Masonry Magazine June 2007 Page. 42
Telehandlers
Telehandlers continued from p.36
According to Genie Product Manager, Luke Webber, both are ideal machines for moving heavy loads, with a maximum lift capacity up to 10,000 pounds. The GTH-1048 has 31 feet of outreach and is capable of lifting 6,000 pounds to 48 feet, and the GTH-1056 features an outreach of 40 feet and capable of lifting 4,000 pounds to 56 feet. Features and options that are available on these telehandlers such as rear axle stabilization systems, four-wheel steering, load-sensing hydraulics, tier III engines, axle-mounted stabilizers, foam-filled tires, frame leveling and more are all technological advancements, which have made the industry what it is today: a highly valued one, Webber said.
"Just imagine how a job site would run without these advancements," he said. "It took a while for the industry to get to this point, but the construction sites around the world are reaping the rewards of these advancements today."
To further explain the telehandler's importance on a job site, Webber compared construction sites to an operating room, saying efficiency is critical to the success of the operation. "The surgeon isn't running around looking for tools or materials, He's doing exactly what the hospital has hired him to do," said Webber. "His staff - in this case, the smaller telehandler-ensures that the surgeon has everything he needs at the right place and at the right time. The goal is to successfully complete the procedure as safely and quickly as possible - kind of like the goal of a construction site."
And this trend toward divergent or niche machines, Webber said, is simply in response to customer demand. "We are seeing a slight divergence into the larger and smaller telehandlers.... I believe that the industry, as a whole, is getting smarter about how they purchase and rent telehandlers," he said.
"We wouldn't have been able to achieve success without fundamentally understanding the customer's needs," Webber continued. "Our position has always been to manufacture the most valued telehandler in the industry.
"Today, we mostly offer mainstrean model sizes. However, Genie telehandler offer more than mainstream performance Take, for example, our GTH-5519. It really
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June 2007
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