JLG Equipment Shipping
Now part of Oshkosh CorporationSource
Also known as Condor Industries, JLG Industries
JLG boom lifts up to the 800 class ship in one 40 ft high cube in our loading records, typically with the platform and wheels off. Most 120 ft and larger booms go in a 40 ft open top, 12 to 18 in over the walls, and the 1500SJ and 1850SJ also fit a 45 ft plus a 40 ft high cube.
JLG machines we have loaded in containers
32 JLG models are in our dismantling and loading records, each with the boxes it went in and the parts that came off. Containers reach more ports and usually cost less than RoRo or flat racks.
Aerial lifts · 32 models
| Model | Boxes | Dismantling |
|---|---|---|
| JLG 45JX | 1 × 40 ft high cube | Standard preparation |
| JLG 45SJX | 1 × 40 ft high cube | Standard preparation |
| JLG 60H | 1 × 40 ft high cube | Standard preparation |
| JLG 80HX | 1 × 40 ft high cube | Standard preparation |
| JLG 120HX | 1 × 40 ft open top, 1 ft / 0.3 m over the side walls | Standard preparation |
| JLG 120SXJ | 1 × 40 ft high cube | Standard preparation |
How each JLG model ships
Weights and transport dimensions come from the manufacturer's published specifications (linked under each model). The method is worked out from those dimensions against container, flat rack and RoRo limits, in the order we quote them.
| Model | Weight | L × W × H (transport) | Best method | Preparation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JLG 450ABoom liftSpec source | 15,900 lb (7,190 kg)operating weight | 25 ft 2 in × 7 ft 8 in × 7 ft 5 in (7.68 × 2.34 × 2.25 m) | 40 ft high-cube containerFits as is | Ships as it is, blocked and lashed. |
| JLG 450AJBoom liftSpec source | 14,100 lb (6,418 kg)operating weight | 21 ft 7 in × 7 ft 9 in × 7 ft 5 in (6.57 × 2.35 × 2.27 m) | 40 ft flat rackOut-of-gauge | Ships assembled, blocked and lashed; out-of-gauge surcharge applies (1 ft 1 in / 0.32 m over height). |
| JLG E450AJBoom liftSpec source | 14,400 lb (6,532 kg)operating weight | 21 ft 2 in × 5 ft 9 in × 6 ft 7 in (6.45 × 1.75 × 2.01 m) | 40 ft high-cube containerFits as is | Ships as it is, blocked and lashed. |
| JLG 600SBoom liftSpec source | 21,600 lb (9,819 kg)operating weight | 28 ft 7 in × 8 ft 2 in × 8 ft 2 in (8.71 × 2.48 × 2.5 m) | 40 ft flat rackOut-of-gauge | Ships assembled, blocked and lashed; out-of-gauge surcharge applies (3 in / 0.08 m over width, 1 ft 10 in / 0.55 m over height). |
| JLG 600SJBoom liftSpec source | 26,300 lb (11,930 kg)operating weight | 31 ft × 7 ft 11 in × 8 ft 5 in (9.45 × 2.41 × 2.57 m) | 40 ft flat rackOut-of-gauge | Ships assembled, blocked and lashed; out-of-gauge surcharge applies (0 in / 0.01 m over width, 2 ft / 0.62 m over height). |
| JLG 600AJBoom liftSpec source | 22,700 lb (10,292 kg)operating weight | 29 ft × 8 ft 2 in × 8 ft 4 in (8.83 × 2.48 × 2.54 m) | 40 ft flat rackOut-of-gauge | Ships assembled, blocked and lashed; out-of-gauge surcharge applies (3 in / 0.08 m over width, 1 ft 11 in / 0.59 m over height). |
| JLG 601SBoom liftSpec source | 21,500 lb (9,752 kg)operating weight | 27 ft 5 in × 8 ft × 8 ft 4 in (8.36 × 2.44 × 2.54 m) | 40 ft flat rackOut-of-gauge | Ships assembled, blocked and lashed; out-of-gauge surcharge applies (2 in / 0.04 m over width, 1 ft 11 in / 0.59 m over height). |
| JLG M600JPBoom liftSpec source | 15,700 lb (7,144 kg)operating weight | 33 ft 4 in × 7 ft 11 in × 8 ft 4 in (10.16 × 2.41 × 2.54 m) | 40 ft flat rackOut-of-gauge | Ships assembled, blocked and lashed; out-of-gauge surcharge applies (0 in / 0.01 m over width, 1 ft 11 in / 0.59 m over height). |
| JLG 660SJBoom liftSpec source | 25,300 lb (11,494 kg)operating weight | 32 ft 10 in × 8 ft 2 in × 8 ft 6 in (10.01 × 2.48 × 2.58 m) | 40 ft flat rackOut-of-gauge | Ships assembled, blocked and lashed; out-of-gauge surcharge applies (3 in / 0.08 m over width, 2 ft 1 in / 0.63 m over height). |
| JLG 80HXBoom liftSpec source | 31,800 lb (14,428 kg)operating weight | 33 ft 7 in × 8 ft 2 in × 9 ft 7 in (10.24 × 2.49 × 2.92 m) | 40 ft flat rackOut-of-gauge | Ships assembled, blocked and lashed; out-of-gauge surcharge applies (4 in / 0.09 m over width, 3 ft 2 in / 0.97 m over height). |
| JLG 800SBoom liftSpec source | 34,100 lb (15,490 kg)operating weight | 37 ft 6 in × 8 ft 2 in × 9 ft 8 in (11.43 × 2.49 × 2.95 m) | 40 ft flat rackOut-of-gauge | Ships assembled, blocked and lashed; out-of-gauge surcharge applies (4 in / 0.09 m over width, 3 ft 3 in / 1 m over height). |
| JLG 800ABoom liftSpec source | 34,300 lb (15,558 kg)operating weight | 36 ft 11 in × 8 ft × 9 ft 10 in (11.25 × 2.44 × 3 m) | 40 ft flat rackOut-of-gauge | Ships assembled, blocked and lashed; out-of-gauge surcharge applies (2 in / 0.04 m over width, 3 ft 5 in / 1.05 m over height). |
| JLG 800AJBoom liftSpec source | 34,700 lb (15,757 kg)operating weight | 36 ft 6 in × 8 ft 2 in × 9 ft 10 in (11.13 × 2.48 × 3 m) | 40 ft flat rackOut-of-gauge | Ships assembled, blocked and lashed; out-of-gauge surcharge applies (3 in / 0.08 m over width, 3 ft 5 in / 1.05 m over height). |
| JLG 120SXJBoom liftSpec source | 43,500 lb (19,732 kg)operating weight | 35 ft 11 in × 8 ft 2 in × 10 ft (10.95 × 2.49 × 3.05 m) | 40 ft flat rackOut-of-gauge | Ships assembled, blocked and lashed; out-of-gauge surcharge applies (4 in / 0.09 m over width, 3 ft 7 in / 1.1 m over height). |
| JLG 1200SJPBoom liftSpec source | 41,100 lb (18,650 kg)operating weight | 34 ft 11 in × 8 ft 2 in × 10 ft (10.64 × 2.49 × 3.04 m) | 40 ft flat rackOut-of-gauge | Ships assembled, blocked and lashed; out-of-gauge surcharge applies (4 in / 0.09 m over width, 3 ft 7 in / 1.09 m over height). |
| JLG 1250AJPBoom liftSpec source | 44,000 lb (19,958 kg)operating weight | 37 ft 7 in × 8 ft 2 in × 9 ft 11 in (11.45 × 2.49 × 3.02 m) | 40 ft flat rackOut-of-gauge | Ships assembled, blocked and lashed; out-of-gauge surcharge applies (4 in / 0.09 m over width, 3 ft 6 in / 1.07 m over height). |
| JLG 1350SJPBoom liftSpec source | 44,800 lb (20,300 kg)operating weight | 38 ft 11 in × 8 ft 2 in × 10 ft (11.86 × 2.49 × 3.04 m) | 40 ft flat rackOut-of-gauge | Ships assembled, blocked and lashed; out-of-gauge surcharge applies (4 in / 0.09 m over width, 3 ft 7 in / 1.09 m over height). |
| JLG 1500SJBoom liftSpec source | 48,000 lb (21,772 kg)operating weight | 43 ft × 8 ft 2 in × 10 ft (13.11 × 2.49 × 3.04 m) | RoRoWhere a RoRo lane serves the destination | Drives on assembled where a RoRo lane serves the destination. |
| JLG 1850SJBoom liftSpec source | 59,900 lb (27,170 kg)operating weight | 47 ft 10 in × 8 ft 2 in × 9 ft 11 in (14.57 × 2.49 × 3.03 m) | RoRoWhere a RoRo lane serves the destination | Drives on assembled where a RoRo lane serves the destination. |
Dimensions vary with shoes, tyres, buckets and options, so we confirm them on your machine before booking. Container limits used: 40 ft high-cube door 7 ft 8 in (2.34 m) wide and 8 ft 6 in (2.58 m) high, 39 ft 6 in (12.03 m) long inside.
Container, flat rack, RoRo or breakbulk?
We quote in this order because it is usually cheapest first. Most machines that look too big for a box fit once our crew takes off the bucket, boom, cab or wheels; larger ones are taken further apart across several containers, and pieces too big or heavy for a flat rack or roll trailer go breakbulk.
01Container
- Work needed
- We partially disassemble when needed (bucket, boom, cab, wheels), or take larger machines further apart across several high-cubes and open-tops, then crate, block and lash every part.
- Destinations
- Widest: almost every port worldwide, plus inland delivery by rail.
- Typical cost
- Usually the lowest, with no out-of-gauge surcharges.
- Protection
- Sealed steel box; loose parts and attachments travel locked inside.
- Best for
- Most machines: compact ones as they are, others after partial disassembly, and large ones split across several containers.
02Flat rack
Best fit- Work needed
- Ships assembled, blocked and lashed. Surcharges apply when wider than 2.4 m or taller than about 1.95 m.
- Destinations
- Most container ports, on the same vessels as containers.
- Typical cost
- Moderate; rises with every centimetre out of gauge.
- Protection
- Open to the weather; we protect cabs, electronics and hydraulics.
- Best for
- Excavators, dozers and loaders too wide for a container door.
03RoRo
- Work needed
- Drives on assembled; non-runners go on a roll trailer.
- Destinations
- Fewer destinations: regular lanes to Europe, West Africa, the Middle East, Oceania and parts of Latin America.
- Typical cost
- Often competitive for large self-propelled machines where a lane exists.
- Protection
- Below deck, but loose items and attachments cannot ride inside the cab.
- Best for
- Running machines going to a port with regular RoRo sailings.
04Breakbulk
- Work needed
- Lifted aboard piece by piece by ship’s or shore cranes, on its own skids or cradle, then stowed and lashed in the hold or on deck.
- Destinations
- Ports with breakbulk berths and heavy-lift cranes; sailings are booked voyage by voyage.
- Typical cost
- Usually the highest for a single small machine; often the only option for the largest pieces.
- Protection
- In the hold or lashed on deck; we crate, wrap and protect exposed parts.
- Best for
- Pieces too large or heavy for a flat rack or roll trailer: transformers, process modules, mining trucks, crane sections.
Preparing JLG machines for export
- The boom is stowed and retracted, the turntable swing lock engaged where fitted, and the platform controls covered.
- Batteries are disconnected and the machine is chocked and lashed through its tie-down points.
- Most JLG booms up to the 800 class go in one 40 ft high cube; at about 7 ft 10 in to 8 ft 2 in (2.4 to 2.5 m) wide they typically ship with the platform and wheels off.
- Most 120 ft and larger booms ship in a 40 ft open top, standing 12 to 18 in over the side walls under a tarp.
- The 1500SJ and 1850SJ can also go in a 45 ft high cube plus a 40 ft high cube.
Containerizing a machine means taking off the parts that stop it fitting, then crating, labelling and lashing them in the same box. See how we containerize heavy equipment
Where JLG machines go from the U.S.
The destinations we see most for JLG equipment, with the import rule that most often catches buyers out.
MexicoTransit 5-14 daysBoom lifts by truck across the border or in containers to Manzanillo.
Quote to Mexico
AustraliaTransit 28-35 daysStrict biosecurity cleaning; tyres, turntable and chassis pockets are washed before loading.
Quote to Australia
Saudi ArabiaTransit 18-25 daysLarge booms for industrial projects, in open tops to Dammam or Jeddah.
Quote to Saudi Arabia
Equipment Types We Ship
JLG Industries has built aerial work platforms in McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania, since its first boom lift in 1970. Its telescopic S and SJ booms, articulating AJ booms and scissor lifts turn up at US rental-fleet sales and auctions.
- Telescopic boom lifts
- Articulating boom lifts
- Scissor lifts
- Telehandlers
Why Ship JLG with Us
- More than thirty JLG booms and scissors in our own loading records
- Pickup from rental-fleet sales, auctions and dealer yards across the US
- Open-top bookings with the over-height cleared with the carrier first
JLG shipping questions
Does a JLG 600S fit in a container?
Yes. In our loading records the 600S ships in one 40 ft high cube. At 8 ft 2 in (2.48 m) wide it is wider than the container door, so the platform and wheels typically come off. We confirm the plan with photos of your machine before booking.
How do you ship a JLG 1850SJ?
In our loading records the 1850SJ goes in a 40 ft open top, standing about 18 in over the side walls under a tarp, or in a 45 ft high cube plus a 40 ft high cube.
Who owns JLG?
Oshkosh Corporation, then Oshkosh Truck, completed its purchase of JLG Industries on December 6, 2006.
JLG and its logo are trademarks of their respective owner, shown only to identify the equipment we ship. Seaway Project Cargo is an independent shipper and is not affiliated with or endorsed by JLG.
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