Lifts, Booms and Bucket Trucks for Video Surveillance Examined
Ladders can be economical and easy to transport, but they can only accommodate a single technician at a relatively low height. When techs need to work higher up, aerial work platforms, commonly called "lifts," come into play.
In this report, we examine the different types of lifts available, the pros, cons, price differences, and give our recommendations.
Five Types of Aerial Work Platforms
There are five main kinds of aerial service vehicle work platforms:
The chart below summarizes these options, their common use, and rental costs:
Moving *********: ****-********* **. ***-*********
*** *********** ********** ** ***** ** whether *** **** *** ****/***** ** its *** ** ** ** **** be ******** ******, ******, ** *****.
**** *** ******* ***** *** **** often ****-*********. *******, ***** **** ***** are *** ********, *** *** ********* the ******** ****** (~**% **** **** self-propelled ******). ******, ******, ** ***** booms ******* **** ***** ****, ***** they **** ** ***** **** ***** by * *******, ************, *** ***** outriggers *** ** ****** ***. * self-propelled **** *** ** ****** ** soon ** *** **** ** ***** enough ** *** ****.
********* ***** *** **** ***** ***-********* and **** ** ******** ****** **** position. *******, *** ** ***** **** and **** ******* ******, **** ** typically * *-* ****** *** *** requiring * ******* ** ****/*** *** lift.
Owning **. *******
*********** ********* ********** *** ********* ******* on *** ******* ** ********* ** on ***** ***** ****** ** ***** own ****** ***** **** ************ ****. These ****** (*** *****) *** ** driven ******** ** *** **** **** instead ** ******* ********* ** ***** styles **.
*** ***** ************, **** ** **** tall *****, ******* ******* ** ******* spots (**** ** ******* ******), ** tight ***** ***** *** **** ****** by * ***-*** ****, ******* ** typically *** ****** ******. ******** *** rental **** *** ********** *********** (~$*** USD ********, ****** ****** ********* *****) and **** ****** ****** ** ******** and ********* *** ****, ***** ******** a ****** *****/******* **** **** *********** do *** ****.
Electric **. ***
***** *** ******* ****** ** * rechargeable ******* ** **** **** ** gas (**** ***** ****** *******, *** sometimes ******** ** ******).
******** ***** *** ** **** *******, as **** ******* ** ******* *********, but ********* *** *** ***** ** be **** ********. *** **** ************ is **** ***** *** *********** ** battery ****, *** **** **** *** the **** ** ****** ******* ** swapping * ******* ******** ** ****** gas.
***-******* ***** ********* *** *** ** used *******, ****** ** *****, **** ventilated ***** (**** ** ********** ** buildings ***** ************/*** ****** **) ** for **** ***** *******. *******, ****** electric ******, *** ***** *** ** used ********.
Scissor *****
******* ***** *** **** *** ************ in ***** *** **** ** ****** overhead, **** ** ******* ******* ** a ********** ******** ** ******** ******* in ** ****** ***** *** **** for * ************ ******. ******* ***** usually **** ** ********** ********, ******** an ******** ** **** **** ******* below ** *** ***** ** * wall ******* ******* **** *** ******** it.
**********
******* **** **** **** ** ** up *** ****, *** **** ** side, ******* ***** ********* **** * larger **** **** *** * **** greater ****** ***** **** ***** ***** of *********, ***** ****** *********** ** work ** *****. *** *******, *** technician *** ***** * ***** ** a ***** ***** *** ***** **** out *** *****, ***** *** ***** bundle ** *** ****, *** ****** forward. ******* ** * ****, *** two *********** *** ******* **** *** wire ** ****** ******** ************* ****** than *** *********** ******* ****** **** ladders.
*************
******** ******* ***** ********* **** ******* on ***** ** ***** ******** ********. Rough ******* ****** ******* *****, ***** run ** ****** ****** ** *******, are ******** ** ******** **** ** uneven ******* *** *** ***** ** and **** ******.
*******
******** ******* **** ****** ***** *** typically ~$*** *** *** ***, ~$*** per ****, *** ~$*,*** *** *****.
Telescopic **** *****
**********
*** ** ***** ******** ************, ********** boom ***** *** ******* ** ******* heights **** *** ***** **** ** lift, **** ******* ******* ** ** much ** ***' *********, ****** **** useful *** ******* ** ******** ********* mounted ** **** *****. ************, **** may ** **** *** ******** *****, such ** ******* ***** ***** ****, landscaping, ** ***** ********* *** ** in *** *** ** ***** **** types, *.*.,******* ******* ********* ******** *******.
**** **** ** **** ** **** the ******* *** ** *** **** roofs, ** *** ********** ***** ** do ************ **** *********** **** **** an *********** ****.
*************
****** ****** ** ********** **** ***** are ***** ************* ***** **** ** scissor *****, **** **** ********** **** lifts ***** *** *** ******. **** means **** *** ********* ********* ***** equipment, **** ** ******** * *** to * *******, *** *** **** the ***** ****** ******** ** **** an ********* ********** *****, ** ********** heavy ***** (****** *****, ***** ******, socket ***, ***.) ***** **** *** camera, *****, *******, ***., *** ****** eat ** ***** ****** ********.
*******
**' ********** *****, * ****** ****** for ************ ************, **** *** ~$*** USD *** ***, ~$*,*** *** ****, or ~$*,*** *** *****.
Articulating **** ****
************ **** ***** *** ******* ** telescopic *****, *** **** ****** ** the **** **** *** ****** ** retract. ************ ***** *** ** ****** electric ****** ** *** *******.
**********
**** ********** ******** ***** *** ************ boom **** ******** **** *********** *****, and **** *** ***** **** ******* in ***** ********, **** ** ** alleys, ******* *********, **** *********** **** an ********, ** **** ******* ***** overhangs.
************
***** ***** **** **** *** **** weight ************ ** ********** *****, ** two *********** *** ***** *** ******** only ** **** ******* ** ***** equipment.
*******
**' ******** ************ ***** **** *** ~$400 *** *** ***, ~$*,*** *** week, *** ~$*,*** *** *****.
Personnel *****
*********** * ********* ******, ********* ***** (or "***-*** *****") ******* ** * small ******** ** * *********** **** which **** ***** ******** **. ***** lifts *** ********* ******** ****.
*********
********* ***** *** **** **** ******* than ***** *****. **** *** ******* narrow ****** ** *** ******* ******** doorways *** *** ********* ** ****** in *******.
******* ** ***** ***** ******** ****, they *** ** **** ** ***** tight ***** ******* ** **** ***** cannot. **** ** ********** ****** ** areas ***** *** ******* ** ********* due ** ******** ***** ******, *****, conduits, *** ***** ************, *** ***** boom ** ******* ***** **** *** fit.
************, *** ** ***** ****, **** one-man ***** *** ******* **** ********, making **** ****** ** ****** ***** which ***** ***** *** *** ***** to ********.
*******, ** * ********** ***** * technician ******** *** ***** * ********* ** * *** ******, * user********** ******** ****.
*******
********* ***** *** ** ****** *** ~$150 *** *** ***, ~$*** *** week, ** ~$*** *** *****.
Bucket ******
* **** ******** ***** **** *** back ** * ***** **** **** vehicle ******* ** ******** ****** * 'bucket *****.'
****** ***** ***** *** ****** "**********" or "***-**********". ********** ****** *** **** to **** **** *** ****** ** the *****, ******* ******** *** ******* of ********. ***-********** ****** **** **** the ******. *** ***** ************ ****, overcenter ** *** **** ******, ** it ****** **** *********** ** *********** the **** ****. ***-********** ****** ****** are **** ******* *** ********** **** repair *** ***** ******** **** **** easy ******.
**********
******* *** **** ** * ***** offers **** ********* **** * **** propelled ** *** ********* ****** ********, these ********* ***** *** **** ****** capacity, **** **** ****** ****** ******* of ******* ** ** *,*** ******.
*************
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**** **** ****** ****** ** **** found ***.
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