The working man, and chainsaw thread!!!!!!!!!

[fir]

You can rent a bandit unit that is manual swing I think for around $125 half day.

I pretty much charge a minimum of $75 for anyone out of town. In town I do better usually as the people want the stuff hauled and filled.

So far I have been doing very well with current rate. Some trees I charge more for if they are big maples as they are like grinding out a volcano below the surface as far the the flare is concerned.

I did bid a stump here in town that was accross from the guy I vought the stump grinder from and the guy gave me some yarn about he was going to ask his kids what they thought about grinding it out.......pretty much I could tell the guy was just lieing. I know more than left and he ran over to the guys house that I bought the stump grinder from and asked him if I was to high and he said my bid was worth every penny I asked for:msp_tongue: Guy never contacted me back which is fien with me. We have few old guys in this town that think they run everyhting including the coffee shop talk. They can kiss my uhm well you know:msp_ohmy:

I will not apologize to those people for my prices. I just tell them they rent them out in Sioux City have at it:biggrinbounce2:

Here we have one of the only little grinders so we bid high and get it. but ya the cheep old guys wast alot of our time too.

 

[fir]

Not mine to sell.

However I have one that is like new, maybe 10 tanks of fuel through it, that I could be talked out of for the right price, seeing as how they are not available anymore.

The right price would be Your in Vic right?

 

[fir]

Oh ya speaking of the 200t. My work just got the 201t that has been Walkerysed at it cut just as good as the 200. One of the Walker boys showed the saw in action with a 200. 200 one hand 201 in the other and cut at the same time and speed through a fir log. So have no fear. about the socal crapy new 201 they can be fixed. Well off to bed going fishing in the morning

 

[parrisw]

The right price would be Your in Vic right?

Yep, down in Victoria.

 

[Eccentric]

Great pics Shane, grinder looks sweet to me! Aaron good to see you, and if you can wait a bit on the brush I should be able to work it out. If nothing else I can maybe get it for 100 bucks, to pay him for the haul, and time. Or we can time it when I get one for a job, and then nothing. We will make it work buddy.

Thanks Norm! No big hurry. I'm still pruning and making more brush to chip anyways. Won't need the machine for a while yet.

 

[parrisw]

The right price would be Your in Vic right?

PM sent.

 

[NHlocal]

Good stuff!

NH on a 24" stump I would have it ground out in 30 minutes or less from start to pulling out the driveway.

A manual swing unit would take at least twice that I would think or more but I have not used one of those.

From a safety point I would say never ever use one without doing call before you dig. After that is clear.

I like to cut into the leading edge of the stump about a 1/3 of the cutting wheel depth and lower my cut as low as I can get the wheel and from there then work into the stump at the same height. If the grinder wheel is big enough you might only have to make one pass if the stump is mostly level to the ground.

The stump I show above I had to make two passes on to get it down low enough so that once they put dirt back over it grass will grow.

For safety I put a moving blanket over the entire back of my vehicle as my unit is stays connected to my Tahoe. Blanket $15 at hobo freight...breaking out the rear window wiht unknown object:msp_thumbdn:

I wear my chaps when grinding as stuff can really fly out from under the machine. In my one picture you see the wheel as I have to replace the missing skirt I tore off:msp_ohmy: I also wear a pro rocman helmet with the screen (thanks Bailey's) and gloves.

Pretty much basic stuff is to not have anyone near the machine except for you the operator. A customer I told to step way back and he just would not listen and a chunk hit him dead square in the head and then he left and sat on his patio and watched from a distance.

I would check the condition of the teeth on the grinder you rent. If the don't have much of an edge you will be working harder I would guess on grinding if it is manual swing.

Also spruce/pine trees seem to shred/tear and are much harder to grind out than say a maple of ash tree. I ground out a couple of apple tree stumps and knowing how hard they are I figured they owuld be tough to remove and they were way easier the the spruce /pine trees I have done. Spuce just plain suck unless you have fresh sharp teeth.

Thanks Shane, that's good stuff, exactly the kind of information I'm looking for. :msp_thumbup:
Ayuh, I would love to get my hands on a piece of equipment like that! :msp_drool: The potential is there
to pick up some business if I had a grinder. That doesn't exactly fit into the budget right now. :hmm3grin2orange:
Thanks again for all the great info, I'll let you know how it goes.
Work safe. ::thumbsup::

 

[NORMZILLA44]

Shane very good info indeed. We kind of figured it out, and learned as we went. Taught ourselves, do it like youreself. Found out what works and does not. Sorry Randy that I was not more help, thought it was more the buisness price side you needed info on. You will also see it will be very basic, and you will learn quick, the newer stuff is easier to run. Like Shane said call USA underground, service alert. Especially in city or town.

 

[NHlocal]

Shane very good info indeed. We kind of figured it out, and learned as we went. Taught ourselves, do it like youreself. Found out what works and does not. Sorry Randy that I was not more help, thought it was more the buisness price side you needed info on. You will also see it will be very basic, and you will learn quick, the newer stuff is easier to run. Like Shane said call USA underground, service alert. Especially in city or town.

Sorry about that Norm, I have a terrible habit of not being clear with some questions I ask, when the response comes back a little off
from what I "thought" I was asking I have to go back and reread my own question and realize "that's not what I wanted to ask".....
The info you gave actually was helpful, gives me more insight into the "business side" of things. :msp_thumbup: Thanks for the encouragement
on running the grinder, I'm sure it won't be a problem, I have no reservations with running equipment. I try to be aware of what
works best with whatever I'm running. Should be able to pick it up quick. When I set a date to do it I'll definitely have the home
owner call dig safe. :msp_thumbsup: Once again, great information. Thanks Norm!
Work safe. ::thumbsup::

 

[struggle]

Thanks Shane, that's good stuff, exactly the kind of information I'm looking for. :msp_thumbup:
Ayuh, I would love to get my hands on a piece of equipment like that! :msp_drool: The potential is there
to pick up some business if I had a grinder. That doesn't exactly fit into the budget right now. :hmm3grin2orange:
Thanks again for all the great info, I'll let you know how it goes.
Work safe. ::thumbsup::

My cost on the grinder just got reduced by another $350 as someone bought the engine on ebay for that The grinder is clearly a perfect companion to doing tree removals. That way a person can bid the job from the first cut allt he way to seeding the spot where the tree was. Also you never realize how many stumps are around until you own one. I am like the coon dog of stumps in our town now. I had to do some walk ups and tell people I had it and every person called me back to remove the stumps so a little door time worked great for me.

I really didn't expect to be that busy with it but then the phone kept ringing and now has been sort of quiet now. I did get a call ytesterday right before supper for two more stumps and have a locate in on the computer for the services on the property.

My intial goal for the total length of the summer was to get enough work to pay for the grinder and it has exceeded that so I am very happy with how it is working. I felt a lot of pressure up front self brought on as I did not feel it right to spend the money on the machine as a gamble as to how well it would work out.

I would feel diffrerently if I had layed out $10K though on one.

Good luck on the grindout:cool2:

 

[NHlocal]

My cost on the grinder just got reduced by another $350 as someone bought the engine on ebay for that The grinder is clearly a perfect companion to doing tree removals. That way a person can bid the job from the first cut allt he way to seeding the spot where the tree was. Also you never realize how many stumps are around until you own one. I am like the coon dog of stumps in our town now. I had to do some walk ups and tell people I had it and every person called me back to remove the stumps so a little door time worked great for me.

I really didn't expect to be that busy with it but then the phone kept ringing and now has been sort of quiet now. I did get a call ytesterday right before supper for two more stumps and have a locate in on the computer for the services on the property.

My intial goal for the total length of the summer was to get enough work to pay for the grinder and it has exceeded that so I am very happy with how it is working. I felt a lot of pressure up front self brought on as I did not feel it right to spend the money on the machine as a gamble as to how well it would work out.

I would feel diffrerently if I had layed out $10K though on one.

Good luck on the grindout:cool2:

Thanks Shane, I will definitely get pics/video when I do the job. Thanks again for your help! :msp_thumbup:
Work safe. ::thumbsup::

 

[NORMZILLA44]

No worries Randy, I gotcha, and hell sometimes I read stuff wrong LOL! I have to go back and reread my stuff too, thought I was the only one LOL! im excited for ya, on the first stump grind. I agree Shane great investment, if I had cash would defiantly own one for sure. fairly low maintenance to compared to a chipper. Sent Will a pm on facebook a bit ago, asked him how his back was he said alot better. Good news

 

[NHlocal]

No worries Randy, I gotcha, and hell sometimes I read stuff wrong LOL! I have to go back and reread my stuff too, thought I was the only one LOL! im excited for ya, on the first stump grind. I agree Shane great investment, if I had cash would defiantly own one for sure. fairly low maintenance to compared to a chipper. Sent Will a pm on facebook a bit ago, asked him how his back was he said alot better. Good news

Thanks Norm, I make myself look pretty foolish sometimes, really stick my foot in my mouth. :redface: I think we all do that sooner or later. Ayuh, if my budget allowed it I would invest in one. It's easy to see how it pays to have one in the "tool box" when doing tree work. I plan on getting pics and video on that "first grind". opcorn: Good to hear Will is feeling better.
Work safe. ::thumbsup::

 

[fir]

ok

 

[NORMZILLA44]

Randy nothing foolish on your end my friend. Man wish my budget would allow alot more tree tools LOL!:cool2:

 

[NHlocal]

More "tools".....

Randy nothing foolish on your end my friend. Man wish my budget would allow alot more tree tools LOL!:cool2:

Good deal Norm, thanks. :msp_thumbsup: I think we would all like to have more tree "tools". :hmm3grin2orange:

 

[parrisw]

No worries Randy, I gotcha, and hell sometimes I read stuff wrong LOL! I have to go back and reread my stuff too, thought I was the only one LOL! im excited for ya, on the first stump grind. I agree Shane great investment, if I had cash would defiantly own one for sure. fairly low maintenance to compared to a chipper. Sent Will a pm on facebook a bit ago, asked him how his back was he said alot better. Good news

Thanks Norm, yup feeling better, not 100% out of the woods yet, hopefully soon, back to work tomorrow.

 

[NORMZILLA44]

Like to say a public thank you, not that you guys don't know what a stand up guy he is. But our good friend Parrisw= Will Heard my 372 muffler broke, and I did not have the cash to get one. He knew I was not looking for a freebey, offered a IOU as later down the road swap, or part replacement. He would not hear of it, and would not even let me get him back on the shipping. I will get ya back Will, anytime anyday!:msp_thumbup: Just came today

 

[parrisw]

Like to say a public thank you, not that you guys don't know what a stand up guy he is. But our good friend Parrisw= Will Heard my 372 muffler broke, and I did not have the cash to get one. He knew I was not looking for a freebey, offered a IOU as later down the road swap, or part replacement. He would not hear of it, and would not even let me get him back on the shipping. I will get ya back Will, anytime anyday!:msp_thumbup: Just came today

You're welcome Norm. Glad it made it so fast.

 

[NHlocal]

Muffler.....

Like to say a public thank you, not that you guys don't know what a stand up guy he is. But our good friend Parrisw= Will Heard my 372 muffler broke, and I did not have the cash to get one. He knew I was not looking for a freebey, offered a IOU as later down the road swap, or part replacement. He would not hear of it, and would not even let me get him back on the shipping. I will get ya back Will, anytime anyday!:msp_thumbup: Just came today

It's good to have friends Norm, that's a great looking muffler. Is it modded? :msp_confused: How about pics of it installed? :msp_thumbup: Looks like Will took good care of you Norm. :msp_thumbsup: