CONEXPO GUIDE
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ACCESS, LIFT & HANDLERS
MARCH 2014
solutions for the construction, infrastructure,
quarrying, mining, shipping, transportation,
refining, energy, utility and manufacturing
industries, amongst others.
Terex Aerial Work Platforms will showcase a
smattering of its Genie-branded products. The
equipment displays will include products such
as the new 180-foot Genie SX-180 telescopic
boom, the Genie GS-4069 bi-energy hybrid
scissor lift, the Genie GTH-1544 telehandler and
much more.
The Genie SX-180 boom, which is now in
production, is an “engineering spectacle,”
the company says. It has a platform height
of 180 feet and can be driven at full height.
The stowed length shrinks it down to 47 feet
and the retracted width to 98 inches making
it transportable without special over-width
permits. The lift capacity is 750 pounds with
a maximum of two people in the basket. The
boom is suited for applications in the oil and gas
industries, commercial construction, industrial
construction and maintenance, wind farm
applications, power stations and utilities and
large metropolitan and urban cities that require
work at height.
The new Genie GS-4069 bi-energy hybrid
scissor lift will also be on display. The Genie
BE69 series includes three models: the 26-foot
GS-2669, 33-foot GS-3369 and the 40-foot
GS-4069. The units have an on-board integrated
generator that charges the unit’s batteries and
also supplies power to the platform and scissor’s
chassis.
All of the BE models are driveable at full
height.
The 3-4-5 link stack design provides
commonality across the entire range, the
company says, and the units feature a 5-foot
slide-out deck.
“The new Genie hybrid scissor lift is a best
in-class series that provides users with a true
‘start to finish’ machine,” says Mark Powell,
scissors product manager, Terex Aerial Work
Platforms (AWP). “In the early stages of
construction, the scissor keeps itself charged
and can supply full AC power when onsite power
is not available. As the jobsite progresses it
can switch to hybrid or electric to meet rough
terrain or indoor slab environments. This type of
versatility ultimately leads to higher utilization for
rental companies.”
As the name implies, the scissor lift series
features two operating modes. This selectable
feature meets the needs of both outdoor jobsites
with no onsite power, and indoor jobsites with
sensitive noise and emission environments.
When the power management hybrid operation
is selected, the system automates the charging
function of the integrated generator, maintaining
the battery charge. All models are also equipped
with an onboard charger for wall power
charging.
The series’ AC sealed electric drive motors
provide full performance in both operating
modes.
The units feature a front active-oscillating axle,
non-marking, foam-filled tires and full swing-out
trays for easier access to electronics, hydraulics
and batteries.
All models will be available globally in the
second quarter of 2014.
TEUPEN (S-4581)
has new North American
nomenclature for its LEO series. The company
will show its LEO21GT and introduce a new
nomenclature for its LEO series to better suit the
North American market.
For example, the new 21m model, introduced
as LEO21GT in Europe, will be named TL63A,
which equates to: tracked Lift – 63-foot platform
height – articulated.
The new model features an outreach of 39
feet at a 551 pound basket load in the entire
working area along with a stabilizing system
which allows setting up the lift on slopes of up
to 30 percent.
Along with the new TL63A, Teupen will also
introduce the 2014 version of existing models of
the LEO series, now also re-branded under the
new naming system.
XTREME MANUFACTURING (S-4224)
will
debut its largest-capacity telehandler, Don
Ahern, owner, told
Access, Lift & Handlers
. The
65,000-pound capacity telehandler will weigh
95,000 pounds and is aimed for work in bridges
and pipe-handling, Ahern said.
On the other end of the spectrum, Xtreme will
also debut its most compact telehandler, the
XR5919, that features 5,900 pounds of capacity,
19 feet of lift height and 63 hp. The unit is being
produced to compete with smaller telehandlers
currently on the market. When both debut at
ConExpo, Xtreme will round out its lineup to 15
models, from compact to large.
“The forks on the new unit weigh 2,000
pounds each,” Ahern told
ALH
.
But visitors to Xtreme’s stand should
expect much more than telehandlers. Ahern
told
ALH
exclusively that those expecting
only telehandlers will be surprised to see a
completely new series of aerial work platforms
featuring never-before-seen technology.
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A group of onlookers watch as the
Xtreme 65,000-pound telehandler’s
engine gets lowered into the machine.
Teupen’s
LEO21GT.
