Search results

  1. climbingmonkey24

    Potential customers who reach out, but never respond

    How often do you come across someone who reaches out for an estimate via contact form or leaves you a voicemail, etc. You respond quickly (within an hour), but are never able to reach them or they just don’t respond? I had one not long ago, they left a voicemail (I wasn’t able to answer), but...
  2. climbingmonkey24

    Texting a business card

    “If we set up an appointment I can assess the tree and property in-person and better determine the appropriate and safest way to complete the work, how does (offer a date / time) work for you?” People who aren’t arborists might just be used to seeing a big bucket truck on the side of the road...
  3. climbingmonkey24

    Texting a business card

    I’ve encountered this once or twice. Another thing you can do is call everyone back who leaves a message instead of texting, say “Hi, this is (your name) with (your company name), I’m returning your message from earlier. Listen to what they have to say, schedule your appointment, and then...
  4. climbingmonkey24

    Fruit tree holding on by a thread, client wants to get another year out of it. Thoughts?

    I ended up suggesting that going forward, focusing on management, so trimming as needed for appearance, and pruning to remove dead, damaged, or diseased branches (as needed) would be a good plan for the trees; that because they’re a weeping variety, they’re only going to get as tall as they want...
  5. climbingmonkey24

    Fruit tree holding on by a thread, client wants to get another year out of it. Thoughts?

    Without having seen the tree previously I would also add it’s possible weather / snow might’ve been a factor…
  6. climbingmonkey24

    Fruit tree holding on by a thread, client wants to get another year out of it. Thoughts?

    When I asked the customer what they would like going forward, basically they said they would like it to get as tall as it can, and they’re fine with the width. The way they described it was that width-wise it sort of matches up with what was described when they bought the tree to plant, but...
  7. climbingmonkey24

    Fruit tree holding on by a thread, client wants to get another year out of it. Thoughts?

  8. climbingmonkey24

    Fruit tree holding on by a thread, client wants to get another year out of it. Thoughts?

    So here’s a situation I looked at today. - Client wanted the trees to grow more upright, they had a slight crookedness to them, so they staked it about 2-3 years ago. Now the upper part is near horizontal. Gorilla tape was used around the bark, but I guess the non-adhesive part, and it sounds...
  9. climbingmonkey24

    Damage liability clause for surfaces

    Realized there was already a discussion about this topic here: https://www.treebuzz.com/forum/threads/damage-clauses-for-driveways-walkways-lawns-etc.50812/
  10. climbingmonkey24

    Damage liability clause for surfaces

    I didn’t have to think about this as much in past years with my jobs mainly being pruning-focused and not involving a lot of equipment traffic, etc. Well, this year we’ve been expanding into a little more removal work, some crane work, and are using more equipment. I’ve heard from others that...
  11. climbingmonkey24

    Technique for climbing dead tree while TIP in another.

    Situation-dependent. I had one scenario where I was removing a sketchy tree, so I climbed up one, limb walked out to take the top, came down, climbed up a pine on the opposite side of the tree, set a TIP, then using both climbing systems in each tree on either side of the dead one, lowered...
  12. climbingmonkey24

    Nesting birds and tree workers

    Thanks @moss, this is a great post!
  13. climbingmonkey24

    Social media comments on your business posts

    I stay active across social media, including Nextdoor. I try to post a combination of projects we’ve done or are doing, and tips for homeowners regarding tree and property maintenance, etc. Recently I made a post on Nextdoor about how it’s a good idea to periodically take a look up at your...
  14. climbingmonkey24

    Am I going a little overboard with this?

    I wasn’t offended by your post or anyone else’s. I understood what you were getting at.
  15. climbingmonkey24

    Am I going a little overboard with this?

    @ghostice Honestly for the chainsaw I was just leaning towards a new chain afterwards, maybe a bar as well. Wipe the head down with some Lysol wipes or something. Still have the 14 ft orchard ladder and rake too. I think the easiest thing for that might be Lysol wipes and then rinse with water...
  16. climbingmonkey24

    Am I going a little overboard with this?

    I’m not surprised that it goes against popular opinion about being worried about inhaling certain things on a job site and wearing a respirator. When I worked a construction gig, I was the only one wearing a respirator when we were cutting or jack hammering, and even though we were wet cutting...
  17. climbingmonkey24

    Niwaki pruning photos. Let’s see yours

    I wasn’t speaking strictly from an aesthetic point of view.
  18. climbingmonkey24

    Rigging with karabiners

    Like others have said, hooking the line onto itself with a carabiner for easy rigging isn’t uncommon. I myself do it plenty. Being aware of the forces on the carabiner, and knowing when to adjust your technique or use an entirely different technique altogether so as not to overload the carabiner...
  19. climbingmonkey24

    Niwaki pruning photos. Let’s see yours

    Pruning truly is a form of art. Nice work. Beautiful trees.
  20. climbingmonkey24

    Am I going a little overboard with this?

    No matter how informed I am I would probably still worry to some degree about this kind of thing. For example, if I’m working with someone and they have a snack or lunch, privately I may be wondering about their dirty hands touching that sandwich if they didn’t wash or sanitize their hands first.

New threads New posts

Back
Top Bottom