Types of Boom Lifts or Construction Lifts
A boom lift is a piece of machinery which allows personnel to carry out tasks 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.
Boom lifts can usually offer powered and wheeled bases that could drive itself to the work place and have a platform on them to lift the employees. There are a lot of various types of lifts and every one is suitable to various jobs and environment.
Bucket Trucks
Cherry pickers or bucket trucks, are built with a long boom that has a bucket attached at the end. This bucket area is where a worker could stand. Commonly, bucket trucks are used by landscapers and by utility workers. Landscapers normally utilize these kinds of equipment to prune trees.
Every bucket truck has a boom assembly mounted to a standard truck, that allows these vehicles to move fast on normal roads. What's more, this increases the area which this machinery can service efficiently. This is especially essential for power companies. For example, many of these businesses utilize cherry pickers to lift employees up so they can reach and work on transmission lines. The buckets should be checked on a regular basis and well insulated as 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 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.
Articulated boom lifts are utilized for landscaping projects and are useful for maintenance work on already-completed projects that do not require easy access to the area right underneath the jobsite. These lifts can be used to repair piping or exterior electrical work, as well as areas which are hard to clean. Normally knuckle lifts are driven by the worker in the platform with the boom extended.