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[arborworks1]

I grind stumps for another tree guy in a town about 20 miles from me.
Most times the yards he works in are a wreck to begin with. Yesterday he called and sent me to a pretty nice neighborhood. It was pretty clear where he was at before we got to the house. Tire marks all over the street and driveway. The nicely sodded yard was tracked up well.

Get to the backyard fully expected all the understory to be destroyed. Just the opposite. Nothing had been touched everything was raked nice and neat. But instead of leaving a brush bed and landing the wood flat. They cratered the nice sod something awful.

I have talked to him a few times about making a more conscious effort not to make a dramatic impact on landscapes. He just looks at me, like this is just how it is.
Just a rant, but maybe I'm approaching him in the wrong manner.

 

[woodworkingboy]

Seems pretty loose and freewheeling. The customers don't complain?

 

[lumberjack]

Mind/matter

 

[flushcut]

I would not get involved with his style unless it is reflecting poorly on your operation. I would take the high road with your operation and leave the yard like it never happened as far as the stump is concerned. Maybe that is the type of service he is selling or he may have a turf guy coming in later after you're done.

 

[arborworks1]

I don't ever meet his customers. He normally hauls in a truckload of topsoil to mitigate. I was just thinking that with a bit more thought he could be saving himself some serious money. A truckload of topsoil on everyjob gets expensive. Time and labor more so than the actual dirt!

 

[flushcut]

Meh, his money.

 

[woodworkingboy]

I could dig a little looser sometimes with some of the people I work with myself. Step off the path in the garden and get read the riot act on occasion. Easy enough to smudge some flowers back in place with your foot.

 

[arborworks1]

Good point, he always pays well. And his style must be working for him. He keeps a 8(holy hell) man crew pretty busy

 

[squisher]

I always talk to the customer beforehand about impact.

I bid a really nice big pine in town earlier this year, huge for around here I gave them the crater price and the crane price, they said the other guy never mentioned impact or a crane at all.

You can only run your own business, take the stump money and run.

 

[NeTree]

F--k him.

 

[stehansen]

We had the plywood highway out this afternoon. I think this guy needs to watch some foam videos.

 

[arborworks1]

Almost forgot about the foam. I'll tell him about that next time!!!

Our plywood highway has taken up residence on a 6x12 trailer. 35 sheets and could have used twice that many last week. Rain is making it tough to leave no trace!

 

[MasterBlaster]

That's a hella investment in plywood.

 

[stehansen]

I have about half that many.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

All mine keeps becoming chicken coop sides or sumptin
Speaking of which.. I need to go buy a couple more sheets.

 

[NeTree]

I can't fathom why people hire Crash'n'Bash Tree Service.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

I give my clients the options of no, low, or bomb style impact... But it is not like I have a lot of nice manicured yards up here to deal with.

 

[arborworks1]

I'm getting the notion that most folks think war zone is sop for tree work.
And all that plywood has been billed out on specific jobs. It wasn't purchased all at once. And I will be replacing it with trakmats soon.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

I have all different type of clients... On the few I have that are pristine lawns... they are always no impact. Everything that can cause divots is lowered. No equipment on lawn... Unless you count trash cans, wheelbarrows and rakes. Then there is the bomb... bare dirt lots.... weeds... get the shit on the ground and the HO 1/2 the time cleans it up them selves. All they want it the shat on the ground and nothing broken. Still bed it with brush and flop logs. But divots are no biggy.
Companies should care yes, but we also have the clients that don't GAS and would think you are taking too long placing wood over weeds.

 

[okietreedude]

ive got a stack of plywood (3/4") that we use when driving a truck across a nicer yard and have used it for a long distance soft yard skidder road. I think i have about 25 sheets, not sure as I too have used a few here/there for other things.

as for impact, I dont really mention it to homeowners except for the skid loader and stump grinder and that they may leave impressions. if we are driving the bucket into the yard, I mention that and if they start acting funny, I mention the plywood road. There have been a few times ive put down impact reducers for chunks and stuff, but most times they get lowered anyway.

 

[FJR]

I have mentioned this before, you can get cull plywood from your local Home Depot or Lowes for pennies on the dollar. I keep a stack of 40-50 sheets in sections that the mini can move on to a trailer.

I am with squish on the lawn impact, the job gets bid according to the level of impact that is desired by the HO.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Cull plywood? No shit? That's a great thing to know!

 

[thattreeguy]

i'd be leary of having my truck on his site, cover your signs on the truck and take his $

 

[squisher]

I too buy my plywood from a local used building supply store. I pick through and get the cream for $5/sheet. Guy wanted $7.50 last time I was there I told him to forget it, $5.

 

[sotc]

If its big wood and a lawn I offer bombing service, lawn is cheap and easy, most people go for the cost savings.