Telescoping Boom Lifts
Telescoping booms lifts are designed to mount a work bucket on an extendable, straight arm which is located on a rotating turntable. Typically, telescoping boom lifts are used for jobs that require reaching at maximum height, exceeding other types of lifts. For instance, employees are able to perform exterior renovations or repairs on buildings of medium height but using these lifts instead of having the additional 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 suited to specific tasks like electrical repair, as opposed to window washing or general maintenance. These lifts come in gas or electric configurations and are offered 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. When the braces move together it pushes the platform straight up. Because these units should be positioned directly under the work site, compared to boom lifts, these units are way more limited in their use.
Scissor lifts do, on the other hand, offer larger platforms that allow the operator controlling the lift to access a bigger work surface when the lift is raised. With scissor lifts, all-terrain capability is less of a concern with these models, because they should 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 good choice for exterior repairs or window cleaning applications.
Boom Trucks vs. Cranes
The cherry picker or boom truck refers to the utility vehicle normally utilized to raise personnel for different jobs performed at heights. Usually, these trucks have a cab. It is here where the operator sits and operates the machine. There is a bucket for where the worker could stand along with a winch for lifting and an actuator arm for lifting the boom.
Cherry pickers could lift employees up to heights which 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 kinds of machines excel at different jobs and are suitable for particular applications and completing certain jobs.