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Mick, we dominated by Doug-fir. People compliment me regularly on attention to detail, and taking the time for them to understand the big picture. Seems customer's not only valuing price are more interested in details. We probably had 100+ tree companies locally, in the yellow pages, 10 years...

Yes, I use it to measure the height relative to the lay. Rather than call down to the groundie about how it looks 45* or less to top of spar, I rigged logs until I knew by Clinometer, that I could flop the spar and fit.

An accurate measurement of backlean/ sidelean can help someone calibrate their mental measuring. Knowing where a whole tree will land matters. For bidding purposes, its good to have measurements, IME. Helps me gather how much material I'm up against, and helps the customer understand the...

At a bid, it might be cumbersome, that's all. Again, a Clinometer app is useful, for smart phone carriers.

You might have a chance to change to the bigger trailer, if you're waiting 4 weeks anyway. Maybe of any time of the year, winter is an ok time to wait 4 weeks on a trailer.

I used to teach totally green college 'kids' for an Americorps conservation program. They started by practicing their face-cuts/ back-cuts on a stump. Smart novices face-cut things that didn't need face-cutting, so as to get the practice. These are basic trees, but big. Looking at that...

Axes work, but are chopping/ beating tools. A piece of string and machine nut take up almost no space, and cost almost nothing. You can even hang it on a long stick and make the plumb line 10' tall (never done this). Remember, the stump is bearing most of the force (weight). You're trying to...

People use machines they have, and often steer customer's toward their way of doing things. Your friend may have said/ hinted that he really didn't want impact. A lot of tree services can't fell trees for squat. Big trees are easier to maintain control of the hinge than small trees, in...

You're going to be dealing with 600+ pound rounds, by hand? Renting a machine and having a HD trailer with brakes is very worthwhile on a job like this, but your rig is too small as a wood hauler for hardwood, IMO. Renting a dump trailer and delivering directly from the jobsite to the...

Robert. A good plan for fear of screwing up your facecut/ backcut is to mark it out. You have clear STOP points. Getting good with a throwline is key. If you can set some high pull rope (basal tie) and go manually pull trees, you will see what its like to have a 60'- 80' lever, which is very...

How much do 36" rounds of oak weigh? That's machine work, IMO. What bucking saw do you have? Looks like mobile milling wood, possibly.

Good to say no to those. You need equipment and a dump trailer or truck to handle that stuff reasonably. Easy to rent and run a mini-excavator with a thumb. A mini-excavator can do a lot for persuading a tree to move to the 'lay'/ layout. Great traction, and you can pull with the boom. If they...