whadja do today?

[arborjockey]

Ran the tape around it 42' close to 14' across. Branches over 150'. How's the spar above my head? Samanea saman beautiful hardwood that out does black walnut as far as character. ...in my opinion.
49' around eucalyptus in California. And I'm sure it's tall but I think this could be a national champ

 

[DR. P. Proteus]

Just got out from under a row of yew bushes, I had been crawling around down there with a dull handsaw raising the canopy and almost my insurance premium as well if you know what I mean. Good thing the saw was dull and those Bugz sure work well. I hogged much of it out with a 200 first and turned them from big green globs into art if I do say so myself though it was pure agony if I may say so... myself.

From the ground I went about 3 feet up til there was green making the trunk area more like a screen than a wall then hit the top with the long reach sheers. Thank god there were only four of them cause 2 hours of that I was ready to scream. One nice bush though, the yew, I usually do this rather than remove or re-sheer into some big green obscure shape.

 

[DR. P. Proteus]

Ran the tape around it 42' close to 14' across. Branches over 150'. How's the spar above my head? Samanea saman beautiful hardwood that out does black walnut as far as character. ...in my opinion.
49' around eucalyptus in California. And I'm sure it's tall but I think this could be a national champ

That's what I left those yew looking like, they are much smaller of course.

 

[Toddppm]

I have been on a real good roll lately. I signed up a real nice 12 tree removal on a farm last night. It seems like most of thejobs i have been looking at are giving me the go ahead and im putting good money on them.

I'm glad somebody is getting the jobs they bid! Been bidding a lot of real good jobs but not signing ****! I don't know if they're on the fence, shopping or just don't really care to do the work?????

Was getting ready to search the posts from that Joisey guy Shark12 or something that always asks how everybody's work is going and reply to one of those???!

 

[pro94lt]

Did a nice 48" elm today in and out 4 hrs I wish I had a bigger chipper!!! But then id need a second chipper truck which I will never get, ugh

That's impressive!

 

[squad143]

Took this week to help my buddy out
Been clearing trees along the side of a highway where they are installing a passing lane.
Just two of us the last two days. Should be finishing up tomorrow.
Beautiful sunrise this morning

Lots done and more to do

John and I took turns flying the bucket and dragging brush. I must have been dragging when he needed the saw fueled up

Bringing the boom truck tomorrow to lift the big wood over their newly seeded ditches

 

[jefflovstrom]

It was a beautiful day!
So I got word of the owner coming down to make a visit to one of my job site's. No problem,
So I call the foreman of that job and let him know, 'Heads Up", so we are good,, (he is a very picky guy!,,lol)
So like I said, it was a beautiful day. So as predicted,the crew got the word to look sharp and pro..you know, hitch pins, chock blocks, shirts tucked in,,,etc,
So when the boss shows up, the new groundie asked if he was the guy we were waiting for? So much for a heads up.
Jeff

you should be laughing

 

[no tree to big]

Flipin newbs

 

[dbl612]

It was a beautiful day!
So I got word of the owner coming down to make a visit to one of my job site's. No problem,
So I call the foreman of that job and let him know, 'Heads Up", so we are good,, (he is a very picky guy!,,lol)
So like I said, it was a beautiful day. So as predicted,the crew got the word to look sharp and pro..you know, hitch pins, chock blocks, shirts tucked in,,,etc,
So when the boss shows up, the new groundie asked if he was the guy we were waiting for? So much for a heads up.
Jeff

you should be laughing

planning always works. you must of left the roll of duct tape hope jeff

 

[tree MDS]

I'm glad somebody is getting the jobs they bid! Been bidding a lot of real good jobs but not signing ****! I don't know if they're on the fence, shopping or just don't really care to do the work?????

Was getting ready to search the posts from that Joisey guy Shark12 or something that always asks how everybody's work is going and reply to one of those???!

I think the middle class is just simply broke in my area.

Was just listening to a message on my machine this morning, lady says she'd love to have me take down her three trees for $2100, but could she pay me in installments of $700 over three months (starting in November). I know who she is, and I came referred, so I'll probably do it, but that seems to be about how bad its gotten out there. These are people I would think could afford the work too. Lame. Recession is over my ass, not here!!

 

[OLD OAK]

I do the same thing with payments (sometimes ) for people i trust but have had some take advantage of me as in taking 6 + months to pay. I just dont like doing it much anymore. It seems money is tight for a lot of people. ( me included )

 

[treeman75]

I do payments too for certin people. The farmers are going to have a record crop this year and think that might have something to do with it.

 

[RDAA]

I do payments too for certin people. The farmers are going to have a record crop this year and think that might have something to do with it.

In southern minnesota there is going to be a good crop but ****** prices. Corn a couple of years ago was $7.00 to $8.00. Now it is around the low $3.00 range. Supposedly most guys break even at around four dollars. It had been an awesome last few years economy wise. But I'm thinking that all that money that won't be pumped into the economy is going to really change things around here due to being so agriculturally based.

 

[DR. P. Proteus]

I think the middle class is just simply broke in my area.

Was just listening to a message on my machine this morning, lady says she'd love to have me take down her three trees for $2100, but could she pay me in installments of $700 over three months (starting in November). I know who she is, and I came referred, so I'll probably do it, but that seems to be about how bad its gotten out there. These are people I would think could afford the work too. Lame. Recession is over my ass, not here!!

Yes, to get something, anything done is very expensive. To have the exhaust system work I just did on my truck probably would have been around 8, now think about what's under some of these Muranos and such.

I am amazed people have money to spend on the trees.

Just landed a 3k job from and old client who has shopped me before.

Now if I can really pick up the loader tomorrow I can finish another couple few grand in stump work I have had sitting.

 

[tree MDS]

I hear you. Tree work is a low priority and too damn expensive on top of that. I wouldn't wanna pay to have this crap done. Lol.

 

[DR. P. Proteus]

I hear you. Tree work is a low priority and too damn expensive on top of that. I wouldn't wanna pay to have this crap done. Lol.

I kinda want to go on strike, let them do it themselves for awhile and see how it pans out.

But one of my housewive's has yet another conundrum: As she is getting ready to fly south for the winter leaving her 800k house, the one she has on the market, another unforeseen issue with the trees has popped up. It seems one of the big spruce got blasted by lightening and now its looking pretty nasty out there upon the lawn. The tree is one thing, getting 30 foot circle of root and stump to match the Kentucky Blue is another.

So she has been lighting me up in panic about it and to me its just another 800 to 1000 dollar job. I have to pretend I am her therapist and have to go through all these imaginary scenerios which no matter how stacked come out looking like 800 to 1000 bucks.

Its a tree I could do myself and just might; she asked me if it was cheaper to have more people so it would get done faster. It might make it more expespensive.

Meanwhile I am still jerking with the splitter which I had changed the oil and thought was ready to go, apparently it seems the needle is sticking now. So I cut the ******* grass and am thinking about hucking the first round walnut leaves and walnuts into my truck.

 

[tree MDS]

30' circle of Kentucky blue grass and stump!!?? Sounds like I'd be $800 just for that part.

 

[gorman]

I do the same thing with payments (sometimes ) for people i trust but have had some take advantage of me as in taking 6 + months to pay. I just dont like doing it much anymore. It seems money is tight for a lot of people. ( me included )

Payment program? I tell people to put it on their card. I can't hunt someone down three separate times for the same job.

 

[tree MDS]

Payment program? I tell people to put it on their card. I can't hunt someone down three separate times for the same job.

Admittedly, that would be the easiest solution. I'm just too lazy to go through all the BS of getting set up for credit card taking for something I (might) do once a year. This is more the small town, old school way of doing business sort of stuff. I think she was a teacher here in town maybe, can't quite remember. No big deal, $700 a month. Her door is only about a half mile from the shop anyway. Lol.

 

[Zale]

I don't get into the free financing for my clients.