Phoning around Mahikeng for the right machine and a fair rate takes time. Send one request instead, with what you need, the dates or how many, and we pass it to tool and plant hire yards who supply Mahikeng and nearby areas of North West.
Cherry Picker Hire in Mahikeng
Cherry picker hire in Mahikeng: hire companies and tree fellers around Mahikeng run truck-mounted and trailer platforms, usually with a trained operator. Measure the tree height and the reach from the road or drive, and ask whether the municipality needs to know if the machine stands on the street.
The main cherry picker hire page explains the work, the safety points and the costs in more detail.
Mahikeng notes on equipment & supplies
Hire shops in Mahikeng carry a smaller range than in big cities, so chippers and stump grinders may come from Lichtenburg or Zeerust. Many homeowners in Mmabatho buy a small petrol chainsaw for thorn branches and firewood. Thick gloves, cut-resistant trousers and boots matter when handling thorn wood, and a helmet with a visor protects the face from whipping branches. Ask the hire shop to show you how the machine starts and stops.
Trees in Mahikeng
Mahikeng, the provincial capital, lies close to the Botswana border in dry bushveld. Indigenous trees such as camel thorn, which is protected, sweet thorn, karee and buffalo thorn grow on open land and in many older yards. Government buildings, schools and suburbs like Mmabatho carry planted jacarandas, pepper trees, cypresses and gums. Rainfall is lower than further east, summer storms are short and fierce, and drought can leave trees stressed and dropping limbs. Government departments, schools, churches and homeowners ask for dead tree removal, pruning over roofs and clearing of stands. Before cutting an indigenous thorn tree, check whether it is protected and whether a licence is needed.
The requests we see from Mahikeng usually come from:
- Schools, churches and municipalities: municipal teams pruning street and park trees above roads and paths
- Homeowners: taking a big tree over the roof down in sections from a platform
- Businesses and commercial property: pruning trees beside office blocks, signage and parking lot lights
Local tips for Mahikeng
Common here: removing drought-killed trees and pruning over roofs on public sites. Ask each team or supplier about this: ask the team to confirm whether any thorn tree on the job is a protected species. Where they work from: teams in Mahikeng and Mmabatho, with contractors from Lichtenburg and Zeerust.
Around Mahikeng the largest group asking is schools, churches and municipalities, which usually means municipal teams pruning street and park trees above roads and paths. Before you agree to anything: firm ground for outriggers, no power lines. The trees to watch here: camel thorns, sweet thorns, pepper trees, cypresses and gums.
Service area: Mahikeng and surrounds
Our network covers Mahikeng together with Mmabatho, Montshiwa, Lomanyaneng, Lichtenburg, Zeerust, Ottoshoop. A street address or a pin helps a hire yard plan the visit and bring the right gear before quoting.