What Is a Boom Truck?
A boom truck utilizes a winch to recover heavy items or transport materials to places that are typically not accessible. Like for instance, they are normally used maneuvering materials over a ditch or to a hillside or to reach the top of a building.
Bigger trucks are outfitted with a boom winch which is mounted in the bed of a truck. It is capable of moving 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 easily access treetops.
The Vehicle
Terex's Stinger BT 3063 model has a reach of 113-feet and is equipped with both stabilizers and outriggers. A boom truck could 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 manufactured to suit the specific requirements of the buyer.
Cherry Picker
Bucket booms or cherry pickers allow workers to reach excellent heights. Usually, buckets or cherry pickers move employees from the ground up to high places such as the sides of buildings, treetops, for firefighting and fire department rescue or up utility poles.
Location
The boom platform can be operated from the truck's cab by remote. Either the boom is mounted on a separate trailer or on the bed of a big truck. Bigger booms require outriggers that extend horizontally from the truck in order to stabilize and level out the crane throughout its use.
Controls
A cab-over-engine model boom truck has a control cluster capable of moving the boom located inside of the cab. It is often a panel in the boom itself on the side of the bed.