I wonder the same thing. That is a big concern of my partner.... And mine for that matter. Would the time saved by having a mini be negated by having to run back for the mini?
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Pardon another inarticulate post tonight.
No offense here Erik, but I think you are looking at it all wrong,
would the time it costs to sit in a climate controlled cab for the extra trip, using Right Pedal Power, listening to music, eating and drinking, on the phone, running errands en route possibly, be worthwhile as compared to the wear and tear on your bodies (limited life span, and you, like all of us people are on the downhill slope at this point), less energy for your family at the end of the day, longer time onsite, yada yada
It might expand your market from the no access climber jobs to the access jobs that require climbers not bucket trucks with a competitive edge.
You never have to use a tool all the time.
I'll tell you what though, one thing that goes on the truck now as much as chainsaws and helmets is that Arbor Trolley. Its a good in-between, cheap enough, very portable, and you can run a rope from a truck to the AT (with appropriate redirects, as needed) if you don't have a winch and power that thing on flats and uphills.
What is great for us is how many specialized tools are on the market now to help us make money.
Again, no offense meant, but your partner seems to be the nay-sayer, however I haven't gotten the impression that he has read threads about such things, drawing on so many people's successes.
You can get creative with things, too, A mini with grapple on the butt of a log, using the AT as a roller on the lighter end. The mini can be your power source for pulling trees. Do you ever have snow to deal with where a giant hydraulic shovel would help (I don't know, we don't have snow to speak of, here)?
