Scissor Lift Rental in Amarillo, TX
A scissor lift raises a guarded platform straight up on folding arms, and in Amarillo the first choice is a narrow electric model for slabs or a rough-terrain model for dirt, gravel and clay. Skyjack's range shows the spread: the electric SJ3219 E is 32'' wide, raises its platform to 18' 6'' and carries 500 lbs, while the rough-terrain SJ9253 RT reaches a 53' platform height and carries 1,500 lbs. OSHA treats these machines as mobile scaffolds rather than aerial lifts, so guardrails are the fall protection. Its eTool says outdoor-rated models are generally limited to wind below 28 miles per hour, a limit Amarillo's wind can far exceed: a Weather Service summary reports 83 mph at the airport on March 14, 2025. Read on for the sizes, what each height class rents for nationally, the rules and the details a quote takes.
$200 to $300 a day for a 32 ft electric model, national (rental marketplace guide, March 2026) · full pricing guide
Scissor platforms come in two families. Slab electrics are narrow and run on finished floors; Genie says slab models "should only be used on indoor or outdoor worksites with firm, level surfaces," and its smallest are "small enough to fit through doorways and in standard elevators." Skyjack's SJ3219 E is 32'' wide, raises its platform to 18' 6'' for a working height of 24' 6'', and carries 500 lbs; its SJ4732 E is 47'' wide, reaches 31' 8'' and carries 700 lbs. Rough-terrain models are wider and driven at all four wheels; Skyjack says its RT line's "crossover symmetrical four-wheel drive" delivers "maximum torque to all wheels." The SJ6832 RT is 69.5'' wide, reaches 32' and carries 1,000 lbs, and the SJ9253 RT reaches 53' with 1,500 lbs. Inside a finished building the slab family fits; on an unpaved lot, the rough-terrain family does.
Every rate below is national. One national rental marketplace's guide, last updated March 2026, averages $223 a day, $495 a week and $984 a month, and its electric rows climb with height: 19 ft at $100 to $150 a day, 26 ft at $150 to $250, 32 ft at $200 to $300 and 40 ft at $250 to $400. Rough-terrain models of 40-60 ft run $400 to $700 a day, and the guide says a 32 ft electric "might rent for $200/day" while a 32 ft rough-terrain unit "runs $400-$500/day." The guide puts delivery at $100 to $350 each way and, as the marketplace's forklift guide also does, a damage waiver at 10-15 percent. A second marketplace's guide, on December 2022 prices, lists $100-$425 a day and $250-$950 a week. In Texas a machine rented without an operator is taxable under the Comptroller's Rule 3.294, delivery and waiver included; our rental price page for Amarillo compares the classes.
OSHA does not regulate these platforms as aerial lifts. Its August 1, 2000 letter of interpretation says they "do meet the definition of a scaffold" under section 1926.451 and, being mobile, must meet the mobile scaffold rules in section 1926.452(w). In the same letter OSHA answered no when asked whether those sections make workers tie off on a platform with properly maintained guardrails. OSHA's eTool adds that only trained workers may use them. On the standards side, ANSI/SAIA A92.20, A92.22 and A92.24 cover design, use and training for mobile elevating work platforms of every type, and the scaffold section below quotes the letter and lists the other rules.
New floor space keeps arriving in Amarillo, and interior work on a slab is where the narrow electric models fit. The Amarillo EDC reports Endries Enterprises' planned 200,000 square foot refrigerated cheese-aging warehouse in CenterPort Business Park, a 172,500 square foot facility for Sage Oil Vac, and a second 78,000-square-foot wide body hangar at the airport. Outdoors the ground and the wind change the machine. USDA soil scientists call the Pullman series slowly permeable and say Randall soils on playa floors are "frequently ponded for very long periods in most years," so a slab model belongs on concrete or asphalt and a four-wheel-drive model on dirt. OSHA's eTool says to choose work spots that stay 10 feet or more from power lines and transformers, and the Texas six-foot law requires the line operator to be told at least 48 hours before closer work. Campus and plant work in nearby towns is on our Canyon and West Texas A&M page and our Dalhart cheese plant page.
For a scissor quote, give us the height of the work and the floor it sits above, the narrowest door or aisle the machine must pass, the platform load (people, tools, material), whether the floor is finished concrete or open ground, any overhead lines, the site address and the number of days or weeks. The written quote costs nothing to request and lists the model class and height, the period, delivery and pickup, the waiver and the tax. We ask that operators have the training OSHA and ANSI/SAIA require, and every unit leaves with the manufacturer's operating information. Moving pallets or racking too? See forklift rental.
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Skyjack Scissor Examples: Height, Width and Capacity
Two slab electric and two rough-terrain Skyjack models show how platform height, machine width and capacity rise together. Heights and widths are copied in Skyjack's own feet-and-inches notation; hold the width column up against your narrowest door.
| Example model | Type | Raised platform height | Overall width | Platform capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skyjack SJ3219 E | Slab electric | 18' 6'' (working height 24' 6'') | 32'' | 500 lbs |
| Skyjack SJ4732 E | Slab electric | 31' 8'' (9.65 m) | 47'' (1.20 m) | 700 lbs (318 kg) |
| Skyjack SJ6832 RT | Rough terrain, four-wheel drive | 32' | 69.5'' | 1,000 lbs |
| Skyjack SJ9253 RT | Rough terrain | 53' | not recorded | 1,500 lbs (680 kg) |
Skyjack's published figures for each model (product pages, copyright 2026). Wind, slope and floor limits on a job come from the maker's operating information for that machine. The four rows are a guide to the class, not stock on hand, and not recorded means we did not take that figure.
Signs a Scissor Platform Fits the Job
These are conditions you can check on a walk-through before calling. Most point to a scissor platform over ladders or a boom, a couple point to the rough-terrain kind in particular, and the last one points to a boom instead.
- The work sits straight above a spot the machine can reach on the floor, such as a ceiling, a light, a duct or a sprinkler line, with nothing in between.
- Two or more workers need room for tools and material at height; Skyjack lists 700 lbs for the SJ4732 E and 1,500 lbs for the SJ9253 RT.
- The machine must pass a narrow door or aisle; Skyjack's SJ3219 E is 32'' wide, and Genie says its smallest models fit through doorways and standard elevators.
- The ground is dirt, gravel or Pullman clay rather than a slab, and Genie says slab models belong only on firm, level surfaces.
- The work is outdoors in open wind, where OSHA's eTool says outdoor-rated models are generally limited to wind below 28 miles per hour.
- The work sits above an obstacle or out past where the base can stand, which a straight-up platform cannot reach and a boom can.
Scaffold Rules, Not Aerial Lift Rules: How OSHA Treats a Scissor
OSHA classifies a scissor platform as a mobile scaffold, and that classification decides the fall protection. In an August 1, 2000 letter of interpretation, OSHA wrote that the machines "are not addressed by the aerial lift provisions of Subpart L" but "do meet the definition of a scaffold (section 1926.451 - general requirements for scaffolds)." Because they move, the letter added, "the specific requirements for mobile scaffolds in the scaffold standard (section 1926.452(w) - mobile scaffolds) must be met." Asked whether workers must tie off, OSHA answered "No, neither section 1926.451 or section 1926.452(w) require employees to be tied-off" when the platform has properly maintained guardrails. OSHA's Scaffolding eTool says many of these machines "are covered under OSHA's Scaffolding standard" and "must have guardrails installed to prevent workers from falling," and it limits use to trained workers. OSHA's 2016 hazard alert on the machines (HA-3842) tells employers to train workers on hazards, including work near the machines, and lists sections 1926.21, 1926.451, 1926.452 and 1926.454, the last titled Training Requirements, as construction standards for these machines.
The ANSI/SAIA A92 family covers the equipment side: A92.20 holds the design, stability and test requirements applied before a MEWP is first put into service, A92.22 sets use requirements for every type and size, and the 2020 edition of A92.22, effective June 1, 2020, was written with A92.20 and A92.24 to replace A92.3, A92.5, A92.6 and A92.8. In practice, keep the guardrails in place and maintained, train every user, and plan the work as scaffold work. The 2000 OSHA letter on these platforms is the primary source.
Width, Capacity and Floor: Fitting the Machine to the Building
A scissor platform has to reach the work before it can lift, so measure the narrowest opening first. Skyjack's SJ3219 E is 32'' wide, its SJ4732 E 47'' (1.20 m) and its rough-terrain SJ6832 RT 69.5''; Genie says its smallest slab models are "small enough to fit through doorways and in standard elevators." Capacity rises with size: 500 lbs on the SJ3219 E, 700 lbs (318 kg) on the SJ4732 E, 1,000 lbs on the SJ6832 RT and 1,500 lbs (680 kg) on the SJ9253 RT, and the platform load counts the people, their tools and any material together. Floors matter as much as doors. Genie says slab models "should only be used on indoor or outdoor worksites with firm, level surfaces," so a finished slab or paving suits them and a dirt pad does not.
Around Amarillo open ground is often Pullman clay loam, whose series the USDA calls slowly permeable, or caliche, the hard caprock the Handbook of Texas describes under the plains, and Randall soils on playa floors hold water for long periods. Skyjack's rough-terrain models use "crossover symmetrical four-wheel drive" to deliver "maximum torque to all wheels," and they cost more: in the marketplace guide, a 32 ft rough-terrain unit runs $400-$500 a day against $200 for a 32 ft electric. Walk the route, the floor and the doorways before choosing a class. The Skyjack SJ6832 RT specifications list the rest of that model's figures.
Wind Outdoors: OSHA's Guidance and Amarillo's Gusts
Outdoors, a scissor platform's wind limit comes from its maker, and OSHA's eTool gives the general figure: machines "rated for outdoor use are generally limited to wind speeds below 28 miles per hour." OSHA's 2016 hazard alert puts it more simply, telling crews to use the machine outside "only when weather conditions are good." Amarillo tests that line. The Weather Service's 22-year wind study says "April is our windiest month, while August is the calmest," and adds that it is windy all year. The Weather Service's records page says peak gusts, logged on climate forms back to 1971, top out at 81 mph; its event summary says the Amarillo Airport ASOS measured a record-breaking 83 mph wind on Friday, March 14, 2025, as blowing dust dropped visibility under a quarter mile.
Storms bring their own winds: on the night of Aug. 2, 2025, the Weather Service described a storm headed toward Cactus, Sunray and Dumas producing "what was likely 90 to 100 mph straight line winds." For outdoor work, read the maker's limit in the operating information, check the forecast before the shift and again at midday, and lower the deck when the wind approaches that limit. Our monthly wind and weather records for Amarillo list the averages and the extremes.
Slab Electric, Rough-Terrain or a Boom: Choosing the Platform
Height narrows the choice and the floor decides it. A slab electric rents for less than a rough-terrain model of the same height in the marketplace guide, the rough-terrain model works off the slab, and a boom is the answer when the work is not straight up.
Slab electric for finished floors
Skyjack's SJ3219 E (32'' wide, 18' 6'' platform, 500 lbs) and SJ4732 E (47'' wide, 31' 8'', 700 lbs) are the examples. The marketplace guide prices 19 ft electrics at $100 to $150 a day and 32 ft at $200 to $300, with weekly rows of $225 to $350 and $475 to $700. Choose one for interior work on concrete, such as tenant finish, warehouse racking or a hangar ceiling.
Rough-terrain scissor for open ground
Skyjack's SJ6832 RT (69.5'' wide, 32' platform, 1,000 lbs) and SJ9253 RT (53', 1,500 lbs) are the examples. The marketplace prices 40-60 ft rough-terrain models at $400 to $700 a day and $900 to $1,600 a week and rates the rough-terrain markup at 2-3x; a second guide puts a 40 ft rough-terrain week at $650-$975. Choose one for building shells, siding and site work on dirt or gravel.
Boom lift when the work is not overhead
If the work sits over a canopy or out beyond the base, a boom's arm reaches it where a scissor deck cannot. OSHA treats booms as aerial lifts under 29 CFR 1926.453, with a body harness or restraint belt on a lanyard rather than scaffold guardrails. Our boom lift rental page compares articulating and telescopic models.
The rental period changes the price too: the marketplace's 32 ft electric row runs $950 to $1,400 a month against $200 to $300 a day. Pick the period when you book; the written quote prices that period and the delivery both ways.
Scissor Lift Rental FAQs
What does a scissor lift rent for per day in Amarillo?
National guides are the published source; neither of the two we cite prices Amarillo itself. One national rental marketplace's March 2026 guide averages $223 a day, $495 a week and $984 a month, with 19 ft electrics at $100 to $150 a day, 32 ft electrics at $200 to $300 and 40-60 ft rough-terrain models at $400 to $700. That guide puts delivery at $100 to $350 each way. Texas sales tax applies when no operator comes with the machine, and our written quote lists every charge.
Do you need a harness on a scissor lift?
Not under OSHA's scaffold rules when the guardrails are in place and maintained. OSHA's August 1, 2000 letter says neither section 1926.451 nor section 1926.452(w) requires employees on these platforms to tie off when properly maintained guardrails are present, and OSHA's eTool says the machines must have guardrails installed to prevent falls. A maker's instructions or a site's own safety plan may still call for a harness, so check both before the job.
How high does a scissor lift go?
Skyjack's examples run from an 18' 6'' platform height on the slab SJ3219 E to 53' on the rough-terrain SJ9253 RT, with the SJ4732 E at 31' 8'' and the SJ6832 RT at 32'. Skyjack also lists 24' 6'' of working height for the SJ3219 E. The marketplace guide's priced classes run from 19 ft electrics up to 40-60 ft rough-terrain models, and work higher than that points to a boom.
Can you use a scissor lift outside in the wind?
Only a model rated for outdoor use, and only within its wind limit. OSHA's eTool says outdoor-rated machines are generally limited to wind below 28 miles per hour, and OSHA's hazard alert says to use them outside only in good weather. The Weather Service's 22-year study finds Amarillo windy all year, so check the maker's figure and the forecast before raising the deck, and bring it down when gusts build.
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