whadja do today?

[treeclimber101]

Theirs over a million in trucks and equipment sitting in that picture. We just got a quote from FEVA for 190grand for a rear mount elevator with 4x4. Those two buckets you can call 350k

matt if you play your cards right maybe just maybe you could have trucks stacked bumper to bumper all with the bulldog on the door . You and marquis should team up you can pet all his trucks and he would have someplace where he could get his international fleet outta the rain ...it actually looks like a dealer where some D bag saleman f'd up and ordered 10 identical trucks all painted the same color

 

[MarquisTree]

Marquis did you guys have to do any type of cut back after the economy tanked. I was building my business right as it was going down the s hitter so i didn't have a bunch of revenue one year that disappeared the next.

We have been very fortunate, we have had somelarge projects that started up when things slowed down, we have been fortunate to continue to grow

 

[mattfr12]

matt if you play your cards right maybe just maybe you could have trucks stacked bumper to bumper all with the bulldog on the door . You and marquis should team up you can pet all his trucks and he would have someplace where he could get his international fleet outta the rain ...it actually looks like a dealer where some D bag saleman f'd up and ordered 10 identical trucks all painted the same color

I think we are at the tipping pointe in size. If I want to go bigger it would cost a lot and I'm not sure if I want to take that on. Three crews is where I'm gonna stop. Where at the pointe now where I can go without work for a long time and stay alive. Continue pushing the envelope it can go bad and does sometimes. I'm happy with where I'm at.

We are over a million in equipment the two booms is 550k our oldest truck is 2006 I think I did good only been on my own for 6 years my total startup budget was like fifty grand.

 

[MarquisTree]

...it actually looks like a dealer where some D bag saleman f'd up and ordered 10 identical trucks all painted the same color

You come up with some funny #### eddie...your boy asinine ever going to answer a question?

 

[jefflovstrom]

You guys on Eastern Standard Time are up late.
Jeff

 

[mattfr12]

You guys on Eastern Standard Time are up late.
Jeff

Ya I don't get much sleep.

 

[Zale]

I am very jealous of your shop, I wish we had more space. I took this pic a few months ago, our crane is inside and there is still 3 buckets, 3 Chippers, and one chip truck not in the picture. Not sure what land costs in your area but an acre of heavy industrial with a simple building on it goes for over $800k. We have to use everything we have

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Nice pile of wood. What do you end up doing with it? Once you cleared that pile out, looks like you would have a lot more room.

 

[jandh@amtelecom]

Jealous?

I am very jealous of your shop, I wish we had more space. I took this pic a few months ago, our crane is inside and there is still 3 buckets, 3 Chippers, and one chip truck not in the picture. Not sure what land costs in your area but an acre of heavy industrial with a simple building on it goes for over $800k. We have to use everything we have

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You're jealous? Wow makes my little one bucket, one chipper, dump trailer, setup look so insignificant!

 

[sgreanbeans]

Yeah, DAMMIT, thanks for making me realize how tiny and puny I AM!, LOL. Both of ya should be proud. Lots of hard work sitting there.

 

[tree MDS]

I am very jealous of your shop, I wish we had more space. I took this pic a few months ago, our crane is inside and there is still 3 buckets, 3 Chippers, and one chip truck not in the picture. Not sure what land costs in your area but an acre of heavy industrial with a simple building on it goes for over $800k. We have to use everything we have

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That's awesome man! My yard looks like a miniature version of what you got goin on there.

Now that everything but the chip box is payed off, I'm starting to lose interest though. Been thinking of getting into something less stressful, and just running the tree thing on the side. Maybe get into cleaning swimming pools or some ####... I saw a guy pulling a little trailer with a motorcycle down south one time. He had it all set up with the net to skim the top and all. Seems like that would be a pretty good deal..

 

[deevo]

I run the yellow jackets and for 200 bucks I get about a good month outta a set, and I must say I love them , I did also put a brand new wheel on my machine when I made the switch and I couldn't be happier with that little cutter ...

What stumper you running? I can't decide if I want to go green teeth or the yellow jackets on my SC252. It's brand new and I haven't done anything with it yet (too much snow)

 

[deevo]

You have a hell of a fleet there. You should be proud.

Ditto! Awesome fleet Marquis Tree!

 

[treeclimber101]

What stumper you running? I can't decide if I want to go green teeth or the yellow jackets on my SC252. It's brand new and I haven't done anything with it yet (too much snow)

a 352

 

[tree md]

Snow, snow, go away.

 

[treeman75]

I just signed me and my main guy up for the EHAP from TCIA. Its a free class and we get the book and dvd and some education that could save our lives.

 

[treeman75]

Its snowing here too 5-6". I was thinking about getting the mini out but its some light fluffy stuff.

 

[swyman]

I just signed me and my main guy up for the EHAP from TCIA. Its a free class and we get the book and dvd and some education that could save our lives.

Me too, just got off line. Also ordered tree climber 101 vid and 2 dvd rigging set. Been doing it from rigging experience from working construction Millwright but I will say there is more to trees and doing it correctly/safely. Joined the TCIA in Jan and with this class I have made money! Hopefully with these DVD's just might amke me more efficient/safe? The more I learn the better

 

[tree md]

Light snow here. Maybe two inches but it's still coming down. Gonna see what it looks like this afternoon. I am supposed to prune a storm damaged tree today. We'll see. The problem for me is not getting out in the snow, it's watching out for the other idiots on the road. No one here knows how to drive in it. I got my driver's license and learned how to drive in Mass so 2 inches is nothing to me. Already wrecks all over the place. I might just back everything up a day this week. Snow is supposed to be gone tomorrow.

 

[tree MDS]

No snow on the ground here. I guess we had all ours on october 31st. Works for me.

 

[superjunior]

that snow is heading this way, supposed to get 2-4 inches tomorrow. man I hate it, does nothing but cost me money. I keep telling myself this is the last year I'm plowing, not sure what else I'd do to tho. Can't do tree work when its like this - I can't even get the tree trucks out of the driveway or into customers yards when we're snowed in.

Cracks me up when people ask if we give "winter discounts". Yeah OK, a 2 hour job will now take me 4 hours cause of the snow, and you want a discount?