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Gday mate, I said trips abroad, not vacations. You assumed a little too much there and got it wrong. I have made my sacrifices, too. They just haven't all been to get money.

...except that the bottom of the groove stays the same width, nearly. It would be pretty hard on the saw going for that much of a difference. Sounds like good advice. For me it's one for small saws and one for big saws. It just makes it annoying working out what to do with a stihl ms230. Oh...

the worst of them... The worst injury is getting worn out. Gotta watch that one. It's happened to me and can knock you for years. I copped the sidelines for three years from it, just getting back on the horse. A few scratches here and there from chainsaws bumping me as well, and one fall...

Let's talk fertilizer, then. The main essential plant nutrients are: oxygen carbon hydrogen nitrogen sulphur phosphorus potassium magnesium, and calcium. Your tree gets the first three from the air and water. The next three have to be from mulch or other organic matter, and your...

ding ding points to Dell, i reckon

take that branch I'm with you Doug. I'd collar cut that bottom branch back to near the trunk. I'd take some weight off the top, but only from about 45' up. Best thing is to listen to the guy who's going to be cutting it, though. He'll be able to see what needs to be done better than us...

spikes are better It's not that we don't use ladders, as you can see from all these posts. It's just that spikes are better if the tree allows it. I know there are purists who don't spike non-takedowns, but I'm not one of them. Spikes don't do the trees any harm (am I starting something here?)

My Tree Prices Well, I'm in a similar position to the newbie since I'm a bit slow and underequipped, except I'm a tired old treeman. I'm a hundred an hour if I have to climb a tree, plus double the wages of my offsider. When you're starting out you think you'll be climbing trees when you're...

A sharp chainsaw is a good cahinsaw Back to the original subject, I get broke sometimes so i know what he means. Come back from a trip abroad or something, pay the bills and two saws break at once. I've found that if I need one to get me through a job, a sharp chainsaw cuts whatever brand it...

Same with customers, I reckon I have the same principle on the job. I don't swear and it's a condition of employment that no-one who works for me does, either. I know customers love it: some people (the good ones) despise profanity, so I get the good customers. Maybe I overrate it, but maybe...

Pnie tree mess It looks like a yard after I try grinding pine tree roots, end up chasing them all over the yard, lol. :laugh: I'm a treeman, not a stumpman, though.

kudos Man that was a dangerous job to come into. Nicely done, kudos to you. That picture you posted with the stuck Husky's a classic. I'm glad you saved the nice saw :D

The main problem with being a newbie for challenging jobs is you aren't confident enough to charge enough for your hard work. Trust me, when you are worn out and broke you regret it. Try to charge the same as your old boss would. As for technique, we've all done that butt-scooting enough...

I hope you got that from 2treeornot2tree, he was right on the money about calling your local tree loppers. In Brisbane where I live the tree men organise most of the work even if they aren't doing the stumps themselves. You could also try fliers but your market might be a bit specialised for...

Your saw shouldn't be cutting by the time you put it down beside you on your lanyard. You might want to put in a new set of clutch springs if it is. As for communicating, after you've been working with the same crew for long enough, 1. you know what they are thinking, and 2 you have signals...

Big tree nursery I think it would work for big trees, if you want to tie it in. In my neck of the woods we sometimes remove Phoenix Canariensis - Canary Island date palms - that can sell for thousands. Sometimes I think it's a bit of a shame running a saw through such things, but since it's...

I'm grateful too I'm in Australia where we don't have thanksgiving. I'm jealous of your tradition, it's a great one. Tree men always have reason to be grateful considering if we get through a year without injury it's probably God looking after us and giving us wisdom rather than because of our...

I work 1-2 days a week for a tree lopper in Brisbane quoting. I'm a retired climber (43yo :D). If anyone wants me for another day or two please let me know. I know prices and adjust to your taste. I know trees pretty well so I sell tree services quite effectively.

Make 'em standard My technique is to ignore the different guages. I have a Husky 365 that's supposed to run 058 but my local Chainsaw shop is a Stihl. They sold me 063 to start with so I've kept using it. It was handy since I used 460's before that. I'm not saying it's best practice, but it...

I agree I agree. I got a local site on the front page of Google just by submitting it to 50 website directories. If you have a weekend free you might like to give it a go. I learned that Google doesn't like the same thing being posted everywhere so I put different descriptions of it on each...