Equipment & Technology

Tracked lift PB-18.95

Tracked Lifts model 18.95 compact lift

Building on the success of its 60-foot arborist compact lift, the model 18.90, Tracked Lifts has introduced valuable enhancements to its new model 18.95, similar to those of its model 27.14. With increased basket capacity and a slightly extended outreach, the 18.95 is designed to provide more control and flexibility to navigate complex work sites. […]

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Air Burners BioCharger portable waste-to-energy system

Air Burners Inc.’s new air-curtain burner is designed as an environmentally friendly, closed-looped system for managing vegetative waste and powering electric machinery fully off-grid. Launched in collaboration with Rolls-Royce and Volvo Construction Equipment, the BioCharger functions in three steps. First, it eliminates waste using air-curtain technology to minimize harmful particulate matter entering the atmosphere. Then, […]

Alvero Lopez under the Kask Zenith Air X Combo.

Kask Primero Air and ZenithAir X Combo Hard Hats

I was on the job site in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts, with a crane crew from Mayer Tree Service Inc., to catch their first impressions of two Kask (trademarked KASK) hard hats. Mayer Tree Service is a 32-year TCIA member company based in Essex, Mass. The Kask Zenith Air X Combo was packaged fully assembled with mesh […]

Dewalt DCCS674X2

Dewalt 60V Max battery-operated chain saw

Dewalt’s new 60V Max 14-inch, top-handle, battery-operated chain saw is designed for professional arborists and landscapers. Powered by Dewalt FlexVolt batteries, it is engineered for tree pruning and removal, with the ability to cut through an 11-inch log up to 35% faster than a 35cc gasoline chain saw. It provides up to 2.4 horsepower and […]

Cranes 101’s portal is designed to enable companies to easily track and access equipment-inspection data

Cranes 101’s Digital Equipment Inspection Portal

Jay Sturm, founder and president of Cranes 101, has been performing equipment inspections for more than 20 years. He wanted to find a way to make them easier to perform. While serving as an expert witness in court cases involving job-site accidents, he noticed two main problems kept recurring: Training and equipment inspections were lacking, […]

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