Lol. Let's settle down and get a little further through the payment book on that chipper first though, jared. Just saying.
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Lol. Let's settle down and get a little further through the payment book on that chipper first though, jared. Just saying.
Menchhofer
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You're right - you have to (by financial necessity alone) be working that thing to the max. And promoting it, and taking it to little simple jobs like a crabapple pruning where you really don't need it. It is gonna make you lazy.And you are gonna become a Teupen Zombie that thinks that no tree is safe to climb anymore.
Trouble is, it's also gonna start breaking ($$$$$) and becoming a puppy that pees on your carpet. You will develop a love / hate relationship for it. It will become a heartbreaker and ulcer maker.
Why all the negative posts on a portable lift? Is it because it is a Teupen? Then I can understand. I own two lifts and if a crabapple is easier with the lift, what the heck? Use it. No big deal. I am a tracked lift zombie and any tree I do not need to climb is a relief.. Why climb when it is not needed? Why waste the energy especially as how hot and humid it gets every year. If it breaks, I fix it, just like a bucket truck. No big deal. Are they expensive? Yes. What isn't nowadays.
Seems everyone is stuck with the notion they are nothing but problems. Sorry but the future is now, and they are being sold all over the country in record numbers the past few years. They are here to stay.
gorman
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I'd say a lift like this is totally worth it at that price. What does a freakin crane cost? If you can muster the payments you can sub this thing out to other companies at an easy $150 an hour for one guy. That's if you can't keep this bad boy busy.
Menchhofer
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Not sure about resale value. But I am sure I will have made enough money in the 5 years to pay for 4 or 5 more new lifts. I thought almost all assets depreciated?
Booked solid 6 months out
Yesterday he maneuvered through a 6 1/2 foot gate & had the machine set up in about a half hour(that's from the trailer to the back yard).
He has the Leo 23GT, as I said before $190,000 financed.
Everything depreciates or nearly everything. Hey, you're bringing up valid points. I don't see any negativity.
Not too many folks can plunk down $155 grand & not finance at least a portion of the machine.
Pelorus
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I'm not sure about the resale value either. Went to trade in the wife's 7 yr old Honda on a newer one (at the same dealership) last year, and it didn't happen. I reckon the salesman's spiel about them holding their resale value was grape KoolAid.
Good to hear that your lift is both profitable and making your life easier.
Menchhofer
ArboristSite Guru
Thanks. Guess I will have to wait and see how everything works out later. 10-4 on the Honda holding good resale value. Salesmen will say anything make a sale.
Pelorus
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More power to 'em.
Would love to own one eventually.
Not fond of the thought of landscape and property maintenance outfits masquerading as "tree experts" courtesy of Santa buying them a Teupen. Arboriculture is gonna become arborism. Extreme arborism.
Blakesmaster
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Now I see your beef. Though I think your fears misguided. There's a lot more equipment involved in a profitable tree service than a $150k lift. Any savvy scraper able to procure the funds for such a piece of equipment will have a good understanding of this as well as the market. I doubt any impact will be seen on our biz.
2treeornot2tree
Dont cry, just do it
Seen a few used 75' tuepen lifts for sale. One was a 2005 for like mid 60k and a 2008 for mid 80k. Looks like a pretty good resale value
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Pelorus
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Hoping your correct, Blakes.
A crane op that I got to work with a couple of weeks ago mentioned scrapers hiring him to dismantle trees, and that their climbing and chainsaw skills being pretty much nonexistent.
A crane op that I got to work with a couple of weeks ago mentioned scrapers hiring him to dismantle trees, and that their climbing and chainsaw skills being pretty much nonexistent.
squad143
Tree Guy
Deevo purchased a spiderlift this year. He's been pretty busy with it (Probably too busy to post), but I'm sure he'll chime in soon about their benefits.
Pelorus
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Yeah, it's weird though: many of the units listed for sale in the equipment trader have very few hours on the clock.
The operating cost / hr must have been prohibitive if it was only getting used 150 - 200 hours / yr.
For a $190,000.00, does that come with AC?
2treeornot2tree
Dont cry, just do it
Most of the ones I seen had about 3000 hrs on them
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Put it up high and face the breeze.
