(414) 279-5510 Call Scissor Lift Towing · Franklin, Milwaukee County
A rough-terrain lift sunk in mud on a Franklin site, a slab lift due on a job Monday, a unit that won't power up to drive onto the deck, or a rental that needs picking up — MKE Towing & Recovery hauls slab and rough-terrain scissor lifts on low-angle Landoll, tilt-deck & flatbed trailers, fully insured. Driven on if it runs, winch-loaded if it's dead, recovered if it's stuck or tipped. Oversize permits handled, ~26-min typical response on downtime calls, flat price quoted before pickup.
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Flat price quoted before pickup — we show the factors, never fabricate a number. COI on request.
Need a scissor lift moved, recovered, or delivered in Franklin? MKE Towing & Recovery hauls slab (electric) and rough-terrain lifts — driven on if it runs, winch-loaded if it's dead, recovered if it's stuck or tipped — on low-angle Landoll, tilt-deck & flatbed trailers, fully insured. We pull any oversize permit for wide RT units and confirm a flat price before pickup. Call (414) 279-5510.
An idle crew and a downed lift both cost money by the hour. Tell dispatch the make, model, weight, and whether it drives or has to be winched — a real Franklin dispatcher answers live and we bring the right low-angle deck the first time.
Local to Franklin
Before the truck rolls in Franklin, Milwaukee County, dispatch already knows the corridors we run, the industrial areas we serve, and how fast a rig reaches you.
Franklin calls come from all over — the city covers so much ground that breakdowns scatter instead of clustering. Where volume does build: the US-45 freeway, S 27th Street (WIS-241) through the retail and motel strip, W Loomis Road (WIS-36) past City Hall, and the S 76th Street (CTH U) commercial spine, all peaking 7–9 AM and again 4–6 PM. Several major arterial crossings run uncontrolled — S 51st & Rawson, S 27th & Drexel, S 27th & Rawson — prime low-speed collision geometry, while the S 76th Street signals at Drexel, Puetz and Ryan are the busiest managed chokes. Event days at Franklin Field push the pressure onto S 27th Street and the ballpark approaches.
Dispatch runs out of our South Side Milwaukee yard, about 11 miles out, covering Milwaukee & Waukesha counties. You get a live ETA, not a guess.
From Franklin Field (ballpark) out to US-45 (freeway spine), Franklin keeps job sites, rental yards, and service shops busy — and with them, RT lifts mired in soft ground, slab lifts coming off an indoor job, and rental delivery and pickup. We move them on a low-angle deck so a low-clearance lift never high-centers. We run the S 27th Street (WIS-241) retail & motel corridor, Franklin dealer row (Boucher VW / Hiller Ford / Ewald), and W Rawson Avenue (CTH BB) corridor and the streets between them — Franklin scissor lift work, day or night.
Winter snow & ice (Nov–Mar) — full inland accumulation across the city's long arterials
Wisconsin's legal limits on the interstate run 8'6" wide, 13'6" high, and 80,000 lb gross — anything over needs a WisDOT oversize/overweight permit, and we pull it.
Wisconsin's spring thaw brings posted weight restrictions (“frost laws”) on local roads from roughly March into April — we know which routes are posted and plan the legal way in.
Dead batteries on long, spread-out roads are the signature Franklin call — overnight cold runs deep out here, and hard freeze-thaw cycles crack the pavement on the arterials too. Tucked into the county's inland southwest corner, the city gets essentially no lake-effect moderation, so winter snow piles up at full depth. The broader climate is continental and humid: winters cold and snowy, summers warm and muggy.
Serving Franklin ZIP codes: 53132
Sound familiar?
Drop a slab lift at a Franklin job site Monday, pick it up when the job wraps. We coordinate with the rental yard on a low-angle Landoll, insured.
An RT lift must be on the next Franklin-area site by morning. Drive on or winch, chain at the chassis points, and run it across the metro.
A flat battery, hydraulics down, or a controller fault. We winch it on with a rated line, platform pinned, and haul it to the shop or dealer.
An RT sunk in soft ground or tipped on a grade — that's a recovery, not a haul. We winch it out or right it, inspect, and load safe.
A unit in for service and back, or a dealer delivery. Slab or RT, every major brand, COI on request.
A lift stuck on a low-clearance level or an upper deck. A low-profile trailer and the right rigging get it out — no scraping.
Running or not, we load it
A running lift drives up a low-angle deck under power — low ground clearance means a steep ramp would high-center it, so we always load it flat.
Call dispatch — (414) 279-5510A dead lift is winch-loaded on a rated line, platform fully lowered and pinned, then chained at the chassis tie-down points.
Call dispatch — (414) 279-5510Stuck or tipped, we winch it out or right it with rated rigging on a plan, inspect it, then load and secure — never forced.
Call dispatch — (414) 279-5510Do you handle mine? Almost certainly.
Indoor electric lifts, roughly 1,500–6,000 lb — narrow, they drive onto a low-angle Landoll or flatbed and usually need no permit.
4WD outdoor units, roughly 6,000–10,000 lb — they ride a Landoll or flatbed, and the wider decks may need an oversize permit we pull.
Large RT units around 11,000–13,000+ lb and up to ~8 ft wide move oversize on a heavy Landoll with a permit and flags.
A battery or hydraulic failure, a controller fault, or a tipped or stuck unit — winched on with a rated line or recovered first. No machine is too dead to move.
What scissor lift transport covers
A scissor lift is loaded flat, not forced — low ground clearance high-centers on a steep ramp, so we use a low-angle deck and secure to rated chassis points every time.
A picker, not a promise — the final trailer and any permit are confirmed from the exact weight, width, height, and route on the call.
Secured, not dragged
The platform is fully lowered and the scissor stack pinned so nothing rises or settles on a US-45 (freeway spine) haul.
Grade-70 chain at the chassis tie-down points front and rear, rated to the real weight — never a strap and a guess.
The battery is disconnected and the controls locked out so nothing creeps or powers up in transit.
Loaded on a low-angle deck so a low-clearance lift never high-centers — flat and secure, not forced up a ramp.
What it costs & why
A Franklin scissor lift haul is a flat price quoted before pickup — a slab lift driven onto a trailer for a local move is the low end; a large RT unit recovered and moved oversize is the high end. We show the factors and the flat price holds.
The flat price covers the dispatch and haul, quoted before a truck leaves. Recovery and any oversize permit are itemized and confirmed up front — no lowball-then-add-on.
Get your Franklin priceBallpark it now — live estimate
A 2,800-lb slab lift and a 13,000-lb large RT unit are different hauls — the deck and rigging are sized to the real weight.
A running lift drives on fast; a dead one is winch-loaded and billed by the work it takes.
A wide RT unit over legal width gets the WisDOT permit and flags — itemized, never a surprise.
Soft ground, a tight gate, a parking deck, or after-hours work adds time over a clean curbside load.
Getting help in Franklin
Tell dispatch the make, model, weight, slab or RT, and whether it drives. We confirm the Landoll or flatbed, rigging, and any permit before a truck leaves Franklin.
A stuck or tipped lift is winched out or uprighted with rated rigging before anything goes on the deck.
Running units drive up a low-angle deck; dead units come up on a rated winch line. We never high-center it on a steep ramp.
Platform lowered and pinned, battery disconnected, grade-70 chain at the chassis points, sized to the real weight.
To the next site, yard, dealer, or shop — with clean paperwork and a COI for your file.
Why Franklin rental yards & GCs call MKE
A real ETA from the closest unit on a downtime or recovery call — not a canned promise.
Low-angle Landoll and tilt-decks load low-clearance lifts flat — driven or winched, never forced.
Years of lift and equipment moves across Milwaukee and Waukesha. Licensed & Insured — USDOT# 4272551.
Certificate of insurance on request, with consolidated billing on rental, contractor, and dealer accounts.
Scissor Lift Towing in Franklin
Same-day for most moves from our South Side yard ~11 miles out — retail resets at the Target, Sam's Club and Walmart Supercenter stores, warehouse rack work in the Franklin Industrial Park, facility maintenance across the city. We slot into your dock window. Call (414) 279-5510 24/7.
Lift moves start at $150 for units up to 10,000 lbs and $250 for 10–15,000 lbs, quoted flat before we roll. Electric slab lifts sit at the low end; rough-terrain units ride a Landoll and any wide-load permit is priced up front. Call (414) 279-5510.
Yes — we deliver to the dock or the exact bay your facilities team names, from the S 27th Street retail stores to the Franklin Business Park warehouses. Electric lifts roll off under their own power; dead ones get winched. Call (414) 279-5510.
Slab electric scissors (19–40 ft), rough-terrain 4WD units, and vertical mast lifts. Slabs ride a rollback; RT lifts go Landoll or flatbed, drive-on or winched. Tell dispatch the model and platform height so the right trailer comes. Call (414) 279-5510.
Yes — end-of-job rental returns to any metro yard, quoted flat, with condition photos at pickup if your PM wants them. One call and the lift is off your Franklin site and off your invoice. Call (414) 279-5510.
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