What Exactly Is a Boom Truck?
To recover heavy things or to transport supplies to areas and places which are not usually accessible, boom trucks will use a winch. For example, they are commonly used maneuvering materials to a hillside or over a ditch or to reach the top of a building.
Larger trucks are equipped with a boom winch which is mounted in the bed of a truck. It is capable of moving construction things and other equipment from the side of the street to a particular place. There is another boom truck configuration that is outfitted with a cherry picker. This model enables arborists to access treetops easily.
The Vehicle
The Stinger BT 3063 model has a 113-foot reach and is outfitted with outriggers and stabilizers. A boom truck could range from an aerial work platform that is moved by a hydraulic lifting device 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 made to suit the specific needs of the buyer.
Cherry Picker
Bucket booms or cherry pickers allow employees to reach excellent heights. Usually, buckets or cherry pickers move workers from the ground up to high places like for example treetops, the sides of a building, for fire department and firefighting or up utility poles.
Location
The platform on the boom is 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 which extend horizontally from the truck so as to level out and stabilize the crane during its operation.
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 usually a panel in the boom itself on the side of the bed.