beaver tree

[sotc]

my old boss picked up a good job so i stopped by and snappd some pics for him.

[NickfromWI]

I hope that's a removal!

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nick

[gf beranek]

Trim job, Nick. Can't you tell? lol

[sotc]

ha ha yeah just end weight reduction;) naw they will come finish it today. that would use most of the bar on the 090 jerry, to bad its not my job!

[Monkeypuzzle]

How many men on that job Willie?

[sotc]

5 i think

[MasterBlaster]

I see a topic for a poll! http://planetsuzy.org/images/smilies/scheme.gif

[sotc]

where where?

[Monkeypuzzle]

5 i think

Thanks...was just curious.:)

[NickfromWI]

I remember my first bucket job was at a new company and it was the removal of a silver maple of similar stature in a back yard with 4 fences in the way, 2 garages, and a bunch of landscaping on either side. Oh, and one of the garages was really a wooden frame with a tarp roof.

We had 4 guys on the job and it took us 2 and a half days!!!

love
nick

[sotc]

they should be about done, they have a knuckle boom to load and haul wood

[Jonseredbred]

5 guys 2 days on that tree?? Really???

[sotc]

yeah, just under, is that good or bad? seems good to me, as its a pretty tight yard

[Jonseredbred]

Its hard to judge by pics but I don't see 2 days for 5 guys.

I kinda think 5 guys is a waste of manpower in tight area's like that, maybe they do ok.

I just dont see 2 days.

[sotc]

yeah 4 would be perfect, 3 would be doable but when you have 5 guys and its slow you keep em busy. he had 5k on the tree so it was bid for that anyway

[Jonseredbred]

I could never get 5k for that tree around here, not in my wildest dreams.

In our market that tree would be about a $1800.00 removal. Thats why it would be a 1 day removal with 3 guys. We'd hump, but we would get it done.

[sotc]

not with out a crane or lots of damage, most of that was rope work over buildings fences and 2 yards. those pics had already removed over 30 yards of chips. guess i shoulda got some trunk pics.

[No_Bivy]

3 men 1800 = one day ain't bad.....as long as the mini is humpin the wood.

[squisher]

I agree at first glance it might not seem to be that much, but look the pics over carefully it's a good sized tree and lots of obstacles. The price your old boss got seems to be good though, I haven't seen or heard of any trees going for that price around here. I've seen a six thousand dollar tree that was bid but hasn't been done yet, and I don't know that I'd do it for six grand. Good for them looks like a nice job.

[sotc]

i agree thats good wages for 3 guys but dont think any 3 guys could finish that in a 10 hour day. i didnt see it before those pics but id have put 4500 to 5000

[squisher]

No doubt in my mind that's a fair price. We got a lowballer in our area though, big company and if they know I've bid on it the dude will just eat it and bid low to make me look like a joke. Not to happy about that.

And I agree 10 hour day three guys? No use even arguing that on a internet forum.

When you run three crews you can eat it for a day or two to try and keep a guy like me down and not suffer, I'm not in a position or willing to do that.

[Monkeypuzzle]

I could never get 5k for that tree around here, not in my wildest dreams.

In our market that tree would be about a $1800.00 removal. Thats why it would be a 1 day removal with 3 guys. We'd hump, but we would get it done.

That's right on the money.:)

[squisher]

No offense but no one can say that from pics over the internet. If Willie says it's a hard removal I take his word for it, search SOTC's posts.

[sotc]

i guess i should get out and about more, i havent really seen all that many different companies take down trees.:)

[Monkeypuzzle]

Wouldn't touch it without a crane. If a crane and loader are used I think that a 3 man crew could get that tree finished in justa few hours, No problem.

[squisher]

Heh I ain't trying to be an ass, I'm just seeing to many people slamming each other on here lately. If you post a removal and say it's worth 5k then I'm hoping I woulda atleast bid it the same. Frig man it's pics on the interweb lots of fences and garages around by the looks of it.

[sotc]

i dont think their slammin squish, just hard to tell from pics and maybe our market is better here

[squisher]

True Willie, overly sensitive I probably am. If that tree is worth 5k good for your old boss, a well bid job imo. There ought to be profit in a job not just wages and operating expenses. Why else would we have our own companies doing this?

[sotc]

amen!

[Monkeypuzzle]

Down south eveyone seems to be getting involved in the tree bizz. The reason I jumped to become a Certified Arborist.

[sotc]

it does help

[Jonseredbred]

Squish, No one is slamming that price. I posted that although it is hard to see in a pic I could not get 5k for that tree here.

I can say that regardless of the true size of it because a 5k tree here is few and far between. In our market a $2500 job would be a huge job. The $$ is just not here for that.