Getting MEWP Site Approval on a Tier-1 Site
The six documents a main contractor asks for before a MEWP enters site, in the order they ask, and the one that stops most deliveries at the gate.
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These case studies come from real job sites where Hontylift scissor lifts, boom lifts and cargo platforms were specified, delivered and put to work. Each report covers the constraint that decided the order — floor loading, aisle width, outdoor ground conditions, power supply or occupied-building rules — the model that was chosen, and how the job actually finished. Buyers, rental fleets and contractors use these field reports to compare specifications against real site conditions before requesting a quotation.
The six documents a main contractor asks for before a MEWP enters site, in the order they ask, and the one that stops most deliveries at the gate.
Which IP digits actually matter on a scissor lift, where water gets in, and the standing-water depth at which we tell operators to stop.
Once the ceiling grid is up, guardrail height and deck reach decide what you can still install. What to check before the ceiling closes.
One battery set will not cover three shifts. Two options that do, the charging schedule for each, and what it costs in battery life.
What a slab scissor lift needs from a gravel site: contact pressure, rut depth and the three checks
No mains supply on site? How to plan a ten-hour shift on a 24 V 200 Ah scissor lift, with a generator, or with a second battery set. Real numbers.
A 320 kg lift means two trips per pair of beams. What that costs per shift, when 450 kg pays for itself, and the load that ends the argument.
Six machines, three charger points, one 32 A circuit: how to schedule charging across a peak week without pulling a machine off the job.
How a 30-unit scissor lift fleet should split across 5.8 m, 7.8 m, 9.8 m and 11.8 m, and why the tall end rarely pays for itself.
A 90-minute pre-delivery inspection for a scissor lift going back out on hire: what to check, in what order, and the 5 mm limit on pothole bars.