Kinds of Boom Lifts or Construction Lifts
Construction lifts refer to the machines used to enable personnel to go to high-up places 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.
Usually, construction lifts provide wheeled and powered 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 types of lifts and each and every one is suitable to various tasks and settings.
Bucket Trucks
Cherry pickers or bucket trucks, are built with a long boom which has a bucket attached at the end. This bucket area is where an employee could stand. Commonly, bucket trucks are used by utility workers and by landscapers. Landscapers often use these machinery to prune trees.
Each and every bucket truck has a boom assembly mounted to a standard truck, that allows these vehicles to move swiftly on regular roads. Furthermore, this increases the area which this machine could service efficiently. This is specially important for power companies. For example, a lot of these businesses utilize cherry pickers to elevate employees up so they can work on and reach transmission lines. The buckets should be inspected regularly and insulated properly as they are working close to potential shock hazards.
Knuckle lifts or articulated boom lifts include a work platform mounted to an arm that could bend and reach obstacles. The base of the lift includes a turntable and could turn 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-completed projects that do not need easy access to the area right underneath the jobsite. These lifts can be utilized for exterior electrical work and to repair piping, as well as difficult to clean areas. Usually knuckle lifts are driven by the worker in the platform with the extended boom.