Crane Hire Fleet Ballina

The Right Crane for the Job, Not the Only Crane We Have

Most lifts go wrong before the crane arrives, in the decision about which crane to send. We run a fleet that spans from a 2.8 tonne spider crane that fits through a standard doorway to a 55 tonne Liebherr, with a 22 tonne Franna and a 40 tonne all terrain slew crane covering everything in between. Five machines, because Northern Rivers sites do not all look the same.

Every machine is CraneSafe compliant, fully insured and run by licensed crew with 30 years of lifting behind them. If you are not sure which one suits your site, call us. Free site assessments across the region, and we would rather work it out before the truck rolls than after.

22T Franna Crane

The Pick and Carry Workhorse

Pick and carry capability means it drives around your site with the load, which makes it the fastest, most economical option for a huge share of jobs. If you are a builder needing trusses, beams or materials placed and moved through the day, this is usually the answer.

  • Pick and carry, moves around site under load
  • Fast setup, minimal site disruption
  • Ideal for residential builds, general construction and materials handling
22T Franna crane – Bauer Cranes Ballina

40T All Terrain Slew Crane

Capacity and Precision for the Jobs in Between

The 40 tonne all terrain sits between our Franna and our 55T Liebherr, and it covers a lot of ground. Plenty of jobs are past what a Franna should be doing but do not warrant bringing in the 55. That is this crane. Full 360 degree slew, all terrain drive, and the right capacity for most commercial and larger residential lifts in this region.

Having it in the fleet means we bring the machine the job needs, not the machine we happen to have. That saves you money on the jobs that do not need the 55, and it means we are not compromising on the ones that do.

  • Full 360 degree slew for precise placement
  • All terrain drive for unsealed, rural and coastal site access
  • Right-sized for structural steel, trusses, tanks, plant and modular work
  • Sits between our 22T Franna and 55T Liebherr for correct machine selection

55T Liebherr All Terrain Crane

High Capacity and Long Reach

Our heavy hitter for large scale work. Strong lift capacity and long reach for the jobs where you need to get over an obstacle, reach across a building, or place something heavy a long way from where the crane can stand.

  • High capacity for commercial and infrastructure projects
  • Long reach for over-building and long-radius lifts
  • All terrain for difficult site access
Liebherr all-terrain crane
Spider Crane at Crystal Castle near Mullumbimby operated by Bauer Cranes

Maeda 285C Spider Crane

The Tight Access Specialist

Only 750mm wide while travelling. It goes where nothing else goes: through doorways, down side passages, into courtyards, up onto suspended slabs. If a job looks impossible because of access, this is usually the crane that makes it possible.

  • 2.8 tonne capacity in a walk-through-a-doorway footprint
  • Ideal for glass installation, AC units, indoor steel, tight courtyards
  • Non-marking tracks for finished surfaces
  • Perfect for renovation, retrofit and heritage work

Heavy Rigid Truck

Transport for the Loads That Need Moving

Not everything needs a crane, some things just need to get there. Our HR truck handles transport for spas, tiny homes, water tanks, site sheds and awkward oversize loads, and it works alongside our cranes so you deal with one company for the lift and the move.

  • Transport for spas, tiny homes, tanks, site sheds
  • Semi and HR transport available
  • Coordinated with crane hire so it is one call, one crew
Residential crane lift item onto heavy rigid truck Ballina, Northern Rivers – Bauer Cranes

Semi Transport

The Big Moves, All Run Through Us

When the load is past what the HR truck carries, we run semi transport as well. Machinery, sheds, modular buildings, oversize and long loads: all booked through us, so the transport and the lift are one phone call instead of two companies pointing at each other. We move it, we lift it off at the other end, and the job stays ours from pickup to placement.

  • Semi transport for machinery, oversize and long loads
  • Booked through us alongside the crane hire, one call, one job
  • Crane loading and unloading available at either end
  • Servicing Ballina, the Northern Rivers and beyond

Not Sure What You Need?

Tell Us About the Job and We Will Tell You the Crane

Load weight, site access, distance from where the crane can stand. Those three things decide the machine, and most people do not know all three off the top of their head. That is fine. Give us a call, send us a photo of the site, and we will work it out with you. Free site assessments across Ballina, Lennox Head, Byron Bay, Mullumbimby, Lismore, Tweed Heads, Yamba, Grafton and the wider Northern Rivers.