GENIE: Innovation through rROIC

TractoPart | Dec 28, 2016 | 0 comments

As a leader in the aerial equipment industry, we are always looking for ways to continue “Building the Future.” It’s more than our 50th anniversary slogan; it’s how we do business. Genie fosters a culture of innovation, both internally and externally, that solves customer needs collaboratively and holistically. In our competitive market,

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GENIE Z-60/37FE ARTICULATED BOOM LIFT WITH HYBRID TECHNOLOGY

TractoPart | Sep 23, 2016 | 0 comments

The Genie Z-60/37FE is a hybrid articulating boom lift that combines electric power with diesel. Working height is 66 feet, with 36 feet 7 inches of horizontal outreach and 24 feet 3 inches of up-and-over clearance. A standard 5-foot jib has range of motion of 70 degrees up and 65 degrees down, as well as

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Tire Talk: When and the Proper way to Replace Scissor Lift Tires

TractoPart | Sep 7, 2016 | 0 comments

A lot is riding on your scissor lift tires. They are the vital link between the machine and the ground, as well as your operating safety by providing traction and stability. Tires get you to where you want to go, both non-marking that leave no traces behind and treaded to traverse rough terrain. The

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GENIE TECH PRO ONLINE SERVICE TRAINING AVAILABLE

TractoPart | Jul 14, 2016 | 0 comments

According to upcoming changes to the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and Canadian Standards Association (CSA), only a qualified person should inspect and maintain mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations. To help meet demand for the next generation of aerial service technicians in the rental industry, Terex Aerial Work Platforms

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GENIE: Evolution of Aerial Safety and Training Programs

TractoPart | Jun 24, 2016 | 0 comments

When I started working in a rental yard on aerial equipment in May of 1976, today’s training and safety programs didn’t exist yet because the industry wasn’t very big at the time. Manufacturers like Genie provided a manual with the equipment you bought — if you had an issue with how the machine was

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GENIE GTH™-5519

TractoPart | Jun 22, 2016 | 0 comments

Easy to maneuver and convenient to service, with a variety of rugged attachments, Genie® compact telehandlers meet the needs of most construction, masonry, landscape and farming applications. Overview Comfortable, spacious cab with tilt steering and ergonomic controls Easy-to-use, multifunction joystick control for precise positioning ROPS/FOPS canopy (ISO compliant), retractable seat belt and illuminated gauge and

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GENIE: Considerations for Light Tower Placement

TractoPart | Jun 6, 2016 | 0 comments

Customers often ask these two questions: How much light they need for a particular type of jobsite, and how much light output comes from a light tower that is used on site? OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) takes a bit of the mystery out of part of this by giving general guidelines for lighting

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Changes to the ANSI and CSA Standards You Need to Know About

TractoPart | May 26, 2016 | 0 comments

The current ANSI and CSA standards for safe use and training have not been updated for many years (the current ANSI boom, scissor lift and manually propelled standards were last updated in 2006, and CSA standards go back even further). Now in an effort to align more with an international standard (ISO 16368), ANSI and

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GENIE PLATFORM BASKETS IMPROVED WITH MORE ENTRY POINTS FOR OPERATOR MOBILITY

TractoPart | Mar 24, 2016 | 0 comments

New dual-entry and tri-entry baskets give walk-in access to the boom platform Getting in and out of a platform boom basket just got easier. Genie’s new platform baskets now offer three entry points on an 8-ft basket, and two entry points on a 6-ft basket. Genie’s side swing gate gives you walk-in access to and

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GENIE STANDARDIZES BOOM LIFT MAINTENANCE WITH ONE MANUAL

TractoPart | Nov 17, 2015 | 0 comments

Genie designed a new consolidated maintenance protocol that enables customers to complete the entire program for any Genie S- and Z- boom lift model. With this new approach, maintenance procedures are reduced, or even eliminated, to save time and labor costs. Previously, Genie offered 24 separate manuals to help customers maintain their boom lift

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The gold mine in North Mara is situated in the north-west of Tanzania, at about 100 kilometres east of Lake Victoria and 20 kilometres south of the border with Kenya. The gold mine works an average of 8,000 tonnes of minerals a day and produced 287,188 ounces of gold in 2015. The gold

WORKERS’ MEMORIAL DAY

May 1, 2017

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Workers’ Memorial Day, observed each year on April 28, honors workers killed, injured, or made ill at work. Since 1992, BLS has collected data on both nonfatal work injuries and illnesses that result in days away from work, and fatal work injuries. In 2015, the occupations with the highest number of nonfatal injuries and illnesses

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Apr 28, 2017

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The undercarriage of a machine represents a significant portion of a piece of equipment’s purchase price. Proper maintenance and operation practices are critical for protecting your equipment investment. Undercarriage maintenance is critical to the overall productivity of a machine. It is the mechanism that gives tracked machines much of their power and stability. It also

Deere Adds 8-Year / 20K Hour Warranty on 944K Electric-Drive Components

Apr 27, 2017

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VERMEER SILVER SERIES DRILL RODS COMPOSED OF S135 COMMON GRADE STEEL

Apr 27, 2017

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Vermeer’s Silver Series drill rod is composed of S135 common grade steel and is threaded in the same facility as the company’s Firestick drill rod with the same column wall thickness. The Silver Series drill rod is available in four sizes: 1.66-inch, 1.9-inch, 2.06-inch, and 2.375-inch, for use on the D7x11 through the D24x40

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