Telescoping Boom Lifts
Telescoping booms lifts are designed to mount a work bucket on an extendable, straight arm that is located on a rotating turntable. Normally, telescoping boom lifts are utilized for tasks that need reaching at maximum height, exceeding other types of lifts. Like 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 a single person. These buckets are more suited to particular jobs such as electrical repair, rather than window washing or general maintenance. These lifts are offered with both outdoor and indoor tires and come in electric and gas configurations.
Scissor Lifts
Underneath the scissor lifts work platform are the cross braces in which the equipment gets its name. Once the braces move together it pushes the platform straight up. Because these units must be directly positioned under the work location, compared 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 larger work area once the lift platform is raised off the ground. With scissor lifts, all-terrain capability is less of an issue with these models, because they should sit on flat ground in order to be utilized. Scissor lifts are great for being used for window installation or cladding, because they provide the personnel with the desired mobility; they are also a great choice for exterior repairs or window cleaning applications.
Boom Trucks vs. Cranes
Bucket trucks, cherry pickers and boom trucks each refer to the class a type of utility vehicle utilized specially for vertical work. Usually, these kinds of trucks have a cab. It is here where the driver sits and operates the equipment. There is a bucket for where the employee can stand as well as a winch for carrying and an actuator arm for lifting the boom.
Cherry pickers can lift workers up to heights which were previously inaccessible. The cranes function is to lift both heavy materials and equipment for one place to another. There are a variety of different crane types which could carry out a variety of purposes. Both of these different types of equipment excel at different jobs and are great for specific applications and completing certain jobs.