What Precisely Is a Boom Truck?
To recover heavy items or to move supplies to places and areas that are not normally accessible, boom trucks would utilize a winch. Like for example, they are commonly utilized maneuvering supplies to a hillside or over a ditch or to reach the top of a building.
A large truck is outfitted 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 location. There is another boom truck design that is equipped with a cherry picker. This version enables arborists to access treetops easily.
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 range 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 made for a specific buyer's requirements.
Cherry Picker
Cherry pickers are bucket trucks that could lift employees to great heights. Normally, cherry pickers or buckets move employees from the ground up to high places like for example 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 require outriggers which extend horizontally from the truck in order to level out and stabilize the crane during its operation.
Controls
This kind of boom truck has a cab-over-engine which 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.