Types of Construction Lifts or Boom Lifts
Construction lifts refer to the equipment utilized to enable personnel to locate high-up locations without building any scaffolding. They are used to do maintenance work, to work on elevated structures and are common machinery found in factory and warehouse environment too.
Normally, construction lifts provide wheeled and powered bases which are capable of driving to the work place and have a platform on them which is responsible for elevating employees. There are a lot of various types of lifts and each and every one is suited to various tasks 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 an employee can stand. Usually, bucket trucks are used by utility workers and by landscapers. Landscapers often utilize these equipment to trim trees.
Every bucket truck has a boom assembly mounted to a standard truck, which allows these vehicles to move swiftly on normal roads. Furthermore, this increases the area that this machine could service effectively. This is specially important for power companies. For instance, many of these companies utilize cherry pickers to lift employees up so they can work on and reach transmission lines. The buckets must be frequently inspected and correctly insulated as they are working near potential shock hazards.
Articulated boom lifts are also called "knuckle lifts", and consist of a work platform which is mounted on an arm that is able to bend in order to reach around obstacles. The base of the lift contains a turntable and is capable of turning the lift in a full 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 finished. Projects that do not need easy access directly underneath the jobsite. These lifts could be utilized to repair piping or exterior electrical work, as well as areas that are difficult to clean. Often knuckle lifts are driven by the worker in the platform with the boom extended.