What Exactly Is a Boom Truck?
A boom truck uses a winch to recover heavy items or move materials to areas which are normally inaccessible. For example, they are commonly utilized to reach the top of a building, maneuvering supplies to a hillside or over a ditch.
Bigger trucks are outfitted with a boom winch that 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 specific location. There is a different boom truck design which is equipped with a cherry picker. This model allows arborists to access treetops easily.
The Vehicle
Terex's Stinger BT 3063 model has a reach of 113-feet and is outfitted with both stabilizers and outriggers. A boom truck can vary 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 needs.
Cherry Picker
Cherry pickers are bucket trucks that could lift workers to great heights. Usually, buckets or cherry pickers move employees from the ground up to high areas like the sides of buildings, treetops, up utility poles or for firefighting and fire department rescue.
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 big truck. Larger booms require outriggers that horizontally extend from the truck so as to stabilize and level out the crane throughout its use.
Controls
This type of boom truck has a cab-over-engine that has a control cluster which could move the boom from inside the cab. It is usually a panel in the boom itself on the side of the bed.