conifers

[James Cantle]

surely you would get more than 1 transit load of chip out of that?i would say from the pictures the jobs probably worth 450-600 with stumps...?if that would take you 3 days then you would have to put more than that on the job to make a profit?or it wouldnt be worth takin the job on...

[Johny Walker]

surely you would get more than 1 transit load of chip out of that?i would say from the pictures the jobs probably worth 450-600 with stumps...?if that would take you 3 days then you would have to put more than that on the job to make a profit?or it wouldnt be worth takin the job on...

 

you remember the lads learning his way up the ladder ,give im a chance to prove im sen ,me id have it knocked out in a day stumps an all , 2,load off chip/1,off logs !!

[Ian C]

just do it you. will learn from it ,look @ it as your getting paid to learn your trade ,if it takes 1, day or 2 ,days your getting paid for ,go for it ,just take it steady @ your own pace job will be fine

 

Just cos we could have it done in a day does not meen YOU have to, put 500 quid on it inc grinding and do it, go slow make no cock ups and learn from it, you will be fine

[burrell_]

i will sub the grinding out as i do to all the stumps i get might be able to do it in 2 day like woodpicker and ukminch said. i think i would like to put a fair price on it, would like to learn off the tree rather than make a nice profit

i could sub in someone witch i was thinking about till it was just pointed out i would not really learn form doing it this way

mite have to work for less money to get good experience and hope i learn quick and get quicker as the first day goes on

[burrell_]

would u use ply board to put over the glass houses

[ukminch]

Nice one, I'd use the cheapest board you can find!!! Hardboard, chipboard, ply doesn't really matter. Your only using to stop little mistakes or stuff brushing past it. Any bigger stuff and your going to start destroying the frame anyway.........

 

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[Ian C]

Learn from it and make a bit of money, better to make a bit than rush and spend it putting a greenhouse back up. yes ply wood sheets will be fine.

[slack ma girdle]

You don't learn by not doing it. I expect that every member here, has had a nightmare with conifers, particularly laylandii. Always add an extra day to the price and explain to the cliant that this is the top price and if you get it done quicker the price will come down. Most people are happy with this.

We keep a photo record with times and costs so that we can match the tree to the photo, which has proved to be helpfull to customers

[burrell_]

rite more pic

[James Cantle]

yeah i understand where your coming from if you want the experience.maybe you could sub in a climber to be your groundie so he can show you a trick or two while your climbing?even if you only sub him in for the day and then complete the job at your own pace.