Aerial work platform
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An aerial work platform, also an aerial device, aerial lift, boom lift, bucket truck, cherry picker, elevating work platform, mobile elevating work platform, or scissor lift, is a mechanical device us
Replacing an advertising poster in London using an aerial work platform.
Articulated lift being demonstrated
An extended scissor lift
JCB S1930E Scissor Lift at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad
Crane (machine)
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A crane is a machine used to move materials both vertically and horizontally, utilizing a system of a boom, hoist, wire ropes or chains, and sheaves for lifting and relocating heavy objects within the
Aerial work platform
…designed to lift limited weight-usually less than a ton, although some have a higher safe working load (SWL) [1]—distinguishing them from most types of cranes. They are usually capable of being set up and operated by a single person Regardless of the task they are used for, aerial work platforms may provide…
Manual crane from the late 19th century used for unloading small loads from ships at the Port of Barcelona, Spain
Modern cranes used as part of the reconstruction of the Houses of Parliament, in Cape Town CBD
Reconstruction of a 10.4 m high Roman Polyspastos powered by a treadwheel at Bonn, Germany
Roman relief from the Tomb of the Haterii showing a construction crane with a pulley system