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. For instance, they are commonly utilized to reach the top of a building, maneuvering materials over a ditch or to a hillside.
Larger trucks are outfitted with a boom winch that is mounted in the bed of a truck. 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 configuration that is outfitted 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 equipped with both stabilizers and outriggers. A boom truck can range from an aerial work platform that is moved by a hydraulic lifting device that 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 requirements.
Cherry Picker
Cherry pickers are bucket trucks which could lift employees to great heights. Normally, buckets or cherry pickers transport workers from the ground up to high areas like for instance the sides of buildings, treetops, up utility poles or for fire department rescue and firefighting.
Location
The platform on the boom is operated from the truck's cab by remote. Either the boom is mounted on the bed of a large truck or on a separate trailer. Booms which are bigger need outriggers which extend horizontally from the truck in order to level out and stabilize the crane in its operation.
Controls
This type of boom truck has a cab-over-engine which has a control cluster which could move the boom from inside the cab. It is often a panel in the boom itself on the side of the bed.