You will not find a price list on this site, and that is deliberate. Here is exactly what moves the number, in the order it matters, and how to compare two quotations that look identical.
Why the same '10 ton crane' can differ by 40%
A capacity alone tells a supplier almost nothing. Two cranes both described as "10 t" can be different machines in seven ways, and each one moves the price. When you compare offers, compare these lines — not the headline number.
- Span — the girder has to span the bay, so 22 m costs noticeably more than 12 m: more steel, deeper section, heavier bridge, bigger wheels.
- Lifting height — rope length, drum size and sometimes the hoist model follow from it.
- Duty class — A3 and A6 versions of the same 10 t crane differ in motors, reducers, brakes, rope safety factor, wheel material and structure stiffness.
- Hoist type — CD1/MD1 wire rope hoist, low-headroom European hoist, or an open winch trolley: three different price brackets and three different service lives.
- Control — pendant, radio remote, cabin, contactor or VFD, and whether the panel is IP55.
- Voltage and duty environment — 380 V/50 Hz is standard; 440 V/60 Hz, galvanized finishes, explosion protection and heat shielding are quoted work.
- What is excluded — runway beams, rails, foundation, erection, commissioning, spare parts and training are often left out of a cheap quotation and added later.
The three numbers that move the price most
In practice, most of the spread comes from three things:
1. Span. Everything structural scales with it: girder depth, bridge weight, wheel loads, and on a gantry crane the legs and rail foundation too. If your bay allows a shorter span with a longer hook approach, that decision is worth more than any negotiation on the crane itself.
2. Duty class. Going from A5 to A6 is not a label change — it is larger motors, heavier reducers, bigger brakes and a stiffer structure. On a 50 t crane that can be a 30–50% price difference. Under-specifying the duty class is the most expensive mistake a buyer can make, because the failure arrives after the warranty conversation has already gone badly.
3. Hoist and control. A CD1 hoist with pendant control and contactors is the cheapest combination. A low-headroom hoist with VFD on all motions and radio remote is the most expensive — and in a low building with precise work, it is the one that makes the crane usable.
What we need to send you a real number
Within 24 hours we can quote properly if you send: crane type, capacity, span (centre to centre of rails), lifting height, duty (hours per day and lifts per hour), control method, power supply at the site, and destination port. A photo of the bay saves a round of questions.
What we send back is not just a price: it is a technical sheet you can compare against other offers line by line, plus the wheel loads per corner so your structural engineer can check the runway before anyone commits.
How to compare two quotations
Put the two technical sheets side by side and check, in this order:
- Duty class and the stated number of cycles or working hours
- Hoist make and type — and whether the hoist is made by the crane factory or bought in
- Girder section, wheel base, and the wheel load per corner
- Motor, reducer and brake specification: this is where cheap offers hide
- Control: contactors or VFD, pendant, remote or cabin
- Paint system: number of coats and dry film thickness, and whether galvanizing is included
- Exclusions, written down: runway, rails, foundation, erection, load test, spare parts
A lower price with erection excluded is not a lower price. And a lower price with a lighter duty class is not the same machine.
Where the money is actually saved
There are legitimate ways to reduce cost, and we will point them out: a shorter span, a single girder instead of double where the duty allows, a standard hoist instead of a low-headroom one when the building is tall enough, pendant control instead of a cabin, and a standard paint system on an indoor site.
And there are false savings: a lighter duty class on a hard-working crane, a hoist with no spare parts supply, a panel without an overload limiter, or a machine shipped without the installation drawing. Those cost more within two years than they saved on the invoice. If a quotation is much cheaper than the others, ask which of these it left out — and get the answer in writing. Send your specification and we will send both the price and the comparison.
Questions about your own project? Send the capacity, span, lifting height and duty and we will tell you honestly what we would specify — send an inquiry or message us on Zalo.