Telescoping Boom Lifts
Telescoping booms lifts are designed to mount a work bucket on an extendable, straight arm that is located on a rotating turntable. Usually, telescoping boom lifts are used for jobs which require reaching at maximum height, exceeding other types of lifts. For example, workers are able to perform exterior repairs or renovations on medium sized buildings but using these lifts as opposed to having the extra work of setting up an outside elevator or a pulley system.
The boom lift is only designed to hold one person. These buckets are more suitable to specific jobs like for example electrical repair, rather than general maintenance or window washing. These lifts are available in electric and gas configurations and are available with both outdoor and indoor tires.
Scissor Lifts
Beneath the scissor lifts work platform are the cross braces in which the machinery gets its name. When the braces move together it pushes the platform straight up. As these kinds of machinery must be directly positioned beneath the work site, as opposed to boom lifts, these units are way more limited in their use.
Scissor lifts do, on the other hand, provide bigger platforms that enable the operator controlling the lift to access a bigger work surface once the lift is raised. With scissor lifts, all-terrain capability is less of an issue with these types of equipment, because they need to sit on flat ground in order to be utilized. Scissor lifts are ideal for being used for cladding or window installation, as they provide the workers with the desired mobility; they are also a good choice for window cleaning applications or exterior repairs.
Boom Trucks vs. Cranes
The cherry picker or boom truck refers to the utility vehicle normally used to lift employees for different tasks performed at heights. Generally, these kinds of trucks have a cab. It is here where the driver sits and operates the machinery. There is a bucket for where the worker can stand along with a winch for lifting and an actuator arm for lifting the boom.
Cherry pickers can raise employees up to heights that 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 can perform various purposes. Both of these different types of machines excel at different jobs and are great for particular applications and completing certain jobs.