whadja do today?

[Wayne Wilkinson]

Well if you have work stacked up, I can see how it could make it worth wild. Glad to hear its working out for you.

 

[Stayalert]

Had a nice easy day at shopping plaza parking lot trim. Lift n' shape on about 20 Lindens and a handful of crab apple and Locust. It's only day three as a groundie so I'm still on brush duty for the delicate trim jobs but not a single piece of it was over 4" so pretty cushy after the lifting at the start of the week. Learned some very useful stuff about pruning though and got a bit of practice moving the chip truck around a mostly quiet parking lot. I've soaked up a ton in less than a week and just getting started. Great to be doing this full time as I've wanted to for a while after a couple farm & sugarbush jobs that happened to involve a good bit of tree work. They're interested in training climbers too so the future is bright.

where in VT are you?

 

[gorman]

Cat C3.4.
What's strange to me is this motor runs at 1900 ish' rpm, is quiet, and rarely bogs down. The torque it must generate is unreal. Very happy with it. Saving a 3-4 man crew about 1-2 hrs a day, up to 3 hrs on large removals. It's enough to fit in several smaller jobs in the week. Pays its own $1160 payment in a week. Was scared to go into debt for it but man was it worth it.

What did you get for an interest rate if you don't mind me asking. I looked at my paperwork for my chipper financing from 2006 when I bought mine new and they gave me 11%. Which isn't that good but they sneaked a $5100 line item in that pushed the rate to around 24%.

 

[yepper]

where in VT are you?

Rutland working for Trees Incorporated, a local outfit not the nationwide company.

 

[rtsims]

Funny you ask. It's called a EFA loan. Equipment finance agreement. It's actually not based on an interest rate it's "payment driven". I know it sounds crazy but it's the truth. Essentially I'm paying 69k for a 55k item over 5 years. I tried to do the math and came up with something around 8-9%.

The early payoff is weird too. I can pay it off any time after 12 months, but I only end up saving 4k compared to riding out the term. Would love to save 4k though

 

[groundguyscaredtoclimb]

just hangin out with a 250xp and my 661
yawnn what a boring day

 

[Blakesmaster]

Brought the new truck home this week. Figure it's best to have a few shiny things at the inevitable auction. Lol

6.7 diesel. MP-9 box built by Southco. I'm pleased with it.

 

[groundguyscaredtoclimb]

didn't get much done, just cut a cottonwood and couldnt get ahold of the stump grinder so HEY, rip that fuc#ER out

 

[groundguyscaredtoclimb]

All i know is that i dont see pics of what you all did today


post some pics so we can criticize and make suggestions about your jobs aint what this thread is for???

PICS OR IT DIDNT HAPPEN
GO LIONS STAFFORD SUCKS

 

[no tree to big]

did I over trim?

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[no tree to big]

Huh?

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[treebilly]

Here is Monday
And below is Tuesday

 

[treebilly]

Wednesday I made money but the boss sure didn't

 

[treebilly]

One of Thursday's jobs

 

[treebilly]

And not one picture from today. No time on Fridays for that stuff. Get done. Go home. Relax.
It was a beautiful week

 

[jefflovstrom]

All i know is that i dont see pics of what you all did today


post some pics so we can criticize and make suggestions about your jobs aint what this thread is for???

PICS OR IT DIDNT HAPPEN
GO LIONS STAFFORD SUCKS

Who are you to criticize our work,,and why aren't you in 101?
Jeff

 

[groundguyscaredtoclimb]

Who are you to criticize our work,,and why aren't you in 101?
Jeff

no need to criticize.....yet.

i would maybe use my double excavator stump grinder on that mega 100" stump treebilly

 

[groundguyscaredtoclimb]

Who are you to criticize our work,,and why aren't you in 101?
Jeff

did you work today.....this week....

PICS OR IT DIDNT HAPPEN

 

[groundguyscaredtoclimb]

missed that light post.
missed that fence,
pissed of that neighbor,
still got paid
still got laid (sort of)

 

[groundguyscaredtoclimb]

View attachment 457289 One of Thursday's jobs

is that a rayco chipper i see?