JLG offers the 600 Series of articulating booms. These models feature a narrow chassis option to access tight areas. The 600 Series showcases the industry's best work envelope; 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 types of equipment provide dual rated capacities of 500 pounds and 1000 pounds as well. Along with a 60 foot platform height, these units will offer you with the reach capacity and the power you require regardless of what type of job has to be completed.
To give you excellent drive and performance on rough terrain, these articulating booms are available with optional 4-wheel drive and standard oscillating axles. Offering unmatched agility and confined spaces, are the 3-position switch and optional 4-wheel steer. The platform controls are better and have been redesigned in order to give more controlled operation and be smoother for job site productivity.
Raising Safety Standards for Aircraft Maintenance
Great for working on any aircraft size, the Model 740AJ offers 74 feet or 22.6 m of height and over 15 m or 51 feet of outreach. It has many safety features which you require when performing maintenance. The Fall Arrest platform can be added so as to enable you to exit the platform and move an entire 270 degrees around the platform within a radius of 6 feet, and continue to have fall protection whilst doing so.
Another feature option is the Soft Touch System. This lessens the risk of any accidental contact and damage during aircraft maintenance. This optional package offers a suspended padded rail that surrounds the platform basket. There are proximity sensors which de-activate platform movement functions and the operator is warned if the basket comes too close to the aircraft surface.
Advantages
The articulating jib enables for more access and precise positioning to all external surfaces on any aircraft. This type of jib can be utilized in both uncontrolled and controlled places because of steady winds, 90 mph gusts and jet blast standards of 80 mph. An on-board air compressor option enables the use of pneumatic-powered hand tools. When performing maintenance outside of the platform, the Fall Arrest adds safety.
In order to make the operator as safe as possible, while also increasing the machinery overall effectiveness, JLG has designed many great optional features.