Fun Job and New Equipment for Fledgling Tree Service

[CaPowell]

Did I mention I don't have a bucket?

Here are some pictures of a black locust I did today. I forgot to take before pictures, but remembered once I got down to the hardest stem. Thankfully, I didn't have to climb it at all. Everything was done from the roof by setting ropes with a throw line and using a pole saw or poles and a saw blade.

Also, I bought a Buck Arch from Logrite about a week ago. It isn't a mini skid, but at about 1/30 of the cost, I can't complain. I have been really impressed with what I can pick up and load with this thing. Max 22" wide and 16 feet long. 1,800 lb capacity. It is pictured with the gooseneck attachment to help load my trailer.

How many of you guys have used log arches before? Why aren't they used more in residential tree work? I started with a company that had a mini and I had never heard of a log arch before a month ago. Now that I'm on my own, I'm discovering all of these older tools for the first time.

 

[southsoundtree]

Nice new gear. An AT and Arch are great money makers, especially if you can integrate power-pulling.

Arches and AT are great compliments to a mini, as a tag axle.

Good stepping stone purchases.

PVC makes great AT stake extensions. LOAD it up.

If there are not weep holes in the newer AT frames, drill some.

 

[colb]

Did I mention I don't have a bucket?

Here are some pictures of a black locust I did today. I forgot to take before pictures, but remembered once I got down to the hardest stem. Thankfully, I didn't have to climb it at all. Everything was done from the roof by setting ropes with a throw line and using a pole saw or poles and a saw blade.

Also, I bought a Buck Arch from Logrite about a week ago. It isn't a mini skid, but at about 1/30 of the cost, I can't complain. I have been really impressed with what I can pick up and load with this thing. Max 22" wide and 16 feet long. 1,800 lb capacity. It is pictured with the gooseneck attachment to help load my trailer.

How many of you guys have used log arches before? Why aren't they used more in residential tree work? I started with a company that had a mini and I had never heard of a log arch before a month ago. Now that I'm on my own, I'm discovering all of these older tools for the first time.
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You're rocking the startup. Keep it up.

 

[CaPowell]

Nice new gear. An AT and Arch are great money makers, especially if you can integrate power-pulling.

Arches and AT are great compliments to a mini, as a tag axle.

Good stepping stone purchases.

PVC makes great AT stake extensions. LOAD it up.

If there are not weep holes in the newer AT frames, drill some.

Yeah, aside from saws, the AT was one of my first purchases. Definitely a lifesaver.

I read on a tips and tricks thread a few months ago about the PVC pipe, it just keeps slipping my mind until I'm actually on a job and could use it.

 

[Steve Connally]

I had an older model arch. It was huge and weighed about 250. It was great though

 

[CaPowell]

I had an older model arch. It was huge and weighed about 250. It was great though

Yeah, the buck arch is listed at 71 pounds on logrite's website. I'm not sure what they were weighing. A couple tires and the handle maybe? Haha. It's not 250 pounds, but it's definitely not the same weight as an arbor trolley either. I think the weight for the freight was 237 pounds, but that included a pallet and packing materials. I just roll it up on my trailer, so weight isn't a big deal.