This is another example of a whole tree removal with our crane. The total weight of this tree was between 2500 lb and 3,000 lb.
Our methodology for tree removal, at Parker Tree Service, of Longmont Colorado; is to speed up our operations by using awesome machinery. The more mechanized tree removals get, the more competitive they can be in cost and reduce risk to property.
There are several things I want to capture here.
First, to process the whole tree took approximately 2 minutes, trough our chipper.
Second, super dead trees cost more to remove and be disposed of simply because they are so brittle. They shatter into tiny pieces which creates extra labor for the ground clean up. It is also extra hazardous, for our lungs, to breathe the dust that is created from the chipping process.
Lastly, very brittle trees create more hazardous conditions for the arborists and for neighbouring properties, than necessary.
General rule of thumb; if the tree is approximately 30% in decline, the tree is terminal. Therefore, a tree owner can save money, on the tree removal and disposal cost, if they remove a tree sooner versus later.