In Victoria a registered spotter is required whenever work comes between 3.0 and 6.4 metres of an overhead powerline. What the No Go Zone bands mean for EWP hire.
Six things decide whether a cherry picker suits your job: working height, outreach, insulation, compliance paperwork, outrigger footprint and who holds the ticket.
Most downtime is the wait, not the fault. What causes it on a long EWP hire, and what both sides can do to keep the crew on the job.
A truck-mounted EWP is a registered road vehicle and drives itself to site. What that means for access, licensing and setting up safely.
Scaffold suits static work on one face over weeks. A cherry picker suits work that moves. How to tell which one your job actually needs.
The machine, the certification, who maintains it and what happens when it stops. The six questions worth asking before you hire any elevated work platform.
What actually sets the price of cherry picker and EWP hire: working height, how long you need it, wet or dry hire, and whether the job needs insulation.
Boom-type EWPs over 11 metres need a high risk work licence in Victoria. What is required under 11 metres, and the paperwork a site will ask for.
EWP, MEWP, cherry picker, travel tower, boom lift and bucket truck explained, and the three numbers that actually decide which machine you need.
Dry hire is the machine on its own. Wet hire includes a ticketed operator. Which one is cheaper depends entirely on whether you have a licensed operator.
As Operations Manager at 1800 GOTREES, Dylan takes pride in making sure all our customers get the best service. Dylan broad experience, from maintenance services through truck-mounted elevated work platforms right down to traffic management needs.
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