what do much smaller tree companies with small yards do for chip/log dumping?

[southsoundtree]

I wonder how often haul off and disposal is underestimated. It's all work that keeps you from doing the fancier parts for someone else.

 

[Matias]

I wonder how often haul off and disposal is underestimated. It's all work that keeps you from doing the fancier parts for someone else.

Bingo. That is why I charge the same for cleanup as climbing

 

[data farm 26]

I wonder how often haul off and disposal is underestimated. It's all work that keeps you from doing the fancier parts for someone else.

I've been thinking more and more about outsourcing this. There are guys around here who haul shit for next to nothing. But I can't think of a smooth way to set it up. I've also been similarly thinking of separating clean up as it's own line item on the quote but again I'm too lazy to figure the details...

 

[data farm 26]

Bingo. That is why I charge the same for cleanup as climbing

Definitely. Same rate port to port.

 

[Merle Nelson]

I've been thinking more and more about outsourcing this. There are guys around here who haul shit for next to nothing. But I can't think of a smooth way to set it up. I've also been similarly thinking of separating clean up as it's own line item on the quote but again I'm too lazy to figure the details...

"Details" - whether they are prompt and if they interact with clients in a way that reflects well on you.

 

[Joster19]

"Details" - whether they are prompt and if they interact with clients in a way that reflects well on you.

Yes, this could work with the right relationship but hard to make it timely. One employer in the past used a local tree service that had a grapple truck when we had big loads of wood. we worked for a lot of clients that were friendly towards us and that tree service was usually fairly timely. But it makes you sweat a bit when they say they're going to come at the end of the day Friday and it's going to be 95 over the weekend and all those logs could be sitting on the client's grass.
I started my tree business, working on Saturday of out of a Toyota Corolla (my Tree Care-Rolla). I paid another Tree service to provide debris removal. they also made an effort to be timely but oftentimes was another week- not an easy pill to swallow for potential clients, especially people with pristine lawns. at that time I would give two prices, one for that other tree service to remove the debris and one that was "expedited" in which I did it myself with a rental. had one client not understand this and then was wondering why debris was still on their lawn and I had to hustle and find another way. another was confused and thought she would have to do the removal. I started doing debris removal myself and, though I would rather avoid it, I think separating prices was too complicated in general. If the client seems like a do-it-yourselfer, I might verbally offer to leave logs and give a discount and put that in the notes as an option.
I'm thankful to have a chipper as wood chips are much easier to get rid of than brush- never did have someone on FB take me up on a free "ready to burn" bonfire (dump trailer load of EAB dead) lol
I have used FB marketplace and have built a network that way, always trying to get more and separate them geographically so my employees have a reference- this is still challenging so a dump is often more economical. Hope things go well for you!

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