What Is a Boom Truck?
A boom truck utilizes a winch to recover heavy items or move materials to places that are usually inaccessible. Like for example, they are commonly utilized to reach the top of a building, maneuvering supplies to a hillside or over a ditch.
A big truck is outfitted with a boom winch. This is mounted in the bed of the truck and then it is capable of moving construction things and other equipment from street-side to a certain place. There is a different boom truck configuration which is outfitted with a cherry picker. This model allows arborists to easily access treetops.
The Vehicle
The Stinger BT 3063 model has a 113-foot reach and is outfitted with stabilizers and outriggers. A boom truck could 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 modified boom lift made to meet the specific needs of the buyer.
Cherry Picker
Cherry pickers are bucket trucks which could raise employees to great heights. Typically, buckets or cherry pickers move workers from the ground up to high places such as the sides of buildings, treetops, up utility poles or for firefighting and fire department rescue.
Location
The boom platform is able to be operated by remote from the truck's cab. Either the boom is mounted on a separate trailer or on the bed of a big truck. Larger booms need outriggers which horizontally extend from the truck so as to level out and stabilize the crane in its use.
Controls
This model of boom truck has a cab-over-engine that has a control cluster which can move the boom from inside the cab. It is normally a panel in the boom itself on the side of the bed.