Telescoping Boom Lifts
Telescopic booms are big industrial equipment designed with a straight boom arm that is extendable. The boom is typically located on a rotating turntable. The telescoping boom lifts are usually used for jobs that require tasks to be carried out at heights which exceed other types of lifts. For instance, employees are able to perform exterior repairs or renovations on buildings of medium height but utilizing these lifts instead of having the additional work of setting up a pulley system or an outside elevator.
The bucket of the boom lift usually just holds a single employee. These buckets are better suitable to particular jobs like for instance electrical repair, as opposed to window washing or general maintenance. These lifts come in gas or electric configurations and are offered with both outdoor and indoor tires.
Scissor Lifts
Scissor lifts are named for the cross-braces underneath the work platform. These braces squeeze together to be able to push the platform straight up. As these kinds of machinery must be directly positioned below the work site, these units are way more limited in their use compared to boom lifts.
The scissor lift typically has a larger platform that 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 an issue with these models, because they must 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 employees 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 kind of utility vehicle used specifically for vertical work. Usually, these kinds of trucks have a cab. It is here where the driver sits and operates the machine. There is a bucket for where the worker could stand in addition to an actuator arm for raising the boom and a winch for lifting.
Cherry pickers could raise personnel up to heights that were previously inaccessible. The cranes function is to raise both heavy materials and equipment for one location to another. There are a variety of different crane types that could carry out various purposes. Both of these different types of machinery excel at different tasks and are great for certain applications and finishing particular tasks.