Specialty Rigging & Machinery
Moving in Lethbridge
Lethbridge sits at the centre of Southern Alberta’s agriculture and food processing economy, and that means heavy equipment is constantly being installed, relocated, or replaced across the city’s industrial and commercial areas. At TNT Crane & Rigging, we provide specialty rigging and machinery moving services built around the loads, access constraints, and site conditions our Lethbridge clients actually face, from potato and grain processing lines to manufacturing floors and construction sites. Certified operators, a full range of mobile cranes, and dedicated jack and roll equipment let us plan and execute the move end to end rather than handing off pieces of the job to separate contractors.
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Request a QuoteTNT Crane & Rigging is proud to provide businesses throughout Lethbridge, AB with tailored machinery moving services. From industrial operations near the city’s commercial areas to facilities supporting agriculture and production throughout Southern Alberta, we help businesses handle challenging equipment moves safely and efficiently. Some of the areas we serve in Lethbridge include:
- Sherring Business & Industrial Park
- Broxburn Business Park
- Duncan Business Park
- Rave Industrial Park
- Coaldale
- Coalhurst
- Picture Butte
- Iron Springs
- Nobleford
- Barons
- Taber
- Fort Macleod
- Raymond
- Magrath
- Stirling
- Cardston
- Vulcan
- Claresholm
- Milk River
- Lethbridge County
Industrial Moving & Rigging Services in Lethbridge
Our crews move production equipment, processing line components, and specialized machinery for facilities across the Lethbridge area. Southern Alberta’s food and agri-processing sector runs large-scale equipment: conveyor sections, tanks, packaging lines, and heavy fabricated steel that need a rigging plan matched to their exact weight and dimensions, not a generic lift. Before any equipment moves, we confirm load weight, centre of gravity, rigging points, and the full travel path, including doorways, floor loading, and overhead clearance inside the facility.
Crane selection follows from that plan. A confined processing floor with limited overhead height calls for a stiff boom crane in the 17 to 50 ton range, while an outdoor lift near an unprepared or gravel yard is a job for a rough terrain crane. For larger installations or longer boom reach, our all-terrain fleet covers capacities up to 500 tons, and we bring in crawler cranes up to 660 tons with boom reach to 600 feet through our broader TNT network when a job calls for it.
Machinery Moving Support Services
A machinery move rarely stops at the lift itself. Our teams also handle the rigging engineering, site prep, and coordination that keep a project moving on schedule. That includes confirming rigging hardware capacities against the specific load, arranging blocking and cribbing for interim set down points, and sequencing the move so production downtime at the facility is kept as short as possible. For clients relocating equipment between buildings or across a site rather than trucking it offsite, we plan the full route in advance, checking grade, surface conditions, and clearance the same way we would for a crane lift.
Certified crane operators are part of every rental, and our rigging specialists carry the National Rigging Certificate credentials the work requires. That combination means a Lethbridge client gets one accountable crew managing the lift plan, the rigging, and the move itself, rather than coordinating separate vendors for each stage.
Specialty Rigging Services from TNT Crane & Rigging
Specialty rigging covers the equipment and technique choices that make an unusual move possible: multi-point lifts to keep an irregular load level, spreader bars and lifting beams to distribute weight across long or awkward equipment, and tandem lifts when a single crane’s capacity or reach isn’t enough for the job. We match the rigging configuration to the load rather than defaulting to standard slings, which matters most on older Lethbridge facilities where access points and floor ratings weren’t designed with today’s equipment in mind.
If you have a machinery move, rigging job, or industrial relocation coming up in Lethbridge, contact us to discuss crane options, jack and roll planning, or lift engineering for your site. Call 1-855-548-8117 for Southern Alberta, email info@tntcrane.ca, or fill out the form below and our team will follow up to scope the project.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much notice do you need for a machinery move in Lethbridge?
For a standard crane lift, a few days’ notice is usually enough once we have the load weight, dimensions, and site access details. Larger jack and roll moves or multi-crane lifts benefit from more lead time so we can finalize the rigging plan and confirm site conditions in advance.
What Is Jack and Roll Moving?
Jack and roll (sometimes called jack and slide) is a method for moving heavy machinery through spaces too tight or too low for a crane to reach the load directly. Hydraulic jacks lift the equipment just enough to set it onto low-profile skid track, and hydraulic power then pushes the load along that track to its new position. The equipment stays grounded and supported throughout the move instead of swinging on a hook, which makes it one of the safest ways to reposition machinery inside an operating facility. We use jack and roll for indoor relocations where overhead clearance, adjacent equipment, or building structure rule out a crane, then bring a mobile crane in once the load reaches open space if further lifting is needed.
What information do you need before quoting a move?
We need the weight and dimensions of the equipment, the path it needs to travel (including door widths and floor clearances), the pickup and set down locations, and any site restrictions such as overhead power lines or limited crane access.
Can you move equipment without shutting down the whole facility?
In most cases, yes. We sequence the lift or jack and roll move around your production schedule and coordinate directly with your site team so only the immediate work area needs to be cleared.
Do you provide the rigging crew as well as the crane?
Every crane rental includes a certified operator, and our rigging specialists are available to plan and execute the rigging portion of the move, so you are not coordinating separate crews for the lift and the ground work.
What’s the difference between a crane lift and a jack and roll move?
A crane lift raises the load into the air and repositions it on a hook; a jack and roll keeps the load grounded on skid track the entire time. We choose between the two, or use both in sequence, based on overhead clearance and the path the equipment needs to travel.
Do you handle machinery moves for agricultural and food processing facilities?
Yes. Processing lines, tanks, and packaging equipment are common moves for us in the Lethbridge area, and we plan around the facility’s production schedule and any sanitary or access requirements specific to the site.
How far in advance should lift planning start for a large installation?
For crawler or all-terrain crane work with significant capacity or boom reach, start the conversation as early as possible in your project timeline so we can confirm ground conditions, access, and wind exposure well before the move date.
