Professional Hot Air Balloon Transport with Heavy Equipment Transport
From festivals to maintenance, competitive events and more, transporting a hot air balloon calls for the right equipment and a specialist approach. Components like the envelope, burner, and basket need the extra attention offered by leading transport professionals.
When you need experts to help move your hot air balloons, reach out to Heavy Equipment Transport. Our dedicated team has over 16 years’ worth of first-hand experience to get your balloon where it needs to go. We’ll handle all the details, including securing permits, mapping out routes, and safely loading and securing your balloon. We make the process easy, so your balloon arrives safely and on schedule to its final destination.
Our Hot Air Balloon Transport Services
1. Easy Planning and Coordination
We start by carefully assessing your hot air balloon’s size, weight, and parts, like the basket, burner, and envelope. This helps us figure out the best trailer and equipment to use for a safe, straightforward transport.
Mapping the Best Route:
We look for low-clearance bridges, narrow roads, and any other potential obstacles that could impact the journey and plan our route around them. If any surprises crop up along the way, we have backup plans ready.
Keeping Your Transport on Schedule:
We know timing is important, so we’ll work with you to schedule the pickup and delivery times that fit your needs. We’ll get your balloon to its destination when you need it.
2. We Handle Permits and Escorts, So You Don’t Have To
Due to their large size, transporting a hot air balloon typically means securing oversized load permits, especially for larger parts like the basket and burner. When you’re busy trying to run your business or organize an event, dealing with paperwork just adds hassle to your workload.
You can trust us to handle everything from permits and documentation to any escort vehicles needed to safely transport your balloon.
3. Safe Loading, Transport, and Protection
Hot air balloons may be fairly lightweight, but they’re also very fragile. Our expert team knows how to handle the different components with care during loading and transport.
Lifting and Handling: We use cranes, forklifts, and other lifting equipment to carefully load your balloon’s basket, burner system, and envelope onto the trailer. Soft straps and non-abrasive rigging help prevent damage to surfaces.
Protection During Transit: We pack balloon envelopes carefully, rolling or folding them and securing them in protective crates to avoid tearing or abrasion. For the baskets and burner systems, we use custom cradles and vibration-dampening materials to keep everything safe and sound during transport.
Safety Inspections: Before we hit the road, our team double-checks everything. We make sure the balloon and all its parts are securely loaded, stable, and ready for their journey.
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