What Is a Boom Truck?
A boom truck utilizes a winch to recover heavy things or move supplies to places which are usually not accessible. Like for instance, they are commonly utilized maneuvering materials over a ditch or to a hillside or to reach the top of a building.
Larger trucks are outfitted with a boom winch that 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 specific place. There is one more boom truck configuration that is equipped with a cherry picker. This model allows arborists to access treetops easily.
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 device 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 manufactured for a particular buyer's needs.
Cherry Picker
Cherry pickers are bucket trucks that could raise workers to great heights. Typically, cherry pickers or buckets move employees 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 boom platform is able to be operated from the truck's cab by remote. Either the boom is mounted on a separate trailer or on the bed of a large truck. Booms which are larger need outriggers which horizontally extend from the truck in order 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 situated inside of the cab. It is often a panel in the boom itself on the side of the bed.