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ACCESS, LIFT & HANDLERS
JULY-AUGUST 2013
NEWS
EVENTS DIARY
2013
SAIA ANNUAL CONFERENCE
July 21-24
Nashville, TN
ICUEE
Oct. 1-3
Louisville, KY
INTERNATIONAL RENTAL
CONFERENCE CHINA
Oct. 14
Beijing, China
2014
INTERMAT MIDDLE EAST
2014
Jan. 20-22, 2014
Abu Dhabi
CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2014
March 4-8, 2014
Las Vegas, Nevada
HIGHLIGHTS
MEC AERIAL WORK
PLATFORMS
has made a
number of changes to its
website, including streamlining
the user interface. Visitors
viewing the homepage will
see large buttons calling out
“scissors,” “booms,” “service/
support” and “sales inquiries.”
Behind the “scissors” or
“booms” buttons, visitors will
see MEC’s product offering.
When a visitor selects one of
the models, they are taken
to a product page that will
allow them to review the
specifications and images,
download or print a brochure
and compare models.
California-based MEC Aerial
Work Platforms has appointed
industry veteran Jim Dillon as
operations manager. Dillon
was previously with UpRight
from 1986-1999 where he
served as general manager,
president and CEO. According
to MEC, Dillon brings a “wealth
of experience and expertise to
the company and has already
proven himself to be an
invaluable asset in his role as
operations manager.”
Boom and scissor lifts
played a major roll recently
in the Chicago Department
of Transportation’s ongoing
reconstruction of the Wells
Street Bridge in Chicago.
The 90-year-old structure
– which allows trains, cars
and people to cross the
Chicago River – needed
major upgrades which
consisted of shutting the
bridge down for two nine-
day periods. Two 500,000-
pound replacement sections
were floated up the Chicago
River by barge and were
moved into place by dozens
of skilled tradesmen who
attached the 72-foot-wide
spans with thousands of
bolts.
JLG promises new super-boom
JLG will add another super-boom
to its Ultra Boom range, possibly
to rival Terex AWP’s new 180-foot
SX-180.
The manufacturer, hitherto the
leader in the big boom segment,
said earlier this year that it aimed
to maintain its ‘leadership’ in that
segment. Since Bauma, Karel
Huijser, JLG general manager
and vice president EAME access
equipment, confirmed to sister
publication
Access International
that it will add another model to
that range. JLG’s biggest booms at
present are the 150-foot 1500SJ
telescopic model and the veteran
150HAX.
“JLG has and will continue
to be the leader in big boom
development. Later this year we
will announce an expansion to our
Ultra Boom range. We will unveil
more details soon and expect
to take orders at the upcoming
ConExpo show, with shipments
of the new model in 2014,” said
Huijser.
JLG’s tallest boom, the 150-foot
1500SJ, pictured here, could
have a bigger sibling in the
coming year, the company said.
ALL buys big ZB2004
Skyjack telehandlers
ALL Erection & Crane Rental
Corp. has acquired two 20,000-
pound capacity Skyjack ZB2044
telehandlers, the largest capacity
telehandler that Skyjack makes.
The two telehandlers, one already
at work in ALL Erection & Crane
Rental Corp.’s Columbus, OH, yard
and one delivered this month to the
Cleveland headquarters branch,
will “satisfy intensifying demand in
each of these two markets,” ALL
said.
The Skyjack ZB2044 features a
three-section telescopic boom that
allows it to handle large loads. ALL
will also use the new telehandlers
in such applications as bridge
and highway work, industrial
construction and maintenance,
shoring, steel erection, and
masonry work. “Demand and
utilization in these industries are
higher than in the past few years,
and many of these projects are
benefitting the Northeast Ohio
region,” the company said.
“Another advantage is that
telehandlers can pick and place
horizontally, whereas a crane is
limited to a vertical setting of the
load,” ALL said. “The ZB2044 will
be valuable for its ability to place
large loads to the side of a building
or structure.”
The ZB2044 can lift 20,000
pounds with its boom fully
retracted and its outriggers down
or up. With the support of its
outriggers, the ZB2044 can lift
12,000 pounds to its full 44-foot,
10-inch maximum height or
provide 7,000-pound capacity at a
27-foot, 5-inch forward reach. On
tires alone it can lift 10,000 pounds
to a height of 44 feet or lift 4,000
pounds to 27 feet, 5 inches.
ALL invested in two of these
Skyjack ZB2044 telehandlers.
