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92 listings available
Musaffah
Musaffah
Abu Dhabi Island and Internal Islands City
Musaffah
Abu Dhabi Island and Internal Islands City
Abu Dhabi Island and Internal Islands City
Musaffah
Musaffah
Musaffah
Musaffah
91 cranes are currently listed for hire in Abu Dhabi on EquipmentsFinder, offered by 42 suppliers, 2 of them verified. Nearly all of the stock sits in Mussafah, the industrial district south of the city where most of the emirate's crane yards are, with a handful of machines based on Abu Dhabi Island. Mobile cranes make up the bulk of the fleet, backed by crawler cranes, 4×4 cranes and a single spider crane.
Cranes across the whole country are on the UAE crane hire page, and the other machine categories in the emirate are on the Abu Dhabi hire hub.
Hiring a crane through EquipmentsFinder is a direct arrangement between the contractor and the supplier. The listings grid shows each crane with its capacity, brand and model year where given, and whether a rate is published. Open a listing and the supplier's phone and WhatsApp numbers are on the page. EquipmentsFinder charges the renter nothing and takes no commission.
The supplier will ask for the load weight, the radius from the crane's centre to the load, the hook height and the ground conditions at the set-up point, and can confirm the crane class and quote from those four facts. Crane lifts on construction sites need a lift plan. Transport, rigging time and the operator's hours are itemised by some suppliers and bundled by others, so ask for the breakdown before confirming.
Mobile cranes are 69 of the 91 listings, which makes them the default choice for most lifts in Abu Dhabi. The group covers hydraulic units that drive to site on the road and set up on outriggers within an hour or two. Sany, Liebherr, Tadano, Terex, Kato and XCMG are the brands that appear most often here.
The site lists these under 4×4 cranes, with 9 machines currently on offer. Rough-terrain cranes have a single cab, large tyres and four-wheel drive, which suits the sand and unpaved access roads on the outskirts of KIZAD and in Al Dhafra. All-terrain cranes combine road speed with off-road capability and tend to be the larger-capacity units in this group.
One truck crane is listed separately; more truck-mounted units are filed under mobile cranes. The carrier is a standard road truck, so these are the quickest to move between short jobs across the city in the same week.
Crawler cranes account for 11 listings. They travel on tracks, need no outriggers and can move with a load on the hook, which suits piling, precast erection and long-duration work on large plots. They arrive in pieces on low-beds and are assembled on site, so allow for mobilisation time.
A single spider crane is listed in the emirate. These compact tracked units fit through a standard door and work on podium slabs and in plant rooms where a mobile crane cannot reach. No tower or gantry cranes are tagged in Abu Dhabi today; a posted request is the way to reach suppliers who hold them.
A crane's rated capacity is its maximum at minimum radius; the figure that matters is the capacity at the radius and height of the actual lift, which the load chart gives. The working radius is the first thing to pin down, because moving the set-up point two metres closer to the load can allow a smaller, cheaper crane. Ground bearing pressure under outriggers matters on reclaimed land on the islands, so outrigger mats should be part of the discussion.
Residential and mixed-use construction on Reem, Saadiyat and Yas islands keeps mobile cranes busy with steel, precast and MEP lifts. Oil, gas and petrochemical facilities around Ruwais call for larger all-terrain and crawler cranes for vessel and module placement under permit-to-work procedures. KIZAD and Khalifa Port generate steady work handling plant installation and heavy machinery in factories and warehouses.
Seven of the Abu Dhabi crane listings publish a daily rate. Daily rates currently run from AED 900 to AED 8,000, with a typical rate around AED 3,000; the spread reflects the difference between a small truck crane and a large all-terrain unit. Seven listings also publish a monthly rate, from AED 12,000 to AED 110,000 with a median of AED 33,000.
Most listings are quoted on request, because the rate depends on the crane class, the hire length, the operator and the distance travelled. Only 1 listing currently states that an operator is included, so operator, transport, fuel and VAT should each be confirmed with the supplier before booking.
Mussafah holds 84 of the 91 cranes listed in the emirate. The yards around ICAD and the M sectors are where most Abu Dhabi crane companies park their fleets, giving short mobilisation to the city, the islands and the E11 towards KIZAD.
No listings are tagged to KIZAD or Ruwais directly today. Both are served from Mussafah, with Ruwais a longer road move that suppliers price as transport.
Six cranes are based on Abu Dhabi Island itself. Lifts on the Corniche, Reem and Saadiyat often involve lane closures or traffic management, which remain the site's responsibility.
There are no cranes listed in Al Ain or Al Dhafra at the moment. Jobs there are served by Mussafah-based machines with transport charged by distance.
Where the listed cranes do not match the lift, or when several quotes are wanted, post a request with the load, radius, date and site location; verified suppliers across the UAE see it and reply directly.
Published daily rates on the Abu Dhabi listings currently range from AED 900 to AED 8,000, with a typical figure around AED 3,000, and monthly rates from AED 12,000 to AED 110,000. Small truck cranes sit at the low end and large all-terrain units at the top. Many listings are priced on request, and transport, operator and VAT are usually added to the base rate.
Start with the heaviest load, the radius from the crane to the load and the hook height, then read the load chart for the crane class. Mobile cranes cover most lifts in Abu Dhabi, rough-terrain units suit sandy access, and crawler cranes fit long projects where the crane moves with the load. The supplier will confirm the size from those figures.
It varies by supplier. One Abu Dhabi crane listing currently states that an operator is included; the rest leave it to be agreed when the supplier is contacted. Crane operators need a valid licence for the machine class, and the lift itself needs a lift plan on a construction site, so ask who provides the operator, the rigger and the plan.
Yes, daily hire is common for mobile and truck cranes, and seven of the current Abu Dhabi listings publish a day rate. A one-day job is usually charged as a minimum shift plus transport each way. Crawler cranes are rarely hired for a single day because assembly and dismantling take longer than the lift itself.
The suppliers are concentrated in Mussafah, with a few machines on Abu Dhabi Island, and they deliver across the emirate. Jobs in Al Ain, KIZAD or Ruwais are priced with a transport charge based on distance, and a crane may stay on site for the duration of a longer project to avoid repeated moves.
Sany appears most often with 22 listings, followed by Liebherr with 16, Tadano with 14, Terex and Kato with 10 each, XCMG with 9 and Demag with 4. Model years on the listings that state one cluster around 2020 and 2024. Brand matters less than the load chart, but newer units tend to come with better documentation and telematics.
A lift plan is required for crane lifts on construction sites. Some suppliers prepare it with their own operator and rigger; on larger sites the main contractor's lifting supervisor usually owns it. Confirm which arrangement applies when booking, and have the load weight, rigging details and ground conditions ready so the plan can be prepared before the crane arrives.