After years of climbing and traditional tree work, THIS is the future, right down the grapple wheel loader and Pfanner helmets and Sena coms. Whoever is making the capital equipment purchasing decisions deserves some serious credit for having the balls to and foresight to invest big in this outfit. Nice to see the team in proper gear and operating as professionals. Kudos to you!
This is definitely the future of tree work. We too came from traditional methods and after going to the TCI expo in 2018 it really opened our eyes to the potential of investing in this kind of equipment. Thanks for noticing and stay safe out there!
We just got the pros with Sena. Talk about a have changer! When I'm up the lift and one guy is on the dingo and another doing groundwork, communication is a breeze. Sure the $1600 for the 3 was a tough pill to swallow, but I'm telling you, couples don't communicate this well. Plus we can trash talk and nobody can hear us!
Drew Murphy normally have to take them to a place that grinds it up, colors the mulch and sells it. The box is 20x6x4 roughly. We can load up quite a bit. Sometimes we keep the trunks to mill
Good to see a company investing in specialist kit to make the job easier/safer etc etc. I like the “whilst your here, can you just” bush at the end too. 👍
Charles Rivers we found that the chipper wasn’t big/powerful enough to mechanically feed it. It would get jammed and ended up being more work. We recently invested in a larger one and can feed it directly with the grapple saw. Much easier. Thanks for watching!
A-Plus Tree Yeah I hear you bud I had a brush bandit to 254XP which we used to feed with the log truck and It would always overheat The more bark M 18 beaver seems to do a little better
Im a knuckle boom operator in NYC, it's the first time I saw wallboard cutting trees. I see a lot of shock load on the boom, how often do you have problems with cylinders?
xmfv735 they’re pretty heavy duty. We replaced the cylinders over the winter. It was pretty used when we bought the truck and not sure if the cylinders were ever replaced. What kind of boom you run?
@@a-plustreeservice1326 the shock load happened when he picks up the cut timber of the the tree and the whole machine shakes. I slowed the video so I saw it. But I guess this is what happens in the tree cutting business. In NY we don't do tree cutting
@@a-plustreeservice1326 in my personal opinion, the wallboard is made to deliver sheetrock, knuckle booms are made for the big stuff. And you operator is amazing
I seen this truck remove 2 elm trees todays by Cedar Bluffs. I'm was totally amazed at what they did in such short time. I use to be a tree climber for and this beats that for sure. Professional crew.
I could do that just as good. I started cutting trees down for a living since 1967.....it would take me a lot longer. I'd have to climb it but possible....................
@@a-plustreeservice1326 one in every neighborhood 😂 I love it when I quote a tree and they think it’s too much and say they are going to go with the $400.00 guys, then they don’t show up. So they call me back then I up charge 25% from the original price.
A broom I guess that's for somebody to ride ? I've never seen a tree company use a broom that's why they make these things called backpack blowers time is money I make a 1000 to 1500 an hour removing trees don't have time to be sweeping the road half the day
think of this. in the olden days every single man would be up on that tree with a 50 foot or more ladder, made of wood, with no harnesses and barely any ropes to work with.
For fuck's sake get a skid steer that hand chipping is for the birds. My guys almost never touch a piece of brush by hand even 1" diameter sticks we just pick up with a machine you can buy another machine you can't buy another back
Get a redmax 8500 blower My girlfriend blows harder than that thing you are trying to clean the yard up with there it will save you so much time the $600 price tag is well worth it And I would have just put a couple of straps around that flush cut and picked it out with a grapple truck if you could reach the tree you could definitely pick that block of wood out of the yard. I bet that tree took all day even with the grapplel truck I could have done it with my stick boom Crane boom Crane stump ground everything cleaned up and all and about 3 to 4 hours. U gotta work smarter not harder
What did you change with your operation? Do you still recommend a wall board truck over a knuckle boom? Have a Smaller truck I was looking into converting
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After years of climbing and traditional tree work, THIS is the future, right down the grapple wheel loader and Pfanner helmets and Sena coms. Whoever is making the capital equipment purchasing decisions deserves some serious credit for having the balls to and foresight to invest big in this outfit. Nice to see the team in proper gear and operating as professionals. Kudos to you!
This is definitely the future of tree work. We too came from traditional methods and after going to the TCI expo in 2018 it really opened our eyes to the potential of investing in this kind of equipment. Thanks for noticing and stay safe out there!
We just got the pros with Sena. Talk about a have changer! When I'm up the lift and one guy is on the dingo and another doing groundwork, communication is a breeze. Sure the $1600 for the 3 was a tough pill to swallow, but I'm telling you, couples don't communicate this well.
Plus we can trash talk and nobody can hear us!
Nothing like having a crew that is on spot 🤙
Impressive, looks like a real professional operation and I’m all about that. Nice job
Joe thank you!
What do you guys do with the logs? How much can you fit in the grapple truck?
Drew Murphy normally have to take them to a place that grinds it up, colors the mulch and sells it. The box is 20x6x4 roughly. We can load up quite a bit. Sometimes we keep the trunks to mill
Good to see a company investing in specialist kit to make the job easier/safer etc etc. I like the “whilst your here, can you just” bush at the end too. 👍
sharkeyist We’re all about making this job as safe, easy and efficient and possible! Thanks for the comment!
what type of knuckle boom is the western star truck?
Fassi 390
How long did the job take?
Day and a half
Wow amazing work and that main grapple truck puts ones I ran to shame lol. The operator is very skilled
i want to know the cost of that job compared to a smaller traditional crew
MrTreeman1979 what do you mean by a smaller traditional crew? At this time we were a crew of 3, which is an average tree crew size.
Crew running 1 bucket, 1 chipper truck, possible 1 walk behind skidder. No grapple.
Or just let me know what this job cost? Lol that would answer it. And your location
We’re in the Fremont NE area. This job was around $3500
Thanks for the info. Great job for a very reasonable price.
does this crane have full capacity 360 degrees or does it drop off over the sides of the truck?
That crane is amazing, don't think I've ever seen one quite like it. Great job.
dryad130 thanks!
Why are the ground guys feeling the chipper by hand if there’s a grapple truck on the site? Awesome video
Charles Rivers we found that the chipper wasn’t big/powerful enough to mechanically feed it. It would get jammed and ended up being more work. We recently invested in a larger one and can feed it directly with the grapple saw. Much easier. Thanks for watching!
A-Plus Tree
Yeah I hear you bud I had a brush bandit to 254XP which we used to feed with the log truck and It would always overheat
The more bark M 18 beaver seems to do a little better
Im a knuckle boom operator in NYC, it's the first time I saw wallboard cutting trees. I see a lot of shock load on the boom, how often do you have problems with cylinders?
xmfv735 they’re pretty heavy duty. We replaced the cylinders over the winter. It was pretty used when we bought the truck and not sure if the cylinders were ever replaced. What kind of boom you run?
Where did you see the shock loading?
@@a-plustreeservice1326 the shock load happened when he picks up the cut timber of the the tree and the whole machine shakes. I slowed the video so I saw it. But I guess this is what happens in the tree cutting business. In NY we don't do tree cutting
@@a-plustreeservice1326 I operate a pk 165.0002 tech 7 or fassi f2150
@@a-plustreeservice1326 in my personal opinion, the wallboard is made to deliver sheetrock, knuckle booms are made for the big stuff. And you operator is amazing
I seen this truck remove 2 elm trees todays by Cedar Bluffs. I'm was totally amazed at what they did in such short time. I use to be a tree climber for and this beats that for sure. Professional crew.
Glad you enjoyed what you saw!
What is the model crane you have that grapple saw mounted to?
Fassi 390
Awesome video. Where can I get a grapple boom truck like this? You care to share with me. We are from nw iowa. Raman tree service. Kurt
Look up the knuckleboomtrader website
That machine is a groundies worst nightmare!!! At least you have two 😃.
How does one get into learning how to operate one of these? Young climber but this is the future for the industry.
Benjamin Johnson we spent a day learning about it with the guy we bought it from. From there it was trail and error and lots of practice.
how long did it took you to take the tree down?
1.5 days. The big trunk took half a day.
What make and model is the crane?
Fassi 390
I appreciate you responding. Your set up is very intuitive. Thank you.
@@tomplucknette5941 you bet. Thanks for watching.
Do you need a license to operate the crane ?
I believe in Connecticut we do and could only be acquired through an apprenticeship program🤦♂️
Jon Adams I don’t believe so for this type of crane and the type of work we do. Could be different in Connecticut
So cool to watch! Nice job!
KBH27 thanks !
that's a good looking crew!
You guys got it going on for real
Unreal. Hopefully I can bring this to Australia one day
You’d be amazed
I bet you guys would love it especially with all those huge Eucalyptus in Australia
@@wildlifewarrior2670 yep for sure. Only problem is a lot of streets have over head cables
@@Viralclown yes
Hey Chris where can I get me one of these sir im an older tree man im Ronald Raby
AWESOME TOOL !
Brilliant, no compatition
I could do that just as good. I started cutting trees down for a living since 1967.....it would take me a lot longer. I'd have to climb it but possible....................
That’s cool but I’m not paying $3000 to cut a tree
Lucky for you these videos are free
@@a-plustreeservice1326 one in every neighborhood 😂
I love it when I quote a tree and they think it’s too much and say they are going to go with the $400.00 guys, then they don’t show up. So they call me back then I up charge 25% from the original price.
😂. Some people
@@kalebdeese3192 want a cookie
@@3dland874 wanna pay way more than 3k when that tree smokes your house?
A broom I guess that's for somebody to ride ? I've never seen a tree company use a broom that's why they make these things called backpack blowers time is money I make a 1000 to 1500 an hour removing trees don't have time to be sweeping the road half the day
think of this. in the olden days every single man would be up on that tree with a 50 foot or more ladder, made of wood, with no harnesses and barely any ropes to work with.
Those guys were tough
This would be great for the owner but the employees not so much they go home early and make less money
We’ve since added 4 employees, work a consistent 40 hour work week and are not exhausted at the end of the day. It’s been great for crew morale.
@@a-plustreeservice1326 yes it will favor back that's for sure
damm shame. Epic tree
3500 for a day and a half job!
That price is too low sir, you are in business but you are not making business.
For fuck's sake get a skid steer that hand chipping is for the birds. My guys almost never touch a piece of brush by hand even 1" diameter sticks we just pick up with a machine you can buy another machine you can't buy another back
Or at least get a full sized shipper and stick the whole tops in with the grapple truck
We’ve changed our operation significantly since those video. Thanks for watching
Get a redmax 8500 blower My girlfriend blows harder than that thing you are trying to clean the yard up with there it will save you so much time the $600 price tag is well worth it And I would have just put a couple of straps around that flush cut and picked it out with a grapple truck if you could reach the tree you could definitely pick that block of wood out of the yard. I bet that tree took all day even with the grapplel truck I could have done it with my stick boom Crane boom Crane stump ground everything cleaned up and all and about 3 to 4 hours. U gotta work smarter not harder
We’ve changed our operation significantly since this video. Thanks for watching
What did you change with your operation? Do you still recommend a wall board truck over a knuckle boom? Have a
Smaller truck I was looking into converting
whats the reach and pick on that grapple set up
4500 lbs 90’ vertical