Equipment

Arboriculture is increasingly mechanized. Our crews use state-of-the art technology to work safely and efficiently, while also minimizing the impacts of moving tons of wood across lawns and above and between buildings. Our equipment is purpose-built for the tree care industry, and carefully prescribed for each job that we do.

Chip Trucks: Circe, Helen, Calypso and the Beast

Our ubiquitous big green box trucks have a hauling capacity for 3 tons of chipped wood, plus a chipper in tow. Chariots of the crew, defenders of the tools, and one of our most successful marketing strategies, they go to every tree care job we do. If you’re seeing our chip truck, you’re likely also being serenaded by the dulcet tones of our chainsaws and chippers.

Bucket trucks: Athena and Penelope

Our bucket trucks extend our reach into tree canopies without climbing, thereby improving safety and efficiency while allowing our skilled arborist to work in a standing position…even if they’re standing 75 feet off the ground! Athena sports a hydraulic boom elevator for extra height, while Penelope is known as ‘Old Faithful’ for her no-frills, ‘get-it-done’ dependability.

No quiz, but here’s a bonus question:

Our trucks and equipment are named for characters in which ancient story?

Wheel Loaders: Achilles and the Avant

Equipped with special turf tires, these hydraulic-powered articulated loaders allow our crew to move over 2000 lbs of wood at a pass while minimizing damage to lawns. With one of our ground specialists at the wheel, these handy little machines do the work of 4 crew members. If only we could teach them to sharpen saws and answer phones…

Stump Grinder

Smaller than your average hatchback, more agile than a linebacker, and able to grind stumps down 4-6 inches below grade in a single swipe… Okay, in many swipes, but it still makes relatively quick work of eliminating stumps as obstacles and clearing space in the soil for other plants to grow in a spot that was once home to a tree.

Chippers: Charibdys, Cyclops and Scylla

Our chippers can handle jobs of any size, from urban pruning where space is tight to a full day of whole tree chipping. We run a trusty Vermeer 1200, our smallest and lightest chipper, and Vermeer AX17 models with eco-friendly settings and state-of-the art safety mechanisms. Our biggest chipper eats trees up to 19 inches in diameter for breakfast, lunch and afternoon snack.