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Operating our access machines
A series of short videos guiding you through the basics of our access machines, so operating them is straightforward on site.
How-to videos
Operating our access machines
Short walkthrough videos covering the basics of our access machines, so you are set up and confident before you start. For anything else, call us on 0800 HIRE NOW.
Monitor 1890 spider boom
A spider boom that gives excellent access and flexibility on uneven surfaces — a strong choice where you need performance across multiple applications.
Covers: pre-start inspection, starting the machine, driving and steering, setting up the outriggers, basket controls and leg movements.
SN15B truck-mounted boom
Full control over when and where you take it, with a complete set-up reaching 15m in height.
Covers: pre-start inspection, starting the machine, controls and outriggers, levelling the truck, gaining platform access, bringing the boom out, harness points and winch controls, boom controls and automatic boom storage.
Haulotte cherry picker
Versatile and well suited to a handyman or a busy construction site, with a reliable petrol engine and easy towing to save on transport.
Covers: pre-start inspection, generator, outriggers and platform controls.
Before you start
Every operator, every machine
These walkthroughs are a refresher, not a substitute for proper training. Whoever is operating our access machines should be competent on that class of machine and run a pre-start inspection every time — checking the controls, emergency lowering, tyres or outriggers and the platform before they leave the ground. If anything is not right, take the machine out of service and call us.
Need to get a crew ticketed? We run NZQA-accredited EWP training with our own trainers at branches nationwide.
Still have questions about operating our machines?
Get in touch and we will walk you through it.