whadja do today?

[gatorlady]

Jeff...Sorry I'm late,,,,reply is.....................silverbells and cockleshells, and maybe an eggplant!!!!! F

 

[treeclimber101]

Thanks for the input guys. A couple of good ideas there.

Jps, I did put back up a cable line once (guy that worked for me unhooked it), didn't seem like a big deal. I took one down with a pole pruner once myself. The cable guys weren't real happy with me when they had to come out at 6:30 to put it back up. lol.

Yea call the power company you dork , you should have them in your phone they need to maintain 20 feet around the bells so they will take it down below the bells , they will however bill ya 100 and hour for the truck , but they will bill for that so you don't to kick anything out before you get paid ...

 

[jefflovstrom]

Jeff...Sorry I'm late,,,,reply is.....................silverbells and cockleshells, and maybe an eggplant!!!!! F

:jester::waaaht:
Jeff

 

[jefflovstrom]

Yea call the power company you dork , you should have them in your phone they need to maintain 20 feet around the bells so they will take it down below the bells , they will however bill ya 100 and hour for the truck , but they will bill for that so you don't to kick anything out before you get paid ...

Dude, can you quit being a 'd i c k' for one day?
Jeff :msp_rolleyes:

 

[tree MDS]

Yea call the power company you dork , you should have them in your phone they need to maintain 20 feet around the bells so they will take it down below the bells , they will however bill ya 100 and hour for the truck , but they will bill for that so you don't to kick anything out before you get paid ...

If that's the case, for 100 bucks an hour, I would probably just have a go at it myself.

A true 75 footer would probably be ideal though. We'll see, I sent out the estimate this am. I doubt anything will come of it (probaby just storm scared, and will put it off after this blows over).

One thing that was nice on that estimate, was the fact that the other bid the lady had was actually from a respectable tree service, and it was pretty much the same as mine, from what the lady said. Rarely do you get that around here anymore. Most of the chitbirds probably wouldn't even wanna touch that tree anyway though..

 

[treeman75]

If that's the case, for 100 bucks an hour, I would probably just have a go at it myself.

A true 75 footer would probably be ideal though. We'll see, I sent out the estimate this am. I doubt anything will come of it (probaby just storm scared, and will put it off after this blows over).

One thing that was nice on that estimate, was the fact that the other bid the lady had was actually from a respectable tree service, and it was pretty much the same as mine, from what the lady said. Rarely do you get that around here anymore. Most of the chitbirds probably wouldn't even wanna touch that tree anyway though..

If you dont mind me asking what did you put on it?

 

[treeclimber101]

If that's the case, for 100 bucks an hour, I would probably just have a go at it myself.

A true 75 footer would probably be ideal though. We'll see, I sent out the estimate this am. I doubt anything will come of it (probaby just storm scared, and will put it off after this blows over).

One thing that was nice on that estimate, was the fact that the other bid the lady had was actually from a respectable tree service, and it was pretty much the same as mine, from what the lady said. Rarely do you get that around here anymore. Most of the chitbirds probably wouldn't even wanna touch that tree anyway though..

Really so if you bang them for 2700/3000 300 .00 to have a safe tree isn't worth it ??? Thats a dollar waiting on a dime there ... just saying ... I would eat that tree up ...

 

[treeclimber101]

Dude, can you quit being a 'd i c k' for one day?
Jeff :msp_rolleyes:

Nope .... its just in my blood , just like raiding castles and raping young maidens is in yours ..... And actually I am decent person I just have problems with my attitude at times ...

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

Thanks for the input guys. A couple of good ideas there.

Jps, I did put back up a cable line once (guy that worked for me unhooked it), didn't seem like a big deal. I took one down with a pole pruner once myself. The cable guys weren't real happy with me when they had to come out at 6:30 to put it back up. lol.

Cable and tel, all you need is a ladder and pliers.

 

[Grace Tree]

Stepladder in the brush pile

I've was bouncing between storm cleanup jobs today trying to keep everyone happy and I showed up to chip brush for an old customer. I grabbed a pile with the grapple and there was a wooden stepladder buried in the pile. The HO told me it belonged to the neighbor. He fell off trying to clear some limbs. He wants you to give him a bid and he doesn't want to see that ladder any more. I took the ladder, gave the guy a deal on some work and prescribed Osteo-Biflex. :msp_tongue:
Phil

 

[Slvrmple72]

My belly is full of Sassafras smoked hog! Potatoe Salad, Pasta Salad, Baked Beans, German Chocolate Cake, and Amberbock. Should hold me over till morning. Maybe...

 

[treemandan]

You ain't getting a bucket in that tiny little dug out, retaining walled driveway with the minivan in it, either. Almost the kind of tree I don't even want.

It looks like a do-able limbwalk. I would rather do it with no leaves but I think i could pop that out over the wires into the street. Of course I would have it covered. The rest jess looks regular.

 

[treemandan]

If that's the case, for 100 bucks an hour, I would probably just have a go at it myself.

A true 75 footer would probably be ideal though. We'll see, I sent out the estimate this am. I doubt anything will come of it (probaby just storm scared, and will put it off after this blows over).

One thing that was nice on that estimate, was the fact that the other bid the lady had was actually from a respectable tree service, and it was pretty much the same as mine, from what the lady said. Rarely do you get that around here anymore. Most of the chitbirds probably wouldn't even wanna touch that tree anyway though..

Well that was nice of her. But I keep fergettin all use panty wearers got them buckets and cranes. Now i can't beleive we are even having this conversation about how to do it.

 

[treemandan]

Hey Doug, Ah, Never mind,

yeah

 

[treemandan]

treemandan- first thing i need to say, is i know next to nothing about trees, have a hard time determining diff. between oak and maple! however please know that the bolt not only holds the weight halves together, it also connects the hook with the swivel. that bolt/pin should have a safety cotter holding the nut on. as far as the unlayed cable, definite no-no, there should be minimum of 12-18 rope diameters (dead end) protruding from the wedge socket. a crosby clip with a separate pc. of cable should be attached to the dead end to prevent it from dislocating,or a terminator style socket can be used. any device that can apply pressure to the tail of the wedge that normally protrudes slightly from the socket will cause it to slip. the setup that this crane shown in post 9300 is hazardous to you. not to mention the incomplete blocking under the left rear outrigger! not as safe as a carnival ride. please be careful gravity has no mercy.

I was a hired sub on that job. When that hunk of junk rolled in late, leaking and listing to one side I had the operator pic a trunk I had taken the top out of while I was waiting for him. I cut it from the ground, it took it so I figured it would take me. After a couple hours of wondering when someone was going to tell me it was all a joke and it not happening I told the company owner I had enough. The crane was involved in some diaster later on and demolished. I had worked with that crane once before. It was a dark a stormy night. It was, I couldn't see nothing, couldn't hear nothing. I rolled onto the job, didn't even say HI, crane was set, we picked one cut from a cracked tree then I hopped backed in my truck and carreened to the next job. I didn't get a good look at that pile til a few weeks later. After that it was a short time before I stopped working at the company and I know i was pushing it from the start with them. I never seen such a frayed cable end! Good thing i had that guy hammer his nut back on huh?

 

[tree MDS]

It looks like a do-able limbwalk. I would rather do it with no leaves but I think i could pop that out over the wires into the street. Of course I would have it covered. The rest jess looks regular.

That might be an option. You have to remember pics can be decieving, tough guy.. I don't see too many trees that get bid in the 5 - 6k range around here lately.

If (and I highly doubt it) I get it, I'll give you $250 a day to come over and show me how it's done! :biggrin:

Lol.

 

[TreeAce]

Just my 2cents....if u try pop em out an ONE of them peels......ur screwed. Any reason u cant block or part block street and use a crane??

 

[mattfr12]

That might be an option. You have to remember pics can be decieving, tough guy.. I don't see too many trees that get bid in the 5 - 6k range around here lately.

If (and I highly doubt it) I get it, I'll give you $250 a day to come over and show me how it's done! :biggrin:

Lol.

on a seriouse note i would just have the power company come out and sleeve the lines and pick it with a crane. it could be roped or whatever but it would be a PITA. tree doesnt look insanely large a 25 or 30t crane with around 100ft of main boom would be plenty and probably over kill. you can get those around here pretty cheap like around 100 per hour.

we just did one almost identicle tree to that but was an oak a few days ago i did it for 3800.00 900.00 for the crane the rest for me. the last trunk pick we took weighed around 8200 pounds.

once i find and charge my cell phone ill try and post pics


like others have said if you get one of those things to peel your effed. the risks would not outway the rewards for me without a crane.

i bid one yesterday where i wanted to use a crane and the guy i was bidding it for said why the other guy said he could just cut it down. i just told him if he didnt want me to use one the other guy is the right choice.

i try to stay out of situations of headache.

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

i try to stay out of situations of headache.

My way of thinking too, I may need the work these days, but not enough to risk it all for a few bucks. What they can do to you for "loss of service" can exceed most people insurance coverage. When i hear people talk about jump-cutting over primary, it seems like egos getting the better. "I can do this" is more like "cut an pray".

Over here I would call the We*Energies and have them send Aspludh to take the risk, then I would finish and clean up their leavings. No charge, they would prefer not to have to put it back up.

 

[TreeAce]

My way of thinking too, I may need the work these days, but not enough to risk it all for a few bucks. What they can do to you for "loss of service" can exceed most people insurance coverage. When i hear people talk about jump-cutting over primary, it seems like egos getting the better. "I can do this" is more like "cut an pray".

Over here I would call the We*Energies and have them send Aspludh to take the risk, then I would finish and clean up their leavings. No charge, they would prefer not to have to put it back up.

Who pays Asplundh? If Energy company was worried about that over hang wouldn't they have already cut it? Just the part over there wires I would assume. Asplundh isn't gonna do it for free obv. I am just curious how that would work.