What Precisely Is a Boom Truck?
To recover heavy things or to move materials to areas and places that are not normally accessible, boom trucks would use a winch. For instance, they are commonly used maneuvering materials over a ditch or to a hillside or to reach the top of a building.
Bigger 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 certain location. There is another boom truck design that is outfitted 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 equipped with both stabilizers and outriggers. A boom truck can 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 customized boom lift manufactured for a specific buyer's needs.
Cherry Picker
Bucket booms or cherry pickers allow employees to reach excellent heights. Normally, buckets or cherry pickers transport workers from the ground up to high places like the sides of buildings, treetops, for firefighting and fire department rescue or up utility poles.
Location
The platform on the boom is operated by remote from the truck's cab. Either the boom is mounted on the bed of a large truck or on a separate trailer. Larger booms require outriggers that extend horizontally from the truck in order to level out and stabilize 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.