What Is a Boom Truck?
A boom truck uses a winch to recover heavy things or move materials to areas that are normally not accessible. Like for example, they are normally utilized to reach the top of a building, maneuvering materials to a hillside or over a ditch.
Bigger trucks are outfitted with a boom winch which is mounted in the bed of a truck. It is capable of moving construction things and other equipment from the side of the street to a specific location. There is a different boom truck design which is equipped with a cherry picker. This version allows arborists to easily access treetops.
The Vehicle
Terex's Stinger BT 3063 model has a reach of 113-feet and is equipped with both outriggers and stabilizers. A boom truck can range from an aerial work platform which 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 customized boom lift made to meet the particular needs of the buyer.
Cherry Picker
Cherry pickers or bucket booms allow employees to reach excellent heights. Typically, buckets or cherry pickers move workers from the ground up to high areas such as treetops, the sides of a building, up utility poles or for fire department rescue and firefighting.
Location
The boom platform can be operated by remote from the truck's cab. Either the boom is mounted on a separate trailer or on the bed of a large truck. Bigger booms require outriggers which horizontally extend from the truck so as to level out and stabilize the crane in its use.
Controls
This type of boom truck has a cab-over-engine that has a control cluster that could move the boom from inside the cab. It is often a panel in the boom itself on the side of the bed.