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Crane Rental in Longview and Kelso
Operated cranes for Columbia River mills, port terminals and plants in Cowlitz County, planned by our project managers from first call to final pick.
Crane Rental in Longview
Cranes for Cowlitz County Industry
Snell Crane Service lifts mill equipment, conveyors, tanks and structural steel in Longview, Kelso and along the lower Columbia. Plants here run hard and shutdown windows are short, so we plan each lift to fit your outage schedule.
Our NCCCO-certified operators are available 24/7, and our project managers handle the site visit, lift plan and permits. We've served the I-5 corridor from Seattle to Portland since 1992.
Local Know-How
Working Along the Lower Columbia
Longview's industry sits on the river: the Port of Longview, pulp and paper mills, lumber and wood products plants, and bulk terminals. Those sites mean tight plant roads, overhead pipe racks and conveyors, running equipment nearby and river-bottom soils that call for proper mats. We plan the setup and swing around all of it.
SR-4 connects Longview to I-5 at Kelso and runs west toward Cathlamet and the coast. When a job crosses the Lewis and Clark Bridge into Rainier, Oregon, we handle the Oregon oversize permits through ODOT along with the Washington ones.
Common Jobs
What We Do in Longview
- Pulp and paper mill equipment: rolls, drives, dryer sections and tanks during shutdowns
- Sawmill and wood products machinery and conveyors
- Port and terminal equipment along the Columbia River
- Structural steel and precast for new industrial buildings
- Transformers and switchgear for utilities and substations
- Rooftop and mechanical equipment for hospitals, schools and commercial buildings in Longview and Kelso
Equipment
What We Bring
- Grove GMK5240: 240 t all-terrain, 197 ft main boom and 125 ft jib, for heavy mill components picked at radius over pipe racks.
- Liebherr LTM 1120: 135 t all-terrain, 217 ft main boom, for steel, tanks and mid-weight plant equipment.
- Liebherr LTR 1100: 100 t telescopic crawler, 171 ft main boom and 62 ft jib. It travels on tracks inside a plant, which helps on longer shutdowns.
- Grove RT-750: 50 t rough-terrain, 110 ft main boom and 56 ft jib, for mill yards and unpaved ground.
- Manitex 50155S: 50 t truck crane, 155 ft main boom, for quick sets in town.
FAQ
Longview Questions
Can you work inside a mill during a planned shutdown?
Yes. We plan crane setup, lift sequence and crew hours around your outage window, and we're open 24/7, so lifts can run around the clock when the shutdown calls for it.
Do you cover jobs across the river in Oregon?
Yes. We work in Rainier, Clatskanie and the Portland area, and we handle the ODOT oversize permits for cranes crossing into Oregon. See crane rental in Portland.
Can you haul equipment in and set it in one job?
Yes. Our hauling crew runs lowboy, step-deck and multi-axle trailers, including a 90-ton 12-axle lowboy, and our crane sets the load when it arrives. Our project managers run both.
Crane Rental · Longview
Plan Your Longview Lift
Tell us about your shutdown or plant lift for a quote, or call our dispatcher at (360) 867-0198.