I need a climber for two trees in Seattle

[murphy4trees]

Close your eyes and think back to your first removalos a tree of that size....
Now that was no easy job.... no walk in the park...
If it was anything like mine... it was hairy.....
So what seems easy 20 years later is anything but for a green climber...
Tough to say from the pic if there is room for the top or how much of it...
John just needs a contract climber to give him some help from time to time... Keep your prices high and you can afford to pay a good climber what he's worth!!! Give the work away and it be hard, dangerous and no fun 'cause you won't be making it worth it for yourself..

 

[JohnVander]

Thanks. Here's one I got.

 

[Koa Man]

I took this mahogany tree down for a demolition contractor, no hauling for $500. You can see me setting my rope. That's me in the red circle. Sorry I don't have more pictures. This was taken by someone to emailed it to me later. Started at 0930, tree was down, stump removed (by an excavator) and area cleaned up by 1400. I think I would take longer than 45 min. to take down the tree you want removed. Not as fast as these young guys.

Hey, how about calling Trees Company.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Originally posted by RockyJSquirrel
Yer slow, Butch.

Ahh, I just didn't wanna seem cocky. I always try to err on the side of taking more time than less. That helps to minimize underbiding.

I rarely get to TD a tree like that.

 

[Guy Meilleur]

Looks like yanking it into the yard might be problematic if it got hung up on other tree. Is there an award given for getting it down in one piece? I'd climb it and debranch it with my zubat--nice handsaw, byebye corona--. maybe even half-hitch the top out while I was there to make it an easy fell.

I'd take the time to smell the lichens; an hour in all. Rarely does a client pay for speed; why get all hyper? And if you subs get paid by the hour, what's the rush?

It smells like JV has made the classic newbie error of underbidding, if he fears the cost of a sub. Hard Knocks. All well-spoken about getting one in and learning by watching.

 

[Kneejerk Bombas]

Originally posted by RockyJSquirrel
They told me it was an all day job and I blew it out in 2:15. The four of them watched me slack-jawed for much of the 2 hours

Ever get those jobs where it's bid for half a day or more to top out and get on the ground, and then walk up to see it's a notch and drop? I love it when that happens.

 

[Froggy]

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It looks simple by judging trees by the pictures, but it could be a different ball game when you get to the job. Pictures as we all know can be missleading at times.

 

[JohnVander]

All trees down. Worked untill last light. Worked with a pro climber, and learned a fair amount. Time for nighty night.

John

 

[rbtree]

Heard he got to you before Eli called ya back...what was his name?

Gotta work tomorrow, wanna come watch? Job is in Mill Creek, a 30 degree 100 foot leaning fir, leaning partially on a dying hemlock.... may use the GRCS a bit...plus an easy failed cedar. Early afternoon start.

I did bids from 10:30 til 8 pm....what a nice day to be outside.

Here's one site I visited....cement bulkhead was cracked, allowing lake water to invade the root system.. presto, rotting roots, and the rare north wind pulled them down.

 

[ROLLACOSTA]

JOHN VANDER as ROCKY said..you realy need to get together with a good crew and learn the ropes..im pleased you got the trees down with a climber but when somebody like RB offers to show/teach you on one of his jobs you would be a fool to refuse!!!

 

[Dadatwins]

Like Rocky said it has been suggested here about 30 + times for Mr. Vander to tie up with a crew to watch and learn. From his first post and on through. Scary to read his other post about rigging trees over a fence and $$$ Hot tub. All the reading here and books will only get you so far. Watching / working with an experienced crew is GOLD. Glad to hear he got the trees down safely on this job but again I will suggest find a good local company and watch and learn. They might even pay you to help out. Even as a groundman you can learn a lot about tie in points , rigging and drop zones.

 

[JohnVander]

I'm there RB. I'll give you a call.

John

 

[rbtree]

Cool John, Eli will be there today! You can run the cameras!

Everyone go easy on John. From reading his past posts, I think he is doing pretty well....likely better than 95% of all rookies....and maybe better than a bunch of tree hacks who've been at it for a while. As well, he came here, and asked advice. And he interacted better than most, so most of us treated him quite well.

I hope we get this job, attempting to save this badly damaged elm, third largest of it's species in Wa. 120 feet wide, over 100 feet tall, 13.3 feet in circumference

 

[JohnVander]

To Dadatwins,

I did a great job swinging the big branches away from that hot tub! I big shoted a line over a beefy crotch on tree 25' to the left and swung them safely away from the danger zone. I felt like a total treestud! You are right about working with more knowledgable people though, I'm going to pursue that as much as I can.

John

P.S. Thanks for caring.

 

[Dadatwins]

That is good to hear. It is a rush to set some rigging and get a tree down that is no lie. After a while as you get more comfortable and experienced in time a newbie might ask you "how do I do this"? Then you can really feel a thrill.

 

[Guy Meilleur]

Originally posted by rbtree
attempting to save this badly damaged elm, third largest of it's species in Wa. 120 feet wide,

it looks a little narrower now. Darn shame if the owner didn't investr in the tree's survival with light reduction pruning, etc. Interested to hear how you will lessen decay and imbalance if you get this job. Let us know OK?

Dadatwins: "It is a rush to set some rigging and get a tree down"

It is a far greater rush to keep a tree like that big elm up, but it is far harder too.

Accept the challenge of preserving trees.

 

[Dadatwins]

Originally posted by Guy Meilleur


Dadatwins: "It is a rush to set some rigging and get a tree down"

It is a far greater rush to keep a tree like that big elm up, but it is far harder too.

Accept the challenge of preserving trees.

I agree Guy it is a challenge to preserve/prevent the death of trees. I was not advising anyone to go remove trees without any vision or discretion. There is a different thrill involved with preservation work also probably the same feeling a Dr. gets curing an ailing patient.