What Is a Boom Truck?
To recover heavy items or to move supplies to areas and places that are not usually accessible, boom trucks would use a winch. Like for example, they are normally used to reach the top of a building, maneuvering supplies to a hillside or over a ditch.
Larger trucks are equipped with a boom winch which is mounted in the truck's bed. It is capable of moving construction items and other equipment from the side of the street to a certain place. There is a different boom truck configuration which is equipped with a cherry picker. This model enables arborists to access treetops easily.
The Vehicle
Terex's Stinger BT 3063 model has a reach of 113-feet and is outfitted with both outriggers and stabilizers. A boom truck can vary 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 made to meet the specific requirements of the buyer.
Cherry Picker
Bucket booms or cherry pickers enable employees to reach excellent heights. Normally, buckets or cherry pickers move workers from the ground up to high areas such as treetops, the sides of a building, for fire department and firefighting or up utility poles.
Location
The boom platform could be 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. Booms that are larger need outriggers which extend horizontally from the truck so as to level out and stabilize the crane throughout 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 usually a panel in the boom itself on the side of the bed.