Pricing big Elm

[skyhuck]

just get in a cherry picker and rattle it by lunchtime matt, simples shmimples.

 

Do you really think a MEWP would be quicker???????:confused1:

[Stephen Blair]

all depends on how it has to be left, if it is a crash bang a i bet you could get it on its backside in 2 hrs dave, it is still green so a high anchor is easy enough, the garden side will go in big chunks. but it all depends on how the deal is done, i feel matt wants to leave a good impression to hopefully get some more work, personally i would be promoting the cheapest deal for the laird, who will have a couple of guys and a tractor and loader somewhere. so i reckon 500 quid and a day would do it easily..

[Buzz]

Just don't get Dean in to operate it or you'll have a MEWP shaped dent in the lawn to sort out as wel mwhhahahahah

[Highland Forestry]

Already put the ball in thier court regarding a crash-bang job, but they have specified that they want it dismantled so that's what will have to be done..

Don't have a ticket for a mewp so that is out of the question.

[Meep]

You wouldn't win any work down here with those rates. I'd love to charge that

 

Sorry I'm based in the Home Counties and every is done at £40 per hour.

[tommer9]

Ditto to that. As far as I'm concerned, its a waste of time, energy and wood.

 

Totally. Big timber need to be taken to a mill, and less cordwood of the 6-8" diameter range should be chipped in the name of speed on the job. Watched a gang at the bottom of my road last year taking down about 6 huge beech trees. The had a big tracked jensen and all the cordwood up to anout 12" diameter was being chipped. Such a waste IMO.

[Mark Cattell]

2 days, 3 men....

At you usual rate....

[redmoosefaction]

OR. you could get a big hiab (or even a crane) in there for 4-500 for the day and get it down in a day and leave it neatly stacked and put in for 2 days for 3 guys, which will leave you to earn more money tomorrow. Don't forget the old spare chains etc etc. See how big you can leave the bits of timber for the client.

[redmoosefaction]

i found with the 5 foot bar you have to genly rest the nose of the bar on the top of the piece of wood your cutting and gently feed the bar and saw in towards the piece of timber . as for felling with it i really can not see any point at all . as you said alot of people dont realise that using a supper size saw is totally diferent to using the likes of the 660 with 30 inch bar . great tips as well andy

 

If I have to do a fell with an 088 it's worth tightening up the chain to prevent throw, unless your feeling very rich. Also get the chain spinning before you transition from vertical to horizontal

[Stuart A-C]

Even with a cabstar and 6 inch chipper and 3 man team 2 days minimum price round here would be £1500 not including vat. Thats a lot of tree to deal with.

 

And remind me of which deprived part of the country you work in again???