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Crane Rental in Olympia, Lacey and Tumwater
Operated cranes from 8.5 to 330 tons, dispatched from our own yard in Olympia, open 24/7.
Crane Rental in Olympia
Lifts Out of Our Home Yard
Snell Crane Service has set rooftop units, steel, tanks and precast around Olympia, Lacey, Tumwater and the rest of Thurston County since 1992. This is home: our dispatch office and our 4.5-acre, 24-hour secured yard are in Olympia, so the crane, the rigging and the crew for your lift start out a few exits from your site.
On every job, our project managers walk the site, write the lift plan, pick the crane and handle the permits. Our NCCCO-certified operators run the lift, day or night. At our core, we love to solve problems, and being local makes a short-notice lift easier.
Local Know-How
Working in Thurston County
Olympia work runs from tight downtown streets and the Capitol campus to the Port of Olympia on Budd Inlet, where marine and waterfront lifts deal with soft fill and tide-side setups. Lacey and Hawks Prairie bring big warehouse and distribution buildings along I-5, and Tumwater has industrial ground near the airport and the old brewery district on the Deschutes River.
Because the yard is here, we can stage loads, counterweight and spreader bars before the crane rolls, and receive or store your equipment until the set date. Downtown lifts often need street use or lane closures from the city, and we take care of all the permits, paperwork and hassle.
Common Jobs
What We Do in Olympia
- Rooftop HVAC units and air handlers on state, school and medical buildings
- Structural steel, trusses and precast panels for new commercial buildings
- Tank and vessel sets at food and beverage plants in Tumwater
- Racking, mezzanine and equipment lifts for Lacey and Hawks Prairie warehouses
- Waterfront and float work around the Port of Olympia and Budd Inlet
- Generator, transformer and switchgear sets for utilities and hospitals
Equipment
What We Bring
- Liebherr LTM 1120: 135-ton all-terrain, 217 ft main boom, 85 ft jib. Our go-to for rooftop and steel work across Olympia and Lacey.
- Liebherr LTM 1230-5.1: 275-ton all-terrain, 243 ft main boom, 66 ft jib, for long reaches over occupied buildings and heavy plant picks.
- Tadano GR600XL: 60-ton rough-terrain, 154 ft main boom, for building pads and unpaved ground at new Lacey and Tumwater sites.
- National NBT55L: 55-ton boom truck, 151 ft main boom, quick to set up for HVAC swaps and short-notice picks around town.
- Broderson IC-200-F: 8.5-ton carry deck crane, 36 ft boom, for moving and placing equipment inside plants and parking garages.
Local Project
From the Job Site
Our crews did roof work at the former Olympia Brewery in Tumwater, one of the best-known buildings in the South Sound. Old industrial buildings like this call for careful setup and a lift plan matched to the site.
FAQ
Olympia Questions
How fast can you get a crane to an Olympia job site?
Our yard and dispatch are in Olympia, so most Thurston County lifts are a short run from the yard. Call a dispatcher at (360) 867-0198, any hour, and we'll tell you what crane and date we can commit to.
Can you hold our equipment until the crane date?
Yes. We can receive, store and transload freight at our 4.5-acre, 24-hour secured yard in Olympia, then haul it in on the day of the set.
Who handles permits for a downtown Olympia lift?
Our project managers do. We take care of all the permits, paperwork and hassle, including street use and lift planning.
Crane Rental · Olympia
Get A Crane Quote In Olympia
Let us handle the heavy lifting! Request a quote, or call our Olympia dispatcher at (360) 867-0198.