Trailer Mounted Hydraulic Cranes
From tonne bags to machinery, Penny Engineering’s hydraulic trailer cranes deliver the lifting power and reach needed to enhance operations across diverse industries and applications, including rail, recovery, and forestry.
Our Trailer Mounted Hydraulic Cranes Range
Supply Only Hydraulic Cranes for Trailers
Our carefully selected Supply Only Hydraulic Cranes for Trailers are supplied to you with a fitting kit and instructions for your converter to work from.
Trailer Mounted Hydraulic Cranes
Penny Engineering supplies and installs hydraulic cranes for most trailer types, providing an advanced, all-in-one solution for safe and efficient material handling across a wide range of industries. Compact, lightweight, and capable of lifting up to 1800kg, our hydraulic trailer cranes maximise your trailer’s load capacity and ensure high performance for any task.
In addition to our supply-only cranes, we can source and supply the ideal trailer for you, creating a complete package tailored to your specific lifting needs. From design and manufacture to installation, commissioning, and ongoing maintenance, we offer a comprehensive service that guarantees peace of mind for our customers.
Trailer Crane Guide
Why Hydraulic Trailer Cranes?
Enhance Safety and Efficiency
Manual handling is responsible for 1 in 3 workplace accidents. By using a hydraulic trailer crane, you can significantly reduce the risks associated with heavy lifting and perform quicker, more precise loading across your operations.
Increase Productivity
Our hydraulic trailer cranes are user-friendly and customisable, designed to reduce group tasks to just a single operator. Perfect for a wide range of lifting tasks, these cranes enhance productivity and boost revenue for your business.
Compliant and Long-Lasting
When you choose Penny Engineering, you receive a fully CE-marked product, designed and built per all relevant regulations and industry standards. You’ll also be provided with a detailed operation and service manual and handover training.
International Partners
Penny Engineering supplies lifting equipment to over 25 countries around the world. Click through to find out more.
Maximise Efficiency, Safety, and Compliance with Penny Engineering
Hydraulic trailer cranes can be an effective way to optimise the payload of vehicles like vans, pickups, and lorries. However, due to the lightweight nature of most trailers, it is crucial to ensure proper stability calculations to prevent any risk to the operator and surrounding people or assets.
At Penny Engineering, we’re vehicle-mounted lifting equipment specialists and can help you specify a trailer crane solution that is high-quality, safe, and compliant. We also offer comprehensive servicing contracts to help you understand your legal obligations and keep your cranes in full working order all year round.
As approved partners for Volkswagen, Ford, Renault, and Nissan, we’re your trusted provider of crane conversions for leading commercial vehicles and trailers. Combined with our full stock of readily available spare parts and accessories, we ensure unmatched reliability and support for customers throughout the UK and globally.
Hydraulic Trailer Crane News and Advice
Hydraulic Trailer Crane FAQs
Absolutely! There are many factors to consider when specifying the right hydraulic trailer crane for your needs. Read our full guide to specifying trailer cranes or get in touch. Our team will be happy to discuss your options.
Yes. All our trailer cranes are built in conformance with the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 1992. Our “technical file” (a legal requirement) documents how we meet these criteria, enabling us to CE-mark our cranes and release a “Declaration of Conformity”.
Our hydraulic trailer cranes feature an LME04 + SCU safety system that meets EN 12999:2011 requirements. This is the European Harmonised Standard for loader cranes per the health and safety requirements specified in the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 1992.
As per the ALLMI/CPA Best Practice Guide, all crane operators must wear the following PPE:
- Hardhat
- Safety goggles / glasses
- High visibility jacket
- Gloves
- Work boots
Crane stabiliser legs extend out of the side of the trailer to help stabilise the crane when in use. We will advise on the need for stabiliser legs and the type of stabiliser legs required for your application.
Yes! Alongside our hydraulic crane for trailer installations, we offer Hydraulic Cranes for vans, pickups, quads, and lorries.