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Migratory Hippie Arbolist
Don't forget the foams.
Removing Palms-Advice Needed
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pantheraba
More biners!!!
hahahahaha...Leon, that is masterful!!!
MasterBlaster
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SO-CAL is Javier? Welcome to the TreeHouse!!! 
When we had Hurricane Fabian, 30 yr old washies folded about 10' from the top...lots of them. 120mph sustained for 2 hrs and over 100mph for 12.
Like that dust mask mate!
Ive worked on a cuban royal that was in flower and simply covered in bees...with palms the flowers go over pretty quick so delaying a few days can see you aout of that danger.
Nick, I reckon different palms eat saws at different rates...coconuts seem pretty benign, whereas chinese fan are awful, I put washies somewhere in the middle. If I let my saw sit for a day after cutting any palm though, at the very least the chain and clutch have gone rusty and all that fibre mush is fermenting! At the worst I've got pits in the metal casings.
Like that dust mask mate!
Ive worked on a cuban royal that was in flower and simply covered in bees...with palms the flowers go over pretty quick so delaying a few days can see you aout of that danger.
Nick, I reckon different palms eat saws at different rates...coconuts seem pretty benign, whereas chinese fan are awful, I put washies somewhere in the middle. If I let my saw sit for a day after cutting any palm though, at the very least the chain and clutch have gone rusty and all that fibre mush is fermenting! At the worst I've got pits in the metal casings.
NickfromWI
King of Splices
What's the scientific name on the Chinese palm?
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rumination
Migratory Hippie Arbolist
Livistona chinensis.
SO-CAL Trees
TreeHouser
Thanks ,Blaster it's been a while Tree House Rocks Later in SO-CAL
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
Take names and kick asses!!!
That's the one. Hugely invasive in Bermuda...been known to tie off a crane to the top and cut them off at the bottom, take no prisoners.
rumination
Migratory Hippie Arbolist
They are moderately invasive in Hawaii as well. Native here in Hong Kong, though!
vharrison
Island Girl
Would you share your bid price? I have a number in my head that I would want to get.
ClimbMIT
TreeHouser
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Just took one down and forget to charge the GoPro. Seven flying squirels took flight out! It's ok because the flew to the next tree I am taking down tomorrow. Just noticed your post V I bid $500 per tree and $100 for both stumps. Everything went smooth except for about 50 wasps. They were half asleep since the temp was down to 40 degrees this morning. I got stung once so no biggie. Tomorrow morning tackle one near lines early due to wasp. Thanks for everyone's help!
Szajer
alive with pleasure
Holy crap! $500. a piece?
We couldn't even have gotten the job for $500. total with stumps here.
We couldn't even have gotten the job for $500. total with stumps here.
SouthSoundTree
Treehouser
well done mit. getting paid worth your while on palms.
NickfromWI
King of Splices
Yeah- I looked at that price and thought "$500? That's a good deal...for the client."
Granted this is LA and everything costs a thousand bucks here.
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Granted this is LA and everything costs a thousand bucks here.
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SouthSoundTree
Treehouser
Funny, Nick. When I have a customer sometimes get a bid and say, Anymore everything is $800, and I"ll say, I thought everything was $1200. Got the word on my truck brakes $2400.
vharrison
Island Girl
I think 500.00 to 700.00 would be good. We have a price of $ 125.00 per stump at the lowest price point for any grinding. 500.00 was good, they did not have skirt on them all the way down.
Just about all we do is palms, so every morning they blow them out with an air compressor.
ClimbMIT
TreeHouser
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Knocked out the other one today and did a small job across the street. I knocked out about 100 or more paper wasps and yellow jackets out of the palm. Got to down load some video of the only flying squirel that jumped out and didn't quite make the landing. I felt bad for it when it bounced off the concrete. I think it was dodging the owner sitting on his chair.
I think I could have did both the palms in a day if it wasn't for the wasps and had a bigger trailer. I blocked out some four foot long pieces with a green horn working with me today. My little MS 192t was blazing through the palm trunk. Not much pinching on the bar up top but the lower bulkier sections started to pinch the bar. I just started cutting cross sections. I was amazed how well this worked.
I think I could have did both the palms in a day if it wasn't for the wasps and had a bigger trailer. I blocked out some four foot long pieces with a green horn working with me today. My little MS 192t was blazing through the palm trunk. Not much pinching on the bar up top but the lower bulkier sections started to pinch the bar. I just started cutting cross sections. I was amazed how well this worked.
ClimbMIT
TreeHouser
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$600 a piece and done in one day would have been a really good day for me. The homeowner was really cool though he wouldn't let us clean up! He payed in cash, helped us load the trailer, and was an awesome guy to work for. I am getting better everyday because of you guys and gals on here. Thanks again for all who chimed in 
Will update when I post the video.
Will update when I post the video.
