Types of Construction Lifts or Boom Lifts
A boom lift is a piece of machine which allows personnel to carry out jobs without having to build a scaffolding. They are used to work on elevated structures, to do maintenance work and are common machinery found in factory and warehouse environment also.
Boom lifts will typically offer wheeled and powered bases that could drive itself to the work location and have a platform on them to elevate the workers. There are many various types of lifts and each and every one is suitable to different tasks and settings.
Bucket Trucks
Bucket trucks, which are normally known as "cherry-pickers", carry a long boom which has a bucket connected at the end. This bucket area is where a worker could stand. Commonly, bucket trucks are used by landscapers and by utility workers. Landscapers often use these kinds of machinery to trim trees.
Each and every bucket truck has a boom assembly mounted to a regular truck, which enables these vehicles to move swiftly on normal roads. In addition, this increases the area that this machinery can service effectively. This is specially important for power companies. For example, many of these companies utilize cherry pickers to lift employees up so they can work on and reach transmission lines. The buckets must be checked regularly and insulated properly as they are working close to potential shock hazards.
Articulated boom lifts are also known as "knuckle lifts", and consist of a work platform that is mounted on an arm which can bend in order to reach around obstacles. The base of the lift includes a turntable and can turn the lift in a complete circle. The base of the lift is mounted on wheels as well for extra mobility.
Usually, the articulated boom lift is utilized for landscaping projects but is also useful for maintenance work on projects which are already completed. Projects that do not need easy access right underneath the jobsite. These lifts can be utilized to repair piping or exterior electrical work, as well as areas which are difficult to clean. Often knuckle lifts are driven by the worker in the platform with the boom extended.