Fleet & Specs
What the 858 will actually do
The biggest crane on our fleet, and the one people ask for by name without always knowing what it does. Here are the figures off the manufacturer sheet.
Notes from the yard
What we have learned, written down
Real jobs, straight answers about what a lorry crane will and will not do, and the regulations that decide when a load can move.
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Job Stories
The first container off the bed at Anfield
A stadium redevelopment needs somewhere for everybody to work out of before it needs anything else. That is our part of it, and it happens before the interesting bit starts.
Hiring Guides
The six things to tell us when you ring
Most enquiries arrive missing the same handful of facts. Here is the list, in the order it is useful, so you can get a straight answer first time.
Hiring Guides
Reach against capacity: the trade-off nobody explains
A lorry crane lifts less the further out it reaches, and the drop is steeper than most people expect. This is the single most useful thing to understand before you book one.
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