What Exactly Is a Boom Truck?
To recover heavy items or to transport supplies to places and areas that are not normally accessible, boom trucks would utilize a winch. Like for example, they are normally utilized to reach the top of a building, maneuvering materials over a ditch or to a hillside.
A big truck is outfitted with a boom winch. This is mounted in the truck's bed and then it is capable of moving construction items and other equipment from street-side to a certain place. There is another boom truck configuration that is equipped with a cherry picker. This model enables 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 could vary 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 for a specific buyer's needs.
Cherry Picker
Cherry pickers are bucket trucks which can lift employees to great heights. Typically, cherry pickers or buckets move employees from the ground up to high areas such as treetops, the sides of a building, for fire department and firefighting or up utility poles.
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 large truck. Larger booms require outriggers that extend horizontally from the truck in order to stabilize and level out the crane throughout its use.
Controls
A cab-over-engine model boom truck has a control cluster responsible for moving the boom situated in the cab. It is often a panel in the boom itself on the side of the bed.