Ask most yards for a lull and you will be quoted a rough terrain telehandler, because the brand became the trade word for the class. The order is what matters: capacity at the height and reach you actually work at, the carriage on the boom, and tires the site can live with. A 6,000 to 8,000 lb machine reaching into the forties commonly runs about $900 to $1,400 a week.
Capacity is a number on a chart, not on the badge
A machine badged eight thousand pounds carries that close in and far less at full extension. Load charts fall away as the boom goes out and up, so give the yard the weight of the heaviest pallet and the exact point it has to land on. Those two numbers pick the machine; the badge on the boom rarely does.
Say which carriage you need
Fork carriages come in widths and forks come in lengths, and neither is one size. A truss boom for setting trusses, a swinging carriage, a bucket or a work platform are all separate hires with their own rates, and the platform brings its own rules. Order them with the machine instead of discovering on delivery day that the branch is out.
Foam filled tires and the ground they leave
These machines run large lugged tires that grip fill and chew finished surfaces. On a framing site that is exactly the point. On a car park or a new driveway it is a repair charged back to you, and surface damage sits outside the damage waiver on most tickets. Ask about turf tires or plan to protect the route.
Week and month rates follow the framing schedule
Framing runs in weeks and telehandler rates are built for it. A week costs about three to four days and a month about three weeks, which is why the machine usually stays until the roof is on. If the crew loses time to weather, extending an open hire beats returning the machine and rebooking it later.
Questions people ask about lull rental
Is a Lull the same thing as a telehandler?
On a rental order, effectively yes. Lull built rough terrain machines common enough that the name stuck to the class, and yards now fill the same job under other badges. Order by capacity, height and carriage and the badge stops mattering.
Do I need training to run one?
The employer has to train and authorise the operator, and the yard gives a familiarisation on the machine it delivers. Rough terrain telehandlers sit inside the federal powered industrial truck rules, so the requirement is real rather than a formality. This class rarely goes out to homeowners.
What does delivery cost on a telehandler?
It is quoted each way and depends on the rig. A compact machine travels on a tag trailer while a 10,000 lb unit needs something heavier, and both are priced on distance from the branch holding the machine. Ask which branch it is coming from before accepting the figure.