Types of Boom Lifts or Construction Lifts
A boom lift is a piece of equipment that enables workers to perform jobs without having to build a scaffolding. They are used to do maintenance work, to work on elevated structures and are common machines found in warehouse and factory environment too.
Typically, construction lifts provide powered and wheeled bases which are capable of driving to the work location and have a platform on them which is responsible for elevating workers. There are lots of various kinds of lifts and each and every one is suited to different jobs and environment.
Bucket Trucks
Bucket trucks, which are usually referred to as "cherry-pickers", carry a long boom that has a bucket attached at the end. This bucket area is where an employee could stand. Normally, bucket trucks are utilized by landscapers and by utility workers. Landscapers usually utilize these machines to trim trees.
Bucket trucks are equipped with a boom assembly which is mounted on a standard truck, and this means these lifts can travel on roads at normal traffic speeds. This mobility really increases the area they can efficiently service. This is specially essential for power companies. For instance, a lot of these businesses use cherry pickers to elevate employees up so they could reach and work on transmission lines. The buckets need to be checked on a regular basis and correctly insulated as they are working near potential shock hazards.
Articulated booms lifts or knuckle lifts include a work platform mounted to an arm that can bend and reach 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 also for extra mobility.
Articulated boom lifts are utilized for landscaping projects and are handy for maintenance work on already-finished projects which do not require easy access to the area directly beneath the jobsite. These lifts can be utilized to repair piping or exterior electrical work, as well as hard to clean areas. Usually knuckle lifts are driven by the worker in the platform with the boom extended.