What Exactly Is a Boom Truck?
To recover heavy things or to transport supplies to places and areas that are not normally accessible, boom trucks would use a winch. Like for example, they are normally used to reach the top of a building, maneuvering supplies to a hillside or over a ditch.
Bigger trucks are equipped with a boom winch which is mounted in the bed of a truck. It is capable of moving construction things and other equipment from the side of the street to a certain location. There is a different boom truck design which is outfitted 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 equipped with stabilizers and outriggers. A boom truck could vary from an aerial work platform which is moved by a hydraulic lifting mechanism 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 for a specific buyer's needs.
Cherry Picker
Bucket trucks are cherry pickers that can lift employees to great heights. Typically, buckets or cherry pickers transport employees from the ground up to high places such as treetops, the sides of a building, for firefighting and fire department rescue or up utility poles.
Location
The boom platform is able to 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. Larger booms require outriggers that extend horizontally from the truck so as to stabilize and level out the crane in its use.
Controls
A cab-over-engine model boom truck has a control cluster capable of moving the boom located in the cab. It is usually a panel in the boom itself on the side of the bed.