Mini cranes are a hybrid floor crane and large crane and can come with battery power or electric. High end models are available with remote control and advanced electronics and hydraulics while the lower end models are basic with a hand pump jack and electric winch. Mini cranes not only can serve to lift indoors and outdoors with the height of the boom, but they can also be placed on a rooftop or structure to rig loads up from below. Rigging a load up to 400 ft. down is possible. Mini cranes vary in lifting capacity ranging from 1,000 lbs to 8,000 lbs.
Mini cranes or portable floor or mobile crawler cranes are portable and smaller versions of large cranes but more transportable and versatile, especially indoors and in tight spaces that require dynamic lifting solutions for materials. These mini-cranes are in use worldwide in industrial applications and some residential applications. Often referred to as "spider" cranes because of their asthetic nature, these mini crawler cranes are working within environments where large cranes cannot. Smart-Rig Cranes has the most economical minicrane on the market today with two models.. Lifting capacities and lift height varies by company and model.