When technicians at Frank Bonetti Plumbing need to take a load off on the job, they head for their Dodge Sprinter service vans. They reach for a rear-mounted, 1,500-pound-capacity electric crane that helps them lift equipment. It minimizes equipment damage and keeps the spring in the technicians’ steps, says co-owner Dan Bonetti.“The cranes lift our heavy sewer machines in and out of the vans,” says Bonetti, whose company is in Castro Valley, Calif. “We’ve even used one to reset a fire hydrant.“We had ramps for a while, but they weren’t built in, so they always seemed to be in the
