JLG provides the 600 Series of articulating booms. These units feature an optional narrow chassis for access to tight places. The 600 Series showcases the best work envelope within the business; 26 feet, 7 inches or 8.1 m up and over height and a horizontal outreach of 12.12 m or 39 feet, 9 inches. These kinds of equipment offer dual rated capacities of 500 pounds and 1000 pounds too. Along with a 60 foot platform height, these models will provide you with the reach capacity and the power you need no matter what kind of job has to be completed.
The standard oscillating axle and optional 4-wheel drive give you excellent performance and drive on rough terrain. The 3-position switch and optional 4-wheel steer gives unmatched agility in confined areas. The platform controls are improved and have been redesigned in order to be smoother for job site productivity and offer more controlled operation.
Raising Safety Standards for Aircraft Maintenance
The Model 740AJ is the ideal machine for working on any size of aircraft. This model offers 22.6 m or 74 feet of height and over fifteen m or 51 feet of outreach. It has many safety features that you need when performing maintenance. The Fall Arrest platform can be included in order to enable you to exit the platform and move an entire 270 degrees around the platform in a radius of 6 feet, and still have fall protection whilst doing so.
The Soft Touch System is a different optional features that would help to reduce any damage to the machine or risk of any accidental contact in aircraft maintenance. This package option provides a suspended padded rail that surrounds the platform basket. There are proximity sensors that de-activate platform movement functions and if the basket comes too near the aircraft surface, the operator is warned.
Benefits
The articulating jib will allow the operator better access and positioning to all external surfaces on any kind of aircraft. This jib can be utilized in both uncontrolled and controlled areas because of steady winds, 90 mph gusts and jet blast standards of 80 mph. An optional on-board air compressor allows for pneumatic-powered hand tools to be used. The Fall Arrest adds safety when performing maintenance outside of the platform.
JLG has designed a lot of of these feature options in order to make the driver as safe as possible and to improve overall effectiveness of the machinery.