All Telescopic Handlers Articles

From compact equipment specialist Ausa comes the 2700 kg capacity, 6.1 m lift height Tauralift T 276 H. The new, 5000 kg machine joins the 2000 kg capacity, 4 m lift height T 204 model, launched last year to establish the Spanish company's telescopic handler line.

The US Army has placed an order with JLG for 54 G6-23A telehandlers and 214 ATLAS II telehandlers.

JCB Inc's chief executive officer defines business units and announces new telehandler model

Italian telehandler specialist, Faresin has revealed the re-engineered versions of its compact models the FH 6.28 and FH 7.30. The changes improve the comfort and safety of the operator, increase fuel efficiency and make service and maintenance easier.

JLG has expanded its range of compact telehandler to include two new models. The JLG 619A and 723A. The machines are suitable for use in construction, landscaping and agricultural applications.

Benelux Merlo dealer Testcentrum De Lille has developed a tracked telehandler with personnel basket attachments using a Merlo boom mounted on the tracked undercarriage from a 15 t Caterpillar excavator.

Formerly the ALH 20/20, 2008's roster divides the two categories of the largest in aerials and the largest in telehandlers. The former, relabeled as the Telehandler 20, is this month’s subject.

Len Mackowiak of Midwest Masonry took home Pettibone's grand prize this year at the annual 2009 telehandler skills championship.

Shown for the first time at WoC, Pettibone's 1530 is the latest in large-capacity telehandlers

Patrick Hill reports on the latest telehandler launches, including a '3-in-1' model from Bobcat, new compacts from Cat and Faresin, and product news from Genie, JLG, Dieci, Gehl and Merlo.

Kalmar RT Center, LLC, part of parent company Cargotec, has received a contract from the US Department of Defense to supply its RT container telehandler for 5 years to the government.

JLG Industries is to rebrand its rear-pivot steer Gradall telehandlers under the JLG name by the end of the year. The company said the rebranding represented the completion of a plan begun in 2006 when JLG sold the Gradall excavators to the Alamo Group.

JLG Industries will begin branding the Gradall telehandler name and product line under the JLG moniker at the end of the 2008 calendar year.

Italian telehandler specialist, Faresin has revealed the re-engineered versions of its compact models the FH 6.28 and FH 7.30. The changes improve the comfort and safety of the operator, increase fuel efficiency and make service and maintenance easier.

UK rental company, Abba Plant Hire, has introduced the largest rotating Genie telehandler to their fleet. The GTH 5022 R telehandler is the first of its kind in the UK and will join Abba Plant Hire's fleet of predominantly Genie machines.

Cat has added three new telehandlers to its Europe, Africa and Middle East product offering – the TH406, TH407 and TH414.

Bobcat has completed a 24 month programme to redesign its entire telehandler range comprising 12 models with maximum lifting heights of 5.2 to 17.4 m.

Genie's GTH-4017 SX telehandler, with 17.9 m of maximum height and lift capacity of 4000 kg, is the latest of its special ‘rental' models. Lifting performance also includes 700 kg of capacity at maximum forward reach of 13.3 m.

JLG has received an order for 72 Atlas telehandlers from the US Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command. The machines, worth $10.3 million, will be delivered over a six-month period.

Ausa used ConExpo as the official launch of its Tauralift T 204 H compact telehandler.