What Exactly Is a Boom Truck?
To recover heavy items or to transport materials to places and areas that are not normally accessible, boom trucks will utilize a winch. Like for instance, they are normally used 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 transporting construction things and other equipment from the side of the street to a specific location. There is one more boom truck design which is outfitted with a cherry picker. This version allows arborists to access treetops easily.
The Vehicle
Terex's Stinger BT 3063 model has a reach of 113-feet and is equipped with both outriggers and stabilizers. A boom truck can range from an aerial work platform which is moved by a hydraulic lifting device 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 to suit the particular needs of the buyer.
Cherry Picker
Cherry pickers or bucket booms enable workers to reach excellent heights. Usually, buckets or cherry pickers transport employees from the ground up to high areas like for example treetops, the sides of a building, for fire department and firefighting 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. Bigger booms require outriggers which extend horizontally from the truck so as to stabilize and level out the crane in its operation.
Controls
This kind of boom truck has a cab-over-engine that has a control cluster which could move the boom from inside the cab. It is normally a panel in the boom itself on the side of the bed.