Home-owner removals

Eric Frei · 11th February 2007, 09:37 AM

My neighbours cutting down a decent sized Euc torelliana.

Using a ladder and electric chainsaw. His wife saw me yesterday asking how much to just deck it and cut up the big trunk log to lift-able pieces. I said $300 ...

She's a nurse and sees a lot of chainsaw and ladder accidents but hubby wont listen.

He did a few limbs yesterday but today he's having a full go today. Yeah so at 8.00am this morning we hear a huge crash and he was up the tree with his son pulling on a rope trying to pull the limb sideways to miss the shed but CRASH!

Then they've been panel beating that for the last 10 minutes. It's gonna be an interesting day but I cant make it too obvious that I'm watching.

It's straight out of our window, cant miss it but the windows tinted so I gotta go outside for good shots. I got the video ready.

Here's some pics.

By the way, $300 is cheap, no-one else doing it for that especially that size and the barrel is about 3' DBH

Sean Freeman · 11th February 2007, 09:42 AM

Cripes he was nuts to turn down the $300 thats very very mates rates for that tree. Hope noone gets hurt, hate seeing DIY t/ds they're just accidents in waiting

SF

Eric Frei · 11th February 2007, 09:48 AM

His wife who works at Wesley hospital was telling me how boys with their toys just wont listen.

At here work two surgeons, not one but two, decided to cut their own trees. These are medical professionals right.

One cut two fingers off his hand, the other cut his thigh really bad. Now she has to watch this guy going up a ladder with an electric chainsaw. She said yesterday that he cut a limb and it nearly knocked him off the ladder but he keeps going back for more.

TREE-SURFER · 11th February 2007, 11:40 AM

That was a cheap quote; nothing less than ?800 (don't know what the conversion rate would be). You'll have to keep us posted on the outcome of the events to come. DIY tree care

Eric Frei · 11th February 2007, 03:15 PM

Well, after the shed crashing early today they just cleaned up what they did ....

.... to just saw up the limbs they cut and take 2 trailer loads the tip they blew most the day till around 1pm and have called it quits for today.

So the earlier pics are also the conclusion for todays innings at Brisbane's whacker grounds.

DoG · 12th February 2007, 06:11 AM

WOW! Ladder + electric saw - PPE =

Jeff Darby · 12th February 2007, 07:29 AM

I can understand the need to be carefull with your money,..but at what cost? $300 for this tree is cheeeeap. If they proceed form there first warning (droping a limb on their shed) god help them.

TREE-SURFER · 15th February 2007, 07:37 AM

LMCO

Eric Frei · 15th February 2007, 04:37 PM

Still no movement at the station.

Tree might be winning, shed is injured and home-owner has bruised ago. lol

Oldtimer · 16th February 2007, 07:45 AM

I have done some tree cutting in front of my house but using the right gear
( I hope, I was!!) The electric saw was my first toy. After a couple of close calls in the tree while lowering branches, I took a breather and considered how stupid and lucky I was not to have been hurt badly. But, we never learn until it is probably too darn late, so that is why you regularly read about homeowner's accidents while messing around cutting trees. We should leave it to the professionals.... and pay up. Specially the Doctor guy that cut his fingers that is not only painful but costly, if he is not able to go back to his medical practice as a Doctor. What a cheap skate!

justoon · 16th February 2007, 08:43 AM

Did a quote yesterday for a lady who has just bought a house where there is a coconut palm that we were servicing for the previous owner.They have done up some plans for an extention for the house and the palm is in the way.Now it is quite a nice healthy palm about 14m high in a congested area you know the thing neighbours garage and fence only 3-4 meters away 3 meters away from the patio from the house about 8 meters from the front fence.Tree bows towards neighbours garage and then back towards the owners house.Gave her a quote for us to use our 30m ewp and cut and lower in sections so there is no error.Wife then tells us that hubby is looking at dropping tree on the weekend with a ladder and chainsaw

.strongly advised her to talk hubby around but i havnt heard anything back yet.I think ill have to go around on saturday to see how it pans out with camera in hand for marketing purposes.My belief is that there will be a carnage factor of 10.

Eric Frei · 16th February 2007, 01:52 PM

Yeah, get around there and have a look. Those coconut palms never grow straight but they're nice and soft to walk up.

Customers can take risks we cannot, if they smash something it's "oh well, still will cost less than using some-one else". Unless of course they smash something real bad.

Grizzly · 16th February 2007, 02:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ekka

My neighbours cutting down a decent sized Euc torelliana.

Using a ladder and electric chainsaw. His wife saw me yesterday asking how much to just deck it and cut up the big trunk log to lift-able pieces. I said $300 ...

She's a nurse and sees a lot of chainsaw and ladder accidents but hubby wont listen.

He did a few limbs yesterday but today he's having a full go today. Yeah so at 8.00am this morning we hear a huge crash and he was up the tree with his son pulling on a rope trying to pull the limb sideways to miss the shed but CRASH!

Then they've been panel beating that for the last 10 minutes. It's gonna be an interesting day but I cant make it too obvious that I'm watching.

It's straight out of our window, cant miss it but the windows tinted so I gotta go outside for good shots. I got the video ready.

Here's some pics.

By the way, $300 is cheap, no-one else doing it for that especially that size and the barrel is about 3' DBH

What kind of tree was that?
When ever my neighbors hire some other guy to do their trees, it just really urkes my nerves. especially after I went there and they said they were going to wait. I had a elder couple with a dead avocado tree in their yard and I offered to cut it down for a great price so I could get the wood. I usually sell to this one guy and he buys eveything all the way to the brush. The next week they had my compotition out there. I know that if he would have done it him self, he would have either took a month or got hurt.
How long did it take your neighbours next door to take down their tree?

Eric Frei · 20th February 2007, 05:09 PM

It's a gum tree, still the same, they haven't kept going.

But the week end is here so they may attack it again.

Well, turn of events.

Tree stays the way it is.

Stubs stay as home-owner wants bushy tree so resprouting is desired

Apparently the back neighbour got a bit upset about it going and they had a chat so home-owner says it can stay now.

I feel like cleaning up those stubs though.

TREE-SURFER · 25th February 2007, 10:27 AM

(LOL) hey Ekka, Sneak in, in the middle of the night with your silkey....haha
He'll never guess...

robdog · 26th February 2007, 09:25 AM

wow that is not an easy tree for a home owner!

Sunrise Guy · 26th February 2007, 11:01 AM

I would have bid $800USD for that take-down, and that would've been cheap here. The guy was nuts to not go for your $300.

Eric Frei · 26th February 2007, 01:44 PM

I would have got a great helcam video though. lol

Honestly, we just dont do that many gums anymore ... many are gone these days or they're that big and bad the owner doesn't part with the $'s to do it and they stay.

Wait till storms hit, that'll get people going again.

Eric Frei · 19th July 2007, 07:41 PM

Ignore the logs behind the tree but focus on the makeshift ladder and the tear cuts.

Friggin ripper eh?

Oldtimer · 20th July 2007, 01:52 AM

Hey Ekka, At least the owner tied the "ladder" with Red Safety color rope! How the heck did he managed to reach up to the cut level? I imagine he was using a saw on a extension pole? Were the branches dropped on top of his house at least? He was so stingy to even buy a decent ladder at the local Home improvement store. Shame on him/her!

Jeff Darby · 20th July 2007, 09:22 AM

After all this time and some of the things i've seen foolishly done, Its still amazes me how they go about risking there life for the sake of a couple of dollars, one slip and which limb would he have cut??his arm...leg..or the jackpot, decapitated his/her self. "A" for ingenuity "A+" stupity all for a couple of bucks..go figger???.
Lets hope he puts this tree out of it's misery!

Ekka we should have a seperate thread for all these foolish makeshift treework post.

We could call it... Have you caught a Bozo in the Act....thread

Eric Frei · 20th July 2007, 04:55 PM

Funny part is you could have stood on the near flat pergola roof and cut it!

The lady said they had a bottle of wine and got this crazy idea to cut the tree down ... with handsaw.

They pulled the limbs which were half cut thru.

We were right there, blocking down the cuban and they didn't want what's left done! Go figure

Jamie Myers · 20th July 2007, 06:51 PM

ha ha serve them right. i love Kama. i too have given mates rates only to be knocked back.the problem is we make the job look easy (i climbed trees as a kid how hard can it be) if they come back to you give them a full price quote and watch thier jaw drop. how much to replace/repair the shed?

TrevMcRev · 20th July 2007, 07:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JayD

Ekka we should have a seperate thread for all these foolish makeshift treework post.

We could call it... Have you caught a Bozo in the Act....thread

This is a good idea i reckon, some homeowners that come across it may think twice about taking on the job themselves if they see the trouble others have gotten into.

I tell some potential customers to look up tree cutting on youtube and watch the DIYers Do It Wrong! Scary stuff!

Eric Frei · 21st July 2007, 09:03 PM

Crikey, some-one else start it, I cant call a future customer a BOZO till after he's paid me.

John Stewart · 29th July 2007, 09:53 AM

Funny I was just thinking this morning as I passed a home owner was cutting down a tree
Finally a home owner with sense, he had rented a aerial lift to get him up there
Not a hard job just a Blue Spruce about 40' tall but for a home owner it would have been a challenge
Made me happy to see common sense still lives
He probably got some silly quotes
I would have down the tree for the rental price roughly $450.00 with delivery
Drove by this afternoon and the Dudes were havin beer and a BBQ and the tree was all done and everyone looked happy
Made me smile
Maybe there is hope!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Here is the unit they used

Eric Frei · 29th July 2007, 10:01 AM

Those are great coz you can drive them around whilst elevated, no outriggers! But you need relatively flat ground.

I wonder how they transported it to the site?

John Stewart · 29th July 2007, 10:21 AM

The rental companies usually charge $150.00 to deliver and pick up
The unit is around $300.00 per day
So I figured it cost him about 400 to 450 for the rental
And yes they are sweet
I have used 80 ft units and about a month ago I saw a Genie 125 go by on a flat bed rig
All I could do was drool as it rolled by

My wife thinks we are silly
Boy's and their toys and all
Damn girl that was a 125 footer
The look told me she just did not get it

Well I did as I know you are as you read this

Eric Frei · 31st October 2007, 08:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ekka

Apparently the back neighbour got a bit upset about it going and they had a chat so home-owner says it can stay now.

Ha!

This arvo a lady at my door. She's the back neighbour and has come over to talk about this bloody gum tree and get a quote to remove it and possibly even pay for it.

They're getting a pool and they hate the thing anyway..

Apparently, he never ever even spoke to them, was all BS!

So, this is gonna now get interesting, you see, she's that pissed off he didn't cut the tree down that she'll arrange it. If he doesn't allow it she said cut it flush to the fence line and since it's on the fence line it will be cut in half.

Once again, like a broken record, fence line trees create bad neighbours more than good IMHO.

For those who dont know, those are really crappy gum trees. And they stink!

playfordtree · 31st October 2007, 09:21 PM

Keep that video camera handy.

We had two blokes "chesting up" to each other over a tree on a fenceline once.

We turned up to do a "half prune" on the neighbours side and it was on.

If we had not stepped in it would have turned into a "punch up".

I wish a had a camera there, i could have sold the footage.
(would have been worth more than the job)

11th February 2007, 09:37 AM	#1
Eric Frei Admin - Owner Palm & Tree Services in Brisbane Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,994	Home-owner removals My neighbours cutting down a decent sized Euc torelliana. Using a ladder and electric chainsaw. His wife saw me yesterday asking how much to just deck it and cut up the big trunk log to lift-able pieces. I said $300 ... She's a nurse and sees a lot of chainsaw and ladder accidents but hubby wont listen. He did a few limbs yesterday but today he's having a full go today. Yeah so at 8.00am this morning we hear a huge crash and he was up the tree with his son pulling on a rope trying to pull the limb sideways to miss the shed but CRASH! Then they've been panel beating that for the last 10 minutes. It's gonna be an interesting day but I cant make it too obvious that I'm watching. It's straight out of our window, cant miss it but the windows tinted so I gotta go outside for good shots. I got the video ready. Here's some pics. By the way, $300 is cheap, no-one else doing it for that especially that size and the barrel is about 3' DBH Attached Thumbnails __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Palm and Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

11th February 2007, 09:48 AM	#3
Eric Frei Admin - Owner Palm & Tree Services in Brisbane Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,994	His wife who works at Wesley hospital was telling me how boys with their toys just wont listen. At here work two surgeons, not one but two, decided to cut their own trees. These are medical professionals right. One cut two fingers off his hand, the other cut his thigh really bad. Now she has to watch this guy going up a ladder with an electric chainsaw. She said yesterday that he cut a limb and it nearly knocked him off the ladder but he keeps going back for more. __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Palm and Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

11th February 2007, 11:40 AM	#4
TREE-SURFER Mature tree Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Isle of Man,UK. Posts: 332	That was a cheap quote; nothing less than ?800 (don't know what the conversion rate would be). You'll have to keep us posted on the outcome of the events to come. DIY tree care __________________ The Aerial Arborist Isle of Man Tree Surgeon\| All Aspects of Tree Work What experts say about TOPPING

11th February 2007, 03:15 PM	#5
Eric Frei Admin - Owner Palm & Tree Services in Brisbane Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,994	Well, after the shed crashing early today they just cleaned up what they did .... .... to just saw up the limbs they cut and take 2 trailer loads the tip they blew most the day till around 1pm and have called it quits for today. So the earlier pics are also the conclusion for todays innings at Brisbane's whacker grounds. __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Palm and Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

12th February 2007, 07:29 AM	#7
Jeff Darby Moderator - Previously known as JayD Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: TreeWorld, Sydney Australia Posts: 2,059	I can understand the need to be carefull with your money,..but at what cost? $300 for this tree is cheeeeap. If they proceed form there first warning (droping a limb on their shed) god help them. __________________ 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

11th February 2007, 09:42 AM	#2
Sean Freeman Veteran Heritage Status Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Townsville Nth Queensland & Gold Coast Sth Queensland Posts: 1,981	Cripes he was nuts to turn down the $300 thats very very mates rates for that tree. Hope noone gets hurt, hate seeing DIY t/ds they're just accidents in waiting SF

12th February 2007, 06:11 AM	#6
DoG Sappling Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: SE, USA Posts: 14	WOW! Ladder + electric saw - PPE =

15th February 2007, 07:37 AM	#8
TREE-SURFER Mature tree Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Isle of Man,UK. Posts: 332	LMCO __________________ The Aerial Arborist Isle of Man Tree Surgeon\| All Aspects of Tree Work What experts say about TOPPING

15th February 2007, 04:37 PM	#9
Eric Frei Admin - Owner Palm & Tree Services in Brisbane Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,994	Still no movement at the station. Tree might be winning, shed is injured and home-owner has bruised ago. lol __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Palm and Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

16th February 2007, 07:45 AM	#10
Oldtimer Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Austin TX Posts: 100	I have done some tree cutting in front of my house but using the right gear ( I hope, I was!!) The electric saw was my first toy. After a couple of close calls in the tree while lowering branches, I took a breather and considered how stupid and lucky I was not to have been hurt badly. But, we never learn until it is probably too darn late, so that is why you regularly read about homeowner's accidents while messing around cutting trees. We should leave it to the professionals.... and pay up. Specially the Doctor guy that cut his fingers that is not only painful but costly, if he is not able to go back to his medical practice as a Doctor. What a cheap skate!

16th February 2007, 08:43 AM	#11
justoon Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Boyne Island Posts: 54	Did a quote yesterday for a lady who has just bought a house where there is a coconut palm that we were servicing for the previous owner.They have done up some plans for an extention for the house and the palm is in the way.Now it is quite a nice healthy palm about 14m high in a congested area you know the thing neighbours garage and fence only 3-4 meters away 3 meters away from the patio from the house about 8 meters from the front fence.Tree bows towards neighbours garage and then back towards the owners house.Gave her a quote for us to use our 30m ewp and cut and lower in sections so there is no error.Wife then tells us that hubby is looking at dropping tree on the weekend with a ladder and chainsaw .strongly advised her to talk hubby around but i havnt heard anything back yet.I think ill have to go around on saturday to see how it pans out with camera in hand for marketing purposes.My belief is that there will be a carnage factor of 10.

16th February 2007, 01:52 PM	#12
Eric Frei Admin - Owner Palm & Tree Services in Brisbane Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,994	Yeah, get around there and have a look. Those coconut palms never grow straight but they're nice and soft to walk up. Customers can take risks we cannot, if they smash something it's "oh well, still will cost less than using some-one else". Unless of course they smash something real bad. __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Palm and Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

20th February 2007, 05:09 PM	#14
Eric Frei Admin - Owner Palm & Tree Services in Brisbane Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,994	It's a gum tree, still the same, they haven't kept going. But the week end is here so they may attack it again. Well, turn of events. Tree stays the way it is. Stubs stay as home-owner wants bushy tree so resprouting is desired Apparently the back neighbour got a bit upset about it going and they had a chat so home-owner says it can stay now. I feel like cleaning up those stubs though. __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Palm and Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

25th February 2007, 10:27 AM	#15
TREE-SURFER Mature tree Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Isle of Man,UK. Posts: 332	(LOL) hey Ekka, Sneak in, in the middle of the night with your silkey....haha He'll never guess... __________________ The Aerial Arborist Isle of Man Tree Surgeon\| All Aspects of Tree Work What experts say about TOPPING

26th February 2007, 09:25 AM	#16
robdog Sappling Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: HIGH DESERT Posts: 9	good luck home owner wow that is not an easy tree for a home owner!

26th February 2007, 11:01 AM	#17
Sunrise Guy I'm new here so be nice Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Austin,TX. Posts: 2	I would have bid $800USD for that take-down, and that would've been cheap here. The guy was nuts to not go for your $300. __________________ Owner-Sunrise Tree Services, Austin, TX. http://www.sunrisetreeservices.com Certified Arborist, ISA#TX-3423A BS Biology, UIC CPR/First Aid Certified Lifetime Teaching Certification:Texas, Composite Science

26th February 2007, 01:44 PM	#18
Eric Frei Admin - Owner Palm & Tree Services in Brisbane Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,994	I would have got a great helcam video though. lol Honestly, we just dont do that many gums anymore ... many are gone these days or they're that big and bad the owner doesn't part with the $'s to do it and they stay. Wait till storms hit, that'll get people going again. __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Palm and Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

19th July 2007, 07:41 PM	#19
Eric Frei Admin - Owner Palm & Tree Services in Brisbane Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,994	Ignore the logs behind the tree but focus on the makeshift ladder and the tear cuts. Friggin ripper eh? Attached Thumbnails __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Palm and Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

20th July 2007, 01:52 AM	#20
Oldtimer Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Austin TX Posts: 100	Hey Ekka, At least the owner tied the "ladder" with Red Safety color rope! How the heck did he managed to reach up to the cut level? I imagine he was using a saw on a extension pole? Were the branches dropped on top of his house at least? He was so stingy to even buy a decent ladder at the local Home improvement store. Shame on him/her! Last edited by Oldtimer; 20th July 2007 at 01:54 AM. Reason: Add more coments

20th July 2007, 09:22 AM	#21
Jeff Darby Moderator - Previously known as JayD Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: TreeWorld, Sydney Australia Posts: 2,059	After all this time and some of the things i've seen foolishly done, Its still amazes me how they go about risking there life for the sake of a couple of dollars, one slip and which limb would he have cut??his arm...leg..or the jackpot, decapitated his/her self. "A" for ingenuity "A+" stupity all for a couple of bucks..go figger???. Lets hope he puts this tree out of it's misery! Ekka we should have a seperate thread for all these foolish makeshift treework post. We could call it... Have you caught a Bozo in the Act....thread __________________ 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

20th July 2007, 04:55 PM	#22
Eric Frei Admin - Owner Palm & Tree Services in Brisbane Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,994	Funny part is you could have stood on the near flat pergola roof and cut it! The lady said they had a bottle of wine and got this crazy idea to cut the tree down ... with handsaw. They pulled the limbs which were half cut thru. We were right there, blocking down the cuban and they didn't want what's left done! Go figure __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Palm and Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

20th July 2007, 06:51 PM	#23
Jamie Myers Mature tree Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: england Posts: 252	ha ha serve them right. i love Kama. i too have given mates rates only to be knocked back.the problem is we make the job look easy (i climbed trees as a kid how hard can it be) if they come back to you give them a full price quote and watch thier jaw drop. how much to replace/repair the shed?

21st July 2007, 09:03 PM	#25
Eric Frei Admin - Owner Palm & Tree Services in Brisbane Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,994	Crikey, some-one else start it, I cant call a future customer a BOZO till after he's paid me. __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Palm and Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

29th July 2007, 09:53 AM	#26
John Stewart Sappling Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Brampton, Ontario Canada Posts: 7	Funny I was just thinking this morning as I passed a home owner was cutting down a tree Finally a home owner with sense, he had rented a aerial lift to get him up there Not a hard job just a Blue Spruce about 40' tall but for a home owner it would have been a challenge Made me happy to see common sense still lives He probably got some silly quotes I would have down the tree for the rental price roughly $450.00 with delivery Drove by this afternoon and the Dudes were havin beer and a BBQ and the tree was all done and everyone looked happy Made me smile Maybe there is hope!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Here is the unit they used __________________ Experience: that most brutal of teachers. But you learn, my God do you learn. C. S. Lewis

29th July 2007, 10:01 AM	#27
Eric Frei Admin - Owner Palm & Tree Services in Brisbane Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,994	Those are great coz you can drive them around whilst elevated, no outriggers! But you need relatively flat ground. I wonder how they transported it to the site? __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Palm and Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

29th July 2007, 10:21 AM	#28
John Stewart Sappling Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Brampton, Ontario Canada Posts: 7	The rental companies usually charge $150.00 to deliver and pick up The unit is around $300.00 per day So I figured it cost him about 400 to 450 for the rental And yes they are sweet I have used 80 ft units and about a month ago I saw a Genie 125 go by on a flat bed rig All I could do was drool as it rolled by My wife thinks we are silly Boy's and their toys and all Damn girl that was a 125 footer The look told me she just did not get it Well I did as I know you are as you read this __________________ Experience: that most brutal of teachers. But you learn, my God do you learn. C. S. Lewis

31st October 2007, 09:21 PM	#30
playfordtree Mature tree Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Behind Your Sister! Posts: 328	Re: Home-owner removals Keep that video camera handy. We had two blokes "chesting up" to each other over a tree on a fenceline once. We turned up to do a "half prune" on the neighbours side and it was on. If we had not stepped in it would have turned into a "punch up". I wish a had a camera there, i could have sold the footage. (would have been worth more than the job)

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