New Climber to this forum sayin hello.

[MasterBlaster]

No more Gigi?

 

[Widow Shooter]

hey Dan, welcome

 

[SoonerFan]

Welcome Dan.

New guy buys the first round.

Dennis

 

[dandandatreeman]

sorry about my profiles lack of info. I will try and fill in the blanks tonite....if my wife will stay off farmville long enough. LOL!!! I work for a long time treeman in walker right now, but I also work for few other companies from time to time. I always give my "boss" first dibs. He dose not care as long as I am there for him when he needs me, and I am. I would like to start my own Climbers service with my own licence, insurence, and gear. There are over 80 tree services in the Baton Rouge area, and I want to cater to them instead of trying to "fight" them to get a new tree service off the ground. I am 33 years old. I'll buy ya'll a round, but I have to pass since I am trying to stay on the wagon.

 

[TheTreeWiseMen]

Hello mate. Welcome to the funny farm......

 

[SkwerI]

Freelancing is cool. Butch is a freelance climber, I used to do that until my back wouldn't let me climb that much any more. So I bought a bucket truck and now sub myself out as a bucket operator. Much better money and better clientele.

Oh, and I'm 9 years sober myself.

 

[TreeDimensional]

Welcome Dan, I can fix ya up with a real farm (for your wife) and a tree company too. Not much competition, unless you count grass wackin' hacks. Catch is, it can get a tad cool up my way!!!

 

[MasterBlaster]

Hey Dan, do you know a climber/crane operator named Tad Holt?

 

[Bounce]

Glad to read ya Dan! Welcome!

 

[tntree]

Welcome, from a bar in Sandusky Ohio

You ran in to some good folk here

Tell your stories

 

[dandandatreeman]

That is awesome there skwerl! I do hope to say that one day. Are you still a hired gun if you have your own liscence and insurance? I want to practice good Arborist skills no matter what the people I sub-contract for do. I know that I am a proficient climber with or without spurs. I have been told by many down here in Baton Rouge I am one of the best they have worked with....I don't let it go to my head. I just love to climb and do tree work in general!

I do know about the weather up north. I was raised by Duluth Minnesota until I went in the Marine Corps at 22 years old.

I don't know Tad Holt. Is he in this area Masterblaster?

Thanks again for all the welcomes!!!!!! Its nice to talk to MY kind of people.

 

[cory]

Cool, dude!

Welcome! Cory is my name/screen name.

 

[dandandatreeman]

is that a badger cory? wow.....thats all I can say about that.

 

[sotc]

I'll buy ya'll a round, but I have to pass since I am trying to stay on the wagon.

Then make mine a Thomas Kemper!

 

[woodworkingboy]

Willie, it's all foam.

 

[dandandatreeman]

Thank you Sir can I have another. Hahaha looks like a float!

 

[SkwerI]

Dan, yes I'm licensed and insured as a tree service (sole proprietor). I did that even when I was climbing in order to cover my own liability. Most of my work is subbing to a half dozen regular clients/tree services, and when I get calls from homeowners I can either sell the job myself and bring in one of my buddies with a chipper and groundman or else I can pass the job along if it's not an easy bucket job.

The most important aspect of being a subcontract climber is to make sure you don't get locked in with just one client. I made that mistake several times, ended up working with the same guy almost every day. Then when that ended I didn't have any work and had to scramble to establish other working relationships. Now I rarely work for the same guy more than twice per week.

Jay, that 'foam' is mostly ice cream.

 

[dandandatreeman]

I am in your mistake right now! But I have no insurence right now hence no license. BUT I have taken and passed the Louisiana Arborist test! I just need to get me some liability and I will be good to go. The man that I work for now is ok. The only complaint I have is that he kinda makes me feel like a idiot, and acts like I don't know what I am doing. He has told me other wise on both counts in the past.
I don't think a raise would happen and the only way I can see to go is to become a Sub-Climber.
I think I will have to make some more steps and pic your brain somemore skwerl.

 

[TreeDimensional]

Watch out for the fur!

 

[dandandatreeman]

LOL

 

[woodworkingboy]

For some reason he hates little yappy dogs too.

 

[SkwerI]

What, I love yappy dogs!

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[CurSedVoyce]

 

[TreeDimensional]

I think that yappin' lil b$%^& ruffled the Skwerl! Never heard a lot about it after that vid was posted.:what:

 

[woodworkingboy]

Have to admit, those minor key snarls are pretty obnoxious, especially when it's looking right at you.