crane lift plan

[Hodge]

please can anyone advise me on how to write up a crane lift plan? i have not had to do one before:blushing:

[treequip]

Go for a contract lift mate, it's way easier

[Hodge]

cheers but its 500 quid more!! last time i used this company they didnt ask for a lift plan?

[johnharpham]

All crane companies need a lift plan and you need a qualified man to write one.

[Paul Smith]

Just do a thorough method statement and speak to the crane company? Normally quite good and can offer advice,

[treequip]

cheers but its 500 quid more!! last time i used this company they didnt ask for a lift plan?

 

Wow that's a lot, last price I got was for a contract lift and that came in at just under a grand

[ukminch]

Did a crane job about 2 months ago on contract lift, cost 2.5k for the day, was a pita as had another tree to do the weekend after, could have had them both done in a day but as on contract lift could only do one.

 

I'm afraid they handled the lift plan, but it involved max weights at certain reaches, how stuff was to be stropped, where the saw man was to be, who could be where at certain points etc

 

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[Hodge]

I am going to get them to do a contract lift, the problem is that the job will only take 3 hrs but they want a full days hire for it, £750 plus vat. That's for a 25 tonner. The tree is rotten, can't be lowered as no anchor points, no trees nearby, can't be felled as leaning towards building, and rotten at base, there are 2 large limbs over building roof, the only way to do it is by crane.

[Theocus]

Wow, very expensive, last weeks crane job we had a 55 tonner for 495 all day. I wrote a method statement and they did the rest. Brilliant service too. Not sure if it's to do with locality but even for a Sunday job coming up which is a real pita its 800!

[renewablejohn]

I am going to get them to do a contract lift, the problem is that the job will only take 3 hrs but they want a full days hire for it, £750 plus vat. That's for a 25 tonner. The tree is rotten, can't be lowered as no anchor points, no trees nearby, can't be felled as leaning towards building, and rotten at base, there are 2 large limbs over building roof, the only way to do it is by crane.

 

Have you thought of using a forwarding trailer with shear grab. My Kesla crane will reach 8 mtrs high (double jointed) and cut with the shear grab upto 8 inches. Once you have dismantled the tree to limbs of more than 8 inches then swap the shear grab over for the normal grapple and use the crane as your lowering device.

 

Certainly cheaper than hiring a crane.