The local electric co-op crew insisted on cutting the few remaining live limbs on our old Walnut tree and it wasn’t going to survive. So today we said goodbye. 

Based on several metrics, the tree was between 80 and 100 years old.

The equipment in the video is a knuckleboom loader (specifically a forestry/trash crane) mounted on a grapple truck. This specific configuration is commonly used by tree service companies (like “Korte Tree Care” seen on the door) to load heavy logs and brush into the truck for transport without requiring a separate loader or manual lifting. A complete grapple truck like the one in the video typically costs between $150,000 and $350,000 when purchased new.