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With our Mountain Heavy Tranposrt team we can transport any load. We have the ability to transload using our own cranes. And haul loads over the road with our fleet of trucks and trailers. Also, over-dimensional loads and over-sized loads. Our Newsletter features "MHT Minute," showcasing some of our incredible moves. Whether it’s a 250 […]

Mountain Crane recently participated in a fun and unique event. In August, the Utah Olympic Park hosted the Psicobloc, a solo rock climbing competition held over their pool. The Olympic Park wanted to provide exclusive seating for VIP guests, 8,000 lb. Pontoon Boats. Mountain Crane was asked to set 3 pontoon boats into the pool, […]

Mountain Heavy Transport participated in the largest ever pick and transport at Energy Solutions in Clive, UT. The piece was a 1.2 million pound steam generator that was offloaded from rail, transported to a containment cell, and set on to sand saddles. We utilized a 700 ton gantry and 20 lines of Goldhofer SPMT for […]

Mountain Crane recently sent over 70 employees and 16 cranes to Shute Creek, Wyoming for a large shutdown with ExxonMobil. This project required multiple skilled operators, experienced supervisors, and safety management in order to perform the necessary maintenance and repair work. Mountain Crane brought out its mini crane for the opening day festivities. This fully […]

Mountain Crane working with Bumgarner Construction on the new U of U's scoreboard in Salt Lake City, Utah. The U of U's new scoreboard cost $13.5 million dollars. The board is 122 feet wide, 64 feet tall, and has 2.6 million pixels, making it one of the bigger boards in the country. It’s an LED […]

The Liebherr LR 1600-2 crawler crane has outstanding load capacities, variable boom and derrick systems as well as enhanced component dimensions for low cost transport. With its bespoke boom system the LR 1600/2 is ideal for the erection of wind turbines.   Click to go to Liebherr Mainstie   Siemens Finances Crawler Crane with Utah’s Mountain Crane […]

The Angel Moroni was damaged by lightening. It sits atop the Bountiful Utah Temple. Mountain Crane helped remove the statue for some needed maintenance. The lightening rod was removed and a hook was attached. We used our GMK 5275 crane along with GMK 6300 crane. One for the statue and one for our man basket. […]

Mountain Crane had the unique privilege of transporting a flight simulator for Bountiful Flight. This job featured our crane service along with Mountain Heavy Transport, and our Jack and Slide Division. We used our jack and slide skates to move it out of a tight area to a spot where our 40 ton boom truck […]

What to do when you have a 9,000 lb. transformer that needs installed inside a hospital? You hire our Jack -N- Slide crew to bring it safely right down the halls! We have been on site at St. Marks Hospital this past month updating their electrical system, accompanied by Cache Valley Electric. Replacing several switch […]