Aerial Lifts News, Videos, and Information

Mon March 12, 2007

Bobcat Company Hikes Lift Capacity, Horsepower in S330 Skid Steer Loader

Contractors needing a larger skid steer loader with more lift capacity, increased horsepower and an improved cooling system can now turn to the new S330 skid steer loader from Bobcat Company. The new Bobcat S330 skid steer loader builds upon the existing Bobcat skid steer loader line, which also includes models 463 through S300....

Wed March 07, 2007

Liftech Hosts Asphalt Laydown, Compaction Seminar

More than 150 working professionals in the asphalt industry convened on Feb. 5 at Liftech Equipment’s Rochester, N.Y., facility for a fact-filled, one-day seminar about best practices in asphalt....

Rebecca Ragain - Mon February 19, 2007

Wash.’s I-5 Receives $262.6 Million Face Lift

Due to the Washington State Legislature and the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), tourists planning to drive up the West Coast to the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver will experience a smoother trip....

Fri February 02, 2007

Skyworks Wins Auction for 100,000th JLG Boom Lift

Following a private auction held exclusively for authorized JLG dealers, Skyworks Equipment Rental of Buffalo, N.Y., was the successful bidder for the 100,000th boom lift produced in North America by JLG Industries....

Tue December 19, 2006

Caterpillar Lift Truck Forks Equipped With XAR Steel

Cat Lift Trucks’ new WR6000-WR8000 series of AC powered electric end-rider walkie lift trucks features an AC controller matched to drive motor power requirements with efficiency. The series offers two models with capacities of 6,000 and 8,000 lbs....

Bob Kudelka - Wed January 04, 2006

Crane Lifts Piece of South Carolina History…Gently

Gene Ardis admitted he had a few restless nights thinking about the task ahead of him. Moving a pair of 75-ton (68 t) stone monuments built in 1930 at Lake Murray had plenty of unknowns, mainly how fragile the stone blocks would be once Ardis’ crew hooked them to a Liebherr crane and moved them from the path of the SC 6 widening project....

Wed November 22, 2006

Latest MCG Crane Offers Mobile Lifting Technology

Manitowoc Crane Group’s Grove GTK1100 includes a wheeled mobile carrier with a vertical telescopic mast and a luffing telescopic boom at its top. The crane’s design offers numerous benefits to those working on wind farms, refineries, power plants, petrochemical facilities or anywhere space is at a premium....

David S. Chartock - Thu November 16, 2006

Tully-Pegno Leads Flushing River Crossing

The project team of the $178 million “Replacement of the Northbound Whitestone Expressway/Flushing River Bridge Replacement Project” faces numerous challenges, according to John Elias, the engineer-in-charge of the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT), Region 11, Long Island City, N.Y....

Sat October 07, 2006

New Holland Loaders Use Super Boom Lift

With 2,500 and 2,900 lbs. (1,134 and 1,315 kg) rated operating capacity, respectively, the New Holland C185 and C190 compact track loaders feature the lift capacity and reach of the Super Boom vertical lift linkage and a simple undercarriage design....

Thu August 10, 2006

TIME Introduces VST-7500 Versalift

TIME Manufacturing Co. has recently introduced the new Versalift VST-7500-MHI articulating, telescoping insulated aerial lift. This new 75-ft. (23 m) platform height machine is a direct result of customer requests for a taller version of the VST-5500 and VST-6000 models introduced in 2004....