CITY MALL: Danger is All In a Day’s Work for Muskego Logging Company

Three years ago Jeremy Hagan started in Muskego, following a lifetime passion for forestry and landscaping work. He had worked many years on a farm and loved the work.

"Lifetime" is relative, considering he started the business at the ripe age of 21.

Today, the business provides full-time work for him, with three employees on the job in high-risk tree removal, forestry clearing & brush removal, firewood, and grading and excavating, Hagan said in an interview.

Call it a silver lining, but that business has grown following the 2010 tornado that stormed through Muskego.

“A lot of trees were on houses and damaged power lines were down, driveways were blocked,” Hagan said.  It took the loggers about two weeks to clean up  much of post-storm chaos in the Hi View Drive area of Muskego alone, Hagan said. 

“We were able to do work efficiently and fast,” he said, which helped the company build a good name. In addition, J.H. Loggers works with equipment that do-it-yourselfers don’t have the resources or expertise to use. 

“We use a lot of tread-light equipment,” Hagan said, including a track skid loader that operates like a lightweight military tank.  “It floats or rolls across the lawn on a track, so it doesn’t tear up the lawn or leave ruts from heavy tires.”

Another  trade “tool” is a bucket truck that does double duty:  a worker can go up in it or it can be used as a crane for lifting, Hagan said. 

Despite the slowdown in the U.S. and local economies, the small business owner is optimistic about growth in the future for the Muskego-based company.

“The sky’s the limit,”  says Hagan, a Wisconsin- and nationally-certified arborist.  “As long as trees keep growing taller, we’re going to keep growing bigger.” 

For more information or bids, contact Hagan toll-free at 866-954-TREE.