John Paul Sanborn
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I was working in KC last year and the company I contracted with had a Vermeer SC-50 the anticident of the 50TX. 50 hp direct drive blew through a 40 inch hackberry in 10 min.
Need Help!! Pricing Stump Removal
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I started my business last year and priced at $1.50/inch. I ended up at $2.00/ inch and it is about right. Hard if you have to compete against people who do it under the table. You know, insurance, advertising,licenses. I run a rayco rg 1620 super jr. Gets anywhere I need it to be. I also get about 75% of the jobs i bid and it's getting better. I did 130 stumps last year and I am up to 110 so far since march 28th, so the pricing seems to be good.At this rate I get anywhere from $50 - $200/ hour depending on what I get into. That is piling up the mulch neatly and leaving it. I will take it away for old people who have no way of dealing with it for free(have to give back too)
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Daniel, in response to your question about the durability of the RG-50, I've found it to be pretty reliable and well-made. That is, after that addressed some issues after making it. There is a newer version that's been out for a year which fixes the overheating problems we would run into in 90F+ weather. It's my stumper of choice.
Our Rayco Super Jr. is still going, and I like it. It's just too small for production, really. It fits in small places, though. I still remember hitting the fence with it when I was 15.... it pulled itself off the ground and up the fence until it broke off the half-inch cable and hit the ground with a whimper.
Our monster Vermeer doesn't get much use these days. All the drawbacks listed above - have to move the truck to get to the next stump, have to be able to drive to the stump, have to have a lot of big stumps to pay for itself. Just not worth it when you don't have redwoods sprouting all over.
Nickrosis
Our Rayco Super Jr. is still going, and I like it. It's just too small for production, really. It fits in small places, though. I still remember hitting the fence with it when I was 15.... it pulled itself off the ground and up the fence until it broke off the half-inch cable and hit the ground with a whimper.
Our monster Vermeer doesn't get much use these days. All the drawbacks listed above - have to move the truck to get to the next stump, have to be able to drive to the stump, have to have a lot of big stumps to pay for itself. Just not worth it when you don't have redwoods sprouting all over.
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