Indoor / hard standing
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$90 + GST per day ($99 inc GST)
Minimum hire term 3 months. Shorter hires: request a quote for your dates. Rate details
Skyjack SJIII 4740
40ft electric scissor lift, 13.8m working height, 227kg, tall electric reach for atriums and high racking on firm floors.
Machine availability and transport are confirmed as part of your quote. An enquiry is not a booking.
Long-term hire
From $90/day on 3 months+ hire
Minimum hire 3 months or longer
High-bay and factory height indoors, with no insurance, environmental or hire levies added.
The machine shown
2 machines on this rate
Any delivery and collection is quoted upfront.
Overview
The Skyjack SJIII 4740 is a 40ft electric scissor lift: 13.8m working height, 12.0m platform height and 227kg capacity, with a 0.9m roll-out extension deck. The 1.06 x 2.19m platform sits on a 1.19m wide chassis; the machine stows to 1.99m with the rails down. 3,393kg, 25% gradeability, 0.54m inside turning radius, 110V AC outlet on the platform, 12.5 m/s wind rating, two people.
Where it works
Good to confirm: 3,393kg at 40ft — confirm floor loading before working at height. Hard standing only. An online listing cannot replace a site assessment, so tell us the job and we will confirm suitability.
Decision panel
Seven questions about this job, answered from this machine's verified specifications. 17 of 18 figures are on file; one is still to confirm with the hire team.
A Confirm mark means the decisive figure is not on this record. Send us the site details and we will answer it before quoting; we never guess a specification.
Specifications
Grouped for quick scanning. A row appears once its figure is verified for this machine; anything not listed here is not yet on the record, and the Fit & access panel above marks it Confirm. The manufacturer spec sheet always takes precedence.
Drawn to scale from this machine's stored specifications. The manufacturer spec sheet (below) governs.
Transport
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Quoted by suburb, machine and access. We plan the truck, the unloading space and any overhead hazards before the run, tell us about docks, tight driveways and height limits when you book.
Customer pickup has not been confirmed for this machine. Delivery is quoted together with the hire; if you would rather collect, ask the team and they will confirm whether a trailer combination is approved for it.
Logistics
What we need from you, and what we take care of.
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Quoted by suburb, site access and transport requirements, the machine and the delivery are quoted together for your dates.
Tell us the narrowest gate, doorway or gap the machine must pass through and we will confirm the fit before it is loaded.
Scissor-type EWP. No high-risk work licence required in NSW; EWPA Yellow Card (SL) accepted competency.
Hire runs from delivery or pickup until off-hire is confirmed. Rates are quoted for your dates, suburb and machine together, see our hire terms for responsibilities during the hire.
Send your suburb, your dates and the tightest access width. We will confirm the machine and quote the delivery with it.
Power
Battery electric: charge it at the end of every shift.
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The charger supply for this machine is confirmed with your quote. Tell us what power is available where it will park overnight (and whether it is temporary site power), and we check it matches before delivery.
A full charge from flat takes most of a night. How long a charge lasts on the day depends on battery condition, drive distance, lift cycles and load, so there is no fixed runtime: tell us if the job runs long shifts.
Safety
Every Equip Hire machine is function-tested before it leaves the yard. The operator still checks it before each shift, tick these off as you go.
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Tag it out and call us on 0472 721 234. Never operate a machine with a known fault, we will repair or swap it.
Ticking here is a memory aid on your phone, nothing is stored. The machine’s own logbook and pre-start check sheet are the record. Based on the manufacturer’s daily check requirements and SafeWork NSW guidance for this kind of equipment.
Site prep
Five minutes of checking here is what keeps a delivery from becoming a return trip.
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Every gate, corridor and lift on the way to the work area. Handles, hinges, bollards and stored materials all eat clearance.
A ground-bearing slab usually suits it. Suspended slabs, mezzanines and raised floors need the wheel loads checked against the floor rating.
Overhead services, sprinkler heads and light fittings at working height, and an exclusion zone for people below.
Room for the truck to stop and unload safely. Tell us about docks, driveways and height limits when you book.
A live outlet near overnight parking so every day starts on a full charge.
Avoid
The things that most often send a machine back or hold up a job.
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Measure to the actual task height, then choose the machine. Nothing added “just in case”.
An 820 mm door leaf is not 820 mm of clear opening once the stop and hardware are counted. Measure the gap.
Wheeled machines rut turf and bog in soft ground. Say so when you book: a tracked machine may suit, after the ground is checked.
Shopping centres and managed sites need the paperwork approved before the truck arrives.
Working height is 13.8 m and the platform floor rises to 12 m. Working height is the platform height plus about 2 m for a person standing on the platform, which is how hire sizes are normally stated.
It is 1.19 m wide and 2.4 m long when stowed. We look for at least 50 mm of clearance beyond the machine width at each opening. Measure the narrowest point of the whole route, not just the final doorway: gates, door frames, corridors, lift cars and the turn in from a corridor, which needs more room than a straight approach.
Stowed (travel) height is 2.49 m. Check headroom along the route: door heads, roller doors, ducts, sprinklers and ramps.
Rated platform capacity is 227 kg. People, tools and materials all count.
A scissor lift goes straight up; the extension deck, where fitted, slides out over the front only. To work over an awning, a roof edge or plant, look at articulating boom lifts, which go up and out.
It is built for firm, level, hard surfaces: concrete floors, sealed paving and slabs. It is not for grass, gravel, mud or uneven ground. Check the floor or ground can carry its weight (see below).
Outdoor use is limited: it can work outside only within the conditions in its manual (firm level ground, reduced wind and occupancy where stated), so we confirm those for your site before outdoor work. Electric power means no exhaust indoors, but electric power alone does not make a machine rated for outdoor use.
Gradeability of 25% is the steepest slope it can drive up while stowed. That is not permission to raise the platform on a slope: elevated work needs ground within the manufacturer's tilt limit, and the tilt alarm stops elevation beyond it.
It runs on batteries. You need a standard power outlet near where it is parked, and it should be charged at the end of each day. Ask us if your site power is limited or temporary.
Runtime depends on how far it drives, how often it lifts, the load, temperature and battery age, so there is no fixed number of hours. Plan to charge it every night, and tell us if your work involves a lot of driving between work areas.
It weighs about 3,393 kg. Weight alone does not show whether a floor can take it: suspended slabs, mezzanines, pits, pavers and lift cars need their rating checked against the wheel or track loads in the manufacturer's data, by someone able to assess the structure.
Delivery is from our Berkshire Park depot. Delivery is quoted with the machine for your suburb, site access and hire dates. Customer pickup has not been approved for this machine, so plan on delivery.
For delivery, the truck needs a firm, clear area to unload close to the work, and someone on site to sign for the machine.
Transport is quoted separately for your suburb and site. A longer-term rate applies only when the hire runs for its minimum period; a shorter hire is quoted at the rate for its actual length.
No high risk work licence is needed for a scissor lift in NSW. Operators must still be trained and competent for this type of machine and familiarised with this model before use, and many sites ask for an industry card such as the EWPA Yellow Card plus their own induction. SafeWork NSW licence guidance.
The machine, your dates, the site suburb and anything that limits access: the narrowest opening, headroom, ground type and how high the work is. The team confirms availability for your dates and that the machine suits the site, then sends the quote with delivery. Nothing is booked until we confirm.
A hire can be extended. Call or email the team with your hire reference and the new finish date, and earlier is better because the machine may be committed to another job. Extra time is confirmed with you, and the rate for the longer period is confirmed with it: a change to the booking can mean the rate is revised, a minimum hire applies, or the correct rate for the actual hire period is used.
Hire charges run until the machine is properly off-hired with Equip Hire and is available for collection, clean, accessible and safe to collect. To off-hire you contact Equip Hire directly and get an off-hire number or confirmation back. Stopping work, leaving the machine on site, telling another contractor or assuming we know the job is finished does not end the hire. Charges stop at the confirmed off-hire, not on the day the truck happens to arrive, but they can continue if the machine is not accessible or ready when we come for it.
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Working height, not platform height
Working height is 13.8 m (about 45 feet); the platform floor reaches 12 m (about 39 feet), the figure a size in feet usually names. Working height is what a person can reach standing on the platform, roughly two metres above the platform floor. Check which of the two figures a quote is using.
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