It Started, Down On The Farm…Wait, What?! Maybe you’ve used JLG products for years. Maybe you know some of them like the back of your hand. But how much do you know about the company? Test your knowledge! It started with the founder John Landis Grove who was born in 1921. His brothers and John originally built farm wagons in Shady Grove, Pennsylvania. They founded “Grove Manufacturing Company” in 1947. The company grew quickly. John […]
Watch as Elite expert trainer, Collin Warren, demonstrates how to pick up a load & how to attach and detach a carriage using a JLG telehandler. You will also see a demonstration of JLG’s truss boom. Remember to boom in to the load, don’t drive into it Cradle back, retract boom To deposit – same process in reverse Remove Carriage Remove locking pin Remove hydraulic hoses Retract boom from carriage Attach Carriage If you need […]
Your Annual Checkup Our friends at JLG have posted an article that reminds us that equipment owners and managers are required to do an annual inspection on all MEWPs: mobile elevating work platforms. That also includes towable boom lifts. The required inspections and maintenance are outlined in both the appropriate JLG Operator & Safety manual and the Service & Maintenance manual. ANSI and CSA guidelines require this annual machine inspection (AMI) to be done by […]
Learn from Elite expert trainer, Collin Warren, as he walks you through the drive speeds for a JLG Boom Lift. This video includes instruction on: Drive Modes: Rabbit Rabbit – Hill (High Torque) Turtle Creep Mode As well as stop modes: Deadman Footswitch Joystick Release Angle Cutout (Reduces Speed) Remember Operators and Supervisors MUST be certified for having completed MEWPs training to ANSI A92.20 Standards. The standard technically went into effect in June of 2020. […]
The Construction Industry has faced a litany of challenges with the pandemic, supply chain, and labor issues. However recent activity from new starts and employment increases have brought numbers in line with their pre-pandemic levels. Starts Year-to-date nonresidential starts were up almost 40%. In the last 12 months, total construction starts were up 16% over the full year ending February 2021. Breaking that down further, residential starts were up 19%, and nonresidential starts up 23%.* […]
Key Specs Working Height: 20.39 m / 66.9 ft Working Outreach: 14.19 m / 46.6 ft Platform Capacity: 230 kg / 507.1 lb Key Features Largest electric drive booms in the industry offering 20.00 m working heights Increased accessibility with the optional JibPLUS® with side-to-side movement and near-vertical jib operation Zero emissions, reduced noise and standard non-marking tires for environmentally-friendly equipment Standard Automatic Traction Control and oscillating axle for increased maneuverability and outstanding terrain performance […]
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) has released their 2022 “Priced-Out” estimates. What it shows is that an increasingly high number of households are priced out of the housing market and current trends are making that worse. According to the report, the median home now costs $412,505. If that price goes up by only $1000, that would price 117,932 households out of the market. * The report also estimates that a quarter-point increase (which […]
Elite’s Training Guru, Collin Warren takes you on a tour of the JLG 1644 Telehandler. Key Specs Maximum Lift Capacity: 15650 lb / 7098.72 kg Maximum Lift Height: 43 ft 7 in. / 13.28 m Maximum Reach: 31 ft 1 in. / 9.47 m Key Features Operator Comfort – Spacious cab with enhanced visibility, 2-speed hydrostatic transmission and optional boom float and ride control Operator Confidence – Precision gravity lowering system, soft stop boom control, […]
Robots may be coming for your job soon! No, Not likely. But as with other robotic tech in the construction industry, it could eventually make your job a lot easier and safer. In this case, JLG has just announced a development partnership RE2 Robotics, a leading developer of intelligent robotic mobile manipulation systems. The construction industry as a whole has been slow to embrace new technology. Efficiency has increased over the last several decades but […]
The numbers are in for January for the Construction industry, and it’s a pretty mixed bag. The numbers show that trends in place at the end of last year are continuing to drive the overall business environment in 2022. Building has increased but so have prices, again. Contractors are beginning to increase prices but still lagging increased material costs. Compared to January 2021, material prices increased over 20 percent according to Associated General Contractors of […]
