It's a hydraulic crane with bucket attachment for fixing telephone lines or pruning trees
... Hand-held pole saws and a hydraulic lift with a bucket are used to 
prune... [DOC] [TLE] 16VAC25-73 - Virginia Department of Labor and Industry [PAR] regulation does not apply to line-clearance tree trimming activities as defined in 
... from the boom nose or jib of log loaders, cranes, or related hoists by a chain.