Professional Wet Hire Franna & Articulated Mobile Crane Solutions

Executing precision lifts across high-density construction footprints, major civil corridors, and commercial sites demands a mobile lifting partner that prioritises structural safety, site agility, and uncompromising reliability. Sydney Cranes provides the metropolitan area’s premier wet hire crane service, delivering high-capacity mobile articulated cranes engineered specifically for complex urban environments. Operating out of our Lidcombe hub, our modern fleet ranges from versatile 15-tonne utility units to our massive 40-tonne flagship AT40 Franna, ensuring we have the exact mechanical capacity to support your project’s structural milestones.

Every dispatch from Sydney Cranes operates strictly on a 100% wet hire service model. We do not offer uncrewed dry hire rentals. When you engage our fleet, your job site receives a complete, fully ticketed lifting team consisting of a highly experienced, licensed crane operator and an expert dogman crew. This elite dual-professional framework guarantees that every pick, mobile transit path, and material placement is executed with surgical mathematical precision and full compliance with Australian Work Health and Safety mandates.

Our Core Mobile Lifting Services

• Pick and Carry Crane Hire: When site logistics require heavy materials to be moved from active street unloading zones deep into internal construction cores, fixed slewing cranes fall short. Our pick-and-carry mobile Franna cranes operate entirely on heavy-duty rubber tyres without the need to deploy expansive outrigger pads. This allows our crews to pull up to a delivery transport, secure the load, and walk the structural components directly to the installation point without blocking surrounding trade transit lanes.

• Bendy Crane Tight-Access Operations: Urban developments across Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs, Inner West, and central business hubs frequently feature severe spatial constraints. Our “bendy” articulated cranes utilise a central pivoting chassis that allows the machine to snake around structural columns, navigate sharp 90-degree alleyway corners, and operate effortlessly beneath scaffolding or restricted height clearances.

Specialised Franna Crane Fleet (15t to 40t)

• 15-Tonne Franna Hire: The ultimate agile utility unit for residential structural steel, small plant replacements, and internal warehouse relocations with low overhead clearances.

• 22-Tonne & 25-Tonne Franna Hire: Versatile mid-range workhorses ideal for precast concrete panel handling, swimming pool installations, and commercial site framing.

• AT40 Franna Crane Hire: Sydney’s undisputed king of high-capacity articulated lifting, offering an unprecedented 40-tonne maximum lift capacity for heavy civil infrastructure, bridge culverts, and heavy industrial machinery.

Key Industries & Specialised Lifts We Support

Sydney Cranes is the trusted mobile lifting partner for tier-one civil contractors, commercial builders, project engineers, and facility managers across specialised sectors:

• Civil Infrastructure & Public Transit: Supporting major highway widenings, Sydney Metro rail corridor upgrades, tunnel support networks, and bridge culvert placements.

• Multi-Storey Residential Developments: Precision placement of structural steel columns, timber trusses, precast concrete wall panels, and floor systems on tight residential footprints.

• Electrical & Water Utilities: Expert lifting and precision positioning of heavy electrical substation boxes, commercial transformers, and large-diameter utility piping.

• Commercial Plant & Equipment Upgrades: Lifting rooftop HVAC chillers, air conditioning condensers, industrial boilers, and heavy printing machinery.

• Film & Entertainment Production: Specialised, quiet, and maneuverable mobile lifting solutions for set construction, studio rigging, and prop positioning across Sydney soundstages.

Secure Sydney’s Premier Mobile Lifting Solution

Whether you are planning a complex civil infrastructure project, a high-density residential development, or a tight-access industrial machinery move, partner with the mobile wet hire specialists. Contact the expert team at Sydney Cranes today to discuss your site requirements and secure professional lifting support.