What Is a Boom Truck?
A boom truck utilizes a winch to recover heavy items or transport materials to areas that are typically not accessible. Like for instance, they are usually utilized maneuvering materials to a hillside or over a ditch or to reach the top of a building.
Bigger trucks are outfitted with a boom winch which is mounted in the truck's bed. It is capable of transporting construction things and other equipment from the side of the street to a specific location. There is one more boom truck configuration which is outfitted with a cherry picker. This version allows arborists to easily access treetops.
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 that 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 meet the particular needs of the buyer.
Cherry Picker
Cherry pickers are bucket trucks which can lift workers to great heights. Usually, cherry pickers or buckets transport employees from the ground up to high areas such as treetops, the sides of a building, for firefighting and fire department rescue 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 large truck or on a separate trailer. Booms that are bigger require outriggers which horizontally extend from the truck so as to level out and stabilize the crane during its operation.
Controls
A cab-over-engine model boom truck has a control cluster capable of moving the boom situated inside of the cab. It is normally a panel in the boom itself on the side of the bed.