifting an HVAC unit onto the back of a building where a traditional crane truck was unable to reach and work.

Spydercrane 295

SpyderCrane working in a backyard.
SpyderCrane 295 is working in a backyard.

Mini Cranes in action!

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Using a mini crane in backyard to lift a hot tub onto a third floor balcony.
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 cottage with a view of the lake.
Spider crane placing a swim spa on an outdoor platform at a cottage with a lake view.
Lifting a swim spa over a neighbors fence into a backyard.
Lifting a swim spa over a neighbour’s fence into a backyard.
Spider crane in a tight alleyway between buildings, lifting an air conditioning unit up onto a roof.
There is a mini crane in a tight alleyway between buildings, lifting an air conditioning unit onto a roof.
BG Lift mini crane, lifting pipes and materials into place under a balcony.
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 while attaching them to the building.
Using a mini crane to lift items up onto a balcony in downtown Toronto. Using a mini crane on this job site allowed our customer to save money by not closing he street and having to get permits to do so.
We used a mini crane to lift items onto the balcony in downtown Toronto. 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 hop over 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.

Do you want to learn more about these amazing cranes?

Call our crane specialists today!

416-900-0969

You can also complete our web form to get a quote on renting it: Crane quote.

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