How do they do it

[lyons e]

Just priced a job on a building site , where they pushed the trees over ripped the roots out and pushed it up in a big ball , so you got to pick through it so there a day day half on site , we put it in for 9 + vat , they come in at 450 how can you compete with that bare in mind there Cis tax got come out am I being picky

 

 

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[Tom D]

You didn't want that job.

[Le Sanglier]

I expect they got a grab lorry, stick it in the back squash it down bury it.

[Ian C]

Simple, there working for nothing.

[Martyn Amos]

nightmare job....

we had a nice laurel hedge to remove,the landowner did same thing,thought he would help us out,by removing with a jcb,and put in a big pile,took a full day to cut up and chip

[lyons e]

I expect they got a grab lorry, stick it in the back squash it down bury it.

 

No there chipping it on two transit

 

 

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[Le Sanglier]

No there chipping it on two transit

 

 

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Worst thing about that is the mud on the branches etc, like the man says...best out of it.

[lyons e]

Worst thing about that is the mud on the branches etc, like the man says...best out of it.

 

There was alot of mud on it , I was taking a good look at that thinking of the bearings on the chipper , probably am of out of it , just shows what you got to compete against

 

 

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[Stephen Blair]

Leave it to someone else , they need to learn aswell!

[Le Sanglier]

I've been quoting jobs a long time, sometimes you get them when you feel you may have been too pricey, then you go tight on a job to get it and lose it by a mile.

Just before I moved out here (8 years ago) I was quoting work and telling people basically I couldn't care less if I got it or not as I was emigrating, I never had such a high take up rate, people smell desperation and (to a certain extent!) want you if they think you don't care too much if you get the job 'cos you are busy or similar.

That's human nature I guess.