What Exactly Is a Boom Truck?
A boom truck uses a winch to recover heavy items or transport supplies to places that are normally not accessible. Like for instance, they are commonly utilized maneuvering materials to a hillside or over a ditch or to reach the top of a building.
A large truck is equipped with a boom winch. This is mounted in the bed of the truck and then it is capable of moving construction items and other equipment from street-side to a particular place. There is another boom truck configuration which is equipped with a cherry picker. This version allows arborists to easily access treetops.
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 range from an aerial work platform which 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 modified boom lift manufactured to suit the specific needs of the buyer.
Cherry Picker
Cherry pickers are bucket trucks which could raise employees to great heights. Usually, cherry pickers or buckets move workers from the ground up to high places such as treetops, the sides of a building, up utility poles or for firefighting and fire department rescue.
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 large truck. Bigger booms require outriggers which extend horizontally from the truck so as to level out and stabilize the crane in 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.