If your trying to save penny's you'll never make dollars. Higher a professional. THe time your spending on discussion and buying materials you could of paid soneone couple hundred and not worried.
That green international was for adirondeck tree surgeons. Buy a heavy spec cab n chassis n stretch the frame and send it to southco. Local guy has a kw t800 with 45 yard box in it
201 tc for climbing then 461 with 20" bArs then 461 with 25" then switch to 660's with 28" then 880's with 41" don't bother wasting money on mid size saws
Go to auction or look in tree trader. If it used things will break. If you buy from tri state or schmittys just get for a good price. If you buy a bucket over priced n it breaks who's at fault you or the guy that sold it and made money. Again inspect your equipment before you buy
I went down with my buddy to tri state forestry. Joe buys the trucks from auctions that were Bartlett, asphlud, etc. replaces what he has to, and slaps some paint on them n out the door. It's a business, business are supposed to make money. Those corporate company get new and sell before...
One of the best things I bought was the wraptor. When you get a major pruning job or just raising the crowns up or snagging test dead top, the wraptor is a head turner and is always talked about. I wouldn't mind owning a grcs just to own it but ide rather keep my eyes open for a crane