The 600 Series of articulating booms provided by JLG, feature an optional narrow chassis that will allow access to confined places. The 600 Series features the industry's best work envelope; 26 feet, 7 inches or 8.1 m up and over height and a horizontal outreach of 39 feet, 9 inches or 12.12 m. These types of machines offer dual rated capacities of 500 pounds and 1000 pounds as well. Along with a 60 foot platform height, these models will offer you with the reach capacity and the strength you need regardless of what job needs to be done.
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 offers unmatched agility in tight spaces. The platform controls are improved and have been redesigned so as to be smoother for job site productivity and provide more controlled operation.
Raising Safety Standards for Aircraft Maintenance
The Model 740AJ is the best machinery for working on any aircraft size. This unit provides 74 feet or 22.6 m of height and over 15 m or fifty one feet of outreach. It includes numerous safety features that you need when performing maintenance. The Fall Arrest platform could be added in order to allow you to exit the platform and move a complete 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 will help to reduce any damage to the machinery or risk of any accidental contact during aircraft maintenance. This package option offers a suspended padded rail that 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 would enable the operator better access and positioning to all external surfaces on any kind of aircraft. This kind of jib could be utilized in both uncontrolled and controlled places due to steady winds, jet blast standards of 80 mph and 90 mph gusts. An optional on-board air compressor allows for pneumatic-powered hand tools to be utilized. The Fall Arrest adds safety when performing maintenance outside of the platform.
JLG has made a lot of of these optional features in order to make the operator as safe as possible and to improve overall efficiency of the equipment.