Types of Construction Lifts or Boom Lifts
A boom lift is a piece of machine which allows employees to carry out jobs without having to build a scaffolding. They are utilized to work on elevated structures, to do maintenance work and are common machines found in warehouse and factory environment also.
Boom lifts can typically offer wheeled and powered bases which could drive itself to the work location and have a platform on them to lift the personnel. There are many various types of lifts and each one is suitable to different types of jobs and environment.
Bucket Trucks
Cherry pickers or bucket trucks, are built with a long boom which has a bucket attached at the end. This bucket area is where a worker can stand. Usually, bucket trucks are utilized by utility workers and by landscapers. Landscapers often utilize these machines to prune trees.
Bucket trucks are equipped with a boom assembly that is mounted on a standard truck, and this means these lifts are able to travel on roads at normal traffic speeds. This mobility really increases the area they can effectively service. This is especially important for power companies. Like for example, a lot of these companies use cherry pickers to lift workers up so they can work on and reach transmission lines. The buckets need to be inspected frequently and well insulated as they are working close to possible shock hazards.
Articulated booms lifts or knuckle lifts have 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.
Articulated boom lifts are used for landscaping projects and are handy for maintenance work on already-completed projects that do not need easy access to the area right beneath the jobsite. These lifts can be utilized to repair piping or exterior electrical work, as well as difficult to clean areas. Usually knuckle lifts are driven by the worker in the platform with the boom extended.