Cottonwood Take Down

[Nailsbeats]

Looks like a good clean takedown. Nice work man.

 

[Tree Pig]

So Mic how about a little history on yourself. It looks like you had a relatively new wespur spike climbing kit on, plus the goodies you added to it. Decent set up. Just curious, are you new to climbing on your own. No reason for asking everything looked great just a hunch that you just went out on your own?

 

[mic687]

Stihl, I got started like alot of us, cutting with my dad. I spent some time in California and when I was out there the lady I was renting a house from wanted a Avacado tree down and asked if I could do it. All I had was a pruning hand saw. I told her I could get it down to the main trunk and I did. So started my climbing work. Over the years I worked for freinds and family and on my own stuff but never full time. Two years ago my dad had a 70' red oak next to his house and garage my buddy and I said we would remove it for him. So with a rented lift some rope and a old harness we took it down. I had so much fun I decided I wanted to do more. We have 38 Acres of hard wood that belongs to my dad behind my house that has afforded me the opportunity to build skills slow and steady and not reck anything or kill myself. This last October I was gettuing laid off for a month so I went out bought all new gear got insurance and went door knocking and passing out business cards. Building my biz slowly and have been picking up alot work as of late. Back to work full time building and developing robotic systems and cut week nights and weekends.

Mickey


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Confidence is the feeling you have before you fully understanding the situation

 

[Tree Pig]

Stihl, I got started like alot of us, cutting with my dad. I spent some time in California and when I was out there the lady I was renting a house from wanted a Avacado tree down and asked if I could do it. All I had was a pruning hand saw. I told her I could get it down to the main trunk and I did. So started my climbing work. Over the years I worked for freinds and family and on my own stuff but never full time. Two years ago my dad had a 70' red oak next to his house and garage my buddy and I said we would remove it for him. So with a rented lift some rope and a old harness we took it down. I had so much fun I decided I wanted to do more. We have 38 Acres of hard wood that belongs to my dad behind my house that has afforded me the opportunity to build skills slow and steady and not reck anything or kill myself. This last October I was gettuing laid off for a month so I went out bought all new gear got insurance and went door knocking and passing out business cards. Building my biz slowly and have been picking up alot work as of late. Back to work full time building and developing robotic systems and cut week nights and weekends.

Mickey


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Confidence is the feeling you have before you fully understanding the situation

Thats awesome man, sometimes doing the work you love is more rewarding then doing the work that pays the best. I myself also do this on the side from my job that pays the bills. I work nights so it gives me the days free to do this stuff. I make a very good living at what I do and don't need the money I get from trees but I just love doing tree work. My wife gets a little ticked about the tree work ("its so dangerous"). My main job is just as dangerous so with this going too she worries twice as much, but I am addicted and not ready to stop doing it. YET...

Keep up the good work.

 

[conlan]

How much did you charge?

Just curious what you charged to remove the tree. Did your price include removal of all the wood and if not, how much extra would you have charged him to remove all the wood?

 

[mic687]

Left all the wood and brush on site for the home owner. I would not touch that tree for under 2300.00 again. If they don't want to pay that price I don't want the job and 2300.00 may even be a little low. That tree with all the crap around it was a pia. My theory is if the job is going to be very hard make it worth doing. I know two other guys bid the job one at 1200.00 and one at 1600.00 and neither guy showed up to do the job.

 

[extremewoodwork]

zipline

Trees like this I get permission from neighbors to set the recieving end of a zipline. Blocking the wood still sucks but the brush comes down faster. It is also safer than risking a hit to an energized powerline. Wood does conduct electricity.

 

[ropensaddle]

My groundie and I did this 95' Cottonwood with a 35"dbh. Power lines on three sides a shed and apple tree on the fourth side. Landing zone of 20' by
20' lowered almost all pieces with a homemade capstan strapped to the base. Saws used ms192, ms270,ms650 with a 32" bar. This was a very tough tree there was so much stuff to get snaged on or caught in. No access for a crane or bucket truck so I climbed it and it came down a piece at a time. Guy planted this tree 45 years ago and said he has regretted it for the last 25. Two other guys bid it and did not show and I think I know why.


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Skinny or fat short or tall sooner or later they all got to fall.

Good work ppe nice I hate cottonwood can smell that suka from here lol. I think I would have had the take down the service and dropped that bugger!

 

[treemandan]

Trees like this I get permission from neighbors to set the recieving end of a zipline. Blocking the wood still sucks but the brush comes down faster. It is also safer than risking a hit to an energized powerline. Wood does conduct electricity.

That's cute, " permission". They are lucky the dog didn't get drugged.

 

[treemandan]

Left all the wood and brush on site for the home owner. I would not touch that tree for under 2300.00 again. If they don't want to pay that price I don't want the job and 2300.00 may even be a little low. That tree with all the crap around it was a pia. My theory is if the job is going to be very hard make it worth doing. I know two other guys bid the job one at 1200.00 and one at 1600.00 and neither guy showed up to do the job.

DITTOMOFO


I might have missed it in the post and its hard to tell but what was the exact proximity to the wires?

 

[mic687]

Dan I can post a pic later but there were wires on 3 sides. North side service drop touching the main trunk, south side 15' to 20' from main trunk, and west side 20' from main trunk and those were the main feeders for the whole neighborhood. The tree actualy hung over all 3 sets of lines. We were able to speed line some but were limited due to a Hickory tree blocking our path. The neighbor lady let us lower what we could in to her yard.

 

[mic687]

DITTOMOFO


I might have missed it in the post and its hard to tell but what was the exact proximity to the wires?

Pretty close

 

[Rickytree]

I call the stink "Poplar Piss", It always reminds me a girl I use to know!!