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    New to bidding work with crane rental. Curious about your thoughts....

    Looks like you got it all figured out in the end. It almost always makes sense to bring a crane in on the big jobs. Just be careful...or you'll end up owning one:)
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    Seacoast Tree Care is Hiring a Production Supervisor

    Just click on the website. All the info is there.
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    Stump Grinder bought a Brush Bandit 2550

    I would be curious to how it holds up. I was a super bandit fan....up until I bought some of there newer stuff. Just not as beefy as the old stuff. Brand new 19xp chipper is cracking all over the place on us. Bandit is not super quick at responding to the issues. We shall see where it goes...
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    Profit sharing

    That can all be avoided with a good salesman. If your having 5 crew leaders leave or get upset in a year and a half span...your problem is not the bonus structure. It sounds like your sales department is setting unrealistic expectations or not fully understudying what is involved with the job. I...
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    Chainsaw Vibration and Hand/Arm Health

    This is a major thing to be concerned about. I have not heard any major complaints in the last several years about this. But 1) That could be that people I work with are not cutting as much as you and 2) the saws have gotten better with the anti vibration they build into the saws. Years ago it...
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    Profit sharing

    Thank you! The belly laughs are the most important!!
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    Profit sharing

    Yes..that is correct. Its teamwork idea I try and press. That we can all achieve more, and do better when we all work together. There are times the bucket crew finishes early and then goes and helps the crane crew finish up a job if they are running behind. Teamwork makes the dream work!!
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    Renting a treemek for the first time

    Also...is the operator going to see the job first? I ask because I believe the knuckle boom cranes can not have their wheels off the ground. This is something to consider in where your going to position the crane. I mention his because as a salesman it is my job to determine how long a job will...
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    Profit sharing

    I disagree! On a pruning job in our organization we can make a lot more profit than the larger removal jobs. With a two person crew, bucket truck, chip truck and chipper your over-head is very low on that crew. Compare that to our crane crew consisting of crane, log tuck, chip truck and chipper...
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    Bandit 15XP Review (brand new)

    Lots of people are afraid of the Tier 4 diesels....I have yet to have a problem from any of them..and I have 3 of the in 3 different pieces equipment. Time will tell. Our is just so quiet and sips diesel all day long. We have had 0 problems. But I am still wondering about longevity. Longevity on...
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    Boom Truck insuance

    Boom Truck Crane will cost more....but should not cost a lot. Bucket truck will be very reasonable. I think I pay around 4500 a year to insure my entire fleet...and that consists of 5 trucks...one being a crane that was bought new a few years ago. You have to shop around with insurance...
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    Bandit 15XP Review (brand new)

    Yikes...that is going to be costly!! Did it run the entire 6 hours? Or was it turned on and off?
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    Lease vs Finance equipment...Thoughts?

    This is some sound business advise! The lease verses purchasing option is one that you need to really consider. I have heard some explain it as throwing money out the window...in regards to leasing. However, I think that for the right business model it might make a lot of sense. I have been a...
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    Advice on bucket truck

    I have this truck for sale! I just needed it to finish a large contracted job. We have been using it all winter. I need to get rid of it only because I can not have more than 5 trucks in our yard and I have to make room for some new stuff coming in. Let me know if your interested. I am pretty...
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    ARBOR WHERE? a.k.a "goodbye sherrill tree & arborwear"

    I was told that Arborwear always wanted to be an American made company. The business was started with humble beginnings and in a short time was becoming a major competitor in the market of quality clothes for not only Arborist's....but any working human who wanted to have clothes that could...
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