Like the Gradall Excavators, the Extension Boom Rough Terrain Material Handlers were uniquely designed machines with hydraulic componentry. The telescoping boom with rugged overlapping sections was strong and durable, and the innovative 90-degree rear-pivot steering design allowed the machine to pivot on one front tire rather than turn in wider circles.

The 534B Material Handler quickly gained greater market share among masonry and other building contractors and blazed the trail for more Gradall models with a greater variety of lift, reach and weight capabilities.

Today's Gradalls, Excavators and Material Handlers alike, are working every day in every corner of the world. From the Alps in Switzerland to the steel mills in China to the sand duns of Saudi Arabia, Gradall has, indeed, made a name for itself internationally.

Striving for continuing improvement and quality, Gradall provides employees with the tools they need to excel. Engineers now use modern computer-aided design equipment to create and refine new models. Manufacturing processes integrate new technology to assure optimum world class quality and cost control. Computerized business systems quickly and accurately track the company's financial well-being. And the sales, marketing, service and parts functions use the Internet along with other state-of-the-art communications tools to sell and support machines world-wide.

Now in its second half century, the company remains synonymous with productive ingenuity in the construction equipment industry. Throughout the world now, Gradall machines are recognized for their exclusive features and benefit-advantages that are available from no other manufacturer.