All Telescopic Handlers Articles

Rental company and equipment distributor sees potential for a premium lifting and handling products as safety becomes more important and labour costs rise

Compact 10 to12m telescopic handlers introduced to replace previous five models from T35100 to T35120SL

Terex Aerial Work Platforms has taken the wraps off its new telehandler, the 6,000-pound capacity Genie GTH-636

Many manufacturers are making a point of targeting their latest telescopic handler launches at the rental market. IRN looks at the latest designs.

Skyjack recently helped repair a 19th century windmill using an SJ 66T telescopic boom lift at the Avoncroft Museum in Worcestershire, UK. The SJ 66T spent a week working to repair the 200-year-old windmill.

Genie has debuted its online telehandler operator training program. Genie Lift Pro for telehandlers is applicable to all brands of the machines and is available through authorized Genie Lift Pro training centers in North America.

Manufacturer launches two new models, including compact TH408, which is 1.4 m wide and 1.9 m tall

Visitors to the International Rental Exhibition in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, can view specialist remote-controlled handlers

Leo Terqujeff has set a new world record after driving 4,300 km in a Merlo Panoramic P 25.6 telescopic handler.

New RTH 5.23 Smart introduced – a machine developed with rental companies in mind

Skyjack recently sold three Tier 4 Interim compliant ZB2044 telehandlers to Coastline Equipment.

Italian telescopic handler specialist claims world record for the longest journey made by a telescopic lift – from Italy to Czech Republic

The annual Telehandler30 toplist is currently being researched. If your company rents telehandlers, we want to talk to you.

Manitou Group unveiled the MHT 1490 telehandler at ConExpo this week. The high-capacity telehandler is geared toward the North American oil, gas and bridge sectors and features a lifting height of 46 feet and a 20,000-pound lifting capacity.

Pettibone used the first day of ConExpo to launch its new Cary-Lift 154.

Using ConExpo as its launch pad, JCB debuted four new telehandlers March 4 in Las Vegas.

JLG Industries, Inc. will discontinue the manufacturing of its Lull telehandler product line beginning in 2015, the company has announced. Discontinued products include the Lull 644E-42, 944E-42, and 1044C-54 Series II.

JCB’s 525-60 Hi-Viz offers a 6 m lifting height and 2.5 tonne capacity in a compact package.

IRN looks at some of the latest super-compact telehandlers to arrive on the market, and rounds-up some other new launches, including one of the first western style handlers from a Chinese manufacturer.

Xtreme Manufacturing will debut its largest-capacity telehandler at ConExpo 2014, Don Ahern, owner, told Access, Lift & Handlers during World of Concrete, Jan. 21-24 in Las Vegas. The 65,000-pound capacity telehandler will weigh 95,000 pounds and is aimed for work in bridges and pipe-handling, Ahern said.