treeguy1979
ArboristSite Lurker
Ok, I'm gonna sound like a shill here but has anyone ever heard of a crane truck w/ a grapple AND saw at the boom tip? As in, you would maneuver the crane around a tree you're tryin' to take down and grab on with the grapple, then a saw attachment would cut the tree where you're holding on? Then you could lower the limb to the ground (or into a chipper/chip body) w/ the crane.
I was reading TCIA's online magazine and apparently Altec has a new truck w/ all these features. My company has a couple of their LR5 buckets but nothing like this. They call it the EC175-5S-FG "Heartland" -- it has an Effer knuckleboom crane behind the cab w/ grapple + chainsaw at the boom tip and a log body at the back. This thing looks ridiculous, they have a couple of videos on their site: http://www.altec.com/products/specialty-products/grapple-saws/ec175-5s-fg/ (click the videos tab)
The thing is remote controlled too.......so you could be in a lawn chair drinking a beer while you do a takedown hahaha
Has anybody ever heard of a truck like this before? It seriously looks like it can take down whole trees in minutes, plus you don't even need your guys up in the tree to take it down. I wonder what this thing costs, and if they have a rear mount option. The TCIA article makes a case that this product could revolutionize the tree care industry...what do you guys think. Would you run a rig like this?
I was reading TCIA's online magazine and apparently Altec has a new truck w/ all these features. My company has a couple of their LR5 buckets but nothing like this. They call it the EC175-5S-FG "Heartland" -- it has an Effer knuckleboom crane behind the cab w/ grapple + chainsaw at the boom tip and a log body at the back. This thing looks ridiculous, they have a couple of videos on their site: http://www.altec.com/products/specialty-products/grapple-saws/ec175-5s-fg/ (click the videos tab)
The thing is remote controlled too.......so you could be in a lawn chair drinking a beer while you do a takedown hahaha
Has anybody ever heard of a truck like this before? It seriously looks like it can take down whole trees in minutes, plus you don't even need your guys up in the tree to take it down. I wonder what this thing costs, and if they have a rear mount option. The TCIA article makes a case that this product could revolutionize the tree care industry...what do you guys think. Would you run a rig like this?