Am I getting a fair deal?

[RandyMac]

we had a big wind storm here last week lots of trees down. got a job removing fallen tree from mobile roof, plus three other large jack pine. the job intailed cutting of wood and removing the brush. my ?? is there a rule of thumb for chargeing the insurance company?ie. 100.00 a tree. thanks

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$100? What are you paying for your insurance? If you get hurt, who pays? $100 is not near enough. What would a real tree service charge?

 

[Gologit]

we had a big wind storm here last week lots of trees down. got a job removing fallen tree from mobile roof, plus three other large jack pine. the job intailed cutting of wood and removing the brush. my ?? is there a rule of thumb for chargeing the insurance company?ie. 100.00 a tree. thanks

Post your question in the Commercial Tree Care section. Those guys will let you know what they think of your price. Real quick, too.

 

[DangerTree]

I've been logging and climbing trees for years I have never ripped off anyone. I've seen lots of people get ripped off. The best advice when hiring a contractor is to get an independent audit of the stand (called a timber cruise). They can determine exact volume and average quality using increment bores. You also need to factor in road access, reclamation (or clean-up) de-activation -maybe water bars or culverts need to be installed to prevent environmental damage and re- forestation cost if that's part of your master plan. After all that you will know if burning wouldn't be cheaper! By the way that maple you were talking about. If you want to get scorched bad let it go for a song 1 tree could be worth thousands on the musical instrument market. You need to know your market. Even bulk firewood sales can make better money than log sales at times.