Cherry Picker Repairs
"Cherry picker" means different machines to different people — a self-propelled boom lift on one site, a truck-mounted platform on another, a towable trailer unit on a third. If that is the term you use, this is the place to start, whatever you are actually running. We repair cherry pickers across all those forms and point you to the right specialist work once we know the machine.
Because the label covers so many machine types, the most useful thing a generalist cherry picker page can do is get you to the correct fix quickly. Tell us the make, model and the symptom — it will not lift, it drifts, it leaks, a control has stopped working — and we identify whether the fault sits in the boom mechanism, the hydraulics, the electrics or the structure, then handle it directly or route it to the specific repair discipline it belongs to. No jargon needed at the enquiry stage.
Built For
- Anyone who calls their access machine a cherry picker
- Trades and contractors unsure of their machine's exact type
- Owners of self-propelled, truck-mounted or trailer cherry pickers
- Operators who just want the fault sorted, not the terminology
- Fleet owners consolidating repairs through one contact
Equipment & Coverage
- Self-propelled boom-type cherry pickers
- Truck-mounted cherry pickers
- Trailer and towable cherry pickers
- Boom, hydraulic, electrical and structural systems
- Controls, safety functions and platform fittings
The Process
Tell us the symptom
Give us the make, model and what the machine is doing — no need to know the technical machine type or the right jargon.
Identify the machine
We work out whether you have a self-propelled boom, a truck-mounted or a trailer unit, since that shapes the right approach.
Direct to the fix
The fault is traced to boom, hydraulic, electrical or structural systems and handled directly or routed to the matching specialist repair.
Test & return
The machine is function tested, and any safety-critical repair verified, before it returns to service.
Compliance & Standards
Whatever form a cherry picker takes, it is an elevated work platform designed to AS/NZS 1418.10 and maintained under AS 2550.10. That means the same safe-use and maintenance obligations apply — routine and annual inspections, and the 10-year major inspection — regardless of what you call the machine. We repair to those expectations and, where a fault affects structure or insulation, verify the work by the appropriate testing before the unit goes back to work.
Why EWP Australia
- One starting point for any machine you call a cherry picker
- No jargon needed — describe the symptom, we find the fault
- Covers self-propelled, truck-mounted and trailer units
- Routed to the right specialist repair once the machine is known
- Safety-critical repairs verified by testing before return
Common Questions
Is a cherry picker the same as a boom lift?
Often, yes — many people use "cherry picker" for a self-propelled or truck-mounted boom lift, but the term also gets used for trailer units. That is exactly why this page exists: you do not need to know the precise type to get the repair started, just tell us the machine and the symptom.
What kinds of cherry picker do you repair?
Self-propelled boom-type machines, truck-mounted cherry pickers and trailer or towable units — along with the boom, hydraulic, electrical and structural systems common to all of them. Once we know the machine we handle the fault directly or route it to the right specialist repair.
I don't know the exact model — can you still help?
Yes. Describe what the machine is doing and give us whatever make and model details you have. Identifying the machine and the fault is our job, not yours, so you do not need to know the terminology to get moving.
Do the same compliance rules apply whatever it's called?
They do. Any cherry picker is an elevated work platform under AS 2550.10, so the routine and annual inspections and the 10-year major inspection apply regardless of the name. We repair and verify to those expectations.
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