I have an oak tree in my back yard that needs to be removed. It is in a very tight spot between 3 houses. I was advised that a crane would be needed to remove the tree. My property is small and there is little access to the back so the crane would have to be parked on the street and will go over the house. My property is 50x 100 and the company has a Manitex 40124SHL crane. How can I check if the tree company has a crane operator with certification? I'm also concerned if the tree can reached in the back if the crane parked on the street. Thanks for any advice.
Crane Operator Certification
- Thread starter JoanneS
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Reach
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- Atglen, PA
My suggestion would be to ask the company to provide you with their crane operator’s license, though if the tree service owns their own crane, legally the operator does not have to have a license to pick trees.
They do have to have insurance (and that’s far more important than the license) and should provide you with proof if you ask. You want to make sure they have General Liability, Worker’s Compensation to cover all workers onsite, and Commercial Auto insurance. The certificate they provide to you also should show your name and address as the Certificate Holder, that will ensure the certificate you receive is current and valid.
As for reach, we work with that same model crane, it’s one of the six sizes we work with here. It will have plenty of capacity to lift your tree as long as the operator and crew know what they are doing. We would most likely be comfortable with that setup, though we may bring a bigger crane just because we can...
I’m assuming the tree is not sitting on the very back of your property, so based on a lifting radius of 80’ from the center of the crane to the center of the tree, that crane will be able to lift 3100 pounds. If the tree is closer, the lifting capacity will increase.
They do have to have insurance (and that’s far more important than the license) and should provide you with proof if you ask. You want to make sure they have General Liability, Worker’s Compensation to cover all workers onsite, and Commercial Auto insurance. The certificate they provide to you also should show your name and address as the Certificate Holder, that will ensure the certificate you receive is current and valid.
As for reach, we work with that same model crane, it’s one of the six sizes we work with here. It will have plenty of capacity to lift your tree as long as the operator and crew know what they are doing. We would most likely be comfortable with that setup, though we may bring a bigger crane just because we can...
I’m assuming the tree is not sitting on the very back of your property, so based on a lifting radius of 80’ from the center of the crane to the center of the tree, that crane will be able to lift 3100 pounds. If the tree is closer, the lifting capacity will increase.
Jehinten
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I don't own a crane, so others can verify this, but crane certification is not required for tree work. Only for construction type craning services. However if your requiring certification for your own peace of mind, I'd just ask the crane operator to present it to you before accepting the quote.
As for the crane reaching, it's best to let the operator determine that. There are certain areas that's good to setup and others that aren't. They will need to determine the best setup location and then the reach.
For what its worth, the company that I contract has a Manitex 50ton crane (I'm unsure of the model number) with 138 feet of boom. He can reach 100' horiztally, but prefers to limit it to 90' for tree work.
Thank you so much for your very helpful response. It has put me a bit more at ease as when I was told a crane would remove the tree over the house, it gave me quite a fright.
Thank you so much for your helpful response as well!!
Reach
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- Atglen, PA
You’re welcome! I can understand your fears, I frequently speak with customers who share your concerns. Lifting over a house is quite routine for many companies, we certainly do it often enough, and we have never broken a house.
Attached are some photos of us lifting over houses, four of these photos show the a 40124SHL like what will be lifting over yours. The other photo is a much larger crane, a 100 ton with about 170’ of boom; that project we were lifting a tree over the house and off the roof of the next house back, after a storm blew it over.
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Thanks so much for posting these photos. I don't think I had a clear perspective of the reach of the crane but this has helped greatly!
Reach
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- Atglen, PA
Happy to help, and glad the photos were of use to you! Best wishes to you with this project, hope all goes well! Post some pictures and a review of the project here when it’s been completed, we would like to see it!
I will do that, thank you!
Fivepoints
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- East of Huntsville, AL
As others have mentioned, no need for a crane Op license federally for tree work. I see your in New York. I know they have their own licensing so it may be required in your state.
We craned this 5000 lb oak log out over a house today. It's something that is done regularly by competent crews. We took down a larger tree last week.
We craned this 5000 lb oak log out over a house today. It's something that is done regularly by competent crews. We took down a larger tree last week.
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