What Is a Boom Truck?
To recover heavy items or to transport supplies to places and areas that are not usually accessible, boom trucks would utilize a winch. Like for example, they are usually utilized to reach the top of a building, maneuvering materials over a ditch or to a hillside.
A big truck is equipped with a boom winch. This is mounted in the bed of the truck and then it is capable of moving construction things and other equipment from street-side to a specific area. There is another boom truck configuration that is outfitted 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 outriggers and stabilizers. A boom truck can range 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 customized boom lift manufactured to suit the particular needs of the buyer.
Cherry Picker
Bucket trucks are cherry pickers which can raise workers to great heights. Usually, buckets or cherry pickers move workers from the ground up to high places such as treetops, the sides of a building, for firefighting and fire department rescue or up utility poles.
Location
The boom platform can be operated from the truck's cab by remote. Either the boom is mounted on a separate trailer or on the bed of a large truck. Bigger booms need outriggers that extend horizontally from the truck so as to stabilize and level out the crane in 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 usually a panel in the boom itself on the side of the bed.