What Is a Boom Truck?
A boom truck uses a winch to recover heavy things or move supplies to places that are normally inaccessible. Like for instance, they are usually used maneuvering supplies over a ditch or to a hillside or to reach the top of a building.
Larger trucks are equipped with a boom winch that 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 that is outfitted with a cherry picker. This version 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 stabilizers and outriggers. A boom truck could range 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 manufactured for a particular buyer's requirements.
Cherry Picker
Cherry pickers are bucket trucks which can raise employees to great heights. Typically, cherry pickers or buckets transport workers from the ground up to high places such as the sides of buildings, treetops, up utility poles or for fire department rescue and firefighting.
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 big truck or on a separate trailer. Bigger booms require outriggers which horizontally extend from the truck in order to stabilize and level out the crane throughout its operation.
Controls
This model of boom truck has a cab-over-engine which 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.