Types of Boom Lifts or Construction Lifts
Construction lifts are the machinery utilized to enable workers to locate high-up locations without constructing any scaffolding. They are used to do maintenance work, to work on elevated structures and are common equipment found in factory and warehouse environment too.
Boom lifts can normally provide wheeled and powered bases which could drive itself to the work place and have a platform on them to elevate the personnel. There are many various types of lifts and each and every one is suitable to various jobs and settings.
Bucket Trucks
Bucket trucks, which are usually called "cherry-pickers", carry a long boom that has a bucket connected at the end. This bucket area is where an employee can stand. Normally, bucket trucks are used by landscapers and by utility workers. Landscapers often utilize these machinery to cut trees.
Every bucket truck has a boom assembly mounted to a standard truck, which allows these vehicles to move swiftly on normal roads. What's more, this increases the area that this equipment can service effectively. This is particularly vital for power companies. For example, many of these companies use cherry pickers to lift employees up so they can work on and reach transmission lines. The buckets should be checked frequently and insulated well since 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 which can bend so as to reach around obstacles. The base of the lift includes a turntable and can turn the lift in a complete circle. The base of the lift is mounted on wheels as well for extra mobility.
Articulated boom lifts are utilized for landscaping projects and are useful for maintenance work on already-completed projects which do not require easy access to the area right underneath the jobsite. These lifts could be utilized for exterior electrical work and to repair piping, as well as areas which are difficult to clean. Usually knuckle lifts are driven by the employee in the platform with the boom extended.