There are so many things to love about Columbia City, and the Southeast Seattle Tool Library is…read morejust one of them. I was replacing some parts on my car and needed a socket wrench for a quick five minute job. It didn't make sense to buy one if I could avoid it. This tool library saved the day. I showed up on Saturday morning and got the wrench I needed in no time flat. The tool was in amazing condition, and I was happy to make a small donation to keep things going. The people that run the tool library are also incredibly nice. Thank you for doing this!

We have been members for a couple of years and I just want to echo what everyone else has written…read more The tools are stellar and the volunteers are fabulous. I have not one negative thing to say. I thought I'd add that they have been wonderful to roll with all the punches that 2020 has thrown. Covid, wildfires etc., they've still found a way to get us access to tools safely when it would be so much easier to just shut down. Thank you!!! The most productive thing that has come out of this quarantine for us (other than our newborn :) is finally building and installing closet shelves and fixing up our yard before the baby arrived. Couldn't have gotten through the nesting process or kept as sane as possible without the tool library.

Not sure why this place is classified as "party rentals." They rent machinery and tools…read more This is BY FAR the nicest rental place I've ever been. I rented a Billy Goat field mower to aid in clearing the lower acre of our property. Phone service was prompt and polite without any holds. My equipment was ready when I went to go get it. They honored my Groupon without batting an eye. They showed me how to use the machine. They loaded it in my truck. They didn't give me any weird energy about my being female. All the equipment on the lot looked clean and basically brand new. And they had better rates than the other places I looked at. I will definitely be back! Unfortunately I might have to rent ACTUAL goats instead of the Billy Goat to truly eat through the blackberries and morning glory.

Great customer service, though prices have increased somewhat due to overall inflation. Nice people.read more

Pacific Rim rental has always been my go-to for various home projects; mini excavators, man-lifts,…read moreskid-steer loader, jack hammer & air compressor, compactor, post hole digger. I've rented all these over the many years. And I've always highly recommended them to friends. Sometimes I have it delivered, sometimes I'll pick it up. I called to rent a 40' extension ladder ($40/day) and asked about delivery because I don't have a pickup truck. $400! $400 for a $40 rental delivery 4 miles away. Yeah, ok. If they didn't want to deliver just say so; don't insult me with a completely absurd delivery fee. No more recommendations to friends. Whenever someone asks about equipment rental I'll be sure to mention how Pacific Rim Equipment gouges pricing for minor rentals. And yes, I'll go rent a ladder and haul it myself, because I can, it's just an inconvenience. But not renting from Pacific Rim. Ever again.

Pacific Rim does it gain! Please bear with me and this little incident....I'm doing yard work, so I…read morewent to the big box hardware store (initials start with Ho) for some shears and figured since I'm there I might as well go to the tool rental and rent the lawn equipment that I need. Big big mistake. The person at the counter asks me for my Clear ID. What do you mean Clear ID? "You need a Clear ID to rent this equipment, its easy to fill out if you don't have one". I hesitate and say ok, I'm here, let's do it. First they take a photo (both sides) of my drivers license. Then they want my email address, home address, and phone number. Then they take a picture of my face. Then they insists on my social security number. We are now at the 45 minute mark, I'm ready to explode. We haven't even gotten to my credit card yet. The lady next to me is going thru the same thing to rent a Jack Hammer and she's ready to punch someone in the face. They then send a code to my email that I need to retrieve to enter into their dashboard and it FAILS. "I'm sorry sir, not sure what happened, we'll have to start over" This is the same Clear ID people that collect your data at the airport so they can sell it. This is such an intrusion and a waste of time and a real slap in the face. I tell the person at the counter "I quit, I'm outta here and I want all of my data deleted." He informs me that I have to call Clear and ask them to do it. %#^$%@$...I tell the lady next to me she can get that same Hilti Jack Hammer at Pacific Rim Tool Rental for about half the price. I know because I rented one there. Jack Hammer lady is already talking to Pacific Rim on her phone as I leave the Home Disaster exit and head over to Pacific Rim Equipment Rental, which is where I should have gone in the first place.. I walk in, Jim at the counter asks me what I need. I tell him, he asks for my ID and credit card. We are literally walking out to the tool yard in just over 1 minute!!!. The costs is actually less than half the cost of HD. Pacific Rim is my fav place and I've been going here for years. They're good people and no BS. Don't let your brain short circuit like mine did above. Take the time to drive 1/2 a mile and go where it's easy, save money, and you're appreciated. Sigh...

I'm leaving a review for the nice guys on Leary in Ballard. They said I could keep it until the…read morenext day instead of closing time if I just called them first. Turned out that I didnt really need it at all, and returned about 30 minutes later, without using it. They were so nice to void the transaction, not charging me anything. Very nice guys!

Warning: as of 2/03/21 the workers are not masked. If you are concerned about getting Covid19 there…read moremight be less lethal places to shop. The tool I rented was fine and the workers were nice, except for their disregard for customer safety.

rhe concrete deal works but there's a guy there who looks like Temu Melvin from office space , I…read moreguess he's just miserable person and basicsally gave me ready mix. it was nearly that dry. might have been better then I wouldn't have had to dig it out so hard. upon return he said your are past the two hours and put fees on there. multiple times I was told to return it by five. never once was I told 2 hours. I said do what you gotta do. he was within a legal right so it is what it is. just expect a passive aggressive asshole when you go and you won't be disappointed

Easy. Affordable. Conaistent. Nice I would rent there again and I highly recommend. I've rented a…read morecargo van twice. A+

I have rented equipment from Northern Rentals many times in 2025 and 2026. I have had so many…read moreproblems with their smaller gas powered machines. The heavy equipment has been great. But, literally every time I've rented the small gas powered equipment my employee had to return it. I have lost approximately $700 in wasted employee time over the last 2 years. The last straw was that the manager blew me off when they sent me a medium stump grinder and it didnt work, my employee had to drive back to Poulsbo and return it. I wasted $280 in labor on travel time, running the machine that puked until it would die every 5 minutes. The employee (who is also a good mechanic) figured out that it needed a new coil, we didnt have one hand, so he had to return it and proved to Northern's mechanic that it was dying all the time. I told the sales guys at Northern that this is one of many times we have had to pay our employee to go through this and they knew I was right. I asked them to comp me essentially half the cost of the next biggest machine, which would have cost them at the most $300 retail. They asked the manager, he said NO and offered no compensation whatsoever. This is not the American way, this isnt even normal, it is unethical and lowlife behavior.

Absolutely Done With This Place…read more I've been a loyal customer here for over 6 years, but after the last few months, I'm officially done. This place has gone downhill fast. Over the past 4 months, I've noticed a disturbing trend--I've been charged double the rental cost EVERY SINGLE TIME. And when I try to get answers? I get excuses and silence. The final straw was a recent trailer rental. I picked it up at 1pm for a 4-hour rental. Due to heavy traffic and a backup at the dump, I couldn't return it exactly on time--but I called ahead and told them I'd have it back before 1pm the next day. I returned it on time, no issues... or so I thought. Then I get the bill--and it's TRIPLE what it should be. Turns out I'm being charged for someone else's rental, and they're just sticking me with it like it's no big deal. What should have been $200 somehow ballooned into $500. No explanation. No accountability. This place used to be great. Now it feels like they're just gouging loyal customers. Be warned: double check everything and don't expect fairness or customer service. I won't be coming back, and I wouldn't recommend them to anyone.

Absolute amazing experience the manger colton is the best he helped me with billing and the guy at…read morethe counter griffin helped me with ease. Overall 10/10 experience would go back

I used Herc Rentals Floor Care Center in Seattle and they were awful. I rented a T20 floor…read morescrubber for two weeks ($2000 per week) 1 - The delivery to the job site was not at the time they told me it would be at. 2 - I asked them to show my guy how to use it and they said they don't do that and I should have my guy read the 80 page manual 3 - The machine did not work the first night. It put water down but didn't pick it up so basically left mud in its path 4 - called the next day, they sent out a technician (the process of getting the technician dispatched was another problem I will not go into). The Technician was a nice guy but he said he drove it and it seemed to work fine. When my guys got to the job site, it had the same problem as the night before. We called the night technician and he said he didn't know what to tell us 5 - I called Herc the next day and said it didn't work and they should pick it up. Their response was that the machine is fine and its user error and they were still going to charge me for delivery of the machine. The managers response was that they are only facilitators and not responsible if we do not know how to use the equipment. I then called Sunbelt who brought me a machine the same day, gave my guy a tutorial (and it worked exactly how we worked the Herc machine), and the machine worked great I will never use Herc again, Sunbelt has my business going forward...and I will spend thousands of dollars renting machines.

They closed 2 yrs ago during covid. This was our company preferred vendor for event tents, chairs…read moreand permitting requirements in the city.

I have used R&R rentals and their previous named company for over forty years. They are extremely…read morehelpful in all matters, whether it involves trenching, tile cutting, renting floor sanders, and on and on. Joe (despite his unshaving appearance) shares his wealth of knowledge regarding the use of tools. And, he has assembled a group of like minded technicians who assist in working with those who come in the door with questions pertaining to what tools to use to handle their DYI activities. Bob K

top notch service. Very friendly and helpful. Easy to contact and answered his phone everytime I…read morecalled. No phone tree just a friendly voice when I needed help. Outstanding representitive... Wasnt impressed with the litttle tractor but it got the job done. Everybody at the company was helpful and pleasant.

I spent about $40,000 on an LS tractor MT335 Which is a lot…read moreof money , I have owned for 2 years and the tractor has been down with warranty issues for 4 months! The axle broke a couple times , the engine bolts backed out and started to split (The owner of Sherlock informed me that this is an occurrence that he has seen several times and has had to fix?)! Luckily I service, store inside and pay attention to my tractor! The last time my axle broke , the owner said he would not honor the warranty any longer and that I should not be using the forklift attachment that they sold me ? He said I was using it to much and if I was not using it so much this sort of thing would not happen! So if you are in the market to buy a tractor I would suggest you fork out a few more dollars and buy another brand and go to a reputable dealer !!!! In other words I will never buy anything here again !