Types of Construction Lifts or Boom Lifts
Construction lifts are the machines used to enable personnel to locate high-up places without building any scaffolding. They are utilized to work on elevated structures, to do maintenance work and are common machinery found in factory and warehouse settings also.
Normally, construction lifts provide powered and wheeled bases which are capable of driving to the work place and have a platform on them which is responsible for elevating employees. There are lots of different types of lifts and every one is suitable to various jobs and settings.
Bucket Trucks
Bucket trucks, which are often known as "cherry-pickers", carry a long boom that has a bucket connected at the end. This bucket area is where an employee may stand. Commonly, bucket trucks are used by landscapers and by utility workers. Landscapers often 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 really increases the area they can efficiently service. This is especially essential for power companies. For instance, a lot of these businesses use cherry pickers to raise workers up so they can reach and work on transmission lines. The buckets should be inspected regularly and insulated well since they are working near potential shock hazards.
Articulated boom lifts are also known as "knuckle lifts", and have a work platform that is mounted on an arm that can bend so as to reach around obstacles. The base of the lift contains a turntable and could turn the lift in a complete circle. The base of the lift is mounted on wheels as well for extra mobility.
Articulated boom lifts are used for landscaping projects and are useful for maintenance work on already-finished projects that do not require easy access to the area right below the jobsite. These lifts can be used for exterior electrical work and to repair piping, as well as areas which are hard to clean. Usually knuckle lifts are driven by the employee in the platform with the extended boom.