Types of Construction Lifts or Boom Lifts
A boom lift is a piece of machinery that allows workers to carry out jobs without having to construct a scaffolding. They are utilized to do maintenance work, to work on elevated structures and are common machinery found in warehouse and factory environment as well.
Boom lifts will usually provide powered and wheeled bases that could drive itself to the work place and have a platform on them to elevate the employees. There are lots of various types of lifts and each one is suitable to various types of jobs and environment.
Bucket Trucks
Bucket trucks, which are usually known as "cherry-pickers", carry a long boom which has a bucket attached at the end. This bucket area is where a worker may stand. Usually, bucket trucks are used by utility workers and by landscapers. Landscapers usually utilize these types of equipment to prune trees.
Bucket trucks are outfitted with a boom assembly which is mounted on a standard truck, and this means these lifts could travel on roads at normal traffic speeds. This mobility really increases the area they can efficiently service. This is particularly essential for power companies. For instance, a lot of these businesses utilize cherry pickers to elevate employees up so they can reach and work on transmission lines. The buckets must be inspected regularly and correctly insulated as they are working near possible shock hazards.
Knuckle lifts or articulated boom lifts have a work platform mounted to an arm which 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.
Normally, the articulated boom lift is utilized for landscaping projects but is also handy for maintenance work on projects which are already finished. Projects which do not require easy access directly below the jobsite. These lifts can be used for exterior electrical work and to repair piping, as well as difficult to clean areas. Usually knuckle lifts are driven by the employee in the platform with the boom extended.