Kinds of Construction Lifts or Boom Lifts
Construction lifts refer to the machines utilized to allow workers to locate high-up locations without constructing any scaffolding. They are utilized to work on elevated structures, to do maintenance work and are common equipment found in warehouse and factory environment also.
Normally, construction lifts provide powered and wheeled bases that are capable of driving to the work location and have a platform on them that is responsible for elevating personnel. There are a lot of different types of lifts and every one is suited to various jobs and environment.
Bucket Trucks
Bucket trucks or cherry pickers, are built with a long boom which has a bucket connected at the end. This bucket area is where a worker can stand. Commonly, bucket trucks are utilized by landscapers and by utility workers. Landscapers usually use these kinds of machinery to cut trees.
Each bucket truck has a boom assembly mounted to a regular truck, that allows these vehicles to move swiftly on regular roads. Furthermore, this increases the area that this equipment can service effectively. This is especially important for power companies. For example, a lot of these businesses utilize cherry pickers to lift workers up so they can work on and reach transmission lines. The buckets have to be regularly checked and properly insulated since they are working near possible shock hazards.
Articulated boom lifts are also referred to as "knuckle lifts", and have a work platform that is mounted on an arm that can bend in order to reach around obstacles. The base of the lift contains a turntable and can turn the lift in a complete circle. The base of the lift is mounted on wheels also for extra mobility.
Articulated boom lifts are used for landscaping projects and are handy for maintenance work on already-finished projects which do not require easy access to the area directly below the jobsite. These lifts could be used for exterior electrical work and to repair piping, and difficult to clean areas. Normally knuckle lifts are driven by the worker in the platform with the boom extended.