The Official Work Pictures Thread
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CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
A beauty Bob!
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TreeHouser
I enjoy the small stuff more than the big stuff.
MasterBlaster
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Dollar for dollar, several small jobs make more money than the big ones.
Usually!
Usually!
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TreeHouser
Most of the time! 
CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
Dollar for dollar, several small jobs make more money than the big ones.
Usually!
So long as there is not much travel in between
Burnham
Woods walker
Another pretty one, Bob.
Mick!
TreeHouser
Dollar for dollar, several small jobs make more money than the big ones.
Usually!
Very often that is the case, less sweat and worry as well.
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That right there is HILARIOUS!!!
Beautiful tree and picture Bob, it gives immense satisfaction to look at trees one has been caring for for many years doesn't it.
PCTREE
Treehouser
Dollar for dollar, several small jobs make more money than the big ones.
Usually!
not when you have a crane
SkwerI
Treehouser
Exactly. It depends on what you're set up to handle efficiently. If you have a small truck and chipper then small jobs are more efficient for you. If you have Paul's setup with a crane and massive chipper then utilizing that equipment efficiently will result in many multiples of income compared to the small guy.
Never be afraid of investing in equipment as long as you have a plan to utilize that equipment efficiently.
MasterBlaster
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Meh. I've done several smaller jobs in a day - with a crane and w/o a crane.
Having a crane doesn't mean the small jobs disappear, unless you just don't do them anymore.
Having a crane doesn't mean the small jobs disappear, unless you just don't do them anymore.
squisher
THE CALM ONE!!!!
I thought the crane made big jobs........small. 
MasterBlaster
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Not small, just smaller. 
bstewert
TreeHouser
Thanks all, for the kind words.
Here’s an update on a little maple I’ve been working on for four years. When I first saw it, my suggestion was replacement. Full of hacked cuts/damaged/crossing branches and no good structure to work with. Owners were told by the nursery that it was a slow grower, which it doesn't seem to be. They weren’t keen on replacing it yet, so I said I’ll see what I can do, but it might take 3-4 years.
Here’s an update on a little maple I’ve been working on for four years. When I first saw it, my suggestion was replacement. Full of hacked cuts/damaged/crossing branches and no good structure to work with. Owners were told by the nursery that it was a slow grower, which it doesn't seem to be. They weren’t keen on replacing it yet, so I said I’ll see what I can do, but it might take 3-4 years.
bstewert
TreeHouser
Yes, and I get to look at it every day.
pantheraba
More biners!!!
Great pictures. Good touch with that tree...their instincts were good. Your skill confirmed their instincts.
I haven't posted anything in this thread for a long time.
Either we haven't done anything worth showing, or I haven't had time to take pictures.
We took a large top out of a dead beech today in the State forest.
They want to keep the trunk for habitat.
It was next to a road, so they wanted it made safe.
Either we haven't done anything worth showing, or I haven't had time to take pictures.
We took a large top out of a dead beech today in the State forest.
They want to keep the trunk for habitat.
It was next to a road, so they wanted it made safe.
MasterBlaster
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Nice toss!
Mick!
TreeHouser
That is, without doubt, a large top.
Chapeau.
Chapeau.
Nope, took 3 large branches off to give it lean.
They, of course, fell across the road, so we didn't quite get away without clean-up.
Richard did the cutting, I have a broken toe, that doesn't like getting stuffed into my lineman's boot one bit.
We had agreed to do the tree last fall, then when I got sick, they asked another local guy arbo for a price.
He took one look at it and said, no way.
Too big a top for his taste.
So they waited for us to get around to doing it.
Stuff like that does good for our reputation.
They, of course, fell across the road, so we didn't quite get away without clean-up.
Richard did the cutting, I have a broken toe, that doesn't like getting stuffed into my lineman's boot one bit.
We had agreed to do the tree last fall, then when I got sick, they asked another local guy arbo for a price.
He took one look at it and said, no way.
Too big a top for his taste.
So they waited for us to get around to doing it.
Stuff like that does good for our reputation.
Mick!
TreeHouser
Can you imagine getting a call about dropping a big top like that (even if you had to take a few branches off to weight it right) and turning it down because it's too much?
