What Is a Boom Truck?
A boom truck uses a winch to recover heavy things or move materials to areas which are usually not accessible. Like for instance, they are commonly utilized to reach the top of a building, maneuvering supplies to a hillside or over a ditch.
Larger trucks are outfitted with a boom winch which 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 particular location. There is another 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 outfitted with both stabilizers and outriggers. A boom truck could vary from an aerial work platform that is moved by a hydraulic lifting mechanism 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 raise employees to great heights. Normally, cherry pickers or buckets move employees from the ground up to high areas like the sides of buildings, treetops, 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 a separate trailer or on the bed of a big truck. Booms which are bigger need outriggers that horizontally extend from the truck in order to level out and stabilize the crane during its use.
Controls
This type of boom truck has a cab-over-engine that has a control cluster which can move the boom from inside the cab. It is often a panel in the boom itself on the side of the bed.