Crawler Cranes

Capacities up to 825 Tons

Crawler Cranes offer superior stability and weight-bearing capacity, making them suitable for heavy lifting tasks on varying ground surfaces. These cranes have a wide footprint due to their tracks, which enhances their stability, especially when lifting heavy loads. This stability allows them to handle heavier loads at greater lifting heights. Crawlers excel on long-term projects with the ability to move around the job-site without disassembly. Southway Crane & Rigging has access to a large range of configuration possibilities to deliver the right solution for our customer’s needs. With lifting capacities ranging from 80 Tons to 825 Tons, nothing is out of reach!
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Operated or Bare-Rental

Two distinct options – Opting for our cranes with operators ensures that your project is in the hands of skilled professionals who have the expertise to handle complex lifting tasks safely and efficiently. If you already have experienced operators on your team, our bare rental option provides you with reliable cranes, allowing your team to operate them according to the manufacturer’s operating manual and procedures.

Maintained & Certified

Our team works hard to keep our late-model fleet of Crawler Cranes well maintained, certified, and always ready for crane support on your next project.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Choose a crawler crane when your project requires heavy lifting on soft, uneven, or unstable ground conditions where stability is paramount. Crawler cranes excel in long-term construction projects lasting weeks or months, especially when the equipment needs to remain on-site throughout the duration, such as bridge construction, industrial installations, or foundation work where the crane must operate on freshly prepared or unpaved ground.

Crawler cranes offer substantial lifting capacities ranging from 30 tons up to 825 tons, making them ideal for heavy-duty industrial and infrastructure applications. The capacity you need depends on your load weight, required reach radius, and boom configuration, with each crane’s specific load chart determining safe lifting parameters for different working angles and distances.

Crawler cranes are best suited for large-scale infrastructure projects including bridge construction, wind turbine installation, power plant assembly, highway development, and industrial facility construction. These machines excel where you need exceptional stability combined with heavy lifting capacity, particularly on projects with challenging ground conditions, extended timelines, or requirements to move loads across uneven terrain without road transportation between lift locations.

Basic crawler crane setup typically requires 2 to 4 hours for smaller capacity units, while larger capacity crawler cranes can require several hours to a full day depending on the specific configuration needed. Setup time includes positioning the crane, verifying ground conditions and load charts, extending tracks to proper width, and conducting pre-operational safety checks to ensure the machine is properly configured for your specific lifting requirements.

Complete on-site assembly of a crawler crane typically takes 1 to 3 days, as these machines are transported in components on multiple trucks and require an assist crane for assembly. The process includes offloading components, assembling the crawler base and upperworks, attaching counterweights, installing boom sections, and conducting load testing, with the exact duration depending on crane size, boom configuration, and site accessibility.

We recommend booking crawler cranes at least 2 to 4 weeks in advance for standard projects to ensure equipment availability and allow adequate time for lift planning, permit acquisition, and site preparation. For complex projects requiring specialized configurations or during peak construction seasons, booking 6 to 8 weeks ahead is advisable, though we also accommodate emergency and short-notice requests when equipment is available in our fleet.

Crawler crane rentals typically have a minimum duration of one day for basic lifts, though most crawler crane projects span several days to multiple weeks given the substantial setup requirements and transportation costs. We offer flexible rental terms including daily, weekly, and monthly rates, with longer rental periods providing better value for extended projects where the crane remains on-site throughout the construction phase.

Crawler cranes can operate on slopes up to 1.5 to 3 degrees depending on the specific model and manufacturer specifications, with their wide track base providing superior stability compared to wheeled cranes. For slopes exceeding these limits or working on particularly soft ground, we utilize crane mats, ground preparation, and engineered solutions to create stable operating conditions, always adhering to manufacturer load charts which specify capacity derating based on ground angle and conditions.

Crawler crane operations typically require OSHA-compliant certified operators with NCCCO or equivalent certification, along with permits that may include road closure permits for crane transport, heavy haul permits for component delivery, and local construction permits depending on your jurisdiction. Southway Crane & Rigging provides certified operators with our operated rentals and can assist with identifying necessary permits based on your project location, scope, and local regulatory requirements to ensure full compliance throughout your lift operations.