What Precisely Is a Boom Truck?
A boom truck uses a winch to recover heavy items or transport supplies to places that are usually inaccessible. Like for instance, they are commonly utilized to reach the top of a building, maneuvering supplies to a hillside or over a ditch.
Larger trucks are outfitted with a boom winch that is mounted in the bed of a truck. It is capable of transporting construction things and other equipment from the side of the street to a particular location. There is one more boom truck configuration that is equipped with a cherry picker. This model allows arborists to access treetops easily.
The Vehicle
The Stinger BT 3063 model has a 113-foot reach and is outfitted with outriggers and stabilizers. A boom truck could range from an aerial work platform which is moved by a hydraulic lifting device 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 needs.
Cherry Picker
Bucket trucks are cherry pickers that could raise workers to great heights. Normally, cherry pickers or buckets move employees 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 boom platform can be 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. Larger booms need outriggers which horizontally extend from the truck in order to stabilize and level out the crane in its use.
Controls
This type of boom truck has a cab-over-engine which has a control cluster which could move the boom from inside the cab. It is usually a panel in the boom itself on the side of the bed.