Lol. Well, as long as he still maintains his figure.
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Lol. Well, as long as he still maintains his figure.
gorman
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He was in New Jersey which got demoed by the storm. I suppose people were borderline desperate
People do get desperate after big storms. I remember a few years back when we had our October blizzard. People were practically begging for tree services. Was nice, the shoe was finally on the other foot. I remember telling people the price over the phone, and just listening to them hemming and hawing with themselves... then finally "okay, well I need to get it done. When can you be there"?
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You then hang up and let out your Dr. Evil laugh.
Don't forget the finger tenting!
treeclimber101
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Finger tenting ....... Lol
Happy 4th people. Don't get too drunk and stupid.
ducaticorse
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A good heavy machine welder will fix that better than new.
treevet
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What is the best guy for this job? Young, fit, thin (you can be fit and be fat but you can't be light in the tree), talented, experienced, smart. You have the inherent advantages of being young but you cannot have the experience of the old guy at the same time. Do they equal each other out? I can't be young like you all but on the other hand you all can't possibly have the experience I have. All other things being the same...fitness, thin ness, and talent, smarts... whose the best? ...who knows. But if you are old, fat, non talented, dumb, and lack experience(or any combination of these)...hard to believe, but you can probably still make a living at this biz and pay your bar tab and your trailer in the trailer park bills. All depends what kind of living you want to make.
Happy 4th everybody. I always consider this about half time in the season. The second half is a little longer but just a blur and if you don't play it right...you pay for it in the winter.
mckeetree
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I'm 53 F'ing years old. I have been running my deal for 28 years now. I hope like hell I'm not in the tree business at 65.
treevet
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got any plans son? fam probably like to know.
ducaticorse
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Anyone here ever run a 2000 Woodsman model 2118 with a John Deere diesel - 4.5L 125HP? It's an 18 inch. Has a winch. .
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That's the same motor I have in my 250. Great engine, but with that kind of capacity, I'd think you would want something closer to 180 or 200hp. But you probably already know this..
ducaticorse
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Yeah I fully agree, but with auto feed I am not overly concerned. I don't need it to chew up a. 10ft 18inch log in 30 seconds. For the price I can get it for, it offsets any hp deficiency, and I don't have to sell the morbark model 13It looks to be in good shape, but so far no one besides the seller can offer any first hand input on the machine.
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I guess my biggest concern beyond the hp would be how well it could back the rear of a bigger chip truck, being a drum and all.
A friend of mine had a 2014 years ago. He would never shut up about how great that thing (and him) were. In part (I'm sure) because I only had the little 76hp 200 at the time. Lol... that ******* went out of business anyway and we don't talk anymore. Last I heard he knocked up some skank and was working lifts at a local ski area.
A friend of mine had a 2014 years ago. He would never shut up about how great that thing (and him) were. In part (I'm sure) because I only had the little 76hp 200 at the time. Lol... that ******* went out of business anyway and we don't talk anymore. Last I heard he knocked up some skank and was working lifts at a local ski area.
Duh!!!!!, you da man! you got the thin and skinny going on!!! Too bad about the young!
Jeff
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I guess my biggest concern beyond the hp would be how well it could back the rear of a bigger chip truck, being a drum and all.
A friend of mine had a 2014 years ago. He would never shut up about how great that thing (and him) were. In part (I'm sure) because I only had the little 76hp 200 at the time. Lol... that ******* went out of business anyway and we don't talk anymore. Last I heard he knocked up some skank and was working lifts at a local ski area.
Well, I hope I don't end up that route lol. I don't have a huge chip truck now though. Your points are valid. I just need something that can take a brushy 12 with reckless abandon without having to pre cut every branch.
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Last I heard he knocked up some skank and was working lifts at a local ski area.
Odd you mention that. An old acquaintance I hadn't heard from or really even thought of in probably 10 years called today out of the blue looking for a job. The guy was never any real competition but he did try the tree service deal from 1998 until 2002 or so until he went flat ass broke. He was sorta a burr in my saddle and though we were friendly I never liked the jackrag. Anyway, at age 49 he says he has knocked up some skank (his exact words) and is really in a bind right now.
Today: took down a bunch of spruce for a new hydro line and a bunch of maples and cedars to clear land for an extension to an old age home. Both for the same job.
Kinda sad near the end of the job. We really wanted to finish up and go home but this old fella kept coming up and talking to us - even when the saws were running - and we had to put a lot of very gentle effort to keep him away. We like to talk to people, but while the tree is being notched he`s trying to carry on a conversation with the guy cutting the tree. Not good. So we stop things, chat for a minute, try to at least get him to back up and talk to one of us away from the tree while the other two do the work. At first I thought he was just lonely and wanted to chat and hang out - we have a lot of senior customers who are like that, they just want some company and some action - but then it was apparent this fella had some level of dementia or Alzheimers.
Very sad.
Kinda sad near the end of the job. We really wanted to finish up and go home but this old fella kept coming up and talking to us - even when the saws were running - and we had to put a lot of very gentle effort to keep him away. We like to talk to people, but while the tree is being notched he`s trying to carry on a conversation with the guy cutting the tree. Not good. So we stop things, chat for a minute, try to at least get him to back up and talk to one of us away from the tree while the other two do the work. At first I thought he was just lonely and wanted to chat and hang out - we have a lot of senior customers who are like that, they just want some company and some action - but then it was apparent this fella had some level of dementia or Alzheimers.
Very sad.
we will all be there soon enoughToday: took down a bunch of spruce for a new hydro line and a bunch of maples and cedars to clear land for an extension to an old age home. Both for the same job.
Kinda sad near the end of the job. We really wanted to finish up and go home but this old fella kept coming up and talking to us - even when the saws were running - and we had to put a lot of very gentle effort to keep him away. We like to talk to people, but while the tree is being notched he`s trying to carry on a conversation with the guy cutting the tree. Not good. So we stop things, chat for a minute, try to at least get him to back up and talk to one of us away from the tree while the other two do the work. At first I thought he was just lonely and wanted to chat and hang out - we have a lot of senior customers who are like that, they just want some company and some action - but then it was apparent this fella had some level of dementia or Alzheimers.
Very sad.
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