SkyTrak is one of the three brands of commercial telescopic handlers offered by JLG Industries, the Pennsylvania access-equipment maker. JLG bought SkyTrak in 2003, and the brand now sits alongside JLG’s own telehandlers and the Lull line.
JLG SkyTrak at a glance
| Maker | JLG Industries, McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania |
|---|---|
| Type | telescopic handler (telehandler) |
| Brand acquired | 2003, together with Lull |
| Other telehandler brands | JLG and Lull |
| Capacities across the range | 5,500–17,000 lb |
| Heights across the range | up to 55 ft |
| Steering | two-wheel, four-wheel circle and four-wheel crab |
| Engines | Tier 4i and Tier 4 final diesel |
| Parent company | Oshkosh Corporation since 2006 |
| JLG founded | 1969 |
No dedicated Wikipedia page exists for SkyTrak; this article uses the English Wikipedia article on JLG Industries, which describes SkyTrak as one of the company’s three telehandler brands.
History of the JLG SkyTrak
JLG Industries was founded in 1969, when John Landis Grove and two friends bought a small metal fabrication business in McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania. The first JLG aerial work platform was built in 1970, scissor lifts arrived in 1973, and the company went on to become a maker of access equipment for construction, industrial maintenance and material handling.
JLG acquired SkyTrak and Lull in 2003, giving it three brands of commercial telescopic handlers: JLG, SkyTrak and Lull. The company says the telehandlers feature all-wheel steering, with two-wheel, four-wheel circle and four-wheel crab modes to suit different manoeuvrability requirements. JLG telehandlers have capacities from 5,500 to 17,000 pounds and heights up to 55 feet, and come with a wide variety of attachments.
Lull, the third brand, was known for a traversing boom that gives precision placement; the last Lull-branded telehandlers were offered in 2015 and are no longer made. Across the telehandler range JLG uses Tier 4i and Tier 4 final diesel engines, which meet the EPA’s Tier 4 standards for nonroad diesel engines. JLG itself has belonged to Oshkosh Corporation since late 2006.
Design and features
- Acquired in 2003: SkyTrak became part of JLG together with the Lull brand.
- Three telehandler brands: SkyTrak is sold alongside JLG telehandlers and Lull machines.
- All-wheel steering: two-wheel, four-wheel circle and four-wheel crab modes across the range.
- Tier 4 diesel engines: Tier 4i and Tier 4 final units meeting EPA nonroad emission standards.
JLG SkyTrak versions
- SkyTrak: the brand covered here, acquired by JLG in 2003.
- JLG telehandlers: the company’s own telehandler line.
- Lull: the precision-placement brand, last offered in 2015.
- Military telehandlers: ATLAS, ATLAS II and MMV, listed separately.
Individual JLG telehandler models include the G10-55A and G9-43A. More are in the JLG collection.
Video: Special Demo JLG, Skytrak
Video on YouTube.
Sources
- JLG Industries, English Wikipedia: brand history, telehandler range, engines
