(414) 279-5510 Call Scissor Lift Towing · Hales Corners, Milwaukee County
A rough-terrain lift sunk in mud on a Hales Corners 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, ~25-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 Hales Corners? 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 Hales Corners dispatcher answers live and we bring the right low-angle deck the first time.
Local to Hales Corners
Every scissor lift transport call in Hales Corners, Milwaukee County gets planned around the corridors we run, the industrial areas we serve, and how fast a rig reaches you.
US-45 and WIS-100 run overlapped along Lovers Lane Road / South 108th Street until they meet Forest Home Avenue (WIS-24) and Janesville Road at the historic crossroads — three signalized crossings in a row (Lovers Lane at Forest Home, at Janesville, and at Grange) where everything funnels through and volume peaks 7–9 AM and 4–6 PM. Forest Home carries steady through-traffic onward toward Greenfield and Milwaukee, and the Forest Home & Grange crossing runs uncontrolled. One set of crossroads sets the tempo.
The run in is about 10 road miles from our South Side yard — both Milwaukee and Waukesha counties covered. The dispatcher confirms a live ETA on the call.
Most Hales Corners scissor lift calls start around Village Center District, Whitnall Park District, and Forest Home Corridor: 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 — anywhere from Village Center District, Whitnall Park District, and Forest Home Corridor to the US-45 (S 108th St / Lovers Lane Rd) shoulder. From Boerner Botanical Gardens out to Village Center District, Whitnall Park District, and Forest Home Corridor, one Hales Corners call covers the scissor lift move — insured, flat-priced, any hour.
Winter snow & ice (Nov–Mar) — full inland accumulation
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.
Little lake moderation reaches Hales Corners, one of the more inland southwest-county suburbs, so the humid continental swing — cold and snowy at one end of the year, warm and humid at the other — lands unsoftened: winter snowfall accumulates, overnight cold runs deep, and hard freeze-thaw cycles pit the pavement and kill batteries. Winter does the damage here.
Serving Hales Corners ZIP codes: 53130
Sound familiar?
Drop a slab lift at a Hales Corners 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 Hales Corners-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 (S 108th St / Lovers Lane Rd) 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 Hales Corners 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 Hales Corners 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 Hales Corners
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 Hales Corners.
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 Hales Corners 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 Hales Corners
Same-day for most moves from our South Side yard ~10 miles out — retail resets at the Hales Corner Shopping Center and grocery stores, facility maintenance across the village, and municipal building work. 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 Hales Corner Shopping Center retail stores to a Festival Foods or Pick 'n Save back room. 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 Hales Corners site and off your invoice. Call (414) 279-5510.
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