Rental Tips for Heavy Construction Equipment

Planning to hire heavy equipment for your construction project any time soon? Well, one thing is for sure; opting to hire will save you a lot of money required to own the same type of equipment. However, cost is not the only thing that should be at the top of your mind. You will need to hire equipment that is safe, reliable and efficient to operate, and this requires careful deliberation on your part.

The tips discussed below can assist you to hire the right equipment for your particular construction job:

Consider what is available

There are several different types of equipment available for hire, each designed to suit specific tasks. When you are choosing equipment for your project, you should first understand what tasks ought to be done, and what types of equipment can get the job done rightly. If you expect to dig out earth and move it to a different location, you might need to hire excavators with bucket attachments used to carry and load earth onto your hauling trucks.

Consider whether your favored equipment hire company replaces and expands their fleet on a regular basis, allowing you to choose from a variety of the latest models of equipment with improved safety features, reduced fuel emissions and increased fuel efficiency.

Perform a physical inspection of the equipment

You will want to avoid equipment that appears to be in top shape on face value but lets you down when you embark on project work. Heavy construction equipment for hire are machines that have been rented out to other users before, and so it is to be expected that they have suffered some wear and tear along the way. For equipment hire companies that often strictly adhere to their maintenance and repair routines, most of this deterioration should be minor.

Regrettably, there are some equipment hire companies that fail to provide proper maintenance and repair attention to their machines, offering you equipment that may breakdown when you need to use them the most. It is, for this reason that you should examine the body of the equipment for signs of deterioration, e.g. bends, dents and large cracks. Inspect the undercarriage, the hydraulics, the boom and the connection points as these components will indicate if the structural integrity of the machinery has been significantly compromised, so you can avoid such machinery.

By following the above-elaborated tips, you can be sure to find equipment that will allow you to complete your project without experiencing the unpleasant surprises of equipment letdowns and inefficiencies.