Types of Construction Lifts or Boom Lifts
A boom lift is a piece of machinery which allows personnel to carry out tasks without having to build a scaffolding. They are used to work on elevated structures, to do maintenance work and are common machinery found in warehouse and factory settings too.
Typically, construction lifts offer wheeled and powered bases that are capable of driving to the work location and have a platform on them which is responsible for lifting personnel. There are a lot of different types of lifts and each and every one is suitable to different jobs and environment.
Bucket Trucks
Bucket trucks or cherry pickers, are built with a long boom that has a bucket connected at the end. This bucket area is where a worker can stand. Commonly, bucket trucks are used by utility workers and by landscapers. Landscapers often utilize these types of machines to trim trees.
Each bucket truck has a boom assembly mounted to a regular truck, which enables these vehicles to move swiftly on regular roads. Also, this increases the area that this equipment could service effectively. This is particularly essential for power companies. Like for instance, a lot of these businesses use cherry pickers to raise workers up so they can work on and reach transmission lines. The buckets should be regularly checked and insulated well since they are working near possible shock hazards.
Knuckle lifts or articulated boom 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 also for extra mobility.
Typically, the articulated boom lift is utilized for landscaping projects but is also useful for maintenance work on projects that are already completed. Projects that do not need easy access right underneath the jobsite. These lifts can be utilized for exterior electrical work and to repair piping, as well as areas that are difficult to clean. Usually knuckle lifts are driven by the employee in the platform with the extended boom.