Types of Boom Lifts or Construction Lifts
Construction lifts refer to the machines utilized to allow employees to locate high-up locations without building any scaffolding. They are utilized to do maintenance work, to work on elevated structures and are common machines found in warehouse and factory settings too.
Boom lifts can normally provide wheeled and powered bases that can drive itself to the work location and have a platform on them to elevate the employees. There are a lot of different kinds of lifts and every one is suited to different types of tasks and settings.
Bucket Trucks
Bucket trucks, that are normally known as "cherry-pickers", carry a long boom that has a bucket connected at the end. This bucket area is where an employee can stand. Usually, bucket trucks are used by landscapers and by utility workers. Landscapers normally utilize these kinds of machinery to cut trees.
Bucket trucks are equipped with a boom assembly which is mounted on a regular truck, and this means these lifts could travel on roads at normal traffic speeds. This mobility greatly increases the area they can efficiently service. This is particularly vital for power companies. Like for example, a lot of these businesses use cherry pickers to raise workers up so they can reach and work on transmission lines. The buckets must be inspected frequently and correctly insulated as they are working near potential shock hazards.
Articulated boom lifts are also referred to as "knuckle lifts", and have a work platform which is mounted on an arm that is able to bend so as to reach around 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 as well for extra mobility.
Articulated boom lifts are used for landscaping projects and are handy for maintenance work on already-finished projects that do not require easy access to the area directly beneath the jobsite. These lifts could be used for exterior electrical work and to repair piping, and areas that are difficult to clean. Normally knuckle lifts are driven by the worker in the platform with the boom extended.