Skyjack Goes Big (And Small) As It Launches New, Improved Lifts

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Skyjack’s new lifts have data-driven designs that address real-world job conditions and the needs of the rental market. (Photo courtesy of Skyjack.)

Skyjack debuted a group of new lifts in late February as it hosted its first virtual trade show. The new models include Skyjack’s first pair of micro scissor lifts, a full-sized rough-terrain scissor lift, a 20-foot (6.1-meter) vertical mast personnel lift, and new 40- and 60-ft (12.2- and 18.3-m) boom lifts.

Skyjack’s SKYWORLD Live web page offers links to recordings of the webinars, product presentations, and industry speaker keynotes from the online show.

Micro Scissor Lifts

Skyjack’s two new Micro Scissors are the smallest scissor lifts the company has ever made. When stowed with their rails up, both are only about 81 inches (2 m) in height and 30 in. (0.76 m) wide. The rear-wheel-drive lifts are powered by DC motors and absorbed glass mat (AGM) batteries.

The SJ3013 is an indoor/outdoor micro lift for the North American market. It has a 13-ft (4-m) platform height and a 500-pound (227-kilogram) capacity. The load-sensing machine is wind rated to 28 mph (45 km/h) and weighs less than 2,000 lbs (907 kg). It will become available at the end of Q2 2021.

The SJ3013’s CE version, the SJ3014, is already available in Europe. It offers a 14.4-ft (4.4-m) platform height and a 529-lb (240-kg) capacity. In contrast to the SJ3013, the two-person SJ3014 is designed for indoor use only.

Full-Sized Scissor Lift

On the upper end of the size range is Skyjack’s largest rough-terrain scissor lift to date. Previewed in prototype form at CONEXPO 2020, the SJ9664 RT provides a platform height of 64 ft (19.5 m) and a capacity of 1,130 lbs (513 kg). Its three-person platform offers up to 23.8 by 6.2 ft (7.25 by 1.9 m) of space with optional dual roll-out extension decks. The lift’s outriggers are auto-leveling.

The SJ9664 RT’s fuel-efficient 24.8-horsepower (18.5-kilowatt) Kubota diesel engine requires no diesel exhaust fluid (DEF), diesel particulate filter (DPF), or maintenance or replacement of its diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC). Skyjack’s Smartorque technology balances the engine’s torque and horsepower with the lift’s hydraulics performance for optimal fuel economy. A dual-fuel engine is available as an option.

Skyjack’s Axldrive mechanical four-wheel-drive system propels the 22,000-lb (9,979-kg) SJ9664 RT, which is drivable at a height of up to 30 ft (9.1 m). It comes with solid rough-terrain tires; non-marking tires are optional.

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Skyjack’s new SJ3013 and SJ3014 Micro Scissors are the smallest scissor lifts the company has ever made. (Photo courtesy of Skyjack.)

Vertical Mast Lift

Another lift that’s Skyjack’s largest to date is the manufacturer’s redesigned SJ20 vertical mast unit. The load-sensing SJ20 has a 20-ft platform height and a 350-lb (159-kg) capacity. The electric drive lift boasts a zero-turn radius and weighs just 2,440 lbs (1,107 kg). Skyjack will offer the SJ20 with an optional wind rating when it becomes available for the North American market at the end of Q1 2021.

Boom Lifts

Finally, Skyjack is launching improved 40- and 60-ft boom lifts with features designed for real-world jobsite conditions, such as Smartorque technology, operating weights that are up to 20% lower, and a simplified, high-efficiency hydraulics system.

The SJ40/45 T+, SJ45 AJ+, and articulating SJ60 AJ+ use the same Kubota engine mentioned above, which doesn’t require ultra-low sulfur fuel. The four-wheel drive lifts ride on mechanical axles.

The SJ45 AJ+ gives workers a 45-ft (13.7-m) platform height and a 22.75-ft (6.9-m) outreach. The SJ60 AJ+, meanwhile, supplies 60 ft of platform height and 37.9 ft (11.6 m) of reach.

Source: Skyjack