What Is a Boom Truck?
A boom truck utilizes a winch to recover heavy items or move supplies to places that are usually inaccessible. Like for example, they are normally utilized to reach the top of a building, maneuvering materials over a ditch or to a hillside.
A huge truck is outfitted with a boom winch. This is mounted in the truck's bed and then it is capable of moving construction things and other equipment from street-side to a certain location. There is a different boom truck configuration which is outfitted with a cherry picker. This model enables arborists to easily access treetops.
The Vehicle
The Stinger BT 3063 model has a 113-foot reach and is outfitted with outriggers and stabilizers. A boom truck could vary 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 for a specific buyer's requirements.
Cherry Picker
Cherry pickers or bucket booms allow workers to reach excellent heights. Typically, buckets or cherry pickers move employees from the ground up to high areas such as treetops, the sides of a building, up utility poles or for firefighting and fire department rescue.
Location
The boom platform can be 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. Booms which are bigger require outriggers which extend horizontally from the truck so as to level out and stabilize the crane in its use.
Controls
This type of boom truck has a cab-over-engine that has a control cluster that could move the boom from inside the cab. It is often a panel in the boom itself on the side of the bed.