Telescoping Boom Lifts
Telescoping booms lifts are designed to mount a work bucket on a straight, extendable arm which is situated on a rotating turntable. Usually, telescoping boom lifts are utilized for tasks which need reaching at maximum height, exceeding other types of lifts. For example, workers could carry out exterior repairs or renovations on medium sized buildings but utilizing these lifts as opposed to having the extra work of setting up an outside elevator or a pulley system.
The bucket of the boom lift normally only holds one worker. These buckets are better suited to specific jobs like for example electrical repair, as opposed to window washing or general maintenance. These lifts are available in electric and gas configurations and are available with both outdoor and indoor tires.
Scissor Lifts
Scissor lifts are named for the cross-braces below the work platform. These braces squeeze together to be able to push the platform straight up. Since these kinds of machinery must be positioned directly below the work site, as opposed to boom lifts, these units are way more limited in their use.
Scissor lifts do, on the other hand, offer larger platforms which allow the operator controlling the lift to access a bigger work surface once the lift is raised. With scissor lifts, all-terrain capability is less of a concern with these models, since they need to sit on flat ground in order to be used. Scissor lifts are ideal for being utilized for cladding or window installation, since they provide the workers with the desired mobility; they are also a great option for window cleaning applications or exterior repairs.
Boom Trucks vs. Cranes
Bucket trucks, cherry pickers and boom trucks each refer to the class a kind of utility vehicle used specifically for vertical work. Typically, these types of trucks have a cab. It is here where the operator sits and operates the machine. There is a bucket for where the worker could stand as well as an actuator arm for raising the boom and a winch for lifting.
Cherry pickers could lift employees up to heights which were previously inaccessible. The cranes function is to raise both heavy materials and equipment for one place to another. There are a variety of different crane types which could perform a variety of purposes. Both of these different kinds of equipment excel at different jobs and are suitable for specific applications and accomplishing certain tasks.