If you’re in an area that gets cold in the winter there are some challenges to owning and using a boom lift in the colder months. There are things that you can do to make your life easier and lessen the chance of damaging your lift. Most boom lifts have air cooled Deutz Continue Reading
If you asked someone that used aerial lifts during the mid 1980’s through late 90’s if they’d prefer to use a diesel or a gas (gas/propane) lift 90% would have said diesel and possibly here some profanity. If you questioned people that owned them they’d tell you the only way they’d want gas power is if the lift was Continue Reading
Over the years the sizes of electric scissor lifts classes have changed quite a lot. One of the biggest trends is toward narrowness but there are downsides to the narrow models too that needs to be weighed against their usefulness. The following are the common classes of indoor scissors. By Continue Reading
Our company moves lifts all over the country and I wish I could say those moves have all been trouble free. When we ship units out we have more control over the process but if we ship things in and we arrange outside freight that’s not always possible. Please go Continue Reading
The best time to make any purchase is when it fits your needs and budget. In terms of selection though it’s usually best to purchase during winter or early spring. A large percentage of lifts are sold by companies that also rent them. While warmer climates have less variation on Continue Reading
One of the biggest expenses relating to owning a telehandler are the tires. The cheapest tire option is air filled, otherwise known as pneumatic. Besides being the cheapest option air tires have a little give to them which tends to make for a gentler ride. They also tend to wear Continue Reading
Aerial lifts in the US tend to have pretty simple naming systems where basically the platform height (to your feet) is part of the model name. So a Genie S-60 or JLG 600S are 60 feet tall while a SkyJack SJ46AJ or a JLG 460SJ are both 46 feet. In Continue Reading
IN 2011 MEC Aerial Work Platforms came out with it’s model 2659/3259ERT scissor lift line. These are relatively compact (59″ wide), electric, 4 wheel drive scissor lifts, that weigh between 6000-7000lbs. You might be asking yourself is that something we really need? The answer is maybe depending on the work you Continue Reading
We often get asked how to prepare a scissor lift for winter storage in colder climates- If you’re lucky enough to have room to store your lift inside that’s the best option. For battery powered lifts the main concern is, you might have guessed, the batteries. If the building is Continue Reading
The lift industry has consolidated a lot over the last 25 years. At one point we had Condor, Genie, Grove, JLG, Marklift, MEC, Simon, SkyJack, Snorkel, Strato-Lift, Terex, and UpRight, and those are just the North American brands. As of today that list is narrowed down to Genie, JLG, MEC, SkyJack, and Snorkel. Continue Reading
By John Bakker If you’re in an area that gets cold in the winter there are some challenges to owning and using a boom lift in the colder months. There are things that you can do to make your life easier and lessen the chance of damaging your lift. Most boom lifts have air cooled Deutz Continue Reading
