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I just had the chance to observe a tree service (thats what the side of the truck said). I should have videoed the guy but I was awestruck and didn't even think about it. He had a 200t, Nice uniforms, nice big pickup with dumping trailer, a badly beaten 34 foot or so extension ladder and a 24...

(screech........) I believe a stump grinding business can work. But selling a stump grinding machine with a man running it, is not going to make much money. You need at least 2 stumpers, one for easy to get to work, and a backyard type. Backyard stump jobs pay higher than something you can...

To those who defend topping. Are you sure topping should be allowed? Sad picture, but thanks for sharing them.

We ran a test on this is a huge apple orchard we pruned. Observed it for 5 seasons in a row. We found an alarming result. No difference.

lol Dan you are a fun read man!!

I have seen many online background check services advertised. Like netsleuth. Does anyone here use these services or have they in the past? I was thinking of using one to; 1. Do background checks on potential employees. 2. Make sure I have talked to the home owner, and not a renter...

Start small claims process, 25% or more of the time you will get a check before the court date. But I will be honest with you. If this doesn't happen you will most likely be claiming this loss. My contracts have a place to initial verifying that they indeed are the home owner. And I...

If sales were cut and dried to be the lowest bidder wins then I agree with you. But it never is. In the case of a commitee type situation, it's all in who you know. Or who on the commitee has heard of good things about you. As far as residential, or private owner situations, sales is sales...

Had a poulan top handle saw as a last chance backup. Thing was tiny and my corona could almost outcut it. Didint even have a brake. We called it the Frog. Great little saw, as long as you had a small screwdriver on you, And the limbs were less than 4 inches. It was especially handy to...

I 100% agree

40% referals. 25% direct mailings. (Commercial jobs) 20% yellow pages 10% cold calls (neighbors) 5% other

Sounds to me like the neighbors don't get along in the first place. Not a thing you can do in that case. Settle it as cheap as you can, do the work yourself if he will let you. get pictures, lots of pictures. make sure at least one picture shows size of both wound and diameter of trunk, and...

Question with straight commision is, do you get to do all of the bids? 1 good Salesman can keep 10 guys and 3 trucks working everyday, and grind all the stumps, doing only residential. 10% of 10 men and 3 trucks is quite a good income. But is your company that big? If not you could be stuck...

fun fun. I too have seen and dealt with many of these types of customers. So far no failures with the hardware. My old boss had the crew do lots of this stuff. Cabled, bolted, fill with cement, etc... I was taught that the cable was less of a repair and more of a letdown system. If you...

In tree work I have yet to have a problem like these that are being described. But in my carpet cleaning business I have run into it more times than I even like to remember. I was in an university town, and every spring my phone would ring 30 times a day with these students wanting to...

Fleet of utility bucket trucks for sale. http://www.utilityfleetsales.com/

Just to make sure I am not out of touch here. I remember way back in the day that we jumped back and forth between pruning paint and not. It is my understanding that the standard is to not paint, did I miss another change?

Talk about all the angles.... Wood chipper required chainsaw optional. Dang now I see that I bought my stuff in the wrong order ;). I saw a tree removal show last night on DIY. It was actually pretty good. Although the arborist had some pretty risky saw handling practices. I hope that lots...

I do not bait and switch. My carpet cleaning competition does all the time. What they don't tell you in the ad is that they will not remove stains for the advertised price. Also they upsell post sprays, alergen reducers, moving furniture, and often a trip charge. I too have never heard...

It looks like bait and switch to me. There is a guy around here that advertises flat rate computer repair for $50. But when you get in there it all changes real fast.