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. Like Kleenex is to tissues; spider crane is to mini crane.

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So you are really looking for a mini crane to do your lift. To figure out which mini crane would work best for you, you need to answer the following questions:

What are you trying to lift?
Distance you are trying to reach?
Weight of object you are trying to lift?
Space to setup the mini crane?
Any obstacles to be worked around? Trees, Power lines, etc.
Does it need a winch line to lower object?
Does it require a knuckle crane to change the boom angle?

Once these questions are answered, we can determine what size and type of mini crane would work best for you. Check out some of the applications below to see how mini cranes can be solutions used to solve lifting problems.

Spider Crane (Mini Crane) from back laneway

Spydercrane lifting hot tub over back laneway garage. — SPYDERCRANE lifting a hot tub over a downtown back laneway garage into a backyard.

BG Lift CWE315 mini crane lifting a 1900 pound backup generator into a backyard. — BG Lift CWE315 mini cranes can get closer to lift things that would normally require a 90 ton or greater crane at a much cheaper price point.

Spider Crane (Mini Crane) into pit

Using a spider crane to land a swimming pool into a backyard pit. — Using a SPYDERCRANE to land a swimming pool into a backyard pit.

Spider Crane (Mini Crane) in construction

Spydercrane can fit through some really tight spaces.

Offloading glass window off of truck — Offloading very large glass window off of truck onto construction site.

Spider Crane (Mini Crane) over backyard fence

Lifting a swim spa over a backyard fence with a spider crane.

Crane over uneven ground and messy terrain

BG Lift CWE315 crane swim spa over snow and uneven ground. — Working and lifting where other cranes cannot get to safely.

Spider Crane (Mini Crane) onto balcony

Using a spider crane to lift a china unit 4th floor balcony — Lifting a large China unit on to a condo balcony that would not fit in the elevator.

Spider Crane (Mini Crane) onto rooftop

Lifting an HVAC unit in a downtown Toronto alley that was impossible to access with a crane truck.

Landing an HVAC unit on a stand on a downtown commercial building rooftop. — Mini crane landing HVAC unit onto stand from downtown back alleyway parking lot.

As you can tell spider cranes (mini cranes) are amazing tools with many applications. The key is getting the right mini crane for your particular job.

Want to learn more?

Call our crane department at 416-900-0969 to talk to one of our crane specialists to see which crane might be right for you.

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