Skyjack to Show Rough-Terrain Scissor Lifts and Articulating Booms at the Hire26 Convention in Sydney

Skyjack will be exhibiting its all-new rough terrain scissor lifts and articulating booms at the HIRE26 convention at the Sydney Showground in Sydney Olympic Park in Australia May 20 and 21, 2026. 

“Skyjack’s access machines, like our new rough terrain scissors and articulating booms, are designed to meet true jobsite performance expectations in a wide range of indoor and outdoor construction, maintenance, and industrial applications,” said Jason Cranmer, Skyjack’s regional sales and operations director. “Our team looks forward to engaging with customers at HIRE26 and showing exactly how Skyjack’s quality engineered units can benefit rental companies and operators.” 

New Skyjack machines on display at HIRE26:

·        The all-new SJ6940 RT rough terrain scissor lift has a platform height of 12.19 m (40 feet) and a platform capacity of 363 kg (800 pounds), setting a new benchmark as the tallest machine in Skyjack’s compact RT scissor class. Engineered with productivity and jobsite versatility in mind, the SJ6940 RT delivers the longest working area in the class with a main platform at 3.38 m (11 feet 1 inch) in length. An oscillating front steer axle tackles tough jobsite terrain and auto-leveling outriggers (standard on CE/AS models, optional on ANSI/CSA models) maximize usability.

·        The SJ45 AJHE+ and SJ60 AJHE+ represent Skyjack’s new hybrid-electric and battery-electric rough terrain articulating boom range. Skyjack has designed these versatile new machines to navigate various rough terrain conditions and deliver performance in emission-restricted sensitive indoor worksites. These new booms have been developed without compromising performance or features found in diesel machines. The range has common specifications, parts, capacities, reach, and dimensions across all-electric, hybrid-electric, and diesel options, allowing rental companies to choose preferred power within a single machine. Skyjack booms are renowned for a superior driving experience, a consistent, multi-function capability, and machine reliability.

·        Skyjack’s popular all-electric vertical masts and E-drive slab scissors will also be on display at the Skyjack stand in Sydney.

Explore New ACCESSORYZERS at HIRE26:

·        LanyardGO - For booms, Skyjack is introducing LanyardGO to detect when an operator has attached their harness lanyard to the lanyard attachment point on the platform. A proximity sensor detects whether or not the lanyard is attached, while colored LED lights and audible alarm indicate whether machine operation is good to ‘go’ or not. The LanyardGO anchor point inhibits machine operation until the operator attaches their lanyard to the LanyardGO device. Once clipped to the lanyard attachment point, machine functionality returns. LanyardGO is available as a factory installation or as an aftermarket offering.

·        SKYPROTECT & SKYPROTECT+ - SKYPROTECT is a secondary guarding lift sensing option for scissors that detects potential collision hazards in the area above the operator through a control box mounted ultrasonic sensor. Upon entering an adjustable, pre-set ‘warning zone’, an e-stop light will warn the operator. Once the ‘stop’ zone is reached, the operator can choose to override or remain stopped. SKYPROTECT+ combines SKYPROTECT with Skyjack’s existing secondary enable switch to provide additional functionality through the use of a secondary switch for lifting and reverse driving. 

Skyjack will be exhibiting in Booth 66 at the HIRE26 convention at the Sydney Showground in Sydney Olympic Park.