Types of Construction Lifts or Boom Lifts
Construction lifts refer to the machines used to allow employees to go to high-up places without building any scaffolding. They are used to work on elevated structures, to do maintenance work and are common machines found in warehouse and factory settings too.
Boom lifts can typically provide powered and wheeled bases that can drive itself to the work place and have a platform on them to elevate the employees. There are lots of different kinds of lifts and each and every one is suitable to different types of jobs and settings.
Bucket Trucks
Cherry pickers or bucket trucks, are built with a long boom that has a bucket attached at the end. This bucket area is where a worker can stand. Normally, bucket trucks are utilized by landscapers and by utility workers. Landscapers usually use these types of machines to cut trees.
Each and every bucket truck has a boom assembly mounted to a standard truck, that enables these vehicles to move swiftly on regular roads. Additionally, this increases the area that this machinery can service efficiently. This is particularly important for power companies. For example, a lot of these companies utilize cherry pickers to elevate employees up so they could work on and reach transmission lines. The buckets must be frequently checked and well insulated since they are working near possible shock hazards.
Knuckle lifts or articulated boom lifts include a work platform mounted to an arm that can bend and reach obstacles. The base of the lift contains 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 that do not need easy access to the area directly beneath the jobsite. These lifts can be used for exterior electrical work and to repair piping, as well as difficult to clean areas. Normally knuckle lifts are driven by the worker in the platform with the extended boom.