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  1. Neill

    Tree related work you shouldn't need insurance for?

    This thread makes me feel a lot better about paying for insurance. While I can somewhat agree with @tomstrees on the basis of “ I’m careful, low danger so insurance is just unnecessary”. There is just too many ways for that to go sideways, many which were pointed out by @Reach . I’m glad to...
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    Fixing old arbortech toolboxes ( L pack style)

    Forget the old latches and bolt on something like this...
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    Trees from a distance

    How about kousa dogwood?
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    Latest helmet comms

    The mesh is really easy
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    Looking for website, social media and Google help

    @RyanCafferky Your site looks great! Thanks for sharing that. Do you get many leads/inquiries thru the website directly?
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    Looking for website, social media and Google help

    Truck signage is good I think. I’ve seen multiple people stop and photo the truck. It helps that it’s an unusually clean square body truck for my location. Most of the older trucks around here are rusting away at the junk yard, so my truck stands out
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    Looking for website, social media and Google help

    I’m amazed that I’ve gotten any calls from my startup website, and I’m in the process of getting some help to improve it thru the small business development center. https://michigansbdc.org/ If you don’t mind sharing, what kind of budgets does everyone have for their website upkeep/development...
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    Bid that tree!

    How many trees are there? Looks like 5-9?
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    Today....

    Plenty of timber to fell on that track. I had a working interview of sorts that went well so there’s good winter work for me if the pay and production can get sorted
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    Today....

    Couple of days in the woods, might turn into a winter job
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    Bid that tree!

    Sounds like a dream. What would you charge for that? 450?
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    Bid that tree!

    sounds suspiciously like a hand carry situation. Dibs on climbing $2400/3600? Have you sent a proposal already?
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    Postcard mailers with photos, "creepy?"

    I’m in a similar situation, small and just starting out. About a month ago I drove around and left some notes and cards with basically the same message you described- “I saw that dead tree, here I am-call if you want”. I got some business that way and fortunately did not experience any...
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    Squirrel Damage

    This devolved quickly :ROFLMAO: yikes that does create quite a challenge. The ones we trapped often took a few tries , and this was on a 120a campus. The squirrel cannon is an entertaining thought. Maybe some owl/hawk decoys in some of the most important trees could be used? It’s not a fix...
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    Squirrel Damage

    That’s terrible news, regarding the damage and death wrought upon important landscape trees. I worked on a retirement community campus for awhile where a lot of people had bird feeders, which in turn fed the squirrels. Because they gorged themselves on bird seed and suet bricks they did not...
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    Bid that tree!

    Hard to tell, but by the description it sounds like 3-4hours on site and perhaps the logistics of getting setup and brush out being the most tedious part? Half day rate or thereabouts
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    Bid that tree!

    All good points, thanks for the comments and suggestions. At this point I’m happy for the work but of course I’m interested in improving. everyone’s combined knowledge will certainly help speed that along! Nothing on the schedule for today so I plan on taking some time to reevaluate pricing...
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    Bid that tree!

    In my market and with that particular client I doubt he would have bit at $500. It was priced to include some other work and the commute is only 5 blocks, so that is important as well
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    Bid that tree!

    The hangers I got were gratuitous/on my way. Yep it’s a Siberian and I’m beginning to not like them very much! I knocked it out solo in about 5 hours start to finish being leisurely about it, full cleanup. Priced it at $350
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    Bid that tree!

    Reload! I knocked out this elm prune today- about a 9” limb over the house and driveway+ a few hangers. Great lift access. Forestry bucket would have been ace on this one- no street parking but decent driveway What would you put on it?

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