Telescopic handler offers personnel platform safety

Mustang Telehandlers have available a patented Work Platform System (WPS). The WPS allows for the safe use of a personnel work platform attached to the forks. Once the WPS is activated, the system senses the attitude of the machine, neutralizes the transmission, applies the parking brake, disables the fork tilt and auxiliary hydraulic circuits, and restricts use of the frame levelling circuit, providing platform workers with a safe and stable environment. As an option to the WPS System, a radio remote boom control is available. The parking brake is automatically applied when the engine is shut off, the boom is raised over 60 degrees or the WPS is activated.

The 842 telescopic handler weighs 8,000 pounds and has a 42-foot lift height.