mikemcC
ArboristSite Member
I was following your other thread about the new grinder, goodluck on the drive and hopefully its as nice as described.
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I was following your other thread about the new grinder, goodluck on the drive and hopefully its as nice as described.
did you sell your old one and are you going to put the new one in your flyer?
2treeornot2tree
Dont cry, just do it
Old one is gonna be sold when I get home. Got a guy already lined up to buy it. When I run out of flyers I willreplace the pictures.
our co bought one like that last winter looked like pure hell but we rebuilt it. only had like 1500 hours on it and we got it super cheap I think we saved like 10k by fixing that then buying one in working order with more hours. but then again it did take a while and two of the co. owners are magicians when it comes to welding and fabricating and they hardly ever have anything to do so it was just something that got them out of the office...
oh yeah just got back from 8 days in the Caribbean yea it was 80 degrees and sunny every day f that #### I missed the cold :confused2:
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sgreanbeans
Treeaculterologist
I witnessed a guy telling a HO that his tree died from beetles. Problem is ...... it didn't. It died from the neighbor coming over and taking a claw of a hammer to the tree, ripping away a 12" tall ring around the tree about 3ft up on the trunk. They dug in the claw about a inch into the wood, removing all the tissue, all the way around. Guy told the HO that it did not hurt the tree! You can see the reason for the hate pretty quick, tree leaned over the back fence, over the neighbor's pool. Aleppo pine, lots of needles. Now we have no proof of who did it and it really don't matter to us. But it is sure easy to guess. It amazes me that someone could work in this industry for over 20 years and still not know the basic biology of a tree. Makes me wonder how many other jobs he has bid, but for a HO that might have a clue (as this HO had none) and have been turned down because they think this guy is a faker.
treemandan
Tree Freak
I have a couple trees survive being girdled. Once was a row a medium white pines someone had ringged with a chainsaw. Also I have seen trees with the bark eaten all up by livestock and still living, one place was where i got my rabbit, the rabbits chewed up little apple trees pretty good but the tree where still alive.
I noticed these trees living over a period of time being girdled like that but its been awhile since I have seen them and they might be dead by now.
Incomplete
ArboristSite Guru
Got that call this morning: "Sorry, but we won't be needing your services." It's Bitter Sweet: Need the work and the money, but I won't be cutting a perfectly healthy tree down (or managing it's decline) because of "stupid starlings" and "cottonwood fluff."
Blakesmaster
Addicted to ArboristSite
Pulled the fuel tank and ezdumper out of the one ton today as well as the plow frame and wiring. That truck was a bit too much for estimates and was kind of annoying to drive all the time but I am gonna miss it. Been looking at 3/4 ton Chevy's but haven't settled on one yet. Pulled into the dealership as they had a clean '11 out front for 20 G's and I couldn't tell if it was a half ton or 3/4. I no sooner got out of my car to check and a salesman swooped in like a vulture and took up an hour of my time trying to talk me into a new pickup. Sorry pal, 34 grand for a bare bones work truck ain't something I intend on doing anytime soon. I do need a truck soon, but I gotta say I am enjoying the wife's Jetta. Has the monsoon stereo with 8 speakers and Faith No More sounds ####ing amazing in there.
Blakesmaster
Addicted to ArboristSite
And then I'm checking my facebook while the dealer is looking for trucks and see Laura posted a pic of an old table that she really liked at a new antique shop that just opened up in town today. I have no idea why the #### my town needs another antique shop but apparently they thought we did. So I thought it would be a sweet Valentine's Day gesture to pick it up and bring it home to surprise her. Let's just say that today I learned the difference between an old table and an antique table is about $750. On a completely unrelated note Laura was very happy with the fudge I bought her for Valentine's Day.
Incomplete
ArboristSite Guru
Even had a bunch of stickers made.
Going to put them on my saws, tools, helmets, etc. Got the idea from my friend Mike who own another tree company.
Haters be hatin'. Ignore them all. Graphix Sell. They're just jealous they didn't think of it. They are awesome. Love that bright unpainted finish on your box.
Blakesmaster
Addicted to ArboristSite
I just thought that's how Canadians look...
Toddppm
Addicted to ArboristSite
Give ya $500 for the ez dumper....
Yeah my wife is apparently done with her "everything, every damn thing white " faze. Now she wants a rustic coffee table, ya know like Pottery barn has, but she wants me to make one. She hated my rustic potting bench so much I'd rather just buy her the pottery barn $700 table:msp_unsure:
Blakesmaster
Addicted to ArboristSite
...and I'll give you a big plate of go #### yourself!:msp_biggrin:
It actually is a pretty cool old wood workbench with a butchers block top and a wood handled vice that would look nice in our living room with some plants or knick knacks and #### on it but at $795, #### no. I got my buddy working on a coffee table out of a monster oak I cut down for our living room. It's ####ing huge though so I have no idea how I'm gonna get it inside. Lots of beer and lots of buddies I guess?
treeclimber101
UNCLE BUCK
You cheap #### !
mr. holden wood
ArboristSite Guru
Thats ironic, didn't you think yer wifes friend was a phag cause she drove a jeep. The few times i've seen a dude driving a jetta he was pumping elton john, just sayin.Sorry bought the truck man, no matter how much of a dbag i think you are ,you shouldn't have to be seen in a jetta.
Blakesmaster
Addicted to ArboristSite
While Elton has a tune or two he couldn't hold a candle ( even in the wind ) to Patton in my book. Remember you are "Just a Man" and not much of one at that, from what I gather.
mr. holden wood
ArboristSite Guru
A lot can be said about pruning. Repeat customer base with continual work from them every so-many years.
It is also about knowng your market. I do most of my work around cottage country (think lake & thick forest), where most people have anywhere from 50 to 200 trees on their property. The only time they think of having tree work done is when they're dead or posing a hazard. The only pruning I do is the odd limb, to open up someone's view to the lake. I expanded my work to include some in the city, as my cottage customers have also wanted me to do removals at their homes in the city. I refer any major pruning to friends that own other tree companies that are good at that type of work. These same companies use me for some of their removals. Your right...... ya "gotta work with the skills ya got".
As for the cartoons. A lot of my "cottage" clients recognize it as the work of a local artist (he was commissioned to do a large mural on the side of the beer store in town).
These clients own snowmobiles, ATV's and boats and have seen the work he has done for those industries.
The Mercury Outboard Motor company seem to like his work. They have been using his talents for years for their annual calanders. Another favorite with my cottage clients.
If you like you can see more of his work for Mercury Mairine here: Images by Robert Van Nood
It all boils down to what works and puts money in your pocket at the end of the day. Are removals tough? Yup, but I can handle it and charge accordingly.
BTW.... What form of "crown clean" is in your Avatar? Is that pollarding to the stump?
Well,if all you do is removals it looks good. Are you the same dude thats a fireman,pretty impressive set up for a sidework.
treeclimber101
UNCLE BUCK
I don't know how anyone who spells " about" ......"bought" could ever be seen as anything other then a idiot !
mr. holden wood
ArboristSite Guru
Well im a arborist, not a writer for the new yorker. My grammar sucks, and im terrible speller guess thats why I climb trees. You on the other hand cant climb but are a great at posting. View attachment 279245
squad143
Tree Guy
Thanks Incomplete. We built it out of polished aluminum and didn't want to cover it with paint.
I was stopped at a RIDE (Reduce Impaired Drivers Everywhere) spot check up north last December. There was a half dozen officers stopping traffic in both directions on the 2 lane highway just approaching town. One officer approached my truck asked why the "fish hut" on the back of my truck wasn't strapped down. The other cops started laughing as one of them explained to his partner that it was a chip box and that it was bolted down. I just smiled as he told me to move on. I'm sure he was razed by his coworkers for awhile.
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