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I'd market yourself with climbing and tipper truck i used to do that theres a good market for that. a chipper is a waste of time unless you can afford it and the big idea is to get to the point where your running your own company.

 

 

Seems to be the general consensus then. Appreciate all the replies fellas. Good to get other people's thoughts, experiences and perspectives

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Just wondering if there was a market for an experienced climber, truck and chipper in the glos, worcs and warwks areas.

Also, what would people expect to pay for the above?

Looking at getting my own work but subbing out whilst getting started. Have regular work just doing the contract climbing but is a van and chipper more of a draw?

Truck not sign written.

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Dan

 

I do exactly that now, but also check sites out with the LPA first , to cover me mainly , but also the contractors i sub for like it as an add on, just got the new tw230, don't work every day subbing, as i also do a lot of other things, but i do get £250 a day for my troubles + vat and remove the arisings . My truck is sign written but my contractors know im not interested in quoting anymore. Main summer interest is fishing, anyone can be a busy fool but not me. :thumbup1:

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I do exactly that now, but also check sites out with the LPA first , to cover me mainly , but also the contractors i sub for like it as an add on, just got the new tw230, don't work every day subbing, as i also do a lot of other things, but i do get £250 a day for my troubles + vat and remove the arisings . My truck is sign written but my contractors know im not interested in quoting anymore. Main summer interest is fishing, anyone can be a busy fool but not me. :thumbup1:

 

 

Is that climbing or groundwork?

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I do exactly that now, but also check sites out with the LPA first , to cover me mainly , but also the contractors i sub for like it as an add on, just got the new tw230, don't work every day subbing, as i also do a lot of other things, but i do get £250 a day for my troubles + vat and remove the arisings . My truck is sign written but my contractors know im not interested in quoting anymore. Main summer interest is fishing, anyone can be a busy fool but not me. :thumbup1:

 

Man after my own heart :thumbup:

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Is that climbing or groundwork?

 

Thats climbing or ground work, same rate. good thing is, if its climbing, the chipper only runs when i am back on the ground, and the contractor knows if its ground work i can keep up with anything they clearing. Its normally me who does any skillful cutting, i also seem to run the jobs which i am subbed in for. Works really well, i find i clear more profit then when i actually ran a dedicated tree surgery company, and paid out wages. :thumbup1:

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The answer to that question is NO.

 

The time to buy a chipper is when you absolutely have to. They are expensive to buy new and expensive to run if bought second hand.

 

 

Surely this is when you start regularly taking on your own work as it's very difficult to work effectively without one. Helps if you can use a spanner and get one for 2-5k though.

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Fair point but that person won't have the staff to send out if he doesn't have the gear to go with them.

 

The only way your idea will work is if,

Firstly, you market yourself as a freelancer.

Secondly, with the option of a tipping truck.

 

In addition to this earlier quote of mine and to make my point clearer, I spoke to a guy recently who is near me. He has a tipping Landy and a trailer. He has a fee for him as a groundie with his Landy but would not separate the two.

(BTW, he didn't have any work)

 

I explained that i can use a freelance groundie a lot and his Landy (for additional fee) occasionally. He replied that he has to drive to my yard in his Landy therefore he'll charge a day rate for it's use wether it's used by me or not.

 

Guess how much work he has got from me as a result?

:laugh1::laugh1:

 

If he'd come in as a freelance groundie and proved himself he'd have found that I'd start paying for his Landy a LOT because it saves me the expense of buying another vehicle.

 

Freelancers must be flexible, adaptable and smarter than the average if they want to be paid more than the average.:thumbup1:

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