Spread the cost of a tree surgery crane lorry from £40,000 to £300,000+ with flexible finance options. HP, lease, or refinance, compare rates from 40+ lenders.
Yes, tree surgery cranes are financed as a standard asset purchase, usually on hire purchase or a lease, with the machine itself acting as the security. UK prices typically run £40,000 to £300,000, and most deals are written over 36–84 months with a deposit of around 15–25%. Decisions typically take 5–10 working days. Used machines are financeable too, usually with a shorter term.
Typical Cost
£40k – £300k
Approval Speed
5–10 working days
Larger vehicles require full underwriting
Rates From
6.2% APR
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Check EligibilityOn a purchase price of £120,000: a 10% deposit of £12,000, then 48 monthly payments of £2,531 at 5.9% APR representative (fixed). Total amount payable £133,488, including the deposit. The rate you are offered depends on your business and the asset.
Guide prices for sizing a finance agreement, not quotes. Manufacturers in this market mostly price on application, so where a current UK list price could not be confirmed the row describes a specification class rather than naming a model. Your supplier quote is what the agreement is written against.
| Machine or specification | Guide price | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Crane attachment only, fitted to an existing chassis | £40,000 – £90,000 | Crane attachment |
| Used crane lorry, arborist specification, reconditioned | £50,000 – £120,000 | Used crane lorry |
| New crane lorry, mid-weight chassis (3.5–7.5 tonne) | £90,000 – £160,000 | Crane lorry, mid-weight |
| New crane lorry, heavier chassis with longer reach (18–26 tonne) | £160,000 – £280,000 | Crane lorry, heavy |
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Check EligibilityA tree surgery crane lorry is a commercial vehicle fitted with lifting equipment, and both the crane and the chassis are plant and machinery, qualifying for the Annual Investment Allowance up to £1,000,000 in the year of purchase. This is a more favourable position than the restricted allowances that apply to ordinary company cars, since a crane lorry is a goods vehicle used wholly for the trade rather than for private motoring.
Tree surgery cranes are bought by specialist arboriculture companies working on large or high-value trees in confined or high-risk locations, residential gardens, historic parks and estates, where dismantling a tree by rope access alone would be too slow or too risky. Buying a crane lorry is often the point at which a tree surgery business moves from purely climbing-based work to being able to tender for larger dismantling contracts, so it represents a substantial step up in capital commitment relative to typical arboriculture turnover, which is why finance is the standard route rather than cash purchase. Replacement is driven by hours logged on the crane and its hydraulics and by the chassis's mileage and age, including whether it continues to meet the emissions standards required to operate in town and city centre clean air zones where much high-value tree work takes place. Because a crane lorry is a bespoke conversion rather than a standard commercial vehicle, the secondhand market is smaller and more specialist than for general plant, and used units are usually sourced through dealers who focus specifically on arboriculture and utility vehicles.
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