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Southwest Kansas

Operated & Maintained Crane Rental in Ulysses, KS

A full line of rental cranes that come with the operator and the maintenance, run by NCCCO-certified crews across southwest Kansas since 1981.

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When you rent from Jim Wilson Crane Service you are renting a crane and the crew that knows it. Every machine goes out operated and maintained — our certified operator runs the lift, our shop keeps the iron right, and the plan is worked out before the boom comes up. Free quotes, competitive pricing, and a quotation back to you within 24 hours guaranteed.

How It Works

Operated & Maintained, Not Bare Rental

There are two ways to rent a crane. Bare rental hands you a machine and makes the lift your problem — your operator, your rigging plan, your liability, your maintenance. Operated and maintained rental is what we do: the crane arrives with a certified operator who runs it, and the machine is serviced by the people who own it.

For most jobs in southwest Kansas that is simply the better answer. You are not staffing up a crane crew for a two-hour set, and you are not carrying the risk of a machine you have never run before.

  • Certified operator included every operator is certified by the National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO)
  • Maintained by the owner the same people who bought the machine keep it running, not a rental desk
  • Lift planned before mobilisation load weight, radius, reach, ground conditions and clearances worked out in advance
  • One number to call dispatch, quoting and the operator all come from the same family business
Operated & Maintained, Not Bare Rental

The Equipment

Liebherr Cranes & a Manitex Boom Truck

Our fleet runs on Liebherr all-terrain cranes, backed by a Manitex boom truck for the jobs that do not need a full crane. The boom truck is road-legal and quick to set up — the right call for roof-top sets, HVAC units, shorter reaches and tight town lots. The Liebherrs handle the heavy and the high: oil field locations, structural steel, vessels and tanks, and long-radius picks.

Rather than publish a spec sheet, we would rather you told us the lift. Give us the weight, how high it has to go, how far out from the machine it sits, and what the ground and overhead look like — and we will tell you which machine fits and what it costs.

  • Liebherr all-terrain cranes heavy and high-reach work, oil field and commercial
  • Manitex boom truck fast set-up, shorter reaches, roof-top and mechanical sets
  • Heavy-haul tractor and trailers we move our own counterweights and equipment
Liebherr Cranes & a Manitex Boom Truck

What We Lift

From Setting Homes to Working Oil Fields

That phrase covers most of what comes through the yard. On one end of the week we are setting a manufactured home on its foundation outside Ulysses. On the other we are on a lease road in the Hugoton field picking equipment off a flatbed with a rig waiting on us. In between: structural steel, tanks and vessels, compressors, HVAC and mechanical units, municipal water and utility work, and the occasional recovery job.

If you are not sure whether the lift is a crane job at all, call and describe it. We will tell you straight — including when a crane is more machine than you need.

Getting a Number

What We Need to Quote Your Lift

A crane quote is not a guess, and the more of this you can tell us up front, the tighter the number comes back.

  • The load what it is and roughly what it weighs
  • The reach how high it has to go and how far out from the crane it has to land
  • The site ground conditions, access for a large machine, and what is overhead (power lines especially)
  • The window the date, and whether the crane is waiting on other trades
  • The location the town or the lease, so we can price travel honestly
What We Need to Quote Your Lift

Get a Free Crane Rental Quote

Tell us the load, the reach and the site and we will price the lift at no cost — quotation within 24 hours guaranteed. If you have a crew standing by, call us and we will answer.

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Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you rent cranes without an operator?

No. Our cranes go out operated and maintained — a certified operator comes with the machine. It keeps the lift in the hands of someone who knows that specific crane, and it means you are not staffing and insuring a crane crew for a short job.

How much does it cost to rent a crane?

It depends on the machine the lift needs, how long you need it, and how far it has to travel. That is why the quote is free and comes back within 24 hours — call (620) 236-9880 with the load, the reach and the location and we will price it properly instead of quoting a range that means nothing.

How much notice do you need?

Scheduled work is easiest with a few days' notice so we can plan the lift and route the machine. That said, we run 24/7 and we take emergency calls — if something is down or unsafe now, call and we will tell you honestly how fast we can be there.

Are your operators certified?

Yes. All of our staff is certified by the National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO).

How far will you travel?

We are based in Ulysses and we work across southwest Kansas — Garden City, Dodge City, Liberal, Hugoton, Lakin, Johnson City, Satanta, Moscow, Manter and Hickok, plus the lease roads in between. Travel is quoted honestly as part of the job. If you are outside that and the lift is worth the drive, ask.

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