Crane tree removal in North Carson City (89706)

North Carson is a mix: houses, manufactured-home communities, apartments and business lots. A crane is useful in all of them for the same reason. It keeps heavy wood away from things that cannot take a hit.

At a glance

• About 23% of housing units in ZIP 89706 are manufactured or mobile homes
• About 48% of homes were built before 1980
• Sections are held by the crane before they are cut
• About 4.4 miles from our yard

Why use a crane next to a manufactured home?

A manufactured home's roof, awning and carport are lighter than a framed house roof. When a big limb is roped down past them, the margin for a swing or a bounce is small. A crane changes the direction of travel. The piece is tied off first, cut second and carried straight up, so it never passes the roof on the way down.

Homes in these communities also stand close together. The Census Bureau estimates that only about 49% of housing in 89706 is single-family detached, well under the west side of the city. Less space between structures is one more reason to lift a tree out instead of taking it apart overhead.

Who has to agree to the removal?

If you own the home but rent the space, the community's owner or manager usually has a say over the trees. Ask them first, and ask where a crane may set up. We are glad to talk with a park manager directly, and a manager with several trees to deal with can have them looked at in one visit. Our page for associations and property managers explains how we handle that.

What about shops, yards and commercial lots?

The same logic applies where a tree has grown up against a shop wall, a storage yard fence or a row of parked vehicles. About 48% of the ZIP's housing went up before 1980, so trees of 40 and 50 years are normal in this part of town. On a paved business lot the crane usually has firm, level ground to set up on. Tell the arborist about opening hours and deliveries so the plan accounts for them.

How is the job planned?

A certified arborist visits before any date is set. The arborist looks at the tree's size and condition, where the crane can stand on firm ground, what is overhead and where the drop zone will be. You get a detailed estimate that names the method. Sometimes the answer is the boom truck, not the crane, and we will say so.

Our crane, chipper, chip truck and loader come from the same yard on US Highway 50 East, so the whole crew arrives together.

Does weather stop a crane job here?

Wind and ice matter to any lift. A gauge in this part of town (Carson City 4.4 N) averages about 15.2 inches of precipitation a year, and winter storms do reach the north end. If conditions are wrong on the day, the crew will tell you and reschedule. For a tree that has already fallen on something, call the emergency line at any hour.