What Precisely Is a Boom Truck?
A boom truck utilizes a winch to recover heavy items or transport materials to areas that are typically inaccessible. 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 that 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 particular place. There is a different boom truck configuration that is outfitted with a cherry picker. This version enables 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 customized boom lift manufactured to meet the specific needs of the buyer.
Cherry Picker
Cherry pickers or bucket booms allow workers to reach excellent heights. Usually, cherry pickers or buckets transport workers from the ground up to high places like treetops, the sides of a building, up utility poles or for fire department rescue and firefighting.
Location
The boom platform is able to be operated by remote from the truck's cab. Either the boom is mounted on a separate trailer or on the bed of a large truck. Booms that are bigger require outriggers that extend horizontally from the truck so as to level out and stabilize the crane in its use.
Controls
This model 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.