Are you new into renting MEWPs or mobile elevating work platforms? Then you must look for some authentic equipment vendor who can act as a trusted advisor. A reputable equipment vendor offers added value and enhancesjobsite productivity. If you get the right product suitable to your needs, you can certainly save labor and the time for which an equipment is on rent.
An authentic rental provider might ask several questions to make sure that the recommended machineis the perfect solution. They might want to know about the specifications of the machine and its jobsite constraints and characteristics.
You can provide some project information to the equipment vendor to ensure that you receive the best MEWP for your job.
- The Type of Work the Equipment is Supposed to Perform
A work style indicates the common features of a machine. They also have special accessories and options for customizing a machine for specific applications. In addition to this, the number of people present on a platform at a time is also essential. Diverse MEWPs come with diverse weight capacity, operator, entry points and basket sizes. Finally, you should know the training and experience level of operators so that you can determine whether any training will be required before beginning the work.
- Weight of the Thing It will Lift
Basket capacity of MEWP ranges from 300lb. to 1000 lb. and even more. Increasingly overloading the basket will prevent the machine from operating smoothly. Therefore, you have to calculate total load of the machine so that it does not exceed the machine’s capacity.
- Different Obstacles on Worksites
There are some fixed obstacles like permanent structures, ditches or water, on jobsites for which a machine needs to have horizontal and vertical reach to get access to work. Some MEWPs also have special up-and-over ability that helps to place the operator’s basket over overhead obstacles. Therefore, your should check steering options, proportional controls, turning radius and chassis size of the machine for jobsite accessibility.
- Unusual Conditions on Jobsites
You must explain to rental provider in which environment the rented machine will work. They must know the restrictions and capabilities of a machine. This can be corrosion protection, noise emission or performance in extreme temperature.
These are certain things that you should notify equipment vendors before renting MEWP to make sure that the machine works perfectly at the job site.