What Is a Boom Truck?
A boom truck uses a winch to recover heavy things or move materials to places that are usually not accessible. For instance, they are commonly utilized maneuvering supplies over a ditch or to a hillside or to reach the top of a building.
Bigger trucks are outfitted with a boom winch which is mounted in the truck's bed. It is capable of transporting construction things and other equipment from the side of the street to a particular location. There is a different boom truck configuration which is equipped with a cherry picker. This version enables arborists to easily access treetops.
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 could 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 meet the particular needs of the buyer.
Cherry Picker
Cherry pickers are bucket trucks that can raise workers to great heights. Usually, cherry pickers or buckets move employees from the ground up to high areas such as 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 big truck or on a separate trailer. Larger booms need outriggers that horizontally extend from the truck so as to stabilize and level out the crane in its use.
Controls
A cab-over-engine model boom truck has a control cluster capable of moving the boom located in the cab. It is normally a panel in the boom itself on the side of the bed.