Telescoping Boom Lifts
Telescoping booms lifts are designed to mount a work bucket on a straight, extendable arm that is situated on a rotating turntable. Usually, telescoping boom lifts are utilized for tasks that require reaching at maximum height, exceeding other kinds of lifts. For instance, workers can perform exterior repairs or renovations on buildings of medium height but utilizing these lifts as opposed to having the extra work of setting up a pulley system or an outside elevator.
The boom lift is only designed to hold a single individual. These buckets are better suitable to particular tasks like for example electrical repair, as opposed to general maintenance or window washing. These lifts come in gas or electric configurations and are available with both indoor and outdoor tires.
Scissor Lifts
Below the scissor lifts work platform are the cross braces in which the machine gets its name. Once the braces move together it pushes the platform straight up. As these machines should be positioned directly below the work location, compared to boom lifts, these units are way more limited in their use.
The scissor lift typically has a larger platform which allows the operator to control the lift to access a larger 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 need to sit on flat ground in order to be used. Scissor lifts are ideal for being utilized for window installation or cladding, as they provide the employees with the desired mobility; they are also a good alternative for exterior repairs or window cleaning applications.
Boom Trucks vs. Cranes
Boom trucks, bucket trucks and cherry pickers each refer to the class a type of utility vehicle utilized specially for vertical work. Typically, these trucks have a cab. It is here where the operator sits and controls the machine. There is a bucket for where the employee could stand as well as an actuator arm for lifting the boom and a winch for carrying.
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 that can perform a variety of purposes. Both of these different types of equipment excel at different jobs and are suitable for certain applications and finishing particular jobs.