Help needed with UFS I.D.

TreeCo · 29th January 2007, 03:25 AM

Unidentified flying stump spotted in Georgia USA.

Is this some twisted sense of landscape artistry?

.....or an example of what can happen when pulling a stump out of the ground with a chain and things go wrong?

Eric Frei · 29th January 2007, 07:50 AM

I've never seen that but there's always a first.

I'd say it was already out of the ground and they just hoisted it outta there.

Great pic

TreeCo · 29th January 2007, 09:56 AM

It's in my yard!

Drouin Tree Service · 29th January 2007, 05:32 PM

They can make good garden ornaments!

Eric Frei · 29th January 2007, 05:51 PM

Hey here's a good one.

A guy I cut down 3 gums for a while back didn't want me to grind the stumps. Just cut them as close to ground as you can.

Anyway he rang today, bring your Kanga to my place and get rid of the 3 stumps ... he dug them out!

I got there and man, no way is the kanga gonna lift that and you aint cutting it in half either (too much dirt).

So I suggested he get a bobcat. Bobcat minimum charge @$110 + dump 3 stumps (rate is double of greens for stumps!) $50 = total $160 approx. I told him to work on that as a guide.

Quoted price for stump grinding $165.00 back when we did the trees.

So he busted his azz and dug them out, cut with a hand saw thru like 8" dia roots etc, used a block and pulley off another tree to get them out.....

..... total savings? 0

TreeCo · 29th January 2007, 10:38 PM

I grind stumps but every now and again I get a call to remove stumps.....stumps that are already dug up. I have a good sized Bobcat but I don't get into hauling away already dug stumps. I figure if the guy that dug them was on site with a machine that could dig the stump........that he could have hauled them away too, and that the customer wanted to save that expense and now they are calling me to stop by and give them a free estimate. No thanks.

jim1nz · 31st January 2007, 02:16 PM

Ha yea, thats similar with home owners wanting to clean up the mess themselves but just want you to prune/takedown the tree. Now im not complaining, i love this scenario not having to clean up the mess but the classic homeowner quote once the trees down "didn't think there would be that much to clean up!."

....And you guys know what its like cleaning up a entire tree dumped into one pile haha

Eric Frei · 31st January 2007, 02:48 PM

Yep, especially when using a cherry picker.

You get log dumped on top of foliage etc, then it all gets mashed up.

When I offer this service I call it

"where it lays is where it stays"

29th January 2007, 03:25 AM	#1
TreeCo Mature tree Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 307	Help needed with UFS I.D. Unidentified flying stump spotted in Georgia USA. Is this some twisted sense of landscape artistry? .....or an example of what can happen when pulling a stump out of the ground with a chain and things go wrong? Attached Thumbnails

29th January 2007, 07:50 AM	#2
Eric Frei Admin - Razor sharp and independent 2 X Diploma Level 5 qualified arborist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,820	I've never seen that but there's always a first. I'd say it was already out of the ground and they just hoisted it outta there. Great pic __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

29th January 2007, 05:32 PM	#4
Drouin Tree Service Veteran Heritage Status Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 1,697	They can make good garden ornaments! __________________ Drouin Tree Services \| Excavator Hire - Drouin and SE Gippsland \| Landclearing Melbourne

29th January 2007, 05:51 PM	#5
Eric Frei Admin - Razor sharp and independent 2 X Diploma Level 5 qualified arborist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,820	Hey here's a good one. A guy I cut down 3 gums for a while back didn't want me to grind the stumps. Just cut them as close to ground as you can. Anyway he rang today, bring your Kanga to my place and get rid of the 3 stumps ... he dug them out! I got there and man, no way is the kanga gonna lift that and you aint cutting it in half either (too much dirt). So I suggested he get a bobcat. Bobcat minimum charge @$110 + dump 3 stumps (rate is double of greens for stumps!) $50 = total $160 approx. I told him to work on that as a guide. Quoted price for stump grinding $165.00 back when we did the trees. So he busted his azz and dug them out, cut with a hand saw thru like 8" dia roots etc, used a block and pulley off another tree to get them out..... ..... total savings? 0 __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

31st January 2007, 02:16 PM	#7
jim1nz Mature tree Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: International, Germany Posts: 476	Ha yea, thats similar with home owners wanting to clean up the mess themselves but just want you to prune/takedown the tree. Now im not complaining, i love this scenario not having to clean up the mess but the classic homeowner quote once the trees down "didn't think there would be that much to clean up!." ....And you guys know what its like cleaning up a entire tree dumped into one pile haha __________________ SPEED ALWAYS FOLLOWS TECHNIQUE

29th January 2007, 09:56 AM	#3
TreeCo Mature tree Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 307	It's in my yard!

29th January 2007, 10:38 PM	#6
TreeCo Mature tree Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 307	I grind stumps but every now and again I get a call to remove stumps.....stumps that are already dug up. I have a good sized Bobcat but I don't get into hauling away already dug stumps. I figure if the guy that dug them was on site with a machine that could dig the stump........that he could have hauled them away too, and that the customer wanted to save that expense and now they are calling me to stop by and give them a free estimate. No thanks.

31st January 2007, 02:48 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	Yep, especially when using a cherry picker. You get log dumped on top of foliage etc, then it all gets mashed up. When I offer this service I call it "*where it lays is where it stays" __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist*

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