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[Agi-Smash]

No idea on price.

But i would take up someones offer of help. Learn, enjoy, but stop, think and be safe.

[Coletti]

As has already been said. Looks a lovely tree to get stuck into to build your confidence, helped me a lot pushing out of my comfort zone and set me up well for future jobs. It's always good to have an experienced climber with you, it's surprising how much of a confidence boost it can be just having someone experienced on the ground walking you through it. Price wise I would come in at about £1000 after seeing the picture and that would be for my self climbing, a rescue climber and a brash dragger for 2 days

[AHPP]

Or save the need for a chipper and truck/trailer by having a farmer put a grain trailer underneath the tree and drop everything straight into it.

[mistahbenn]

Sheesh you guys must be rolling in it with those kinds of prices. Here its so cut throat we'd do that for $1200 lol! (Without seeing the exact logistics of the trees situ.) ')

[Mountain man]

Or save the need for a chipper and truck/trailer by having a farmer put a grain trailer underneath the tree and drop everything straight into it.

 

Yep I was thinking that, plus a loader on the tractor for the trunk sections.

Get him to do it for the wood or at the most 100 quid.

Price wise it's up to you, if it's as easy as it looks around a grand.

[Wood wasp]

I don't do tree surgery or arbwork as I believe you chaps call it.. And thank goodness I don't!

 

..for those quoting a grand How can a three man squad be on site for two days for £1,000? Not forgetting a truck, chipper, saws, spares, management time for looking job/preparing quote, insurances, tax & NI stamp, holiday pay, pension etc etc

 

Very basic sums but say two jobs a week at a grand so £2k a week, £8k a month £96k a year. To run a three man squad plus aforementioned kitI/expenses, I might be out a bit with figures but add on another 25% and still not enough.

 

I realise competition had forced prices down but you really need to have a look at your pricing and if that's the going rate.... Go do something else.

 

Not trying to be a smart arse, just can't understand how those figures leave you enough to live on.

Edited December 3, 2014 by Wood wasp

[treequip]

Or save the need for a chipper and truck/trailer by having a farmer put a grain trailer underneath the tree and drop everything straight into it.

 

You know a farmer that would let you do that to his grain trailer?

[Hodge]

I don't do tree surgery or arbwork as I believe you chaps call it.. And thank goodness I don't!

 

..for those quoting a grand How can a three man squad be on site for two days for £1,000? Not forgetting a truck, chipper, saws, spares, management time for looking job/preparing quote, insurances, tax & NI stamp, holiday pay, pension etc etc

 

Very basic sums but say two jobs a week at a grand so £2k a week, £8k a month £96k a year. To run a three man squad plus aforementioned kitI/expenses, I might be out a bit with figures but add on another 25% and still not enough.

 

I realise competition had forced prices down but you really need to have a look at your pricing and if that's the going rate.... Go do something else.

 

Not trying to be a smart arse, just can't understand how those figures leave you enough to live on.

 

 

That's why I would be wanting £1500 minimum for that job, loads of people in this job moan about the price of machines and kit, lo wages etc but if more people charged more.........plenty of threads on already:) a decent gang would bosh that in a day.

[Hodge]

Oh I forgot, that might be the only big job the guy has for months, some guys just scratch a living in this game.

[hamdogg]

I don't do tree surgery or arbwork as I believe you chaps call it.. And thank goodness I don't!

 

..for those quoting a grand How can a three man squad be on site for two days for £1,000? Not forgetting a truck, chipper, saws, spares, management time for looking job/preparing quote, insurances, tax & NI stamp, holiday pay, pension etc etc

 

Very basic sums but say two jobs a week at a grand so £2k a week, £8k a month £96k a year. To run a three man squad plus aforementioned kitI/expenses, I might be out a bit with figures but add on another 25% and still not enough.

 

I realise competition had forced prices down but you really need to have a look at your pricing and if that's the going rate.... Go do something else.

 

Not trying to be a smart arse, just can't understand how those figures leave you enough to live on.

 

 

I agree with what your saying, I suppose it all depends on your own circumstances, but I always put a good price on big jobs, as you can soon be up **** creek with a big job! But if the bigger boys want to go do the job for cost to keep there lads busy then let them as far as I'm concerned!! I'd rather do 3 little jobs for same price!!