Crane Calculators, Checklists & Planners

Answer a few questions about your lift and get pointed at the right crane family.

Turn your load weight and working radius into the minimum rated capacity to look for.

Weigh up whether a pick-and-carry or a mobile slew crane suits the job.

Total cost of hiring versus owning a crane, worked out from your own numbers.

The true whole-of-life cost of owning a crane — finance, inspections, maintenance and more.

A rough current market value from purchase price, age and your own depreciation assumptions.

Compare trading your crane in against selling it privately.

Estimate repayments from your own lender quote — amount, rate, term and balloon.

The monthly maths of running a crane for hire — revenue, costs and what is left over.

What a crane out of action really costs per day once lost revenue and fixed costs stack up.

Points you at the right inspection or test based on crane type, age and situation.

When your crane’s 10-year major inspection falls due under AS 2550.

The full inspection lifecycle from day one to the 25-year mark, mapped for your crane.

Your whole fleet’s next 12 months of inspections in one view.

Every machine’s major and annual inspection dates in one register you can keep.

Your next routine service date from your own maintenance plan and usage.

Self-check the documents buyers, auditors and site managers ask for.

A printable daily pre-start sheet tailored to your crane type.

A starting safe-work-method-statement framework for crane operations.

A structured lift plan covering load, crane, rigging and site checks.

A site-specific emergency and rescue plan framework for crane operations.

The questions to resolve before operating a crane near overhead powerlines.

The ground, access and overhead conditions that decide if a crane can work safely.

Outrigger load plus ground bearing pressure gives you the pad size you need.

Sling angles, reeving and load weight versus the working load limit of your gear.

An inspection register for chains, slings, shackles and lifting attachments.

A plant asset register for your cranes and lifting gear with CSV export.

Crew licences and high-risk work tickets sorted by soonest expiry.

A buyer-side tender spec for crane services or equipment purchases.

A supplier-side document checklist with a closing-date countdown.