What Is a Boom Truck?
A boom truck utilizes a winch to recover heavy items or transport supplies to places that are normally not accessible. Like for instance, they are usually utilized maneuvering supplies to a hillside or over a ditch or to reach the top of a building.
Larger trucks are equipped with a boom winch which is mounted in the bed of a truck. It is capable of transporting construction things and other equipment from the side of the street to a specific location. There is a different boom truck configuration that 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 equipped with both outriggers and stabilizers. 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 customized boom lift made to meet the particular requirements of the buyer.
Cherry Picker
Cherry pickers are bucket trucks which can lift workers to great heights. Normally, buckets or cherry pickers move workers from the ground up to high areas like for instance the sides of buildings, treetops, for fire department and firefighting or up utility poles.
Location
The platform on the boom is operated from the truck's cab by remote. Either the boom is mounted on a separate trailer or on the bed of a big truck. Larger booms require outriggers which horizontally extend from the truck so as to stabilize and level out the crane during 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 normally a panel in the boom itself on the side of the bed.