What Exactly Is a Boom Truck?
To recover heavy things or to transport supplies to places and areas which are not usually accessible, boom trucks would use a winch. Like for instance, they are commonly used 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 moving construction things and other equipment from the side of the street to a specific place. There is one more boom truck design that 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 outfitted with both outriggers and stabilizers. A boom truck can range from an aerial work platform which 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 customized boom lift made to suit the specific requirements of the buyer.
Cherry Picker
Bucket booms or cherry pickers enable employees to reach excellent heights. Typically, cherry pickers or buckets move workers from the ground up to high areas like for example 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 the bed of a large truck or on a separate trailer. Booms which are larger require outriggers that horizontally extend from the truck in order to level out and stabilize the crane throughout its operation.
Controls
This kind 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.