What Is a Boom Truck?
A boom truck utilizes a winch to recover heavy items or move supplies to areas which are normally inaccessible. For example, they are commonly utilized to reach the top of a building, maneuvering materials to a hillside or over a ditch.
A huge truck is outfitted with a boom winch. This is mounted in the bed of the truck and then it is capable of transporting construction items and other equipment from street-side to a certain area. There is a different boom truck design that is outfitted with a cherry picker. This model allows arborists to easily access treetops.
The Vehicle
Terex's Stinger BT 3063 model has a reach of 113-feet and is equipped with both stabilizers and outriggers. A boom truck could range from an aerial work platform which is moved by a hydraulic lifting device which is mounted on the bed, up to a Class 8 tractor-trailer rig with a bucket. It is also possible to have a modified boom lift made for a particular buyer's requirements.
Cherry Picker
Bucket trucks are cherry pickers that could lift workers to great heights. Normally, cherry pickers or buckets transport workers from the ground up to high places like treetops, the sides of a building, up utility poles or for firefighting and fire department rescue.
Location
The boom platform is able to be operated by remote from the truck's cab. Either the boom is mounted on the bed of a large truck or on a separate trailer. Booms that are larger require outriggers which extend horizontally from the truck in order to stabilize and level out the crane in its operation.
Controls
A cab-over-engine model boom truck has a control cluster capable of moving the boom located in the cab. It is normally a panel in the boom itself on the side of the bed.