Water oak crane removal in Greenville · Captions available
- Service
- Crane tree removal
- Location
- Greenville, Greenville County
- Tree
- Water oak
- Size
- 50+ inches (as stated in the video)
- Timeframe
- One day
What the job involved
The crane took the oak down piece by piece, with the grapple saw cutting and lifting sections clear of the roof and setting them in the driveway. The chipper processed the brush and the grapple truck loaded the wood. The video describes the removal as a day job.
The narrator explains the tree was starting to decline pretty rapidly, and it stood over top of the house. Overhead power lines meant nothing could be dropped, so every piece was lowered into a drop zone in the driveway. The crane was set up in the front yard with a tracked spider lift beside it.
Equipment shown: Crane with grapple saw, Tracked spider lift, 21-inch chipper, Grapple truck.
Planning similar work?
When a large tree is over a house and near power lines, ask where the crane will sit, where pieces will be set down and how the wood and brush will leave the property. A crane and grapple saw let a crew control each piece instead of dropping it near the roof or the lines.
Visual summary
A drone shot opens on the job: a crane set up in the front yard and a tracked spider lift beside a large water oak that hangs over the house. The narrator describes it as a 50-plus inch water oak that is starting to decline pretty rapidly.
Overhead power lines run near the property, so every piece is lowered into a drop zone in the driveway rather than dropped. The crew shows the equipment on site, including the spider lift and a 21-inch chipper.
A timelapse follows the crane taking the tree down piece by piece, then real-time footage of the grapple saw cutting and lifting a limb clear of the house. The video ends with the chipper and grapple truck loading wood and cleaning up. The narrator describes the removal as a day job.