What Exactly Is a Boom Truck?
To recover heavy things or to transport materials to areas and places which are not usually accessible, boom trucks will use a winch. Like for example, they are commonly used to reach the top of a building, maneuvering supplies to a hillside or over a ditch.
Larger trucks are equipped with a boom winch which is mounted in the truck's bed. It is capable of transporting construction items and other equipment from the side of the street to a particular location. There is one more boom truck configuration which 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 outfitted with both stabilizers and outriggers. A boom truck can 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 customized boom lift manufactured for a particular buyer's needs.
Cherry Picker
Bucket trucks are cherry pickers that could 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, up utility poles or for fire department rescue and firefighting.
Location
The boom platform could 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. Larger booms need outriggers which horizontally extend from the truck so as to level out and stabilize the crane during its operation.
Controls
This model of boom truck has a cab-over-engine which has a control cluster which could move the boom from inside the cab. It is usually a panel in the boom itself on the side of the bed.