For certain types of heavy equipment, be sure to let us know what the surface it will rest on is like. While it may operate easily on concrete or another solid surface, if it's used on dirt, gravel, sand, or other soft surfaces, adjustments may need to be made.
If you're a general contractor, some heavy equipment is so specialized that purchasing it makes little sense. Leasing equipment only when it is needed is a best business practice.
Remember that the purpose of heavy equipment is to make work easier and faster. As such, you need to make sure your equipment matches the job. Leasing the wrong item not only results in a poor job, it can also cause damage.
Unless you are using a piece of heavy equipment frequently, have a place to store it AND have the personnel who know who to maintain it, leasing makes more sense than buying.
“We require from buildings two kinds of goodness: first, the doing their practical duty well: then that they be graceful and pleasing in doing it.” – John Ruskin
Will you arranging the transport of the heavy equipment you're leasing? The escort drivers must be able to assess a delivery site to make sure there's enough room for the hauling vehicle to maneuver.
The decision to lease tracked or wheeled equipment depends primarily on the terrain. Tracked vehicles can access softer, muddier ground better than wheeled. However, if maneuverability is an issue, wheeled vehicles work better.
Depending on the need, there is a trencher designed for it. Wheel trenchers, chain trenchers and micro trenchers have specific uses in either tight, urban settings, or in rural areas where more room is available.
Keep the vagaries of weather in mind when leasing a crane. While work can be carried out in light rain, if the wind becomes too strong or when rainfall or lightning creates a safety hazard, it may be necessary to delay or postpone the work.
"Life is like a highway, no matter what they say, the construction is never finished. There’s always gonna be bumps in the road and detours every now and then." – Nishan Panwar
Does your warehouse business have seasonal spikes in inventory? Instead of overloading your existing equipment, lease extra forklifts for the duration of the rush.
Before transporting any heavy equipment you lease make a dry run on the route to evaluate the conditions along the roads and those at the destination site so it can be safely delivered.
Safety first – that's everybody’s mantra. With any equipment, do not forget to have your crews outfitted in proper personal protection equipment (PPE). Protective eyewear, shoes, hearing protection, hard hats, and clothing may be needed in part or in whole, depending on the equipment.
Loaders differ from dozers in two key areas: where a dozer has a blade, a loader has a bucket and, in place of tracks, a loader has wheels. However, a loader can perform some of the earth-moving tasks that a bulldozer performs.
Knuckleboom loaders are some of the most efficient and versatile pieces of equipment your operation can have. Different packages are available that will quickly convert them to delimber/slashers and grapple saw machines.
Working with us from the beginning of your project lets us help you at the highest level. Armed with your Scope of Work and timeline, we will have the equipment you need to lease ready to go when it's required.
Generally speaking, the construction equipment you need falls into one of several categories: earth moving, lifting, hauling, digging, tunneling, or pumping. If you are not sure of what you need, let us know what you need it for and we will take it from there.
Cranes come in a range of sizes and configurations for any number of lifting operations, both indoors and out. For example, when mobility is needed, but the ground poses a problem, mini-crawler cranes might provide the lift you need.
Heavy equipment leasing can be used by any business in the industrial, manufacturing or construction sector, as long as they meet the financing requirement. Leasing is also a good option for startups.
Backhoe loaders are most suitable for urban areas, where there is limited space available for construction activities. The first backhoe was developed by Wain-Roy Corporation in 1947, and the first hydraulic backhoe was sold in 1948.
Almost all equipment is subject to some amount of deterioration. When your own equipment fails to work, it leads to inconvenience and costly repairs. However, when equipment on lease goes out of operation, it can be quickly replaced.
Need to salvage a boat? See us to lease the equipment you need for extracting the vessel, transporting it back to land, and getting it where you it needs to be.
Before you assign crewmembers to manually perform any task, check with us to see if there is power equipment available to do the job. Not only will the work go faster, it frees your employees up to work on things for which only human power will do.
In general, heavy construction equipment is categorized as earth moving, lifting, hauling, digging, tunneling, or pumping. Not sure of what you need? Let us know what you'll be doing and we'll guide you.
