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This is a great thread. Iv'e been thinking of how to better market myself to cemeteries and golf courses lately. What concerns do customers like these have? How do you address them? What equipment/ skills do you emphasize to sell the job. I think we might be well suited to this kind of work since we are easy on turf and have 2 excellent climbers on staff...... Mike

We recently got a letter from a sale rep from one of the biggest tree companies in North America. He introduced himself and told us of his background and some of the places where he had work before as an arborist, what qualification he has and additional education. He also told us of what work he had performed in these place places.
Most of the regular tree work done on a golf course are usually done on a mid to high end courses, therefore, you need to have credibility and reputation. You will find yourself dealing not only with the course manager, but also the Greens Committee and sometimes Board of Directors. Most of these people are sometimes whose who of your community, thus you must be able to communicate clearly and precisely. I find that they ask very intelligent questions and knowledgeable in the field of arboriculture.
I can't speak for other courses, but on mine, we do most if not all of the big tree work in the winter. You can be a little bit more liberal with the dropping a big limb without doing a lot of damage on the grass. I know my boss emphasizes safety over everything else. If I have to drop a tree across the fairway, then so be it. If you have the equipment like a bucket truck to make your job safer, you can also arrange it so you don't damage the sod.

If you have a specific question, pm me and I will try to do my best to answer you.
 
Dropping a tree across a fairway....I don't think so. Not to mention the delicate surface you better be aware of the sprinkler system. If you ding up a green you may just as well put your gear in the truck and go home with your tail between your legs.

Helps to be a golfer with associated perspective to get on country clubs. You might try to get the super to let you play a round on a Monday if you have a real good rep and take a notebook with you.

Lots of country clubs are really struggling in this economy.
 
Dropping a tree across a fairway....I don't think so. Not to mention the delicate surface you better be aware of the sprinkler system. If you ding up a green you may just as well put your gear in the truck and go home with your tail between your legs.

Helps to be a golfer with associated perspective to get on country clubs. You might try to get the super to let you play a round on a Monday if you have a real good rep and take a notebook with you.

Lots of country clubs are really struggling in this economy.

I have not dropped a tree across the fairway, but I have dropped branches on the collar in the winter. You will be surpised to know how tough the bent grass is when the ground is frozen.
 
we do a lot of that work but they slow paying 1 golf course took 3 years tom trees:cheers:

Years ago I had to go up the huge spiral staircase in the palace like clubhouse in one of the biggest country clubs in Cincinnati after many months of promises and non payments and sit in front of the huge desk and tell the top dog that either he pay me or just try and throw me out or call the cops because I wasn't leaving without a check in my hands.....I got one...good riddance.
 
Years ago I had to go up the huge spiral staircase in the palace like clubhouse in one of the biggest country clubs in Cincinnati after many months of promises and non payments and sit in front of the huge desk and tell the top dog that either he pay me or just try and throw me out or call the cops because I wasn't leaving without a check in my hands.....I got one...good riddance.

WOW!, You are awesome, or , something! And now giving advice on this topic after a bad experience years ago. I been doing courses many years and cannot relate to your senarios. I do courses all year round.
Jeff
 
The courses we work on won't let us fall onto the fairways, if we can't put a tree into the weeds, then we have to block them down (conifers, so no roping).

I've done work at all times of the year, from spraying to removals, to stump grinding to hazard tree inventories.

Best one was a rotten 5' diameter stump about 20' high just off the fringe from a green. Had to drop the stub, then grind the stump, while people were playing, Only had 1 person yell at me for making noise while she was putting (as if she were Tiger Woods). The course supplied a backhoe/loader to help remove mulch and pull over the stub. Fun.\

On the same course, I was grinding stumps during the day while play was going on and almost got hit by a ball that bounced off my machine. Needless to say, that guy "Lost" his ball. http://www.arboristsite.com/images/smilies/angryfire.gif

Go Canada Go
 
WOW!, You are awesome, or , something! And now giving advice on this topic after a bad experience years ago. I been doing courses many years and cannot relate to your senarios. I do courses all year round.
Jeff

"can't relate to my scenario"....because you are JUST an employee.:poke:
 
I hate working grave yards, cemetery is just a nice word for something bad! Working in our "BIG" grave yard, I was doing a dead Elm that had broken half way up, fell on top of a bunch of 1800 era Tombstones, had to move them out of the way to eliminate anymore damage to them, had nightmares for a month! The care taker was this really spooky creepy, scooby-do villain type. :cry: Thought he was gonna pull of his mask at any time, kept saying these old weird sayings, like laughing while saying "I'll be the last one to ever let you down" or "sure you don't wanna stay as a permanent resident, I have some incredible views", All he needed was the old lantern in his hand!
Good money, bad vibe!
Could not get out of there fast enough, never been back!
Superstitious you say! YEP! CARMA IS A FUNNY THING!
I hate stepping on graves!
Golf courses, much more happy!:clap:
 

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