United Rentals

Reviews

• BM

  Bill Morrow

  Nov 24, 2025
  5.0
  Great service great price nice machine.
• TG

  Tom Garcia

  Oct 5, 2023
  5.0
  Tracey at customer service was very professional and treated me well! Highly recommended
• YM

  Yev M.

  Oct 3, 2022
  5.0
  Over all extremely pleasant experience with all the staff and the equipment.
• SR

  Scott Ryan

  Jul 14, 2020
  5.0
  We decided to reside the house this year. As a DIYer, I like to do these things myself. Unfortunately, due to the tallness of our house (and the topography), it was impossible to get the top 10-15 feet with a ladder. After asking around on Facebook, I was recommended United Rentals. I ended up renting a 40-45 ft. boom lift for a month to complete my work. I must say I was very intimidated when it first arrived. I had never operated one before and was concerned about the complexity of the controls. I can say that even someone with ZERO construction equipment use learned super quick. It was so much easier to install the vinyl siding with this and I can't imagine how long it would've taken without it. I was able to complete what I needed and then spent the last week using it to trim trees that I would've never reached otherwise. So, as a newbie, anyone else looking to rent something (like a boom lift), I have a few things I learned. 1.) Make sure the person dropping it off gives you a quick rundown of everything (switches, alarms, etc). As a residential renter, we are definitely out-of-the-ordinary and we don't know as much as they think we know. So, be sure to get them to give you a quick course on the do's and don'ts. 2.) Get yourself a harness (they sell them); these things can really swing back and forth hard when extended (even if you take it slow). Make sure that it's listed on the invoice or they won't bring it for you. 3.) Find a diesel gas can. I didn't have one, but my neighbor did. They charge $7/gallon to refill the gas. I thought I used it a lot (at least an hour a day for the whole month) and only burned about 12 gallons, so you shouldn't need to make too many trips. 4.) Ask around to your neighbors to see if they need anything done. I'm not going to lie, it's not cheap to rent one of these. But, if you can find a few more folks who can split the cost, it'll be a better investment. I ended up helping 4 different neighbors with tree trimming. It's not often you can reach this high, so they'll be very grateful! 5.) Call to schedule pickup. This was something that no one told me and I wondered why it wasn't picked up on the last day. After calling they said it wasn't on 'auto-pickup', so I needed to call. Never knew it. Overall, I was very pleased with the boom-lift rental experience. I know there aren't a lot of options for residential rentals, but United Rental had the equipment to really help me out. If I need to rent one again, and I hope someday I do, because they're a blast, I would come back.

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