Are you shitting me?

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[Jonny]

I was looking for a place to leave these.

 

[flushcut]

LOL Home Depot must like insurance premiums.

 

[Stumpsprouts]

Maybe they could start renting out surgical tables too?

 

[Jehinten]

Its no different than what they've been doing for years, I guess now they are just advertising it? Home depot has rented tow behind lifts, chainsaws, chippers, and stump grinders for many years.

 

[Reach]

Maybe they could start renting out surgical tables too?

Sure, why not? DIY heart valve replacement has to save some money, it can’t really cost $100k to replace a check valve, can it? I mean you can buy one at Home Depot while you’re there, less than $10.

 

[oldoakman]

Just one more way to thin the herd.

 

[treesap]

two words: Natural Selection

 

[Tom Dunlap]

Its no different than what they've been doing for years, I guess now they are just advertising it? Home depot has rented tow behind lifts, chainsaws, chippers, and stump grinders for many years.

And...ladders!

 

[ChippingHipsters]

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What could possibly go wrong? (!)

 

[ChippingHipsters]

Time to develop a cheeky little 1,2,3-step app to go along with it. Could be $-maker!

Its no different than what they've been doing for years, I guess now they are just advertising it? Home depot has rented tow behind lifts, chainsaws, chippers, and stump grinders for many y

 

[Chaplain242]

Directions to hospital on back of rental agreement...

 

[Treezybreez]

Hey maybe they can throw in one of those really strong 150lbs polypropylene ropes to sweeten the deal!

 

[oldoakman]

Directions to hospital on back of rental agreement...

Or the nearest undertaker.

 

[Bart_]

Those are classic videos that should be imprinted on everyone. I remember being impressed first time I saw them. And don't forget James the Narcoleptic Tree Trimmer.

 

[Tom Dunlap]

I hope that James is still alive

 

[flushcut]

From what I've seen in his video that is highly unlikely.

 

[climbingmonkey24]

Who needs experience, a business license, or insurance when all you have to do is go down to your local Home Depot tool rental center and you can instantly become a tree pro, contractor, painter, plumber, excavation pro, and more! We have all the equipment you need to get a jump start on your new career of the day!

 

[Reach]

Who needs experience, a business license, or insurance when all you have to do is go down to your local Home Depot tool rental center and you can instantly become a tree pro, contractor, painter, plumber, excavation pro, and more! We have all the equipment you need to get a jump start on your new career of the day!

That’s one of the problems with living here - there are many rental companies with great pricing, allows us pros flexibility and increased capacity, but also allows the clueless and unqualified to do what they should not, and lowball the rest of us.

 

[climbingmonkey24]

That’s one of the problems with living here - there are many rental companies with great pricing, allows us pros flexibility and increased capacity, but also allows the clueless and unqualified to do what they should not, and lowball the rest of us.

Unfortunately it’s not always just the armchair arborists who think they know how to do tree work but also customers who don’t want to pay for quality professional work.

I remember years ago I looked at a job, huge oak tree with a main limb that broke off into multiple other limbs growing horizontal over a house, and I explained to the person how it would involve a lot of technical rigging that’s why the price was what I said it would be, and they responded saying to just pull it away from the roof with a pickup truck.

Needless to say they weren’t interested in what I had to say and I’m not interested in working for people like that.

I have no problem whatsoever losing a job or walking away from the job if the customers are just looking for the cheapest price, because I’m not in the business of doing cheap work, I’m in the business of providing a high quality professional service.