It’s like anything else you just schedule for it. I like using it as a filler in the schedule. I’ve got a good relationship with a nursery and they pawn off smaller plant jobs to me when I have time.
IMO if you are doing any kind of work on a customers property you need insurance.
I’ve never had the chipper clog up from punky wood but the massive mold spore filled cloud that follows the chipping is terrifying. It’s like the movie The Fog.
Cheap motocross tire studs in your tracks are far better than a mat or mesh on a hill/incline of any kind in snow and ice, especially. If you haven’t tried them I highly recommend doing it.
But are you really using mats on snow and ice?
Ice I’m studding my tracks and snow I channel my inner 6 year old driving my tank into a snowy battlefield. Well, at least for the first trip in then it’s back to work.