The Grapple Truck - Blue Sky Tree Care

[benedmonds]

 

Anyone know any thing about this setup?  Is anyone at Blue Sky Tree Care on here?

Edited November 23, 2019 by benedmonds

[Rough Hewn]

Guy I know just ordered this:

Not that far from you.
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[tree-fancier123]

hopefully there will be plenty of gardens with trees more than 35m from the road, or he will hoover up all the work, what I've been messing with today - a leaning ash over sheds and fences would have been gone before I had bagged an anchor point

[doobin]

Looks a pukka bit of kit.

[treevolution]

I wonder what the day rate will be to hire him in with that machine.

 

I read somewhere that it's costing around £350,000.

 

You could get a tree on the ground very quickly with that setup.

[benedmonds]

Be perfect for all the roadside ash that will be dead around hear in a few years..

[aspenarb]

26 minutes ago, tree-fancier123 said:

hopefully there will be plenty of gardens with trees more than 35m from the road, or he will hoover up all the work, what I've been messing with today - a leaning ash over sheds and fences would have been gone before I had bagged an anchor point

Mr Fancier I dont think you need to worry about that crane truck  poaching domestic work, it wont fit in Mrs Miggings drive and outside with all the legs out would probably need a road closure. It will no doubt be a success but it wont be off the back of domestic arb, its only a tool for lowering sticks at the end of the day and at 850kg`s a pop not very big ones.

 

Bob

[Mike Hill]

They seem to proliferate in areas with large trees and good access. 

 

A mate of mine bought one in the states,he has grossed over $40K a week with it.

 

In the right place they really are a game changer.

[LGP Eddie]

52 minutes ago, aspenarb said:

Mr Fancier I dont think you need to worry about that crane truck  poaching domestic work, it wont fit in Mrs Miggings drive and outside with all the legs out would probably need a road closure. It will no doubt be a success but it wont be off the back of domestic arb, its only a tool for lowering sticks at the end of the day and at 850kg`s a pop not very big ones.

 

Bob

Leave that to the 360 Telehandlers that’ll be everywhere with Mecanil and Westtech Heads.

40k on the road, basically run around an hour and a half radius from an operating base like JCB 3CX’s used to do everywhere and you’ll cover some ground.

If you’ve no use for the Felling Head I’m certain the crane winch, or basket would come in useful to a company.

 

Magni are currently at 46 metres reach on a 360 rotating machine, but something in the 26 metre range isn’t massively expensive and will be a game changer.

 

That truck is capable of far bigger than 850kg closer in that’s for certain, and I know better than most how effective these Mecanil Felling Heads are.

The main problem with Lorry Loader cranes is they’re so slow in operation, and certain ones will lock out when overloaded causing all kinds of headaches.

 

Fair play to them for jumping first and trying to get ahead, I assume they’ll both be doing some demo’s and well worth a look at these things in action.

 

 

Eddie.

[tree-fancier123]

1 hour ago, Mike Hill said:

A mate of mine bought one in the states,he has grossed over $40K a week with it.

Nice work if you can get it - and you can get it if you try