What Can a Hiab Truck Lift?
From trusses and steel to containers and machinery — here is what a Hiab truck typically lifts.
A Hiab truck is one of the most versatile machines on a Sydney site. It lifts a wide range of loads, but capacity is not a single number — it depends on how far the crane has to reach. Here is what a Hiab commonly handles and what affects the limit.
Common loads
Roof trusses, steel beams and columns, shipping containers, spa pools and shed kits, generators, compressors and HVAC units, prefabricated modules, and palletised building materials like bricks, blocks, and timber packs. If it needs to be delivered and placed, a Hiab usually fits.
What affects capacity
The further the crane reaches, the less it can lift. A compact loader crane might lift well over a tonne close in, but much less at full extension. Reach, load shape, and rigging all matter. That is why we ask for weight, dimensions, and the reach required before confirming the right truck.
Getting it right first time
Send the load weight, dimensions, and a photo of the access and lift area. We match the crane to the job so the lift is safe and lands first time, whether it is a single spa pool in a backyard or a run of steel on a commercial frame.
Key points
- Trusses, steel, containers, spa pools, machinery, and materials
- Capacity drops as the crane reaches further out
- Load weight, dimensions, and reach determine the right truck
- Send photos and specs for an accurate match
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Hiab crane trucks lift roof trusses, steel beams, shipping containers, spa pools, generators, HVAC units, prefabricated modules, and palletised building materials. Load capacity depends on crane reach. Our team confirms the right truck for your Sydney lift.