Davidsinatree
ArboristSite Operative
Here is first load of chips ever. Took me about 15min to unload with a pitch fork pulling them to the back then pushing them of with a shovel.
Well, how was YOUR week?
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Eagle1
ArboristSite Operative
What? what is this tree work stuff? What happened to the food/drink talk?
xander9727
The Silverback
I had a pretty good week as well. I addition to the Magnolia, I pruned a Bradford Pear, vertically trenched three large Red Oaks and removed two Osage-orange trees. It was a good week but hard because I have one guy on vacation and one guy drilling with the National Guard. Two man crews make for long days.
Guy Meilleur
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Don't see any top branches broken--lucky for the tree, much easier for you to repair.
You left a very good-looking tree
--from here, anyway. How tight is the main fork? Any addl support/cable needed? Monitoring that fork definitely needed.I still unload chips out of a pickup with a pitchfork, but rarely. Best place for those chips would've been right back over the roots. Could you have sold mulching on this one?
Being a silver maple, did you try to sell followup pruning in 3 years? "I'll call you in June 07 to schedule a quick trim so it keeps its beauty and value, ok?"
MasterBlaster
TreeHouse Elder
Nice work on the Maple, David!
Someday you'll look back on your first load of chips, and chuckle....
Someday you'll look back on your first load of chips, and chuckle....
xtremetrees
Addicted to ArboristSite
Weeks are pretty standard around here. Nothing but concrete to look at and standing your post in a military manner tuffest part is staying the heck awake.
A buddy want to sell me his old CASE 1845B its a 1991 with a trash claw for cleaning up brush and taking logs pretty big size.
Make clean up quick. Thinking about buying this instead of a chipper its a tuff decision.
Made about $800 this week with US ARMY.
A buddy want to sell me his old CASE 1845B its a 1991 with a trash claw for cleaning up brush and taking logs pretty big size.
Make clean up quick. Thinking about buying this instead of a chipper its a tuff decision.
Made about $800 this week with US ARMY.
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MasterBlaster
TreeHouse Elder
What is your rank, XT? E-what?
When I got out, I was making about $160 a week as an E-4, in 1977.
When I got out, I was making about $160 a week as an E-4, in 1977.
MidwestTree
ArboristSite Lurker
I had a good start to the week. Worked two days and then the rain set in. I bought a chipper two weeks ago on a sale. Bandit 200+ in great shape. Wasn't what I was looking for but got it for a steal. Used it for the first time on a cemetery job. Took down five 60' ashes, and timmed five. Cemetery was started in 1870's so the drives are very narrow. Chipping saved me a ton of time. Then some local "junkers" showed up and wanted the large rounds. They hauled away everything which saved me about 3 hours. Removed a med sized maple in the rain. My groundie is great, he justs laughs "money is money". Gave him a little extra that day. $2500 for 2 1/2 days, me and one employee, not a bad week.
Dana
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Dadatwins
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Not a bad week for me 1K of grinding and 4 bradford pear pruning jobs. Had a lady give a $50 tip for blowing off her her deck after I did the stump in her yard. Bad thing is she added it to the check made out to the company, so I guess me and uncle sam got a tip Work picking up steady round here now. Should really get rolling after the tax checks come out.
Work picking up steady round here now. Should really get rolling after the tax checks come out.
xander9727
The Silverback
The military pays alot better than when I got out in 2001. When I came in in 1989 I took home (after taxes and GI Bill) $235 a pay day. I saved $200 and spent $35 on myself. Had a lot of money (relative to my income) until I got married. Funny, haven't seen it since.
Dadatwins
Addicted to ArboristSite
Marriage has a funny way of doing that to disposible income.
xander9727
The Silverback
I was all ready to purchase my GRCS until I found out were getting two Bengal Kittens. I don't even like cats........why do we need two?
xtremetrees
Addicted to ArboristSite
MB I'm just a Spc.
I was a Sgt. until I was considered AWOL . We wont go into that. haha!
The reason I'm being paid so well is were getting per diem fer being in shift werk.
I will return to hanging flyers on mail boxes and working when I want to work shorty. "IF" I say "if" I dont remobilize for OIF or Afghanstan.
Like the Sgt says, "you dont have to win their hearts and mind if there dead"
I have to agree with him on that.
Ps. I've got 8 years till I retire.
I was a Sgt. until I was considered AWOL . We wont go into that. haha!
The reason I'm being paid so well is were getting per diem fer being in shift werk.
I will return to hanging flyers on mail boxes and working when I want to work shorty. "IF" I say "if" I dont remobilize for OIF or Afghanstan.
Like the Sgt says, "you dont have to win their hearts and mind if there dead"
I have to agree with him on that.
Ps. I've got 8 years till I retire.
I did 2 days contract climbing which means about 600$ I did a pohutakawa thin which gave me 320$ from 4 3 hours then I have made the mistake of taking on a shelter belt job, its she oak, about 100m of it. Circular saw blade on my polesaw takes care of the sides but the top is all ugly. Harness is pointless. I have just been turning the music on and letting the silky do its work. Hey this week aint so bad, must have got in over $1500. Thats pretty good as a one man band, well for this one man band!
