What Exactly Is a Boom Truck?
To recover heavy items or to move materials to places and areas that are not usually accessible, boom trucks will use a winch. For instance, they are normally 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 moving construction items and other equipment from street-side to a certain location. There is another boom truck design that is equipped 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 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 made for a particular buyer's requirements.
Cherry Picker
Bucket trucks are cherry pickers that can lift workers to great heights. Usually, buckets or cherry pickers move workers from the ground up to high areas like the sides of buildings, treetops, 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. Larger booms need outriggers that horizontally extend from the truck in order to stabilize and level out the crane throughout its use.
Controls
This kind of boom truck has a cab-over-engine which 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.