What Is a Boom Truck?
A boom truck utilizes a winch to recover heavy items or transport supplies to areas that are normally not accessible. For example, they are normally utilized to reach the top of a building, maneuvering materials over a ditch or to a hillside.
Bigger trucks are equipped 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 certain place. There is one more boom truck design which is equipped with a cherry picker. This model enables arborists to access treetops easily.
The Vehicle
The Stinger BT 3063 model has a 113-foot reach and is outfitted with stabilizers and outriggers. A boom truck can range from an aerial work platform that is moved by a hydraulic lifting mechanism 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 manufactured for a specific buyer's requirements.
Cherry Picker
Cherry pickers are bucket trucks that could raise workers to great heights. Typically, cherry pickers or buckets transport 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 platform on the boom is operated from the truck's cab by remote. Either the boom is mounted on the bed of a big truck or on a separate trailer. Booms that are bigger require outriggers that horizontally extend from the truck so as to level out and stabilize the crane in its operation.
Controls
A cab-over-engine model boom truck has a control cluster responsible for moving the boom situated in the cab. It is usually a panel in the boom itself on the side of the bed.