how long to remove 10 foot with picker?

[Ty Korrigan]

This is a common job for us here in France.

I'd allow 15-20min per stem inc. chipping.

Includes freeing the line with a bit of silky work.

Take a first aid kit up into the basket with you!

If you want to remove the lot, I'll hedge my bets here...

I think approx 16 per day for a 3 man team arisings removed, wood stacked on site

I'd use the cherry picker to totally free the line first before knocking out the tops from the picker with 2 guys and one on the ground.

Stumps look like a short day with a pedestrian grinder.

Regards

Ty

[Mortimer Firewood]

Looks like a £300 few hours job to me, without cherry picker

 

So your saying you can have that down chipped and swept in 2hours

[woody paul]

Are going to do it from road if so how busy will you have to move a lot, what type of picker where you going to use. Amount to chip from conifers is a job to estimate.

[mad matty]

if doing from road dont forget you might need traffic control!

[Ty Korrigan]

I do tend to operate on a 'forfait minimum' which means...my get out of bed price (I'm going native!)

I class this topping out as a 'long morning' so 5 hours for 2 plus hire of picker...475euros Brit price, 750euros French.

I know who I would prefer to work for...

Ty

[woody paul]

if doing from road dont forget you might need traffic control!

 

Road dos'nt look that wide.

[mad matty]

if passing traffic has under 3 metres to pass you will probably need traffic management

[rupert w]

Save on picker hire,easier without,buggering around setting up a picker,the lines will be clear by the time the picker is ready to work and traffic issues!!!???.

[Le Sanglier]

I do tend to operate on a 'forfait minimum' which means...my get out of bed price (I'm going native!)

I class this topping out as a 'long morning' so 5 hours for 2 plus hire of picker...475euros Brit price, 750euros French.

I know who I would prefer to work for...

Ty

 

Ty I've seen you say this sort of thing before.

How can you say you charge the Brits around 60% of what you charge the French?

Explain please.

[Ty Korrigan]

Don't you work for French?

No, I guess not my friend, I've seen your site...hhhh!

I find there are 2 classes of Brits.

Ones before the crisis and ones after.

French are not tied to exchange rates and are either earning OR on eyewatering pensions.

I recently rode with a truck driver, retired at 55 on 2400euros per month!

Before crisis Brits won't/can't pay AND every other builder, handyman and half starved ex-pat is scrambling up a ladder for jobs like these as stupidly low rates.

Post crisis Brits are richer, mostly working and less affected mentally by the fall of the pound and the loss of a third of their pensions IF retired.

I know this because I keep detailed records on my clients and notes about their circumstances to help me build a picture of my business and aid advertising.

Ty

Edited March 12, 2013 by Ty Korrigan
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