Services

What we do

Removals, trimming, stumps, storm work, clearing and firewood, from an owner-operated crew based in Hale with the bucket truck, chipper and dump truck to do it.

Insured USDOT 4415641 BBB Rated A- Owner-Operated Free Estimates No Money Up Front Based in Hale, serving the Tawases, West Branch, Lupton and the lakes
A dead tree being taken down in sections from the bucket truck on a lakefront lot

Tree Removal

Dead, leaning, storm-cracked or in-the-way trees taken down in sections and hauled off, with the yard raked out behind us.

Most removals land between $250 and $4,500, driven by height and access.

Tree Removal in Hale
A climber roped in near the top of a tall pine, clearing deadwood

Tree Trimming & Pruning

Deadwood out, limbs off the roof and the service line, and the tree still looking like a tree afterward.

Most trimming jobs land between $250 and $1,500 per tree.

Tree Trimming & Pruning in Hale
A row of cut stumps left standing after a line of trees came down, the kind we grind out below grade

Stump Grinding

Stumps ground below grade so you can mow over the spot, seed it or plant something new. MISS DIG filed before every grind.

Stump grinding runs $3 to $6 per inch of diameter, $100 minimum.

Stump Grinding in Hale
A wind-broken tree hung up over a cottage roof, seen from the bucket

Storm Damage Cleanup

Trees on roofs, across drives and hanging in the crown, cleared safely after wind, ice and wet snow. We answer the storm line.

Storm and after-hours work runs 25 to 50 percent above scheduled rates.

Storm Damage Cleanup in Hale
A building site opened up, with the crew and trucks working the cleared ground

Lot & Land Clearing

Building sites, driveways, lake views and the overgrown back forty cleared, stumps ground, debris chipped or hauled.

Lot clearing typically runs $1,500 to $6,000 per acre.

Lot & Land Clearing in Hale
The bucket truck with the boom extended into the crown of a tall pine

Bucket Truck Service

Tall pines, dead tops and limbs over the roof reached from the bucket, with the saw exactly where it needs to be.

Bucket truck work with an operator is about $175 per hour, one hour minimum.

Bucket Truck Service in Hale
A dead tree taken down over snow-covered ground in winter

Dead & Hazard Tree Removal

Dead ash, wilt-killed oaks, hollow maples and leaning pines taken down before they come down on their own.

Dead and hazard tree removals price like any removal: $250 to $4,500.

Dead & Hazard Tree Removal in Hale
Bucked hardwood rounds stacked in a driveway after a removal

Firewood

Seasoned local hardwood by the face cord, delivered within about 20 miles of Hale or picked up. Fall through winter.

Seasoned hardwood is $95 per face cord delivered within 20 miles, $85 picked up.

Firewood near Hale

Not sure which one you need?

Most people are not, and that is fine. Send a photo of the tree and we will tell you straight: trim it, take it out, or leave it alone for another year.

  • Deadwood in part of the crown, and the rest looks healthy: that is a trimming job.
  • A hollow trunk, fungus at the base, or a new lean after a storm: that is a removal.
  • A stump you keep hitting with the mower: that is a grind, and we file MISS DIG first.
  • A tree on a building right now: that is the emergency line, not this page.

Ready to get that tree handled?

Call Larry or send a few photos. Estimates are free, and you hear back within 24 hours, same day for emergencies.

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