Crane Scale
Crane Scale
A crane scale hangs between the hook and the load to weigh it in the air, giving an accurate reading before a lift leaves the ground — essential for charge accounting, load verification and staying inside a crane’s rated capacity. Kranes supplies legal-for-trade and industrial crane scales across the capacity range, with wireless readouts, overload alarms and calibration. Tell us the maximum load, the accuracy you need and whether it must be trade-certified, and we return a quote with the right scale, shackles and calibration certificate.
Best for Weighing loads in the air, accurately
Key specifications
- Legal-for-trade & industrial
- Wireless readout & overload alarm
- Full capacity range
- Calibration certificate
- Load cells & parts stocked
About Crane Scale
Key Takeaways
- ✓Crane Scale pricing: By quote
- ✓Key features: Legal-for-trade & industrial, Wireless readout & overload alarm, Full capacity range
A crane scale hangs in the rigging between the hook and the load, so it weighs a lift in the air before it ever leaves the ground. That single reading does several jobs: it confirms the load is inside the crane rated capacity, it provides an accurate weight for charge accounting and shipping, and it verifies a sling or spreader plan before the pick. Models range from compact dynamometer-style units to heavy industrial crane scales sized to match the largest hooks on site. The right crane scale depends on how the weight will be used.
Crane Scale — Configurations
Legal-for-trade (trade-certified) scales are required when the weight is the basis of a sale or invoice; industrial scales suit internal load checks, batching and safety verification. Wireless readouts put the number in the operator hand or a control room, overload alarms warn before a lift exceeds a limit, and tension load-link and crane-hook styles match different rigging. Kranes supplies the configuration, the shackles and the calibration to suit the task. Specifying a scale comes down to the maximum load, the accuracy class you need and whether the reading must be trade-certified.
Applications
From there Kranes returns a quote with the right capacity, the mounting style, the remote or display and a calibration certificate so the scale is ready to trust on day one. Because a crane scale lives in the load path, it is built and certified as rigging, not just an instrument — accuracy and a documented safe working load both matter. A scale only stays accurate if it is maintained, so Kranes keeps replacement load cells, crane hooks, shackles, batteries and remotes for the units it supplies, and re-calibrates on schedule. That keeps the weight defensible for trade use and keeps the device safe in the rigging.
Service & support
Tell us the capacity, the accuracy and whether it must be legal-for-trade, and we respond with a quote, the calibration certificate and the parts to keep it reading true.
“The procedures applicable to the operation of the equipment, including rated capacities (load charts), recommended operating speeds, special hazard warnings, instructions, and operator's manual, must be readily available in the cab at all times for use by the operator.”
At a glance
| Specification | Details |
|---|---|
| Product | Crane Scale |
| Price range | By quote |
| Best for | Weighing loads in the air, accurately |
| Makes covered | All major makes |
| Operation | Operated or bare |
| Warranty | By quote |
| Compliance | OSHA / ASME B30 |
| Coverage | Nationwide (US) |
Why choose Crane Scale?
What this equipment is built to do.
Crane Scale across the United States
Kranes supplies crane scale directly in major cities across the United States.
Questions about Crane Scale
How much does crane rental cost?
There's no honest flat rate — crane rental (or crane hire) is priced per job. The main drivers are the crane class and capacity, how long you need it (hourly, daily, weekly or by project), whether you need a certified operator, the rigging required, and site access. A small boom-truck pick costs a fraction of a multi-day mobile or tower-crane job. Rather than quote a misleading average, Kranes prices your exact lift: send the load, the radius, the lift height and the timing, and we return a clear, itemized quote within 24 hours so you can budget with confidence. Longer commitments usually lower the effective rate.
What is the 3-3-3 rule for cranes?
The 3-3-3 rule is a quick safety habit some operators use: take three seconds to start a movement smoothly, hold steady for three seconds, and take three seconds to stop — keeping loads from swinging through sudden acceleration or braking. It's a rule of thumb, not a regulation, and it never replaces a proper lift plan, load chart and the operator's judgment. On any Kranes lift, NCCCO-certified operators follow the manufacturer's load chart and OSHA 1926 Subpart CC practice, with the rigging and ground conditions verified before the load leaves the ground. If a load starts to swing, the operator stops and lets it settle before moving again.
What does "crane services" mean?
"Crane services" covers everything around getting a load lifted safely beyond just the machine: supplying the crane (sale or rental), providing certified operators, planning and engineering the lift, rigging, and the ongoing maintenance, inspection, certification and parts that keep a crane compliant. As the nationwide supplier, Kranes covers all of it — sales, rental, service and parts — from one request. You describe the job; we provide the crane and the certified support to complete it, then keep it running afterward. That includes inspection records, certified operators and a written quote that spells out every part of the scope before the crane mobilizes.
What is the difference between a gantry crane and an overhead crane?
Both run a hoist along a bridge, but the support is different. An overhead (bridge) crane carries its bridge on runway beams fixed to the building structure, so it clears the floor entirely and reaches the highest hook positions. A gantry crane carries the same bridge on freestanding legs that run on floor rails or castors, so it needs no building steel and can work outdoors, in yards or anywhere a runway can't be mounted overhead. Overhead cranes suit permanent in-bay production; gantries suit flexible, portable or outdoor lifting. Kranes supplies, installs and services both. Both are covered by OSHA 1910.179 when used in general industry.
