Tree & Lawn Care Since 1968!
Crane Tree Removal in York, Lancaster & Harrisburg PA
Some trees cannot be climbed or felled safely. We own the crane, so the tree comes off your roof in the air instead of across it.
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“Great from start to completion. We had a 40-foot pine tree that had died and was a hazard — it had to come down quickly. They were out in a couple of days and gave the best quote of the three we got.”
When a Crane Is the Right Call
A climber taking apart a storm-damaged tree is trusting wood that already failed once. If the trunk is split, the top is dead, or the whole thing is leaning over a bedroom, nobody should be tied into it. That is exactly the kind of hazardous tree call that needs a straight look before anyone climbs.
A crane changes the math. The operator holds the weight, the climber makes one cut, and the piece lifts straight up and out to the drop zone. Nothing swings toward the house, and nothing gets dragged across the roof.
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Trees on Roofs
The trunk is picked up off the structure rather than cut and slid, which is how a simple storm damage cleanup turns into a full rebuild.
We Own the Equipment
Plenty of companies subcontract the crane, which means they schedule around someone else and pass that rate along to you. Ours is our own, along with bucket trucks, a grapple truck, and the chippers.
The practical difference is speed. When a tree is on your house on a Sunday, we are not waiting until a rental yard opens Monday, which is the whole point of running our own emergency services fleet.
- Crane, bucket trucks, grapple truck, and chippers in house
- Certified arborists on every crew
- Fully insured, with certificates provided on request
- Serving York, Lancaster, and Harrisburg since 1968
Does a Crane Cost More?
Not as often as people assume. A crane day carries a setup cost, but it can cut a three-day climbing job to a morning, and the labor savings usually cover most of the difference.
The other half of the math is risk. Rigging a heavy limb over a slate roof is the moment things go wrong. Lifting it out during full tree removal is boring, and boring is what you want.
Tree Too Big or Too Close to Risk?
Send us a photo or have us walk the property. If a crane is the safer way to do it, we will tell you what that looks like and what it costs.
Frequently Asked Questions
Two reasons. Safety, because a storm-damaged or decayed tree is not sound enough to hold a climber. And control, because pieces lift straight up and out instead of swinging toward whatever is underneath. We walk through that same care in safe tree removal on a complicated property.
Sometimes, but less often than people expect. The crane cuts days off large jobs, and the labor savings offset much of the setup cost. On tight properties it is frequently the cheapest safe option.
Less than most people think. It sets up on the street or driveway and reaches over the house. We check access before quoting, and if the site will not work, in Windsor or anywhere else, we say so and rig it conventionally instead.
Outriggers spread the load across pads, and we use mats where the ground is soft. We walk the setup with you first so there are no surprises about where the machine sits.
Yes. Because the crane is ours, we can dispatch it nights and weekends for trees on structures rather than waiting on a rental.
We take those calls from Felton and beyond. If you are a contractor with a tree beyond your equipment, get in touch and we will talk through the lift.
Most residential removals are a single day, and many are a half day. Large multi-tree jobs run longer. You get a realistic time frame with the estimate.
Fully insured, including liability and workers compensation, and we will send certificates before the job if you or your HOA want them on file.
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York County
York, Dallastown, Red Lion, Dover, Dillsburg, Spring Grove, Hanover, Windsor, Felton, Shrewsbury, Stewartstown, New Freedom, Glen Rock, Jacobus, Loganville, Yoe, Seven Valleys, Manchester, Mount Wolf, Emigsville, Wrightsville, Hallam, East Berlin, Thomasville, Wellsville, Lewisberry, Etters, York Haven, Goldsboro, Delta, Fawn Grove
Lancaster County
Lancaster, Columbia, Elizabethtown, Lititz, Mount Joy, Millersville, Manheim, Ephrata, Denver, Akron, Landisville, Salunga, East Petersburg, Neffsville, Marietta, Mountville, Willow Street, Strasburg, Quarryville, New Holland, Leola, Brownstown, Bird-in-Hand, Rothsville, Terre Hill, Adamstown, Gap, Christiana
Dauphin & Cumberland Counties
Harrisburg, Hershey, Hummelstown, Middletown, Highspire, Steelton, Linglestown, Colonial Park, Paxtonia, Grantville, Dauphin, Halifax, Elizabethville, Camp Hill, Mechanicsburg, New Cumberland, Lemoyne, Wormleysburg, Enola, Summerdale, Shiremanstown, Boiling Springs, Carlisle