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Overhead Crane Price and Crane Buying

26 Oct, 2015

Are you purchasing a crane for material handling? What are the factors that influences the crane prices? How to find the most cost-effective lifting equipment for your application? Later, the factors influencing crane prices will be discussed for your references, hoping you could buy your ideal overhead crane with the most cost effective price.

Factors determining crane prices

Generally, the prices of crane machines are determined by various factors. However, it is primarily governed by the crane supply and demanding forces. That’s, crane manufacturers capacity and the demand from terminal customers or crane operators governs the crane price fluctuation over time. Besides the primary crane price determining factor, there are secondary factors influence the prices of cranes as follow:

  • Crane machine technical specification. 5 ton overhead crane price is obvious different with the price of 2 ton overhead crane when the other specifications and factors are the same.
  •  Manufacturing costs of the crane manufacturers. With different economical background, the production cost of a crane in different countries will different accordingly. (Click to see Secrets of Why Cranes from Chinese Manufacturers are so Cost-effective.)
  • Configuration of crane, i.e. the choices of the main components, such as, drivers, gearboxes, and motors, etc.
  • Volume of crane order. Lower crane prices will be given by the crane manufacturers or suppliers if the order is placed with large quantity.
  • Competition of certain crane project.
  • Strategic importance to manufacturers of certain crane orders.

How to buy a cost-effective crane

How to buy a cost-effective crane? Crane price is not the only factor should be considered. In order to buy a cost effective crane, the following factors should be considered.

Crane reliability

In order to buy a cost effective lifting equipment, crane price is not the only one decisive factors. Crane reliability is also a decisive factor. A crane machine is a long term investment of some 10-30 year. A problematic crane machine will cost you a lot more money in the whole crane working life in terms of repairing and maintaining, which may endanger the safety of crane operator and working staffs, and also may increase the break time of your production.

Choose the right crane for your application

Due to there are various types of cranes for sale in the market, to select the right crane for you workshop needs more consideration. For a certain application environment, there may be different crane design schemes, choose the most suitable deign will be the most-effective choice.

Crane price

Crane price is one of the critical factors. Lots of factors influences the crane price. When considering the factor of crane price, the following needs to be considered:

  • Crane machine technical specification
  • Configuration of crane, 
  • Volume of crane order.
  •  Is it direct sale from crane manufacturers, or not? Generally, crane price will be relatively lower from manufacturer than buying from an agent.

Crane transportation cost

The transportation cost may cost an arm and leg, which may even higher the price of the crane. If you import crane machine from overseas, the custom clearance cost also should be included.
Crane installation, maintenance, and crane parts supply
Crane installation cost also needs to consider. If you have any troubles in crane installation, you can discuss with the crane manufacturer or supplier to include crane installation in your crane purchasing contract. Sometime, free crane installation is provided. Or, you can find a local crane installation team to have your crane installed. If you can deal with it all by yourself with the crane instruction, it will be much easier.
Crane maintenance and crane parts supply also needs to take into consideration. Crane is a special equipment which needs to periodical maintenance. Crane parts supply is taken into consideration for a long term. For non-standardized crane parts, it may cause trouble once there are problems. All of this should be considered before buying a crane.

How to purchase a cost-effective crane? It is not a question with an easy answer if you are not familiar with crane. And also, it is not right to buy a crane just consider the crane price. The price of the crane is important but the overall consideration will help you make the wise decision. If you have any doubts, please leave a message below. Free consultation is given any time.

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