What Precisely Is a Boom Truck?
To recover heavy things or to transport supplies to areas and places which are not usually accessible, boom trucks will utilize a winch. For instance, they are normally utilized to reach the top of a building, maneuvering materials to a hillside or over a ditch.
Bigger trucks are outfitted with a boom winch that is mounted in the truck's bed. It is capable of moving construction items and other equipment from the side of the street to a specific place. There is one more boom truck design that is outfitted with a cherry picker. This version enables arborists to access treetops easily.
The Vehicle
The Stinger BT 3063 model has a 113-foot reach and is outfitted with outriggers and stabilizers. A boom truck could vary from an aerial work platform that is moved by a hydraulic lifting mechanism that 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 to meet the particular needs of the buyer.
Cherry Picker
Cherry pickers are bucket trucks that could raise workers to great heights. Typically, buckets or cherry pickers move workers from the ground up to high areas like treetops, the sides of a building, up utility poles or for firefighting and fire department rescue.
Location
The boom platform could be operated by remote from the truck's cab. Either the boom is mounted on the bed of a big truck or on a separate trailer. Bigger booms require outriggers that extend horizontally from the truck so as to level out and stabilize the crane in its use.
Controls
This model of boom truck has a cab-over-engine which has a control cluster that could move the boom from inside the cab. It is usually a panel in the boom itself on the side of the bed.