Lift rental in Skjåk

A short drive to Lom

Most of what you need for an ordinary job in Skjåk is at Gausdal Landhandleri, Stupulvegen 13 in Lom: Dino 135TB and Dino 180XTB trailer lifts, a scissor lift, a Kubota 1.9 t mini excavator, a plate compactor and scaffold trailers. Call the depot on +47 941 71 111, or drop in Mon–Fri 07–17 and Sat 09–15.

With such a short drive, it is easy to collect yourself in the morning and return it when the job is done. You get instruction when you collect, so you know how to set up and use the lift before you drive off.

If you do not have a trailer hitch or a car that can tow the lift, we can deliver it to you in Skjåk.

Farm buildings in a dry valley

Skjåk is known as one of the driest villages in the country. The sun and dry air are hard on timber, so cladding, bargeboards and windows on south-facing walls need paint and oil more often than you might think.

Barns and farm buildings are large, with tall gables and long roof surfaces. A trailer lift suits walls like these well, because you can work your way along without moving it all the time. If the barn is taller than the lifts in Lom can reach, we send a larger model from the main depot in Lillehammer.

Many farms also have older outbuildings, storehouses and cookhouses in the yard that need tarring and new bargeboards. There, a compact trailer lift is often easier to get in than something larger.

Cabins and mountain farms

High up in the side valleys and west towards Grotli are cabins and mountain farms where winter comes early and leaves late. The short summer is when roofs are checked, snow guards fixed and storm damage repaired.

The lift must stand on firm ground, and many cabin plots are rocky and uneven. The first time, it may be wise to read how to use a trailer lift, so you know how much slope it can handle and how little support it can manage with.

Towards Strynefjellet

National road 15 continues west from Bismo past Grotli and over Strynefjellet. Along the road are farms, tourist buildings and cabins in exposed locations, with strong winds and heavy snow in winter.

Wind is the most important thing to watch when working from a lift here. All lifts have a limit for how much wind they can handle, and in the platform you feel the wind much more than down on the ground. Keep an eye on the forecast and lower the platform if the wind picks up. Roofs, cladding and bargeboards damaged by winter storms are the most common work up here.

Digging and a lift on the same trip

When you need to drain around a foundation, run water into a cabin or level a driveway, it can be practical to take the mini excavator from Lom at the same time as the lift. Read more about mini excavator rental.

The plate compactor is good for compacting gravel after digging, and scaffold trailers can be used where you would rather have a fixed working platform along the wall.

Inside buildings at Bismo

The centre has shops, a school, health buildings and workshops. Indoors, an electric scissor lift is the usual choice for ceiling panels, light fittings and ventilation. It produces no exhaust, and the wheels do not mark the floor.

For installation work in stairwells or rooms with low door openings, there are narrow scissor lifts, and a mast lift can be an alternative where it is extra tight. Measure the door opening before you order, so we know which one will fit through.