Telescoping Boom Lifts
Telescopic booms are large industrial machinery designed with a straight boom arm that is extendable. The boom is normally situated on a rotating turntable. The telescoping boom lifts are usually used for jobs which require tasks to be performed at heights that exceed other kinds of lifts. Like for example, employees are able to carry out exterior repairs or renovations on medium sized buildings but utilizing these lifts instead of having the extra work of setting up an outside elevator or a pulley system.
The boom lift bucket usually just holds a single worker. These buckets are more suitable to particular jobs such as 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
Below the scissor lifts work platform are the cross braces in which the machinery gets its name. Once the braces move together it pushes the platform straight up. Since these types of equipment must be positioned directly under the work location, compared to boom lifts, these units are way more limited in their use.
The scissor lift normally has a larger platform which enables the operator to control the lift to access a larger work area once the lift platform is raised off the ground. With scissor lifts, all-terrain capability is less of an issue with these types of machines, because they need to sit on flat ground in order to be utilized. Scissor lifts are great for being utilized for window installation or cladding, since they provide the workers with the desired mobility; they are also a great choice for exterior repairs or window cleaning applications.
Boom Trucks vs. Cranes
The cherry picker or boom truck refers to the utility vehicle usually used to raise employees for different jobs performed at heights. Typically, 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 can stand along with a winch for carrying and an actuator arm for lifting the boom.
Cherry pickers can raise workers up to heights which were previously inaccessible. The cranes function is to lift both heavy materials and equipment for one location to another. There are different kinds of cranes that can perform a variety of purposes. Both of these different kinds of machinery excel at various tasks and are suitable for specific applications and accomplishing particular tasks.