Kinds of Boom Lifts or Construction Lifts
Construction lifts are the equipment used to enable employees to locate high-up locations without building any scaffolding. They are used to work on elevated structures, to do maintenance work and are common machinery found in factory and warehouse settings too.
Boom lifts would typically offer powered and wheeled bases that can drive itself to the work location and have a platform on them to lift the personnel. There are a lot of different kinds of lifts and each 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 attached at the end. This bucket area is where a worker could stand. Commonly, bucket trucks are used by utility workers and by landscapers. Landscapers usually utilize these types of equipment to cut trees.
Every bucket truck has a boom assembly mounted to a standard truck, which enables these vehicles to move swiftly on normal roads. Additionally, this increases the area that this machine could service effectively. This is especially vital for power companies. Like for example, a lot of these businesses use cherry pickers to lift workers up so they could work on and reach transmission lines. The buckets have to be frequently checked and insulated properly since they are working close to potential shock hazards.
Articulated boom lifts are also referred to as "knuckle lifts", and consist of 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 contains 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-completed projects which do not require easy access to the area directly underneath the jobsite. These lifts could be utilized to repair piping or exterior electrical work, as well as hard to clean areas. Often knuckle lifts are driven by the employee in the platform with the extended boom.