Month: January 2018

The EC225-6S-FG is the second version of Heartland, Altec’s remote controlled tree removal device. Like Heartland, this unit was designed to allow operators to cut limbs and branches without ever having to leave the ground or touch a piece of the tree. This model provides an additional seven feet of cutting height and has a rear-mounted configuration, allowing operators to set-up 10 to 12 feet closer to the tree.

The EC225-6S-FG consists of a 33,000-gvwr Freightliner chassis, an Effer 225 6S crane, and a 360-degree, continuous-rotation grapple saw. It is operated completely by a radio remote control and can be set up quickly with a single operator. The unit is mounted on a flatbed body and is available with a 4X4 chassis or 4X2 chassis.

The unit can be equipped with a Puddle-Jumper package that includes Timbren springs, fender brush guards, grill brush guards and 42-inch flotation tires. A front bumper winch is also available as an option.

Altec designed this unit with safety and productivity in mind. In general, the owners of our remote controlled tree removal units report that they have doubled the amount of work for a day and with reduced manpower.

For more information on the EC225-6S-FG and other Altec equipment, call 800-958-2555 or contact an Altec representative online.

Lance Wallace, owner of Wallace Tree and Landscape, has been a tree climber for 25 years with the last 15 years focusing on safety training. “We’re really trying to work towards being safer and working smarter, not harder.” With his tenure in the industry, Lance says one of the biggest challenges for tree climbers is the length of their careers. “No longer does an arborist have to think about only climbing so many years before his body is fatigued and he must find something else to do. This machine gives you the opportunity to still be at the front lines of being an arborist and doing tree care. And above all, it’s a much safer way to perform the work.”

Altec’s Heartland is a completely engineered piece of equipment dedicated to tree and limb removal. The unit consists of a 33,000-gvwr Freightliner chassis with a log body, an Effer articulated-and-telescoping boom crane, and a 360-degree, continuous-rotation grapple saw. The maximum hook height is 60 feet, while the maximum horizontal reach is 49 feet. The unit is operated completely by a radio remote control.

For more information on Heartland and other Altec equipment, call 800-958-2555 or contact an Altec representative online.