Aerial Pros

Service Minute: Serviceability, Parts Commonality and Uptime

“Uptime” is a frequently used industry buzzword that simply refers to the time equipment is on the job and in use.

Service Minute: Check Your MEWPs Quarterly for Open Bulletins and Owner Registration

Quality and safety are built into all Genie® mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs). We use safety and product notices to communicate vital information that may impact the well-being of the operator or the long-term performance of the machines we make.

Service Minute: Interpreting Display Information on Deutz Engines

On Genie® mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) equipped with Deutz engines, it is important to know and understand the machine’s display information in order to control maintenance repair time because controlling maintenance repair time is critical to lowering fleet costs.

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.

Rising Residual Values Will Take Your Business Higher

As a rental store owner, you are a savvy business person. You don’t want to just know how to make money on the equipment you have while you own it; you want to know how to make money on the equipment when you sell it too.

Service Minute: Repairing Steel Platform Guard Rails on Genie® MEWPs

Rental applications often include demanding tasks that increase the risk of damage for mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) on jobsites.

Water Damage Repair Checklists Available for Genie® MEWPs

To aid customers recovering from the damage done during the flooding...

Service Minute: “Certified” vs. “Qualified” to Work on Genie® MEWPs

In the mobile elevating work platform (MEWPs) industry the terms “certified” and “qualified” are often used interchangeably in connection with employees who maintain this type of equipment.

Service Minute: Maintaining Your Genie® MEWPs in Extreme Temperatures

There are many mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) operating in Northern climates with extreme temperatures in North America and Europe.

Service Minute: Repair Guidelines for Water-Damaged MEWPs

Water damage due to submersion or other extreme water exposure can be harmful to a mobile elevated work platform (MEWP).

Aerial Equipment Reliability Tips: Best Practices to Care for Your MEWP Fleet

Having worked in the Genie® field and phone support for over 20 years, I’ve noticed a couple of things about machine reliability.

Service Minute: The Value of a Certified Aerial Equipment Service Technician

Your aerial equipment fleet is a huge investment for your rental company, so it’s important that your service technicians are properly trained to perform the necessary maintenance and repair work needed to keep your investment up and running.

Service Minute: The Importance of Technician Training Programs

Training in the aerial industry is very important — a life is at stake each and every time someone gets into a piece of aerial equipment.

Maintaining Your Boom’s Cables

All preventive maintenance is important, but the manner in which your boom’s extend/retract cables are maintained is vitally important.

Service Minute: Aerial Equipment Reliability Tips

Having worked in the Genie® field and phone support for over 20 years, I’ve noticed a couple of things about machine reliability

Genie® Certified Pre-Owned Equipment | Ask Me Anything Sept. 17th-21st

A huge thank you to everyone that participated in this Genie® Certified Pre-Owned Equipment | Ask Me Anything event!

Controlling Maintenance Repair Time is Key to Lowering Fleet Costs

Controlling the cost of your rental fleet is important to be a profitable rental company, but where do you begin?

Stock Up on Service Kits

Replacement components costs are individually small, but their impact on rental uptime is unquestionable. Genie® aerial equipment is some of the most frequently rented and used machines on jobsites — having the right parts in stock and at the right time, keeps your aerial equipment fleet “rent-ready.”