What Is a Boom Truck?
To recover heavy items or to move materials to areas and places which are not usually accessible, boom trucks would utilize a winch. Like for instance, they are commonly utilized maneuvering materials to a hillside or over a ditch or to reach the top of a building.
Larger trucks are equipped with a boom winch that is mounted in the bed of a truck. It is capable of transporting construction things and other equipment from the side of the street to a certain place. There is a different boom truck configuration that is equipped with a cherry picker. This version allows arborists to access treetops easily.
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 range 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 modified boom lift made to suit the specific needs of the buyer.
Cherry Picker
Bucket trucks are cherry pickers which can raise workers to great heights. Normally, buckets or cherry pickers transport employees from the ground up to high areas like for example the sides of buildings, treetops, for firefighting and fire department rescue or up utility poles.
Location
The platform on the boom is operated by remote from the truck's cab. Either the boom is mounted on a separate trailer or on the bed of a big truck. Booms which are bigger require outriggers that extend horizontally from the truck in order to stabilize and level out the crane throughout its use.
Controls
This kind of boom truck has a cab-over-engine which has a control cluster which could move the boom from inside the cab. It is usually a panel in the boom itself on the side of the bed.