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    Tree related work you shouldn't need insurance for?

    I strongly disagree. Landscapers also are required to carry insurance, in fact anyone doing work for hire needs to carry insurance. Doesn’t matter what kind of work you are doing, if you are getting paid for it, you are putting yourself and those you are working for at risk therefore insurance...
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    Food Thread

    Those are some cool plants, I’ll have to look up that onion. Is the flavor and texture similar to any of the common onions available in a grocery store? I have grown regular yellow onions, grew up with a very large garden that provided nearly everything we ate. My mother loves odd and heirloom...
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    Tree related work you shouldn't need insurance for?

    If you are going to work without insurance, I think you should tell your customers that you are not insured, and have them sign a waiver that prevents you from being held liable in the instance that something goes wrong. You could also approach some of your more reliable customers, explain that...
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    Fixing old arbortech toolboxes ( L pack style)

    I’m not sure I would call myself a legend, but thank you. Happy to help with whatever I can. Everyone starts out for the first time once. I had some great people to help me get going, want to pass it along if I can. A cheap welder and some bits of plate might be enough to patch things up for...
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    Fixing old arbortech toolboxes ( L pack style)

    Quarter inch plate still seems really excessive. Triaxles have quarter inch plate floors, and they haul 25 ton loads of rock. I’ve seen older chip trucks like yours with floors of 1/16” corrugated plate. Maybe ask another fab shop for an opinion, that much quarter inch plate will weigh a ton...
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    Tree related work you shouldn't need insurance for?

    I know what you are saying, but I still disagree. If the main hose off your pump blows, and it can happen, especially on a cheap machine like that, the pump will likely empty out the tank before you can shut it off. That takes only seconds, those pumps move oil faster than you think, and you...
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    Fixing old arbortech toolboxes ( L pack style)

    Retrofitting a new bed is going to be expensive, unless you have a fab shop of your own and can do it yourself. We did a bed swap on a truck in our shop recently, from a pickup to a flatbed, and we did everything in house. Still cost 20 labor hours, and we have the shop equipped to do it...
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    Today....

    I really don’t know a timeline on how long one can wait, we did not close the crack completely, but we did close it about halfway. I don’t think I’ve ever successfully closed a crack completely on anything more than a couple inches diameter. The crack was there less than a week before we got to...
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    Fixing old arbortech toolboxes ( L pack style)

    You don’t need a 1/4” steel floor in a chip truck, 1/8” is plenty. If you can swing it, aluminum is the way to go for a new body, but it is a bit expensive.
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    Food Thread

    I am growing them for the bulbs, and I despise weeding but I’ll deal with it for good garlic. I only planted one line of cloves in front of the house, so it shouldn’t be bad. I have never eaten the tops, but I’m not surprised it can be done.
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    Tree related work you shouldn't need insurance for?

    I can see your point there, if your market is different that’s great, go out and get the certification! I am competing with companies like the local lawn service that has “10 certified arborists on staff!“ they managed to get everybody on the crew to pass the test so they could advertise that...
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    Tree related work you shouldn't need insurance for?

    For sure! Liability is comparatively cheap, though I believe my liability costs more than my commercial auto. The real big expense is workers comp coverage, but I don’t believe that you have employees so your liability and Worker’s Comp. would be much lower than ours.
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    Tree related work you shouldn't need insurance for?

    From what I am seeing, it seems to me that you are looking at insurance the wrong way around. Rather than looking at what the cost of an insurance policy is, and thinking “I cannot afford to spend so much on insurance”, you should look at it from the perspective of what you can afford to spend...
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    Tree related work you shouldn't need insurance for?

    This is an article on small residential heating oil spill cleanup costs in Massachusetts, tell me it isn’t possible a blown hose could cause you this trouble. https://www.fletchertilton.com/an-oil-spill-close-to-homeyour-legal-liability-clean-up-costs-insurance/ We had a hydraulic motor fail...
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    Tree related work you shouldn't need insurance for?

    I am not writing horror novels, nor am I paranoid, I am writing facts. I am writing tales of what have happened to real people in this industry. It is very possible. If you are curious what an oil spill cleanup fee would be, call your local environmental recovery company, and ask them what it...
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    Today....

    Bit of a challenging tree preservation project here, the Slippery Elm in this picture sustained a bit of storm damage and a very large crack in the lowest crotch. Some serious weight reduction on the right side, two cables in an X pattern, and one three-quarter inch brace rod later, the crack is...
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    Food Thread

    Couple pictures today, beer battered haddock with fresh made tartar sauce for dinner Sunday night. Dutch apple pies tonight to give out to the employees tomorrow. And my first garlic sprout, I’ve decided to try growing my own this year.
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    Tree related work you shouldn't need insurance for?

    I agree with that statement for sure. And on the note of raising prices, once certified, the certification to me doesn’t mean very much. What matters a lot more to me is the skill behind it. I am not a certified arborist, but I consider myself a professional arborist, and no far more than most...
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    Tree related work you shouldn't need insurance for?

    Buy insurance! If you cannot afford insurance for the work you are doing, you definitely need to be charging more or not doing it. Something as simple as a hydraulic line on your wood splitter that springs a leak and dumps oil on the ground can cost you easily over $50,000 for environmental...
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    Fixing old arbortech toolboxes ( L pack style)

    Can you post photos of what you are looking for? That might be helpful, to try to identify the specific parts you need. For the toolboxes, if your budget would permit, you might be better off to have new boxes made to fit the truck. The Gap Hill Aluminum Shop down near me has great prices on...
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