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. Normally, telescoping boom lifts are utilized for jobs which require reaching at maximum height, exceeding other kinds of lifts. For example, employees can carry out exterior repairs or renovations on buildings of medium height but using these lifts rather than having the extra work of setting up a pulley system or an outside elevator.
The boom lift is only designed to hold one individual. These buckets are better suited to specific tasks such as electrical repair, as opposed to window washing or general maintenance. These lifts are available in electric and gas configurations and are offered with both indoor and outdoor tires.
Scissor Lifts
Under the scissor lifts work platform are the cross braces in which the equipment gets its name. When the braces move together it pushes the platform straight up. Since these machinery should be directly positioned beneath the work location, these units are way more limited in their use compared to boom lifts.
Scissor lifts do, however, provide larger platforms that allow 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 concern with these kinds 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 personnel 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 utilized specially for vertical work. Generally, these types of trucks have a cab. It is here where the operator sits and controls the equipment. There is a bucket for where the worker could stand as well as an actuator arm for raising the boom and a winch for carrying.
Cherry pickers can lift workers up to heights that were previously inaccessible. The cranes function is to lift both heavy materials and equipment for one location to another. There are a variety of different crane types that can perform various purposes. Both of these different kinds of equipment excel at different tasks and are great for certain applications and completing certain tasks.