What Exactly Is a Boom Truck?
A boom truck uses a winch to recover heavy things or move materials to places that are normally not accessible. Like for instance, they are normally used maneuvering supplies to a hillside or over a ditch or to reach the top of a building.
A huge truck is equipped with a boom winch. This is mounted in the truck's bed and then it is capable of transporting construction items and other equipment from street-side to a particular area. There is another boom truck configuration which is outfitted with a cherry picker. This model allows arborists to access treetops easily.
The Vehicle
Terex's Stinger BT 3063 model has a reach of 113-feet and is outfitted with both stabilizers and outriggers. A boom truck could 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 customized boom lift made to suit the specific requirements of the buyer.
Cherry Picker
Cherry pickers are bucket trucks which can lift workers to great heights. Usually, buckets or cherry pickers transport employees from the ground up to high places like for instance treetops, the sides of a building, for firefighting and fire department rescue or up utility poles.
Location
The platform on the boom is operated by remote from the truck's cab. Either the boom is mounted on the bed of a large truck or on a separate trailer. Booms which are bigger need outriggers that extend horizontally from the truck in order to level out and stabilize the crane in its operation.
Controls
A cab-over-engine model boom truck has a control cluster responsible for moving the boom situated in the cab. It is usually a panel in the boom itself on the side of the bed.