Telescoping Boom Lifts
Telescopic booms are large industrial equipment designed with a straight boom arm which is extendable. The boom is normally situated on a rotating turntable. The telescoping boom lifts are usually used for jobs that require tasks to be performed at heights that exceed other kinds of lifts. Like for instance, workers are able to perform exterior repairs or renovations on buildings of medium height but using these lifts rather than having the additional work of setting up an outside elevator or a pulley system.
The boom lift is only designed to hold a single individual. These buckets are more suitable to specific tasks like for instance electrical repair, rather than general maintenance or window washing. These lifts come in electric and gas configurations and are available with both indoor and outdoor tires.
Scissor Lifts
Underneath 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 kinds of machinery must be directly positioned under the work location, as opposed to boom lifts, these units are way more limited in their use.
Scissor lifts do, on the other hand, offer larger platforms that enable 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, as they must sit on flat ground in order to be used. Scissor lifts are ideal for being utilized for window installation or cladding, since they provide the workers with the desired mobility; they are also a great alternative for window cleaning applications or exterior repairs.
Boom Trucks vs. Cranes
The boom truck or cherry picker refers to the utility vehicle normally used to lift workers for different tasks done at heights. Generally, 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 worker could stand as well as an actuator arm for lifting the boom and a winch for carrying.
Cherry pickers can raise personnel up to heights which were previously inaccessible. The cranes function is to raise both heavy supplies and equipment for one location to another. There are various types of cranes that could perform various purposes. Both of these different types of machinery excel at different tasks and are great for certain applications and accomplishing certain tasks.