What Exactly Is a Boom Truck?
A boom truck uses a winch to recover heavy items or move materials to places which are usually inaccessible. For instance, they are normally utilized maneuvering supplies over a ditch or to a hillside or to reach the top of a building.
A large truck is outfitted with a boom winch. This is mounted in the truck's bed and then it is capable of moving construction things and other equipment from street-side to a particular place. There is a different boom truck configuration which is equipped with a cherry picker. This version allows arborists to access treetops easily.
The Vehicle
Terex's Stinger BT 3063 model has a reach of 113-feet and is equipped with both outriggers and stabilizers. A boom truck could range from an aerial work platform that is moved by a hydraulic lifting device that 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 to suit the particular requirements of the buyer.
Cherry Picker
Cherry pickers or bucket booms enable employees to reach excellent heights. Normally, cherry pickers or buckets move employees from the ground up to high places such as the sides of buildings, treetops, for fire department and firefighting or up utility poles.
Location
The boom platform could 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. Bigger booms need outriggers which horizontally extend from the truck so as to stabilize and level out the crane in its operation.
Controls
This type of boom truck has a cab-over-engine that has a control cluster that could move the boom from inside the cab. It is often a panel in the boom itself on the side of the bed.