Aerial Pros

Tips for Transporting a Boom Lift

Booms lifts are common equipment on a variety of different jobsites. But before you can start working with a boom, you have to get it to the jobsite. To do this safely and efficiently, there are some important considerations.

How to Tow a Trailer-Mounted Boom

In addition to the ability to reach up, over and out, one of the features that make trailer-mounted booms a popular option for work at height is their ease of transport and mobility.

Changes to Genie® Booms You Need to Know About

When the new ANSI A92 (United States) standards went into effect, driving alignment with ISO standards globally (including European EN280, Australian AS 1418.10 and Canadian CSA B354 standards), it impacted the way Genie® aerial access equipment is designed, manufactured, maintained and operated globally.

Back to Basics: What You Need to Know About Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MEWPs)

Is a MEWP or scaffolding the right choice for my jobsite?

Using MEWPs in Different Markets and Applications

Mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) are used in a variety of work environments.

Aerial Pros Minute: Genie® Lift Tools™ Access Deck

Learn more about the Genie® Lift Tools™ Access Deck in this Aerial Pros Minute.

Aerial Pros Minute: Exiting a Boom Platform at Height

Learn more about exiting a boom platform at height in this Aerial Pros Minute.

Aerial Pros Minute: Capacity and Load Sense on Genie® Xtra Capacity™ Booms

Learn more about Load Sense on Genie® Xtra Capacity™ Booms in this Aerial Pros Minute.

Approved Material Handling Attachments for Mobile Elevating Work Platforms

At Genie, we receive calls on a regular basis from jobsite supervisors and contractors regarding operators wanting to use homemade attachments on mobile elevated work platforms (MEWPs) and/or using MEWPs to lift materials in a manner that is not consistent with the designed purpose of these type of machines.

Aerial Pros Minute: Genie® Lift Connect™ Telematics - Actionable Information

Learn more about Genie® Lift Connect™ actionability in this Aerial Pros Minute.

Aerial Pros Minute: Genie® Lift Connect™ Telematics - Flexibility

Learn more about Genie® Lift Connect™ Flexibility in this month’s Aerial Pros Minute.

Service Minute: Check the Turntable Rotation Bearing Bolts

Good operating condition and extended life expectancy of mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) are largely influenced by regular care and maintenance.

Is Boom Lift Range of Motion Becoming Like a Telehandler’s?

Due to upcoming industry-wide changes and more high-capacity machine choices on the market, operator knowledge of the total platform load requirements, as well as how the sloped terrain of the jobsite will impact operation, will now be equally as important to know as the required working height and maximum working outreach.

What MEWP Should You Choose?

Choosing the right mobile elevated work platform, or MEWP, for your jobsite needs might seem simple enough — but, have you thought it all through?

Maintaining Your Boom’s Cables

All preventive maintenance is important, but the manner in which your boom’s extend/retract cables are maintained is vitally important.

MEWPs vs. Scaffolding

Prior to the introduction of mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) in the 1970s, construction industry professionals relied almost exclusively on ladders and scaffolding to access major work at height projects.

Aerial Pros Minute: Chassis Types

Learn more about chassis types in this month’s Aerial Pros Minute.

Aerial Pros Minute: Genie® Model Naming

Learn more about Genie® Model Naming in this month’s Aerial Pros Minute.

Aerial Pros Minute: Welder Improvements – Booms

Learn more about boom welder improvements in this month’s Aerial Pros Minute.

Aerial Fleet Management: Considerations for 2WD vs. 4WD Boom Lifts

Aerial equipment is among the most rented machines in your rental store’s fleet.

Aerial Pros Minute: Drive Enable Systems

Learn more about Drive Enable Systems in this Aerial Pros Minute.