Pricing.

[Joe Newton]

2 hours ago, Mick Dempsey said:

Understood.

I’d just say to the client £150 and we’ll do it when we have an hour or two free after another job, prolly a cubic meter of chip.

 

Ideally cash on a Friday afternoon so it’ll get straight into the Colombian exchequer without delay.

 

(I joke of course)

Many a true thing said in jest mate!

[Barney]

16 hours ago, Vedhoggar said:

It looks about 1/2 day for 2 persons with travel and disposal if topped or felled completely if m telephone wires, if electric you are going to have to liaise with electric company if that close so need to factor in the cost of that too (on cost per man day you should know best what you need plus profit). The tree has outgrown its situation and clearly needs remove and that would be my advice to the client and wouldn’t be prepared to take it half-way down as it will look a mess and therefore not good for reputation … you don’t have to do, it particular as you say plenty work around. 

I would put half a day for 2 men on it also. Take my time, do the best job I can in the situation and have a chilled morning.

[John Shutler]

is half a day actually half a day? they way I look at things you've either got 1/3 of a day (till tea break) 2/3rds of a day (till lunch time) or the 3rd 3rd of the day (lunch till finish)

 

[Mark Bolam]

If you have more tea breaks you can fit up to eight working sessions into the day.

#efficiency

[Mick Dempsey]

44 minutes ago, Mark Bolam said:

If you have more tea breaks you can fit up to eight working sessions into the day.

#efficiency

@HRG you getting this? Business gold right here.

[Barney]

1 hour ago, John Shutler said:

is half a day actually half a day? they way I look at things you've either got 1/3 of a day (till tea break) 2/3rds of a day (till lunch time) or the 3rd 3rd of the day (lunch till finish)

 

Yeah I would agree with that. We normally do a 2 hour stint up to coffee break then another 2 hours to lunch then a 1.5 hour stint till leaving site 

[Dan Maynard]

7 hours ago, John Shutler said:

is half a day actually half a day? they way I look at things you've either got 1/3 of a day (till tea break) 2/3rds of a day (till lunch time) or the 3rd 3rd of the day (lunch till finish)

 

That there is why it's a game of 3 halves.

[Stubby]

8 hours ago, Mark Bolam said:

If you have more tea breaks you can fit up to eight working sessions into the day.

#efficiency

Genius 🙂

[Jon Lad]

9 hours ago, John Shutler said:

is half a day actually half a day? they way I look at things you've either got 1/3 of a day (till tea break) 2/3rds of a day (till lunch time) or the 3rd 3rd of the day (lunch till finish)

 

That’s a great point. 
Also, how often is it that a job is either completed in a day or not by how much you’ve done by lunchtime; I find that if you haven’t broken its back by then - you’re going back. 

[oldwoodcutter]

I looked at 4 of these in a front garden at Weasenham the other day, and the owner wanted just that, 10 feet off the top and reshape to a point, but stressed that she didn’t want to see any brown bits at all.

Too tall for even the tallest tripod, it would have to be a mewp job.

We all know that is just about impossible, when you feather the top you can’t do it without going into the brown.

She wouldn’t have it , so I suggested removal, grind out, and fence up, but she then said she had a budget of £250 max, so I rather abruptly got back on the road again.