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. Usually, telescoping boom lifts are utilized for tasks which require reaching at maximum height, exceeding other types of lifts. For example, employees can carry out 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 boom lift bucket generally just holds a single worker. These buckets are better suitable to particular jobs like for example electrical repair, as opposed to general maintenance or window washing. These lifts are offered with both outdoor and indoor tires and come in gas or electric configurations.
Scissor Lifts
Underneath the scissor lifts work platform are the cross braces in which the machinery gets its name. When the braces move together it pushes the platform straight up. Because these types of machines must be positioned directly under the work site, these units are way more limited in their use compared to boom lifts.
Scissor lifts do, however, provide bigger platforms that enable the operator controlling the lift to access a larger work surface when the lift is raised. With scissor lifts, all-terrain capability is less of a problem with these models, as they must sit on flat ground in order to be utilized. Scissor lifts are great for being used for cladding or window installation, because they provide the personnel with the desired mobility; they are also a great option 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 utilized particularly for vertical work. Typically, these trucks have a cab. It is here where the driver sits and controls the machinery. There is a bucket for where the worker can stand as well as an actuator arm for raising the boom and a winch for carrying.
Boom trucks take employees to heights which would usually be inaccessible. The function of cranes is to raise heavy materials or equipment from one place to another. There are a variety of different crane types which could perform various purposes. Both of these different kinds of machinery excel at different jobs and are great for certain applications and accomplishing certain tasks.