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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.
Good for you, it's well worth it!
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.
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?
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
That's a nice looking shop man!
As far as the hickory goes, I would just clean it up a bit and maybe reduce some of the ends to prevent storm damage. Tree doesn't look like it's bothering anyone by being there..
Come on matt, don't forget about your biggest compition. You know the guy with the van and tractor.
Ya old AA is always slapping me around on bids. I drove by yesterday and Thier cutting the side off of the van so they can mount a k-boom on it. Like the A-team. But in all seriousness davey- and Bartlett are way over priced on the larger stuff makes it easy for me to get top dollar or what is top dollar for me.
The stuff we have been even working in all year they wouldn't even consider a company without a crane. We had to lease a 60 ton and still came out on top. we don't do a hole lot of single tree removals right by AA"s house we has to cut down every tree within fifty foot of the lines for over two miles.
Next year we are doing a lot for state road work I been logging it with a GPS. Hazard trees along the road, and making better visibility around turns.
Once you start doing this kind of stuff I found it easier to get work. To many guys operate without comp half of the jobs I bid I win by default guys can't meet the requirements. No comp, in adequate insurance, or equipment. Two of the state bids we work on requires a crane. That's why I did the boom.
I wouldn't be surprised if half the tree services ran without comp. it's expensive but opens up a whole new ball game.
They usually post in the local papers about municiple work but how do you find out about state work? I worked for MDOT last winter and there is way more trees that are marked than they have manpower or time to remove. If they ever did open it up for bid I sure would like a crack at it. Nobody at the state garage knows where to find out.
Was on the second day of a cream puff job this morning when the chipper froze up. It wasnt even that cold, only 24 degrees. I dont get it. I let it set a minute and started it. It ran for a minute but sounded like it wasnt getting up to full RPMs and then just cut out. I did that a few times. I had added diesel additive, the anti gel stuff,on Friday and filled up at a local truck stop so I know the fuel is good. When I got back to the shop it was 37 degrees out and the SOB started right up and screamed. I idled it down, engaged the clutch, idled it up and let it run about 10 minutes. No problem. She was running great. Sounded just like it always does at full RPMs. I guess I will change the fuel filter and see what happens.
One good thing today, I bought a few trees and they threw in a house! The seller accepted our offer and the bank dude said we are approved so I guess we are movin on up like the Jeffersons....
Was on the second day of a cream puff job this morning when the chipper froze up. It wasnt even that cold, only 24 degrees. I dont get it. I let it set a minute and started it. It ran for a minute but sounded like it wasnt getting up to full RPMs and then just cut out. I did that a few times. I had added diesel additive, the anti gel stuff,on Friday and filled up at a local truck stop so I know the fuel is good. When I got back to the shop it was 37 degrees out and the SOB started right up and screamed. I idled it down, engaged the clutch, idled it up and let it run about 10 minutes. No problem. She was running great. Sounded just like it always does at full RPMs. I guess I will change the fuel filter and see what happens.
One good thing today, I bought a few trees and they threw in a house! The seller accepted our offer and the bank dude said we are approved so I guess we are movin on up like the Jeffersons....
Wait!-- what windshield" >? I have callouses and not from driving!
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