Going freelance

[Rich Rule]

bearing in mind this was what around five plus years ago? and we all know things have gone up A LOT since then

 

true, true, but also the thing to bear in mind that the cost of tree surgery has decreased considerably. be it, cowboys doing the job on cheap, weekend warriors or simply the number of companies competing for the work.

 

If the Boss is making less money now than he was five years ago, why would they pay you more money and take even less for themselves, business?

[Rich Rule]

your dreaming thre just isnt the money on jobs for subby climber to charge 250 to 300 pd

 

 

My point exactly Stu, your post went up as i typed.

[combined tree services]

true, true, but also the thing to bear in mind that the cost of tree surgery has decreased considerably. be it, cowboys doing the job on cheap, weekend warriors or simply the number of companies competing for the work.

 

If the Boss is making less money now than he was five years ago, why would they pay you more money and take even less for themselves, business?

 

that seems strange , i am now charging more than this time last year and am getting more work than i was this time last year , personally i think that a climber should be paid what he is worth , i can charge £200 with a chipper down here so im sure £250 up there iant that much

[Heads up]

No way in hell you'll get that sort of money down this way, £150 max and thats for the best climbers with rigging + 2 saws. £100-130 is the going rate.

[combined tree services]

i guess it depends on how many climbers there are in an area and how compitent they are , im not saying that the climbers are any less compitent than me up there but there are probably more up there that are willing to do the work and that have all the kit

[Tree cutter Stu]

look im the same as richy rule im a suby climber but i can also sub out a team to big companys. Iv been doing this 10 years and can do all the crap trees and i charge 150 just for climbing and bringing a 200t

[Rich Rule]

that seems strange , i am now charging more than this time last year and am getting more work than i was this time last year , personally i think that a climber should be paid what he is worth , i can charge £200 with a chipper down here so im sure £250 up there iant that much

 

very likely mate, don't doubt it. maybe you were charging not enough last year? Now you can justify higher prices as more people know what you are capable of.

 

you mention that you can charge a couple of ton with chipper. i would argue that the average freelancer dose not own a chipper.

 

how much for you as a climber plus climbing kit, rigging and a couple of cutting devices?

[combined tree services]

look im the same as richy rule im a suby climber but i can also sub out a team to big companys. Iv been doing this 10 years and can do all the crap trees and i charge 150 just for climbing and bringing a 200t

 

exactly and as i said for £200 a day i would be expected to bring all the saws that i will need , a rigging kit and a chipper , trust me im sure that it is more priffitable for you oh and it would not be a timberwolf150 it would be our 190

[Tree cutter Stu]

yeh i have also got a tw190 i just try to sub the whole job from people for a set day rate they send me the job sheet i just go and do the job with my climber/groundie and my kit.

[combined tree services]

but work like that is few and far betwene down here , its a hard enough job to get £335 a day for a two man team consisting of two climbers and all the kit