Outrigger stabilizer bags

Fill the gap.
Hold the load.

A heavy-duty compressible bag that conforms to any ground under crane outrigger pads: grass, dirt, gravel, rock or slopes.

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Crane-specific

Made for mobile crane outrigger pads.

Conforms to terrain

Works on grass, dirt, gravel, rock and slopes.

Strap handles

Carry it in and set it by hand.

Flat-rate shipping

One shipping price on every order.

Sloped ground

Broken rock

Rutted ground

Soft shoulders

Uneven grade

Blocking was built for flat ground.

Most jobsites aren’t flat. On slopes and broken rock, rigid timber sits on the high spots and leaves air under the load.

Point contact

Rigid blocking touches only the highest rocks, so the load concentrates on a few points.

Timber cribbing resting on a single rock under an outrigger pad, with gaps underneath

Shift and kick-out

On a slope, a stack resting on high spots can slide or kick out from under the pad.

Timber cribbing leaning and sliding on a gravel slope under an outrigger pad

Endless shimming

Crews burn setup time cutting and stacking extra blocks to bring up the low side.

Uneven pile of extra blocks and shims under an outrigger pad on sloped ground

Watch the gap disappear.

Same ground
Different support
Add the load

Under load, the stack rocks on its high point. The bag compresses and fills every void.

Timber cribbing

Rigid blocking

Rests on one high point, with air underneath.

Sack Daddy

Conforming bag

Full contact across the footprint.

Illustration only. Always set up to your crane manufacturer’s instructions and load charts.

Built like the rest of your rigging.

Sack Daddy bag with strap handles compressed under a crane pad on rocky ground

Heavy-duty shell

A tough black outer made for grass, dirt, gravel, rock and mud, with strap handles at each end.

Strap handlesWebbing handles at each end, so one person can carry it in and set it.

Hi-vis brandingNeon green logo patch, easy to spot when you pack up the site.

Takes the padCompresses under the outrigger pad and fills the low spots in the ground.

Compresses under load

Squeezes down under the pad and holds its shape around rock.

Three Hercules Sack Daddy bags on a sloped lawn, one under a crane outrigger pad beside a driveway

Easy to spot

Black and hi-vis green, so it doesn’t get left behind on site.

Made for crews that set up on bad ground.

The Sack Daddy comes from a working tree crew that sets up cranes on slopes, lawns and rock every week. Pick your trade.

Tree service

Yards, slopes, soft lawns

Backyards, slopes and soft turf, often with roots under the pad.

Boom truck outrigger on a steep cracked driveway with a Sack Daddy under the pad

Roofing

Driveways and tight lots

Steep driveways and broken concrete edges right next to the house.

Utility crane outrigger on a gravel road shoulder by a ditch with a Sack Daddy under the pad

Utility work

Ditches and road shoulders

Road shoulders and ditch edges where the ground falls away.

Construction

Unfinished grade

Rutted dirt and broken rock before the site is graded.

All-terrain crane outrigger on rocky ground with a Sack Daddy under the pad

Crane rental

Whatever the site gives you

Every job is different ground. Bring the bag that adapts.

Hercules Sack Daddy

Pick your pack.

Two sizes, three packs. Choose your size on the next step.

One Hercules Sack Daddy outrigger stabilizer bag

Single bag

A spare, or a one-off setup

From $196

Choose single bag

4-pack

One under each outrigger

From $735

Choose 4-pack

8-pack

Two rigs, or a full spare set

From $1,407

Choose 8-pack

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Flat-rate shipping on every order

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Before you order.

What is the Sack Daddy for?

It goes under crane outrigger pads on any ground: grass, dirt, gravel, rock or slopes. The bag compresses under the pad and fills the voids that rigid blocking leaves behind.

Does it replace my cribbing?

It is built to fill the uneven gaps that timber and rigid cribbing cannot. Always follow your crane manufacturer’s setup instructions and load charts.

Which size do I need?

Match the bag to your outrigger pad. Full dimensions are listed for each size. Not sure? Call us with your pad size and we will tell you.

How do I pay?

Checkout runs through PayPal. You can pay with a PayPal account or a credit or debit card.

What does shipping cost?

Every order ships at one flat rate, whether it is a single bag or an 8-pack.

Questions about your setup?

(330) 858-1606

Or send a message and we will reply within one business day.

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How it stacks up.

What you get on uneven ground with each kind of support under the pad.

Feature	Sack Daddy	Timber cribbing	Rigid outrigger pad
Follows uneven ground	✓ Conforms	✗ Rests on high points	✗ Flat surface
Fills voids under the load	✓ Fills them	! Needs shimming	! Needs ground prep
Setup on a slope	✓ Set and lower	! Cut and stack	! Level first
Carried by one person	✓ Strap handles	! Many pieces	✓ Depends on size

Set up on
any ground.

Order the Hercules Sack Daddy in a single bag, a 4-pack or an 8-pack. Flat-rate shipping, PayPal checkout.