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Skyjack shows SJ1256 telehandler and SJ85 AJ articulating boom

Skyjack displayed its new SJ1256 telehandler and SJ85 AJ articulating boom at CONEXPO-CON/AGG. The SJ1256 TH telehandler lifts 12,000lb and has a 56.3 ft maximum lift height, with a 6,000lb lift capacity at maximum lift height without deploying outriggers and 7,000lb lift capacity with outriggers deployed. Maximum forward reach is 42.6 ft and the machine has a Tier-IV final 107hp Deutz TCD3.6L engine that uses diesel exhaust fluid, but requires no regeneration.
March 10, 2017 Read time: 2 mins
The Skyjack SJ1256 can lift 12,000 pounds

8349 Skyjack displayed its new SJ1256 telehandler and SJ85 AJ articulating boom at CONEXPO-CON/AGG.

The SJ1256 TH telehandler lifts 12,000lb and has a 56.3 ft maximum lift height, with a 6,000lb lift capacity at maximum lift height without deploying outriggers and 7,000lb lift capacity with outriggers deployed. Maximum forward reach is 42.6 ft and the machine has a Tier-IV final 107hp Deutz TCD3.6L engine that uses diesel exhaust fluid, but requires no regeneration.

The SJ85 AJ articulating boom has a platform height of 85 feet and an up-and-over clearance of 34 feet, with a dual capacity rating of 750lb/500lb. It features the company's Skyriser vertical rise engineering and SpeedyReach lifting efficiency technology, as well as the EasyDrive direction-sensing drive and steer controls, and AxleDrive axle-based drive system for rough terrain.

Both products were designed with the rental market in mind, with the SJ1256 telehandler offering superior load performance and the SJ85 AJ offering top of its class height, says the company.

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