Congratulations to Advanced Land Management & Tree Removal of Abingdon, VA for taking delivery of this beast of a truck. https://www.grapplesawtrucks.com/delivery-of-north-americas-largest-grapplesaw-truck/
I just visited an owner of a 650 last week and shot some video. It's a nice compact truck and the Mecanil grapple saw cuts like a laser due to the 5/8" lines on the crane.
I also paid a visit to @CanaryBoss a few weeks ago... he's got some awesome ideas that he is implementing... stay tuned for...
Not a crane... but too awesome not to post. Our customer AgMax in Ohio is operating a Mecanil grapplesaw with their helicopters. They designed a hydraulic power pack to run the grapplesaw. After testing for several months they told me everything works awesome and this is a gamechanger for their...
The wallboard crane w/ grapplesaw can make a nice combo... but like @TreeGuru4u said the extra articulation a foldable knuckleboom offers can be a huge advantage in many situations. If you would like to talk to an operator that used a Fassi F390SE.24 wallboard crane w/ grapplesaw for a year and...
I had the pleasure of seeing this in person a few weeks ago in California... amazing to see! 170 feet of vertical reach with a Mecanil SG280 grapplesaw.