Abstract: Mobile lighting apparatus includes a base, traction means adapted to engage the ground, traction drive means connected to said traction means and including a hydraulic pump driven by a first internal combustion engine, a turret mounted on said base for pivoting or rotating movement about a substantially vertical axis, turret drive means for driving said turret about said vertical axis, electricity generation means mounted to said turret for pivoting or rotating movement therewith and including an alternator or generator driven by a second internal combustion engine, an extendable boom pivotally mounted to said turret, lighting means connected to said boom at or adjacent its distal end; and electricity communication means connecting said lighting means to said electricity generation means, wherein said traction drive means is mounted on one side of said boom and said electricity generation means is mounted on the other side of said boom.

Abstract: Mobile lighting apparatus (10), including: a base (11); traction means (12, 13) connected to the base and engaging the ground for moving the base; traction drive means (14) connected to the traction means driving the traction means along the ground; a turret (17) mounted on the base for rotating movement relative thereto about a vertical axis (18); turret drive means for driving the turret about the vertical axis; electricity generation means (41) mounted to the turret for rotating movement therewith; an extendable boom (21) pivotally mounted to the turret adjacent its proximal end for movement relative thereto between a lowered position and a raised position; lighting means (31,32) connected to the boom at its distal end (33); and electricity communication means (51) connecting said lighting means to said electricity generation means. Also disclosed is a method of converting a lifting apparatus to the mobile lighting apparatus.

Abstract: Mobile lighting apparatus, including: a steerable vehicle having a body supported on a pair of spaced apart rear wheels and a pair of spaced apart front wheels; drive means operatively connected to at least one of said pair of rear wheels and said pair of front wheels for driving the vehicle along the ground; an extendable boom pivotally mounted to said body at or near its rear end for movement relative thereto between a lowered position and a raised position with the longitudinal axis of the boom remaining generally in the same vertical plane relative to the rear wheels; lighting means operatively connected to said boom at or adjacent its end distal from said vehicle body; electricity generation means mounted to said vehicle body behind said extendable boom adjacent its proximal end; and electricity communication means connecting said electricity generation means to said lighting means.