whadja do today?

[ropensaddle]

BLUE POWER RANGER GO!

My wife was like" yer not gonna post that are you, you really are a child aren't you?


I told her children don't go to work in a 200 hundred dollar power ranger hat then I asked her if she wanted to do it while I wore it... she got up and left:msp_confused:

I went up to Penn Holo today looking for some Grizzly spliced Bee Line but all they had was straight spliced and it was only 8 mm. They did have another brand of stitch splice but yet again it was only 8 mm.
The boys up there told me most guys in the area don't like Grizzly and perfer 8mm, I guess I am not like most guys.

On the way out I took a look at the Kask, they gave me a " deal" on it so I bought it hoping the visor works out. I put it on in the store and prompty attacked the owner. I wasn't able to defeat him cause Red Ranger wouldn't put on his hat and power up. He said that I needed a haircut, I said my wife says the same, he said I should because that would make her happy and that was my job- to make my wife happy. I asked if if his wife asked him to stop hunting would he and that pretty much brought a halt to that particular part of the conversation. They tried to tell me it says in the Bible that men are supposed to have short hair. I asked where did it say that, he asked if I just didn't believe him, I said that I believed him but I think he was reading it wrong.

So then we cut through some HRC with a set of Felcos and then a bigger pair of loppers- just for the hell of it and once again proved he was wrong. And just because Grizzly splice was " cheaper " didn't mean it was sub standard by any stretch. I think Grizzly is a much better product than straight splice.





I mean , here on this well worn HRC the inner core and outer sheath have been removed to accomodate the splice where Grizzly retains everything.

And you want that in 8mm? ####!


More POWER to ya!

I see duct tape

 

[BlackOakTreeServ]

Ahh ok well looks good I'm going to do a frame up one day on my 65 f250 if I live that long lol

Rope, I forgot to mention that I used primer on everything first then painted.......you posted a pic of that 65 F250, that would be a beauty when restored, but if you dont, will it to me, I will get it done,,,:msp_rolleyes:..lol

 

[jefflovstrom]

Had Fleet Wash in today, ( Fleetwash, Inc. ) and hung out in the office until they were done.
Jeff

 

[2treeornot2tree]

Had Fleet Wash in today, ( Fleetwash, Inc. ) and hung out in the office until they were done.
Jeff

How much did that cost?

 

[2treeornot2tree]

Called a guy down the street about a quote I gave him to remove 9 - 65'-70' trees two of which are over a jap maple that cant be damaged, 1 - 55' tree over the septic, 3 - 35' trees by the back porch, and a crap load of 10'-15' trees in a 30' dia area behind his house. He said he got most of the quotes back ( i think he said 5 quotes he was getting). One was at $5300, I was at $5000 ( planned on 2 days to get it all done, everything has to be climbed), and then he tells me he got one for $2000. He said he didnt make up his mind who was gonna get it yet. I told him not matter what, make sure the guy he gives it too has insurance. I stop by the day i gave him the quote and another guy was there quoting it. I overheard him tell the Ho that he was just gonna put a rope in the tree and a block on another and pull the trees over with his truck. Idk if he was planning on topping them first or what because they sure wont fit in the yard. There more then twice the size of the yard. Here some pics. I didnt mark all the trees, but most of them. Is anyone else having problems witht he file uploader. Mine turns all black.

Heres a pic of the locust removal for next week. Three branches over the house, rest can be chunked down. HO to clean it all up. Glad it would be a long drag to the chipper.

 

[tree MDS]

$2500 a day Jared? How many guys were you planning to bring?

 

[2treeornot2tree]

$2500 a day Jared? How many guys were you planning to bring?

Proably 2-3 guys

 

[tree MDS]

Proably 2-3 guys

Plus you, or including you? Pretty good money either way.

 

[2treeornot2tree]

2-3 guys plus me. Probably going to have the dan come and climb one day because that's too many trees for me to climb myself. In all actuality it wiil probably be part of a third day to finish.

 

[superjunior]

I think the going rate may be a little lower around here but I'm usually right in line with my competition. Just bid one for 5k and figured it at 1.5 - 2 days with six guys.

 

[tree MDS]

You guys are running some big crews! I can hardly keep up with all you "big clubbers". Lol.

Man, I am soo itching to get done with this shop crap and start going hard with the trees again!!

 

[TreeAce]

I think the going rate may be a little lower around here but I'm usually right in line with my competition. Just bid one for 5k and figured it at 1.5 - 2 days with six guys.

Did you get it? Or do you think you will? I dont think you would around here. But then again what are you bringing to the fight besides 6 guys? Crane? Bucket? How many other trucks? Skid loader? Trailers? With stuff like that then ya maybe. But IDK...there are some LOW ball mofos around here. A couple of them have a crane and a bucket to. Sometimes I swear they will bring in a crane, bucket,chip truck/18inch chipper and a dump truck with either a big stumper or maybe a loader. And work for under 2k a day.

 

[jefflovstrom]

How much did that cost?

Today, they did 4 chip trucks, a boom truck, 4 service truck's and of course, mine.
About $97.00. They are really fast. They suck up all the water. That is important here in SoCal. Everything goes downstream.
Gotta watch out for the 'down stream' police.
Jeff

 

[TreeAce]

Today, they did 4 chip trucks, a boom truck, 4 service truck's and of course, mine.
About $97.00. They are really fast. They suck up all the water. That is important here in SoCal. Everything goes downstream.
Gotta watch out for the 'down stream' police.
Jeff

97.00 in Cali dollars? wow that seems very reasonable. I thought you would say about 300.00. Are you sure it wasnt 97 peso?:msp_biggrin:

 

[superjunior]

Did you get it? Or do you think you will? I dont think you would around here. But then again what are you bringing to the fight besides 6 guys? Crane? Bucket? How many other trucks? Skid loader? Trailers? With stuff like that then ya maybe. But IDK...there are some LOW ball mofos around here. A couple of them have a crane and a bucket to. Sometimes I swear they will bring in a crane, bucket,chip truck/18inch chipper and a dump truck with either a big stumper or maybe a loader. And work for under 2k a day.

I think we'll get it, it was for a landscape designer that we do work for and they usually don't shop around. The only thing would be how greedy they get and how much they tack on to my quote. It's a new client in a very ritsy neighborhood so who knows if they're shopping around or trust the designer.

Bigger jobs like this I bring in my friend I bought the crane from and his guys. He does the same with us to tackle bigger jobs on his end also. We've been working together like that for several years now and its been a really good thing. Now either one of us can mobilize 2 cranes, 2 chippers/chip trucks, bucket ect and twice the man power without the overhead.

This particular job is zero access with heavy equipment. About 10 trees including 3 tulips over 100ft. Grind all stumps. Everything climbed and carted out via a 4 wheeler with a trailer and log cart. One chipper and one crane for the wood about 300+ ft from the work area.

I thought it was a competetive price but there are guys around here that will go a lot lower on that one so we'll see

 

[superjunior]

Man, I am soo itching to get done with this shop crap and start going hard with the trees again!!

I hear ya loud and clear man. Still don't have my chipper truck back from the chop shop and from there it goes to the body shop and from there it goes to get a brake job :msp_angry: I'm ready to get out there and kick some ass! I should have started that project about a month sooner..

 

[treemandan]

I see duct tape

Not here! I use Geriller Tape!

 

[treevet]

You guys are running some big crews! I can hardly keep up with all you "big clubbers". Lol.

Man, I am soo itching to get done with this shop crap and start going hard with the trees again!!

think it is against the bylaws to get hard while on the forum

just sayin :msp_rolleyes:

 

[tree md]

Got finished with my 3 trees today... I'm beat. Been awhile since I have had to spend all day in the tree rigging and slinging big wood. I got some footage. I'll try to upload a little later on. Right now I'm chilling. I've got to go back tomorrow and do two more semi-big removals next door. Will be at least 14 days with only 2 days off for me. And I think I even had a few more days before hand. Can't remember. I just know that I am tired as hell.

 

[treevet]

Got finished with my 3 trees today... I'm beat. Been awhile since I have had to spend all day in the tree rigging and slinging big wood. I got some footage. I'll try to upload a little later on. Right now I'm chilling. I've got to go back tomorrow and do two more semi-big removals next door. Will be at least 14 days with only 2 days off for me. And I think I even had a few more days before hand. Can't remember. I just know that I am tired as hell.

Get some sleep and be careful Larry. Buy yourself something real nice.