What Precisely Is a Boom Truck?
A boom truck utilizes a winch to recover heavy things or move materials to places that are typically not accessible. For instance, they are usually utilized to reach the top of a building, maneuvering materials over a ditch or to a hillside.
Larger trucks are equipped with a boom winch which is mounted in the truck's bed. It is capable of transporting construction items and other equipment from the side of the street to a certain location. There is a different boom truck design which is equipped with a cherry picker. This model allows arborists to access treetops easily.
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 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 made to meet the particular requirements of the buyer.
Cherry Picker
Cherry pickers are bucket trucks which can raise employees to great heights. Usually, cherry pickers or buckets transport workers from the ground up to high areas like for instance treetops, the sides of a building, up utility poles or for firefighting and fire department rescue.
Location
The platform on the boom is operated by remote from the truck's cab. Either the boom is mounted on a separate trailer or on the bed of a big truck. Bigger booms require outriggers that horizontally extend from the truck so as to level out and stabilize the crane during its operation.
Controls
This type of boom truck has a cab-over-engine which has a control cluster that can move the boom from inside the cab. It is normally a panel in the boom itself on the side of the bed.