For those of you that hate hedge cutting.....??!!

[the hedge man]

I hate hedge cutting.

 

Just using this thread to vent my hedge-ist feelings.

 

Hope I haven't missed the point:001_smile:

 

im all up for free speech!

 

i love hedge cutting wish i'd gone specialist a few years ago!

[the hedge man]

I hated hedge cutting so gave away all of my jobs to another firm in return for all of their stump grinding jobs, and it worked out very well for both of us.

 

Then a couple of years ago when things started to go quiet I picked up a few of the better hedges I was offered and in conjuction with a few new tools,fresh legs and a more efficent approach im back doing it with a smile on my face.

 

good for you mate, it's nice when you have a new approach to business and it gives you a second wind

[the hedge man]

I hated hedge cutting so gave away all of my jobs to another firm in return for all of their stump grinding jobs, and it worked out very well for both of us.

 

Then a couple of years ago when things started to go quiet I picked up a few of the better hedges I was offered and in conjuction with a few new tools,fresh legs and a more efficent approach im back doing it with a smile on my face.

 

good for you mate, it's nice when you have a new approach to business and it gives you a second wind

[the hedge man]

YES! it was the purchase of the Easy-lift harness that got me back doing hedges but also using wheelie bins to ferry the waste back to the truck, lenghts of tarp to lay out under the hedge to catch clippings and ear muffs with a built in radio .

I recently shortened the shaft on the long reach hedge cutter to fine tune my approach and I recon im probably 50% more efficient.

My next purchase is going to be a raised platform or trestles and a younge man board, the only down side to all this is if im on day rate I have to stop for a few more tea breaks or I end up doing far to much .

 

price it by the meter, thats what I do. plus it's a great way of giving the customer a quick quote on the spot when pricing per meter of hedging.