Recent content by carver

man, that's a lot of cutting. also, nice squirrel!

Will customers stay once their original contact/ the old owner is gone? this is one of the bigger questions I have - he's definitely built a following (customer base?) based on personality almost as much as on skill, professionalism etc. Joel - Thanks for the advice! I think that stands up...

I'm considering buying the company that I've been working for for the past 5 years or so, and in doing so I've realized I have NO IDEA how to evaluate what a company is worth. The company is fairly small - 4 employees including me, a bucket truck, chipper, dump truck w/ 20 ft crane, chipper -...

I've always used buckinghams tearaway lanyard. the bungee definitely helps keep everything untangled (and away from the saw).

If you have to use a face notch to direct the limb make sure you scribe the sides and also that you use a plunge cut. If the hinge is properly sized before you let the limb loose you shouldn't have trouble with tear out, so this method works ok. If you screw up the sizing the limb tears out and...