Abstract: A method of constructing a five section telescoping aerial lift, crane or similar vehicle-mounted equipment and a lift constructed in accordance with the method having one end pivotally secured, about a horizontal axis, to the pedestal and the other end of the telescoping boom is equipped with a sheave for rigging the turret winch lift-line and/or it is equipped with a platform assembly for positioning workers, tools, or other devices at high positions, the four telescoping boom sections being extended and retracted individually by means of one hydraulic actuator for each moving section, two actuators located in the interior of the boom sections and two actuators located on the exterior of the boom sections.