What Precisely Is a Boom Truck?
A boom truck utilizes a winch to recover heavy things or transport supplies to places that are typically inaccessible. Like for instance, they are normally utilized to reach the top of a building, maneuvering materials to a hillside or over a ditch.
Larger trucks are equipped with a boom winch which is mounted in the truck's bed. It is capable of transporting construction items and other equipment from the side of the street to a particular location. There is another boom truck design that is equipped with a cherry picker. This version 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 stabilizers and outriggers. A boom truck can 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 for a specific buyer's needs.
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 such as treetops, the sides of a building, for fire department and firefighting or up utility poles.
Location
The platform on the boom is operated from the truck's cab by remote. Either the boom is mounted on a separate trailer or on the bed of a large truck. Booms that are larger need outriggers that extend horizontally from the truck so as to level out and stabilize the crane in its operation.
Controls
This model of boom truck has a cab-over-engine which has a control cluster that can move the boom from inside the cab. It is usually a panel in the boom itself on the side of the bed.