Telescoping Boom Lifts
Telescoping booms lifts are designed to mount a work bucket on an extendable, straight arm that is situated on a rotating turntable. Normally, telescoping boom lifts are utilized for jobs which need reaching at maximum height, exceeding other types of lifts. For instance, employees can carry out exterior renovations or repairs on medium sized buildings but utilizing these lifts instead of having the additional work of setting up an outside elevator or a pulley system.
The boom lift is only designed to hold one person. These buckets are better suitable to specific tasks such as electrical repair, as opposed to window washing or general maintenance. These lifts come in gas or electric configurations and are available with both outdoor and indoor tires.
Scissor Lifts
Below the scissor lifts work platform are the cross braces in which the machinery gets its name. Once the braces move together it pushes the platform straight up. As these types of units should be positioned directly under the work site, as opposed to boom lifts, these units are way more limited in their use.
The scissor lift normally has a larger platform that enables the operator to control the lift to access a bigger work area when the lift platform is raised off the ground. With scissor lifts, all-terrain capability is less of a concern with these types of machinery, because they should sit on flat ground in order to be utilized. Scissor lifts are ideal for being used for window installation or cladding, since they provide the workers with the desired mobility; they are also a great choice for exterior repairs or window cleaning applications.
Boom Trucks vs. Cranes
Boom trucks, bucket trucks and cherry pickers each refer to the class a kind of utility vehicle utilized particularly for vertical work. Generally, these kinds of trucks have a cab. It is here where the driver sits and operates the machinery. There is a bucket for where the employee could stand in addition to an actuator arm for raising the boom and a winch for carrying.
Boom trucks take employees to heights which would normally be inaccessible. The function of cranes is to lift heavy materials or equipment from one place to another. There are different types of cranes that could carry out a variety of purposes. Both of these different types of machines excel at various tasks and are suitable for particular applications and completing particular tasks.