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 will utilize a winch. Like for instance, they are commonly utilized to reach the top of a building, maneuvering materials over a ditch or to a hillside.
Bigger trucks are equipped with a boom winch which is mounted in the truck's bed. It is capable of transporting construction items and other equipment from the side of the street to a specific place. There is a different boom truck design which is outfitted with a cherry picker. This version allows arborists to easily access treetops.
The Vehicle
The Stinger BT 3063 model has a 113-foot reach and is outfitted with stabilizers and outriggers. A boom truck can 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 customized boom lift made for a particular buyer's requirements.
Cherry Picker
Bucket trucks are cherry pickers which can raise employees to great heights. Usually, buckets or cherry pickers move 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 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 larger require outriggers that horizontally extend from the truck in order to stabilize and level out the crane during its use.
Controls
A cab-over-engine model boom truck has a control cluster responsible for moving the boom located inside of the cab. It is normally a panel in the boom itself on the side of the bed.