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Which scissor lift size do you need?

Scissor lift rental shopsPrice tableJob estimate

Size classes

Scissor lifts are usually named by platform height, the floor you stand on. Working height is typically about 6 feet more. Confirm which number the rental shop is using.

  • About 19 feet of platform: a single-story ceiling or a soffit.
  • About 26 feet of platform: a tall room, warehouse racking, or a two-story eave.
  • About 32 feet of platform: higher exterior work. These machines are heavier and wider, so check the door, the floor load, and the truck.

Slab and rough terrain

A slab lift rolls on small tires and needs flat concrete. It is the wrong machine for mud or a slope.

A rough-terrain lift uses larger tires, often with outriggers, and sits on outdoor ground. It is heavier to haul.

Local rental shops publish a SkyJack labeled 19 feet and JCB lifts labeled 19, 26, and 32 feet. Confirm platform height, weight, and slab or rough terrain with the rental shop.

What to ask the rental shop

  • Platform height or working height, machine weight, and slab or rough terrain.
  • Delivery. Peak Equipment Rentals prints delivery from $50 and quotes multi-day work by the job. Country Equipment Rentals says delivery is available and does not print a price.
  • Trailer. Country charges $40 extra for a trailer. That charge is for the trailer, not for delivery. Ask if you have to tow the lift.
  • Damage waiver, and whether the lift takes fuel or needs a cord.
  • Rental period. Country prints day, weekend, week, and month rates on the JCB lifts labeled 19, 26, and 32 feet.

Published local rates

Rates local rental shops print. The price table lists every lot and the date each rate was checked. The same price at more than one lot is listed once here.