7 mistakes in crane rental

The crane is rarely the problem. The problems arise around it — in preparation, communication and deadlines. These are seven situations we have been seeing for years, ranked by how much they hurt. Each one is simple to avoid: tell us earlier, prepare earlier.

1

Green concrete on the day of erection

The team, the truck and the mobile crane arrive — and the foundation was poured yesterday. Erecting on a foundation that has not cured is out of the question, so everything is cancelled and rearranged, with the cost of a wasted call-out.

How to avoid it: plan the foundation to the data in the quotation and give the concrete the time it needs — lay the deadlines out backwards with the schedule planner. Three working days before the date, confirm in writing that everything is ready.

delayextra cost

2

A blocked access route

The truck and trailer has to reach the erection point itself. A pallet of blocks, a container or parked plant along the route turns hours of erection into hours of waiting — and waiting teams are charged for.

How to avoid it: walk the route from the entrance to the foundation the day before, through the eyes of the truck driver: width, height, ground bearing capacity, nothing in the way.

delayextra cost

3

A crane chosen "just about big enough"

The smallest (cheapest) crane that theoretically covers the site works at its limit in practice: every heavier load at the jib tip means moving material around, a slower rhythm and constant overload warnings.

How to avoid it: tell us the heaviest load and where you lift it — we will propose a crane with a safety margin. You can get a first impression yourself on the load calculator. Margin is not a luxury; it is the pace of the site.

rizikslower work

4

Dismantling announced "for tomorrow"

Dismantling needs the same organisation as erection: transport, a mobile crane, a team and a weather window. That cannot be put together in two days — and until it is dismantled, the hire keeps running and the crane is "in the way".

How to avoid it: give written notice of dismantling at least 30 days in advance — as soon as you can see the end of the works, tell us. Earlier notice = an earlier slot. More in the Crane rental guide.

hire keeps runningwaiting for a slot

5

An unspoken construction delay

The build overruns the notified period and nobody tells us. In the meantime the crane has been promised to the next site — and now two developers have a problem.

How to avoid it: as soon as you sense a delay, tell us — no later than 30 days before the notified period ends. The earlier we know, the better the chance that we simply approve the extension.

risk of losing the crane

6

Forgotten permits and neighbours

Occupying public space, traffic management for the day of erection, the consent of the neighbour whose plot the jib oversails — all of that takes more than a week, and without it erection stops on the spot.

How to avoid it: as soon as a crane is in the plan, check what your location requires. You can see the jib oversailing neighbouring plots on the reach map (switch on the cadastral parcels). Tell us the address — from experience we know what is realistically needed where.

delayerection halted

7

Nobody from the customer at handover

Erection or dismantling goes ahead without the customer’s responsible person — and the complaints arrive afterwards, when the condition can no longer be established jointly. By then it is too late for everyone.

How to avoid it: make sure the site manager is present throughout erection and dismantling and that any comments are settled there and then, on the record.

disputes

The information on this page is for guidance only and does not constitute an offer. All contractual relations are governed by our General Terms and Conditions and the individual quotation.