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Ha, thanks Kyle... my friend recently retired from his long time job and is just getting into this. So I am glad to work with him :) The other guy is his neighbor who is in the tree business (a smallish operation I think) and after I do the job, I was thinking about contacting him and seeing...

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Thanks squisher. Sounds like a plan, Butch!

Just to bring this full circle. I just spoke with my friend. He had gotten 2 other bids for his 3 tree removals. He gave another guy the 2 dead rotten trees at the one house. And I matched his lowest bid for the single tree in the small front yard (the 3rd tree in the pictures at the...

I don't have a chipper... my disposal method so far is to bring it back home, and that is what I would plan to do if I get this job. I'm looking for a trailer now which should mean many fewer trips if I haul stuff off. But if I start getting removal jobs I'll need to come up with a good...

Yeah, the cat rescue.... that is what Peter Jenkins, my climbing instructor said he did a lot of... and now I hear that drone rescue is a potential niche. As for firewood... haha I grew up with a fireplace in the house and I like it for the "ambiance" ... watching wood burn inside the house :)...

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>>>>>>>>>>> >>> Thanks ALL .... at the end of this post is the quote/bid I gave my friend for the work ---- all comments welcome! >>>>>>>>>>> @Kyle - Thanks for all the detailed help. This is very helpful to help get the big picture. > Thanks for the advice on just climbing without cutting...

Yeah, Brian.... but I don't trust those 2 rotten ones to climb (maybe when I get some more experience with more dead/rotten trees I will have a better idea of what I can trust)..... and I still haven't gotten any climbing gear yet.... * I still haven't decided whether I'm too old and...

Thanks a lot for the great post and advice, Kyle! Yes, I am a little intimidated at pulling a lift behind my truck and then maneuvering it when I get to the job site, especially on one which has a 92" wide gate opening and not a lot of room to maneuver in the back yard. My truck (2500) is...

Thanks Kyle. This is great advice to consider. Also, I do try to be all about safety, but standing in the pickup bed with a pole saw seemed pretty safe. But these would be the only jobs I had at the time if I get them. Anyway, thanks a lot for your advice.

Tree09/Kyle - Thanks a lot for your comments and advice and perspective (yes, sir, I can proudly say I am insured :) Mick - thanks for your reply! I hope to stand just in the bed... but in case I need another foot of reach I was considering the hood I think the limbs are small enough and/or far...

New information..... I decided (thanks to murphy4trees idea ?) to go with a power pole saw from my pickup truck (bed or hood) and piece down all overhanging branches/limbs (e.g. next to or over house, street, obstacles, etc.) to get the "crown" safely contained, then fell down the remaining...

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Good info. and great pics, tstimber. More pieces of the puzzle coming together from all angles and perspectives. This "Treehouse" is a very valuable (i.e. irreplaceable) "all things tree work" website for somebody like me. I really appreciate everyone's time and interest in sharing their...

Thanks All! Sean -- Thanks for ALL the great detailed tips and info. I have heard about boring in vertical with the tip of the bar, but was never 100% confident that it was a safe technique (not compromising the trunk somehow). It is good to know that you use this technique. Butch -- Thanks...

Thanks Sean. I've been trying to learn about these things like included bark at branch unions, etc. Yeah, that 3rd one would be a main candidate for that, as well as not being fooled by any defects/evidence hidden by all that other plant growth around the trunk and the root collar. I actually...

Thanks All! Sean -- Thanks! * It appears I can rent a 35' towable boom lift for ~$300 a day. The only problem with this is that it is non-mobile other than via the truck hitch so I have to position it and work from one spot, but I believe each tree could be done with a single positioning per...

Recently had a chance to bid on a tree removal job -- 3 smallish trees.... but I passed on it because: * two of them were too risky: the were dead and/or rotten too near the house * one was in a confined space in a small front yard. Would anyone care to comment about how you would have gone...