Cooper Crane boom truck setting a unit on the roof of an oceanfront home

Rooftop AC & HVAC Crane Lifts in South Florida

HVAC crews call us more than anyone else. Rooftop HVAC unit lifts, condensers, air handlers and full package units set straight onto the curb, on single-family roofs and on high-rise decks.

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An AC change-out lives or dies on the lift. The unit has to come off the truck, clear the roofline, and land square on a curb that is often the same footprint as the crate. This is one of the lifts we run most, so the part your crew is worried about is the part we know cold.

Most residential change-outs are a 17-ton boom truck and under two hours on site. Commercial package units, tight courtyards, and anything past the second floor is where the 35-ton and 40-ton machines earn their keep.

Quick spec
Typical machine
17-ton boom truck
Common weight range
150 lb to 2+ tons
Usual time on site
1 to 2 hours
Operator
Certified, included

What we need before we roll

  • Unit weightOff the spec sheet or the crate label. Most residential condensers run 150 to 400 lb; commercial packages go well past a ton.
  • Roof height and setbackHow high the deck is and how far in from the curb line the unit has to travel.
  • Where the truck can sitDriveway, street, alley. Overhead power lines are the single biggest thing that changes the plan.
  • Curb ready or notIf the curb or pad is not finished we can still set it aside, but you will pay for a second trip.

How it usually runs

We show up, set outriggers, and your crew rigs while we spec the pick. Old unit comes off, new unit goes on, we pull the boom in and clear the site. Most single change-outs are done inside a two-hour window, which is why we can usually fit an emergency into the same week.

If a tenant is without cooling, say so when you call. We will tell you honestly whether we can get there today or whether you are better off calling someone else.

Cooper Crane boom truck lifting an AC unit to a commercial rooftop at sunrise
An AC unit on the hook, headed for the roof.

AC and HVAC Lift Questions

Yes. Every Cooper Crane machine comes with a certified, experienced operator who handles the rigging and signaling. There is no separate operator to hire.
Every job from West Palm Beach to South Miami: Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade counties, out of one Broward yard on one number, (954) 445-6186.
Tell us how heavy the load is, how high it has to go and how far the crane has to reach, plus any access limits. We spec the right machine on the call, and we pick the smallest one that safely does the job.
Earlier is better for scheduling, but we keep multiple machines in the yard and will always try to work in urgent and same-week lifts.