Since the JLG® 3013 is lightweight, getting the equipment to the job site is an easy task. Landscapers are given the ability to move the equipment from the rental facility to the shop or job with a standard truck and trailer. Adding even more convenience of using an ultra-compact telehandler.
Once on the job site, the compact telehandler (like the JLG 3013), can increase productivity and lower labor costs, very similar to a skid steer or track loader would be used.
John Boeme III continued, “Say you want to move saplings – ou can put five of those in the bucket and move them all the same time.”
“You’re able to lift high enough or extend far enough from one side into the truck to load and unload in congested downtown areas with less traffic disruption.” This machine is designed for tight urban environments.
Lastly, the JLG 3013 is the perfect machine for clean up when the job is finished. Simply hook up a bucket attachment and circle the property or establishment, while one individual drives, another can toss in trash and debris. Creating a much faster experience than having employees clean up by hands and wheelbarrows, improving profitability.
In the Shop
Most warehouses and contractor shops use telehandlers to load and unload materials at their facility.
A contractor who receives or sends out pallets from the shop can benefit from the telehandler’s reach and lift capacity. When loading items off or on to a trailer, a pallet jack won’t be needed to move materials. The telehandler’s reach will allow you to cut out any extra equipment or labor.
Many landscape contractors use telehandlers for moving some of the very heavy items around your facility such as boulders, the compact JLG 3013 can do this with relative ease. If a skid steer were to be used it’s only capabilities would be to set the boulder on the edge of the truck bed. Then a another piece of equipment would have to be used to push it further in.
“Materials are expensive, you don’t want to waste them,” Boehme says. “With 13 ft (of reach), you can see what you’re dumping and where you’re dumping it.”
The telehandlers versatility has a universal skid steer coupler. “The machine you’ve rented or purchased can be equipped with the attachments you already own. There’s no need to go out and get another bucket.”