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I'll second the mini before the spider lift. I would rather rig down pieces, But most of the time it is way faster to toss it, if its not huge.

Here are the specs on the 60 ft lift. http://www.spiderlifts.com/18gt/index.html

Sorry Koa didn't read your whole post. got my answer. Brian you at right about letting the equipment pay for itself. New buckets or spiders should be around 1500 to 2000 per month depending on your finances and terms. Easy to swing that kind of payment with increased productivity.

They have a 60 ft model now, correct? As the legs go I was referrring to the setup width when working the bucket.

Are the legs always extended that far? Or can you set them up narrow for a tight access?

If you are dropping three hundred pound logs on your bucket truck for fun, then we have some issues we should prolly talk about. I feel certain that the spider could take a hit and get you down safely. As with a bucket truck, you will have compromised either one dropping shat on the...

I have been looking at the spider from this point of view. we most always are doing mulitple trees on propertys. I think that the setup and drive time would be lower with the spider for one person than a dedicated bucket truck. especcially on a well landscaped yard.

18 years is a long time for any piece of equipment to be run in production type work. in ten years you will have made enough money with one to be able to replace it. and someone will be glad to buy your used unit.

A climber has his future secured no doubt, a spiderlift can also do wonders for a tree care professional. Let us not forget the slack homeowners who wait years to call about dead tress in the back yard. No climber in his right mind would climb trees that are stone dead for multiple years...