Kinds of Construction Lifts or Boom Lifts
Construction lifts refer to the equipment utilized to enable personnel to locate high-up locations without constructing any scaffolding. They are used to do maintenance work, to work on elevated structures and are common equipment found in factory and warehouse settings as well.
Boom lifts can typically offer wheeled and powered bases that can drive itself to the work place and have a platform on them to elevate the workers. There are many various kinds of lifts and each and every one is suitable to different tasks and environment.
Bucket Trucks
Bucket trucks, that are normally known as "cherry-pickers", carry a long boom that has a bucket connected at the end. This bucket area is where a worker could stand. Commonly, bucket trucks are used by utility workers and by landscapers. Landscapers often utilize these types of machines to prune trees.
Each and every bucket truck has a boom assembly mounted to a standard truck, which enables these vehicles to move swiftly on regular roads. Also, this increases the area which this equipment could service effectively. This is particularly vital for power companies. For instance, many of these businesses utilize cherry pickers to elevate employees up so they can work on and reach transmission lines. The buckets should be checked regularly and insulated properly as they are working near possible shock hazards.
Articulated booms lifts or knuckle lifts have a work platform mounted to an arm which 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 as well for extra mobility.
Typically, the articulated boom lift is used for landscaping projects but is also handy for maintenance work on projects which are already completed. Projects which do not need easy access right underneath the jobsite. These lifts could be used for exterior electrical work and to repair piping, as well as areas which are difficult to clean. Usually knuckle lifts are driven by the employee in the platform with the boom extended.