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About Genie S-80 & S-85 Telescopic Boom Lifts

Genie’s iconic blue and gray telescopic booms are common fixtures at construction or industrial sites that require any amount of heavy-duty lifting. As a subsidiary of the Terex Corporation, Genie manufactures material lifts and aerial work platforms in a range of capacities and sizes. Two of the most popular telescopic boom lift models you’ll find for sale on MachineryTrader.com are the S-80 and S-85, which fall in the middle of the pack when it comes to maximum platform height, maximum horizontal reach, and platform capacity. To keep things simple, Genie’s telescopic boom lifts have model names that correspond to the machine’s maximum platform height. For instance, the S-80, S-85, and SX-105 have maximum platform heights of 80, 85, and 105 feet, respectively.

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Genie S-85 HF

Genie S-80 & S-85 Highlights

The Genie S-80 and S-85 telescopic boom lifts that you’ll find for sale on MachineryTrader.com have manufacture dates of between 1997 and 2018, making them one of the longest-running model families available in this category of equipment. Despite that duration, Genie has continually worked to improve upon these machines, and the 2018 models feature a number of advanced technologies.

Common features of the Genie S-80s and S-85s include 4x4 drivetrains, Deutz or Perkins diesel engines, onboard generators, joystick controls, and pneumatic or foam-filled tires. The newest models come with Tier 4 Final engines capable of producing up to 74 horsepower, GM Vortec gas engines with support for LPG dual fuel, and thumb rocker steering.

S-80 & S-85 Models & Options

There are a handful of variants of new and used Genie S-80 and S-85 available on MachineryTrader.com. Any of these models whose name includes the X or XC suffix refers to Genie’s “extra-capacity” models, which can dramatically increase the machine’s platform capacity—by up to 1,000 pounds—while restricting the lift height. The S-80HF and S-85HF telescopic boom lifts, which are a new category for the company, refer to “high-float” variants, which are ideally-suited to operating on virtually any ground conditions, including soft materials such as sand and turf.