TL;DR
Crane-assisted removal is the working technique in which the crane's hook supports each limb or trunk section under tension before the cut is finished, so the piece never free-falls or swings, it simply lifts away. A climber or bucket operator sets the sling at a balance point calculated with the crane operator, makes the cut, and the load flies out over obstacles to the ground crew.
What it means
Crane-assisted removal is the working technique in which the crane's hook supports each limb or trunk section under tension before the cut is finished, so the piece never free-falls or swings, it simply lifts away. A climber or bucket operator sets the sling at a balance point calculated with the crane operator, makes the cut, and the load flies out over obstacles to the ground crew. The choreography eliminates most rigging shock loads on a compromised tree and is why hazardous removals over structures increasingly specify it.
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