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TREE CARE APPLICATION

Tree-Mek™ arborist cranes

As the developer of the original Tree-Mek™, Palfinger USA produces turnkey solutions that maximize job site efficiency. Our engineered solutions save critical job time and, most importantly, create a significantly safer work environment. With thousands of Palfinger USA package builds working in the field from coast to coast, you can be confident in your decision to build with us based on our experience and knowledge of the Arbor industry. From the first production-built grapple saw truck package in North America in 2014, our benchmark design has been continuously refined through field use and customer feedback as we strive to improve our product offering to suit the Arbor industry's needs best.

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Palfinger USA, LLC – Your premier purpose-built articulating crane package source. With decades of experience in developing and customizing knuckle boom crane packages, Palfinger USA can design and produce a custom turnkey solution that best suits your business and geographical location requirements.

Explore the features of the Tree-Mek™ grapple saw package with Arborist Equipment Manager—Jason Smith.

Packages

why palfinger?

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Product Support

High-quality European design and manufacturing with local North American assembly are needed for optimum product support. PALFINGER is the ONLY articulating crane manufacturer that has assembled and tested our products in North America. This allows quicker parts order turnaround.

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Engineering Capability

All Arborist packages are designed in solid modeling software prior to construction to ensure optimal fitment, maintainability, and structural strength. With over 100 years of collective engineering experience, cutting-edge design is standard at Palfinger USA.

pk 65002 Proven Equipment

Proven Equipment

Since 1985, Palfinger USA has produced equipment for the most demanding industries, from Precast concrete handling to forestry harvesting. Palfinger USA's nearly 40 years of experience in customer-focused solutions is the key to our success.

Turn-key Arborist Packages

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PK 65002-SH Arborist edition
Rear-mounted articulating crane with 112' of vertical reach equipped with Mecanil grapple saw head
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PK 92002-SH Arborist Edition
Rear-mounted articulating crane with 126' of vertical reach equipped with Mecanil grapple saw head
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Arborist Options

MECANIL Grapple Saw attachments

SG 160 G2 MECANIL SG 160 G2

MECANIL SG 160 G2

  • Weight 650 lbs. incl. rotator and links
  • Wireless Radio Remote Control
  • Hydraulically controlled grapple tilt
  • Required pressure: 3,300 psi
  • Required flow: 10 – 25 GPM
  • Grapple opening: 37”
  • Cutting bar length: 16”
  • Grapple lift capacity:  3,300 lbs.
  • All functions individually controllable
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SG 220 G2 MECANIL SG 220 G2

MECANIL SG 220 G2

  • Weight 850 lbs. incl. rotator and links
  • Wireless Radio Remote Control
  • Hydraulically controlled grapple tilt
  • Required pressure: 3,300 psi
  • Required flow: 10 – 25 GPM
  • Grapple opening: 47”
  • Cutting bar length: 18”
  • Grapple lift capacity: 4,300 lbs.
  • All functions individually controllable
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SG 280 G2 MECANIL SG 280 G2

MECANIL SG 280 G2

  • Weight 950 lbs. incl. rotator and links
  • Wireless Radio Remote Control
  • Hydraulically controlled grapple tilt
  • Required pressure: 3,300 psi
  • Required flow: 10 – 25 GPM
  • Grapple opening: 58"
  • Cutting bar length: 25”
  • Grapple lift capacity: 6,500 lbs.
  • All functions individually controllable
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TREE-MEK™ CRANES FOR SALE

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Our goal as your chosen partner is maximum uptime for your equipment investment. To ensure this, our after-sale support network of 12 satellite service locations throughout the US and 120 factory-employed mobile service technicians are readily available to perform preventative maintenance or repairs if needed. At Palfinger USA, we have you taken care of from the initial design phase through after-sale local service.

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what we offer

1 In Stock*

In Stock*

2 Custom Options

Custom Options

3 Financing Available

Financing Available

TRee-Mek™ In Action

"Tree-Mek™ allows me to get a lot of trees on the ground quickly and safely...I chose PALFINGER because the options on the crane work well with the grapple saw, and PALFINGER worked very closely with me.

Glenn Gerasimek, Gerasimek Tree Services

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