It's called a tow truck.
Regarding the rotators: if the only tool you have is a hammer, then every problem looks like a nail. Why send a roll-back if you can bill for a rotator?
And that's common--it's called spiking the job, happens all the time.
Probably not-but you can buy three 50 ton units for the price of one rotator.
Glad you're enjoying them. We're the only one in our area with our own cranes. We end up helping multiple other tree services as a sub. This is in part because there's only one crane rental service that will do tree work in our area. They have three cranes total and no AT cranes. We rented a lot prior to buying a crane and really had a hard time getting enough rental time. When storms come through you have 15 tree services trying to get the same 3 cranes. They have a 2892 manitex, t340 terex, and an 8670 link belt.
Yes. We tie our climbing system in above the ball on an ansi rated tie on just for that purpose. Its attached to a wired shut 3/4" shackle that is around the load line above the becket. You can't really use a man basket for our work. In this picture, I have three dead eye slings on the hook. I installed then on my way down the dead tree. Then I rappelled to the ground and made a cut. Most of the time where I go through a top, a man basket wouldn't fit. We also have to be able to hook slings and a basket would be in the way for that as well. We have used one before if we just need to cut apart a tall dead tree. They suck terribly to cut from. There's no way to keep their reaction down so you can't push or wield a chainsaw very well from them. I want to buy on that installs in place of the jib so it basically turns the crane into a big bucket truck.
Cathedral caverns
Yes it'll go to a custom cut saw mill. We also took down a 28 in dbh poplar tree. Got a good 16 ft log out of it as well.
