Lifting Equipment
Snorkel Issues Warning On Boom Sensors
Snorkel International is urging all owners and users of three Snorkel products to conduct vital safety checks. The Elwood, Kan.-based company has uncovered a potential issue with a small number of boomlifts produced prior to 2004, which might not be fitted with the proper number of boom sensors. The machines affected are the Snorkel TB120, TB126J and PRO126....
Scaffolding Product Spotlight
Pro-Jax Utility Scaffold from Haulotte Group/Bil-Jax measures 29 inches wide — narrow enough for a single user to maneuver the unit through doorways ...
Telehandlers Available for the Rental Industry
Haulotte Group/Bil-Jax The HTL 9055 from Haulotte Group/Bil-Jax offers a maximum lift height of 54 feet, 10 inches, and a maximum lift capacity of 9,000...
New Products for the Rental Industry
Rental Products from Ditch Witch, Atlas Copco, Sakai America, Genie, Hilti, Baldor Electric, Elliott Equipment and Thawzall...
What Else is New?
Rental Products from GreatNeck Tools, Stellar Industries, Terex ASV, Stone Construction Equipment, Nifisk CFM, Kioti Tractor, Michelin and Electric Eel....
IPAF Calls Attention to Harness Discomfort Issues for Female Platform Operators
The International Powered Access Federation last week called for a radical re-examination of harnesses used by female operators of boom-type mobile elevating work platforms and announced a competition to find the best new design....
What Else Is New?
The Outback 185 from Lincoln Electric has a smooth DC welding output of up to 185 amps for welding steel, stainless steel or cast iron, as well as hardfacing...
Maintenance Key to Aerial Safety
A key component to aerial safety is maintenance. There are enough hazards on a jobsite without creating more because a machine isn't maintained properly....
Operator Safety Training for Spanish-Speaking Customers
Your customer base is changing. You probably still deal with many of the same companies when it comes to renting or selling aerial work platforms and...
Select and Groom an Effective Safety Trainer
If you are facing the prospect of selecting an individual from within your organization to deliver safety training, let me first offer you my most sincere...
With Safety, Size Doesn't Matter
When it comes to providing safe operating instruction to rental customers of aerial equipment, the size of your rental company doesn't matter it's completely...
Aerial Safety
Genie Industries The S-80 and S-85 (pictured) telescopic booms from Genie Industries offer fixed-width axles, an exclusive virtual pivot boom assembly,...
The 2009 Rental Show Products
MacKissic The MacKissic Merry Commercial mini stump cutter allows users to see the stump and cutter head at all times during operation. The cutter head...
2008 Innovative Product Award Honorable Mentions
The following products were contenders in the 2008 RER Innovative Product Award competition. Computer Software Scenario Management ModuleOrion Software,...
2008 Innovative Product Award Honorable Mentions
Computer Software ClearSkyJLG Industries, McConnellsburg, Pa. Key Innovation: Remotely communicates with equipment to collect information using satellite...
One Man Show
The RER Innovative Product Award was established in 2003 to honor excellence in new product development in the equipment rental industry....
What else is new?
The Lull Model 1044C Series II telehandler features 80 inches of horizontal boom travel for accurate load placement, 10,000-pound maximum lift capacity,...
High-Reach Equipment
The Jib-Extend telescoping jib on the Genie Z-135/70 self-propelled articulating boom extends the unit's reach from 12 feet to 20 feet...
Lift Attachment Straddles Obstacles in Fixed Venues
Genie Industries introduces the Super-Straddle accessory redesign that is an attachment allowing operators to mount a Genie AWP Super Series ...
What Else Is New?
The D37EX-22 and D37PX-22 crawler dozers from Komatsu are designed for work in general construction, site preparation, home building, forestry and utility applications....
Material Handlers
Case introduces the 586G Series 3 and the 588G Series 3 rough-terrain forklifts....
The Higher Plan
Aerial equipment manufacturers continue to innovate in new machine designs and safety initiatives as well in cost containment and green building and operating practices....
telehandlers
Genie The new Genie GTH-5519 compact rough-terrain telehandler offers an extensive package of design enhancements, including improved cab comfort, increased...
scaffolding & ladders
Bil-Jax The new PT10 is the first vertical lift offered in the Bil-Jax Apex Series, which focuses on self-propelled and push-around vertical lifts. Lightweight,...
Personal, Portable Pod Lifts Workers Like a Ladder
The JLG LiftPod is a personal and portable lift that combines the portability of a ladder with the stability of a work platform. With an enclosed platform...
