If you are looking for a wheelchair, a knee scooter or a mobility scooter for someone at home, that is medical equipment hire and a different trade entirely; this page covers what an equipment rental counter means by the phrase, which is the kit that moves people and heavy loads around a building or a site. Expect roughly $60 a day for a stair climbing dolly up to about $300 for a personnel lift.
What the counter means by mobility kit
At a rental yard the phrase covers anything that gets a load or a worker from one place to another without a crane: dollies and hand trucks, pallet jacks and stackers, material lifts, stair climbers, personnel lifts and small tracked carriers. It is a way of describing a job, moving things, rather than a single product category.
Moving a load across a floor
A pallet jack handles pallets on a smooth slab and costs little by the day. Appliance dollies and stair climbing dollies take single heavy items through doorways and up flights, and the powered stair climbers are what removal crews use for safes and machines. Match the wheel type to the floor, because hard wheels mark vinyl and small wheels stop dead on carpet.
Moving a load or a person upward
A material lift raises equipment to a ceiling or a mezzanine without power and costs a fraction of a machine lift. A vertical mast personnel lift raises a worker instead, and the moment a person is off the ground the aerial and fall protection rules apply. Deciding which of the two you need is the first question, not the last.
Manual handling is what this kit is for
Federal rules on handling materials expect safe clearances, stable stacking and mechanical aids where loads are heavy or awkward, and the storage standard adds limits on how high and how stable a stack may be. Hiring the right trolley for two days is cheaper than one back injury, which is the entire argument for this category.
Questions people ask about mobility equipment rental
Do rental yards hire wheelchairs or mobility scooters?
Some general rental centers historically did, but medical mobility hire has largely moved to home medical equipment suppliers and pharmacies. A construction and tool rental counter will normally send you elsewhere, so search for home medical equipment rather than equipment rental.
What is the cheapest way to move a heavy machine indoors?
Machine skates and a toe jack, hired together, move a machine across a level floor with two people and no forklift. For stairs, a powered stair climbing dolly. For lifting onto a plinth, a material lift or a gantry rather than trying to jack it in stages.
Can I rent a pallet jack for one day?
Yes, and it is one of the cheapest items on the price list. Confirm the fork length and width fit your pallets, and whether the floor is smooth enough, since a manual jack will not roll over gravel or a thick expansion joint.
Is a material lift the same as a personnel lift?
No, and the difference matters. A material lift is rated to raise equipment only and has no platform for a person. A personnel lift carries an operator and brings training, harness and inspection duties with it. Never ride a material lift.