What Is a Boom Truck?
A boom truck uses a winch to recover heavy things or move supplies to places which are normally inaccessible. Like for example, they are commonly used to reach the top of a building, maneuvering materials over a ditch or to a hillside.
A huge truck is equipped with a boom winch. This is mounted in the truck's bed and then it is capable of transporting construction things and other equipment from street-side to a particular location. There is another boom truck design which is outfitted with a cherry picker. This model allows arborists to easily access treetops.
The Vehicle
Terex's Stinger BT 3063 model has a reach of 113-feet and is equipped with both stabilizers and outriggers. A boom truck could vary from an aerial work platform that is moved by a hydraulic lifting device 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
Bucket booms or cherry pickers allow employees to reach excellent heights. Usually, buckets or cherry pickers transport workers from the ground up to high places like treetops, the sides of a building, for firefighting and fire department rescue or up utility poles.
Location
The platform on the boom is operated by remote from the truck's cab. Either the boom is mounted on the bed of a large truck or on a separate trailer. Bigger booms need outriggers that extend horizontally from the truck in order to level out and stabilize the crane in its use.
Controls
A cab-over-engine model boom truck has a control cluster capable of moving the boom situated inside of the cab. It is normally a panel in the boom itself on the side of the bed.