The "construction rental" places have them, as others posted, there are pickup and delivery charges depending on how far they have to go from the home yard.
Its important to survey ahead on the terrain you intend to use it on. Concrete is no problem for cushion-tired forklifts, but go 1 inch off the pavement and it will sink into the earth up to the frame.
Also, I'm finding out that my asphalt driveway is marginal for cushion tired work. Great in the super hard drought of summer and frozen in winter but in the wetter seasons the base isn't up to the task and I keep making these sinkholes.
You will probably have to pay for a bottle of propane at their rates unless you arrange to return it full (just something to investigate and inquire about). There are also gasoline and diesel lifts as well as cushion tired versions. Make sure you have the proper fork length for what you are moving and that you understand the principle of counterbalance (moment balance)*
*....as I found out at work from a person who rented a 15k forklift to lift a 13k block of granite, and then was mad at me when I told them the day before that this won't work (!!!) When I finally saw the shipping manifest, the granite (crated) was 8ft wide x 15ft long, but the center of gravity of the crate being 48" out vs the 24" rating of the forklift meant we were wayyy undersized. To confirm I spoke to the people moving the machine and they were using a Versalift 40/60...(translated: at bare minimum a 40k forklift....)
