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    Paying for referrals

    I have a hood and vent everything outside, so not a huge concern...but yes, that's my primary concern. I suppose it really depends on what kind of plastic. I'm also not sure how it'd burn clean vs. melt and make a funky edge??? Doing it on a large scale, I'd sure they have a die cut stamping...
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    Paying for referrals

    I'd rather cut wood than plastic with the laser cutter... If you just are doing business card shapes, you can cut those with other tools but I like the Washington State shape @southsoundtree had. PA would work well too. OH, is probably not an ideal card shape
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    Paying for referrals

    Or use a thick veneer... Or maybe even take three very thin pieces of veneer and put a middle one at 90° to the other two (mini plywood as it were)??
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    Paying for referrals

    Nice.... would be very easy to make on a laser engraver.
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    Paying for referrals

    @Matias would it be worth having a talk with them about temporarily bumping your base pay since you are not earning commission because somebody else is not doing their job to help with marketing to get new clients? They might say no to that, but maybe that will get the ball rolling faster...
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    Paying for referrals

    Plus, I'm already scheduled at least 2 months out from people who know they want us doing their work. I don't have time for tire kickers.
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    Paying for referrals

    I got a lot or removal referrals when specifying (multiple times) that we didn't want those. Took 10-15 of calls every time to get it credited back. Then, yes, tire kickers. But the worst was when I'd get a referral, call right away and they'd act like it was a spam call. Me: "Hi, you...
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    Paying for referrals

    Yes...they were separate companies. Pretty sure Angi bought Home Advisor. I tried HA for a short time. Lot of spinning tires.
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    Paying for referrals

    Coming in that's, in theory, good. Going out that's bad. I record everything because, among others: 1) my primary goal in doing taxes is not go to jail. 2) if I want to value the business accurately, it needs to be recorded 3) one day I may want to collect social security (not that I'm sure...
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    Paying for referrals

    Nothing "wrong" with cash for referrals. I'm just thinking if it is $xx off invoice (which I did when I thought I wanted followers on FB and it worked) vs here's $xx it's easier to manage. They'll subscribe/follow/comment as they are paying an invoice instead of trying to remember to do it...
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    Paying for referrals

    Instead of cash payment, I'd do discount off of invoices for reviews or following you social media (if you are going to use social media to market). I'd pay for referrals from other home service providers...like the lawn mowers, realtors, even plumbers and electricians working on houses see...
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    TCIA Tailgate Safety Manual.

    I'd go with a solid "yes"...good safety training is better than PPE. (doesn't eliminate use of PPE...just comes first) PPE is the last line of defense...its there if all else fails. Stop other failings and your last line is always in place and ready, but never used.
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    2024 Avant 755i, lots of attachments

    You plant much B&B? I just got an auger (Digga 3DSS for the 528. Does great with a 42" bit...and a 24", but that's easy.) And hydraulic pallet forks to lower the trees. I went with that instead of nursery forks because they weigh a couple hundred pounds less.
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    Video removed, no longer relevant

    Overall very good. But, since you asked, here's my $0.02 (and it may not be worth that much!) *I like the working/people/moving trees/end results clips better than equipment. As a client I don't care about your equipment... just that the job is done well. *0:13-0:15 a whole tree dropping...
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    2024 Avant 755i, lots of attachments

    Are you switching brands for the smaller machine? If so, curious which brand and why the switch? If not, why not keep some of the attachments? I get the forestry mulcher (and stump grinder ?) probably requires more flow than a smaller Avant can offer...but BMG, forks and grapple bucket seem...
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    Am I going a little overboard with this?

    We haul brush instead of chipping. Sometimes I get to thinking "Maybe we should get a chipper". Get close to the idea sometimes...but there always seems to be something to walk it back. Like that!
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    Am I going a little overboard with this?

    If is already endemic, does that really make a difference if you feed it through the chipper or not? What is a reasonable alternative for a whole tree removal? Is there a time of year that the spores are more active than others, and is that the time they were feeding the chipper? Is feeding...
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    Wedge Grip failures

    Rain day this morning... FWIW, they are color coded, just not really obvious.
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    Wedge Grip failures

    Maybe I'll use a paint marker and label them... never thought about doing that
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    Wedge Grip failures

    I know you were in the other thread...but if someone comes across this, I'll cross reference my story of the wedge grips holding as the tree was torn apart y a tornado: Post i n thread 'Cable hardware question' https://www.treebuzz.com/forum/threads/ cable-hardware-question.50839/post-793517 I...

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