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    Gerasimek's Tree-mek

    Closest one to you would be Doug's Tree Service in NH(i think. Might be MA). Contact him on Instagram. Great guy. You'll love him. He has a PK40 with an SG280 Mecanil.
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    Gerasimek's Tree-mek

    Everyone that gets one says the same thing: it's more productive and I'm saving more money. Many of them were doing it like you. Sure, a well trained crew with a stick crane can be very productive, but there are far more advantages going the way of the tree-mek, in my opinion (and everyone that...
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    Gerasimek's Tree-mek

    It's very efficient. Being able to take all of the limbs up to 18" (for me with the sg220, others can go up to 25") without a climber, bucket guy, or rigging frees up those assets to go do other work. Or, if you're like me, you get rid of all of that and just simplify things. Think of how much...
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    Gerasimek's Tree-mek

    Regardless if the tree is big, medium, or small taking it down with remote control and 1, maybe 2 employees is the way to go. There are quite a few of us doing this now and if you want to see many examples of big trees being taken down get on Instagram. All of us post about every job we do on...
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    Gerasimek's Tree-mek

    Do you see a practical reason for me to have a SG220 and a SG160? My theory is to skip the middle. I'd say definitely get the 280 if you have the pk40. You'll be able to do most trees with it performing fewer cuts. The one drawback of having just the 280 is the length of the bar when removing...
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    Gerasimek's Tree-mek

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    Gerasimek's Tree-mek

    I bought an SG160 to use on my excavator, my little kboom, and my pk33 for really far reaches on a full manual extension. Should be a great addition to my lineup. I think a sg280 would come in handy for me on my pk33. I'd use the sg220 to remove everything down to 18" in diameter then switch...
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    Gerasimek's Tree-mek

    Nice truck. I saw it when I was at Palfleet picking up a new Mecanil. (Pretty sure that was the one). I like the aluminum log bunks. Congrats! Palfleet has built quite a few. I lost count at around 20.
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    Mark's latest article in Feb. TCIA magazine

    Two years before I built my tree-mek I fired all 3 of my current employees within 3 days. I remember the last guy saying,"you can't fire me! I'm your only employee!" Following that was the best 2 weeks of work I'd had in years. Nice and quiet. Nobody smashing my stuff. Nobody showing up late for...
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    Marketing your grapple saw

    Gareth, This is absolutely right. The more you reach out to other services around you and make relationships the more money you will all make and it'll be made safely. It may take some time and some convincing initially. Personally, I'm like a crack dealer. I tell a guy that's skeptical that...
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    Marketing your grapple saw

    Tis true. I started using my Palfinger January 2015. I used the Mecanil on my little Hiab starting November 2013. I built the Hiab in 2002. Not that it was a big moment in history or anything. There is, however, a super secret society with secret handshakes and secret passwords just like...
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    Marketing your grapple saw

    Todd, What kind of stock or inventory do you carry? Do you have a facility and support techs that travel to jobsites and do repairs and training or are you what your business name implies... a knuckleboom 'trader'? I guess I never really asked.
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    Marketing your grapple saw

    Todd, It's under crane use. 'Palfleet Tree-mek'. It's there for anyone to ask questions or have discussions.
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    Marketing your grapple saw

    There is a public forum here started by Palfleet. This post just got off topic.
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    Marketing your grapple saw

    Well said. You use your best judgement and choose the company you feel the most comfortable with. Its like choosing a wife...you're going to be spending a lot of time together! I think we're off topic here, though. So lets get back to Gareth's question about how to market your new...
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    Marketing your grapple saw

    Just a side note. I first used a Mecanil SG220 on my little Hiab and I really didn't know how slow it was working until Palfleet set it up on my new Palfinger. It cuts like a freaking laser beam now.
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    Marketing your grapple saw

    I wasn't trying to not love you, Todd. My little Instagram conversation could only accommodate 15 and I wanted to make sure guys that had just bought their tree-meks could get in and we could all support one another. The consensus was nobody wanted a salesman that had nothing to do with their...
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    Well it's been a while

    As you know, I'm a big fan of overkill. Sure the crane is huge and the trees are small. That just makes everything faster and safer. Gotta love your crane guy. You're lucky to have him. Hope you send him a card on his birthday and invite him to your family Christmas party!
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    Enough of TCIA's unethical practices

    It's funny they were unaware of the Palfleet/Mecanil and Westminster/Mecanil builds that were on display at their expo for 2 years prior to their article. Oops! Guess they didn't notice those awesome displays with the big crowds around all day long, every day of the expo. The irony is there...
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    Palfleet "Tree-Mek"

    I know a guy whose boss saw my video and said it was 'the dumbest thing he'd ever seen'. This guy quit working for that boss, started his own business, and built a tree-mek. Now he's taking trees down with a remote. Pretty awesome. I'm sure happy with the unit Palfleet built for me and I know...

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