whadja do today?

[treevet]

Dang, im surprised its still standing! What are you going to do about the coons?

relocate them

 

[treevet]

You're not a fully equipped tree service if you don't take credit cards.

 

[Blakesmaster]

https://squareup.com

Pretty simple, pass the cost onto them. Basic stuff for any serious tree biz owner.

 

[treevet]

what tf you doin with it then.

Hey bid the work, do the work, collect the bone, pay the bills, bank the profit. keep it simple stupit.

He wants a sophisticated, high end co. in his town to show up the day the giant tree falls, takes out all his utes, blocks his drive and entire front yard....done professionally and flawlessly....certed assessment of the rest of the tree...then you work on MY terms. pre discussed and agreed....if not I move on to a huge backlog of work. Kapish?

 

[Blakesmaster]

what tf you doin with it then.

Hey bid the work, do the work, collect the bone, pay the bills, bank the profit. keep it simple stupit.

He wants a sophisticated, high end co. in his town to show up the day the giant tree falls, takes out all his utes, blocks his drive and entire front yard....done professionally and flawlessly....certed assessment of the rest of the tree...then you work on MY terms. pre discussed and agreed....if not I move on to a huge backlog of work. Kapish?

Flawless branch removal? Got it. lol.

 

[treevet]

whole side of the tree removal (prob 30 to 40k) done with a whole tree chipper, giant chip box full of chips, dingo 2 huge loads of oak logs into dump trailer and disposed of, 2 heaping loads in 7x12 foot trailer dumped of rakings alone,...no further damage of landscape plants in an ornate garden or further lawn damage...all holes in lawn repaired and filled with topsoil, seed and straw, 2 stumps in inner garden area of destroyed small trees delicately ground out by $26k tracked stumper...bucket cut back of a weakened huge limb over the roof. All done in one day where it would have taken a company like (less than)Choice tree Hackery a couple of days to do .

Got it Suzie?

 

[DR. P. Proteus]

Wait.. you spent 25k on a 23hp tractor?? Good god, man.. you didn't even get a whole hp per grand!!$$ I dont know about that deal, but whatever. Just being honest. It's like you won't listen, no matter what I say anyway. You ask questions first, and do your own thing after. Please tell me that thing is more than 23hp!!??

It boasts around 30 hp and comes with hoe, brush hog , 20 foot trailer and it has 75 hours on it.

I do get jobs I am afraid of because of all the underbrush. I used to use the Dingo with a York rake to clear then load that stuff which actually wasn't bad but I still had to truck the debris out and even with my charisma I still had to pay to dump it. These kinds of jobs will take minutes opposed to the hours they used to.

I did talk to a friend who knows everything. He said it was a standard issue tractor and would do the job. He has pretty much the same tractor but in Kubota. His hoe is part of the machine, can't take it off.

I was hesitant to buy it but was able to use it for some time before doing so. I got it from a friend of mine right down the road. Right there that saves a bundle not having to shop around. Everything works, ready to go. When my friend bought it new I think she paid around 36 for everything.

Its not so much the money as it is the opportunity to become a fat ******* driving a tractor around. You can't put a price tag on yer dreams.




Now if you want to see something funny then watch me drive this trailer around. I should call my ins co right now.

 

[DR. P. Proteus]

Sounds a bit steep to me to. I can get a brand new yamner tractor with back hoe for $28k. It looks alot bigger then the one in dr. Picture too.

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Yeah, everything is steep.

I tried for 20k but got laughed at. I did some looking around: I think all these little tractors are made with the same parts mostly and just painted different colors. I dunno, Asians all look the same to me but they seem to hold up.

 

[DR. P. Proteus]

So every once in a while I feel sorry for a client and lend them my splitter. I have to say that I knew this day was coming.


"Hi Ben –
Thanks again for dropping off the splitter. I was wondering if you’d been having any problems with it. We used It for about 30 minutes on Sunday when it stopped and wouldn’t re-start. It’s really hard to even pull the cord to start it for some reason. Let me know if you have any suggestions to get it going again, please. "


I guess it beats being sued because he chopped his fingers off huh? That was my biggest fear in this deal.

 

[DR. P. Proteus]

https://squareup.com

Pretty simple, pass the cost onto them. Basic stuff for any serious tree biz owner.

Very true these days.

 

[tree MDS]

It boasts around 30 hp and comes with hoe, brush hog , 20 foot trailer and it has 75 hours on it.

I do get jobs I am afraid of because of all the underbrush. I used to use the Dingo with a York rake to clear then load that stuff which actually wasn't bad but I still had to truck the debris out and even with my charisma I still had to pay to dump it. These kinds of jobs will take minutes opposed to the hours they used to.

I did talk to a friend who knows everything. He said it was a standard issue tractor and would do the job. He has pretty much the same tractor but in Kubota. His hoe is part of the machine, can't take it off.

I was hesitant to buy it but was able to use it for some time before doing so. I got it from a friend of mine right down the road. Right there that saves a bundle not having to shop around. Everything works, ready to go. When my friend bought it new I think she paid around 36 for everything.

Its not so much the money as it is the opportunity to become a fat ******* driving a tractor around. You can't put a price tag on yer dreams.




Now if you want to see something funny then watch me drive this trailer around. I should call my ins co right now.

Cool. 30 isn't bad. I just remembered hearing something about 23hp. You can run a nice farmi winch like mine on that. JL351P is the one I have. You can be like a one man murphing machine!! Lol.

I just finished spreading two triaxle loads of 3/4" processed around the shop with mine. Then this weekend its off to help kill $3600 in trees. Thing is like my right hand. Hope it has a nice hook welded on the bucket?

 

[tree MDS]

I bet the hydraulic valve is stuck in the return position on the splitter. Makes it kinda hard to start. I fell for that once when I first got mine. Lol

 

[DR. P. Proteus]

Cool. 30 isn't bad. I just remembered hearing something about 23hp. You can run a nice farmi winch like mine on that. JL351P is the one I have. You can be like a one man murphing machine!! Lol.

I just finished spreading two triaxle loads of 3/4" processed around the shop with mine. Then this weekend its off to help kill $3600 in trees. Thing is like my right hand. Hope it has a nice hook welded on the bucket?

The receiver has been welded but I am going to put some bolts in there as well. The riser tube will hold the backcatch. And there is the set up for the forks which I think you should remember talking about.

Now I am going to go see why my splitter has seized up. I know the guy is not good with machines but I don't think its his fault. And guess what!? Its on Peabody's Hill!

 

[DR. P. Proteus]

I bet the hydraulic valve is stuck in the return position on the splitter. Makes it kinda hard to start. I fell for that once when I first got mine. Lol

I was thinking that too. I hope you are right.

 

[DR. P. Proteus]

At least its not a Steiner.

 

[tree MDS]

Nice. Winch is key though. I hate having the hoe on mine. Put a pintle on the back of it and you good to go. Oh, and a real set of forks. Happy tractoring Farmer Dan!!

 

[2treeornot2tree]

It boasts around 30 hp and comes with hoe, brush hog , 20 foot trailer and it has 75 hours on it.

I do get jobs I am afraid of because of all the underbrush. I used to use the Dingo with a York rake to clear then load that stuff which actually wasn't bad but I still had to truck the debris out and even with my charisma I still had to pay to dump it. These kinds of jobs will take minutes opposed to the hours they used to.

I did talk to a friend who knows everything. He said it was a standard issue tractor and would do the job. He has pretty much the same tractor but in Kubota. His hoe is part of the machine, can't take it off.

I was hesitant to buy it but was able to use it for some time before doing so. I got it from a friend of mine right down the road. Right there that saves a bundle not having to shop around. Everything works, ready to go. When my friend bought it new I think she paid around 36 for everything.

Its not so much the money as it is the opportunity to become a fat ******* driving a tractor around. You can't put a price tag on yer dreams.




Now if you want to see something funny then watch me drive this trailer around. I should call my ins co right now.

With all the other stuff included it sounds like a good deal

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[treeman75]

https://squareup.com

Pretty simple, pass the cost onto them. Basic stuff for any serious tree biz owner.

I think I use intuit, they sent me a free card swiper for a smart phone. My wife has the app on her phone so I just get the number and she runs it. I think they charge 2-4%.

 

[DR. P. Proteus]

Had a giant leader to remove that fell right into the guys front yard today. Before going for it I fully explained that the job was to be paid on completion (today) and not wait for him to dicker with the ins. co. of them feign paying me. Finished it and he is no where. Finally get him on his cell and get "do you take credit cards?" ....no. He has been such a sweetheart til now and now he is a zombie.

Next news for him isn't so sweet either...after inspecting the rest of the tree I find a huge defect...substantial cavity with a rocky racoon in it with babies and splits on both sides leaving the neighbor's house in big time jeopardy. Soooo the guy thinks the ins is gonna pay for the limb that fell....but I tell him that often the leader has to be laying on something (a doghouse, his roof, a car....anything) to get coverage. He is none too happy. He had in his mine that the tree would be saveable, but alas, not so.

And now he is dreaming the ins. co. will pay for the removal as it is threatening....not likely. I tell him that more likely they will say that he better pay to remove the tree as now everyone is aware what a hazard the tree is and if he don't spring for it....$45 hun on the conservative side....he will be totally and indefensibly....LIABLE....ouch. He is a pro at the cry poor tech...but I just might be cryin poor in his shoes....were not I an All Star TREEMAN

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Don't like those older oaks. I mean I do, but I don't.

 

[treeman75]

Im home waiting on the fedex man to drop off the saws from mastermind, I have to sign for them. I go down stairs and my 7yo is laying on the couch watching country music vids. I ask him what the heck you doing and he said summers boring LOL and its his second day of summer. He's coming with me today to try on a mini bike helmet.