Biancardi added that improved efficien- cy benefits everyone. Completing jobs faster gives crews more time off, helps prevent burnout, and frees company leadership to focus on sales and busi- ness development. “This is the only piece of equipment they’re going to buy that’s actually going to grow their business,” Bian- cardi said. “You’re buying your time back.” Creekmore and Zak Hilliard, market manager at Altec, noted that while the tree care industry has traditionally been slow to adopt new technologies, attitudes are shifting. “We’re seeing a change in the mental- ity around the best way to get the job done,” Hilliard said. “For years, the tree care industry has been untouched by mechanized innova- tion,” Biancardi agreed. Over the past decade, adoption has accelerated, with many machines now featuring versatile attachments beyond tree felling. “Anything that has to do with vegeta- tion, we have an attachment,” Roberts said. He explained that Sennebogen’s quick coupler system allows for easy switch- ing between nine different attach- ments, including mowers, mulchers, and hedge trimmers. These options make the machines highly effective in confined spaces where manual trim- ming would take significantly more time. THINGS TO CONSIDER BEFORE BUYING Despite their benefits, tree machines come with considerations. Due to their size, they typically require a trailer for transport between job sites. As a result, companies must either subcontract hauling or own the appropriate trans- port equipment.
Large mechanical tree equipment provide safe, targeted tree removal even in spaces where manual felling would be difficult or dangerous.
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