lawn man doing tree work

[Tree Mower]

Hey guys, I'm a landscaper and last week a tree fell down on one of my properties that I take care of. It was a full grown Pear Tree approximately 40-50 feet tall and 1'-1'6" in diameter that split down the middle.
Normally I don't do this kind of work but it is a commercial property and they needed it done right away, so I did it. It took me 3 hours to clear it all and put it in the back of my truck. NO CHIPPER AND NO BUCKET TRUCK . The part that fell consisted of 3 really thick branches and a whole bunch of moderate sized branches all about 20-30 feet long.
My question is, since I'm not fimiliar with the pricing for this industry I was hoping you guys could help me out. I would greatly appreciate it. I was thinking of a figure between $150 - $200. What do you think, is that too much, too little? I"m in the dark and could use some help. Thanks in advance to all who respond

 

[jimmyq]

Hourly rate plus expenses is the way to go. If you don't normally do tree work, find a company that does in your area and make friends, we can all help one another make a living safely and in good spirits. Hey, you get them some tree work, they get you some lawn work.

 

[Lumberjack]

Around here that 200 seems about right. 150 plus 50 because they where in a rush, so that made your time a premium. I never charge by the hour, but by the job. If you charge by the hour then you will work to fast and get screwed, or the customer will say that you work to slow. Around here I try to get around 50-65 an hour on jobs with limited rigging, more if it is rigging intensive. Not to mention around here if I told someone around here they would either say wow thats high, and or want to know how many hours it will be, the same thing as a bid, because they won't let you get anymore hours than what you said. I also figure in expenses in the job price. That is what we do around here.

Carl

 

[geofore]

hold on

If you charge $150 and the $50 extra, is it for the dumping fee or do they let you use their dumpster and the $50 extra is for the prompt service? The last thing a customer expects is that they have to pay for dumping fees. It's as if the stuff magically disappers once it is on your truck. The dumps here charge $40 per ton. $ is time and equipment plus disposal, debris doesn't magically disappear, it has to go somewhere. Some townships and boroughs have tub grinders and take the stuff for no fee but they use the grindings to mulch their parks.

 

[SilverBlue]

Well if you charge that amount ... your hired! when can you start working for me?

Figure out your reasonable hourly wage, fuel, dumping charge, equipment use, chain sharpening etc. I would have charged around $250-300. But in U.S. bucks that would be about $50.00 (but our money looks much better that yours)

 

[TheTreeSpyder]

i think ours is bigger!

Silver Blue Money is hard to see.....



Let me say spring poles, legs, balance compression etc...... cutting into any of these (at least) can set force of tree or saw, possibly both against ya! We've all proven that ain't good; tree and saw always win!

But you can learn an awful lot about cutting on the ground more focused and just the cutting. Relieving pressure in spring poles smoothly and slowly, not pitching weight toward you, not cutting leg of tree's stance on your side, not pinching saw in anything-let alone the compression of a cut etc.

Many a leg and life have been lost to trapped forces from the immense size, speed and weight of trees tumbling, and a simple tree is already down job turns deadly!

Kinda depends on how well ya stack a p/u, what was really done; what a 2 man crew, cart, wedge, rope to tie to truck etc. could come in and take charge of it in, but kinda sounds like fillin work (buck's a buck!), perhaps not hauled, rather than priority yesterday; hauled.

Be Safe!

 

[SilverBlue]

K,
Complaining about the size or can't see the ****s?

 

[SilverBlue]

Ahhh here is the better view, What a great country we live in here

 

[Stumper]

Hmmm... In the first pick it was so small I thought it was a caricature. Now that I've seen the real pic clearly I have to ask-Who is she and what is she doing on a 20 dollar bill besides looking cheap? (seductively cheap!)

 

[TheTreeSpyder]

Da-da-da-d-d-ddang Duuuuuuuuuuuude, no wonder y'all keep your monies longer than US!!

 

[DDM]

I charge 250.00 For the same Size Bradford Pear.