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    Gerasimek's Tree-mek

    You must have been sleepy writing that post. What can you say is faster with a skilled operator?
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    Gerasimek's Tree-mek

    You should come out and watch. It'd be the best way for you to make up your mind. Allmark came down from Albany to watch. I never timed how long rigging a limb down took. Apparently, he had and was excited to tell me that the tree-mek was faster than rigging and he intended to set up his...
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    Gerasimek's Tree-mek

    I guess the biggest questions you need to ask yourself is : Can I climb and do bucket work until I retire? Do I enjoy having employees? Here's the thing about taking smaller pieces: you can bring a piece down, rotate it, and set it right on the chipper deck for 1 guy to process while you're...
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    Gerasimek's Tree-mek

    These pines were growing in a line along a busy road. They were sparse enough for me to use the Mecanil SG220 to remove everything down to about 20'-25'. At this point I just grab the top of the spar and cut it off at the ground.
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    Gerasimek's Tree-mek

    In most removals, I can get enough off of the tree to just drop what's left. In this case I climbed up my ladder and put some slings on to lift it out.
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    Gerasimek's Tree-mek

    If it's a sparse conifer, it'll work great. If it's really thick, getting the grapple in to grab the trunk can be difficult and sometimes impossible. The great thing about the tree-mek is its versatility. You have options. You can still do it the old fashioned way with the basket. On my...
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    Gerasimek's Tree-mek

    That is a tough question since there are so many variables, but I'll try. Before the tree-mek I had a 75' rear mount elevator that I would operate and 2-3 guys on the ground handling the rigging and clean up. I think the best way to answer this question is to add up all the time spent doing...
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    Gerasimek's Tree-mek

    Jerad, I think that would be a great tradition to start. It'll create relationships between tree-mek operators which will, in turn, lead to ideas and innovations being shared. Plus, it'll save me forty bucks and postage!
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    Gerasimek's Tree-mek

    Gareth, I think a tree-mek club is a good idea and even though your truck looks different, it's doing the same thing as the rest of ours. Sure, we may poke fun at you having a hood on your truck, but that's probably it. You had the vision and initiative to put things in motion for the...
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    Gerasimek's Tree-mek

    Yes, people are willing to pay more. In some cases, several hundred more. One customer told me he had a bid for $700 less, but wanted me to do it because he felt it was safer and his yard wouldn't be disturbed. Seeing is believing for people so whenever I'm doing a bid, I send a link to my video...
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    Gerasimek's Tree-mek

    Bob Montgomery has tree-mek #2 in Cleveland. Jerad beat Rick off the podium taking the #3 title getting his in action first. Congrats Jerad! I'm jealous of Jerad's Shiney gangsta rims. Rick should be #4 unless Jamie Montgomery, from Louisiana, gets his in action 1st.
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    Gerasimek's Tree-mek

    Dan, I almost forgot to answer your 1st question. I paid about $230k. Keep in mind, I only own 2 trucks. I sold my old crane and my 75' rear mount elevator. The tree-mek does many jobs.
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    Gerasimek's Tree-mek

    Dan, Glad you like my tree-mek and ask good questions. I used to offer full service tree care and had several employees and a bunch of trucks. I found over the years that the very old saying, 'it's hard to find good help' is very true. I was determined to find a way to keep doing what I...
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    Gerasimek's Tree-mek

    I have a basket for my crane if I need it. I've only used it twice. My tree-mek has removable log bunks if I need to haul logs. I have a sweet snowplow for my FG, but I don't do commercial plowing. I just have it to do my driveway. (I take the winters off). If I come across a job that I...
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    Gerasimek's Tree-mek

    In the past I had a bunch of trucks and employees. Being the efficiency nerd that I am, I was constantly trying to develop a system that required fewer trucks, fewer employees, and still make great money. Here is my equipment list: 1 tree-mek 1 Mitsubishi FG switchngo (chipbox, flatbed...
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    Gerasimek's Tree-mek

    I can feed the chipper with the tree-mek, but setting it at the chipper for my employee to deal with saves time and keeps things moving smoothly. I'm paying him so he might as well do something. The nice thing is that the pieces you bring down are just the right size for one man to process...
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    Gerasimek's Tree-mek

    Good questions. I'll see if I can address them all. The head is a Mecanil SG220 RC (remote control). I hope I didn't give the impression that I invented it. I merely designed the unit (which crane, truck,length,super singles,rear mount,etc.) The SG220 has quite a bit of control as far as...
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    Gerasimek's Tree-mek

    Thank you. And by the way, I haven't heard the 'bag on you' expression since high school and I love your avatar. Classic. One of my favorites.
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    Gerasimek's Tree-mek

    I chose the crane based on the grapplesaw. I needed reach, not necessarily capacity. This enabled me to build a unit that wasn't too heavy , very maneuverable, but was capable of taking down any tree in my area. It's one aspect of the tree-mek design. The truck, bumper to bumper, is only 26.5'.

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