Local hacks

[joehusker]

i have not read everyones reply to this thread. i dont have time. i need people to do tree work like this. might sound crazy, it helps my bottom line. we are in this service to create a healthy bottom line. i say let these guys do this type of work and never get called back again. they have very little overhead and dont invest in the people that work for them. they low ball all work for pennies on the dollar, they dont take of customers needs, they do a crappy job and they will be looking for something else to do because educated and properly trained companies will soon wipe them out. it is a great time for this industry because consumers are becoming more educated. we need to look years down the road and provide the influence to younger tree workers. efficient and profitable tree work has left so many behind. i love hacks. improperly trained and poorly trained are hacks. keep hacking, it will put my daughter trough college.

 

[Mitchell]

hacks help and hurt

well they do mess up trees that will need remedation later... they also drive down prices the public is willing to swallow. Overall I say it is a wash.

DFD34, you sporting american pride turn out gear? My dept just switched to it.

 

[hornett22]

that's nice work!

Here are a couple pics of a job done by one of the major local hack/cutthroats in the Worcester area. The company name is irrelevant, I'm just trying to show what we are dealing with around here.
They do however claim to be "tree specialists"
What do you guys think?

their mother must be proad..i wonder how many carbon credits they earned on that job?

 

[OTG BOSTON]

Nope

are you talking about me again dil?

youre the best man!

He was obviously referring to me..........

 

[Bigus Termitius]

Like the old saying goes:

Ya get what you pay for. (usually)

 

[buckbandit]

Ok there seems to be argument over who is better, arborists or utility tree workers. The simple fact of the matter is the utility wants to clear their line cheap and fast. So to knock these folks, which I am proud to say I am one of them, is like comparing apples to oranges. I understand that the arborists have great pride in the quality work they do so to does the utility guy when he looks back at how much work he/she did in a day with no line contacts or injuries. Most definitely the work that was done in the pics was atrotious. You'd be surprised what some home owners want you to do, and if that was a utility job than I hope they never award a contract to them again. As for the chips left at the seen of the crime. We often chip into the ditch along rural roads for the utility. Not sure if this was the utilities idea or the companies way of saving money. You'd be surprised how many times the utility will change the contract on you and not allow you to adjust your rates. Lastly, next time you look at a line clearance job, before you shake your head in disgust, look at the rest of the surroundings including other trees that won't be burned to the ground due to maintaining proper line clearance. Hey guys there's room enough in the forest for all of us.

 

[costello]

a shoud hs used dsopkes

any individuals involved in any wrongful act should be fined for knowing and wrongful acts.