Jenson 530T or 540T IS THE QUESTION

[combined tree services]

But surely by offering an hourly rate, rather than fixed price, they are not aware that they are going to be paying more for less until you have finished?

 

your exactly right Dave , having offered the client a fixed price to carry out the works the decided that they could "save money " by felling the trees there self , i explained that i could not give a fixed price as i don't know how they will work or if they can fell them and leave them in a workable state , i had tried to save the money and pointed out that my fixed price was the most cost effective way of doing the job but they felt that they could save money by felling the trees . i may be wrong and they may trim everything out so that we can get through it in less time but when the method they came up with was to pull them all over with the tractor and try to keep them all in on pile i can see we will be there a minute or two.

[skyhuck]

your exactly right Dave , having offered the client a fixed price to carry out the works the decided that they could "save money " by felling the trees there self , i explained that i could not give a fixed price as i don't know how they will work or if they can fell them and leave them in a workable state , i had tried to save the money and pointed out that my fixed price was the most cost effective way of doing the job but they felt that they could save money by felling the trees . i may be wrong and they may trim everything out so that we can get through it in less time but when the method they came up with was to pull them all over with the tractor and try to keep them all in on pile i can see we will be there a minute or two.

 

But if you had given a price of say £5K to fell and chip or £6K for them to fell and you chip, they would then know they are not saving by felling

[combined tree services]

But if you had given a price of say £5K to fell and chip or £6K for them to fell and you chip, they would then know they are not saving by felling

 

Yeah i agree Dave but the problem would then be if they do feel the trees onto one another and leave the trees as they are for us to deal with would possibly result in us losing money . i did explain that it would not expect there to be any saving as we had planned to strip the trees out and chip as we go and then fell the sticks and remove with a forwarder , there reply was - if we fell them then you wont have to climb them and that will save money ! hence the hourly rate , if it gets to expensive then they have the option of stopping us if they wish

[skyhuck]

:confused1:So your client would pay an extra £1K so they could fell the trees?????????????????:confused1:

[Johny Walker]

any way bk on track

[combined tree services]

any way bk on track

 

Yes quite fittingly "back on track"

 

there is only a difference of 2 m3 betwen the 530T and 540T , does it make it worth getting a bigger machine that may not get to the places a smaller chipper can get to ? Will be interesting to hear how the demo goes

[Gedwood]

Got demo 6th Nov, will put it through its paces, was hoping for weeks trail but may only get it for day

[treefrog]

How about just keeping yours and getting redwoods or someone to get it all reconditioned and tarted it up. Least then you know the machine. Redwood s are just up the road from me and did a great deal when I traded in my TW 150 so either way you ll be on to a winner.

[Gedwood]

After 5 years work its ready for changing, going by our last one we sold (we have 3) we got a great price as it was so not worth over spending on it.

[WoodED]

Def going to demo 540, finding it hard to find something as good as Jenson

 

imo there isnt anything as good as the jensen