Crane Hire in Gauteng
Free crane hire quotes from crane hire companies serving Gauteng. One request, no obligation.
- Size class
- truck crane – 100 t+
- Gets to site
- Drives to site
- Wettest months
- Oct–Mar
Looking for crane hire in Gauteng? PlantHiring.co.za puts contractors, developers, farmers and homeowners in Gauteng in touch with a crane hire company who works in towns, farms and project sites across Gauteng. Tell us what you need and you receive a quote directly, free and with no obligation.
Crane Hire for Gauteng jobs
Need crane hire in Gauteng? Independent crane companies serving Gauteng and the wider Gauteng quote on truck cranes, mobile cranes and truck-mounted cranes with operators and riggers. Give the load, lift radius and site access, and local suppliers price the hours and travel directly.
Want to know more first? Our crane hire guide covers the sizes, what to check and what affects the price.
Hiring plant in Gauteng
Plant hire in Gauteng hardly slows down. TLBs dig services and footings for housing estates on every edge of the metros, while excavators, graders and rollers build warehouse platforms, widen roads and reclaim old mine dumps. The ground changes quickly: Highveld clay and shale in the south and east, granite with hard corestones around northern Johannesburg, and dolomite on the West Rand and in Centurion, where geotechnical checks and strict water control come before any digging. Thunderstorms between October and March turn open trenches into ponds, so a pump is worth adding. Heavy traffic on the N1, N3 and R21 makes float timing as important as the machine rate.
Typical crane hire requests in the area come from:
- Housing estates and townships: placing precast culverts, manholes and electrical kiosks along new estate roads
- Factories, warehouses and logistics parks: setting heavy machinery, tanks and portal frames on a factory or warehouse floor
- Shopping centres, offices and schools: erecting structural steel, lifting rooftop HVAC units and placing precast panels
- House plots and renovations: lifting a fibreglass pool, steel beams or roof trusses over a house into a back garden
- Roads, pipelines and civil works: lifting precast bridge beams, culvert sections and gantry signs into position
- Mines and quarries: changing heavy components, lifting conveyor sections and moving plant at a process plant
Why get a quote in Gauteng first?
Prices for crane hire in Gauteng depend on the size of crane, the hours or hire period, whether an operator and fuel are included, and how far it travels to your site. A quote based on your docket is the quickest way to know what you will pay, and it shows what is included before anything arrives.
What to include in your request
- Give the heaviest load mass and size
- State the lift radius and height
- Describe the setup area and ground
- Note overhead lines and access limits
The more detail you give, the more accurate your quote will be.
Service area: Gauteng and surrounds
Hire companies on our network work throughout Gauteng, including Johannesburg, Pretoria, Ekurhuleni, Sedibeng, West Rand, Cullinan. For remote sites and farms, ask about transport each way, the minimum hire and whether the operator needs accommodation.
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Frequently asked questions
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