igottacabstar
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Everything posted by igottacabstar
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From what I can gather from your previous posts I reckon you need to start stinging Mr Huck for some more money:alberteinstein:
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I always get more work year on year, and this year hasn't been any different so far.:wave:
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Getting junk mail from an international credit card company or an energy supplier is a bit different to having a flyer from the 'The Tree Fella' stuck through your letterbox. You can't even begin to compare the two. Everyone knows that if they get a creditcard offer from Barclaycard in the post then it's genuine, you can't say the same about some local start-up that nobodys heard of.
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How much do stumpbusters charge anyway? Is it per inch? Presumably they've got a minimum charge.
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Sort of agree with that, but I'm sure there's many a successful business that started out on borrowed money:icon14:
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I'm sure a lot do, especially some old people who have watched one to many episodes of Rogue Traders. When I get a flyer shoved through the door I think it seems like an act of desparation, and I wonder why they aren't doing enough work to afford proper advertising.
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I hear what you're saying, but Trading Standards in Cornwall do advise consumers not to use tradesmen who advertise via flyers. There was a piece in our local paper a couple of weeks ago saying just this. Better off putting your money towards some proper advertising imo.:wave:
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Anything with you in it Anna:love:
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By the way skyhuck, I was just kidding - before you get all tetchy:wave:
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Don't tell me, all of your gear is 20 years old and the animals are all stuffed:drunk:
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I agree, it does come across as a bit amateur, not to mention the fact that the local authorities around here advise people not to use tradesmen who stuff flyers in their letter boxes.:wave:
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I think this matters quite a lot actually! You would like to think that a brand new chipper would be more reliable and last longer than a secondhand one. Though if you can only afford secondhand that's obviously a lot better than nothing:wave:
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I've recently developed a theory that the reason we never get asked to do much stump grinding is because we don't really push for it. If you mentioned, every time you priced a take down, that you also did stump grinding I reckon it might warrant buying a machine. Obviously if you had a stump grinder you would also add this to your advertising. What do you reckon?
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I reckon you'd get a fair bit of work if you advertised well and under-cut stumpbusters, after all they must get enough work to warrant being in business.
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I had a demo on 3 different machines - Landforce was one of them, and it was the worst performer. This is the extent of my experience with them, thank god. The reason I critisise the machine is because I think it performs below average compared with its competitors. I have never used an old Landforce like yours so I couldn't comment on its performance - perhaps they're better than the new ones??
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Great job Bob, looks as good as new:icon14:
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No, of course not, I'm just speaking of my own experience, but there does seem to be more bad than good said about Landforce in this thread.
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He's been told! crap rollers, electrical problems - and one guy described them as the worst chipper he'd ever used!
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I don't know - perhaps go to your nearest landforce dealer and ask to speak to their last 20 customers:wave:
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I don't think you could describe them as agressive when compared to their competitors. If by value for money you mean cheap then I'd agree, but I'd rather spend a few more quid and get something that wipes the floor with a landforce.:wave:
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Perhaps by the time 20 people have told you they're no good it might start to sink in:cussing:
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He said:
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Why not do both? If it was just me and a groundy I wouldn't have time for it, but it's silly not to sell it if you can. Just wait till you've got 3 or 4 orders then pay someone else to load it up and deliver it for you whilst your out with your groundy doing the tree work. You will easily cover a mans wages for the day and have a decent bit left over for yourself. Still, the less tree surgeons that grasp these opportunities the better it is for me:icon14:
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?? Even Yorkshireman admits that the older ones were a bit pants, perhaps your subby just doesn't have very high expectations from an older machine??:wave:
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I had the demo in November 2006.:wave:
