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Crane Rental and Crane Service in Seattle
Operated all-terrain, crawler and boom truck cranes for downtown rooftops, tight city streets and night lifts, with NCCCO-certified operators and SDOT permits handled.
Crane Rental in Seattle
Cranes for Seattle's Busiest Streets
Snell Crane Service lifts rooftop units, telecom equipment, structural steel, precast and glass across Seattle, from downtown towers to SoDo warehouses. Every crane comes with an NCCCO-certified operator, and our fleet runs up to 275 tons on rubber tires and 330 tons on crawler tracks.
Our project managers walk the site, write the lift plan, line up the street-use permits and schedule the crane around your crew. We've lifted in Seattle since 1992, and at our core, we love to solve problems.
Local Know-How
Working Downtown and Across the City
A Seattle lift usually starts with the street, not the crane. Closing a lane or sidewalk for a crane setup takes an SDOT street-use permit, and many downtown streets limit when a crane can be there. Night and weekend lifts are often the best option in the core, and we're open 24/7 to work them.
Outside downtown the challenges change: steep grades on Queen Anne and First Hill, fill soils and rail lines in SoDo and along the Duwamish, and tight waterfront access in Ballard. Before a crane leaves the yard, we check outrigger loads, overhead lines, swing radius and the route in on I-5 or I-90.
Common Jobs
What We Do in Seattle
- Rooftop HVAC units, chillers and cooling towers on occupied buildings
- Telecom antennas, cabinets and cell equipment on high-rise rooftops, often at night
- Structural steel, precast panels and curtain wall glass on mid-rise projects
- Generators, switchgear and transformers for hospitals and labs on First Hill and in South Lake Union
- Process equipment and tanks for breweries and food plants in SoDo and Georgetown
- Marine and industrial equipment along the Duwamish and the Ballard waterfront
- Tight-access picks in courtyards, alleys and parking garages
Equipment
What We Bring
- Liebherr LTM 1230-5.1: 275 t all-terrain, 243 ft main boom plus 66 ft jib. Our largest wheeled crane, for heavy rooftop picks from the street.
- Terex Explorer 5800: 245 t all-terrain, 230 ft main boom and 108 ft jib, for reach over a building to a back roof or courtyard.
- Liebherr LTM 1120: 135 t all-terrain, 217 ft main boom on a smaller carrier for mid-size rooftop work.
- Liebherr LR 1300: 330 t crawler, 243 ft main boom, for steel and precast jobs that run for weeks.
- National NBT55L: 55 t boom truck, 151 ft boom, for quick rooftop sets and telecom work with a small footprint.
Local Project
From the Job Site
We ran a night rooftop telecom lift in downtown Seattle with a 275-ton crane, working after hours on a city street. We also made a lift right beside the King Street Station clock tower in Pioneer Square, close to one of Seattle's best-known landmarks.
FAQ
Seattle Questions
Do you handle SDOT street-use permits for crane setups?
Yes. Our project managers apply for the permit, map the crane footprint, coordinate the lane or sidewalk closure and schedule the lift inside the permitted window.
Can you do crane lifts at night in Seattle?
Yes. We're open 24/7, and night and weekend lifts are often the easiest way to work downtown. The lift plan is the same at 2 a.m. as at noon.
Do your Seattle cranes come with an operator?
Yes. Every crane we send is run by an NCCCO-certified operator. See operated crane rental in Seattle for how it works.
How big a crane can you bring into Seattle?
Our all-terrain fleet runs from the 40-ton Manitex 40124 to the 275-ton LTM 1230-5.1, plus the 330-ton LR 1300 crawler. We size the crane from the load, radius and setup area after a site visit.
Crane Rental · Seattle
Plan Your Seattle Lift
Tell us about your lift and we'll get you a quote, or call our Seattle dispatcher at (206) 208-2946.