Snorkel 2100SJ - The World's Largest Self-Propelled Boom Lift

[@whatyoudo9773]

entire video...how interesting we are and what we make...not a second wasted on showing the damn machine lifting high

[@dumptruckintruthduke]

Still will need the side rail for that extra 2 feet you always need.

[@link6397]

Is that where the platform extends?

[@dumptruckintruthduke]

@Link it's the safety rail that wraps around that keeps you in the platform. Often need to stand on it to reach just a bit further.

[@bcrusher1979]

I bring a step ladder up in the basket with me lol.

[@markat9576]

@@bcrusher1979 Just make sure the step ladder has legible safety labels and it’s all good.

[@Crazyman1212]

Thanks guys, being 120ft in the air wasn't all ready scary enough on a construction site.

[@bcrusher1979]

I'm not bad with heights, but the part that makes me nervous is the unpacked and uneven ground on construction sites. The lift will let you know when it's unsafe supposedly, but when your up 80-100 feet and the lift is not level you can feel it in the basket just how much it is leaning. Exciting non the less I love it!!

[@Crazyman1212]

@@bcrusher1979 They do have safety features that stop you from doing stupid stuff but my first time on a lift I got subbed out to another company. The crazy fucker operating was moving the wheels while we were fully extended over rough terrain. I was like "WTF are you doing take me down" I checked inside of the machine and these idiots disabled the tilt alarm. He said they disabled it because they were sick of hearing the tilt alarm going off and stopping the machine. I walked off the job and gave my boss shit for sending me with those muppets. I found out later on that the owner of that company bought that gene lift and painted it all black to hide how rusty the machine actually was.

[@brandon3504]

@@Crazyman1212 im a mechanic at a rental company, we had 2 guys disable the tilt alarm at a prison being built and they flipped and sadly didnt make it. you made a very smart decision. aerial equipment is not to be messed around with

[@ginoasci]

the foot print of these lifts never seem to reach wide enough for them not to tip over …..in my head. the fact that they do reach so far gives me the impression that the base should be much much wider, and also have a massive counterweight. this must come from the fear of being that far into the sky on just a boom. i don’t mind heights, but these lifts make me very nervous, even thou they are safe. congratulations on your accomplishment !

[@caslone88]

I work for an equipment rental company and boy do I HATE going up in booms! I was about to have a panic attack when I was about to go up in a 125. Luckily the level sensor failed right then and there lol.

[@davidmunoz7222]

@@caslone88 I’m in 1200 on my jobsiite

[@davidison3905]

I have no problem until I break the 100 foot level and the wind picks up and you sway several feet.

[@montanawhite5699]

They do have a counterweight on them. You gotta think that base must be super heavy to support you and the heavy arms so far from center of gravity. I use these lifts all the time, I have no fear of heights, but I can totally see someone getting freaked out by them. You don’t even have to be that high for them to start swaying.

[@link6397]

​​. What is 1200?

[@abdoamari4703]

As an operator I really appreciate the work that are those people doing.

[@venomironx]

man, I work on boomlift everyday, mostly 66ft and 86ft ones, but sometimes 125ft or even 150ft ones.. I hate when I fully extend the boom and then slew to one side and you see the boom swinging like it's rubber.. or when you're fully extended and angled low like 40° or lower and you see the boom making an arc.. really scary..

[@OlafTakarov]

When I saw the 185 JLG made I was impressed. Now that I’ve seen your machine, I’m super impressed!!! We’ll never use it in our industry, but it would be fun to see one in action.

[@narwhal9852]

185 screw that. I almost couldn't operate a 150 just out of fear lol

[@WOL76]

Tallest I’ve been on is 135’ and that was sketchy. Even the smallest breeze has you swaying up at the top. The trick is to not look down and just focus on your work. At first it’s scary but once you get used to the natural movement of the rig then it becomes more comfortable

[@brandon3504]

just started operating boomlifts at 120 ft and for some reason my feet aboslutely hurt after 5 minutes. hope it gets better

[@WOL76]

@@brandon3504 that makes sense. The floor is made of metal and it’s bouncing up and down when you are moving around on it. It’s like jumping on a metal trampoline. Let’s go BRANDON!

[@heyitsme1534]

@@brandon3504because you’re stiff. You don’t know it but you’re flexing every muscle to plant yourself down. Your back, legs will all be sore from constantly being used. I’m 50yo and have plenty experience using lifts. As my back gave out over the years it became almost impossible for me to go up in a lift because of this reason.

[@sferrin2]

The Bronto Skylift is nearly 300 feet tall. (I don't think it can move while extended though. Maybe that's the difference?)

[@omarwilliams6729]

😳 From which country is that model derived?

[@grandwaha]

One of the local fire companies has a 125 ft Bronto platform ladder. Its out of service for repair more than it's available. Great idea, but a huge POS I've seen it break down multiple times and the Firefighters were stuck or had to climb down.

[@joemclaughlin995]

WOW! Would like to have seen more of the machine operating.

[@charlessquire1542]

Don't go up on a windy day, my helper was holding on to the side rail the entire time, I had to do the whole job alone, he looked pale, lol 😮😮

[@MrFenceBuilder]

we all came here to see someone take it all the way , was kinda disapointed

[@SnorkelLifts]

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[@jeffreylyon9643]

You never showed it running! WTF!!!!!!!!!!

[@BIGSHAGGYDOGG]

Whats the maximum boom tilt at full extension?? How far can it boom out ground level?

[@jonathanmcadams-nx5zp]

So i had a 18 foot time two snorkel which would extend to like 41feet total with two 18 foot booms and the five feet it was already above the ground. I was shaking when i was fully extended. It did not have extendable foot stabilizers on it for some odd reason but i believe some just dont have them if i remeber correctly. It was scary stuff. I cant imagine this thing. Wow. I think if carbon fober was used and they had a way to attach to the ground it would be able to go farther. I wonder if you would make an adhesive type stabilizer for the bottom to attach to concrete temporarily that would extend the amount of reach and height you could do. Also just because you can go high doesnt mean you can reach put far. That is when you really need to be secured to the ground. If you are on grass you could screw in with a corkscrew type decice on both sides like 6 or 8 feet and really go high and far. Or on concrete you could make an instant epoxy that you could glue down a plate with a ring to buckle the lift down hard. But then you have to pry it back up and grind the epoxy off and fix concrete. I qonder if they could make a vacuuming suction device like a very large surface area plunger that sucks and it holds the damn thing down. Or if on dirt maybe just like i said corkscrews would be best or just spikes that dig into the grass and dirt. Honestly just making the thing extend up to 20 feet outwards on each wheel so the wheelbase is like 40 feet wide olu the original wheelbase and 55 feet long with the original 15 foot wheel base front to rear but you also go out at an angle so the measurements would be a bit different than that. Just make each wheel have a boom that goes diagnol in direction and extends like 15 feet, then make the booms out of carbon fiber and then put a saftey measure on the boom that is like four really long carbon fiber extendable booms that are very thin that go all the way from the middle of the boom when fully extended and touch the ground on all 4 sides so it literally can jot fall if it wanted to. Kind of like a teepee. Make the boom automatically extend the thinner support booms when it gets to a certain doatance and they stop when they are 45 defrees and hit the ground. Then you could use the damn thing as a crane if you wanted to and install a small crane up p on the bucket. You could probably lift a thousand pounds easy if the boom was only 30 feet and made of carbon fiber and more if you incorporate more supports in this manner for the crane. I could build one that i capable of a lot. I need paper and a pen and about 5 million like these guys had and 🤯 BOOM.

[@charlesjohnson303]

Those things used to scare the hell,out of me!

[@ci8158]

The snorkel we use keeps dying on idle, its brand new and it really sucks

[@NoneTheLess13]

Make sure it's getting air and fuel. Check your fluids. After that, you need to start digging into the electrical stuff to see if it's not getting a signal it should be.

[@scalegunreplicas2487]

I hated working out of the 185 fully extended. Total nightmare

[@howardtabor7211]

I have worked with a 185 it's not to bad

[@jasonkeller4180]

Of all the boom companies out there, snorkel is the last one I'd trust to go up 210 ft. I've been on your 46' articulated booms that were brand new from the factory and were broken. I'd dismiss it as a one off if it was only 1 but it was 3 different booms. No thank you snorkel. Keep your junk.

[@Guds777]

All JLG lifts are manufactured broken, it must be American thing...

[@Thecaliforniaoutdoorsmen]

nothing here seems to be innovative genie has had the same drive system for transport since the late 90's but kudos to you guys for literally looking down on the competition , the biggest ive worked on as a tech is the 1500sjp by jlg would love to get my hands on one of theese

[@richardhazeldine1372]

I hired a 12m one to work on my chimney today. That'll do for me 🤣

[@SGaryNinja]

Freaking amazing.

[@samuelw.3992]

Now you have to just hope you don’t get hit by a plane while in your boom lift. 😂

[@godbluffvdgg]

Awesome rig...

[@gregchapman5556]

You could not pay me enough to go up in that 😬.

[@Guds777]

Outriggers would be a good thing on large boom lift like this or even smaller. A realistic scenario, you are working on a boom lift, and like we all know, we are not always working in perfect condition, sometimes you are working on uneven ground, and every effing time, buzzzz, buzzzzz, buzzzzz, WTF, ahhh uneven ground, and the lift wound work. So outriggers thank you very much...

[@johngreenwood6162]

Mars won't like you spying in their backyard.

[@michaelwoods8654]

They don't show it in operation or being transported. I call BS.

[@geoffferdinand936]

As long as it fits on the trailer I’ll ship it and I’ll keep my feet on the ground

[@donaldgregory9732]

i dont care wat u say these things scare u make u 2nd guess ur career path lol

[@phloughtgnarpsehs7263]

Nice, but not the tallest. Alpha Platforms has one that’s 300’.

[@DimasFajar-ns4vb]

wow and zamzam water

[@whatyoudo9773]

wait....as soon as your done with design you start to make the parts? fucking genius statement...who woulda thought? I figured you guys just started cutting steel and welding not a clue what was being made!

[@skliros9235]

You could charge people to go for a ride!

[@lquinn7212]

I know this is two years old. The biggest factor that was not mentioned, is the operator. Who is brave enough to go that high? Not me. Not many. What a huge mistake.

[@onno2110]

I wouldn't mind, I love heights in aerial lifts

[@wheelinndealin]

All talk and no demonstration

[@realf1rme]

somones going to die off that shit ..🤣

[@robertrichardson3392]

Copied Genie X frame

[@Hawgfrog]

I can't stand the 40 footer we have at work. No way in he'll I'd get in that thing!

[@carterclaire7176]

SUPER un safe!!

[@waterheaterservices]

Watch out for airplanes

[@bylkaakcel3733]

JLG is The BEST

[@aegirosaurusichthyosaur541]

Agreed

[@PATTONSFOLLOWER]

Unless you want to go to 216 feet...

[@romanrodriguez3395]

JLG 185 is junk breaks down all the time and it’s too lose . Genie 180 is the Cadillac on my experience!.

[@zosimoromero3475]

If you just operate jlg.. and it was the best for you... as per experience.. its hard to beat haulotte machine its very low percentage in terms of breakdown.. specially those big booms rtj model...

[@TheGor54]

What did you guys do? I use 185s all the time. What did you guys do? I don't see anything. Who the hell made this video? Use the snorkel lifts 40 ' they die out all the time. Garbage. It concerns me that they are making much higher lifts... especially after watching such a vaguely informative video as this!

[@mictianabsterges1313]

Fake Is it even safe??????