Practical answers from our counter: which machine fits your job, what it takes to get it there, and how to do the work right. If you still have questions, call us at (810) 231-7368. We are open 7 days.
Digging & earthwork
- Skid Steer or Mini Excavator? Which One Your Job Needs
Skid steer vs. mini excavator: what each machine does best, which jobs need both, and how to pick the right one for your project. - How Deep Can a Mini Excavator Dig? E10 vs E35 vs E48
How deep each of our mini excavators digs, how wide they are, and which size fits footings, sewer lines, basements and backyard jobs.
Landscaping & yard
- Renting Equipment for a Backyard Project: Gates, Lawns and Access
Which rental machines fit through backyard gates, how to protect your lawn, and how to plan access for landscaping, digging and patio projects. - Paver Patio Start to Finish: The Equipment You Need
How to build a paver patio and which rental equipment to use at each step: sod cutter, excavation, base compaction, paver cutting and finishing.
Building & construction
- Building a Pole Barn: The Equipment You Need, in Order
The rental equipment for a pole barn build, step by step: site prep, post holes, setting posts and trusses, siding, roofing and the concrete floor. - Heating a Job Site in Winter: Picking a Forced-Air Heater Safely
How to choose between our 75,000 and 190,000 BTU forced-air heaters, rough sizing for garages, barns and job sites, and the safety rules that matter.
Lifts & working at height
- Boom Lift, Scissor Lift or Ladder? How to Pick the Right Lift
Which lift do you need? Compare scissor lifts, towable and self-propelled boom lifts, scaffolding and ladders by height, reach, ground and job.
Before you rent
- Towing a Rental: Trailers, Ball Sizes and What Your Truck Needs
What you need to tow rental equipment safely: trailer sizes, ball sizes, brakes, and how heavy each machine is. Or let us deliver it.