Tree stump removal

[Ty Korrigan]

Stump Busters are not 'omnipresent'

Your client will most likely stick with you alone if the stump is an optional extra on your quote so offer it as such even if it is at a price.

In 3 years the grinder has cost us approx. 1000euros in parts (new cutter wheel, axle and bearing plus belts and servicing)

It has grossed around 27'000euros

Your bottom price is it's hourly cost plus your business costs including your wage.

Anything else being profit.

It may be the reason you get the tree job too.

 

So...

Fuel, say 4.2litres for a 27hp machine = 7euros

Teeth, I price these in (green teeth) and don't sharpen then on a small grinder.

So 12euros an hour for teeth (including an allowance for the pocket wear)

3.50euros for wear and tear.

10'000euros for the machine, sold after 5 years for 5000euros.

1000euros per year in depreciation.

You do for example 100hours per year grinding so that is 10euros per hour for depreciation.

Total 32.5euros costs.

You may be able to reduce this by sharpening your green teeth if used but add in the time and tooling to sharpen the teeth regardless and you'll arrive not far off the original costs.

 

Add your wage and business costs PLUS...profit margin (you want an bigger truck, chipper, grinder don't you...?)

 

I arrived at around 60euros per hour

The grinder actually averages 90euros per hour and many jobs the grinding time is an hour but the quote is 120-180euros. (price in your travel/load/unload time)

 

Right, now I've told you my secret to making a million you own me a pint of English Ale.

Bon Nuit

Ty

[Breezeblock]

yep its worth it just buy one and be done with it we've got 2 and a 3rd getting built just now for our skid steer

[Old Mill Tree Care]

Why do you have to be cheaper than s busters? They can't be everywhere at the same time.

 

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I guess I phrased that badly.

[Ian C]

I guess I phrased that badly.

 

never mind. I did 90 quid with our little 9hp machine on Friday in 20 mins.

 

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[Andrew Gale]

We have 2 stump grinders, one small one big, and being able to offer the service to a client is essential in my book; a one stop shop so to speak.

 

We've used stump busters before and although they did a good job there was little in the way of cleaning up etc; by doing it yourself it adds the personal touch to finish the job off.

 

I would also recommend buying a CAT (Cable Avoidance Tool), essential if your grinding in front gardens where electric cables are buried.

 

A little bit off topic but I put together a 'tick' list of what to look for when my guys go out grinding, check for cables, water, gas etc

 

Cheers

[Ty Korrigan]

CAT tool here as well.

You never know if an electric cable might be draped (not buried) along the bottom of a conifer hedge 20years ago to supply a shed or garage and is still live...

Ty

[sawman]

We have two grinders' small very narrow access and a big remote tracked machine. They are expensive bits of kit no doubt but you can earn very good money and it's relatively easy work. Never understood why arb firms would pass on the icing on the cake of a job so to speak.

I'm interested to here what type of CAT scanners people have as I'm going to buy one this week. Thanks Colin.

[Breezeblock]

the goons that work for telewest/virgin are the worst at flinging cables into gardens often layed at the back of conifers on boundaries