Kinds of Construction Lifts or Boom Lifts
Construction lifts refer to the machines used to allow workers 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 environment also.
Normally, construction lifts offer powered and wheeled bases that are capable of driving to the work location and have a platform on them that is responsible for lifting personnel. There are many various kinds of lifts and each and every one is suited to various types of jobs and settings.
Bucket Trucks
Bucket trucks, which are normally known as "cherry-pickers", carry a long boom which has a bucket attached at the end. This bucket area is where a worker may stand. Normally, bucket trucks are used by utility workers and by landscapers. Landscapers usually utilize these types of machinery to trim trees.
Each bucket truck has a boom assembly mounted to a standard truck, that enables these vehicles to move fast on normal roads. Also, this increases the area that this machinery could service efficiently. This is specially essential for power companies. Like for example, many of these businesses utilize cherry pickers to elevate workers up so they can work on and reach transmission lines. The buckets should be inspected on a regular basis and well insulated as they are working close to possible shock hazards.
Knuckle lifts or articulated boom lifts include a work platform mounted to an arm which can bend and reach 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 as well for extra mobility.
Articulated boom lifts are utilized for landscaping projects and are handy for maintenance work on already-completed projects which do not require easy access to the area directly below the jobsite. These lifts can be used for exterior electrical work and to repair piping, and areas which are hard to clean. Usually knuckle lifts are driven by the worker in the platform with the extended boom.