Project Examples
Rigging and Construction Lift Examples
1 min readUpdated July 2026
Rigging and construction lifts cover the loads that are not HVAC, trusses or spas: shipping containers, machinery off a truck, roofing and solar material, signs and poles, boats, and landscape boulders. The owner picks the crane, rigs the load and runs the lift, so the pick points are planned with the setup.
Rigging decides the job
On most of these loads the weight is well inside what the truck can carry. The hard part is how the load is attached. A container gets picked from its corner castings. A machine gets slung from its frame or its lifting eyes, never its sheet metal. A boat goes up in slings set to its balance point. A bundle of racking or roofing gets a spreader bar so the pick points do not crush it.
Get that wrong and the load hangs crooked, spins, or gets marked by the very straps holding it. Get it right and the lift itself is the short, quiet part of the visit.
Construction load-ups
Roofing and solar jobs are mostly about staging. Tile, underlayment, panels and racking go onto the roof in lifts sized to what the roof framing can carry in one spot, and they land where the crew wants to work from rather than where it was easiest to drop them.
Signs and poles are the opposite problem. The load is light and tall, and the job is holding it plumb over the footing while the crew sets and braces it. The crane holds until the crew says it is secure, and not before.
Containers, boulders and the ground under them
A shipping container or a large landscape boulder is only as well placed as the ground it lands on. Containers go down onto level blocks or dunnage so the doors still open square. Boulders get set once, in their final orientation, because rolling a rock that size into position by hand afterwards does not happen.
The same goes for where the truck stands. Soft desert shoulders, fresh backfill and the edge of a pool dig all get looked at before the outriggers go down, and cribbing goes under every pad.
Answers
Frequently Asked Questions
What if my load has no lifting points?
It gets rigged from the frame or the base with slings, usually with a spreader bar to keep the legs off the sides. Send a photo of the underside and we will plan the rigging before the day.
Can you unload a truck and set the piece in one visit?
Yes, and that is the usual way. The piece comes off the flatbed and goes straight to its final position, so it never sits in the driveway waiting on a second trip.
Who brings the rigging?
We do. Slings, shackles, a spreader bar, tag lines and cribbing come with the truck, and the owner inspects them before every lift.
More Project Types
- Rigging and Construction LiftsCrane picks for material, machines, containers, signs, and landscape, rigged and run by the owner.
- Shipping Container PlacementShipping container placement in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. Twenty and forty foot boxes set behind walls and on level pads where a tilt bed cannot reach.
- Machinery Moving and SettingCrane machinery moving and setting in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. Shop machines picked out of one building, hauled, and set level in the next one.
- HVAC and Mechanical LiftsHow we set rooftop package units, air handlers and condensers in Lake Havasu City, including a documented commercial unit swap.
- Truss and Structural WorkHow we sequence roof truss sets, beams and structural members with framing crews in Lake Havasu City and Mohave County.
- Spa and Residential LiftsHow we place spas and hot tubs over block walls and structures in Lake Havasu City backyards without damaging the property.
- Industrial and Equipment PlacementHow we set generators, machinery, tanks and commercial equipment in Lake Havasu City and across Mohave County.
- Tight Access ProjectsHow we work narrow lots, side yards and restricted setups in Lake Havasu City where a standard setup will not fit.
- Over Structure ProjectsHow we lift loads over houses, walls and patio covers in Lake Havasu City, and what has to be checked first.
Ready to schedule your lift?
Tell us the load, the site and the timing. We will confirm capacity, access and a window.