What Is a Boom Truck?
A boom truck utilizes a winch to recover heavy things or move supplies to places which are normally inaccessible. Like for example, they are normally utilized maneuvering supplies to a hillside or over a ditch or to reach the top of a building.
Bigger trucks are equipped with a boom winch which is mounted in the truck's bed. It is capable of moving construction things and other equipment from the side of the street to a specific place. There is a different boom truck configuration which is equipped 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 equipped with stabilizers and outriggers. A boom truck could range from an aerial work platform that is moved by a hydraulic lifting mechanism 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 particular requirements of the buyer.
Cherry Picker
Cherry pickers or bucket booms enable employees to reach excellent heights. Typically, cherry pickers or buckets move workers from the ground up to high places like for example the sides of buildings, treetops, for fire department and firefighting or up utility poles.
Location
The boom platform can be operated by remote from the truck's cab. Either the boom is mounted on the bed of a big truck or on a separate trailer. Larger booms need outriggers that extend horizontally from the truck in order to level out and stabilize the crane in its operation.
Controls
This type of boom truck has a cab-over-engine that has a control cluster that could move the boom from inside the cab. It is often a panel in the boom itself on the side of the bed.