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Construction Equipment
JLGâs 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
Dealers
Equipment Roundup: Cat Dozer Experts Explain Restructured Lineup; Everything You Should Know About New Aerial Lift Standards; Leicaâs new 3D excavator control; Fecon intros EXC Stump Grinder; Digga Bigfoot skid steer trencher
Digga Bigfoot turns mini-skid steer, skid steer, CTL into trencher If you want to turn your skid steer, compact track loader or compact utility loader (also known as a mini skid steer) into a trencher, Skid Steer Solutions is now offering Digga Bigfoot Trencher attachments. The trenchers, manufactured by Australia-based Digga, come in three models, [âŚ]
August 11, 2020
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
Safety
New ANSI standards for aerial lifts begin; is the construction industry ready?
After years in the making, the new ANSI standards started June 1st and affect all telescopic boom, articulated boom and scissor lift aerial work platforms.
June 2, 2020
Construction Equipment
JLGâs 670SJ self-leveling boom lift keeps chassis level at 10-degree grade
JLG's 670SJ self-leveling boom lift can reach its full height of 67 feet in 101 seconds and meets ANSI Standards. More details on Equipment World.
April 21, 2020
Construction Equipment
âSuperheatedâ scissor lift market spurs new entrants Pettibone, LGMG. Can they succeed?
Editorâs Note: Since this article published, LiuGong has also entered the U.S. scissor lift market. You can read about that here and the Chinese manufacturerâs deepening involvement in North America here. Craig Paylor, former president of JLG, was looking to add some scissor lifts in 2018 as an additional revenue stream to his truck distribution business. [âŚ]
February 24, 2020
Construction Equipment
Aerial lift OEMs, industry petition ANSI, SAIA to end appeal process, put A92 standards into effect March 1st
Aerial lift OEMs Genie and JLG Industries have joined the Association of Equipment Manufacturers and the Associated Builders and Contractors in a petition that asks for the delayed American National Standards Institute A92 standards to be published on March 1st. Others signing the petition to the Scaffold & Access Industry Association include Brent Hoover LLC, Skanska [âŚ]
February 17, 2020
Construction Equipment
Hy-Brid intros PS-1930, its tallest scissor lift at 19 feet; meets ANSI standards
Hy-Brid Lifts has introduced the new 19-foot PS-1930, which represents the companyâs tallest scissor lift, and it meets new U.S. standards for aerial lifts scheduled to take effect in March. Along with extending to 19 feet, the PS-1930 is the lightest in its class, at less than 2,000 pounds. It also offers a class-leading platform [âŚ]
January 28, 2020
Construction Equipment
New ANSI standards on aerial lifts to be delayed due to appeals
The standards affect all who operate, sell, rent, repair, manufacture or ride on telescopic and articulated boom aerial platforms and scissor lifts. More here.
November 12, 2019
Construction Equipment
Equipment Roundup: Stick-steer travel, XTC config add versatility to Catâs new 306 excavator; Chevy unveils Carhartt Silverado HD; Backhoe is Catâs first Smart Attachment for skid steers, CTLs; Morooka unveils its largest crawler carrier yet; Will contractors comply with voluntary ANSI standards for lifts?
Will contractors comply with new voluntary ANSI standards for aerial lifts? When attending aerial lift industry conferences, Rick Smith regularly stops attendees to ask if theyâre ready for the new ANSI standards for aerial work platforms. âIâm shocked at the number of folks who have heard nothing about it,â says Smith, JLG senior director of [âŚ]
November 11, 2019
Construction Equipment
Will contractors comply with new voluntary ANSI standards for aerial lifts?
Editorâs 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, [âŚ]
November 5, 2019
Dealers
Equipment Roundup: New Cat D5 dozer replaces D6N; Bobcatâs new Small Articulated Loader; Inside Liebherr ADT development; Vermeer XR2 combines soft dig, on-site separation; In depth with the ANSI aerial lift standards
New ANSI standard: What goes up in an aerial lift must come down ⌠safely Starting in December, contractors who use telescopic-boom, articulated-boom or scissor-lift aerial platforms will need to develop a safe-use program â including a rescue plan â and incorporate that program into the jobsite every day. Thatâs one part of the new [âŚ]
November 4, 2019
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