Albuquerque lift guides: coolers, cottonwoods, trusses
Short guides to the lifts Albuquerque homeowners and builders ask about most, each with published rates, the office that issues the permit and what the operator needs to hear.
Coolers and rooftop units
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Lifting a swamp cooler or rooftop unit in AlbuquerqueCraning an evaporative cooler or rooftop HVAC unit in Albuquerque: stinger or truck crane, the barricade permit, spring wind, power lines and posted rates.
Swamp coolers and rooftop equipment.
Cottonwoods and elms
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Taking down a big cottonwood in Albuquerque with a craneCrane-assisted tree removal in Albuquerque: the City Forester rule for street trees, block walls and alleys, power line distance, wind and posted rates.
Cottonwoods and elms near houses.
Trusses and new houses
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Setting roof trusses on a new Albuquerque houseCraning trusses onto a new Albuquerque home: truck crane size by reach, flat and pitched roofs, West Side lots, staging the delivery and published rates.
Trusses for new houses.
Crane prices
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Albuquerque truck crane and stinger ratesA posted rate sheet from 14.5 to 100 tons, the 4-hour minimum, the fuel surcharge and early-start overtime.
Hourly rates and minimums.
Santa Fe and the north
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Hiring a crane in Santa FeA crane in Santa Fe: the street obstruction permit, the $1,050,000 insurance rule, meter hoods, Fire Marshal sign-off, the I-25 drive and posted rates.
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From Bernalillo down to BelenHow far each town sits from Civic Plaza, who issues the street permit there and the New Mexico size limits.
Santa Fe and points north.