whadja do today?

[treebilly]

Got a few of those rich folk around here too. Want to haggle on price of work but then have four Mercedes sitting in the garage next to the BMW next to the Porsche. Then again got a few that say get it done I don't care what it cost.

 

[treeclimber101]

That's why they have what they have ... Because they don't waste it all on their tree

 

[treebilly]

I know. What pisses me off is when they start to tell you about all their problems( flat tire, replaced carpet, broken 2000 inch tv, etc) as they're trying to get a better price. Had someone build a half million dollar house up the road from me. I was out walking my dogs and noticed the woman struggling with taking some stuff out to the road for the garbage man. I offered to help her and commented on how terrible it was to just build a house and have to replace a bunch of appliances right after moving in. She told me they were just getting new things because they got a new house. A year later they wanted a price on a dead ash removal. Acted like I was being criminal with my quote. Said they couldn't afford to pay said amount. It s a rotten stub now.

 

[capetrees]

You'd be amazed how many people really don't have the cash and live life to the fullest through credit cards and remortgages. Scary

 

[treebilly]

Yeah it's hard to say no when you can pay for it later and get it now.

 

[TRISTATEFORESTRYEQUIPMENT]

Thats what I am talking about. Just did a big cottonwood like that. Really sucked looking down at that POS truck.

what happened to the LB650a ? where'd you buy it

 

[derwoodii]

dug a root barrier trench by hand in what 1st looked to be easy earth that then got harder as my arms got weaker...

 

[NCTREE]

what happened to the LB650a ? where'd you buy it

Yeah sqreanbeans! Maybe Joe can get you a new bucket truck. Lol!


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[Griff93]

I had a lady the other day that tried to talk me down $100 on a $500 trim job that I already had let her use an expired $50 coupon. She was in a $600K house. I try to be fair with people no matter who they are. I ended up getting the job. On the other hand, her next door neighbor sees me 30 ft up in a tree and decides he wants some trim work as well. He was the opposite of her. 'I don't care what it cost, just take care of it for me'. He was pleased enough with what we did that he's having us back a second time to do some more pruning for him.

 

[hseII]

Took the new setup out for its maiden voyage. It replaced the Isuzu nqr that was setup the same way, just smaller.

I am digging that!!
On your mini platform, what is the purpose of going the additional width?
Do you use that space for something else?
The reason I ask is that gap between the tool box together with the extra space on the mini platform looks to be close to 12" on my phone... Would that space be better suited for more toolbox, or more chip bed?...

I am on the hunt

And again, Sweet Rig

 

[no tree to big]

I am digging that!!
On your mini platform, what is the purpose of going the additional width?
Do you use that space for something else?
The reason I ask is that gap between the tool box together with the extra space on the mini platform looks to be close to 12" on my phone... Would that space be better suited for more toolbox, or more chip bed?...

I am on the hunt

And again, Sweet Rig

Build a plywood rack in there!

 

[mckeetree]

I had a lady the other day that tried to talk me down $100 on a $500 trim job that I already had let her use an expired $50 coupon. She was in a $600K house. I try to be fair with people no matter who they are. I ended up getting the job. On the other hand, her next door neighbor sees me 30 ft up in a tree and decides he wants some trim work as well. He was the opposite of her. 'I don't care what it cost, just take care of it for me'. He was pleased enough with what we did that he's having us back a second time to do some more pruning for him.

We have them here in $1.5K houses try to talk us down to $400 or $500 on $950 jobs. I've got where I tell those type of nickel-dimers and ball busters to lose our number.

 

[Affordabletree]

I wish I could find a house for 1500 bucks

 

[2treeornot2tree]

$3300 for new motor in the dingo & an hour meter
Any market for a used motor? I might try to rebuild the old motor& sell

I got a new motor installed for $1800 just the other month on my dingo

 

[Zale]

Wanna see a pic of his house?? **** him.. Lol.
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Give the guy a break. He can't even afford a descent landscape.

 

[dbl612]

Give the guy a break. He can't even afford a descent landscape.

I'm sure judging by this guys previous projects, when this house is done it will knock your socks off.

 

[treecutterjr]

I got a new motor installed for $1800 just the other month on my dingo

The motor itself was like $2200. And they said it's like a10 hr install. You must have gotten a Super deal. Dingo 420 with the 20hp kohler?

 

[2treeornot2tree]

I got a 427 dingo with the 25 hp kohler. Maybe that's the difference

 

[luckydad]

I'm sure judging by this guys previous projects, when this house is done it will knock your socks off.

I'll bet your right [emoji41][emoji41]


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[GL0B0TREE]

Black Locust slammed by a maple split in three, had to remove the maple from entanglement among Elm and Locust, messy job, got er done!