What Is a Boom Truck?
To recover heavy items or to transport supplies to places and areas that are not normally accessible, boom trucks would use a winch. 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 bed of a truck. It is capable of moving construction items and other equipment from the side of the street to a specific place. There is another boom truck design that is equipped with a cherry picker. This version allows arborists to easily access treetops.
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 vary 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 made to suit the specific needs of the buyer.
Cherry Picker
Cherry pickers or bucket booms allow employees to reach excellent heights. Usually, buckets or cherry pickers move employees from the ground up to high areas like treetops, the sides of a building, up utility poles or for fire department rescue and firefighting.
Location
The boom platform could be operated from the truck's cab by remote. 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 in its use.
Controls
This kind of boom truck has a cab-over-engine that has a control cluster that can move the boom from inside the cab. It is usually a panel in the boom itself on the side of the bed.