Articulating Boom Lift rental in Malaysia

When is a articulating boom lift the right choice?

An articulating boom lift suits work where the platform must reach up and over an obstruction, such as a machine, a roof edge or a pipe rack. The jointed arm lets the platform go over and around structures that a straight boom cannot clear. A telescopic boom lift replaces it for the longest straight reach.

What do you need to work out before you ask for a quote?

• The working height and the horizontal outreach, both at the real work position.
• Platform capacity against the people and tools going up.
• Diesel or electric drive, set by whether the work is indoors and what the floor takes.
• The route into the work area through doors and over ground.

What moves the price. An articulating boom lift quote follows the working height class, the power type, the hire length and delivery. Larger working heights cost more per day.

Site and ground. The machine needs firm, level ground along its travel route and clear space for the arm to swing.

Which mistakes cost the most when hiring a articulating boom lift?

• Choosing a diesel unit for an enclosed space.
• Ignoring the floor’s load rating for a heavy machine.
• Forgetting that operators wear a harness attached to the platform anchor point on a boom lift.

Ask every provider for the machine’s DOSH (JKKP) certificate or inspection record and a written quotation. Lifting machinery falls under the Factories and Machinery Act 1967.

What do articulating boom lift providers in Malaysia state about their machines?

32 providers are listed for articulating boom lift. 18 name working heights on their own websites; the most often named are 10 m (9 providers), 8 m (7 providers), 12 m (6 providers), 16 m (6 providers), 47 m (5 providers) and 6 m (4 providers). Brands named on their websites include JLG (13), JCB (9), Genie (8), Caterpillar (7), Toyota (7) and Manitou (3). 14 state no size at all, which is why the specification has to come from the quote.