whadja do today?

[treevet]

Where is ole Ripsaw McGraw!!??

I was working all day making tons of money. You been off all day again? Man I bet all those payments come awful fast. Probably hard for you to take even though you have no family to spend money on. No wife...no kids...no friends...a baron wasteland. Wanna talk about it?

 

[tree MDS]

Yeah you could get his potty lift back there but it would be set up right in the drop area.

We got both grapples but if I just have room to carry one the BMG type grapple...can't grab much stems...can't open enough to pick up a big log and...doesn't get the log near as high to load as the grapple rake one. Bmg is really only good for grabbing big limbs or leaders.

You make this look like a beginners forum posting that crap, with the rope cinching the little pile of brush.. lol.

 

[treevet]

I agree.

ISA is a cash cow for sure.
1. You pay for yearly membership
2. You pay yearly chapter dues
3. You pay for testing, certification, and recertification
4. You pay for some CEUS though many are free.
5. You pay for events
6. Some are crazy enough to pay to compete in ISA climbing competitions.

But for some reason I've continued to do it for the last 10 years! BCMA is a nice feather in the cap I suppose. For me it was a personal goal that did help me expand my knowledge base. You're right though, I'm not sure how much more work it will lead to compared to just being a certified arborist. Most of the people in my area are just looking to hire a good, affordable "tree guy."

Another goal of mine is to have two of my employees become certified arborists so I can tell customers there is a certified arborist on every job site.

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[tree MDS]

Horseschit...nobody gonna get a saw ported for $250 that size. If you go to the small time guys they are backed up months and months. Ripsaw is the biggest player in the modded saw business now. They have all the new high tech equipment to do it better and quicker. But you seem like a cheapskate the way you talk about everything. I have no money worries anymore. None. I can buy or do pretty much anything I want.

Lol. Just holding onto All of it then. I see…

 

[treevet]

You make this look like a beginners forum posting that crap, with the rope cinching the little pile of brush.. lol.

Don't be mad because you spent the entire day by yourself. At work you have Matts and Splinter who make like they like you because you give them a pathetic pay check. They talk about you behind your back. No wife, kids, friends, lot, mini, crane....loooooooooooooooooooooser lol.

 

[treevet]

Lol. Just holding onto All of it then. I see…

That doesn't make any sense lonely guy.

 

[treevet]

 

[tree MDS]

Don't be mad because you spent the entire day by yourself. At work you have Matts and Splinter who make like they like you because you give them a pathetic pay check. They talk about you behind your back. No wife, kids, friends, lot, mini, crane....loooooooooooooooooooooser lol.

Don’t be jealous. Lol

 

[tree MDS]

That doesn't make any sense lonely guy.

I’m saying your equipment looks like **** and you must’ve pocketed everything… or the wife did. Cuz it surely shows. Just saying. LOL.,

 

[tree MDS]

72 and going out with a desperate internet whimper. Is what it is.

 

[treevet]

 

[treevet]

 

[tree MDS]

You still have no clue how to do treeeork. I guess you missed that shigo seminar. Lol.

 

[tree MDS]

Drink up then loser!! Lol

 

[tree MDS]

 

[treevet]

 

[tree MDS]

Imagine that. You’ve never run an elevator bucket, a tractor with a logging winch, a spider lift of any kind - nor a log truck… let alone a real articulating grapple loader. And have no clue what the modern chippers offer. Yikes. Just saying.

 

[tree MDS]

Good luck buddy!!

 

[mikewhite85]

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Ok let me clarify.

You certainly don't HAVE to pay for those other things. You could just pay for your certification every three years and find free CEU courses online.

In 5 years I'll know if getting the BCMA will have actually given further opportunities... I thought it would be worth the shot.

In other news Corning, NY is an awesome market. I've done close to 60 estimates up there in the last 2 weeks. It's more of a white collar town. There aren't many tree services and the general impression I get is that they're so busy most of them don't get back to people so there is opportunity to do well with good customer service alone.

Last winter I tried my hand a plowing and it did not work out so well financially. Corning is a 45 minute drive but this winter plan seems to be panning out well so far. Still catching up on local work right now.

What do you other northern guys do for the winter?

 

[treebilly]

@mikewhite85
I’m in northeast Ohio and we do tree work all winter long. We back off to around 40 for December and beginning of January. After that it’s back to 50-65 hours a week. Still have a few commercial snow accounts but this is the last year for that.