JLG offers the 600 Series of articulating booms. These models feature a narrow chassis option for access to tight areas. The 600 Series showcases the industry's best work envelope; a horizontal outreach of 12.12 m or 39 feet, 9 inches and 8.1 m or 26 feet, 7 inches up and over height. These types of equipment provide dual rated capacities of 500 pounds and 1000 pounds as well. Combined with a 60 foot platform height, these models would offer you with the strength and the reach capacity you need regardless of what type of job needs 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 areas, are the 3-position switch and optional 4-wheel steer. The platform controls are better and have been redesigned so as to offer more controlled operation and be smoother for job site efficiency.
Raising Safety Standards for Aircraft Maintenance
Ideal for working on any aircraft size, the Model 740AJ provides 22.6 m or 74 feet of height and over 15 m or 51 feet of outreach. It includes numerous safety features that you require when performing maintenance. The Fall Arrest platform can be included 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 continue to have fall protection whilst doing so.
The Soft Touch System is a different optional features that would help to lessen any damage to the machine or risk of any accidental contact in aircraft maintenance. This package option offers a suspended padded rail which surrounds the platform basket. There are proximity sensors which de-activate platform movement functions and the driver is warned if the basket comes too close to the aircraft surface.
Advantages
The articulating jib would allow the operator better access and positioning to all external surfaces on any aircraft. This jib can be used in both controlled and uncontrolled places due to steady winds, 90 mph gusts and jet blast standards of 80 mph. An on-board air compressor option enables for pneumatic-powered hand tools to be used. When performing maintenance outside of the platform, the Fall Arrest adds safety.
JLG has made a lot of of these feature options in order to make the operator as safe as possible and to improve overall efficiency of the machine.