What Precisely Is a Boom Truck?
A boom truck uses a winch to recover heavy things or transport materials to places which are usually inaccessible. For example, they are usually utilized maneuvering materials to a hillside or over a ditch or to reach the top of a building.
Larger trucks are equipped with a boom winch that 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 location. There is another boom truck design that is equipped with a cherry picker. This model enables arborists to easily access treetops.
The Vehicle
The Stinger BT 3063 model has a 113-foot reach and is equipped with outriggers and stabilizers. A boom truck can range from an aerial work platform which 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 to suit the particular needs of the buyer.
Cherry Picker
Cherry pickers or bucket booms allow employees to reach excellent heights. Normally, cherry pickers or buckets move workers from the ground up to high places like for example treetops, the sides of a building, for firefighting and fire department rescue or up utility poles.
Location
The boom platform can be operated by remote from the truck's cab. Either the boom is mounted on a separate trailer or on the bed of a large truck. Booms which are larger need outriggers which extend horizontally from the truck so as to level out and stabilize the crane in its use.
Controls
A cab-over-engine model boom truck has a control cluster capable of moving the boom situated inside of the cab. It is often a panel in the boom itself on the side of the bed.