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• Stump grinder: Removes stumps to allow new trees to be planted • Track hoe: For moving logs, felling trees, and digging large holes or trenches quickly
currently available tools and supplies
Urban Forestry Program The urban forestry program has hand tools, polesaws, Gator bags, diagnostic tools, and other supplies and equipment needed to perform tree inspections and maintenance. Additional tools and supplies would be needed for additional full time staff, but would be relatively inexpensive. Greenways Advisory Board (GAB) The GAB has shovels, rakes, and other hand tools for maintaining trails, which could also be used for volunteer tree planting projects.
capital to purchase by 2017
• 40' bucket truck: Because most trees are relatively small, the Urban Forestry Program does not need the largest size truck. A truck with a smaller reach is far less expensive, is easier to maneuver, does not require a CDL, is easier to maintain and repair, and runs on unleaded fuel.
Currently, most street and park trees could be pruned or removed using a pickup truck with a 40' bucket. (Versalift East)
tools and equipment recommended for purchase by 2017
• Trailer mounted air compressor: $8,000+, depending on size • Air Spade kit and hand tools for root collar excavation: $2,000 • Additional data collector for 2013 tree inventory, including software and accessories: $1,600 • Chainsaws, protective equipment, and accessories for tree removal, storm response, greenways maintenance, and large tree pruning: $450 per new employee • Pruning saws, loppers, and polesaws for small tree pruning and removal: $450 per new employee
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