Kinds of Construction Lifts or Boom 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 equipment found in factory and warehouse settings too.
Boom lifts could usually provide powered and wheeled bases which could drive itself to the work location and have a platform on them to elevate the personnel. There are many different kinds of lifts and each and every one is suited to different kinds of jobs and environment.
Bucket Trucks
Cherry pickers or bucket trucks, are built with a long boom which has a bucket connected at the end. This bucket area is where a worker may stand. Normally, bucket trucks are used by utility workers and by landscapers. Landscapers normally utilize these equipment to prune trees.
Each bucket truck has a boom assembly mounted to a standard truck, that allows these vehicles to move fast on regular roads. Additionally, this increases the area that this machinery could service effectively. This is particularly essential for power companies. Like for example, many of these companies use cherry pickers to elevate employees up so they can reach and work on transmission lines. The buckets need to be regularly inspected and well insulated since they are working near possible shock hazards.
Articulated booms lifts or knuckle lifts include a work platform mounted to an arm which could bend and reach obstacles. The base of the lift includes a turntable and could turn the lift in a full circle. The base of the lift is mounted on wheels also for extra mobility.
Usually, the articulated boom lift is utilized for landscaping projects but is also useful for maintenance work on projects which are already finished. Projects which do not require easy access directly beneath the jobsite. These lifts can be utilized to repair piping or exterior electrical work, as well as areas that are difficult to clean. Usually knuckle lifts are driven by the employee in the platform with the extended boom.