Lift rental in Vingrom

A short trip to the depot

For most people at Vingrom, it is quicker to drive to Hovemovegen 33 than to wait for delivery. The depot is open Monday to Friday 07–16, and the smallest trailer lifts can be towed by an ordinary car with a towbar.

Before you come, check your vehicle registration certificate and your driving licence. The guide on car and trailer lift explains what to look for. We go through the lift with you at collection: setting up, outriggers, controls and emergency lowering.

Houses on steep ground towards Mjøsa

Many of the buildings at Vingrom stand on sloping ground. The house may have a full foundation on the lake side and almost nothing on the road side, and then the wall facing Mjøsa is much taller than it looks from the driveway.

So measure from the ground where the lift will actually stand, not from the road. If the lift stands below the house, you often need a couple of extra metres. A trailer lift also needs a reasonably level spot for the outriggers. If there is none, a 12-metre tracked lift is a good alternative, since it levels itself.

The farms on the hillside

Further up from the water are farms with farmhouses, barns and outbuildings. Typical work here is painting barn walls, new gutters, repairing bargeboards and checking roofs after winter.

On a flat farmyard, a trailer lift works well. A tall barn gable may require 16 metres or more, and then it is wise to look at the trailer lifts and compare working height and horizontal outreach before you choose.

Views, trees and hedges

Many people at Vingrom want to keep the view of Mjøsa open. Trees and tall hedges that have grown large are a common reason to hire a lift. The lift gives you a safe working height for pruning and topping. Larger trees near houses should be felled by people with experience.

If the trees stand on a slope or on soft ground, a tracked lift is often better than a trailer lift. Ideally do the work during a dry spell, so you avoid deep ruts in the lawn.

Road conditions and hills through the year

The roads on the hillside are steep in several places, and you notice it when you have a trailer behind the car. In winter, an icy slope down to the house can make it hard both to reverse in and to get back up with the lift in tow. Then it is safer to wait until the roads are clear, or to let us deliver.

Spring is often busy with washing and painting after winter, but the ground around the house can stay soft long after the snow has gone. Outriggers sink more easily in soft soil, so put boards underneath or wait until it has dried out. Summer and early autumn are usually easiest for outdoor work.

If you are working indoors, for example in a barn, a garage with a high ceiling or an outbuilding, a small scissor lift may be a better choice than a trailer lift. It takes up little space and goes straight up.

When you want it delivered

We drive out the tracked lifts and the large lifts with our own transport. Tell us what the access looks like, how steep it is and whether it is tight between house and garden. Instruction is included with delivery too.

If the job is on the other side of Mjøsa, see lift rental in Biri. You will find the collection point and the depot's opening hours on the page about the Lillehammer depot.