What Is a Boom Truck?
A boom truck uses a winch to recover heavy items or transport supplies to places which are usually not accessible. Like for instance, they are usually used maneuvering supplies to a hillside or over a ditch or to reach the top of a building.
Bigger trucks are outfitted with a boom winch which is mounted in the bed of a truck. It is capable of moving construction things and other equipment from the side of the street to a specific place. There is a different boom truck configuration which is equipped 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 outfitted with both outriggers and stabilizers. A boom truck can 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 requirements.
Cherry Picker
Bucket trucks are cherry pickers that could raise workers to great heights. Usually, buckets or cherry pickers transport employees from the ground up to high places like the sides of buildings, treetops, 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 a separate trailer or on the bed of a large truck. Booms that are larger need outriggers that horizontally extend from the truck in order to stabilize and level out the crane throughout its use.
Controls
This model 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.