How crashed crane will be removed from Sunshine Coast homes

Lifting an 80-tonne crane out of three Coast homes will be no easy feat, with several challenges to face recovery crews. Here’s how they plan to get the job done

Clayton's Towing work to stabilise a crashed crane at Nirimba on Saturday

They've done plenty of tough recoveries over the years but lifting an 80-tonne crane out of three Coast homes is set to be a massive and "challenging" undertaking for Clayton's Towing.

The crane fell into the three homes at Benjamin Crescent in Nirimba about 4.30pm on Friday, with police saying it was a miracle no one had been hurt.

Residents were shocked with the incident, with people several blocks away reporting hearing it.

Clayton's Towing has been tasked with the recovery of the massive crane, with crews stabilising the vehicle on Saturday ahead of a planned removal on Tuesday.

Clayton's Towing owner Mike Clayton said it would be a challenging project, with up to 15 people and multiple vehicles involved.

"It's got a few challenges because we're obviously working in narrow streets with a lot of houses around and the legs of the crane are already compromised on one side and broken off," he said.

"We can't afford for anything to go wrong.

"So, it is going to be tedious task to do it but doing it properly and safe is the main thing."

Three houses were damaged when a crane toppled over at Nirimba on Friday afternoon.

He said it was among the company's biggest recovery jobs.

"We've had cranes roll before but this one definitely has its own challenges, especially sitting through three houses," he said.

Mr Clayton revealed how the company planned to remove it, with safety and minimising further damage priority.

"Basically, what we've got to do is try and get two cranes to take some weight off the houses and lift it (boom) slightly then hook up a separate pump into the hydraulics of the crane and use that pump to close the boom," he said.

"The idea is to close it (boom) up so it'll be lot safer to right the crane."

Paramedics have rushed to Nirimba after a crane reportedly tipped landing on structures. Picture: Bailey Scott

Mr Clayton said two tow trucks would then be hooked up to the crane to slowly winch it back onto its wheels.

"It'll be a very slow process to bring it over to its wheels again so there's no risk," he said.

He said the crane would then be placed on a low loader for transport so insurance companies could assess the damage.

Mr Clayton said the above plans were the ideal scenario, but admitted anything could happen.

"Things can change and we could go to pick it up and there might be a bow (in the boom) and it won't close," he said.

"That could change the process and we might have to cut the boom and there's all different scenarios.

"It's never cut and dry in towing work."