What Is a Boom Truck?
To recover heavy things or to transport supplies to places and areas which are not usually accessible, boom trucks would utilize a winch. For instance, they are usually utilized maneuvering materials to a hillside or over a ditch or to reach the top of a building.
Larger trucks are equipped with a boom winch that is mounted in the truck's bed. It is capable of moving construction items and other equipment from the side of the street to a certain location. There is one more boom truck configuration which is outfitted with a cherry picker. This model allows arborists to access treetops easily.
The Vehicle
Terex's Stinger BT 3063 model has a reach of 113-feet and is outfitted with both outriggers and stabilizers. A boom truck can vary 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
Cherry pickers or bucket booms enable employees to reach excellent heights. Typically, buckets or cherry pickers move employees from the ground up to high places like for example treetops, the sides of a building, up utility poles or for fire department rescue and firefighting.
Location
The boom platform can be operated by remote from the truck's cab. Either the boom is mounted on a separate trailer or on the bed of a big truck. Larger booms need outriggers which horizontally extend from the truck in order to level out and stabilize the crane during its use.
Controls
This model of boom truck has a cab-over-engine that has a control cluster that can move the boom from inside the cab. It is normally a panel in the boom itself on the side of the bed.