Some trees are simply too big, too dead, or too dangerously placed to take down by climbing and rigging alone. A massive post oak leaning over the house, a storm-cracked pecan hanging above the pool, a dead giant that can't be safely climbed — these are jobs for a crane. Instead of a climber wrestling heavy limbs down through the canopy, the crane lifts each cut section straight up and swings it clear to the ground, out of harm's way.
Crane-assisted removal is faster, and far safer, for the worst trees on the tightest sites. It keeps our crew out from under the load, keeps heavy wood off your roof and landscaping, and lets us dismantle a huge tree in big, controlled pieces. It's the method we reach for when the stakes — and the tree — are too high to risk anything else.
What's included
- For oversized, dead, or hazardous trees
- Sections lifted up and over the house
- Keeps crew and wood off your roof and pool
- Reaches trees too risky to climb or fell
- Planned picks within the crane's rated capacity
- Coordinated cutter, operator, and ground crew
- Fully insured with drop-zone setup
- Stump grinding, hauling, and cleanup included
When a crane is the right call
We bring in a crane when a tree is too large, too structurally compromised, or too tightly hemmed in by your house, pool, or fences to remove conventionally. A dead or hollow tree that isn't safe to climb, a storm-damaged giant loaded with tension, or a big canopy directly over a structure are all classic crane jobs — the machine does the heavy holding so no one is standing under a swinging limb.
It's also often the least destructive option on a landscaped lot. Because sections are lifted out instead of lowered through the tree, there's far less risk to the roof, the pool deck, the flower beds, and the sprinkler system below.
How a crane removal works
We set the crane where it has clear reach to the tree and a stable footing, then a climber or bucket operator makes the cuts while each section is secured to the crane. As a piece is cut free, the crane takes its full weight and lifts it up and over the house or obstacles to a drop zone in the driveway or street, where a ground crew bucks and chips it. We work down the tree section by section until only the stump remains.
Every pick is planned around the weight of the wood and the crane's rated capacity, and the whole operation is choreographed between the crane operator, the cutter, and the ground crew so there's never a piece of wood in the air that isn't fully under control.
Protecting your home and property
The entire point of a crane removal is control. Heavy sections never free-fall and never travel across your roof under a rope — they're carried in the air, above everything, and set down in a clear spot. That protects the parts of your property that a conventional takedown puts most at risk: the roof, gutters, pool, patio, and landscaping.
We're fully insured for this work, we set up the drop zone and traffic control when the driveway or street is in play, and we finish the same as any removal — stump ground if you want it, wood hauled, and the site raked clean.