JCB 510-56 Loadal

JCB 510-56 Loadal has a 10,000 lbs. maximum capacity. It has the option of lifting on tires or front mounted stabilisers. With stabiliser support, it can lift 4,000 lbs. to its maximum height of 56-ft. or a forward reach capacity at 42-ft. of 3,000 lb. On tires alone, it can lift 3,000 lbs. up to its max height of 52-ft. or 3,000 lbs. at forward reach of 42-ft.

During the showcase, Vice President of Product, Chris Giovanni, pointed out that JCB is unique as a company, in that, it manufactures many of its models’ components itself, ranging from the engines and frames and cabs, to the transmissions, axles and even its hydraulic cylinders. The company realises that in house manufacture of so much of their machines gives maximum control of the quality.

JCB has lowered the cab and made it more spacious giving the operator more comfort for increased productivity, and the controls have been rearranged for easier reach. They are also claiming the ability to convert a standard open cab into a fully enclosed unit with the addition of panels without amending the cab’s basic frame.

The 510-56 Loadall comes with a 109hp JCB Ecomax diesel engine providing clean-running for the Tier 4 Interim emissions regulations, without needing exhaust after-treatment. This eliminates any need of after-treatment equipment, helps keep the compact engine design fitting neatly into a low-profile compartment and still provides easy access for maintenance. The low profile of the engine compartment adds a much greater visibility to the right.

JLG G12-55A

JLG’s G12-55A has a maximum capacity of 12,000 lbs. with outriggers up or down. When supported by outriggers, it can lift 5,000 lbs. to its full maximum height of 55-ft. or reach forward up to 42-ft. with a capacity of 3,500 lbs. Just on tires it can lift 4,000 lbs. to 55-ft. height or 37-ft. forward reach.

At the Showcase Product Manager John Boehme, stated during his walkaround demonstration that JLG has brought in a brand new paint scheme with black for the chassis and sections of the inner boom. The bright orange cab helps operators easily identify their Tier 4 compliant machines.

The G12-55A runs on a Cummins diesel engine. These use only a diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC) to replace mufflers when complying with the Tier 4 Interim emission regulations. JLG has positioned the DOC behind the engine for protection and reduce theft risk. All service and maintenance check points are easily available.  The outriggers are frame-mounted and provide solid lifting support so that nothing is hanging below the frame when they are raised. Firestone DuraForce MH tyres are included as standard featuring damage resistant sidewalls, a self-cleaning tread and a low profile that has three times longer life than graded tyres. There is also a widened and lowered cab to help the operator with hydraulic powered steering and a single boom function joystick.

Skyjack ZB2044

The ZB2044 has a lifting capacity of 20,000 lbs. with its boom retracted fully and outriggers up or down. With outrigger support, this telehandler can lift 12,000 lbs. to its full height of 44’10” or provide a forward reach of 27’5” up to its 7,000 lbs. capacity. On tires, it can go to 10,000 lbs. up to 44ft high of 4,000 lbs. carried forward to 27’5”.

For the Showcase walkaround, Senior Product Marketing Manager Paul Kreutzwiser demonstrated the impressiveness of the ZB2044’s maximum capacity and the fact that at 45,000 lbs. in weight and width of 8’6” allow truck transportation via highway. Its real value, he added, was its overall ruggedness and high capacity work rate.

A lockable rear steel door has a wide opening for easy maintenance of manifolds, hydraulic lines, batteries and cylinders. The hydraulics and engine are centrally mounted rather than off the side of the chassis. All over the machine the steel covers are easily removed for ease of access for all checkpoints and service items.

With a rugged design and much heavy duty steel, the ZB2944 is both durable and well balanced for large loads. The thick boom plate, big cross section and large overlap between telescopic sections give a solid feel.

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Skyjack’s Commitment to Powered Access now in Western US.

I recently made a visit to Skyjack’s Support Facility in Western US. It has been created for better service to the Western United States. Skyjack has taken on the 100,000 sq. ft. facility now abandoned by its parent company Linamar. Linamar had originally opened the Glendale, AZ. site for a solar power project it no longer needs.

A West Coast presence allows Skyjack to be responsive to regional demands. They can move truckloads of equipment in the West to create holding inventories. The savings on shipping costs give rise to lower price points for selling individual units and respond quicker to customer delivery needs. The facility also caters for self-assembly welding and re-conditioning and wet and dry paint coatings.

Genie GS2669 RT

The Genie GS2669 RT will combine a twenty-six foot platform aerial height. The chassis is sixty-nine inches wide holding one thousand five hundred pounds.  There are also thirty-three and forty feet tall Genie models. There are versions that can work indoors and outdoors by being electrically powered. The Genie is part of the growing RT scissor lift family.

In the walk around demo for the version of GS2669 RT Scissor Lift, which has an internal combustion engine, it represented the Genie family in the Showcase section.  The main goal and reason to use the sixty-nine inch tall RT is to give a higher quality performance at the job site and servicing runs a lot smoother.

The internal combustion engine is run by a Kubota Model 972, which is thirty-one horsepower and is a dual engine also. The options of using diesel at twenty-five horse power can be a Kubota D1105 or a Perkins diesel.

There has to be power given to the tires from the engine. Hydraulics is used to reduce the gear hubs and the piston motors are driven by the hydraulics. On the Genie GS2669 RT, a four wheel drive comes standard with positive traction control. Rough terrain tires are foam filled along with an oscillating axle as standard issue.

The RT will give three and half miles per hour for its top speed and can go up a forty percent grade. This is because the system has power that is full making it move in reverse and in forward both.  The turning radius inside the RT is only six feet eleven inches. 

Measuring nine foot two inches by five foot three inches, the powered platform has an extension deck that slides out to five feet. It can hold three hundred pounds. There is a deck made out of aluminum that is replaceable and the frame is made out of steel on the aerial platform.  The platform has an AC power outlet, folding guardrails, and a swing gate at full height.  Using proportional controls, the drive and lift functions can be operated. 

There are big doors on the engine compartment that swings open. It can be found on the other side of the chassis. To maintain and service the engine, it can be swung out at ninety degrees as it sits on a tray. Go to the rear of the RT and there is a ladder to access the platform, which makes servicing easy.

The last rung on the ladder is suspended on purpose. It is made out of rubber and will move if an object hits it. This protects the ladder from damage. This makes it cost effective as the bottom rung can be replaced and not the whole ladder.