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Three 185 ft working height JLG 1850SJ Ultra
Booms recently arrived inNew York City towork
on the highest reaches of theOculus, the new
transportation building that will serve the reborn
World Trade Centre complex and all of lower
Manhattan. When it opens in 2015, the 800,000
square foot facility for rail, bus and taxi services
will see an estimated 200,000 commuters and
thousands of tourists pass through its doors daily.
Also in September, Indianapolis-based rental
companyMacAllister Rentals purchased its third
JLG 1850SJ boom. The rental company has
demand to keep the 185-foot lifts busy, it said.
“Thismachine gives us great flexibility sowe can
provide the right equipment.”
TCA Lift recently delivered three Falcon
FS370s to the Bangalore International
Airport (BIAL) in India formaintenance and
cleaning. The airport is built on two floors
which is being cleaned andmaintained by
the three FS370s.
Rental company Viviani supplied a Palazzani Ragno
TSJ 30.1 tracked platform formaintenance to a
giant water tank in Padua, Italy. Thework included
waterproofing the interior walls of the tank – a
tricky operation considering the 40mworking
height platform had to be lowered through a small
opening located on the top of thewater tank. This
operationwas carried out by a crane, whichwas
used to lift and lower the platform into position.
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Furniture fitting
A furniture store inOberdorla,Germany,
rented aTeupenLeo 23GT tracked platform
fromLindigConveyor to carry out painting
work.Therewere only a few inches clearance
through the entrance to the Jaeger store,
saidKnut Berger Kreutz,Lindig customer
consultant and operator. “We used a small
ramp built of special plates sowe could go
relatively flat over the threshold.”TheLeo
23GThad to negotiate a crossing over the
atrium on the secondfloor of the store on its
way up to the ceiling.
Uplifting the Kelpies
Easi UpLifts, in theUK, provided eight
Genie articulating and telescopic booms to
help buildTheKelpies, a two headedhorse
sculpture inScotland.Created byGlasgow
artistAndy Scott, the 30m (98.4 ft) high, 600
tonne sculpture is part ofTheHelix, a huge
parkland project connecting communities
betweenFalkirk andGrangemouth in
Scotland.
Delivered from theEasi UpLifts depot in
Glasgow, theGenie booms helped construct
the pair of 160 tonne steel substructures and
clad themwith 140 tonnes of 468 individually-
shaped stainless steel panels.A canal running
between themassive horse heads added to the
challenge of this high-precision,five-month
undertaking.
