Capital Equipment News September 2017

The jib pivots 125 ° horizontally to provide extra manoeuvrability at elevated worksites.

KEY SPECS Model

JLG 1500 AJP

Operators of the new 1500AJP articulating boom will appreciate the LCD panel that clearly communicates the position of the boom in the work envelope and the status of its operating systems.

Platform height

45,72 m

Platform capacity (Restricted) Platform capacity (Unrestricted)

450 kg 270 kg

Engine

Deutz TCD 3,6 T4F

Up-and-over height Working height Working outreach

18,40 m 48,15 m

23,5 m

“It is ideal for any major production plants. We see it being a great fit in construction, too, especially on the back of a major trend towards multi-storeyed buildings.”

new 1500AJP articulating boom lift. Apart from multiple boom sections that hinge, or articulate, allowing operators to gain access to work areas over obstacles and barriers, the 1500AJP offers industry-lead- ing reach at height – 300% more working envelope than the closest competitor. Having made its global debut at CON- EXPO-CON/AGG earlier this year, the first 1500AJP unit in Africa has just hit the South African shores through none other than the authorised distributor, Eazi Group, Africa’s market leader in the rental, sales, servicing and training of work-at-height and materi- al handling solutions. Capital Equipment News was recently afforded an exclusive opportunity to put the new unit through its paces, which has since been introduced in Eazi Access’s ever-growing rental fleet. Brett Fleming, CEO of Eazi Group, says the 1500AJP articulating boom lift ticks all

says Fleming. “The beauty of an up-and- over machine is that, in confined working areas, the machine is able to closer to the structure due to its market leading up and over clearance.” Competitive edge With its 48,15 m working height, up-and- over height of 18,4 m and working out- reach of 23,5 m, the new 1500AJP is said to reach over 63% more work space than the closest competitive articulating boom

the right boxes for customers seeking great- er vertical reach and horizontal outreach across a spectrum of applications such as mining plants, heavy industrial facilities, petrochemical plants, aluminium smelters and construction of multi-storeyed build- ings, among other uptime-conscious, but confined working spaces. “It is ideal for any production plants. We see it being a great fit in construction, too, especially on the back of a major trend towards multi-storeyed buildings,”

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