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I've tried wading through OSHA.gov to try to find what exactly is expected of me on a job site. I've also read that as the owner, it doesn't apply because I'm not technically an employee. I can't imagine a government fine collecting agency letting ANYONE be exempt, but that's what I've found so...

Woodslinger, thanks for the post. Right now the insurance company I'm working with tentatively has me at the landscaping/gardening as well. $300/yr for $500,000/occurrence up to $1,000,000 aggregate. I'm still waiting to get a handle on what is covered and what is not. If cutting a tree down is...

Chris, this is something I've been concerned with. I'm sure experience will shape my bidding down the road as I get more of a handle on the "how long will this REALLY take me to do?". With minimal expenditures right now I can afford to be a little low occasionally, but I can definitely see how a...

Wild isn't it? I've got a nephew that literally won't climb a stepladder to change a lightbulb, but will use a climbing tree stand to hunt. Apparently the thrill of hunting will overcome the fear of heights. He stopped by work one day when I was in my bucket and couldn't physically watch me at...

If I'm on a ladder, I've got a belt around a telephone pole, telephone cable and a steel strand. The ladder is hooked over the strand and cable and its lashed. If it comes down, some serious poop hit the fan. I'd dance a jig on a ladder over strand. I wouldn't put a ladder on a tree though...

I totally understand that. I understand that every part of my set up will hold a truck. At 50' though, I might as well be climbing on dental floss. It's just doubt and worst case scenario. Self preservation at its finest! Remember, gravity isn't just a good idea, it's the LAW!

Or rope failure, or 'biner failure, or saddle failure or.........

The whole heights thing is weird. I know some people can't climb a step ladder to change a lightbulb and others can change the bulb on a 1600' tower like its nothing. I can concentrate and overcome it, but it's not easy. I was able to pass the Air Force fear of heights test 20 odd years ago by...

I am. Like I said, I'm not looking to do anything big. I'm looking for the stuff that's too small for the big guys. Maybe after doing it awhile 40' will be the new 30'. For now I'll be content with small bites.

I can see how you would see it like that, but humor me... If you were hiring a production climber, yeah. It's a problem. I'm not a production climber. I don't want to climb as high as I can. I want work that I can either get to on the ground, get to with a pole saw from the ground, or get to...

I've said before, I'm fine with a certain amount of height. 99% of my work is at 18 to 22'. That's where my cables are. In a tree, I'm very cautious, especially when I get above my normal work height. This is one reason I won't be doing anything very high in a tree if at all. I like cutting...

Grendel, I enjoy problem solving. I love being able to see a solution to a problem. It's all physics. I love being able to look at a tree, estimate how it's weighted, how it's leaning, and figure out how to cut it so that it goes where I want it. Love it. I'll throw a rope in it though to make...

Levi, I work for a major telephone company. I'm an outside repairman. Probably half of my work is either off of a ladder, out of a bucket, or off of gaffs. I've got twenty years experience doing this kind of work. I've cut firewood for close to thirty years. Generally trees that won't hit...

Ian, I completely understand and I wasn't trying to sound like I'm trying to pint everyone as a rip off artist. The guy that did my ash charged me $350 to put it on the ground. MB said that sounded like a rip off. I agree, but I don't have the skill set to do it, so I paid someone that did, and...

I agree. That was the lowest quote I got from someone with insurance. He looked at it, notched it, wedged it, collected $350 and got in his truck. I called six places. Two weren't insured, and the insured quotes ranged from $350 to $450 to put it on the ground and walk away. It was $750-$1000 if...

Ok, well, maybe lied is strong... I while back I posted in a thread that I wasn't a tree man, and was only interested in cleaning up MY yard. I said that I "wasn't going to start Zach's Whack-a-tree Company... Well... i cleaned up my trees. I payed a place $350 to drop the big problem ash...