Search results

  1. climbingmonkey24

    Cost of stepping off the ground

    And normally I ALWAYS try to go after a stuck throw ball too. But in this case I couldn’t even see it even while in the tree, it was a large oak that had a ton of small branches and stuff, was in a wide open area, and I was working solo and just didn’t want to be bothered with it at that point...
  2. climbingmonkey24

    Cost of stepping off the ground

    If you’re telling me that I’m the only one on here who has ever left a throw ball stuck who knows where in a tree where you can’t even see it…lol ok.
  3. climbingmonkey24

    Cost of stepping off the ground

    Can never have enough throw balls. Just lost one way up in an oak not too long ago. Decided to just cut the throw line rather than spend the time trying to fetch it. Couldn’t even see where it was stuck actually lol
  4. climbingmonkey24

    Bid that tree!

    I typically do not bid real large removals like this as I primarily do more pruning work. But I would say somewhere between $1,500 - $2,500 sounds reasonable. Would depend on the size of the operation, equipment used, overhead, how long it would take, etc. I tend to put a lot of thought into...
  5. climbingmonkey24

    Extensor tendonitis

    Can’t really offer any medical advice in terms of healing but do you currently have any kind of fitness routine? Looking ahead, some sort of stretching / flexibility routine may be beneficial, like yoga for example. Especially with such a physically demanding job such as tree work. Even before...
  6. climbingmonkey24

    Cost of stepping off the ground

    I don’t know the actual total but I would estimate somewhere between $1k-$2k give or take which includes anything and everything related to climbing. And that’s gear that has been purchased over the years since I first started climbing. Let’s be honest though, when it comes to climbing gear...
  7. climbingmonkey24

    Apple tree in distress

    Doing some research to see what may be going on with this little apple tree but was curious if anyone else has seen anything like this. Apparently this started in Spring when the bloom started, some branches not budding, and those spots on the leaves are all over. Appreciate you all taking...
  8. climbingmonkey24

    What knot do use with rope slings?

    I’ve never used rope slings myself when doing crane work, the last time I rode the ball I used 2-3 heavy duty looping slings attached to a chain bridle (which is great in my opinion for being able to adjust the length of each individual rigging point if needed). But from what I’ve seen others...
  9. climbingmonkey24

    What would YOU do in this situation?

  10. climbingmonkey24

    Removing a large portion of the canopy

  11. climbingmonkey24

    Removing a large portion of the canopy

    Looked at a tree recently in a backyard. The issue was the pollen and stuff dropping in the yard. They wanted to remove everything basically that was over the yard and from what I could tell it would be left with a “stick” that goes about straight up for a spar with some bushy broccoli stems...
  12. climbingmonkey24

    What would YOU do in this situation?

    I think 3:30AM is a much better time, half the morning is over at that point anyhow.
  13. climbingmonkey24

    What would YOU do in this situation?

    Did the job today, and about halfway through when they saw the amount of debris that was coming down for what was overall not a huge prune project by any means, they decided to have us take care of the cleanup. Will have to go back, because I scheduled it in as a no cleanup and had another job...
  14. climbingmonkey24

    Japanese Maple

    Thanks for the info!
  15. climbingmonkey24

    What’s Your SMALLER Equipment Setup?

    I hear you man. Don’t usually take on many “huge” removals either, or at least right now I’m not. And I’ve had jobs where during the initial contact the client says they have a very large tree, but then when I look at it it’s actually what I would consider a smaller or medium sized tree.
  16. climbingmonkey24

    What’s Your SMALLER Equipment Setup?

    Definitely! When you have less overheard and don’t have to meet such high numbers every week, all that means is maybe a larger job that a company with bigger equipment can handle in an hour or two might take a smaller operation a day, or even two depending, etc. As long as your work processes...
  17. climbingmonkey24

    What’s Your SMALLER Equipment Setup?

    Those of you who don’t get involved with real large removal projects, curious would you consider this a “smaller” removal project, or a larger one because of the number of trees (removing the first eleven trees)? Is it something you’d bid on, or leave to a larger operation? Use a lift or climb?
  18. climbingmonkey24

    Japanese Maple

    Definitely. With any tree like this, I like to take a “controlled” approach to pruning and take off a little, step back and assess, take off a little more if I need to, and repeat the process until I’m where I need to be
  19. climbingmonkey24

    Japanese Maple

    Yeah, I do enjoy these kind of prune jobs. Do you usually prune them only in winter or whenever? From what I understand they can pretty much be pruned at any time if you’re not doing an overly aggressive prune.
  20. climbingmonkey24

    Japanese Maple

    Sorry, I’m not sure what I was getting at with that because I did know it was a weeping species.

New threads New posts

Back
Top Bottom