Kinds of Construction Lifts or Boom Lifts
Construction lifts are the equipment utilized to enable employees to locate high-up locations without building any scaffolding. They are utilized to do maintenance work, to work on elevated structures and are common machines found in factory and warehouse settings as well.
Usually, construction lifts offer powered and wheeled bases which are capable of driving to the work location and have a platform on them which is responsible for lifting workers. There are lots of different kinds of lifts and every one is suited to different tasks and environment.
Bucket Trucks
Bucket trucks or cherry pickers, are built with a long boom that has a bucket attached at the end. This bucket area is where a worker could stand. Normally, bucket trucks are used by landscapers and by utility workers. Landscapers normally use these kinds of equipment to cut trees.
Bucket trucks are equipped with a boom assembly that is mounted on a regular truck, and this means these lifts can travel on roads at normal traffic speeds. This mobility greatly increases the area they can effectively service. This is especially essential for power companies. For instance, a lot of these businesses utilize cherry pickers to raise employees up so they can reach and work on transmission lines. The buckets must be checked on a regular basis and well insulated since they are working close to possible shock hazards.
Articulated boom lifts are also referred to as "knuckle lifts", and consist of a work platform that is mounted on an arm that can bend so as to reach around 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.
Articulated boom lifts are utilized for landscaping projects and are useful for maintenance work on already-finished projects that do not need easy access to the area directly beneath the jobsite. These lifts can be utilized to repair piping or exterior electrical work, as well as hard to clean areas. Usually knuckle lifts are driven by the employee in the platform with the boom extended.