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Compare crane vs. lifter project costs using regional industry benchmarks or your own jobsite records. Load representative presets with one click and customize parameters anytime.
Establish that both methods are suitable before comparing costs. Results are estimates, not a quotation or a saving guarantee. Do not use the reported lift time as total installation time.
Calculation basis / No double counting
One project.
One allocation.
- Crane cost per project = fixed project cost + daily rental × rental days + crew × full-scope hours × person-hour cost.
- Pole-lifter recurring cost per project = fixed project cost + crew × full-scope hours × person-hour cost + other project variable cost.
- Annual net saving = (crane project cost − pole-lifter project cost) × projects per year − additional annual fixed cost.
- Annual poles = poles per project × projects per year. Net saving per pole = annual net saving ÷ annual poles.
- When net saving is positive and an investment is entered: break-even poles = investment ÷ net saving per pole (rounded up); payback months = investment ÷ annual net saving × twelve.
Annual fixed cost is allocated once. Initial investment is used only in payback. No resale value, financing, discount rate, tax difference, downtime or future cost change is included. Use comparable costs and the same currency throughout; the tool performs no exchange-rate conversion.
Zero project volume produces no annual result. A zero or negative saving produces no payback. A positive result still depends on the entered scope, volume and cost assumptions remaining valid.