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Skyjack will build its
250,000
th unit this year and
to celebrate, the company has
launched a quest to find the
oldest working Skyjack scissor
lift. Skyjack announced the
search at The Rental Show 2013
in Las Vegas, on 11 February.
Announcing the initiative, Brad
Boehler, president of Skyjack,
said he expected strong
competition for the title of
“
longest running Skyjack.”
The company wants
customers to search their fleets
and upload details and images
of their oldest models to
dedicated pages on Facebook
and Twitter.
“
We want to celebrate
our future by looking at the
successes of our past,” he said.
“
Skyjack scissor lifts are
well-known for their reliability
and durability, and when I talk
to customers I know they’re
always pleased with the work
levels they can achieve over
long working lives. That’s why
our search for the oldest unit
will not be easy. There are so
Search for oldest working scissor lift
Brad Boehler (left - on top of yellow scissor) and Sidney DeWay of Skyjack
launch Quest2013 to find its oldest working scissor lift
many Skyjacks out there, the
world over, offering reliable
performance, day in and day
out, even after decades in
the field. We’re really looking
forward to hearing our
customers’ stories, and we’ll
be sharing them as our search
develops.”
Users of Skyjack scissor lifts
are invited to upload images,
together with details of their
machine (including serial
number, year of manufacture
and place of purchase) to:
skyjackinc/#skyjackquest2013
Quest 2013 applicants will
be accepted until December
31, 2013
or when verification
of the oldest serial number
has been identified, whichever
is the soonest. The company
judged to be running the
“
world’s longest running
Skyjack” will be presented with
a new Skyjack scissor platform.
Skyjack built its first scissor
lift 29 years ago, and its
history dates back to 1969
when a small Canadian machine
shop, operating under the
name Haessler-DeWay, began
business. Work evolved into
manufacturing special-purpose
Select Genie boom lifts
now feature extended
replacement intervals for
boom extend/retract cables.
The required replacement
period has been increased to
10
years - three years longer
than the previously accepted
industry standard of seven
years. Replacement of the
boom extend/retract cables
is essential to good machine
performance and safe
machine operation, Reg
Moss, National Service
Manager, Genie said.
“
Providing customers
with an industry-leading
timeframe of 10 years
between required cable
replacements offers more
equipment uptime and
a lower cost of ownership
over the potential life of a
Genie wire rope replacement extended to 10 years
Replacement of the boom extend/retract cables is
essential to good machine performance and safe
machine operation
machine,” Reg said.
“
In the spirit of continual
improvement, we will
analyse additional
products with similar
requirements, seeking
further solutions.”
Service changes
apply to the entire
Genie S-60/S-65 and
S-100 through S-125
model families. The
extended replacement
interval applies to all
current and previously
produced versions of
these models, Reg said.
Related service
changes are
represented in the
most current Service
Manuals provided
by Terex AWP, Genie
brand manufacturer.
“
The boom extend/retract
cables are responsible for the
extension and retraction of the
number three boom tube. It is
important to note, in addition
to the new mandatory 10 year
cable replacement, regular
inspection and proper
adjustment of the boom
extend/retract cables remains
essential to good machine
performance and safe machine
operation for the life of the
machine. The boom extend/
retract functions should
operate smoothly and be free
of hesitation, jerking and
unusual noise,” Reg said.
Genie Service Centers
continue to offer quality
support for boom extend/
retract cables and all other
standard services. Contact:
07 3456 4420
or visit:
technical-documents/manuals
HR
machinery before the first
Skyjack access platform was
built in 1984. Today Skyjack is a
part of the Linamar Group.
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