Throwback Thursday: Helicopter Lift
Throwback Thursday Back in 2018, Smiley's photographed a removal of a rotor mount inside of a hangar. The Airbus helicopter was once owned by Aviators Air Rescue in Bangalore, India. The copter was being worked on and [...]
New Liebherr Crane Joins the Fleet
The 170 Ton Liebherr Crane Joins the Fleet- Just in time for the heat, Smiley Crane added a new Liebherr 170 Ton to the fleet. With the addition of the 110 and 300 ton cranes over the past few [...]
300 Ton Job of the Week
300 Ton Job of the Week This week we are showcasing the job that the 300 ton was used on over at Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale. The team was tasked with lifting a Caterpillar 308 Mini Excavator into a [...]
MAVLift at the Zoo
MAVLift 3080 at Ohio Zoo Recently, one of our rental MAVLift units was on a job in Ohio lifting massive panels to be installed in a new Zoo exhibit. It isn't often that we get to see some of [...]
The Heat is Here!
The Heat is Here! The Arizona summer heat has begun and the Smiley Crane schedule absolutely is validating that. With the phones ringing off the hook and our dispatch team getting settled into the groove of being dialed into [...]
Heat Safety
Heat Safety It's getting HOT! Remember to take care of yourself. Below you will find a few tips to help stay cool. Drink Plenty of Fluids Drink water often and BEFORE you are thirsty. Drink water every 15 minutes, [...]
Scottsdale Airport + Jan!
Smiley's Took Over Scottsdale Airport This week Smiley Crane had two jobs up over at Scottsdale Airport, both involving the massive luxury hangars that house millions of dollars worth of toys. The first job was lifting 11 units onto [...]
Tandem Liebherr Lift (300 + 170)
Smiley Crane's Biggest Rigs Working Together Smiley Crane recently had a job that required both Liebherr cranes we currently have, the 300 ton and the 170 ton. The job that Smiley's was faced with was to be set up [...]
Las Vegas is Still Building!
Las Vegas construction is Continuing to build Amid COVID-19 Crisis. Las Vegas, NV has been developing a significant amount of new construction in the last two years leading up to the coronavirus pandemic, which for now, hasn't stopped the [...]