Kinds of Boom Lifts or Construction Lifts
A boom lift is a piece of equipment that enables workers to perform tasks without having to build a scaffolding. They are used to do maintenance work, to work on elevated structures and are common equipment found in factory and warehouse settings also.
Boom lifts will usually offer powered and wheeled bases which can drive itself to the work place and have a platform on them to elevate the employees. There are a lot of different types of lifts and every one is suitable to different jobs and environment.
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 an employee can stand. Commonly, bucket trucks are used by landscapers and by utility workers. Landscapers usually utilize these kinds of machinery to trim trees.
Bucket trucks are outfitted with a boom assembly that is mounted on a regular truck, and this means these lifts could travel on roads at regular traffic speeds. This mobility really increases the area they can effectively service. This is specially vital for power companies. For example, a lot of these companies use cherry pickers to raise workers up so they can reach and work on transmission lines. The buckets need to be inspected frequently and well insulated since they are working near potential shock hazards.
Articulated boom lifts are also called "knuckle lifts", and have a work platform which is mounted on an arm that is able to bend in order to reach around 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 useful for maintenance work on already-finished projects that do not require easy access to the area directly below the jobsite. These lifts could be utilized to repair piping or exterior electrical work, as well as areas that are difficult to clean. Usually knuckle lifts are driven by the worker in the platform with the extended boom.