ACCESS in ACTION
36 | ACCESS
in
ACTION | NOVEMBER 2013
Skyreach elevated working platform
rental company has updated its corporate
web site -
The new Skyreach web site is up to date and comprehensive
New Skyreach web site goes live
Rod Leech, Managing Director of
Skyreach said: “We have gone all out
to deliver essential knowledge to our
customers. Each
and every product
we have available
in our Skyreach
fleet is covered, not
only with the basic
specifications, but
where relevant,
with load charts and
downloadable PDF
forms.
“A basic objective is
to make the site easy
to use and easy to
navigate. The home
page has a range of
quick link buttons
Concord, Canada-based rental company
Power Lift Equipment is proud to say it
has one of the earliest Skyjack machines
working in its fleet.
The company entered the machine
into Skyjack’s Quest2013 contest to find
the oldest working Skyjack. The contest
is still running and Skyjack is continuing
to receive submissions from companies
around the globe.
Power Lift Equipment purchased its
veteran Skyjack unit, a SJ 6.5-10 model,
over 20 years ago from LW Matthews
Equipment, a Skyjack dealer later
purchased by Hertz Equipment Rental.
The unit is still going strong today and its
combination of endurance and reliability
over nearly a quarter of a century have
earned it the nickname ‘The Survivor’.
According to Marsh Tonner, service
manager at Power Lift Equipment, the
SJ 6.5-10 has been working consistently
and without fuss as a general rental unit
providing secure and solid lift assistance.
Apart from requiring periodic battery
changes and having its guard rails replaced
after the discovery of some hairline cracks,
the machine has never had any notable
problems.
“This machine has cost us virtually zero
dollars in maintenance over the years,”
Marsh said. As the SJ 6.5-10 has delivered
over two decades of loyal service, Marsh
said the company doesn’t work it as hard
as some of the newer units in the fleet, but
it has been fully recertified and takes on
Robert King, President of Power Lift Equipment, standing in front of a
SJ 6.5- 10 model the company nicknamed ‘The Survivor’
Quest2013: Meet the Veteran Skyjack
regular jobs.
The SJ 6.5-10 was
one of the early
Skyjack models. It has
a 40in. x 82in. (1m x
2m) platform that can
extend to 24ft (7.31m)
and an overall capacity
of 750lbs (340kg). The
entire machine weighs
3,510lbs (1,592kg) and
is easily manoeuverable,
with two wheel drive
and three forward and
reverse speeds controlled
from the platform.
The machine is battery
powered and equipped
with an automatic spring
applied, hydraulically
released brake which
is applied at all times
except in drive mode.
The hydraulic system and
electrical controls are
mounted in swing-out
trays.
Skyjack has been
producing scissor lifts
for 29 years. The company was originally
called Haessler & Deway, an engineering
company that repaired machines. In 1984,
it began creating its own lift machines.
Earlier this year, Skyjack launched
Quest2013, an international search to find
the oldest working lift of the company’s
29 year history. Companies running older
Skyjack machines are encouraged to
submit details of the machines and the
company found to be running the overall
oldest machine will be presented with a
new Skyjack machine
Visit:
HR
so clients can quickly get to their area of
interest. And the core business activity, the
equipment for hire, contains a drop down
menu of 10 different categories,” Rod said.
“The Skyreach web site is also cross
linked. Skyreach has a range of specialist
attachments which can be added to
specific units as an aid on the job site.
These include panel lifter, duct lifts, hooks,
slippers and so on. When checking out
various items in the Skyreach fleet a hirer
can click on the model to check what
attachments are available to suit.
“While we provide access solutions right
across the eastern side of Australia, we’re
a service based, customer focused business
and our new web site is a key aspect of our
support services.”
For more contact: 07 5431 4000 or visit:
HR
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