What Is a Boom Truck?
To recover heavy items or to transport supplies to places and areas which are not normally accessible, boom trucks would use a winch. For example, they are usually used maneuvering materials over a ditch or to a hillside or to reach the top of a building.
Bigger trucks are equipped with a boom winch that is mounted in the truck's bed. It is capable of moving construction items and other equipment from the side of the street to a particular location. There is one more boom truck design which is equipped with a cherry picker. This version 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 can range from an aerial work platform that is moved by a hydraulic lifting mechanism that 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 for a specific buyer's requirements.
Cherry Picker
Bucket trucks are cherry pickers which can lift employees to great heights. Typically, cherry pickers or buckets 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 boom platform is able to be operated from the truck's cab by remote. Either the boom is mounted on the bed of a big truck or on a separate trailer. Booms that are larger need outriggers that extend horizontally from the truck in order to level out and stabilize the crane throughout its operation.
Controls
This model of boom truck has a cab-over-engine that has a control cluster that could move the boom from inside the cab. It is normally a panel in the boom itself on the side of the bed.