What Precisely Is a Boom Truck?
To recover heavy items or to transport supplies to places and areas which are not normally accessible, boom trucks will use a winch. For example, they are normally 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 particular place. There is another boom truck design which is outfitted with a cherry picker. This version allows arborists to access treetops easily.
The Vehicle
Terex's Stinger BT 3063 model has a reach of 113-feet and is equipped with both outriggers and stabilizers. A boom truck can range from an aerial work platform which 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 made for a specific buyer's requirements.
Cherry Picker
Cherry pickers or bucket booms allow employees to reach excellent heights. Typically, 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 platform on the boom is operated from the truck's cab by remote. Either the boom is mounted on the bed of a big truck or on a separate trailer. Booms that are larger require outriggers which horizontally extend from the truck in order to level out and stabilize the crane in its use.
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 normally a panel in the boom itself on the side of the bed.