What Is a Boom Truck?
A boom truck utilizes a winch to recover heavy items or move supplies to places which are usually inaccessible. For example, they are normally utilized to reach the top of a building, maneuvering materials over a ditch or to a hillside.
Bigger trucks are outfitted 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 particular place. There is one more boom truck configuration which is outfitted with a cherry picker. This version enables arborists to easily access treetops.
The Vehicle
The Stinger BT 3063 model has a 113-foot reach and is outfitted with stabilizers and outriggers. A boom truck could vary from an aerial work platform that is moved by a hydraulic lifting mechanism 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 manufactured to suit the specific requirements of the buyer.
Cherry Picker
Bucket trucks are cherry pickers that can raise workers to great heights. Typically, buckets or cherry pickers transport employees from the ground up to high areas like for example 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 the bed of a large truck or on a separate trailer. Bigger booms need outriggers which extend horizontally from the truck so as to level out and stabilize the crane in its operation.
Controls
This kind of boom truck has a cab-over-engine that has a control cluster which can move the boom from inside the cab. It is normally a panel in the boom itself on the side of the bed.