Telescoping Boom Lifts
Telescopic booms are large 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 utilized for jobs which need tasks to be done at heights which exceed other kinds of lifts. For instance, employees can perform exterior repairs or renovations on buildings of medium height but utilizing these lifts instead of having the additional work of setting up an outside elevator or a pulley system.
The boom lift bucket normally just holds a single worker. These buckets are more suitable to particular jobs like for example electrical repair, rather than window washing or general maintenance. These lifts come in electric and gas configurations and are available with both indoor and outdoor tires.
Scissor Lifts
Scissor lifts are named for the cross-braces underneath the work platform. These braces squeeze together in order to push the platform straight up. Because these types of machinery must be positioned directly under the work location, compared to boom lifts, these units are way more limited in their use.
The scissor lift usually has a bigger platform which enables the operator to control the lift to access a bigger work area once the lift platform is raised off the ground. With scissor lifts, all-terrain capability is less of a problem with these kinds of equipment, since they have to sit on flat ground in order to be used. Scissor lifts are ideal for being utilized for cladding or window installation, as they provide the workers with the desired mobility; they are also a good alternative for exterior repairs or window cleaning applications.
Boom Trucks vs. Cranes
Cherry pickers, boom trucks and bucket trucks each refer to the class a kind of utility vehicle used particularly 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 an actuator arm for raising the boom and a winch for lifting.
Cherry pickers can raise personnel up to heights that were previously inaccessible. The cranes function is to raise both heavy supplies 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 machines excel at various tasks and are great for specific applications and accomplishing certain jobs.