Query

[Lee Winger]

Madclimber why not hook-up with a local experienced bloke for this job? you've got mattyf and Blue on here, and they aren't too far from you!

 

I'll give you a bit of advice! once you've got a name for being cheap it sticks! you'll work all your life for F-ALL i've seen plenty get know where in this game and on the same token i've seen blokes make a fortune.

 

Best of luck, i'd definatly consider brining in an experienced bloke for a job like this if I were you.

[Marc]

90-120ft ash tres to reduce to 3 ft stumps, holy smoke they are some huge trees, are they forest grown or in groups to achieve such great height?

 

I've don't think i've ever seen a 90ft Ash, and i've felled some pretty big ones.

Did a load at a trust site last year, best we could manage was 5 a day leaving trunk on site, 2 were straight fells 3 were strip then fell. That was with a well oil'd 3 man team and chip left on site. Those trees average'd 60-75ft and were massive!

 

We did this on a day rate with a rough estimate on how many days it would take us, roughly £1500 a day. About £300 a tree approx

 

Total job must of been around £9000 or more?

[Lee Winger]

i've seen 90' ash but never 90' macrocarpa, most trees over 100' get hit by lightning

[madclimber]

heers peeps, gonna have a chat with him tomorrow so ill get the full picture so ill keep you posted on this, i thought 1400 was abit cheap, and as mentioned i rarley get to quote on that amount of trees on one site

[bill]

23 trees is alot. even if they are straight fells. if they are as big as you say thats alot of cutting/dragging/chipping.

[PeteB]

A good contract site would be good,flat and hard. biggish chipper and on site tip. I'd say treble your 1400. you can always discount if wind in the right direction. You cannot go up usually.

[Steve Bullman]

sure you got your tree heights right there mate? 23 trees 90-120ft, if you think you can knock them out in 2 days then something dont quite add up.

[Marc]

i've seen 90' ash but never 90' macrocarpa, most trees over 100' get hit by lightning

 

Well I probably have but not more than a dozen together unless its a forest/clump and they've all competed for light, then they can be very tall and straight with relativly light crowns.

 

Maybe I underestimate heights, I do some pretty big tree work we use upto 18" chippers regular but a genuine 100ft is fairly rare. Usually Popular, Cedar, Wellingtonias, Dougie's, Lime and some Oak.

[telhol]

Based on limited light working hours now you would have to do say 7 hour days 1.6 trees an hour then take into account lunch and breaks tipping etc.

 

Me personally would allow a week get in some extra muscle to make it a nice job and put a nice price of around £ 4250 -£4500.

 

i can sit at home an earn sod all. Sounds like a really good job.

[Marc]

1.6 mature ash an hour

 

I personally am rubbish and putting a time to how long it will take me to do a job, thats a real skill to get right.

I priced a job removing Ivy from a house, I thought a day me on my own 250 would be enough,,,,,,, took me 3 days and 3 loads what a cock up that was.