January 2012
Tools & Techniques: Crane Use for Tree Operations
By Michael Tain
Cranes are becoming an almost commonplace sight on tree care work sites, particularly given the wide variety of shapes, sizes and configurations that are available. While a crane can make tree work safer and more efficient, these valuable tools do require some thought, knowledge and training to use safely and correctly. This column is not meant to be the "be-all and end-all" of crane use in tree work, as that would require a book's worth of diagrams, instructions, pictures, tables and charts, and probably even a DVD. Rather it's meant to introduce some of the basic concepts, principles ...
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