Liability is cheap and mn at least allows soleproprioters to operate with no comp. If i did it over again itd a chip/dump trailer combo to later be converted into dump/mini hauler and 3/4 ton tool truck or grapple truck and tool truck to haul mini to allow me to do no hauls or contract in just a...
I shouldnt speak so matter of factly as i dont know the details but his last few posts in a long time were selling equipment and i remember a quirp about his frustration alluding to the difficulty of running a tree biz.
If you wanna be legit look at insurance, workers comp, individual city...
8x10 tilt trailer (for atvs/snowmobiles etc) would give decent brush capacity with 4 or 5ft sides and easily towed behind half ton. Lay rope down prior to loading tie to log at dump and drive off. Saw a guy at the dump yesterday with 6x10 or12 homemade dump trailer and half ton wasnt squatting...
Did some airspading on these last fall. Very few sgrs mostly just overmulched and planted a little low. 2 apps of eagle 20 this spring. The tree leafed out according to h.o. and now this. Scratch test reveals live wood all around. Very little growth in the tree overall last few years though. Any...
Frost kill maybe? I know duluth got snow real late. Anthracnose is also everywhere this year. Being a planted tree stem girdling roots may be making several issues worse
Camping on a sand bar on st croix river with a wicked storm previous night. I hear the cracking of a silver maple top right over a tent of 5 or 6 afternoon nappers. Evacuate and move tent, top had settled into another bean pole. A full beer and paracord was used to break out the top
Got a 97 vermeer with that motor. Same style fuel pump but mines aftermarket as well. Bought it from a farmer so who knows...mine was having same issue so i thoroughly cleaned carb, jets and all and replaced throttle cable. Seems to be fine now
Guessing red oak which doesnt do well with construction. Certainly no tree will do well with grading and soil compaction. Root flairs dont look terrible but still..a qualified arborist well versed in your area will be able to help more than my cell phone. Good work aint cheap and internet advise...
Clay is a no no for spruce in general. Im in st paul mn usa so similar lateral and they are hands down most problematic tree i try to keep alive. Closer pics of foliage may help actual diagnosis. Start with cytospora canker then check rhizosphaera i see trees come from nurseries with needlecast...
Gonna need more pics of whole tree, foliage, canopy, root flairs, surrounding landscape and history of any construction. @JD3000. Can help and i believe @ATH too
Who planted them? They look high or at least the one. Possibly overmulched not allowing percolation. Use a long screwdriver and poke around tree to feel soil density/moisture. If you move the tree can you hear a suction noise? What kind of soil? Where are you located? If its upper midwest save...