Establish whether the proposed equipment and lift plan are suitable for the loads on your site.
Knowing what your machine can safely lift matters, and Sutherland Shire Lifting Capabilities are matched to the weight, reach and ground conditions of each job. We select equipment that suits your load, not the other way around.
Share the item weight, lift height and distance from the machine. Accurate information allows us to check capacity, set up safely and complete the lift without risk to people, materials or surrounding structures.
From Miranda and Sylvania to Cronulla, Gymea and Kirrawee, residential and commercial lifts each have their own challenges. Clear planning and skilled operation give you confidence that heavy items are placed correctly.
Explore the scope ↓We select machines with adequate lifting capacity for your materials, allowing for reach and attachment weight not just the load, ensuring each lift is completed safely and within the limits of the equipment being used, protecting people and property alike.
Accurate information about item weight and distance allows us to check capacity before lifting, so please share product specifications or supplier delivery details early, reducing risk and avoiding delays caused by unsuitable equipment on site, keeping crews safe and productive.
Machines are positioned on stable ground with clear working zones, using outrigger pads or ground mats where surfaces need support, and experienced operators manage the lift carefully to protect people, materials and nearby structures throughout every lift, every working day.
Capacity should be shown for the machine and attachments in the configuration being used. A chart for a different model, boom length or counterweight does not apply, so ask the contractor to show you the relevant figures before you book.
Lifting from a bucket tooth or a makeshift hook is not acceptable. Ask where the load attaches. Rated lifting points are designed and marked for the purpose, and the rigging connected to them should also be rated, tagged and inspected.
Excavators used for lifting generally need features such as hose-burst check valves. Ask the contractor to confirm. These devices help stop a load dropping if a hydraulic hose fails, which matters most when people are working close to the lift.
Ask whether lifting gear and the machine have been inspected, and who can show that. Regular inspections pick up worn slings, cracked hooks and hydraulic faults, and records give you confidence the equipment is being properly maintained between hire jobs.
A hitch, grab or fork must suit the machine. Mixed-and-matched gear can reduce capacity. Heavier attachments also use up part of the rated capacity, so the attachment weight needs to be deducted before working out what load capacity actually remains.
Many cranes and some lifting excavators have a rated capacity indicator or limiter that warns as the load nears the chart limit. Ask whether one is fitted and working. It supports the operator but does not replace checking the load chart beforehand.
Capacity is not a single number. It depends on radius, ground and configuration.
A maximum rating usually applies only at the shortest radius. Ask what applies at your radius. A machine advertised by its headline figure may lift only a fraction of that once the load is positioned further out from the machine.
Slings, shackles, spreader bars and buckets count toward the load. Add them to the load weight. On a lift already close to the limit, the rigging weight alone can be enough to take the total past the machine's rated capacity.
Homemade hooks or chains can fail well below the machine's capacity. Use rated gear only. Untagged chains, welded-on lugs and old ropes have no verified rating, so there is no reliable way to know when or how they will break.
Even a capable machine can tip on soft or sloped ground. Ground firmness is part of capacity. Load charts assume firm, level support, so a slight slope or a sinking outrigger can make an otherwise acceptable lift unsafe partway through.
Knowing what your machine can safely lift is essential, and our experts match equipment to the job rather than the other way around. We check item weight, lift height and distance from the machine before setting up, ensuring each lift sits well within safe limits. Machines are placed on stable ground with clear working zones, and experienced operators manage the lift carefully. Clear communication means you understand what is possible before arrival. With local knowledge of Sutherland Shire residential and commercial sites, we deliver safe, dependable lifting that protects people, materials and surrounding structures while keeping your project on schedule.
Talk to our team ↗ Manufacturer load limits, attachments and exclusion zones.
Ask us about your project ↗It shows how much the machine can lift at different distances and positions. It is the basis for deciding whether a lift is within capacity.
Leverage. The farther the load is from the machine, the more it tries to tip the machine forward, so capacity reduces.
Ask the contractor first. Lifting gear needs to be rated and inspected, and the dogman is generally responsible for it.
Not always. Access, ground bearing and cost matter. A well-planned lift with the right equipment may beat simply upsizing.
Share the address, the access and the result you need.
Details first. Then a plan that suits the site.