What Precisely Is a Boom Truck?
A boom truck uses a winch to recover heavy items or transport materials to areas that are normally inaccessible. Like for instance, they are normally utilized maneuvering supplies over a ditch or to a hillside or to reach the top of a building.
Larger trucks are outfitted with a boom winch that is mounted in the bed of a truck. 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 design which is equipped with a cherry picker. This version enables arborists to easily access treetops.
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 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 made for a particular buyer's needs.
Cherry Picker
Bucket trucks are cherry pickers that could lift workers to great heights. Typically, cherry pickers or buckets transport workers from the ground up to high areas like the sides of buildings, treetops, up utility poles or for fire department rescue and firefighting.
Location
The platform on the boom is 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 that are bigger need outriggers that extend horizontally from the truck in order to level out and stabilize the crane during its operation.
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.