Crane Transporting Of Tub

[Silver1]

Tub is sitting in the driveway laying on it's bottom and a Crane company will be over to transport it. Any tips, suggestions or methods that I should know about for transportation.

[Chas]

Take photos.

Video would be good too, but a photo or two is fine.

[Dr. Spa]

Ask if the crane operator is insured??

Oh, round these parts, whom ever hooks the crane cable to the spa is liable.

[waterbear]

Both my fiberglass pool and my acrylic hot tub were lifted over my house to the back when they were installed. It was pretty cool to watch! The PB is the one who did it so I know he was insured! They did the final placement of the tub with a backhoe.

[Silver1]

Do you remember how they had the tub strapped for the lift. Any chance there would be pics anywheres.

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[waterbear]

Sorry, no pics. They did it in the evening as the sun was going down and all the pics I took came out too dark to see anything. They had straps of some sort attached to both the pool and the tub. Don't remember how they were attached since I could not get that close while they were working. For safety reasons I had to stand across the street while they were lifting them. It did not take very long at all to do once the straps were attached. They did the pool first and by the time they got to the tub it was almost dark. Like I said, once they got the tub in the back they used a bobcat to move it into position.

[Trigger]

[stomper4x4]

Hope this helps. This a a costco tub.

[Silver1]

Thanks for the photos guys. Since the tub is laying on it's bottom allready would probably be best if we straped it up like the first photo... That must be nerve racking to see the 1000Lb tub giong over your roof like that!

[Trigger]

Nah.

It was the $5000 damage they did to the driveway by the truck was a real pain.

Make sure everyone is insured. Take pictures and let them do the work.

[Silver1]

Point well taken.

The fellas that are delivering the slab said they would strap it, lift it into place for 100$. Apparently they have done it before.

[Flyonthewall]

from my experience the crane company's insurance doesn't cover damage to the concrete. they insist on a waiver being signed first.

[Dr. Spa]

Not entirely true. I'm hoping by Monday to get a VHS tape converted to something web compatible. It's a nifty little crane delivery of a spa. The spa didn't survive. Neither did a tree, or part of the house. The crane didn't fair well either. Nor did the driveway and part of the street.

[Chas]

Perhpas it might be best to post that little bit of video after this tub is in place...

[Stuart A]

The crane driver who lifted our spa into place had these big circular pads which he put under the cranes feet. This was on normal tarmac which is softer than concrete. When he left there was no damage. Perhaps all crane operators should use these. This should be an important question to ask before hiring a crane.