Kinds of Construction Lifts or Boom Lifts
A boom lift is a piece of machinery that allows employees to carry out tasks without having to build a scaffolding. They are utilized to do maintenance work, to work on elevated structures and are common machines found in warehouse and factory environment too.
Boom lifts can typically offer wheeled and powered bases which can drive itself to the work place and have a platform on them to elevate the workers. There are a lot of different types of lifts and each and every one is suited to various jobs and environment.
Bucket Trucks
Bucket trucks or cherry pickers, are built with a long boom which has a bucket attached at the end. This bucket area is where an employee could stand. Commonly, bucket trucks are used by landscapers and by utility workers. Landscapers usually utilize these machinery to prune trees.
Each and every bucket truck has a boom assembly mounted to a regular truck, which enables these vehicles to move swiftly on normal roads. Also, this increases the area which this equipment can service efficiently. This is specially important for power companies. Like for instance, many of these companies utilize cherry pickers to raise workers up so they can reach and work on transmission lines. The buckets need to be frequently checked and properly 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 could bend so as to reach around obstacles. The base of the lift includes a turntable and could 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 used for landscaping projects and are handy for maintenance work on already-finished projects which do not require easy access to the area directly below the jobsite. These lifts could be utilized for exterior electrical work and to repair piping, and areas that are difficult to clean. Usually knuckle lifts are driven by the employee in the platform with the boom extended.