Do You Need Specialized Training to Operate a Hydraulic Skidding System?
One of the most common questions we get from new customers is: How difficult is it to use hydraulic skidding? The short answer is: Not very. Hydraulic skidding systems are simple to operate, and crews with previous rigging experience usually become comfortable with the system within a few hours. In this article, we’ll explain: How […]
Skidding Fundamentals: The Complete Guide to Hydraulic Skidding & Heavy Load Movement
A practical, engineering-grade guide to grounded heavy load movement—what hydraulic skidding is, how it works, and why it’s used when control and precision matter. Navigation: Skidding Applications and Use Cases Why Hydraulic Skidding Exists The Three Principles Behind Safe Heavy Load Movement What Is Hydraulic Skidding? How the Load Is Carried Managing Force, Speed, and […]
How to Move Heavy Loads in Confined Spaces
Moving heavy loads in confined spaces is a common challenge in manufacturing plants, power stations, refineries, and underground facilities. For example, in many projects we’ve been a part of, a machine or equipment that has been in place for decades needs to be replaced, serviced, upgraded, or removed. Sometimes, the building it sits in was […]
How to Offload Heavy Equipment Safely
Getting heavy equipment to a job site is only half the challenge. The other half is getting it off the truck, railcar, or trailer and to its final position safely. We regularly work with operators and facilities to help solve this problem. A transformer arrives on a flatbed, but the pad is still a hundred […]
How to Move a Transformer
Power transformers are big, heavy, and surprisingly fragile, especially when fully dressed. They’re often installed in power substations or other locations that are difficult to access. In a substation, for example, transformers often sit within a complex web of high-voltage wires and electrical equipment, usually with tight clearances throughout. There’s rarely overhead access without moving […]
Skidding Safety Basics
Done right, a hydraulic skidding move is one of the most controlled, predictable operations in heavy load movement. The load stays grounded, movement stops on demand, and force is applied only when commanded. Keeping it that way is a matter of discipline. At setup, through transitions, and whenever something unexpected appears. This page covers the […]
Skidding Terminology Glossary
A plain-English glossary of skidding terms you’ll hear on the jobsite so you can spec the right setup, avoid surprises, and move with control. Brief Summary of Hydraulic Skidding THE WHAT Hydraulic skidding transforms how heavy industrial equipment moves across job sites, replacing traditional crane lifts with a ground-level sliding system that’s both safer and […]
Move Heavy Equipment Without Cranes, Delays, or Risk
Cranes are a powerful and proven way to move heavy equipment. They’re also not always the right tool. In many environments, the challenge isn’t how much weight needs to be lifted—it’s how much uncertainty a move can tolerate. Clearance constraints, live facilities, interior paths, and tight positioning requirements all change the equation. This page explains […]
How Hydraulic Power Works in Heavy Load Movement
Hydraulic power is used in heavy load movement for one reason above all else: it responds predictably to resistance. When a load resists motion, a hydraulic system does not surge, coast, or behave unpredictably. Force increases only as required, movement occurs only when pressure overcomes resistance, and motion stops immediately when pressure is removed. This […]
Skidding (and Synchronous Lifting) vs. Cranes: Which Is Right for Your Move?
There is no universally “right” way to move a heavy load. The right method for any given job will differ depending on how much control the move requires, how much risk is acceptable, and what happens if conditions change mid-operation. Hydraulic skidding, synchronous lifting, and crane lifts all move heavy equipment—but they behave very differently […]