Types of Boom Lifts or Construction Lifts
A boom lift is a piece of equipment that allows employees to carry out 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 warehouse and factory environment as well.
Boom lifts can typically provide powered and wheeled bases which can drive itself to the work place and have a platform on them to lift the employees. There are a lot of various kinds of lifts and each and every one is suitable to various jobs and settings.
Bucket Trucks
Bucket trucks or cherry pickers, are built with a long boom that has a bucket attached at the end. This bucket area is where an employee can stand. Commonly, bucket trucks are utilized by landscapers and by utility workers. Landscapers normally utilize these machines to trim trees.
Each and every bucket truck has a boom assembly mounted to a standard truck, that enables these vehicles to move swiftly on normal roads. Additionally, this increases the area which this machine can service efficiently. This is particularly essential for power companies. For example, many of these businesses use cherry pickers to raise employees up so they could reach and work on transmission lines. The buckets must be inspected regularly and correctly insulated since they are working close to possible shock hazards.
Knuckle lifts or articulated boom lifts include a work platform mounted to an arm which could bend and reach obstacles. The base of the lift contains a turntable and can turn the lift in a complete circle. The base of the lift is mounted on wheels also for extra mobility.
Articulated boom lifts are used for landscaping projects and are useful for maintenance work on already-finished projects which do not need easy access to the area directly below the jobsite. These lifts can be utilized for exterior electrical work and to repair piping, as well as areas which are hard to clean. Usually knuckle lifts are driven by the employee in the platform with the extended boom.