Mobile crane hire Melbourne and Geelong

All terrain cranes give you the best of both worlds because they’re a hybrid between a rough terrain crane (designed to operate on undeveloped ground) and a pick and carry crane (designed to lift and carry loads for short distances). All terrain cranes are specifically designed to access hard-to-reach sites and operate on different types of terrain, including uneven ground, sand, gravel, sealed and unsealed roads, and freeways.

When considering crane hire for your next project, you need to know that whilst these cranes are one of the largest available, they have the mobility of truck-mounted cranes with the manoeuvrability of rough terrain cranes. This combination makes them the best choice for remote construction sites as well as urban sites.

Your crane also comes with a hydraulically powered telescopic boom and all-wheel drive system, giving you the versatility and flexibility to operate across multiple job sites.

There are lots of benefits that come with all-terrain crane hire, from its all-wheel capabilities to its lifting ability, mobility, stability and cost-effectiveness.

Due to its all-wheel system, an all-terrain crane can drive both on-road and off-road. This means that it’s the crane of choice for remote sites with limited or no access, as well as uneven ground, muddy sites, sand, gravel or dirt roads. What makes this type of crane hire stand head and shoulders above other cranes, however, is that it can drive along city roads or freeways at around 80km/hr giving you the flexibility of moving between sites without needing to lift it onto a truck for transportation.

Depending on the model, all-terrain cranes can lift to 1000 tonnes, up to 150 metres in height using a hydraulic telescopic boom and removable counterweights. It can lift anything from a shipping container to pre-cast concrete slabs to steel frames. They can even operate in confined sites due to their excellent manoeuvrability. All of these features make them the ideal crane hire option for a diverse range of construction sites.

All-terrain cranes are very big and heavy, so their size provides a certain amount of stability. Then there’s the automatic levelling that ensures the crane is on a level surface, whilst the outriggers can be deployed to provide additional stability as needed. This extra stability is required when lifting heavy loads or when the boom needs to be fully extended or the lift is over a significant distance. They are ideal for multi-use job sites.

When you have a site with no access or uneven, muddy, sandy or loose ground then an all-terrain crane hire is your best option. It’s also the crane of choice if you’re operating over several different sites and need to move the crane between locations. Under these circumstances, if you don’t opt for an all-terrain crane then you’re left with hiring multiple cranes for different surfaces and job sites, as well as a truck to ferry them from one site to another. Hiring one crane is always going to be more cost-effective than hiring multiple cranes on any job site.

All-terrain crane and mobile crane hire is the best choice for job sites with no road access, uneven ground or where you need to move between different sites, whether along sealed or unsealed roads. These cranes are beasts and can do just about any type of lifting job you need for your development. Whether you’re installing oil or gas pipelines, erecting wind turbines, lifting steel frames, installing phone towers or lifting pre-cast concrete sections, an all-terrain crane is your best option.