Kinds of Boom Lifts or Construction Lifts
A boom lift is a piece of machinery that enables personnel to carry out jobs without having to construct a scaffolding. They are utilized to do maintenance work, to work on elevated structures and are common equipment found in warehouse and factory settings also.
Boom lifts will normally provide wheeled and powered bases that could drive itself to the work place and have a platform on them to elevate the employees. There are a lot of different kinds of lifts and each one is suited to various kinds of jobs and environment.
Bucket Trucks
Bucket trucks, that are often referred to as "cherry-pickers", carry a long boom which has a bucket connected at the end. This bucket area is where an employee can stand. Normally, bucket trucks are utilized by utility workers and by landscapers. Landscapers often use these types of equipment to cut trees.
Bucket trucks are outfitted with a boom assembly that is mounted on a standard truck, and this means these lifts could travel on roads at normal traffic speeds. This mobility greatly increases the area they can effectively service. This is especially vital for power companies. Like for example, a lot of these companies utilize cherry pickers to raise employees up so they can reach and work on transmission lines. The buckets must be inspected regularly and correctly insulated since they are working near potential shock hazards.
Articulated booms lifts or knuckle lifts include a work platform mounted to an arm which could bend and reach obstacles. The base of the lift includes a turntable and is capable of turning the lift in a complete circle. The base of the lift is mounted on wheels also for extra mobility.
Normally, the articulated boom lift is used for landscaping projects but is also handy for maintenance work on projects which are already finished. Projects that do not require easy access right below the jobsite. These lifts can be utilized to repair piping or exterior electrical work, and areas which are difficult to clean. Often knuckle lifts are driven by the worker in the platform with the extended boom.