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    Subcontract Biz Name

    Vertical Access Solutions sounds good. Technical Access Solutions sounds pretty good too. No offense to bonner1040 but I don't like "Dynamic" in most business names. "Dynamic" is probably the most overused buzzword in a business name in this area. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Dr. Cornwallis's Work Thread And Stuff

    I've never used a Sugihara bar so I couldn't comment, however, it cuts the same as it did with the regular 25" ES bar that came with the saw, only it's lighter. Felling it obviously doesn't make any difference as the saw is supported, however, limbing and bucking I notice the difference. The...
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    My WOD

    I follow a strength biased program lifting two days a week and typically doing two conditioning workouts a week. Today was: - Deadlift: 295x5, 340x5, 385x15 - GHD Sit-ups: 50, 25, 25 - Overhead Press: 115x5, 130x5, 150x9 - Pull-ups: 5x10 - Bent Over Row: 150x10x5 - Ring Dips: 5x10 Sent...
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    The competition

    Maybe I'm just a judgmental dick but I swear sometimes I'm the only person who cares that the people performing work at my home aren't ex convicts on crack. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    The competition

    Sometimes I really don't understand how some people live as long as they do doing the dumb shit they do... meanwhile I'll strive to be the safest climber and I'll die when the tree I'm working in get struck by lightning on a sunny day in December. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    The competition

    Wow, that tear is really impressive. I don't think I could do that good if I tried. The tree on our property that got struck by lighting doesn't even look that professional. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Dr. Cornwallis's Work Thread And Stuff

    Steve, really sorry to hear about your loss. I'm trackin. I agree with you entirely. I just try and calculate what I'm doing to avoid a penalty when possible, as you pointed out, both our chosen professions are inherently dangerous. I couldn't agree more that when it's your time it's your time...
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    Dr. Cornwallis's Work Thread And Stuff

    Thanks Steve! I like alive. I've actually developed a a bit of a healthy fear of dangerous things from my job. Before I became a fireman I would have seen a tree, some tools, a rope and a paycheck. Now I see an infinite number of various ways to potentially die. I've noticed it in other...
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    Dr. Cornwallis's Work Thread And Stuff

    I've been meaning to start shopping crane companies, especially with hurricane season coming up quickly. I made some phone calls today and was actually pleasantly surprised by one of the really large local companies. The rep I spoke with was top notch and really helpful. I explained to him that...
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    Dr. Cornwallis's Work Thread And Stuff

    My 661 may be my least used saw but it's definitely my favorite. A picture of it new with a 28" ES LIGHT bar. The 28" ES Light was really difficult to find down here. None of the local dealers carried it and none even were able to find it in their catalogue. None had even heard of it. I was able...
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    Dr. Cornwallis's Work Thread And Stuff

    On two other forums I'm a member of (not tree related) there is a section for work threads or training journals. If it's all good with The Buzz, I thought I would start a journal of sorts to document my small company's humble beginnings and hopefully growth. I'd like for this thread to also...
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    First bid help

    I wouldn't touch that job without insurance. Your buddy may say that he/his homeowners insurance will cover it if you screw something up but that's because he doesn't think anything will happen. Watch what happens when you drop one of those trees on someone's house or send a branch through...
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    So the 880 is pretty heavy....

    That was a really cool vid, climber is definitely a bad ass. Out of curiosity, is that one of the companies they followed in that show axe men? It's hard to tell because everyone is acting really calm and professional and not like a bunch of jackasses but I recognize the guy with the missing...
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    Insurance Companies in FL

    Both agents did ask how tall the trees I planned on pruning/trimming/removing are. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Insurance Companies in FL

    I didn't realize that. I actually called this other agent first, just from google, prior to posting this thread. I'm happy with the price and would buy from bill if I still can. Bill was a lot more knowledgeable over the phone and asked a lot more pertinent questions. Hopefully I didn't screw...
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    Close Call: Rigging Point Failure

    Thanks for sharing Muggs, I learned something. Also, you're not an idiot. Shit happens sometimes and what matters is no one got hurt. Aside from it falling on someone, my first thought was "what if that tree had hit the lift." Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Insurance Companies in FL

    I'm still waiting to hear back from Bill, I received a quote from another agent who is selling insurance through a company called "Western World. It's $680 a year for $300,000/ $600,000 and $1200 a year for $1mil/2mil. I'm waiting to hear back from her again though because it states on the...
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    What to tell customers to expect from working with a Crane Company

    I haven't had any jobs big enough to require a crane, however, I've looked into it for when it inevitably does happen, and I fully intend to price accordingly as a variable expense. If I fudge an estimate for a job I'm working by my self or even with a helper, I can suck it up. At $300+/hr for...
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    Insurance Companies in FL

    Thanks! I'll five him a call today. The difficulty I've had in obtaining the appropriate insurance makes me wonder how many "tree services" are actually appropriately and adequately insured as it appears none of the major companies offer job specific insurance for full time arborists in Florida...
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    So the 880 is pretty heavy....

    That's definitely a big tree, however, nothing an 066, 660 or 661 couldn't handle with authority and a few less lbs. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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