What Precisely Is a Boom Truck?
To recover heavy things or to move supplies to places and areas that are not usually accessible, boom trucks would use a winch. Like for example, they are commonly used maneuvering materials to a hillside or over a ditch 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 items and other equipment from street-side to a certain place. There is a different boom truck design that is outfitted with a cherry picker. This version enables arborists to easily access treetops.
The Vehicle
The Stinger BT 3063 model has a 113-foot reach and is equipped with outriggers and stabilizers. A boom truck could range from an aerial work platform that is moved by a hydraulic lifting mechanism 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 particular buyer's requirements.
Cherry Picker
Cherry pickers are bucket trucks that can lift employees to great heights. Normally, cherry pickers or buckets move workers 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 boom platform can be 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 require outriggers which extend horizontally from the truck so as to stabilize and level out the crane in its operation.
Controls
This type of boom truck has a cab-over-engine that 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.