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.

Load Calibration for Load Sense

“Load sense” is likely a term you’ve been hearing more of lately. But, what is the primary purpose of load sense, and why does it matter when you’re operating a mobile elevating work platform (MEWP)?

Transporting Genie® Booms Equipped with Load Sense Systems

Transporting a large piece of aerial equipment can be a challenge, and safety is the key ingredient.

Aerial Pros Minute: Training vs. Familiarization

Learn about MEWP training vs. familiarization this Aerial Pros Minute.

Benefits of Preventive Maintenance for MEWP Rental Fleets

As is the case with all equipment, mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) require regular, preventive maintenance to maintain peak performance. Ensuring a MEWP gets the maintenance it needs is not only important to safety, but to performance as well.

Small Booms, Big Productivity

With many size classifications of boom lifts available, understanding key features and benefits offered by each size of machine can help you ensure the right lift for the job, maximizing productivity.

The Right Boom Lift Option for Any Jobsite Need

Every jobsite has its unique challenges and requirements; there is a lot of variety in the type of work that end-users are doing. For rental companies that serve customers in a range of industries and trades, there is no “one-size-fits-all” approach when it comes to their equipment fleets.

Understanding the New European Stage V Emissions Standards

Over the past two decades, the European Union (EU) has adopted a series of seven directives to address exhaust emissions for engines used in non-road equipment like telehandlers, boom lifts and scissor lifts.

Aerial Pros Minute: Questions to Ask Before Renting a Machine

Learn more about questions to ask before renting a machine in this Aerial Pros Minute.

Maintaining Aerial Equipment’s Hybrid Systems

The idea and purpose of hybrid machines have not really changed since their introduction, but the execution of these machines has evolved significantly along with the technology that powers them.

How It Works: The Genie® FE Hybrid Technology

Power systems for mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) continue to evolve, just like the machines they drive.

Aerial Pros Minute: What Makes a Hybrid?

Learn more about what makes a hybrid in this Aerial Pros Minute.

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.

Stepping up on Safety in challenging Netting Application in Scotland

For scale, no show in Scotland can rival the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo.

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.

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.