Kinds of Boom Lifts or Construction Lifts
A boom lift is a piece of machinery that allows employees to carry out jobs without having to build a scaffolding. They are used to work on elevated structures, to do maintenance work and are common equipment found in factory and warehouse settings also.
Typically, construction lifts provide wheeled and powered bases which are capable of driving to the work location and have a platform on them which is responsible for lifting workers. There are many different kinds of lifts and each and every one is suitable to different tasks and settings.
Bucket Trucks
Bucket trucks or cherry pickers, are built with a long boom which has a bucket connected at the end. This bucket area is where a worker could stand. Commonly, bucket trucks are used by utility workers and by landscapers. Landscapers normally utilize these kinds of machines to trim trees.
Every bucket truck has a boom assembly mounted to a regular truck, that enables these vehicles to move swiftly on regular roads. Also, this increases the area which this equipment could service effectively. This is particularly essential for power companies. For instance, a lot of these businesses use cherry pickers to lift employees up so they could reach and work on transmission lines. The buckets have to be checked frequently and insulated properly as they are working close to possible shock hazards.
Knuckle lifts or articulated boom lifts include a work platform mounted to an arm that can bend and reach obstacles. The base of the lift includes a turntable and is capable of turning the lift in a full circle. The base of the lift is mounted on wheels as well for extra mobility.
Typically, 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 need easy access right beneath the jobsite. These lifts can be used for exterior electrical work and to repair piping, and hard to clean areas. Usually knuckle lifts are driven by the employee in the platform with the extended boom.