What Is a Boom Truck?
A boom truck uses a winch to recover heavy things or move supplies to places that are typically not accessible. Like for instance, they are usually utilized maneuvering supplies to a hillside or over a ditch or to reach the top of a building.
Bigger trucks are outfitted with a boom winch that is mounted in the bed of a truck. It is capable of moving construction items and other equipment from the side of the street to a specific place. There is one more boom truck configuration which is outfitted with a cherry picker. This version allows arborists to easily access treetops.
The Vehicle
The Stinger BT 3063 model has a 113-foot reach and is outfitted with outriggers and stabilizers. A boom truck can 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 for a particular buyer's requirements.
Cherry Picker
Bucket trucks are cherry pickers that could raise employees to great heights. Normally, cherry pickers or buckets move employees from the ground up to high places like for example the sides of buildings, treetops, up utility poles or for firefighting and fire department rescue.
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 require outriggers that 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 that has a control cluster that could move the boom from inside the cab. It is usually a panel in the boom itself on the side of the bed.