I had a Lop Lolly taken down 4 years ago, they did not use a crane..The guys came out shot a line 3/4 the way up the tree. Then pulled a larger rope up and pulled it with a truck away from the house..Cut it down cut it up and hauled it off..Cost me close to 1,600..It was so big and rotten it would have taken all my picture windows out in the Great room...