“WOW! Those shelves are so high! But I need to get these large and quite heavy equipment up there.” Have you ever been in this scenario? If so, then you know that an ordinary ladder won’t cut it. Then you start to think: Maybe I can just go up there, fix a pulley somewhere, then pull those boxes up. Then you shake your head and think to yourself: ‘Man that would take a lot of work! Go up, fix the pulley, go down, tie a box, up again then pull up. And then back down again and so on and so forth!’ Then you start to ask yourself again: ‘Will those shelves even be strong enough for me to stand there and pull things up?’ If this is the case you’re in, then what you need is: a SCISSOR LIFT.
A scissor lift is like the one you see in warehouses or in department stores or home depots, the one the crews and sales people use to get them up the highest shelves to take out a new stock for your purchase. Or the ones you see in movie sets, the one light crews usually use to set up their equipment and fixtures in high places. If you still can’t imagine what I’m talking about, then a visual aid might help you my elementary friend:
A scissor lift is like the one you see in warehouses or in department stores or home depots, the one the crews and sales people use to get them up the highest shelves to take out a new stock for your purchase. Or the ones you see in movie sets, the one light crews usually use to set up their equipment and fixtures in high places. If you still can’t imagine what I’m talking about, then a visual aid might help you my elementary friend:
And as they say, a picture is worth a thousand words.
Moving forward, you can rent out one of these babies at the nearest construction equipment rental service provider in your area. This is one of the most common equipment rented out at shops like these, and they more than likely have a few around. But don’t get too excited. A scissor lift rental requires more care and responsible handling than renting out a handheld drill.
Here are some of the things you should remember when renting a scissor lift:
1) Learn how it works: Don’t just be going out there and renting out stuff. It’s not like going to the supermarket and buying canned goods. You need to at least have a basic understanding of how scissor lifts work and how to operate one. Don’t worry, it’s really not as hard as it may sound; at least, it is not something you have to learn to ‘drive’. You can search on Google for basic manuals for using work lifts.
2) Know how much it can handle: What this basically means is that you have to know how much weight or pressure the lift can take. You might be thinking of lifting some heavy equipment but rented out a lift that can only handle a person’s weight and some moderately heavy objects. Not only will this be dangerous for you but breaking an equipment like a scissor lift and having it fixed is not the cheapest thing in the world.
3) Know the possible dangers or malfunctions that can happen with this type of equipment: As with knowing how a thing works, knowing what might go wrong or what are the normal problems that can happen when using such a thing is just as important.
4) Shop around first: And down to one of the most basic but significant determinant of your rental work – know how much you need to spend and how much you have or willing to shell out. Look around and inquire first. Look for the best deal you can get.
These are some of the basic things you need to cover first before actually going for a scissor lift rental. Happy lifting!
Moving forward, you can rent out one of these babies at the nearest construction equipment rental service provider in your area. This is one of the most common equipment rented out at shops like these, and they more than likely have a few around. But don’t get too excited. A scissor lift rental requires more care and responsible handling than renting out a handheld drill.
Here are some of the things you should remember when renting a scissor lift:
1) Learn how it works: Don’t just be going out there and renting out stuff. It’s not like going to the supermarket and buying canned goods. You need to at least have a basic understanding of how scissor lifts work and how to operate one. Don’t worry, it’s really not as hard as it may sound; at least, it is not something you have to learn to ‘drive’. You can search on Google for basic manuals for using work lifts.
2) Know how much it can handle: What this basically means is that you have to know how much weight or pressure the lift can take. You might be thinking of lifting some heavy equipment but rented out a lift that can only handle a person’s weight and some moderately heavy objects. Not only will this be dangerous for you but breaking an equipment like a scissor lift and having it fixed is not the cheapest thing in the world.
3) Know the possible dangers or malfunctions that can happen with this type of equipment: As with knowing how a thing works, knowing what might go wrong or what are the normal problems that can happen when using such a thing is just as important.
4) Shop around first: And down to one of the most basic but significant determinant of your rental work – know how much you need to spend and how much you have or willing to shell out. Look around and inquire first. Look for the best deal you can get.
These are some of the basic things you need to cover first before actually going for a scissor lift rental. Happy lifting!