Leylandii- dont you just love em'

[Andy Collins]

The problem is its hard to win them for good money, as some of those your quoting against will underprice.

 

As some you're pricing against have little experience. Calculating an approx volume of chip from some of these leviathans can be very difficult. Ive just this minute submitted a quote for a monster in a tight spot, entwined with Rose, amongst domestic power and phone lines, and betwixt a nice tiled outbuilding and a house. The price is high, tbh I don't care if I don't get it this year. I priced it four years ago and the client was not in a position to be able to afford the job to be done, and I'm cynical as to whether he can afford it now. Trouble is, the longer he leaves it the dearer it gets.

[Andy Collins]

The problem is its hard to win them for good money, as some of those your quoting against will underprice.

 

As some you're pricing against have little experience. Calculating an approx volume of chip from some of these leviathans can be very difficult. Ive just this minute submitted a quote for a monster in a tight spot, entwined with Rose, amongst domestic power and phone lines, and betwixt a nice tiled outbuilding and a house. The price is high, tbh I don't care if I don't get it this year. I priced it four years ago and the client was not in a position to be able to afford the job to be done, and I'm cynical as to whether he can afford it now. Trouble is, the longer he leaves it the dearer it gets.

[TreePuncher]

True, I quoted one at £1100 recently, two men two day's , maybe two n half day's. Some joker got it for £650.......

 

where was this job? that figure for connies rings a bell recently

[TreePuncher]

True, I quoted one at £1100 recently, two men two day's , maybe two n half day's. Some joker got it for £650.......

 

where was this job? that figure for connies rings a bell recently

[Mick Stockbridge]

where was this job? that figure for connies rings a bell recently

 

Rainham in Kent.

[Mick Stockbridge]

where was this job? that figure for connies rings a bell recently

 

Rainham in Kent.

[TreePuncher]

ah, unrelated then

[TreePuncher]

ah, unrelated then

[Chris Sheppard]

Volume wise, once chipped a big hairy conny seems to take up nearly as much space as it did before it was chipped - if you think like that you'll be fine

 

I don't mind a good bit of conny bashing. Dusty and horrible yes, but makes it all more satisfying ramming them through the chipper.

 

We had some a few weeks ago that were the hairiest I'd ever seen, were not far off as wide as they were tall and each one was best part of the 25" bar on the 66. Of the 20 or so of them there were two and a bit bale trailers of timber and something like 80/100 cube of chip. Was quite glad to see the back of them mind

[Chris Sheppard]

Volume wise, once chipped a big hairy conny seems to take up nearly as much space as it did before it was chipped - if you think like that you'll be fine

 

I don't mind a good bit of conny bashing. Dusty and horrible yes, but makes it all more satisfying ramming them through the chipper.

 

We had some a few weeks ago that were the hairiest I'd ever seen, were not far off as wide as they were tall and each one was best part of the 25" bar on the 66. Of the 20 or so of them there were two and a bit bale trailers of timber and something like 80/100 cube of chip. Was quite glad to see the back of them mind