Bad tree pruing on Craigslist

windthrown · 22nd February 2009, 04:19 PM

I got a laught at this one tonight on Craigslist here in the PNW. Bad enough that they want you to haul their branches away for free, but to get people to do the tree pruning... OMG!

What will they have for a tree if they get the CL gang to finish the hack job? That is already the worst pruning job I have ever seen.

http://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/zip/1044837653.html

Branches, limbs - Come and get it! (Sherwood)

I have this lovely pile of branches from my tree that lost a large limb last wind storm. I have no way of hauling it so if you want it come and get it. About a pickup load (maybe a little more). I also have a tree (gorgeous when in bloom) that needs some trimming - limbs on the left side of tree are yours too for the taking if you have a chainsaw.

Please email if interested!

JohN Dee · 22nd February 2009, 08:00 PM

That one tops the one I saw lol, who would want branches seriously, hahaha.

I once saw a post on Freecycle offering free firewood... It went a little like this:

"Free firewood, we have council permission to remove our large gum tree next to the house, so bring your chainsaw and it is all yours for free!"

TrevMcRev · 22nd February 2009, 08:39 PM

Ooh, ooh, pick me, can i please have the pleasure.
I'll be able to turn those free branches into mulch with my $90,000 woodchipper towed behind my $50,000 truck after it is cut up with my $2000 chainsaw operated by my $30 per hour employee and all he has to do is drive a 3 hour round trip of 150 kms with diesel at $1.75 per liter.

If we have a real good day, and nothing goes wrong, there are no breakdowns or accidents, we might end up with $10 worth of mulch!

We have seriously been asked to do chipping for the mulch and trees for the firewood

Jeff Darby · 22nd February 2009, 09:46 PM

Ring.ring... A-One trees..you cut da tree. beg your pardon, Sir..you come cut da tree take wood as payment. I didn't quite here that, Sir,you come cut da tree take wood for..fire...payment. Have a nice day, Sir.. click...beep..beepp..

We have fielded a call just like this...some mothers do have them. That call was a few years ago now.

Therrin · 23rd February 2009, 09:51 AM

How about the people who say that if you're gonna take the wood too then they want a cheaper price, and otherwise they want you to cut it all up for them, fireplace sized, for the same quote total?

Like yeah, really, I'm cutting this PINE up cuz I really NEED the wood....

treevet · 23rd February 2009, 12:26 PM

gonna get traffic jam in the 'hood with dumb ass tree guys like us going nuts to get not only the branches that are down...BUT also the "left side" too that they will allow you to cut off without paying them for the privilege.

windthrown · 23rd February 2009, 07:58 PM

Well, it just keeps getting better around here. Here is another one. Note that this guy is demanding that you grind the stump and chip all the branches too. Like, it would be a real privilige to do all that (and no wonder my chipper is idle 3 days a week in this place!). I mean, its the rarest of walnut, a little itty bitty walnut. Worth its weight in... er, um, walnut! Yah, that's it! Worth its weight in walnut! And after the wood has been cut and dried, it will burn real good. Might be enough there for one night of a romantic fire. Well worth the price of a chipper and stump grinder and the time to and from, the gas and all the effort. I bet its gone already!

Free Walnut Tree

Free walnut tree IF you remove the stump

Everything must be taken OR turned into wood chips

Removing to add sunlight to a garden area

It would be best to call me 503-473-4322

I will remove the ad when an agreement has been reached to have the tree removed, I promise, please do not email me asking if the tree is still available

Funny, the ad is still there... must be a mistake! Here is the prized tree mentioned in the ad:

Eric Frei · 23rd February 2009, 09:20 PM

Can we check other trade areas like plumbing and building etc.

I want to see, do they advertise like "free terracotta earthenware pipes if you replace with new".... or perhaps "old timber fence suit average yard if you remove including posts and concrete" what about "Scrooge's brain cells if you can successfully separate from my own"

treevet · 24th February 2009, 12:09 AM

As for the walnut, dumb asses don't realize that a little walnut's got a very high percentage of sapwood which has no lumber value, it is pure white. Then it ends up mediocre firewood at best.

Please let me be the one to do it for free. Please please.

windthrown · 24th February 2009, 06:28 AM

Well, never mind the wood value. Think about the liability!

I am sure they would complain about the chips, or the way the stump was ground down, or saying that their house needs a new roof becasue of the damage taking the tree down. Or sue, claiming that the value of the pithwood is in the millions of dollars and that they are really getting ripped off by us tree butchers. They imply that they are leaning toward legal stuff when they post verbage like, "when an agreement has been reached to have the tree removed". An agreement? For you taking the tree down for free? That's right, sign here and here, and here and initial here, and you are bonded, insured, certified, and licensed?

We should show up with a stack of money for them just for the privilige of cutting that tree down!

windthrown · 24th February 2009, 06:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ekka

Can we check other trade areas like plumbing and building etc.

I want to see, do they advertise like "free terracotta earthenware pipes if you replace with new".... or perhaps "old timber fence suit average yard if you remove including posts and concrete" what about "Scrooge's brain cells if you can successfully separate from my own"

Yah, I can see that ad now....

Old rusting water pipes are yours for free! Just replace them with new PVC or copper pipes, and you can keep the old galvanized pipes for free. Also available old rusting iron sewar pipes. Filled with years of valuable sludge. Yours for the taking if you replace them with new ABS pipes.

Makes yah wonder... all these people think that tree branches, firewood, and sapwood have more value than chippers and stump ginders in the tens of thousands of dollars. Never mind your time and effort, and overhead like gas, insurance, licensing, advertizing, and maintenence. Problem is that the more ads like this that pop up, the more ideas people get about stuff like arborist services. "Look honey, we can get someone to take that old eyesore of a tree down for free!"

treefeller · 24th February 2009, 08:52 AM

And to think their is porobably some sucker that would probably take down the walnut or remove the brush for free thinking they have made a deal...... Numptys

22nd February 2009, 04:19 PM	#1
windthrown Former Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: In the Great Pacific Northwest Posts: 1,211	Bad tree pruing on Craigslist I got a laught at this one tonight on Craigslist here in the PNW. Bad enough that they want you to haul their branches away for free, but to get people to do the tree pruning... OMG! What will they have for a tree if they get the CL gang to finish the hack job? That is already the worst pruning job I have ever seen. http://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/zip/1044837653.html Branches, limbs - Come and get it! (Sherwood) I have this lovely pile of branches from my tree that lost a large limb last wind storm. I have no way of hauling it so if you want it come and get it. About a pickup load (maybe a little more). I also have a tree (gorgeous when in bloom) that needs some trimming - limbs on the left side of tree are yours too for the taking if you have a chainsaw. Please email if interested! Attached Thumbnails Last edited by Eric Frei; 23rd February 2009 at 09:10 AM. Reason: fixed link up

22nd February 2009, 08:00 PM	#2
JohN Dee Moderator Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Climbing around the world Posts: 855	Re: Bad tree pruing on Craigslist That one tops the one I saw lol, who would want branches seriously, hahaha. I once saw a post on Freecycle offering free firewood... It went a little like this: "Free firewood, we have council permission to remove our large gum tree next to the house, so bring your chainsaw and it is all yours for free!" __________________ We are what we repeatedly do... Excellence then, is not an act, but HABIT... Red : Green : Blue

22nd February 2009, 08:39 PM	#3
TrevMcRev Mature Tree Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Posts: 1,605	Re: Bad tree pruing on Craigslist Ooh, ooh, pick me, can i please have the pleasure. I'll be able to turn those free branches into mulch with my $90,000 woodchipper towed behind my $50,000 truck after it is cut up with my $2000 chainsaw operated by my $30 per hour employee and all he has to do is drive a 3 hour round trip of 150 kms with diesel at $1.75 per liter. If we have a real good day, and nothing goes wrong, there are no breakdowns or accidents, we might end up with $10 worth of mulch! We have seriously been asked to do chipping for the mulch and trees for the firewood

22nd February 2009, 09:46 PM	#4
Jeff Darby Moderator - Previously known as JayD Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: TreeWorld, Sydney Australia Posts: 2,031	Re: Bad tree pruing on Craigslist Ring.ring... A-One trees..you cut da tree. beg your pardon, Sir..you come cut da tree take wood as payment. I didn't quite here that, Sir,you come cut da tree take wood for..fire...payment. Have a nice day, Sir.. click...beep..beepp.. We have fielded a call just like this...some mothers do have them. That call was a few years ago now. __________________ Member: Australian Tree Association Join the Australian Tree Association...Have your voice heard ! Arboriculture, A life long study for some, a passing phase for others © Jeffrey J Darby 2011

23rd February 2009, 09:51 AM	#5
Therrin Former Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bakersfield, Ca Posts: 2,512	Re: Bad tree pruing on Craigslist How about the people who say that if you're gonna take the wood too then they want a cheaper price, and otherwise they want you to cut it all up for them, fireplace sized, for the same quote total? Like yeah, really, I'm cutting this PINE up cuz I really NEED the wood....

23rd February 2009, 12:26 PM	#6
treevet Backflipper Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Posts: 2,131	Re: Bad tree pruing on Craigslist gonna get traffic jam in the 'hood with dumb ass tree guys like us going nuts to get not only the branches that are down...BUT also the "left side" too that they will allow you to cut off without paying them for the privilege.

23rd February 2009, 07:58 PM	#7
windthrown Former Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: In the Great Pacific Northwest Posts: 1,211	Re: Bad tree pruing on Craigslist Well, it just keeps getting better around here. Here is another one. Note that this guy is demanding that you grind the stump and chip all the branches too. Like, it would be a real privilige to do all that (and no wonder my chipper is idle 3 days a week in this place!). I mean, its the rarest of walnut, a little itty bitty walnut. Worth its weight in... er, um, walnut! Yah, that's it! Worth its weight in walnut! And after the wood has been cut and dried, it will burn real good. Might be enough there for one night of a romantic fire. Well worth the price of a chipper and stump grinder and the time to and from, the gas and all the effort. I bet its gone already! Free Walnut Tree Free walnut tree IF you remove the stump Everything must be taken OR turned into wood chips Removing to add sunlight to a garden area It would be best to call me 503-473-4322 I will remove the ad when an agreement has been reached to have the tree removed, I promise, please do not email me asking if the tree is still available Funny, the ad is still there... must be a mistake! Here is the prized tree mentioned in the ad: Attached Thumbnails

23rd February 2009, 09:20 PM	#8
Eric Frei Admin - Razor sharp and independent 2 X Diploma Level 5 qualified arborist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,820	Re: Bad tree pruing on Craigslist Can we check other trade areas like plumbing and building etc. I want to see, do they advertise like "free terracotta earthenware pipes if you replace with new".... or perhaps "old timber fence suit average yard if you remove including posts and concrete" what about "Scrooge's brain cells if you can successfully separate from my own" __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

24th February 2009, 12:09 AM	#9
treevet Backflipper Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Posts: 2,131	Re: Bad tree pruing on Craigslist As for the walnut, dumb asses don't realize that a little walnut's got a very high percentage of sapwood which has no lumber value, it is pure white. Then it ends up mediocre firewood at best. Please let me be the one to do it for free. Please please.

24th February 2009, 06:28 AM	#10
windthrown Former Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: In the Great Pacific Northwest Posts: 1,211	Re: Bad tree pruing on Craigslist Well, never mind the wood value. Think about the liability! I am sure they would complain about the chips, or the way the stump was ground down, or saying that their house needs a new roof becasue of the damage taking the tree down. Or sue, claiming that the value of the pithwood is in the millions of dollars and that they are really getting ripped off by us tree butchers. They imply that they are leaning toward legal stuff when they post verbage like, "when an agreement has been reached to have the tree removed". An agreement? For you taking the tree down for free? That's right, sign here and here, and here and initial here, and you are bonded, insured, certified, and licensed? We should show up with a stack of money for them just for the privilige of cutting that tree down!

24th February 2009, 08:52 AM	#12
treefeller Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: aaa Posts: 224	Re: Bad tree pruing on Craigslist And to think their is porobably some sucker that would probably take down the walnut or remove the brush for free thinking they have made a deal...... Numptys

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