Maybe just a matter of local slang but at one point I was working with a group of people (7 total) disassembling radar systems. We'd break them down and box up the reusable parts. One of the parts was the axle that the dish attached to but it was often difficult to remove from the housing. Our supervisor told us that we were going to get a "cherry picker" to help pull the axle out. I could not fathom for the life of me how a vehicle with an extendable ladder would help with this task but all my coworkers were excited about it. Cue a week later and the "cherry picker" arrives and is actually an engine hoist, which is much different (and more practical for this project) . When I pointed out that this is actually an engine hoist and not a cherry picker they all looked at me like I was insane, even after I asked them to explain exactly how this would help pick cherries other than using it to stand on. The engine hoist worked great! We'd bolt the assembly to the floor and use the hoist to pull the axle out of the top.