Tag: Genie equipment

Construction Equipment

Genie updates entire GS scissor lift line ahead of new ANSI standards

In preparation for new standards for aerial lifts that take effect in December, Genie has unveiled two new scissor lift models for the U.S. market, along with upgrades to its full line of GS slab scissors. During a press event September 17 at its headquarters in Redmond, Washington, the company announced that it will add […]

September 26, 2019

Oils & lubricants

Flood-damaged rental fleets get help from Genie; guidelines for flooded machinery released

Terex AWP has sent three teams to travel throughout Texas to assess Genie equipment in customers’ rental fleets following flooding from Hurricane Harvey and help them get back up and running. The company has also issued water damage repair checklists for Genie booms, scissors and telehandlers to all customers in the area, as well as […]

September 25, 2017

Construction Equipment

Genie advances ZX-135/70 boom lift with upgraded axles, load-sensing and calibration

Genie reports that its new ZX-135/70 Boom Lift offers the latest advancements in design and technology. One of the new features is the mini XChassis axle that extends and retracts the axles to and from the stowed position at two-thirds the footprint of the full-size version. Retracted, the axles form a footprint of 8 feet […]

May 18, 2017

Construction Equipment

Genie’s new Z-60/37 FE boom lift operates in full-electric or hybrid drive modes; new Z-45/25XC doubles lift capacity

Driven by high-efficiency AC motors, the new Genie Z-60/37 FE boom lift provides two modes of operation: full-electric or hybrid. Introduced at Bauma last week, the machine can run a full week on a tank of diesel in the hybrid mode. In full-electric it has enough power to run for a day. A 24-horsepower, […]

April 18, 2016

Construction Equipment

Genie directs new GTH-1254 telehandler at heavy construction, oil and gas industry lifts (PHOTOS)

[imagebrowser id=198] Introduced at the recent World of Concrete, the Genie GTH-1256 telehandler takes aim at the heavier, higher lifts required on today’s jobsites. The 12,000-pound-maximum-lift-capacity GTH-1256 has a maximum lift height of 56 feet and a maximum forward reach of 42 feet. “It gives heavy construction, steal erection and the oil and gas market […]

February 23, 2015

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Genie keeps GTH-636 6,000-pound-lift capacity telehandler below 75-horsepower for Tier 4 Final (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

[imagebrowser id=144] The industry practice was fairly straightforward when it came to 6,000-pound-maximum-lift-capacity telehandlers, says Chad Hislop, product management lead, Genie Industries. “We all would take a 8,000-pound machine, change out the lift cylinders and put a new decal on it,” he says, which created a heftier machine than really required for a 6,000-pound unit. […]

November 10, 2014