Types of Boom Lifts or Construction Lifts
A boom lift is a piece of equipment which enables personnel to carry out 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 environment too.
Usually, construction lifts provide powered and wheeled bases that are capable of driving to the work location and have a platform on them that is responsible for lifting personnel. There are lots of various kinds of lifts and each and every one is suited to different jobs and settings.
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 a worker may stand. Usually, bucket trucks are utilized by utility workers and by landscapers. Landscapers normally utilize these types of machines to prune trees.
Bucket trucks are equipped with a boom assembly that is mounted on a regular truck, and this means these lifts can travel on roads at normal traffic speeds. This mobility greatly increases the area they could efficiently service. This is especially vital for power companies. Like for instance, many of these companies use cherry pickers to lift workers up so they can work on and reach transmission lines. The buckets must be frequently checked and well insulated as they are working close to possible shock hazards.
Articulated boom lifts are also known as "knuckle lifts", and consist of a work platform that is mounted on an arm which can bend so as to reach around obstacles. The base of the lift contains 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.
Normally, the articulated boom lift is utilized for landscaping projects but is also useful for maintenance work on projects which are already completed. Projects which do not need easy access right underneath the jobsite. These lifts can be used for exterior electrical work and to repair piping, as well as areas that are difficult to clean. Often knuckle lifts are driven by the employee in the platform with the extended boom.