Terex Articulated Boom Lifts San Diego

Kinds of Boom Lifts or Construction Lifts

A boom lift is a piece of machinery which allows workers to carry out jobs without having to build a scaffolding. They are utilized to work on elevated structures, to do maintenance work and are common machines found in factory and warehouse environment as well.



Boom lifts can normally offer wheeled and powered bases which could drive itself to the work location and have a platform on them to elevate the employees. There are many various kinds of lifts and each one is suitable to different jobs and settings.



Bucket Trucks

Bucket trucks or cherry pickers, are built with a long boom that has a bucket attached at the end. This bucket area is where a worker could stand. Commonly, bucket trucks are utilized by utility workers and by landscapers. Landscapers usually utilize these machines to cut trees.



Bucket trucks are equipped with a boom assembly that is mounted on a regular truck, and this means these lifts are able to travel on roads at normal traffic speeds. This mobility greatly increases the area they can effectively service. This is especially vital for power companies. For instance, a lot of these companies utilize cherry pickers to elevate workers up so they can work on and reach transmission lines. The buckets should be frequently checked and insulated properly as they are working close to potential 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 contains a turntable and is capable of turning the lift in a complete circle. The base of the lift is mounted on wheels also for extra mobility.



Normally, the articulated boom lift is used for landscaping projects but is also handy for maintenance work on projects which are already finished. Projects that do not need easy access right beneath the jobsite. These lifts could be used for exterior electrical work and to repair piping, and areas that are difficult to clean. Often knuckle lifts are driven by the worker in the platform with the boom extended.

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