Challenging Removal in Tulsa, OK
 

Arbor Masters® of Tulsa was hired by Boston Square Condominiums this month to remove 3 medium sized Ponderosa Pines that were growing on the back patio of one of the units. The pines were about 12", 18" and 22" in diameter and about 55-60 feet tall. The patio was about 14'x14', but the area where the trees were growing was about 8'x8'. One of the trees was actually touching a brick dividing wall and one was about 3-4 feet away from an air conditioning unit.This unique job would require a crane to safely remove the trees.

To make this job even more challenging for our crews, the parking lot which belonged to the high rise apartment towers to the west of the condo units, would only allow the use of four parking spaces. So, we were only able to park the bucket truck on that side of the job. The crane unfortunately, had to be parked on the east side of the condo and the trees lifted up and over the building to be set down behind the crane. Because the crane operator couldn't see the bucket operator or the saw man as he made the cuts, a crew member was positioned on the peak of the condo roof, watching the tree cutting and giving hand signals to the crane operator.

This job took quite a bit of planning (about 4 weeks of juggling phone calls with the condo, high rise apartment board, crane operator, etc.) and a lot of coordination at the job site.To complicate matters, the condo unit had just resealed the blacktop on the driveway and didn't want any damage done to the drive during the removal process. The crew took extra caution by laying down plywood for the crane to drive on as well as extra plywood for the outriggers. Once the crews and equipment were in place, the entire job was completed in about three and a half hours!

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