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Knuckleboom Crane Best Practices in Tree Care

Until just over four years ago, I barely knew what a knuckleboom crane was – and I may not be alone! Now it seems they are all I think about. There has been a dramatic rise in popular use of knuckleboom cranes for tree work since TCI EXPO 2015 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where we got […]

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If You Build It, Will They Come? Keeping Your Grapple Saw Busy

The versatility of the grapple-saw crane, also called a boom-mounted grapple saw, is advantageous to many tree-service professionals. The majority of these businesses have purchased and used the rig for their own operations. Others use it to subcontract. In this article, we’ll look at how the owner of a grapple-saw crane can market his or […]

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WARNING: Aerial-Lift Attachment Systems in Use!

“I have not met anyone in the business who does not want more safety.” Those are the words of Bob Dray, vice president for sales and marketing for Custom Truck One Source, during a recent interview to discuss aerial-lift safety and the lanyard warning system his company recently adopted. From the advent of bucket trucks […]

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