Abstract: A portable crane having a boom with a mid-section disposed between a load section and a counter-weight section. An operator seat assembly is connected to the counter-weight section. A sheave is fixed to the load section distal to the counter-weight section. A winch is fixed to the boom. A wire with two ends is spooled onto the winch with the first end securely attached to the wind and the second end fairlead over the sheave and attached to a lifting device. The lifting device can be a hook, thimbled eye or shackle. In a preferred embodiment, a bi-pod wheel assembly is connected to and below the mid-section. The bi-pod wheel assembly includes an axle perpendicular to the boom and has at least two wheels in rolling contact with a flat surface.