roberthathaway7
ArboristSite Member
I run a lawn and landscape business and do a little basic tree cutting. I ran into a whole lotta these at a large cemetary and have few other houses with the same and I thought to myself hmm... alright those really need to be gone, and I bet if I played my cards right I could get a sweet Stihl HT 131 paid for, which I've really been wanting for around the farm not to mention to make some money with. And I don't mix latters with chainsaws so it would be a nice addition. Anyways, when do I cut these suckers off? The trees (red oaks) put them on because a storm came through and knocked some branches off. I would think it wouldn't hurt to remove them by any means, but is there a time of the year that is more effective in keeping them from just putting on more suckers? I'm all about job security but I'm more about doing quality work so I want these things gone and gone if possible to keep that rep up. And what would you all charge/hour for this type of thing? I usually just charge 30/ man hour for all of my 2/stroke work (no chipper or booms or anything, I keep it simple. If I can't, I leave it to the experts). As far as disposal I just have to haul it to a brush pile in the back of the cemetary so I'm just lookin at flat hourly rate.View attachment 242485