What Is a Boom Truck?
To recover heavy things or to move supplies to places and areas which are not normally accessible, boom trucks will utilize a winch. For example, they are commonly used maneuvering supplies over a ditch or to a hillside or to reach the top of a building.
A huge truck is outfitted with a boom winch. This is mounted in the truck's bed and then it is capable of moving construction items and other equipment from street-side to a specific location. There is another boom truck design which is equipped with a cherry picker. This version enables arborists to easily access treetops.
The Vehicle
The Stinger BT 3063 model has a 113-foot reach and is equipped with stabilizers and outriggers. A boom truck can vary from an aerial work platform that is moved by a hydraulic lifting mechanism 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 manufactured to suit the particular requirements of the buyer.
Cherry Picker
Bucket trucks are cherry pickers which could raise workers to great heights. Typically, cherry pickers or buckets move workers from the ground up to high areas like for instance treetops, the sides of a building, for fire department and firefighting or up utility poles.
Location
The boom platform can be operated from the truck's cab by remote. Either the boom is mounted on a separate trailer or on the bed of a big truck. Bigger booms require outriggers that extend horizontally from the truck so as to stabilize and level out the crane during its operation.
Controls
A cab-over-engine model boom truck has a control cluster responsible for moving the boom situated inside of the cab. It is often a panel in the boom itself on the side of the bed.