Hot Tub Crane Lift in Lake Havasu City

Delivery Day Is a Logistics Problem

The lift itself is short. What takes planning is getting a delivery truck, a crane, and a homeowner into the same twenty-minute window on a residential street that also has to keep working for everybody else who lives there.

Best case, the tub is delivered and staged before the crane arrives, either in the driveway or on the truck parked where we can reach it. Worst case, the crane sits blocking a street waiting on a driver who is running two hours behind on a different job.

So we push to confirm the delivery window the day before, and to know whether the driver is dropping and leaving or waiting. If the tub is being delivered directly off the truck, that truck's parking position sets our setup position, and that is worth a phone call in advance.

The Flight Path Over the House or the Wall

Two routes exist. Over the side wall, which is short and simple when there is a side yard the crane can reach into, or over the house, which is the answer on a lot where the backyard has no other approach.

Going over the roof means clearing the ridge with real margin. Tile roofs are unforgiving and a tub swinging into a ridge tile breaks the tile and the tub. It also means the operator loses sight of the load on the far side, so a spotter in the backyard takes the descent.

A hot tub is light for its size and presents a big flat bottom. Wind gets under it and it wants to turn. Two tag lines, and on a breezy day we schedule the lift for early morning rather than fight it in the afternoon.

The cover and the steps travel separately. A hard cover on top of a tub in the air is loose weight with an enormous sail area and nothing holding it down. It goes over the wall on its own, or it gets carried around, and either way it does not ride on the tub.

Taking the Old Tub Out

Plenty of these jobs are a swap. The old tub comes out and the new one goes in, from one crane setup, which is the efficient way to do it.

The old one has to be drained and disconnected first, and it needs to be actually drained rather than mostly drained. A tub with water still trapped in the footwells and the plumbing is heavier and less predictable than an empty one, and it will drip across the yard, the wall, and the driveway on the way out.

Decide beforehand where the old tub goes. A trailer, a truck, the driveway, or the curb. If a disposal company is taking it, having them on site while the crane is set up saves you a second lift.

How Long the Street Is Tied Up

For most jobs, setup to teardown is measured in a small number of hours, and the actual air time is minutes. That is worth telling your neighbors, because a crane on the street looks like an all-day event and it usually is not.

We put cones out, keep a lane open where the street allows it, and get the outriggers up as soon as the load is confirmed set. On a cul-de-sac where the whole turnaround is blocked, we work quickly and we tell you in advance so anyone who needs to leave can move their car first.

If your street is a private drive or the community controls access, sort that out beforehand. A gate code, a guard who is expecting us, or a permitted parking spot are all easy the day before and awkward at seven in the morning with a boom truck sitting at a barrier.