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  1. climbingmonkey24

    When past clients hire someone else…

    I’ve had my share of clients who refer me out, always call me back if they need work, etc. But then there’s the odd occasion where I may drive by someone’s house long after I did work for them, and see they had work done by someone else. Even though they were happy / satisfied with the service...
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    Thoughts on these shrubs (Yew I think)

    What would be the solution if it was the trimmer? Or is there really not much you can do about it unless you were to use hand tools. Other species of shrubs I’ve trimmed on the same property I haven’t noticed it as much. Just these particular ones. Do you say anything to your clients prior to...
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    Thoughts on these shrubs (Yew I think)

    Have you ever noticed certain species browning in some areas after trimming in your area? I guess I shouldn’t be so concerned about it knowing that these particular shrubs always come back nice, it’s just got me curious. I have a pretty conservative approach to trimming in the sense that I...
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    Thoughts on these shrubs (Yew I think)

    @ATH Do you ever clean / disinfect your trimmer blades? I know they sell products specifically designed for lubricating and cleaning them. Wondering if some mild dish detergent and water may also be an option but then there’s the chance for rust I suppose. Unless you dry it real good...
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    Anyone notice an increase in scam leads / calls / messages recently?

    I feel like in situations like that where they don’t respond to your follow up email or phone call it can sometimes be hard not to take it personally or start questioning yourself wondering if you did something wrong, etc. Especially if you know that if the roles were reversed you’d give someone...
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    Anyone notice an increase in scam leads / calls / messages recently?

    I guess sometimes the wealthier neighborhoods or clients are the ones where they may want to negotiate the price down or think you’re charging too high. Oh well what you gonna do. You ever find when you send an estimate and then if you try following up after not hearing back for a while the...
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    Thoughts on these shrubs (Yew I think)

    Did use gas but it’s a long extension trimmer. And I think in one of the past years the same thing happened when we used an electric. I agree I don’t think it’s really a major health concern and she’s fine with it. I was more thinking along the lines of new customers and whether it would be a...
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    Anyone notice an increase in scam leads / calls / messages recently?

    Scams is one of the reasons why I generally will only do a bid if the owner or whoever is doing the hiring is present when I go to look at a project. Plus the benefit of getting to know the client a little bit, and in the case of pruning / trimming work being able to look at it together and...
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    Anyone notice an increase in scam leads / calls / messages recently?

    I’ve also heard from others that call volume for actual customers seems lower than usual at times, or people responding to a bid saying they can’t afford to do the project, etc.
  10. climbingmonkey24

    What’s Your SMALLER Equipment Setup?

    Glad to see this thread is still going. We all start somewhere, and honestly sometimes staying small isn’t always a bad thing.
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    Thoughts on these shrubs (Yew I think)

    Should mention I’ve also seem brown spots on some hemlocks in the same area that haven’t been trimmed.
  12. climbingmonkey24

    Thoughts on these shrubs (Yew I think)

    I have a client whose shrubs and trees I’ve been caring for since 2021. Every year around this time she has me do her shrubs and this is when she prefers to have them done. I’ve sometimes noticed that these particular shrubs which I believe are Yew develop some brown spots usually within 24 hrs...
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    Anyone notice an increase in scam leads / calls / messages recently?

    I don't know if it's just me being overly suspicous / cautious, but having done this as long as I have I've gotten some leads this year that to me seem "off" let's just say the least. And you hear all the time about the rise in scams and stuff, so it's got me thinking. To give an example...
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    Cold weather gloves

    A few years ago I bought a pair similar to these for more general purpose like when doing estimates, out and about running errands, snow removal, etc. and happened to start wearing them on the job. They’ve worked real well, seem durable, and keep my hands warm. I’ve never had to wear them...
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    Landscaping Question

    Edit: Was able to find my answer, but thanks for checking out the thread.
  16. climbingmonkey24

    Need innovative idea for spiraling Christmas lights in taller trees

    These were multi-day projects. Lots of lights, multiple extension chords, etc. But always very enjoyable to do each year.
  17. climbingmonkey24

    Do you ever free climb in the canopy, disconnected from primary life support?

    Using a secondary climbing system is a great idea, been doing this myself for a few years now. I primarily climb DdRT and if I had to I am comfortable working with my line at odd angles, near horizontal, or even slightly below me at times depending on the situation, but will often choose to...
  18. climbingmonkey24

    Using a crane to trim hedges

    I’ve got two pole pruner / pole saws, both of which are around 25ft long that I usually always have with me. Definitely helpful in a lot of trimming scenarios!
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    Using a crane to trim hedges

    Actually because the owner of the crane is a friend of mine the cost would be around the same or slightly less than what it would cost to rent the lift. One of the reasons I was considering it in the first place. Last time I did the hedges we did everything with the hedge trimmer. We got both...
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    Using a crane to trim hedges

    I’ve worked from inside a hedge to do the top before but I’ve never really tried the “walking” technique. I have a long extension trimmer (STIHL Kombi) so I can get pretty far up the sides from the ground, and then use a ladder to get a little higher if I wanted. One of the things I was...

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