When working on a hazardous tree that’s unsafe to climb or a large job that will take days for your climbing crew to complete, renting an arborist crane operator is a smart option.

“When there’s a job I’m asked to estimate that would be a three-day climbing removal, I can usually be out of there in one day if I can reach it with a good setup. Some people have a hard time justifying the cost of subbing in a crane versus sending their crew for three days — but look, we just gained two days. You not only took that tree down safely and efficiently — you’re done in one day. Now you’ve gained two more days of production for another job and you haven’t exhausted your climbers.” — Mark Batty, Brooklin Tree & Crane

The details you need are just a click away

Look at an arborist crane rental website for the information you need to know to request a quote, get an on-site estimate, get your job approved and scheduled. As simple as that sounds, there is more to it. As impressive as cranes are, they have their own set of site requirements and limitations. Fortunately, you don’t have to figure it out yourself. The arborists who provide B2B services with their cranes want to help people in this industry.

“If someone contacts us through our website and gives us the address, we can use Google Maps and Google Street view to give the property a quick look to see if it could be a good fit for the crane. We’ll also go to the site for free to provide an estimate.” — Dale Menken

“Even if the company is in the process of acquiring it, we’ll go check it out. We’ll let them know which crane would be best suited for the job, where the crane would be set up and if any clearance pruning would be required. We have all the specs for the cranes on our website, making it a little easier for people. How far it can reach, how wide it is with the outriggers, and the weight.” — Cody Menken

Renting an arborist crane operator could be the key differentiator that helps you win a job

“Access to our equipment and licensed operators gives the tree care companies we work with confidence and peace of mind. As a rental company with industry-specific knowledge, we understand the scope of work and the best way to operate safely around trees. Each of our operators started in the tree care industry and hold 10+ years of experience in crane operation.

We understand the specific techniques needed to safely and efficiently remove trees with mobile cranes because we’ve worked with them on a daily basis for years.” — Dale Menken, Diamond Crane Corp.

“You could work with a crane operator in the construction field, but they don’t know trees like an arborist and chances are, you won’t be familiar with their straps and equipment.

Construction crane operators are used to lifting something from the ground and hoisting it up or taking from a rooftop down, not dismantling a tree, estimating the weight of the structures and cutting it free — the difference is HUGE. Mistakes with cranes can be catastrophic to your crew and the property owner.” — Mark Batty

Some ISA Certified arborists, like Diamond Crane Corp and Brooklin Tree & Crane have decided to support their peers with core business-to-business services. With their heavy equipment, they can shave days off a big removal project while improving safety and reducing your clean-up efforts. On top of that, they’ll improve your productivity by opening up your schedule to do more work.

“I knew I was going to get into B2B subcontracting for other arborists because I didn’t want to hire a crew or two and chase clients. It benefits everybody to have access to this crane because once they understand the crane and see it in action, they want to use it more and more. They can’t believe how efficient and safe it is. And they’re like, wow, we took that all down before lunch! The crane gobbles up trees so fast.” — Mark Batty