He is about to grab the top of a 2' tree, about 25' up. I'm thinking this is cool, then they turn us loose to drive by him while he has a hold of that like a Roman Candle. I thought that was a little sketch. One blown clamp line on your fancy Sennebogen dohicky and we are all in a fine pickle, not just the crew!
Better choice a man on Hooks, Safer and can control that crash better.
A tree company here has one, all I've seen it do is ride down the road. Seems like a pretty slick yet expensive solution. Those machines are material handlers at heart so I wonder what kind of safety precautions such as hydro safety valves are built into the base machine or added in the arborist version?
There is a tree guy here who has a rig sort of like an excavator boom that will reach over a house from front yard to back and cut trees. It's mounted on a heavy Western Star and he says he wished he had waited on a Pete or a KW because its breaking that truck all to pieces.
Probably just getting some tree dismantling practice in before the emerald ash borer takes over. Could make for some exciting tree climbing with gaffs when the tree turns to powder when the saw starts. Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) Known Infested Counties | Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service There is a larger model Sennebogen than depicted the 738 (75 feet of reach, 225hp, 46 tons) compared the 728 shown with 188hp, 60 feet reach, 38 tons. The truck crane guy (cranes are made by Palfinger, Effer, Bik Fassi etc) might do some research on the Volvo trucks they have a heavy duty model. "The 1.6-million-square-foot New River Valley assembly plant, located on nearly 300 acres in Dublin, Virginia, is the largest Volvo truck manufacturing facility in the world. The plant is certified under the ISO 9001 quality, ISO 14001 environmental, and ISO 50001 energy standards. The New River Valley plant produces all Volvo trucks sold in North America, including the VNM, VNL, VNX, VHD and VAH models."