Rental Equipment Register

Modular mast-climbing system

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:18:00 EST

The Hek Modular System from Alimak Hek is designed to reduce the number of components and maximize exchangeability of components between different machine types

Portable scaffold

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:15:00 EST

Werner’s PS-48 portable scaffold is designed to set up in seconds, provides multiple working heights, and the smooth gliding wheels allow for easy maneuverability

Electric start chipper/shredder

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:56:00 EST

Vandermolen’s Wood-Pro Model 20D chipper/shredder, now available with a 16-hp Vanguard electric-start engine, is a tow-behind machine with a simple idler clutch engagement mechanism

Chipper/shredder

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:53:00 EST

The mid-sized Beever M12R chipper/shredder from Morbark is designed for residential tree services, utility line-clearing companies, rental centers and municipalities.

Brush chipper

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:52:00 EST

Vermeer’s BC1200XL brush chipper features a dual-horizontal offset feed roller design that improves performance by aggressively grabbing and feeding material up to 12 inches into the chipper drum

Lighting system

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:50:00 EST

McGill molded cable String-O-Lights are a reusable, low-cost lighting system designed to deliver efficient lighting in punishing and demanding environments.

Portable diesel light towers

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:50:00 EST

Godwin Pumps offers its Godwin Lights light towers, a series of portable diesel light towers engineered to illuminate 5 to 7 acres from a manually deployed 30-foot rotating steel mast

Mobile light towers

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:48:00 EST

Baldor announces the availability of its Pow’R Lite mobile light towers, which provide 4,000 watts of light with four metal halide lamps on a 30-foot zinc-plated mast, providing light coverage for 5 to 7 acres

Light tower series

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:47:00 EST

Wacker Neuson introduces a new series of light towers, including the new LTN 6, which features a compact design made of high-impact plastic designed to take up less room on the jobsite and in the rental yard, and reduce freight costs by allowing 12 units to be transported on a truck load

Vertical light tower

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:44:00 EST

Allmand Bros. introduces the V Series vertical light tower configuration as a standard feature for its Maxi-Lite EX Series light towers

Watts, Bourque to be Inducted in Rental Hall of Fame

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:02:00 EST

Mike Watts, chairman of Sunstate Equipment, one of the rental industry’s largest independent rental companies, and the late Bill Bourque, a major executive of Taylor Rental Corp. and Grand Rental Station, will be inducted into the American Rental Association Hall of Fame at The Rental Show in Orlando, Fla., Feb. 8.

H&E Rental Revenues Drop 42 Percent in Third Quarter

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:57:00 EST

Revenues decreased 37 percent to $175.6 million for H&E Equipment Services in the third quarter, compared with $278.6 million in the same period in 2008. Equipment rental revenues plunged 42.3 percent to $45.1 million compared with $78.2 million in the third quarter of 2008.

JCB Establishes Encore Program to Facilitate Equipment Refurbishment

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:55:00 EST

Heavy equipment manufacturer JCB has launched an equipment refurbishment program aimed at keeping used JCB machines available within the marketplace. The Encore Program provides dealers with an opportunity to bring used JCB backhoe loaders and Loadall telescopic handlers back to their original specifications, making them mechanically sound and correcting any cosmetic or other superficial defects.

Essex Rental Corp. 3Q09 Rental Revenue Drops 52 Percent

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:52:00 EST

Essex Rental Corp. last week announced its unaudited consolidated results for the third quarter ended Sept. 30. Total rental-related revenue was $9.7 million in the third-quarter, a 52-percent decline compared to $20.2 million in the year-ago period. The decline was primarily due to lower equipment rental revenue driven by lower utilization rates on cranes and attachments which represented 64.0 percent of total revenue, or $7.1 million for the three months ended Sept. 30, compared to $16.3 million in the comparable period in 2008. Equipment rental income was also impacted by a 6.9-percent decrease in the average monthly crane rental rate to $20,716 relative to the average monthly crane rental rate of $22,258 for its comparable period in 2008.

Congress Centre to Host Canadian Rental Mart

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:48:00 EST

The 2010 Canadian Rental Mart will be held March 9-10 at the Congress Centre in Toronto.