What Precisely Is a Boom Truck?
A boom truck utilizes a winch to recover heavy items or move materials to places that are typically not accessible. Like for example, they are usually used maneuvering materials over a ditch or to a hillside or to reach the top of a building.
A huge truck is equipped with a boom winch. This is mounted in the bed of the truck and then it is capable of transporting construction things and other equipment from street-side to a particular place. There is another boom truck design which is equipped with a cherry picker. This model enables arborists to access treetops easily.
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 range from an aerial work platform that 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 that can raise employees to great heights. Typically, buckets or cherry pickers move employees from the ground up to high places like for instance 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 which are larger require outriggers which extend horizontally from the truck in order to stabilize and level out the crane in its operation.
Controls
This kind of boom truck has a cab-over-engine that has a control cluster which can move the boom from inside the cab. It is normally a panel in the boom itself on the side of the bed.