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Crane types for hire in Bakersfield

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Truck-mounted hydraulic crane working beside concrete bridge piers on a dry construction site

Mobile crane rental

Hydraulic truck and all-terrain cranes, roughly 25 to 300+ tons, driven to site and set up on the day of the lift.

25 to 300+ tons

Truck crane lifting a prefabricated equipment module over a street site

Boom truck rental

Truck-mounted knuckle or telescopic booms for lighter lifts, deliveries and quick sets.

Up to about 20 tons

Blue lattice-boom crawler crane on sand, lifting a steel container

Large and crawler cranes

High-capacity all-terrain and crawler cranes for industrial, energy and multi-day projects.

200+ tons, planned lifts

Crew guiding a large steel panel hanging from a crane on a bridge deck

Rigging and machinery moving

Riggers, rollers and gantries to move or set equipment where a crane alone will not do it.

Crews, gantries, rollers

Workers silhouetted against the sky guiding a boxed electrical unit hanging from a crane hook

HVAC and rooftop lifts

Setting and removing rooftop units, condensers and solar equipment on commercial roofs.

Often 30 to 90 tons

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Sizes at a glance

Crane	Rough capacity	Typical Kern County jobs
Boom truck	Up to about 20 tons close in	Trusses, pallets, poles, small HVAC units, generators
25 to 40 ton truck crane	A few tons at 50 to 60 ft	Smaller rooftop units, light steel, signs, pool and spa sets
50 to 90 ton hydraulic	Heavier units at longer reach	Larger rooftop units, commercial steel, pumps, compressors, pre-cast
100 to 300+ ton all-terrain	Heavy picks, long radius	Tanks, vessels, plant equipment, utility work
Crawler crane	Very heavy, multi-day	Refinery turnarounds, solar and energy projects

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