JLG offers the 600 Series of articulating booms. These models feature an optional narrow chassis to access confined areas. 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 equipment provide dual rated capacities of 500 pounds and 1000 pounds too. Along with a 60 foot platform height, these models will offer you with the strength and the reach capacity you need regardless of what work needs to be completed.
To give you exceptional performance and drive on rough terrain, these articulating booms are available with optional 4-wheel drive and standard oscillating axles. Providing unmatched agility and confined spaces, are the optional 4-wheel steer and 3-position switch. The platform controls are better and have been redesigned so as to offer more controlled operation and be smoother for job site productivity.
Raising Safety Standards for Aircraft Maintenance
The Model 740AJ is the right machine for working on any aircraft size. This unit offers 22.6 m or 74 feet of height and more than 15 m or fifty one feet of outreach. It has numerous safety features that you need when performing maintenance. The Fall Arrest platform could be included so as 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 while doing so.
One more optional feature is the Soft Touch System. This reduces the risk of any accidental contact and damage in aircraft maintenance. This package option provides a suspended padded rail that surrounds the platform basket. There are proximity sensors which de-activate platform movement functions and if the basket comes too close to the aircraft surface, the driver is warned.
Advantages
The articulating jib enables for more access and accurate positioning to all external surfaces on any aircraft. This kind of jib can be used in both controlled and uncontrolled areas because of steady winds, 90 mph gusts and jet blast standards of 80 mph. An on-board air compressor option allows for pneumatic-powered hand tools to be utilized. When performing maintenance outside of the platform, the Fall Arrest adds safety.
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 equipment.