Morristown, AZ crane lifts for rural properties

Morristown is a small unincorporated community at the junction of US 60 and State Route 74, about 43 miles northwest of Phoenix and roughly halfway between our Surprise base and Wickenburg. Its best-known building is the Morristown Store, once the Morristown Hotel, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Around it, homes and ranch properties are spread across open desert at about 1,990 feet of elevation.

Out here, many homes sit on acreage, and there is no city government. A crane lift in Morristown is about the land: how the truck gets in, where it can set up and what is overhead. Call 602-615-0712 or text 623-258-8361 to schedule.

Rural properties come with their own list of heavy jobs. We help with:

• Well equipment: pumps, motors, pipe and storage tanks for well crews. See well equipment lifts.
• Solar panels: lifting panels and racking to a roof or a raised structure for the installer. See solar panel lifts.
• Sheds and small buildings: prebuilt sheds set on a pad without dragging them across the desert.
• Tanks and equipment: water tanks, livestock equipment, machinery and building materials.
• Spas: a hot tub set on a deck or pad behind the house.

Every lift is different. Call with the weight of the item, how far it needs to go and where the truck can park, and Don will confirm the lift.

HVAC lifts are our main focus, even this far out. Rooftop package units, evaporative coolers, condensers and heat pumps on rural homes and shops still need to get up and down safely. For contractors, the long drive from the Valley makes one-trip jobs important: the old unit comes down and the new one goes up in the same visit, with no second trip for a forgotten curb or adapter.

Rural homes out here vary a lot. Some have equipment on the roof, some on a ground pad, and some on a stand beside a shop. Knowing which one you are dealing with, and how far it is from where the truck can park, is what decides the lift.

Before you book, send the unit weights, the roof or pad location, and photos of the building and the drive in. Don will confirm the lift and tell your crew where the truck will set up. See HVAC crane lifts and our notes for HVAC contractors.

1. Drive and ground. Long dirt drives and wash crossings are common. Let us know about soft sand, ruts, recent rain or septic areas near the setup spot.
2. Gates and clearance. Measure gate widths and note any low branches, wires or tight turns.
3. Power lines. Rural properties often have overhead lines running to the house, the well or outbuildings. OSHA requires crane equipment and loads to stay at least 20 feet from lines up to 350 kV unless specific procedures are used (29 CFR 1926.1408).
4. Wind. Open desert can get gusty. If the wind picks up, the lift may need to wait.
5. Animals and people. Keep livestock, dogs and bystanders well away from the lift area.

If a job is beyond what our truck should handle, we have trusted relationships with other crane companies and can help point you to the right one.

Skyhook Crane is licensed and insured and run by Don and his son Bryce out of Surprise. Morristown fits naturally into trips we make up US 60 toward Wittmann and Wickenburg, so if you are flexible on the date, let us know.

To get a clear answer fast, text us:

• The property address or a map pin, since rural addresses can be hard to find
• What is being lifted and its weight, or the make and model
• Photos of the drive in, any gates, the setup spot and the landing spot
• Anything overhead, including power lines to the well or outbuildings
• Who will be on site to receive the load, such as your well crew, installer or HVAC crew

With that, Don can tell you whether the lift will work and what to have ready before the truck heads out. Call 602-615-0712 or text 623-258-8361 to schedule, or email skyhookcranedon@gmail.com.