Colac Mobile Crane Hire News

Project: Colac Mobile Crane Hire at Gibsons Steps

September 8, 2017

Colac Mobile Crane Hire were approached to assist in the upgrade of Gibson Steps, located along the Great Ocean Road located between Port Campbell and Princetown.  Given the fragile environment a lot of care needed to be taken when placing the Grove 55 ton crane so not to damage local flora and fauna while the...

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Crane hire & rigging for Colac and beyond

September 30, 2016

When it comes to the rigging services Colac Mobile Cranes provides, we take our job very seriously. That’s because rigging – the act of securing a load to the crane’s hoist line – is undoubtedly one of the most important aspects of operating a crane. Rigging and dogging is a priority at our Colac crane hire...

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Project: Wye River window replacement with all-terrain crane

September 1, 2016

The 55-ton all-terrain crane was utilized to place into position triple-plated glass window.  The 55-ton crane footprint again was an excellent choice given the confined space-for-site situation.  Battling the wind conditions and extreme site gradient along with access restrictions on this site, the 55-ton all-terrain crane’s ability to cope with these with these situations made it...

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Project: Multi-crane construction project, Colac

September 1, 2016

This was a multi-crane lift implementing our Colac crane hire service where the shed was constructed at ground level and then lifted into the air. The legs were then placed into position and braced, allowing the cranes to leave the site. This assisted the builder with any working at height and safety issues, along with unnecessary...

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Project: Roof lifting in Colac with all-terrain crane

September 1, 2016

This project involved lifting a roof onto an alfresco area at a residential property where the ability to lift this into place avoided a lot of issues for working at heights for the builder. Our 55-ton all-terrain crane in Colac was used given the confined space for the crane to be set up. The crane’s...

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Project: Culvert replacement in Otway Ranges with all-terrain crane

September 1, 2016

The purpose of this project was the positioning of precast concrete culverts to replace old culverts on a public road in the Otway Ranges. This was done for the Colac Otway Shire Council. A 55-ton all-terrain crane from our Colac base again was the crane chosen for this lift as the confined area and tree...

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Project: Franna crane helps upgrade Colac mill

September 1, 2016

The confined space project is where we were asked to lift in plant equipment for an upgrade at AKD Softwoods, Colac. A 20-ton Franna crane in Colac was used to remove an old timber milling plant and install high speed timber manufacturing plant and scanning equipment.  This crane executed this job given its capacity to...

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Project: Colac Disability Centre crane job

September 1, 2016

The concrete panel job was to lift panels into place for the building of the Colac Disability Centre.  Colac Mobile Crane’s 55-ton crane was used for this panel installation and given that it was used in a limited workspace again its capacity to perform maximum lifts in challenging situations made this project run smoothly.

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Project: Colac all-terrain crane steps up at Peterborough

September 1, 2016

This project was a lift where equipment was lifted onto the beach at the Bay of Martyrs at Peterborough for the restoration of the steps to beach for public access.  Our 55-ton all-terrain crane from Colac was used for this lift due to it having a small footprint which was crucial given environmentally sensitive area...

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