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The range includes the 5.79m S3219E and
7.9m S3226E which offer a 250kg lifting
capacity, while the 4.6m S3215E and 6.1m
S3220E offer higher lifting capacities
of 272kg and 408kg respectively. The
largest models in the range are the 7.9m
S4726E and the 9.8m S4732E, with lifting
capacities of 454kg and 350kg.
According to Ahern Australia, the new
scissor lifts feature a dual shear design
scissor stack with oversized end pins,
which are over 80% stronger than the
industry standard, to increase stack
rigidity and increase the overall life.
Glenn Martin, Ahern Australia Managing
Director said its unique pinkeeper design
is more robust than previous designs, and
is easy to assemble and disassemble.
“The scissor stack is fitted with
maintenance-free rollers instead of
traditional wear pads, for a long working
life, and stainless steel plates underneath
the rollers protect the chassis from paint
damage,” Glenn said.
New line of electric scissor lifts from Snorkel
Snorkel’s new line of electric scissor lifts offers a heavy-duty
all-steel construction, with six models in the range.
“A common replacement part in the
rental industry, the kingpins have been
enhanced by a factor of six to eliminate
breakage, especially from forklifts when
moving the machines. The S3219E and
S3226E both have 75mm kingpins and
the S4726E and S4732E both have 100mm
kingpins. All new Snorkel slab scissor lifts
have a 90° steering design for better job-
site maneuverability, and the drive motors
are protected from damage and debris by
6mm steel plates. Wheels are fitted with
a single wheel nut, which is designed to
reduce maintenance time between jobs.
“Another common replacement part in
the rental industry is the upper control
box. On the new Snorkel electric scissor
lifts, the upper control box is hard
mounted, which helps to reduce loss,
damage and theft. A power outlet is fitted
as standard into the control box,” he said.
Ahern recognises efficient maintenance is
an important factor for rental customers,
and the new Snorkel scissor lifts feature
According to Queensland Access’ Casey
Law, the company has a fleet of specialist
and large EWPs along with the high
volume standard range. These units can
be hired on a daily, weekly or monthly
arrangement but only as re-rental, cross
hire or wholesale rental to existing and
new rental companies and not directly to
end user customers.
“Hire companies of any size and setup
can utilise the service and both general
hire as well as specialist access hire
companies. It stops people having to
buy surplus or specialist equipment for
customers or helps them chase some
larger customers without over investing
or hiring from the opposition,” Casey said.
Crane Access, sister company to
Queensland Access, has been offering
this service in Queensland for 15 years.
“We started Crane Access in 2003 hiring
only to other rental businesses in South
East Queensland and the Northern
Territory. Through Queensland Access
Equipment, ‘our sales and service arm’
Re-rental access business expands in NSW and Victoria
Queensland Access is expanding its re-rental access business into NSW, Victoria and
beyond with a larger fleet of access equipment.
we saw a need for a bank of specialist
equipment that rental companies
could not necessarily justify due to low
utilisation or to buy a large number of
one kind of units for the busy periods. In
the past, hire yards were hiring from their
opposition and inadvertently advertising
the equipment to their opposition’s
customers.
“We leave the majority of our units clean
skinned and often have the company sub
hiring stickers off us for longer hires to
give the appearance the machine is part
of their larger fleet.
“The biggest benefit our service
provides is it gives access to instant fleet
expansion without relying on capital
outlay or utilising their direct competition
equipment.
“To save money and pass savings on to
the rental companies utilising our service,
all units will be constantly floating
between the states (QLD, NSW and
Victoria); we have service and storage
facilities in all capital cities.
"To access the service, rental businesses
can contact us direct via phone or email/
website," Casey said.
“We will open low doc accounts for all
EWPA and HRIA members.
“We have a range of specialised, large
booms and general rental access units
on offer, including Nifty’s range of
low weight EWPs; 80ft to 180Ft Genie;
Skyjack and JLG booms, track units and
RT scissor lifts.
“We want to be Australia’s first call when
hire companies need extra EWPs to keep
up with customer demand.
“The benefits of re-rental are great for
the hire industry. It enables you to add
to your fleet for short term or seasonal
demand; retain availability on all your
equipment despite long term rentals;
grow new markets and customer base
with access to equipment not normally in
your fleet; and it supplements Capex.”
Contact: 07 3279 1099 or visit website:
www.qldaccess.com.au
an innovative ‘inside-out’ tray design
which makes light work of servicing the
equipment.
Visit: www.ahernaustralia.com.au
Snorkel’s new line of electric scissor lifts has six
models in the range
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