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Boom lift rental
A boom lift is what you rent when you cannot put the machine directly under the work. Articulating booms bend in the middle and reach over and around obstructions; telescopic booms go further out in a straight line and carry more. The choice is almost always about what is in the way.
Boom lift rental rates in Texas
Statewide bands from live Texas listings covering dozens of rental companies. The estimator adjusts for your metro, hire length, delivery and tax.
| Size | Day | Week | 4 weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30-45 ft articulating | $375–$550 | $890–$1,280 | $2,000–$2,900 |
| 45-60 ft articulating | $420–$715 | $1,220–$1,750 | $2,070–$5,200 |
| 60-80 ft articulating | $625–$1,220 | $1,590–$3,000 | $3,000–$7,000 |
| 40-60 ft telescopic | $438–$650 | $1,050–$1,750 | $2,190–$3,080 |
| 60-80 ft telescopic | $625–$1,060 | $1,376–$2,410 | $3,000–$5,950 |
| 80-125 ft telescopic | $960–$1,800 | $2,250–$4,510 | $5,060–$12,000 |
Statewide Texas band.
Prices are estimates based on published Texas rental rates, not quotes. Your final price depends on availability, delivery distance and how long you keep the machine.
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What will boom lift rental cost you?
Real Texas market rates by machine size and hire length. Change anything and the figure updates.
| Rental, 7 days | $890–$1,280 |
| Delivery and pickup | $300–$480 |
| Environmental fee (2%, capped at $99) | $18–$26 |
| Subtotal | $1,208–$1,786 |
| Texas sales tax (8.25%) + TERP surcharge (1.5%) if rated 50 hp or more | $118–$174 |
| Estimated total | $1,326–$1,960 |
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Houston runs at the Texas average. Texas adds a 1.5% TERP surcharge on top of sales tax when off-road diesel equipment is rated 50 horsepower or more. Many machines in this class sit just under the threshold, so the supplier confirms which rate applies to the specific unit on the written quote.
Prices are estimates based on published Texas rental rates, not quotes. Your final price depends on availability, delivery distance and how long you keep the machine.
How to choose the right boom lift
Up-and-over is why articulating booms exist
If there is a roof, a duct run or a stack of material between the machine and the work, a knuckle boom gets over it. If the path is clear and the reach is long, a telescopic boom does it faster and with more capacity at the platform.
Tailswing decides whether it fits at all
A zero-tailswing machine keeps its counterweight inside the track width and can work against a wall or in a corridor. A conventional telescopic boom can swing several feet past its rear axle, which is the thing people discover after it is unloaded.
Electric indoors, diesel outdoors
Electric booms are quieter, do not vent exhaust and are the only sensible option on a finished floor. Diesel rough terrain machines handle grade and soft ground. Electric units also avoid the Texas TERP surcharge that applies to off-road diesel equipment over 50 horsepower.
Sizes and specifications
30-45 ft articulating boom lift
- Platform height
- 45 ft
- Working height
- 51 ft
- Capacity
- 500 lb
- Power
- diesel
45-60 ft articulating boom lift
- Platform height
- 60 ft
- Working height
- 66 ft
- Capacity
- 500 lb
- Power
- diesel
60-80 ft articulating boom lift
- Platform height
- 80 ft
- Working height
- 86 ft
- Capacity
- 550 lb
- Power
- diesel
40-60 ft telescopic boom lift
- Platform height
- 60 ft
- Working height
- 66 ft
- Capacity
- 1,000 lb
- Power
- diesel
60-80 ft telescopic boom lift
- Platform height
- 80 ft
- Working height
- 86 ft
- Capacity
- 1,000 lb
- Power
- diesel
80-125 ft telescopic boom lift
- Platform height
- 125 ft
- Working height
- 131 ft
- Capacity
- 750 lb
- Power
- diesel
Training and compliance
Boom lift rental by city
We arrange boom lift rental across the twenty largest cities in Texas. Each city page carries local rates, ground conditions and the permitting reality for that metro.
- Houston boom lift rental
- Austin boom lift rental
- Dallas boom lift rental
- San Antonio boom lift rental
- El Paso boom lift rental
- Fort Worth boom lift rental
- Lubbock boom lift rental
- Corpus Christi boom lift rental
- Irving boom lift rental
- Garland boom lift rental
- Amarillo boom lift rental
- Denton boom lift rental
- Laredo boom lift rental
- McKinney boom lift rental
- Frisco boom lift rental
- Arlington boom lift rental
- Plano boom lift rental
- Brownsville boom lift rental
- Killeen boom lift rental
- Grand Prairie boom lift rental
Other equipment
- Forklift rental · Warehouse cushion-tire, outdoor pneumatic and rough-terrain forklifts from 5,000 lb up.
- Crane rental · Rough-terrain, all-terrain, crawler and tower cranes, bare or operated and maintained.
- Scissor lift rental · Electric slab scissors for finished floors and rough-terrain scissors for open ground.
- Telehandler rental · Reach forklifts from 5,000 lb to 15,000 lb, with 19 ft to 56 ft of lift height.
- Bucket truck rental · Road-legal insulated and non-insulated aerial devices from 35 ft to 75 ft.
- Man lift rental · One-person push-around and personnel lifts from 12 ft to 31 ft for indoor work.
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Frequently asked questions
What does boom lift rental cost in Texas?
- A 30-45 ft articulating runs $375–$550 a day, $890–$1,280 a week and $2,000–$2,900 for four weeks. Larger sizes scale from there, and the full table is on this page. Dallas runs about 15% above the Texas average, and San Antonio and Fort Worth about 20% above.
Is it cheaper to rent by the week?
- Substantially. Across Texas listings a week costs about two and a half day rates and four weeks about five, so the effective cost per day roughly halves on a weekly hire. If the job is five days or more, ask for the weekly rate rather than five daily ones, and most suppliers will apply it automatically, but not all of them.
What does the rate not include?
- Delivery and collection, fuel, the transport surcharge most suppliers index to the diesel price, the rental protection plan at around 15% unless you supply a compliant certificate of insurance, and tax. Our estimator adds delivery, protection and tax so you can see the real number rather than the headline one.
How is boom lift rental taxed in Texas?
- Texas charges 8.25% sales tax on bare rental in every city we cover. Texas adds a 1.5% TERP surcharge on top of sales tax when off-road diesel equipment is rated 50 horsepower or more. Many machines in this class sit just under the threshold, so the supplier confirms which rate applies to the specific unit on the written quote.
Do I need a certified operator?
- Fall protection on a boom lift means a full-body harness with a lanyard attached to the manufacturer's anchor point, not the guardrail, and not optional. This is the single most confused point on a jobsite, because the rule is different on a scissor lift.
Get a price on boom lift rental
Tell us the size, the dates and the site. We come back with a written quote within one business day, naming the supplier.
This is a request, not a booking. We confirm availability and final pricing with a local supplier before anything is committed.