12 hours to set up a crane is way too expensive for treework. If the crane is only worth $150 per hour then setup will add $1800 to the cost. This can work when you're building a skyscraper and the crane will be used for many weeks or months, but is unrealistic for a 1 day job.
Truck mounted...
I'm not John, and it's been a few years, but about the only driveway damage I ever had from a crane was from outrigger pressure.
I take that back. We had one once where we had to get a 35 ton AT into a back yard via an old driveway with lots of roots and air pockets under it. Driveway damage...
The way I look at it, a crane turns a 2 day job into a 6 hour job. So which is more expensive, 6 hours of crane time or an extra 12 hours for the entire crew?
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