The 600 Series of articulating booms provided by JLG, feature a narrow chassis option that will allow access to tight places. The 600 Series features the best work envelope in the industry; a horizontal outreach of 39 feet, 9 inches or 12.12 m and 26 feet, 7 inches or 8.1 m up and over height. These types of equipment offer dual rated capacities of 1000 pounds and 500 pounds too. Combined with a 60 foot platform height, these models would provide you with the reach capacity and the strength you require no matter what kind of work needs to be completed.
To give you excellent drive and performance on rough terrain, these articulating booms come with optional 4-wheel drive and standard oscillating axles. Providing unmatched agility and confined areas, are the 3-position switch and optional 4-wheel steer. The platform controls are improved and have been redesigned in order to be smoother for job site productivity and give more controlled operation.
Raising Safety Standards for Aircraft Maintenance
The Model 740AJ is the best machine for working on any size of aircraft. This unit provides 22.6 m or 74 feet of height and over fifteen m or fifty one feet of outreach. It has numerous safety features that you need when performing maintenance. The Fall Arrest platform can be included in order to allow 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 while doing so.
One more optional feature is the Soft Touch System. This lessens the risk of any accidental contact and damage during aircraft maintenance. This package option offers a suspended padded rail which surrounds the platform basket. There are proximity sensors that de-activate platform movement functions and the operator is alerted if the basket comes too close to the aircraft surface.
Benefits
The articulating jib enables for more access and accurate positioning to all external surfaces on any kind of aircraft. This specific jib could be used in both uncontrolled and controlled places because of steady winds, jet blast standards of 80 mph and 90 mph gusts. An optional on-board air compressor allows the use of pneumatic-powered hand tools. The Fall Arrest adds safety when performing maintenance outside of the platform.
In order to make the operator as safe as possible, while also improving the machines overall effectiveness, JLG has designed many great optional features.