What Is a Boom Truck?
A boom truck utilizes a winch to recover heavy items or move supplies to places that are typically not accessible. Like for example, they are normally used maneuvering materials to a hillside or over a ditch or to reach the top of a building.
Bigger trucks are outfitted with a boom winch which is mounted in the bed of a truck. It is capable of transporting construction items and other equipment from the side of the street to a specific place. There is one more boom truck design which is outfitted 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 which 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 customized boom lift manufactured for a particular buyer's requirements.
Cherry Picker
Bucket trucks are cherry pickers that could raise workers to great heights. Usually, buckets or cherry pickers move 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 require outriggers that extend horizontally from the truck in order to stabilize and level out the crane during its operation.
Controls
This type of boom truck has a cab-over-engine that has a control cluster which could move the boom from inside the cab. It is usually a panel in the boom itself on the side of the bed.