CareLift's 20K Telehandlers Find a Variety of Uses in North America
January 11, 2006 — Compact European-built telehandlers are coming out of the woodwork in
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Visit booth 2560 at The Rental Show to see CareLift's 20044 on-display.
Breslau, Ontario-based CareLift Equipment Ltd. prides itself on being North American-built, and more than half of its line of Zoom Boom telehandlers, with capacities ranging from 6,000 to 32,000 pounds, meets the niche demands of companies requiring high reach and large capacities.
“The industry limitation for capacity is 12,000 pounds,” said Dave Bristow, vice president of sales and marketing. “Only a few manufacturers produce machines with that capacity, so the real limitation is 10,000 pounds.”
As one of only a few manufacturers building machines with capacities greater than 12,000 pounds, CareLift's 20,000-pound capacity telehandlers are receiving a great deal of interest in North America. According to Bristow, seven dealers from
Zoom Booms in the West
On the West Coast, Sacramento, Calif.-based Coastline Equipment recently ordered nine machines from CareLift, including three 20,000-pound units, two 10,000-pound machines, three 8,000-pound units, and one 6,000-pound telehandler. Coastline's fleet of CareLift telehandlers consists of three 6s, five 8s, four 10s, and four 20s, which they started receiving in mid- to late summer 2005.
Steve Whisenhunt, Coastline's
Applications that Coastline's ZB20044s have been used in include windmill installation and foundation projects. Whisenhunt said another reason why these machines are popular in
“Since the CCO certification came into effect last June, you have to have a certified operator to run a crane,” Whisenhunt said. “With the 20,000-pound telehandlers, we can do 80% to 90% of our pick-and-carry duties without a crane or crane operator.”
Clean-up in the deep South
Crawler Supply,
Traditionally a Case dealer, Danny Cloy, president of Crawler Supply, said that eight to 10 years ago, Case partnered with Ingersoll Rand to build its telescopic handlers. “When the marriage between Ingersoll Rand and Case ended, Case wouldn't have any new telehandlers available for 18 months to two years,” he said. This was when Crawler Supply began looking at other telehandler manufacturers and became interested in the CareLift machines.
Within the first 90 days of ownership, Crawler Supply has rented its Zoom Boom telehandlers for roofing projects, pipe-laying jobs, and hurricane clean-up efforts. In one instance, its ZB10056 telehandler was rented to a roofing contractor because it not only provided the 56-foot reach needed for the job, but it also is equipped with a front outrigger, which was required by the roofing contractor's insurance company.
When the 20,000-pound units were purchased, pipe grappler attachments also were bought. Cloy said Crawler Supply has been providing demonstrations for pipe layers, and one is currently on rent to Sunland Fabricator, a Louisiana pipe fabricator.
Crawler Supply's ZB10056 is currently working at the Civil War landmark in
