Telescoping Boom Lifts
Telescopic booms are large industrial machinery designed with a straight boom arm that is extendable. The boom is usually situated on a rotating turntable. The telescoping boom lifts are usually used for jobs that require tasks to be performed at heights which exceed other types of lifts. Like for instance, employees could perform exterior renovations or repairs on medium sized buildings but utilizing these lifts instead of having the additional work of setting up an outside elevator or a pulley system.
The boom lift bucket usually only holds one employee. These buckets are more suitable to particular tasks like for example electrical repair, as opposed to window washing or general maintenance. These lifts are available with both indoor and outdoor tires and come in gas or electric configurations.
Scissor Lifts
Scissor lifts are named for the cross-braces below the work platform. These braces squeeze together in order to push the platform straight up. As these kinds of units should be positioned directly below the work site, compared to boom lifts, these units are way more limited in their use.
Scissor lifts do, on the other hand, offer larger platforms that allow the operator controlling the lift to access a bigger work surface when the lift is raised. With scissor lifts, all-terrain capability is less of a concern with these models, since they must sit on flat ground in order to be utilized. Scissor lifts are great for being utilized for window installation or cladding, since they provide the employees with the desired mobility; they are also a good alternative for window cleaning applications or exterior repairs.
Boom Trucks vs. Cranes
Cherry pickers, boom trucks and bucket trucks each refer to the class a kind of utility vehicle utilized specially for vertical work. Usually, these kinds of trucks have a cab. It is here where the operator sits and controls the machinery. There is a bucket for where the employee can stand as well as a winch for lifting and an actuator arm for lifting the boom.
Cherry pickers can raise workers up to heights which were previously inaccessible. The cranes function is to lift both heavy materials and equipment for one place to another. There are a variety of different crane types that can carry out a variety of purposes. Both of these different types of machinery excel at various jobs and are suitable for particular applications and finishing particular jobs.