Hot take: I picked a 150-ton crawler over a tower crane for a tight city job and it was the right call.

The site in downtown Seattle had zero room for a big setup, and the boss wanted to rent a tower crane for the whole 8-month build. I pushed hard for the crawler, arguing we could move it as the work shifted and save a ton on the long-term rental cost. Anyone else had to fight for a mobile crane on a job everyone said needed a tower?

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adams.spencer1d ago

How tight was the laydown area? Honestly, made the same call on a job in Portland last year. Boss fought me on it but the crawler saved our butts when we had to shift the pour locations twice.

gavin_kelly911d ago

Exactly, @adams.spencer. Crawlers win in tight spots every time.