Tag: telescopic boom

Construction Equipment

JLG’s 8 New HC3 Boom Lifts Prevent Overloading With Load-Sensing Technology

JLG is rolling out a new line of telescopic and articulated aerial lifts that feature platform heights of 40 to 86 feet and capacity of up to 1,000 pounds.

January 11, 2021

Construction Equipment

Everything Contractors Need to Know About New ANSI Aerial Lift Standards

Contractors who use telescopic-boom, articulated-boom or scissor-lift aerial platforms face a multitude of changes in how the machines are operated and who can operate them.

August 3, 2020

Construction Equipment

Snorkel’s new 76-foot S9070RT-HC is the tallest rough-terrain scissor lift in North America

Snorkel decided not to stop at the world's tallest telescopic boom and has now introduced the tallest scissor lift. Learn more about it here on Equipment World.

May 22, 2020

Construction Equipment

Will contractors comply with new voluntary ANSI standards for aerial lifts?

Editor’s note: This is the final installment of a three-part series on how the new ANSI standards governing aerial work platforms will affect contractors. Part 1 looked at the new training standards and can be viewed by clicking here. Part 2 (click here) examined the need to develop a safe-use program, including a rescue plan, […]

November 5, 2019

Construction Equipment

New ANSI standard: What goes up in an aerial lift must come down … safely

Editor’s note: This is the second installment of a three-part series on how the new ANSI standards for aerial work platforms will affect contractors. Part 1, which you can view here, looked at the new training standards. Part 3, which you can view here, examines whether contractors are ready to comply. Starting June 1, contractors who use telescopic-boom, […]

October 31, 2019

Construction Equipment

Contractors, are you ready for the new ANSI standards for aerial lifts?

Editor’s note: This is the first installment of a three-part series on how the new ANSI standards for aerial work platforms will affect contractors. You can view Part 2 by clicking here. Part 3, which you can view here, examines whether contractors are ready to comply. Starting June 1, contractors who use telescopic-boom, articulated-boom or scissor-lift […]

October 29, 2019

Construction Equipment

JCB’s new Teletruk forklifts fueled by LPG to reduce emissions

Both the TLT 25 LPG and TLT 30 LPG Teletruk forklift models will run on liquid propane gas to help reduce emissions. More information on Equipment World.

May 23, 2019

Construction Equipment

Gradall intros Discovery Series excavators designed for emergency cleanup

Gradall says it has come up with a low-cost solution for local and state governments facing emergency cleanup, such as occurred with last year’s string of devastating hurricanes. The company’s Discovery Series excavators were used during storm recovery on the Gulf Coast and in the Bahamas and Caribbean, a news release says. They can travel […]

January 19, 2018

Construction Equipment

Genie’s new XC aerial platforms add capacity, meet ANSI standards

Genie has unleashed a slew of improvements to its aerial work platform models under the XC label. The XC stands for “extra capacity,” and the company has added four telescopic boom models to the XC lineup – the S-60 XC, S-65 XC, S-80-XC and S-85 XC. It also introduces its first XC articulated boom model […]

October 24, 2017

Construction Equipment

What to see at ICUEE 2017: JCB, John Deere and Hyundai in Area K

ICUEE is preparing for record exhibit space for the October 3-5 Demo Show at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville. In the run-up to the show we’ll be providing a series of sneak peeks to give you an idea of what to look for at the show. To check out the rest of the ICUEE […]

August 23, 2017

Safety

This guy being catapulted by a boom lift is why you should always wear a harness

No. 4 Video in 2014 « NO. 5 NO. 3 »   There’s a reason things like safety guidelines, personal protective equipment and harnesses exist: even mundane tasks like moving a boom lift one hundred feet or so can result in a serious injury. This guy has opted to forego wearing a harness to move […]

June 9, 2014

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Ante, upped: JLG unveils 1850 SJ, world’s tallest telescopic boom topping out at 185+ feet

Telescopic boom lifts are reaching heights not imagined 10 years ago, when 135 feet of maximum height was pushing the envelope. Last month, Genie unveiled its 180-foot SX-180 to U.S. audiences, a machine it announced at the Bauma trade show in Germany last April. And now JLG has upped the ante by more than 5 […]

February 26, 2014