What Is a Boom Truck?
A boom truck uses a winch to recover heavy things or move materials to places that are normally not accessible. Like for instance, they are commonly utilized to reach the top of a building, maneuvering supplies over a ditch or to a hillside.
Bigger trucks are equipped with a boom winch which is mounted in the truck's bed. It is capable of moving construction things and other equipment from the side of the street to a particular location. There is one more boom truck configuration that is equipped 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 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 modified boom lift made for a particular buyer's requirements.
Cherry Picker
Cherry pickers are bucket trucks which could lift employees to great heights. Normally, cherry pickers or buckets transport employees from the ground up to high places such as treetops, the sides of a building, up utility poles or for firefighting and fire department rescue.
Location
The platform on the boom is operated by remote from the truck's cab. Either the boom is mounted on a separate trailer or on the bed of a big truck. Booms that are bigger need outriggers that extend horizontally from the truck so as to stabilize and level out the crane during its operation.
Controls
A cab-over-engine model boom truck has a control cluster responsible for moving the boom located in the cab. It is usually a panel in the boom itself on the side of the bed.