Kinds of Boom Lifts or Construction Lifts
A boom lift is a piece of equipment that enables employees to carry out tasks without having to construct a scaffolding. They are utilized to work on elevated structures, to do maintenance work and are common machinery found in warehouse and factory environment as well.
Normally, construction lifts offer wheeled and powered bases which are capable of driving to the work place and have a platform on them which is responsible for lifting personnel. There are many different types of lifts and each and every one is suited to different tasks 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. Normally, bucket trucks are used by landscapers and by utility workers. Landscapers usually utilize these types of machines to prune trees.
Each bucket truck has a boom assembly mounted to a regular truck, which enables these vehicles to move fast on normal roads. In addition, this increases the area which this machinery could service efficiently. This is especially essential for power companies. Like for example, many of these companies utilize cherry pickers to elevate employees up so they could work on and reach transmission lines. The buckets have to be inspected regularly and properly insulated as they are working near potential shock hazards.
Articulated boom lifts are also called "knuckle lifts", and have 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 can turn the lift in a complete circle. The base of the lift is mounted on wheels also 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 right underneath the jobsite. These lifts can be used to repair piping or exterior electrical work, as well as difficult to clean areas. Usually knuckle lifts are driven by the employee in the platform with the boom extended.