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Hahn's Tree Service crew clearing a large storm-downed tree from an icy road at dawn, one worker cutting from the bucket while the crew stages below
On the job

What the work actually looks like

Every photograph here is our own crew, our own equipment, on real jobs around Northeastern Pennsylvania. No stock imagery.

01 — Crane work

Crane work

Our own crane, lifting heavy wood straight up and out. This is what we get called for when there is no drop zone.

  • Crane truck set up in a residential driveway with the boom raised over the roofline
    Driveway setup, removal over the house
  • Crane lifting a section of badly rotted trunk clear of a property
    Rotted trunk, picked in sections
  • Crane removal in progress surrounded by autumn foliage
    Fall removal, Slate Belt
  • Crew member rigged to the crane hook high above a forested valley
    On the hook, above the valley
  • Skid steer moving a massive cut trunk section across an open lawn
    Heavy pick, tight back lot
  • Three crew members in climbing gear standing beside a crane truck on a snowy street
    Crew staged before the lift
  • Three crew members in neon safety hoodies and full climbing harnesses watching a crane truck set up on a town street
    Gearing up before the crane rolls in
02 — Bucket truck & climbing

Bucket truck & climbing

Aerial access for high pruning, dead ash and anything sitting over a service drop — without putting a climber into brittle timber.

  • Bucket truck boom extended up a tall pine during limbing, viewed from below
    Limbing a tall pine
  • Bucket truck trimming a tree over a backyard swimming pool
    Trimming over a pool
  • Boom arm and chainsaw among golden autumn foliage at sunset
    Last cut before dark
  • Bucket truck reaching a tall dead tree beside a residential driveway
    Standing dead ash, taken down safely
  • Branded bucket truck on a two-lane road removing a dead tree in autumn
    Roadside dead tree removal
  • Crew and bucket truck clearing pines at the edge of a forest
    Lot clearing, pine stand
  • Bucket truck reaching high into tall bare trees with a chipper truck staged below on a winter street
    High limbing, winter street
  • Large mature oak tree fully pruned back to a bare canopy with a chipper truck parked beside it in the snow
    Full crown reduction, mature oak
  • Mature shade tree pruned back over a residential lawn
    Crown cleaned up, structure kept
  • Climber in spikes and harness ascending a large pine trunk with a rope and chainsaw
    Climbing the pine, saw on the hip
  • Branded GMC bucket truck with Hahn's Tree Service lettering on the boom, reaching into forest along a dirt road
    Boom reaching into the tree line
  • Bucket truck boom raised high into bare trees along a wooded road with a wood chipper truck staged nearby
    High limbing along the road
  • Climber in spikes and harness ascending a split double trunk secured with an orange rope, chainsaw at the hip
    Rigging a split trunk before the cut
  • Bucket labeled Hahn's Tree Service raised into a pine tree with a chainsaw resting on the ground below a speed limit sign
    Working the pine, saw on the ground
  • Hahn's Tree Service bucket truck boom raised into tall trees along a dirt road with crew in yellow safety vests staged below
    Dirt road access, crew staged below
03 — Storm & emergency response

Storm & emergency response

Ice, wind and after-dark callouts. The trucks carry lighting because trees do not come down at convenient hours.

  • Two bucket trucks working an icy road beneath power lines after a storm
    Ice storm, clearing the lines
  • Bucket truck working under lights on a snowy road at night
    Night callout in snow
  • Two crew members cutting up storm debris with chainsaws
    Storm cleanup, two saws
  • Fleet of company trucks staged on a snowy road during an emergency response
    Fleet staged for the storm
  • Worker beside a branded Altec truck on a snow-covered road during an emergency call
    Emergency access clearing
  • Tall pine tree topped down to a single leader beside a freshly cut trunk section during snowfall
    Topping a hazard pine in the snow
  • Bucket truck cutting up a large pile of storm-damaged pine trees beside a speed limit sign
    Storm-downed pines, roadside cleanup
  • Two Hahn's Tree Service crew members in Carhartt jackets on a winter street with a road closed sign, one pointing toward the job
    Calling the cut, road closed
  • Two crew members outside a house looking up at a tree with a work order in hand, road closed sign visible behind them
    Reading the job before the cut
  • Two tall pine trunks, one topped down to a bare pole, standing against a grey sky during heavy snowfall
    Topped and made safe, mid-storm
  • Two crew members in Hahn's Tree Service jackets outside a house, one holding a work order and looking up, road closed sign and picket fence behind them
    Sizing up the job, road closed
  • Crew member in a climbing helmet pointing toward the job while a coworker looks on, road closed sign beside a house in winter
    Directing the crew on site
  • Crew member pointing toward the work area outside a house with a road closed sign staged in the winter street
    Pointing out the next cut
04 — Stumps & site restoration

Stumps & site restoration

Grinding out what is left, then grading the ground back so you can actually use it.

  • Tracked skid steer moving a massive cut trunk section in spring
    Moving a large trunk section
  • Skid steer lifting a large excavated root ball
    Root ball out whole
  • Crew excavating a stump with a skid steer
    Stump excavation
  • Backyard at dusk with a stacked log pile and a freshly cut stump
    Wood stacked, site raked
  • Skid steer moving logs at a commercial site
    Commercial log handling
05 — Snow & winter work

Snow & winter work

When the trees stop coming down, the same trucks and skid steers keep driveways, lots and access roads open all winter.

  • Red plow truck clearing a snow-covered road
    Plowing the route
  • Bobcat skid steer with a loaded snow bucket clearing a residential street beside piled snow banks
    Skid steer on plow duty
  • Bobcat skid steer scooping a bucket of snow in a driveway on a clear, sunny winter day
    Clearing the driveway
06 — Around town

Around town

Bangor is home. Some of the best days on the job have nothing to do with trees.

  • Bucket truck flying a large American flag beneath fireworks at night
    Flag from the boom, Fourth of July
  • Company truck loaded with bottled water for community relief
    Water run for neighbours
  • Large budding tree at a rural farmstead under a blue spring sky
    The reason we prune, not remove
  • Hahn's Tree Service boom arm against fall foliage at golden hour
    Last light, last cut

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