Carey and Mark are both offering good advice. Never rented swamp mats but have used similar gear as well and agree there as well. Using a warehouse (hard tired) forklift off pavement is a bad idea. Check the various prices and availability to see what works.
One other option for consideration- All my stone work is heavy, little ones are around 1000lbs and others ranging up to 15 tons (so far) per piece. The biggest stones are done outside the studio for a few reasons. To do that, renting a mobile 50 ton crane usually costs around $500 rollout plus 1 HR minimum and a small fuel surcharge. I plan on $650 +/- per lift for those times. With a flatbed staying on paved surface and proper Crane placement, moving a 15 ton stone approx 50 ft in one lift is no problem.
Whatever you do, ask whomever you hire about the surfaces you expect them to cross. Some have no problems leaving a paved surface. Some are less agreeable, especially with a load greater than 5 tons or vehicle over 26k gvw. Better to know that before they arrive on site.
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