Old Tree Removal

[stevej37]

A crew of just two guys were here for three days to remove two large dying Maple trees.

One guy ran the bucket truck to cut the branches down. The other guy fed the branches into a wood chipper and trailer. Then they loaded the big branches into a trailer with a skid steer.

What surprised me was....before they started cutting the limbs, they laid down a bunch of 4X6 ft X 1 inch rubber truck bed mats. They circled the tree with the mats and eliminated almost all the divots from the falling limbs.....nice work.
The total price for the two trees removed and cleaned up was $1500


Before they started.



The tree trimmed of all smaller branches.



Done....the stump grinder will be here next week.

[Steve Carlton]

Was this one of the guys?

[stevej37]

^^^ lol
The guy in the bucket truck had meat hooks that scared me.

He could run the chain saw with one hand and catch and guide the cut limbs with the other hand to the right place. And some of the limbs were the size of my thigh.

[pmax]

[stevej37]

^^^ I should have hired her.
She could have done the whole thing with that saw.

[Bill Douglas]

Tree fellas, I thought there were only two.

$1,500. That's a bargain. Around here they charge a lot more than that.

[stevej37]

^^^ Yes, I thought the same.
Two guys for three days, fuel for the trucks and saws, insurance and vehicle costs....not much left after that.

When they were done, I gave the guy a check and a $50 bill (which wasn't much) for the work. He said "thanks...Jim was just saying how hungry he was"
I wish I would have made that a $100

[Superman]

Originally Posted by stevej37

...The guy in the bucket truck had meat hooks that scared me....

Don't pick a fight with any of the guys who work on hillsides below log decks.

Arborists are fun to watch.

[stevej37]

[QUOTE=Superman;12321237]Don't pick a fight with any of the guys who work on hillsides below log decks.

Or those with tobacco juice drooling into their beard.

[flatbutt]

Originally Posted by stevej37

^^^ Yes, I thought the same.
Two guys for three days, fuel for the trucks and saws, insurance and vehicle costs....not much left after that.

When they were done, I gave the guy a check and a $50 bill (which wasn't much) for the work. He said "thanks...Jim was just saying how hungry he was"
I wish I would have made that a $100

Around here that would have easily cost $6000

[stevej37]

^^^ And the strange thing is...I never called them for the work.

I was outside one evening and a pick-up rolled into my driveway. A guy got out and said "I see you have a tree that is needing removal" "I can do that"
I told him I have two and showed him the other one. He said he would do both for $1500

I said "Do it"

[masraum]

$1500 is a deal. The pads that they put down sound like the mats that they sell here at tractor supply, 4'x6'x3/4" mats that I believe are made of recycled tire rubber. Heavy, and tough, $50 each.

[stevej37]

^^^ Yes from TSC
He had taken a recip saw to them and cut out two handholds on each end for ease of handling.
They are heavy.

[pmax]

Originally Posted by stevej37

^^^ I should have hired her.
She could have done the whole thing with that saw.

[stevej37]

^^^

[masraum]

Originally Posted by stevej37

^^^

Yeah, the girl with the "pasties" and silicone upgrades isn't worried about gawking or finding it odd or unusual.

[Superman]

Whoa. This thread took a turn.

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[KFC911]

Tree guys can charge from 1x to 4x ... it just depends

You got a deal ....

I charge 10x

[Crowbob]

Originally Posted by stevej37

^^^ And the strange thing is...I never called them for the work.

I was outside one evening and a pick-up rolled into my driveway. A guy got out and said "I see you have a tree that is needing removal" "I can do that"
I told him I have two and showed him the other one. He said he would do both for $1500

I said "Do it"

I had a gigantic (40” diameter at shoulder height) basswood (Linden) tree removed and ground up. Before they did the work i asked to see their insurance and bond paperwork.

It’s always a good idea per my lawyer.

[stevej37]

When he made the last cut at the base of the tree, it was the large 10 or 12 foot section. He cut straight around it and then used the bucket to tip it over.
I was in the house watching (50 or 60 feet away) and it shook the house!