Kinds of Construction Lifts or Boom Lifts
A boom lift is a piece of machinery which allows employees to carry out tasks without having to build a scaffolding. They are utilized to work on elevated structures, to do maintenance work and are common machines found in warehouse and factory environment too.
Boom lifts would typically offer wheeled and powered bases which can drive itself to the work place and have a platform on them to lift the personnel. There are lots of different kinds of lifts and each and every one is suited to various tasks and environment.
Bucket Trucks
Bucket trucks or cherry pickers, are built with a long boom that has a bucket connected at the end. This bucket area is where an employee can stand. Commonly, bucket trucks are used by landscapers and by utility workers. Landscapers usually utilize these machines to prune trees.
Bucket trucks are equipped with a boom assembly that is mounted on a standard truck, and this means these lifts can travel on roads at regular traffic speeds. This mobility greatly increases the area they can effectively service. This is particularly essential for power companies. Like for example, many of these businesses use cherry pickers to lift employees up so they could work on and reach transmission lines. The buckets should be inspected frequently and properly insulated since they are working close to potential shock hazards.
Articulated boom lifts are also called "knuckle lifts", and consist of a work platform that is mounted on an arm that can bend in order to reach around obstacles. The base of the lift contains a turntable and is capable of turning the lift in a full circle. The base of the lift is mounted on wheels as well for extra mobility.
Articulated boom lifts are utilized for landscaping projects and are useful for maintenance work on already-finished projects that do not need easy access to the area directly below the jobsite. These lifts can be used to repair piping or exterior electrical work, as well as difficult to clean areas. Usually knuckle lifts are driven by the worker in the platform with the extended boom.