What Precisely Is a Boom Truck?
A boom truck utilizes a winch to recover heavy things or transport materials to places that are usually inaccessible. For instance, they are usually utilized maneuvering materials to a hillside or over a ditch or to reach the top of a building.
Larger trucks are equipped with a boom winch that 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 configuration which is outfitted with a cherry picker. This version allows arborists to access treetops easily.
The Vehicle
The Stinger BT 3063 model has a 113-foot reach and is outfitted with outriggers and stabilizers. A boom truck can range 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 modified boom lift made to suit the particular requirements of the buyer.
Cherry Picker
Bucket trucks are cherry pickers which can lift employees to great heights. Typically, buckets or cherry pickers move employees from the ground up to high places like the sides of buildings, treetops, up utility poles or for fire department rescue and firefighting.
Location
The boom platform can be operated from the truck's cab by remote. Either the boom is mounted on the bed of a large truck or on a separate trailer. Larger booms require outriggers which horizontally extend from the truck in order to level out and stabilize the crane in its operation.
Controls
This model of boom truck has a cab-over-engine that 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.