Unregistered, whatcha workin on right now?

B.D.Wolff Enterprises · 13th March 2009, 03:00 AM

I am actually in college right now. I am at Purdue University, my major is Agribusiness Management and during the summers I run my own company. I cut trees residentially, sell firewood, have a bobcat for grading, trim back fields for farmers, and do some landscaping on the side. I have been running my own business since i was 9 and know that it my what i want to do in the long run. I have been working on a business plan while i am here at school and plan to launch my company as soon as i graduate. I have some questions though, while i am writing my business plan and i am trying to figure out how many tree jobs i can expect? What is typical business for you guys? (I live in central Maryland) I have a lot of the tools needed to get started in the business but when i get out of school i plan to take on a loan and hit everything a lot harder. Any tips or pointer would be great and much appreciated.

As far as jobs coming up i will be home for spring break and will be doing some of my older clients landscaping. When i get home in the summer i have two tree jobs lined up and a patio to install. I also am going to be advertising for firewood and hope to double my firewood customers this coming year.

HolmenTree · 13th March 2009, 03:46 AM

Well spring is around the corner here,you wouldn't know it though, -35C windchill this morning. I'll have my tree service up and running in a few weeks, my phone is starting to ring already and I have lots of work left over from last season. I take the winters off ,Dec. to end of March. Work 8 mths a year is enough for me here in Northern Manitoba. I have 4 months in a warm shop working on my equipment and some good quality time with my young family.
After 28 yrs running Stihl saws and Jonsered 7 years before that, I just made the switch to Husqvarna. I bought a 372XP last year and liked it so much that I went out and recently bought a new 346XP and a 395XP. I'm very eager to put them to work.
Here is a list of my saw lineup:
*Stihl MS200, 020, 026, 034, 038 Mag, 044, 064, 066 Mag, 090AV.
*Husqvarna 346XP,372XP,395XP.
*Yamaha YZ 125 liquid cooled hotsaw. I built this saw 26 years ago and of course it's only for fun. She sports a 42mm carb on her 123cc jug.
When I figure out how to post pics on here you can all have a view.
Willard.

dirtguy · 13th March 2009, 04:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bruce Hopf

Here is some Pictures that I took a Year Ago Past Christmas of my Daughter driving the Snow Mobile, that my Dad bought New in December of 1969. I was going on 4, then. It is a 1970 Nordic Ski Doo, and runs as good as it was New. My Daughter was 10 in these Photos. Bruce.

Wow, that's the original ski-doo. Hang onto that one. Thanks for the pix.

Bruce Hopf · 13th March 2009, 06:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dirty

Wow, that's the original ski-doo. Hang onto that one. Thanks for the pix.

I have more Enjoyment watching my Daughter Drive it around here on the Farm.
It must have been the Same Feeling, when Dad used to watch my Sister and I, drive it then. Dad has been Gone for 10 Years, and I feel his Presents around me, when my Daughter is out on it.
As for me, I only drive it, once or twice a Year, just to make Sure, that everything Works like it Should.
I have a Bad Back, and Riding it, well I can't stand it anymore, because of the Pain. Bruce.

newguy18 · 13th March 2009, 12:15 PM

right now i'm having some down time.

jeffswede · 13th March 2009, 01:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by newguy18

I call it dead twig,its really called live oak.Planning a visit?

Nah, I grew up in Oak Hill, 19 Miles north of Cape Kennedy (Canavaral), went to school in New Smyrna, yeah and my spelling sux--anyway, still going strong out here.
Jeff

newguy18 · 13th March 2009, 02:22 PM

Thats all way south of me,i'm 50 miles from the georgia line.

jeffswede · 13th March 2009, 02:31 PM

Many days on the Indian River, good fishing!
Jeff

newguy18 · 13th March 2009, 02:35 PM

i need to go fishing,its beent oo long,a buddy of mine caught some nice large mouth bass in suwannee lake last weekend,some real big catfish and steurgen in the suwannee river too.

Therrin · 13th March 2009, 06:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by newguy18

Today was my first day off in almost 5 years,i stayed home,cut the grass,bs'd with some friends,all because my truck blew a u-joint last night.

What about a couple months ago when you didnt have any work.... when you'd call me all the time and be like "yeah I'm not doing anything today"??? HUH??? what's this "first day off in 5 years" bs?

Ahhh, yer killin me NG

Sylvatica · 13th March 2009, 10:27 PM

Tis a cold house today as the gas heating packed up and it needs a new thermoregulator. God knows when they'll get the part. Meanwhile no heat or hot water,unless we use the immersion heater to heat the water,which uses electric up like billy o.

HolmenTree · 14th March 2009, 04:12 AM

Heres a pic of my YZ hotsaw and Stihl 090-60". The Alaska sawmill and aluminum slabbing rails I keep under my work trailer for cutting lumber from some high grade trees I may come upon every now and then. I have cut 2"x12"x32ft lumber from some big spruce that I have removed.

HolmenTree · 14th March 2009, 04:20 AM

Here is my trailer unit I built 5 winters ago. I posted its description in the Tree gear and machinery forum.

jomoco · 16th March 2009, 11:29 AM

Sweet little setup Holmen, perfect for those tight little residential driveways that are height limited!

I used to race 250cc yamadogs back in the early 80's.

I trust your hotsaw is watercooled?

jomoco

HolmenTree · 16th March 2009, 01:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jomoco

Sweet little setup Holmen, perfect for those tight little residential driveways that are height limited!

I used to race 250cc yamadogs back in the early 80's.

I trust your hotsaw is watercooled?

jomoco

I have to say the little trailer setup is all my single employee and myself need to get our work done. Never found a job too big for it to handle. The beauty of our area is we don't have to haul away the firewood blocks we leave at the job sites. We have an army of wood collecters following us around who promptly haul away every stick.
I built that little 125 YZ over 26 years ago. Hasn't raced for about 10 yr. It needs some remodeling ,lose some weight , new pipe, new porting. It has a 42mm Tilly HD carb on it and yes it is watercooled. Just enough water in the cylinder to make the 5 second or less cuts.

Paul Whitington · 17th March 2009, 07:00 PM

Mr Therrin, new photo I see. well here in Australia I work in all the area's of arboriculture, Large removals to tree reports etc etc. at the moment its all small jobs but plenty of it. have an interesting chipper put a Vermeer onto a bob cat base and drive it into hard to get at places, saves time and reduces the area for clean up. I will endeavor to post some pictures onto the site but still working through it all. so I thank all for the arboricultural brotherhood, take care. Paul arbormatters.

TrevMcRev · 17th March 2009, 08:08 PM

Hey Paul, love to see that chipper you got.

A climber who worked with me a little many years ago was going to build something similar. I always thought it was a great idea.

isacertarborist · 17th March 2009, 11:48 PM

Residential work is a little slow, commercial is ok and my gov't contracts help keep a two week backlog. We are doing fairly well considering the state of the economy

Q.Q. · 18th March 2009, 12:13 AM

Well I'm off tomorrow to some tree work and stump grinding for the council in Dirrinbandi.I think I will be there for three day's, alway's someone wanting something done when they see you.The new 27 horse moter on the stumpy works a treat. Well I m packed and ready to leave at 4am in the morning to get there to start.

Will be back on Saturday so catch yas later.

Eric Frei · 18th March 2009, 11:24 PM

LOL,

I had to check the place out, just take ya pole saw coz aint much out there!

http://maps.google.com.au/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&q=Dirranbandi+QLD&sll=-25.335448,135.745076&sspn=35.084378,74.091797&ie=UTF8&cd=1&geocode=FanQS_4dGcbVCA&split=0&ll=-28.57397,148.232346&spn=0.134773,0.289421&z=12&layer=c&cbll=-28.585631,148.225895&panoid=jJKpW7g8Ytd9QtHKsxmLxA&cbp=12,154.950514344157,,0,1.903914590747331

Yen · 20th March 2009, 10:46 AM

Hi Therrin,

This is way cool! Thank you for the warm greeting. Work is going well, I am as busy as ever (thank goodness for that!). Today I went and got two giant Fuyu persimmon trees, so I went on the web trying to get instructions for planting them. I hope I do a good job, I want lots of persimmons in years to come. These are, according to the nursery, already 5 years old, so I should be getting them yummy persimmons any day now. I'm in Portland, OR, so there aren't that many hours of sun in a day, and there are few days of sun really in a year, so I'm just hoping for the best....

But first thing first, gotta plant them.

kathyshovel · 20th March 2009, 06:58 PM

well i about to mix up some dirt and pot up some ferns into hanging baskets while i wait for it to cool down ,then i want to prune my pittosporum hedge and start weeding and cleaning up were my large pink tea tree died of heat and old age as i like to put in a clump of silver birch but have to make sure it be the right trees for the spot ,and then i digging in my vegie patch but i run out of day light before i get to that think

Eric Frei · 20th March 2009, 11:46 PM

Right now I have been working on this page for hmmm, 5 hours believe it or not.

But now I can get motoring as a lot of the hard work is done.

Tree World News

Q.Q. · 22nd March 2009, 07:42 PM

Cool page Ekka looks great.
Ok WTF does LOL stand for?. I have been on here for that long and still havn't figured it out.
Your wright, not much at Dirranbandi.Few shops and one pub but had a full one three day's. Fell a heap of dead trees through town on the footpaths for the council and Ended up grinding out 25 stumps at the show ground's and around town.

TOPPING- well the council wanted me to top about 12 euc's at the show grounds and so I grabbed there cherry picker and went at it. NOT.
I explaned to them about what effects it has and how it would be worse off for the tree's so just leave them alone. Felt good to give to give the right info.
TOPPING- well I also picked up some work at the Hospital while I was there too,Stumps dead tree's ect. And they wanted to top a heap of very large Gum''s at the back of the hospital,but talked them out of it too.And another guy wanted the same thing so again the speal.Although a tried to talk the hospital into more of a maintenance program as a lot of there Ceder tree have been topped at about one to two meters and are now buggered.So will see what happens.Took down a one and a half meter wide topped Coolabah tree at the school,gave the kids something too look at.And a bit of work here and there.
Just spent Sat and Sun working on gear.

Eric Frei · 22nd March 2009, 07:53 PM

Good on you, cant believe how thick the ignorance runs.

LOL, if you mouse over it slowly it should show, another lil perk we got here.

Q.Q. · 22nd March 2009, 08:08 PM

Its just how its always been done out here Ekka, by everyone. Councils that other mob I told you about,home owners and I didn;t know any better at one stage either.
I was thinking about running a proper prunning cuts ad in our local paper,it's amazing how many young tree's out here are just lopped half way through the branch.The other one out here is that if you cut the head out of it while it's young the Tree will spread.Hear that alot.

Jeff Darby · 22nd March 2009, 08:11 PM

LOL I noticed the obscure underline....LOL..QQ, bet ROFL..cofused you?...LOL.

Q.Q. · 22nd March 2009, 08:13 PM

Yer WTF is that one too?ROFL

I figured WTF out

Jeff Darby · 22nd March 2009, 08:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Q.Q.

Yer WTF is that one too?ROFL

I figured WTF out

Roll on floor laughing...LOL...ROFL..

Q.Q. · 22nd March 2009, 08:26 PM

Right sorry,not too quick witted

ROFL

13th March 2009, 03:00 AM	#391
B.D.Wolff Enterprises Sappling Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Maryland Posts: 11	Re: B.D.Wolff Enterprises, whatcha workin on right now? I am actually in college right now. I am at Purdue University, my major is Agribusiness Management and during the summers I run my own company. I cut trees residentially, sell firewood, have a bobcat for grading, trim back fields for farmers, and do some landscaping on the side. I have been running my own business since i was 9 and know that it my what i want to do in the long run. I have been working on a business plan while i am here at school and plan to launch my company as soon as i graduate. I have some questions though, while i am writing my business plan and i am trying to figure out how many tree jobs i can expect? What is typical business for you guys? (I live in central Maryland) I have a lot of the tools needed to get started in the business but when i get out of school i plan to take on a loan and hit everything a lot harder. Any tips or pointer would be great and much appreciated. As far as jobs coming up i will be home for spring break and will be doing some of my older clients landscaping. When i get home in the summer i have two tree jobs lined up and a patio to install. I also am going to be advertising for firewood and hope to double my firewood customers this coming year.

13th March 2009, 03:46 AM	#392
HolmenTree Over mature heritage tree Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Manitoba, Canada Posts: 648	Re: HolmenTree, whatcha workin on right now? Well spring is around the corner here,you wouldn't know it though, -35C windchill this morning. I'll have my tree service up and running in a few weeks, my phone is starting to ring already and I have lots of work left over from last season. I take the winters off ,Dec. to end of March. Work 8 mths a year is enough for me here in Northern Manitoba. I have 4 months in a warm shop working on my equipment and some good quality time with my young family. After 28 yrs running Stihl saws and Jonsered 7 years before that, I just made the switch to Husqvarna. I bought a 372XP last year and liked it so much that I went out and recently bought a new 346XP and a 395XP. I'm very eager to put them to work. Here is a list of my saw lineup: Stihl MS200, 020, 026, 034, 038 Mag, 044, 064, 066 Mag, 090AV. Husqvarna 346XP,372XP,395XP. *Yamaha YZ 125 liquid cooled hotsaw. I built this saw 26 years ago and of course it's only for fun. She sports a 42mm carb on her 123cc jug. When I figure out how to post pics on here you can all have a view. Willard.

13th March 2009, 12:15 PM	#395
newguy18 Part of the Furniture Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: orlando,fl Posts: 4,977	Re: newguy18, whatcha workin on right now? right now i'm having some down time. __________________ Have your say join us today. old schooler

13th March 2009, 02:22 PM	#397
newguy18 Part of the Furniture Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: orlando,fl Posts: 4,977	Re: newguy18, whatcha workin on right now? Thats all way south of me,i'm 50 miles from the georgia line. __________________ Have your say join us today. old schooler

13th March 2009, 02:31 PM	#398
jeffswede Mature tree Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: San Diego Posts: 279	Re: jeffswede, whatcha workin on right now? Many days on the Indian River, good fishing! Jeff

13th March 2009, 02:35 PM	#399
newguy18 Part of the Furniture Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: orlando,fl Posts: 4,977	Re: newguy18, whatcha workin on right now? i need to go fishing,its beent oo long,a buddy of mine caught some nice large mouth bass in suwannee lake last weekend,some real big catfish and steurgen in the suwannee river too. __________________ Have your say join us today. old schooler

13th March 2009, 10:27 PM	#401
Sylvatica Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: North East England Posts: 128	Re: Sylvatica, whatcha workin on right now? Tis a cold house today as the gas heating packed up and it needs a new thermoregulator. God knows when they'll get the part. Meanwhile no heat or hot water,unless we use the immersion heater to heat the water,which uses electric up like billy o. __________________ Check out my tree blog: http://myremarkabletrees.blogspot.com/

14th March 2009, 04:12 AM	#402
HolmenTree Over mature heritage tree Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Manitoba, Canada Posts: 648	Re: HolmenTree, whatcha workin on right now? Heres a pic of my YZ hotsaw and Stihl 090-60". The Alaska sawmill and aluminum slabbing rails I keep under my work trailer for cutting lumber from some high grade trees I may come upon every now and then. I have cut 2"x12"x32ft lumber from some big spruce that I have removed. Attached Thumbnails

14th March 2009, 04:20 AM	#403
HolmenTree Over mature heritage tree Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Manitoba, Canada Posts: 648	Re: HolmenTree, whatcha workin on right now? Here is my trailer unit I built 5 winters ago. I posted its description in the Tree gear and machinery forum. Attached Thumbnails

16th March 2009, 11:29 AM	#404
jomoco Sappling Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: San Diego Posts: 43	Re: jomoco, whatcha workin on right now? Sweet little setup Holmen, perfect for those tight little residential driveways that are height limited! I used to race 250cc yamadogs back in the early 80's. I trust your hotsaw is watercooled? jomoco

17th March 2009, 07:00 PM	#406
Paul Whitington Sappling Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Australia Posts: 20	Re: Paul Whitington, whatcha workin on right now? Mr Therrin, new photo I see. well here in Australia I work in all the area's of arboriculture, Large removals to tree reports etc etc. at the moment its all small jobs but plenty of it. have an interesting chipper put a Vermeer onto a bob cat base and drive it into hard to get at places, saves time and reduces the area for clean up. I will endeavor to post some pictures onto the site but still working through it all. so I thank all for the arboricultural brotherhood, take care. Paul arbormatters.

17th March 2009, 08:08 PM	#407
TrevMcRev Mature Tree Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Posts: 1,605	Re: TrevMcRev, whatcha workin on right now? Hey Paul, love to see that chipper you got. A climber who worked with me a little many years ago was going to build something similar. I always thought it was a great idea.

17th March 2009, 11:48 PM	#408
isacertarborist I'm new here so be nice Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: USA Posts: 1	Re: isacertarborist, whatcha workin on right now? Residential work is a little slow, commercial is ok and my gov't contracts help keep a two week backlog. We are doing fairly well considering the state of the economy

18th March 2009, 12:13 AM	#409
Q.Q. Mature tree Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Western QLD. Australia Posts: 282	Re: Q.Q., whatcha workin on right now? Well I'm off tomorrow to some tree work and stump grinding for the council in Dirrinbandi.I think I will be there for three day's, alway's someone wanting something done when they see you.The new 27 horse moter on the stumpy works a treat. Well I m packed and ready to leave at 4am in the morning to get there to start. Will be back on Saturday so catch yas later. __________________ Q,Q's Tree & Garden Maintenance FAMILARITY BREEDS CONTEMPT

18th March 2009, 11:24 PM	#410
Eric Frei Admin - Razor sharp and independent 2 X Diploma Level 5 qualified arborist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,813	Re: Ekka, whatcha workin on right now? LOL, I had to check the place out, just take ya pole saw coz aint much out there! http://maps.google.com.au/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&q=Dirranbandi+QLD&sll=-25.335448,135.745076&sspn=35.084378,74.091797&ie=UTF8&cd=1&geocode=FanQS_4dGcbVCA&split=0&ll=-28.57397,148.232346&spn=0.134773,0.289421&z=12&layer=c&cbll=-28.585631,148.225895&panoid=jJKpW7g8Ytd9QtHKsxmLxA&cbp=12,154.950514344157,,0,1.903914590747331 __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

20th March 2009, 10:46 AM	#411
Yen I'm new here so be nice Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 1	Re: Yen, whatcha workin on right now? Hi Therrin, This is way cool! Thank you for the warm greeting. Work is going well, I am as busy as ever (thank goodness for that!). Today I went and got two giant Fuyu persimmon trees, so I went on the web trying to get instructions for planting them. I hope I do a good job, I want lots of persimmons in years to come. These are, according to the nursery, already 5 years old, so I should be getting them yummy persimmons any day now. I'm in Portland, OR, so there aren't that many hours of sun in a day, and there are few days of sun really in a year, so I'm just hoping for the best.... But first thing first, gotta plant them.

20th March 2009, 06:58 PM	#412
kathyshovel I'm new here so be nice Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: australia Posts: 2	Re: kathyshovel, whatcha workin on right now? well i about to mix up some dirt and pot up some ferns into hanging baskets while i wait for it to cool down ,then i want to prune my pittosporum hedge and start weeding and cleaning up were my large pink tea tree died of heat and old age as i like to put in a clump of silver birch but have to make sure it be the right trees for the spot ,and then i digging in my vegie patch but i run out of day light before i get to that think

20th March 2009, 11:46 PM	#413
Eric Frei Admin - Razor sharp and independent 2 X Diploma Level 5 qualified arborist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,813	Re: Ekka, whatcha workin on right now? Right now I have been working on this page for hmmm, 5 hours believe it or not. But now I can get motoring as a lot of the hard work is done. Tree World News __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

22nd March 2009, 07:42 PM	#414
Q.Q. Mature tree Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Western QLD. Australia Posts: 282	Re: Q.Q., whatcha workin on right now? Cool page Ekka looks great. Ok WTF does LOL stand for?. I have been on here for that long and still havn't figured it out. Your wright, not much at Dirranbandi.Few shops and one pub but had a full one three day's. Fell a heap of dead trees through town on the footpaths for the council and Ended up grinding out 25 stumps at the show ground's and around town. TOPPING- well the council wanted me to top about 12 euc's at the show grounds and so I grabbed there cherry picker and went at it. NOT. I explaned to them about what effects it has and how it would be worse off for the tree's so just leave them alone. Felt good to give to give the right info. TOPPING- well I also picked up some work at the Hospital while I was there too,Stumps dead tree's ect. And they wanted to top a heap of very large Gum''s at the back of the hospital,but talked them out of it too.And another guy wanted the same thing so again the speal.Although a tried to talk the hospital into more of a maintenance program as a lot of there Ceder tree have been topped at about one to two meters and are now buggered.So will see what happens.Took down a one and a half meter wide topped Coolabah tree at the school,gave the kids something too look at.And a bit of work here and there. Just spent Sat and Sun working on gear. __________________ Q,Q's Tree & Garden Maintenance FAMILARITY BREEDS CONTEMPT

22nd March 2009, 07:53 PM	#415
Eric Frei Admin - Razor sharp and independent 2 X Diploma Level 5 qualified arborist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,813	Re: Ekka, whatcha workin on right now? Good on you, cant believe how thick the ignorance runs. LOL, if you mouse over it slowly it should show, another lil perk we got here. __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

22nd March 2009, 08:08 PM	#416
Q.Q. Mature tree Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Western QLD. Australia Posts: 282	Re: Q.Q., whatcha workin on right now? Its just how its always been done out here Ekka, by everyone. Councils that other mob I told you about,home owners and I didn;t know any better at one stage either. I was thinking about running a proper prunning cuts ad in our local paper,it's amazing how many young tree's out here are just lopped half way through the branch.The other one out here is that if you cut the head out of it while it's young the Tree will spread.Hear that alot. __________________ Q,Q's Tree & Garden Maintenance FAMILARITY BREEDS CONTEMPT

22nd March 2009, 08:11 PM	#417
Jeff Darby Moderator - Previously known as JayD Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: TreeWorld, Sydney Australia Posts: 2,030	Re: JayD, whatcha workin on right now? LOL I noticed the obscure underline....LOL..QQ, bet ROFL..cofused you?...LOL. __________________ 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

22nd March 2009, 08:13 PM	#418
Q.Q. Mature tree Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Western QLD. Australia Posts: 282	Re: Q.Q., whatcha workin on right now? Yer WTF is that one too?ROFL I figured WTF out __________________ Q,Q's Tree & Garden Maintenance FAMILARITY BREEDS CONTEMPT

22nd March 2009, 08:26 PM	#420
Q.Q. Mature tree Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Western QLD. Australia Posts: 282	Re: Q.Q., whatcha workin on right now? Right sorry,not too quick wittedROFL __________________ Q,Q's Tree & Garden Maintenance FAMILARITY BREEDS CONTEMPT

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