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Lull Telehandler Best For Confined Jobsites 18/03/2008
One of the biggest challenges to a busy construction site is to also have a very small fenced in area in which to operate a few machines and maneuver in and out. This can also greatly impact the choice of construction vehicle you will be able to operate on a small and busy site. For a telehandler operator this can be a problem, if you happen to have cranes on the site, trucks pulling in and out, and diggers coming into the work area. The telehandler operator better know how to overcome these kind of conditions in order to deliver bricks, mortar and other supplies. On a new hospital expansion project just outside of Chicago, these are the exact conditions, construction operators are working i...

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Chicago Construction Only Uses Lull Telehandler 13/03/2008
A Construction Company in Chicago only uses the Lull Telehandler models and have been singing their praises since. The company which now owns 21 Lull Telehandler units, has built up over the years a veritable history of the Lull Telehandler model range. The company owns eight of the older model 844C-42 Lull telehandlers, six model 644E-42s, three model 944E-42s and four model 1044C-54s. This provides the company with a lifting range of 6,000 lbs to 10,000 lbs and a maximum lift height of 54 ft. The company which has been in the business for over 28 years, speaks highly of the Lull telehandler not only because when the company first started there was no such thing as telehandler available, m...

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New Genie Design At Conexpo 12/03/2008
Genie have been busily adding to its family of rough terrain telehandlers with a new machine showcased at this years ConExpo and a host of machines that were released for this year. The redesigned GTH 1048 and GTH 1056 rough terrain telehandlers have been developed with compact maneuverability while maintaining the reach and lift capacities on the Genie telehandler models. The new developed models are geared towards the heavy loads end of the construction site like steel and bricks. The Genie telehandler GTH 1048 and GTH 1056 model come with maximum lift capacity of up to 10,000 lbs. The GTH 1048 has an outreach of 31ft and is capable of lifting 6,000 lbs to an impressive 48 ft. The Genie G...

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Cat Telehandler Industry 04/03/2008
The telehandler is still finding its way onto construction sites and developing into an all around versatile piece of equipment that is broadening its scope as we speak. The lift and place industry is fairly new and still burgeoning. JLG who signed with Caterpillar in 2006 to manufacturer Caterpillar telehandler and lift and place equipment under the Caterpillar name has come out with a new Super compact telehandler, the G5-18A. The new design telehandler comes with a wide variety of attachments including carriages, forks ,hooks, and bucket attachments. The Cat telehandler comes with 5,500 pounds of maximum lifting capacity and 18 feet of boom height, the other model G5-18A can lift 1,850 po...

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