What Exactly Is a Boom Truck?
To recover heavy things or to move supplies to areas and places which are not normally accessible, boom trucks would use a winch. For instance, they are commonly utilized maneuvering materials to a hillside or over a ditch or to reach the top of a building.
A big truck is equipped with a boom winch. This is mounted in the bed of the truck and then it is capable of transporting construction things and other equipment from street-side to a specific location. There is one more boom truck design that is outfitted 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 outfitted with both stabilizers and outriggers. A boom truck could vary 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 modified boom lift made for a particular buyer's requirements.
Cherry Picker
Bucket booms or cherry pickers enable employees to reach excellent heights. Typically, buckets or cherry pickers move workers from the ground up to high areas such as treetops, the sides of a building, for firefighting and fire department rescue or up utility poles.
Location
The platform on the boom is 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. Larger booms need outriggers which extend horizontally from the truck so as to level out and stabilize the crane during its use.
Controls
This type of boom truck has a cab-over-engine which 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.