What Exactly Is a Boom Truck?
A boom truck uses a winch to recover heavy things or transport materials to places that are usually inaccessible. For example, they are normally utilized to reach the top of a building, maneuvering supplies to a hillside or over a ditch.
Bigger 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 certain place. There is a different boom truck configuration that is outfitted with a cherry picker. This version allows arborists to easily access treetops.
The Vehicle
The Stinger BT 3063 model has a 113-foot reach and is equipped with stabilizers and outriggers. A boom truck could vary from an aerial work platform that 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 meet the particular needs of the buyer.
Cherry Picker
Cherry pickers or bucket booms enable employees to reach excellent heights. Typically, buckets or cherry pickers move employees from the ground up to high areas like treetops, the sides of a building, up utility poles or for firefighting and fire department rescue.
Location
The platform on the boom is 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 bigger need outriggers that extend horizontally from the truck so as to level out and stabilize the crane during its use.
Controls
A cab-over-engine model boom truck has a control cluster responsible for moving the boom located in the cab. It is normally a panel in the boom itself on the side of the bed.