Types of Construction Lifts or Boom Lifts
Construction lifts refer to the machines used to allow workers to go to high-up locations without constructing any scaffolding. They are used to work on elevated structures, to do maintenance work and are common equipment found in warehouse and factory environment also.
Boom lifts will typically provide powered and wheeled bases which could drive itself to the work location and have a platform on them to elevate the employees. There are many various types of lifts and each and every one is suited to various jobs and settings.
Bucket Trucks
Cherry pickers or bucket trucks, are built with a long boom that has a bucket connected at the end. This bucket area is where a worker may stand. Normally, bucket trucks are utilized by utility workers and by landscapers. Landscapers usually use these machinery to prune trees.
Bucket trucks are outfitted with a boom assembly which is mounted on a standard truck, and this means these lifts are able to travel on roads at normal traffic speeds. This mobility greatly increases the area they could efficiently service. This is especially vital for power companies. Like for example, many of these companies use cherry pickers to elevate workers up so they could work on and reach transmission lines. The buckets must be frequently checked and insulated properly as they are working close to potential 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 could turn the lift in a full circle. The base of the lift is mounted on wheels as well for extra mobility.
Normally, the articulated boom lift is utilized for landscaping projects but is also useful for maintenance work on projects that are already completed. Projects that do not need easy access directly underneath the jobsite. These lifts can be used for exterior electrical work and to repair piping, as well as difficult to clean areas. Often knuckle lifts are driven by the employee in the platform with the boom extended.