Heavy-lift class for transformer sets, vessel work, structural sets, and critical industrial picks.
The 175-ton class is where we start engineered lift planning by default. Transformer sets, vessel positioning, large structural sets, and most critical industrial picks fall in this range. Counterweight is rigged to the lift plan; load chart is verified at the yard before mobilization.
| Max capacity | 175 tons (350,000 lb) |
|---|---|
| Main boom | 52 to 213 ft telescopic |
| Max tip height | ~310 ft with jib |
| Configuration | Multi-axle all-terrain |
| Transport | Permits required |
| Operator | NCCCO certified, lift director on site |
Cranes rotate between yards as the work demands. Call dispatch to confirm availability for your date.
Full Fleet · HQ · ~90 mi radius
15–275T fleet · Industrial corridor · ~70 mi radius
Petrochem · LNG · ~70 mi radius
Marine · Port · Dock · ~80 mi radius
Refinery · Petrochem · ~60 mi radius
Engineered heavy lift execution for refinery, petrochem, LNG, marine, and major structural picks across the Gulf South.
In-house lift plan engineering for critical picks. Load chart verification, rigging design, route survey, and pre-construction coordination.
Pre-staged cranes, pre-badged operators, and 24/7 dispatch for refinery and petrochemical turnarounds in the Gulf South.
Marine-spec cranes for vessel topside picks, dock work, barge handling, and shipyard support across the Gulf Coast.
175 tons (350,000 lb) is the chart maximum, and that figure applies only at minimum radius with full counterweight. Real capacity falls sharply as the boom extends and the load moves away from the crane. A 175-ton rating routinely means a working capacity in the single-digit tons at long radius, which is why we size from your weight and reach rather than from the headline number.
Main boom is 52 to 213 ft telescopic, and maximum tip height is ~310 ft with jib. Height and capacity trade against each other, so the useful question is how much weight you need at what height, not how high the boom goes empty.
Lafayette, Baton Rouge, Lake Charles, New Orleans and Baytown. If the nearest yard has its unit committed we will quote from the next closest rather than leave you waiting, and the mobilisation difference is shown in the quote.
Substation transformer sets, Refinery and petrochem turnaround heavy picks, Bridge and DOT structural work, Marine vessel topside, among others. It is the class we reach for when those jobs come up, though the deciding factor is always the specific weight and radius.
The footprint is set by the outrigger spread, not the carrier, and for a 175-ton class unit that is substantially larger than the machine looks on the road. Ground bearing matters as much as area: this class concentrates enough load through each outrigger to need mats on anything but engineered hardstanding. Send a photograph of the setup area and we will confirm before the day.
Permits required. It drives to site under its own power, which keeps mobilisation simple and quick.
Operated rental is the default and includes an NCCCO-certified operator, fuel and insurance while the crane is under our control. Bare rental is available to contractors carrying their own certified operators and equipment coverage.
A few days is usually enough for a planned lift. Emergency and same-day work is possible subject to what is already committed, and dispatch is staffed around the clock.
Slings, shackles, spreader bars, man baskets and matting are all available alongside the crane and are quoted with the pick rather than bolted on afterwards. Operated rentals include the rigging our operator needs to make the lift.
Then we say so before the day. Under-sizing is dangerous and over-sizing is expensive, so dispatch would rather spend two minutes on your weight and radius and quote a different class than send a crane that cannot make the pick.
Two-minute call and we can quote a date, a rate, and a yard.