The AMPJACK®
Tower Raising System
The AMPJACK® tower raising system is essentially a “crane in a box” — deployed by a small crew, virtually anywhere in the world. It is fully modular and is engineered to lift just about any tower design — from simple, single circuit towers to complicated, multiple circuit towers.
How It Works
A simple idea to solve complex problems
Basically, we use an easy-to-install and easy-to-operate custom hydraulic system. The AMPJACK® mounts inside the body of the transmission line tower, which is a safe working zone for the crew where limits of approach are a concern.
Once installed on the tower, the AMPJACK® takes the entire load of the tower section and conductor which the tower supports and then raises it to the utilities specified amount.
Once the tower is lifted, new tower framing is bolted in place and the Ampjack is removed from the tower.
This means the tower can be raised without de-energizing the existing line, saving costly outages during the raising of the tower.
Raise Towers While Energized
No outages, no downtime. The AMPJACK® tower raising system provides high-voltage transmission without powering down the lines! Effectively optimizing power line resources, maximizing capacity and satisfying the growing demand for power around the world.
With the ability to safely lift the towers while the lines are energized, our utility clients save costly outages, outage planning, contingency planning and scheduling while maintaining system reliability.
Now that’s a bright idea.
Eco Friendly
The AMPJACK® system is compact, efficient, and designed to go where traditional tower-raising equipment can’t. A small, specialized crew of just 8–10 and a few standard trucks are all it takes to execute a precision lift.
Packed into just 8–12 custom-engineered job boxes, the entire AMPJACK® system travels light — easily towed by a flat-deck trailer or airlifted to remote sites. No cranes. No convoys.
AMPJACK® thrives where others stall — navigating tight trails, narrow right-of-ways, and terrain unreachable by heavy machinery. When road access ends, heli-lift deployment takes over.
Modular and efficient by design, AMPJACK® minimizes environmental disruption and often reduces or eliminates the need for extensive permitting. That means faster planning, fewer approvals, and lower ROW access costs.
Our Engineering Process
Obtain utility information
- Confirm thermal rating and required lift heights
- Create or confirm PLS Tower Models
- Develop AMPJACK® loads
Structure analysis and usage
- Analyze the tower’s structural integrity under new load conditions
- Ensure safe load paths during lifting and final raised state
- Determine reinforcement requirements (if any)
Foundation analysis and usage
- Assess foundation strength under raised tower loads
- Verify uplift, bearing, and overturning capacities
- Recommend mitigations if required
Tower extension design
- Design custom extension steel to achieve required raise height
- Match geometry and loading of existing tower
- Ensure fast, field-ready fabrication and install
Our Deliverables
Upgraded PLS CADD and TOWER models
Extension layout and fabrication drawings
Detailed project implementation and construction plan
Training and technical support
"Crane In a Box"
Small in Size. Powerful in Action.
All we need to raise towers fits in this small crate.
The entire Ampjack® system fits on a compact trailer or in job boxes that can be towed or moved in a snap. No heavy cranes, lifts, or other machinery that require special roadwork or crane pads that impact right-of-ways are required.
Not only is Ampjack® the safest way to lift towers, it can be done while the lines are energized. This saves costly outages, contingency planning, and scheduling, all while maintaining system reliability.
Engineered to be different.
The Ampjack® tower raising system was created by experienced linesmen who were frustrated with legacy tower raising methods; unsafe suspended loads, large heavy equipment, and costly downtime. They set out to create a solution that could solve all these problems at once.
And they did.
Safety is #1. Ampjack tower raises don't require heavy duty equipment or unsafe overhead suspended loads.
Since the towers remain energized, scheduling can be flexible, revenue keeps flowing, and work planning is much easier.
Tiny footprint. Less heavy equipment, less right-of-way damage, and easier to acquire work permits.
Finish projects sooner by working on several towers at once; Ampjack systems can be deployed in multiple locations.
Tower in a remote location? Not an issue for Ampjack. All necessary equipment can be heli-lifted in. No roads required.
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