Telescoping Boom Lifts
Telescoping booms lifts are designed to mount a work bucket on a straight, extendable arm which is situated on a rotating turntable. Normally, telescoping boom lifts are used for jobs that require reaching at maximum height, exceeding other types of lifts. For example, workers can perform exterior repairs or renovations on medium sized buildings but utilizing these lifts rather than having the additional work of setting up a pulley system or an outside elevator.
The boom lift is only designed to hold one individual. These buckets are more suited to specific jobs like electrical repair, rather than general maintenance or window washing. These lifts are available in electric and gas configurations and are offered with both outdoor and indoor tires.
Scissor Lifts
Underneath the scissor lifts work platform are the cross braces in which the machine gets its name. Once the braces move together it pushes the platform straight up. Since these types of units should be directly positioned under the work location, as opposed to boom lifts, these units are way more limited in their use.
The scissor lift normally has a bigger platform which allows the operator to control the lift to access a bigger work area when the lift platform is raised off the ground. With scissor lifts, all-terrain capability is less of an issue with these models, because they have to sit on flat ground in order to be used. Scissor lifts are ideal for being used for cladding or window installation, since they provide the personnel with the desired mobility; they are also a great choice for exterior repairs or window cleaning applications.
Boom Trucks vs. Cranes
Boom trucks, bucket trucks and cherry pickers each refer to the class a kind of utility vehicle used specifically for vertical work. Typically, these trucks have a cab. It is here where the driver sits and controls the machine. There is a bucket for where the worker could stand in addition to a winch for carrying and an actuator arm for lifting the boom.
Cherry pickers could lift personnel up to heights which were previously inaccessible. The cranes function is to lift both heavy materials and equipment for one place to another. There are various kinds of cranes that could carry out various purposes. Both of these different types of machines excel at various jobs and are great for particular applications and completing particular jobs.