Genie Lift Controllers

"Controller" covers more than one kind of part on a Genie machine, so the first job is to work out which one has failed. This page lists 93 Genie lift controller listings. About 33 are joystick controllers that go with the handle you steer with and 14 are motor controllers. The rest are a mix: 13 plain "Controller Part #" listings, 10 circuit boards and control cards, and smaller groups such as rotational controllers, ergonomic hydraulic controllers, boots and a coil cord.

These are aftermarket controllers made to fit Genie machines. A listing marked "FOR GENIE" (72 of them are) names the machine it is meant for; it isn't a Genie-built controller, and the same goes for those that read "Genie Industries" in the wording.

Genie Lift Controller Types

Start with the electrical role. Motor controllers carry the electrical rating in the listing, for example "FOR Genie MOTOR CONTROLLER-DC-24V-360A 1257840" and "FOR GENIE 823408 CONTROLLER 24V (1216-2301 CURTIS)." The Curtis reference gives you a second number to compare with the label on your old unit, and 823408 appears in 6 listings, including a version for the GR-8.

Joystick controllers are the bigger group and are named by style: ITT (9 wire), JS5, MS4, Gen 6, M115 and Hall effect for dual axis units. Examples include "GENIE GR-20 CONTROLLER - JOYSTICK ITT STYLE (9 WIRE) 78903" and "FOR GENIE CONTROLLER - DUAL AXIS JOYSTICK HALL EFFECT STYLE 101174." Boots and the handles themselves are over on the Genie joysticks page.

A few listings are a different kind of control. "FOR GENIE CONTROLLER - HYDRAULIC ERGO 227494" and "HYD ERGO2 1251849" are hydraulic ergo controllers, 1284342 is described as a universal controller, and 36557 is a 24V rotational controller. If you can only see a damaged coil cord, 235464 has two listings of its own.

Genie Controller Part Numbers

The simplest listings give only a number: "Genie Industries Controller Part # 101005 - New" and its neighbors 23441, 24495, 36781 and 44988. Thirty of the 93 say "new," so the word is a useful way to sort the plain ones. Two listings, 56774-03 and 121765, are marked "repair," which means they aren't the same as a plain new controller, so read them.

As on other Genie pages, many numbers appear twice, once plain and once with a GT suffix (137634 and 137634GT). Search the digits and both come up. Two also give a pair such as "62390 / 111417," so a number from your old controller may match the second figure rather than the first.

Circuit Boards, Cards and Models

Small boards are listed apart from the full controllers. "CIRCUIT BOARD - LIFT/SWING FOR 40613 CONTROLLER" (33516) is one, and 44982 is a joystick controller card for a Z-20/8. When a board has failed but the case and handle are fine, a board-level listing saves buying the whole unit.

Model codes are sparse here. The GR-15 and GR-20 (3 listings each) and the GR-8 and GRC-12 (2 each) are named most often. Single listings name the Z20 and Z25, the Z-20/8, the S40/45, S60/65 and S80/85 and the GS2668 (62182-S), so lean on the number and the electrical rating, not the machine name.

More Genie Parts and Other Controllers

MRK Sales has supplied equipment parts since 2005, working from a warehouse in Franklin Park, Illinois. For this brand, the Genie parts page holds about 4,600 listings, and next to it you'll find Genie keys, Genie battery chargers and Genie decals. Across makes, the forklift controllers page lists around 3,800, the Toyota controllers page about 105 and the electric motors page about 555.

Genie Controller FAQ

Is a joystick controller the same as a motor controller?

No. The joystick controller reads your hand movement, while the motor controller drives the motor. The listings keep them apart by name, so read the wording first.

What does "Curtis" in a listing mean?

It is the brand named beside a second number, as in 823408 (1216-2301 CURTIS). Curtis has its own Curtis parts page, with about 290 listings.