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Tree Toping Tree Line Canterbury

Tree Topping and Tree Removal
Done Right

Our controlled mechanical tree services do a quality job safely and efficiently - no climbing, no guesswork, no surprises.

Tree Care Tree Topping

Professional Tree Maintenance

Whether it’s for safety, increased sunlight, maintaining tidy boundaries, or preparing a site for future development, we take a ‘no-climb’, mechanised approach to removing and topping trees, including tricky trees like those located close to assets. Our machines carefully top then lower each section to the ground piece by piece.

Our ‘green machine’ Sennebogen 718 (one of only a few in NZ) can grab, cut, move and stack tree sections and branches rapidly with maximum safety. It’s designed for agile movement and to access tricky spots. We also use a 35 tonne Hitachi excavator with tree shear, which is well suited for big jobs working at ground level or on uneven terrain.

Why us?

For over 35 years, our family business has been trusted for getting the job Done Right the first time. That means we have the right equipment and experienced, NZQA-qualified staff who know how to approach every situation. We’ve been working with trees for many years, and our specialised machinery allows us to operate with remote control in risky environments. We’ll get your job done cost effectively, safely and quicker.

Tree Felling Canterbury
Tree Felling Canterbury
  • We manage the entire process

    From planning to clean up, including traffic management, building burn piles, stump and hedge clearing, root raking and log salvage. We’ll leave your site safe, tidy and ready for what’s next.

What is the largest log Tarbotton can cut?

Our Sennebogen 718 can handle log diameters from 100mm up to 700mm.

What’s the maximum reach for cutting a tree?

Our Sennebogen 718 has a max reach of 15m.

Our 35 tonne Hitachi excavator with tree shear has a max reach of approx. 10m.

What ground conditions can Tarbotton’s tree machinery work on?

On hard, stable ground conditions we’ll use our Sennebogen 718 which is rubber tyred with four supports.

Our 35-tonne Hitachi excavator is a tracked machine, so suitable for most other ground conditions.

What areas can Tarbotton’s tree machinery access?

Our Sennebogen 718 weighs approx. 23 tonne and can easily travel around a farm moving from tree to tree on its rubber tyres.

Our 35 tonne Hitachi excavator is a heavier, tracked machine which can sometimes limit where it can operate.

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Get your project Done Right

The road to success is never straightforward. That's why we explore every angle of a project upfront to ensure it runs smoothly and efficiently. Because for us, being the best isn’t about getting it done fastest, or cheapest. It’s about getting it Done Right for you.

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