whadja do today?

[tree md]

anybody just have one of those days where you cant get a climb line set to save your life missed shots snagged bags knotted lines bags that wont come to the ground once you have the line where you want it then it snags when you get pissed off and say f it and go to pull it down and try again. today was not a good day:msp_crying: easy tree for my neighbor turned bs if I could have just set the line I cold have just went past the mizillion suckers on the trunk of this thing but no I ended up having to cut every one of the bastids off as I flipped my way up 50' to retrieve my 3 lost bags and set my line maybe I shoulda posted this one in the 101 whadja do thread:rolleyes2:

Yep. Been there and done that... I got two throw bags stuck one time and ended up having to advance my line with a pole saw (which I had lost the scabbard for) and ended up cutting my climb line bad enough that I had to take it out of service.

 

[treeman82]

Today was nothing too impressive. After a late start (it was Saturday afterall) we got to the job around 9:15 and wound up taking out 2 hickory trees with tag lines, plus pruned a dogwood and flowering pear. Took a bunch of busted branches out of a red oak, not much left of that in the end. Also took a couple good sized pieces out of a LARGE white birch.

While out getting lunch ran into a friend's step son who has a history of substance abuse, they feel he is back on something again, and when I saw him today he certainly was high on something other than life.

Met with a client this afternoon, have to write up a proposal to air spade 4 oaks and a sugar maple.

Yesterday was GREAT! all ground work, filled the truck up 4 times with chips, 2 times with wood... just me and Dopey. Bunch of ash trees, and a good sized elm that were just bombed, but everything was covered in poison ivy and bittersweet. I cut while Dopey carried everything to the chipper. 11 1/2 hrs on the job, when we left at 7:30 I took him out for dinner... dumb SOB deserved a little something extra after the hell I put him through.

 

[superjunior]

My neighbour has a body shop and took my bucket truck for him to look at. Want to have it painted from cab back. Chip box, frame and boom. Still waiting for a price. What is a fair price, he will have a little bit of blasting on boom cradle on box, frame, and toolbox's. Same color, just scuff and shoot.

roughly around 5k

 

[Tree Pig]

Har Har without someone to attack, they turn on each other.

Had to work short handed today, my new climber couldn't make it, and a groundie didn't show. I offered the HO a $100 for working and I worked him like a rented mule. Here's the video of him dropping some Pines in his backyard.



I let him use his "Wild Thing", then he dragged brush and loaded logs all day. What a worker, I had to stop him from raking 'cuz we're goin' back tomorrow to mess up his yard some more.

the Aerialist

see now this is how you operate... no one has said a friggen word to you and you come in and stir the pot. Then when some one does respond you go cry like a little ##### school girl to the mods. I would say grow the f--- up but you are older then dirt.

Oh and by the way, paying the HO to work on his own house... you really are a moron. Whoever is writing your insurance would just love that one.

 

[tree MDS]

I have a price of $2350 for my bucket. Jams, cab (a little bodywork), outriggers, pedestal and lower boom. That's without the toolbox and cab guard. I'm lucky in that we have a good place nearby that does this stuff super cheap. I'm gonna do a lot of the degreasing, etc., myself. For that price I offered.

 

[sgreanbeans]

Its def a pain, painting those buckets. Nooks and crannys......EVERYWHERE! I had full use of my brothers shop for about 2 weeks. When we finally pulled it out, I had to clean the shop floor, should have thought about that before I painted...........that really sucked, floor was deep green, LOL. Brother was pissed, LOL! Its fading pretty good now, guess I was supposed to wax it after a couple weeks, didn't know that. You may, but just in case, remember to wax that puppy, then all the hard work wont fade away. Just don't wax it until you get it lettered, what I am told anyway

 

[tree MDS]

Lol, the last thing will be blasting the rims at our shop, and painting them. More of looking at this..
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[tree MDS]

Its def a pain, painting those buckets. Nooks and crannys......EVERYWHERE! I had full use of my brothers shop for about 2 weeks. When we finally pulled it out, I had to clean the shop floor, should have thought about that before I painted...........that really sucked, floor was deep green, LOL. Brother was pissed, LOL! Its fading pretty good now, guess I was supposed to wax it after a couple weeks, didn't know that. You may, but just in case, remember to wax that puppy, then all the hard work wont fade away. Just don't wax it until you get it lettered, what I am told anyway

My whole shop is still green from the chipper. I haven't found it in me to clean up much yet.

And that's totally awesome that you got the power to do that now!! LOL!!

 

[sgreanbeans]

I wish I would have gone that far, they look pretty good, but yours will look much better. I just knocked off the loose stuff, cleaned it real good and started shooting! I was having problems at first, but then I got the hang of it. Going to bust the stuff back out soon to shoot my trailers and dump truck beds. Tell ya what, those red and white reflector stickers are not cheap.

 

[tree MDS]

It seems nothing is cheap in this business.. unless You wanna go at it like a homeowner (hint, hint, lol).

 

[sgreanbeans]

It seems nothing is cheap in this business.. unless You wanna go at it like a homeowner (hint, hint, lol).

I SO did! Went total HO on it! But, I saved,IMO, about 10g's. They (those who will not be named) wanted a extra 10g's for the white wash paint job. I passed and bought one still orange. Spent, I cant remember, maybe 1500 altogether, tools and paint. So more like 8500.

 

[tree MDS]

I meant the lawnmower guy, not you. Lol.

 

[superjunior]

Its def a pain, painting those buckets. Nooks and crannys......EVERYWHERE! I had full use of my brothers shop for about 2 weeks. When we finally pulled it out, I had to clean the shop floor, should have thought about that before I painted...........that really sucked, floor was deep green, LOL. Brother was pissed, LOL! Its fading pretty good now, guess I was supposed to wax it after a couple weeks, didn't know that. You may, but just in case, remember to wax that puppy, then all the hard work wont fade away. Just don't wax it until you get it lettered, what I am told anyway

that's good to know. for some reason I was under the impression to have it waxed and buffed out before the lettering. My graffics should be ready this week

 

[deevo]

Sgreanbeans, any of those tornadoes and twisters touch down by you? Hope TreeMD and Ropes okay. Saw em on the news, nasty!

 

[deevo]

Locked up a big $ stump grinding job for a real estate investor yesterday. He knows me (friend of my dads) and is going with me for the job, didn't even ask any other companies for an estimate! Sweet when that happens! 2 different sites and likely 2 days of work.

 

[Grace Tree]

Got to do a 40 ft. 3 stem arborvitae tomorrow. I should smell nice and spicy when I'm done. Worst part is that it's on a road used by lots of amish buggys so at least 6 horses will refuse to go past the chipper, 3 will get excited and crap on their way past me and one will probably fall down. Sorry, but I didn't tell you to drive horses in a motorized world.
Phil

 

[treeclimber101]

Heres the machine I should be picking up on weds. Bought it in case mine throws a rod ........View attachment 233695 View attachment 233696 View attachment 233697 View attachment 233698 Gonna park it forget about it , I may paint it but that looks like it can be a real ##### anyways powered red almost matches powered orange and besides I can't tell the difference anyways, the other chipper in the back comes too part of the deal engine , infeed shute and frame the drum came through it and it was totaled I bought it for parts who knows when ya might need a engine

 

[swyman]

Lol, the last thing will be blasting the rims at our shop, and painting them. More of looking at this..
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That looks like soooo much work but I know how the finish product looks and it is worth it. Great job!

 

[swyman]

I payed 3gs to get my bucket painted up in the company colors..... now if I can just get the damn oil leaks fixed. Luckily it wasn't a cracked block.... cracked timing cover instead.

I didn't really have a choice. It was an ex davey truck and Davey is my number one competitor here. I actually had a customer ask me "Are you working with Davey or for Davey?" ..... that was that had to suck it up and get it painted. Looks nice now though... I went all out with the graphics too.View attachment 233647

Patriot, you have a hell of a nice looking fleet! I like the color schemes and lettering, great job!

 

[tree MDS]

That looks like soooo much work but I know how the finish product looks and it is worth it. Great job!

Thanks. It's not perfect, but it's done. When we painted my old chipper (probably 14 - 15 years ago), I never remembered it being such a nightmare.. of course that was a lot smaller. We're starting on the bucket next wednesday. I'm probably not going to bother posting pics until it's done though. I'm hoping it won't be too bad, three or four days at the welder (with me helping), and then another two or three days of degreasing/prep at my shop, then off to paint. Paint shop says about a week there, maybe less. That is the plan anyway! Lol.