What Precisely Is a Boom Truck?
A boom truck uses a winch to recover heavy items or move supplies to places that are normally inaccessible. Like for example, they are normally utilized to reach the top of a building, maneuvering materials over a ditch or to a hillside.
Larger trucks are outfitted with a boom winch that 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 location. There is a different boom truck configuration that is outfitted with a cherry picker. This version allows arborists to easily access treetops.
The Vehicle
Terex's Stinger BT 3063 model has a reach of 113-feet and is equipped with both stabilizers and outriggers. A boom truck can range 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 customized boom lift manufactured to suit the specific needs of the buyer.
Cherry Picker
Cherry pickers are bucket trucks which could raise workers to great heights. Typically, cherry pickers or buckets transport workers from the ground up to high areas like for example treetops, the sides of a building, for fire department and firefighting or up utility poles.
Location
The boom platform is able to be operated from the truck's cab by remote. Either the boom is mounted on a separate trailer or on the bed of a big truck. Booms which are larger need outriggers that horizontally extend from the truck in order to stabilize and level out the crane throughout its use.
Controls
This type of boom truck has a cab-over-engine which has a control cluster which can move the boom from inside the cab. It is normally a panel in the boom itself on the side of the bed.