What do you do to pull yourself over the branch at the top?
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BuckmasterStumpGrinding
ArboristSite Operative
You make 6 figures as a contract climber making 20% of the bid? You don't want to deal with employees so you give up 80% for someone to haul brush and make the sale?
DLCRL
Organic Demolitionist Expert
Yes, but I only climb, I get paid cash, I'm gone as soon as I get down, at which point I go to the next job or company. I've no equipment to maintain or employees to placate. I've next nothing I need to put into equipment, I know the owners they can't afford to give themselves a salary much better than mine, not after insurance, workman's comp, taxes, in some cases a place park equipment and a shop not that I get salary from them.
You pieced that tree out in 15 minutes?
DLCRL
Organic Demolitionist Expert
No all I had to do was hang a rope and pull it over, jobs like that make up for tedious trim jobs or under bid removals. As the main climber for one of the companies I've my gravy jobs as well as jobs that I look at and say you didn't charge enough.You pieced that tree out in 15 minutes?
It's Murph!
jomoco
Tree Freak
With all that money you'd think you could afford a GoPro and rock us all with your prowess at demolition tree work?
You may just be a phenom like Reg or Chisholm?
But we'll never know till yu post up proof mate.
jomoco
You may just be a phenom like Reg or Chisholm?
But we'll never know till yu post up proof mate.
jomoco
DLCRL
Organic Demolitionist Expert
I don't have one, and let's face it to get a good video you need a couple of cameras, editing not unlike making a film. It'd be nice if you filmed it like COPS, just think TREES or CLIMBERS. I've a bunch of photos from my years.
jomoco
Tree Freak
Post em up bro!
Don't be shy.
jomoco
Don't be shy.
jomoco
Dont you guys remember FTA?,,,he was a hoot! Look at some of his other classics.
Jeff
DLCRL
Organic Demolitionist Expert
Send a link to his photos Jeff, here's a
photo
jomoco
Tree Freak
Brawny lad to tote a 440 and a 200t around at the same time, no doubt!
Guerrilla huh?
Does this mean I better be nice to you cuz I'm a puny 160?
jomoco
Guerrilla huh?
Does this mean I better be nice to you cuz I'm a puny 160?
jomoco
DLCRL
Organic Demolitionist Expert
I'm only that myself, I brag but I'm telling the truth on here, I'm just an exceptionally fortunate individual, who dropped out of school and found my calling. Most of contract climbers I know only from owners, they don't do as well because most of them have issues you can't count on them, people agree to pay more for me because I never let them down. You guys have probably dealt w/climbers be they contract or yours, they not only can't make it, they didn't even call, I'm sure you don't keep them long if that's the case, so you're ready to do a job and can't even reach this guy. And in a lot cases for companies I know, if the climber isn't there the job can't get done because no one else including the owner climbs.
KenJax Tree
Terraphobic
Yeah I remember FTA.....AA too
You have to go to the search button to see who FTA was,,I dont know his phone number.
Jeff
KenJax Tree
Terraphobic
how much did it cost to replace that fence. No shirt and shorts....what a hack
DLCRL
Organic Demolitionist Expert
Wasn't an issue I let the tips hit the ground but tied off the butt end so it was suspended over the fence.
