What Precisely Is a Boom Truck?
A boom truck utilizes a winch to recover heavy items or transport supplies to areas which are usually inaccessible. Like for instance, they are usually utilized maneuvering supplies over a ditch or to a hillside or to reach the top of a building.
A huge truck is equipped with a boom winch. This is mounted in the truck's bed and then it is capable of transporting construction items and other equipment from street-side to a specific place. There is one more boom truck configuration that is outfitted with a cherry picker. This model 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 vary 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 to suit the particular requirements of the buyer.
Cherry Picker
Bucket trucks are cherry pickers which can raise workers to great heights. Normally, buckets or cherry pickers transport workers from the ground up to high places like for example treetops, the sides of a building, for firefighting and fire department rescue or up utility poles.
Location
The platform on the boom is operated by remote from the truck's cab. Either the boom is mounted on a separate trailer or on the bed of a large truck. Booms that are larger need outriggers that horizontally extend from the truck so as to level out and stabilize the crane during its use.
Controls
This type of boom truck has a cab-over-engine that has a control cluster that could move the boom from inside the cab. It is usually a panel in the boom itself on the side of the bed.