Category: Cranes

Regular Crane Inspection Are Key to Project Success

If you’re overseeing a construction project, it’s crucial that you have reliable, working equipment. This is especially true construction cranes, that do a lot of the (cheesy pun intended) heavy lifting.  As such, that’s why regular crane inspections and preventive maintenance are critical to keeping your project on track. Any construction company understands how crucial… Read more »

How to Prepare a Crane Rental for a Jobsite

When you’re working on a construction project that requires heavy lifting, having the right crane on site is critical. In the New England area, Astro Crane has been helping businesses with all their crane rental needs for over 40 years. With a fleet that ranges from 6-ton to 600-ton cranes, we understand the importance of… Read more »

Hydraulic Cranes Versus Boom Trucks

Construction jobs, whether commercial or municipal, often need the powerful lifting capabilities of cranes in order to lift heavy cargo to various places and floors of buildings. Both hydraulic truck cranes and boom trucks are used to move heavy objects in a safe manner to where they need to go.  Hydraulic Cranes Hydraulic truck cranes… Read more »

How to Return Your Crane Rental with Astro Crane

In the midst of a heavy-duty construction project, it’s likely you may need to rent a crane to handle the heavy lifting. After renting a crane, it’s important to know about the return process. At Astro Crane, we strive to make the entire rental process—from booking to return—as seamless and stress-free as possible. Let’s take… Read more »

Don’t Overlook These Facts When Renting a Crane

So you’re thinking about renting a crane from a company like Astro Crane… while this is a good idea because it can save you time and money, it’s also something to give some thought to, and there are things to consider before signing a contract. There Are Crane Rentals Available for a Wide Variety of… Read more »

What Are the Benefits of Hiring a Crane Service?

Sure, you could own your own crane. But then you have to spend money to maintain it yourself, and store it and a whole host of other responsibilities. What about hiring a crane service? When you have a construction project anywhere in New England, you could hire a crane service like Astro Crane– it’s advantageous… Read more »

The Benefits of a 120 Ton Liebherr Crane Rental

Astro Crane offers a variety of cranes to meet people’s needs and the 120-ton Liebherr crane is a popular model featuring a 171’ main boom with a 23’ boom extension. Looking for a powerful crane? The 120-ton Liebherr 4-axle crane can handle extremely high lifting capacities when fully raised. Jobs like erecting radio masts that… Read more »

How to Find the Right Crane Rental

Are you thinking about renting a crane? What are some questions you should ask when renting cranes? There are many types of cranes that can handle different functions on job sites. Think about what you’d need a crane to do– would it be to lift and install heavy mechanical equipment, for example? Or perhaps you’re… Read more »

How Does a Tower Crane Work?

If you drive through any big city, there’s a good chance that you’ll see at least one or two tower cranes hovering high above the city’s skyline. Tower cranes play a very important role in the construction of modern-day skyscrapers and other large structures. Without them, construction companies would be unable to put together most… Read more »

What Are the Advantages of Hydraulic Cranes?

Hydraulic cranes do the heavy lifting needed to move objects up and over to where they need to go! Industrial settings and construction sites often use hydraulic cranes to accomplish their tasks. Cranes move things like shipping containers, metal frames, concrete, steel beams and more. Thanks to their ability to lift very heavy objects, hydraulic… Read more »