Kinds of Boom Lifts or Construction Lifts
A boom lift is a piece of machine which enables workers to perform jobs without having to build a scaffolding. They are utilized to work on elevated structures, to do maintenance work and are common equipment found in warehouse and factory environment too.
Boom lifts would normally offer powered and wheeled bases that can drive itself to the work place and have a platform on them to lift the employees. There are many various types of lifts and each one is suitable to different kinds of tasks and settings.
Bucket Trucks
Bucket trucks, that are normally called "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 used by utility workers and by landscapers. Landscapers normally use these machinery to trim trees.
Every bucket truck has a boom assembly mounted to a standard truck, that allows these vehicles to move fast on regular roads. What's more, this increases the area that this equipment can service efficiently. This is specially essential for power companies. Like for instance, a lot of these companies utilize cherry pickers to raise employees up so they could work on and reach transmission lines. The buckets have to be frequently inspected and properly insulated as they are working near possible shock hazards.
Knuckle lifts or articulated boom lifts include a work platform mounted to an arm that could bend and reach obstacles. The base of the lift contains a turntable and could turn the lift in a full circle. The base of the lift is mounted on wheels also for extra mobility.
Usually, the articulated boom lift is used for landscaping projects but is also handy for maintenance work on projects which are already completed. Projects that do not need easy access directly below the jobsite. These lifts could be used to repair piping or exterior electrical work, as well as hard to clean areas. Normally knuckle lifts are driven by the employee in the platform with the extended boom.