Superlift Introduces Truck-Mounted Lift With 22-Foot Working Height

Superlift South Inc. has introduced the UPLIFT Heavy Duty Truck Mounted Lift, a scissor lift designed to mount on a modified Toyota Land Cruiser for contractor and rental applications. The unit provides a 22-foot working height, including 16 feet of platform height, and a platform capacity of 1,700 pounds for two workers, tools, and materials.

The truck-mounted configuration is intended to allow crews to travel between jobs without towing a separate lift or arranging for a rental delivery. Hydraulic outriggers deploy in 120 seconds, and the scissor mechanism raises a full load in 59 seconds. Operators use a push-button control station with inching capability and an emergency stop.

The platform measures 65 by 57 inches and includes safety rails, kick plates, and a swing-out safety door. When stowed, the lift measures 4.5 inches high on the truck bed. Its power system includes a 12-volt battery, a 2-kilowatt hydraulic powerpack, and a 1-horsepower, 12-volt DC motor.

Superlift identifies bridge contract work, including repairs beneath bridge decks, sign installation and repair, gas station canopy and lighting service, electrical and mechanical work at height, and general light repair as potential applications. The platform's capacity allows crews to raise tools and materials along with workers.

“A contractor's work is 20 feet up and all over the map,” said Gerry Erwin, president of Superlift South Inc. “Bridge work Monday, a sign Tuesday, canopy lights Wednesday. Today that means scaffolding, or a rented bucket truck. This lift lives on the truck and goes job to job; in about a minute the crew is working at 22 feet with 1,700 pounds of tools and parts aboard. It earns instead of sitting — and a rental yard can rent the same unit out every day of the week. That is the whole idea.”

The UPLIFT can be supplied with or without the Toyota Land Cruiser. It can be delivered as a complete truck-mounted unit or separately for installation on a customer's existing truck.