What Is a Boom Truck?
To recover heavy items or to transport materials to areas and places which are not normally accessible, boom trucks would utilize a winch. Like for example, they are commonly used to reach the top of a building, maneuvering materials to a hillside or over a ditch.
Bigger trucks are equipped with a boom winch which is mounted in the bed of a truck. It is capable of transporting construction things and other equipment from the side of the street to a certain place. There is a different boom truck configuration which is outfitted with a cherry picker. This version allows arborists to easily access treetops.
The Vehicle
The Stinger BT 3063 model has a 113-foot reach and is equipped with outriggers and stabilizers. A boom truck could 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 modified boom lift manufactured for a specific buyer's requirements.
Cherry Picker
Cherry pickers are bucket trucks that could lift workers to great heights. Typically, buckets or cherry pickers move employees from the ground up to high places 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 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 which are bigger need outriggers that extend horizontally from the truck so as to stabilize and level out the crane in its operation.
Controls
A cab-over-engine model boom truck has a control cluster capable of moving the boom located inside of the cab. It is usually a panel in the boom itself on the side of the bed.