JLG T350 Towable Boom Lift Financing

The T350 hooks to a standard receiver hitch and follows a pickup truck to the job. Platform height is 40 feet. The self-leveling outriggers extend, the machine levels itself, and the operator is in the air in under ten minutes. No CDL, no specialized transport crew, no mobilization cost beyond the truck pulling it. For contractors doing exterior work at 35 to 40 feet across multiple sites in a day, the T350 is a different category of tool than a self-propelled machine: it moves between locations as fast as the truck drives.

The machine runs a Honda gasoline engine and carries a 300-pound platform capacity, which is a single operator with hand tools. The boom articulates in an up-and-over pattern, clearing low parapets, rooftop HVAC units, and similar obstacles to reach the work on the far side. Folded for transport, the unit requires no oversize flags or permits.

New T350 units price somewhere in the $35k–$45k band. Used low-hour examples often sell somewhere in the $25k–$35k band. Our financing floor is $50,000, which means a single T350 deal usually needs to be part of a package: two machines, a T350 with a trailer or attachments, or a mix of equipment in one transaction. For multi-unit buyers, the combined amount typically clears the floor easily. We fund from $50,000 on up, short-doc to about $400,000, recent bank statements and the one-page app, B and C credit welcome, roughly two weeks to close.

The towable boom lift category is a distinct market from self-propelled booms, and the T350 is one of the most widely recognized machines in it. We fund towable booms and we understand the buyer profile: typically a small to mid-size specialty contractor who runs multiple job sites and cannot justify a full-size self-propelled boom on every location.

Platform height of 40 feet. Working height of 46 feet. Horizontal outreach is approximately 27 feet. The articulating knuckle between the lower and upper sections allows the platform to swing above and over obstacles that a straight 40-foot boom would run into straight through. The machine deploys four self-leveling outriggers that handle mild grade variations, though setup on anything approaching a steep slope is not practical and the machine should be positioned on a reasonably level surface.

The Honda gasoline engine runs in the 15 to 20 horsepower range and drives the boom functions. Drive travel is controlled manually to position the machine before outrigger deployment; there is no self-propulsion with the outriggers extended. The overall footprint with outriggers deployed is wider than the trailer body, which is the key site constraint. The operator needs to plan the pad accordingly.

Setup from trailer position to operational is fast under typical conditions. That speed is the reason contractors who work multiple small jobs in a single day value the T350 over renting a larger machine or hauling a self-propelled boom to every site. The total daily cost including the truck is less than a rental yard delivery charge on a self-propelled machine in most markets.

Tree care companies and arborists are one of the primary buyer groups. Trimming and removal work at 35 to 40 feet happens constantly across residential and light commercial properties, and a towable boom gets the operator to the work without the access constraints of a bucket truck or the cost of a full aerial lift rental. Tree care and arborist companies run towable booms specifically because the jobsite mix varies daily and the T350 can follow a crew to five locations in a day without a CDL driver or a transport permit.

Sign installation firms use the T350 for smaller sign placements at 35 to 40 feet on storefronts, strip malls, and commercial property signage that does not require the reach of a full-size boom. Landscaping and exterior services contractors use it for holiday lighting installation, exterior painting prep, and gutter and fascia work at two-story heights.

Small electrical contractors with a mix of commercial and residential exterior work often buy the T350 as a first aerial platform, before the volume of work justifies a self-propelled machine. The payment on a financed T350 package fits into the overhead budget of a company running one or two crews in a way that a $100,000 self-propelled boom does not.

The T350's price point sits below our $50,000 floor when purchased alone. Most T350 buyers who finance do one of three things. First, they buy two machines. Two T350 units at $38,000 each clear $50,000 comfortably. Second, they add the trailer package. The manufacturer-matched trailer adds several thousand dollars to the transaction and can tip a single-machine deal over the floor. Third, they combine the T350 with another piece of equipment: a scissor lift, a second boom, a generator, or other tools that together create a package above the minimum.

If the combined transaction is $50,000 or more, the short-doc process applies: short application, recent bank statements, answer in about a day, funding in roughly two weeks. Private-party purchase financing works for T350 transactions where the machine is coming from another contractor rather than a dealer. We handle those the same way, with funds going directly to the seller.

For companies buying T350 units regularly as they grow their fleet, an equipment line of credit avoids the need to apply each time. A line with an approved limit lets you pull machines against it as needed without restarting the application process for every purchase.

The JLG T500J is the step up from the T350 in JLG's towable line. The T500J reaches 50 feet of platform height and carries an articulating jib above the primary boom, which adds the up-and-over reach that the T350 provides but at a higher elevation. For buyers whose work consistently pushes past 40 feet, the T500J is the natural next machine in the same towable format.

For buyers ready to move from towable to self-propelled, the articulating boom lift category covers JLG, Genie, and other brands in the 40 to 45 foot class. A self-propelled machine at similar height adds site mobility and higher platform capacity at a meaningfully higher price point. We fund both, and the decision depends on what the work actually requires.

Multi-unit or packaged deals clear our $50k floor. A short application and recent statements, answer in a day. B and C credit welcome. Tell us the machines and the total and we move.