The Knuckle Boom Lifts designed by Genie are quite powerful four wheel steering and four wheel drive capable equipment. These units allow for work to be performed effectively, even on rough terrains. The menu based ALC 1000 electronic controls help to enable the user to make easy calibrations to the equipment and its parts. System diagnostics are available in many languages. On the Z-80/60 model, there are dual fuel options available. The optional Deutz diesel powered engine is turbocharged, but quiet. It allows for better performance at higher altitudes. Additionally, it carries more than enough torque for better grade-ability and terrain.
Better traction for tough terrain is due to four-wheel drive and full-time positive traction. The Z-135/70 comes standard with four-wheel steering. Optional features on this unit include coordinated, crab, rear wheel and front wheel steering to give the machine more agility. On the Z-80/60 the full-time active oscillating axle helps improve wheel contact on uneven ground. All of these features make Genie Knuckle Boom lifts smoother and easier to operate on uneven terrain.
Although these models are larger than other Genie engine-powered articulating Z-booms, they have features such as continuous 360 degree turntable rotation and telescoping jibs to provide the user with remarkable range of motion and reach. The Z-boom design gives the models outstanding up and over positioning capability that ranges from 8.83 meters on the Z-80/60 unit to 23.01 meters on the Z-135/70 unit. The XChassis expanding axle is an ingeniously engineered device used for both extending and retracting axles in and out of stowed position. The width of the Z-135/70 unit machinery is just 2.46 meters when the axle is stowed. For easier transport, the Z-80/60 has fixed width axles.