What Is a Boom Truck?
A boom truck uses a winch to recover heavy things or move materials to places that are typically not accessible. Like for instance, they are commonly used maneuvering materials to a hillside or over a ditch or to reach the top of a building.
A big truck is equipped with a boom winch. This is mounted in the bed of the truck and then it is capable of moving construction items and other equipment from street-side to a certain place. There is a different boom truck configuration which is outfitted with a cherry picker. This version allows arborists to access treetops easily.
The Vehicle
Terex's Stinger BT 3063 model has a reach of 113-feet and is equipped with both outriggers and stabilizers. A boom truck could range from an aerial work platform that 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 modified boom lift manufactured for a particular buyer's needs.
Cherry Picker
Cherry pickers are bucket trucks that can lift employees to great heights. Normally, cherry pickers or buckets move workers from the ground up to high places like 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 a separate trailer or on the bed of a big truck. Booms which are larger require outriggers which extend horizontally from the truck in order to level out and stabilize the crane during its use.
Controls
This kind 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.