What Is a Boom Truck?
To recover heavy things or to move supplies to areas and places which are not usually accessible, boom trucks will utilize a winch. For instance, they are normally utilized maneuvering materials to a hillside or over a ditch or to reach the top of a building.
A large truck is equipped with a boom winch. This is mounted in the truck's bed and then it is capable of transporting construction things and other equipment from street-side to a certain place. There is another boom truck design which 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 can vary from an aerial work platform which 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 made to meet the particular needs of the buyer.
Cherry Picker
Cherry pickers are bucket trucks which can raise employees to great heights. Usually, buckets or cherry pickers transport workers from the ground up to high areas like treetops, the sides of a building, for firefighting and fire department rescue 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. Larger booms require outriggers which horizontally extend from the truck in order to level out and stabilize the crane during its use.
Controls
A cab-over-engine model boom truck has a control cluster responsible for moving the boom situated inside of the cab. It is often a panel in the boom itself on the side of the bed.