Articulating Boom Lift

Articulating booms. The most easily recognizable type boom lift is articulated due to the boom's distinctive shape. This type of lift uses multiple pivot points (referred to as joints or knuckles) on the boom sections to give you length and reach, allowing you up-and-over access, as well as vertical reach.An articulating boom lift, also known as a knuckle boom, has a lift arm with multiple sections separated by joints, or “knuckles.” The arm can move the work platform over and around obstacles.Articulating boom lifts have less reach than telescopic booms, but are more ideal for moving around certain obstacles or places. Telescopic boom lifts have a greater vertical reach and horizontal reach: up to 185 feet. They're commonly used for highrise buildings.An articulating boom can move its various sections independently. That means that operators can move the basket around obstacles and get to the exact spot they need to be, especially in spots that would normally be hard to reach.The three types are telescopic boom lifts (straight boom lifts), articulating boom lifts (knuckle boom lifts) and trailer mounted knuckle booms.A boom lift is a type of aerial work platform that allows for horizontal and vertical reach. In other words, a boom machine lifts you up (and over) for work in hard-to-reach places. Horizontal reach is the major difference between a boom lift and the other main category of aerial lifts, called scissor lifts.They go by a lot of names, like cherry pickers and aerial work platforms, but they're all based on a basic design of a crane's boom with a lift to carry it up, down, and sometimes to the side