Kinds of Construction Lifts or Boom Lifts
Construction lifts are the equipment utilized to allow personnel 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 machinery found in factory and warehouse settings also.
Normally, construction lifts offer powered and wheeled bases that are capable of driving to the work location and have a platform on them which is responsible for elevating employees. There are many different kinds of lifts and each one is suitable to different kinds of jobs and environment.
Bucket Trucks
Bucket trucks, that are often referred to as "cherry-pickers", carry a long boom that has a bucket connected at the end. This bucket area is where an employee could stand. Normally, bucket trucks are utilized by landscapers and by utility workers. Landscapers normally utilize these types of machines to trim trees.
Each bucket truck has a boom assembly mounted to a regular truck, that enables these vehicles to move swiftly on regular roads. Furthermore, this increases the area which this machine could service efficiently. This is specially essential for power companies. For instance, many of these businesses use cherry pickers to raise employees up so they can reach and work on transmission lines. The buckets should be regularly inspected 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 that is able to bend in order 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.
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 require easy access directly below the jobsite. These lifts could be utilized for exterior electrical work and to repair piping, and areas which are hard to clean. Often knuckle lifts are driven by the worker in the platform with the extended boom.