Cheap expensive guy

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I just had a tree service guy leave after taking a big tree down for me. The tree was a huge spreading maple on the corner of my driveway. It was four feet in diameter at the base and overhung utility wires, and our house and was dead down to the ground in a split. I had called a guy that had taken some limbs out of it a few years ago but he was away for an extended time. He told me what to expect to pay and told me that he would call a friend that could do it. After not hearing from that guy after two days, I went by the place of a local guy who I knew is supposed to be good but I had heard that he was also expensive. He looked at it and gave me a price that was considerably less than the first guy. Well, he came over this AM with a bucket truck and two helpers. I expected him to have to lower branches with rope but he didn't. He cut them all from the bucket and guided them to fall the right way with his saw and his hand. Even the ones over the house and the wires. He was like an artist with a saw instead of a brush. He was done and gone in two and a quarter hours, and saved me money.
 
I saw on the news the other night where some cheap tree guys gave a estimate to cut down a tree along a driveway for an old woman.The tree they cut fell across the neighbors car.They got in there truck and drove off.She had no idea who they were.
 
Just my tree guy give 2 large trees a hair cut. He
has a bucket turck. Diesel wood chipper. He was
fast. Left me a full truck load of wood chips. Left
me groves in yard too. Wasn't cheap, $1200, about
half of what it would have cost me to have them
removed.

Next time, they are going to get totally removed.
Over the past 40 years I have spent a pant load
having trees removed and trimmed.
 
I had a guy out to give me an estimate for trimming some dead limbs (lightning damage) out of a huge white oak a few years ago, with me doing the cleanup on the ground. He hemmed and hawed and finally said he hated to give me a price - it would only take about 15 minutes, and his minimum was $75. I told him I'd give him a hundred - he haggled and we split it at $87.50 - no joke! I'd recommend this guy to anyone.
 
I've got a super guy. He and his crew do the most daredevil climbing (they gotta be part monkey)I've ever seen. Never damage anything, cleanup and gone for a very reasonable price.
 
My wife said I,m getting old call someone to take
down trees leaning over the house. Called got a price
told him OK, he never seemed to have time, after
about 3 months ended up doing myself anyway. Photos
after 3 spruce and one cherry were cleaned up.
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Rented this thing for $650 and took down two Sycamores like this in half a day. Several days to clean up the mess tho.

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I had three poplars taken down at my camp in Nova Scotia, they were between my camper and the power lines. I was expecting to pay about $1,200 but the fella quoted $800.00 and he would send us before and after pictures. With the exchange rate that amounted to about $720.00 US. It looks like he even made me a chair I am anxious to get back next summer and see how it looks. The first picture gives you an idea of how close between the camper and the power lines.
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Hi, glad to hear of your experience of tree removal in Nova Scotia. Most situations I am told about are when people are charged inflated prices. The reason for my email to you is I am a resident of Nova Scotia, living in Cole Harbour and keep another home in the Annapolis Valley. I look after a Cemetery and there was a tall spruce tree that I wanted taken down, when obtaining a price, I soon made a decision to take the tree down myself with the help of a tractor. Cheers, Murray
 

I was the cheap expensive guy, but these were
trees next to the garden that were shading part
of the garden and the roots were growing into
the garden. I feel everybody's pain, literally,
and I just got in from dragging the last tree
out. One was a big poplar that is a little over
20 inches in diameter and tall. Unfortunately
it's crooked so I wont be able to sell all of it
for lumber. Another was a nice straight white
oak that is a little small to get even one cut
of lumber, but will make nice firewood. The
worst trouble was some kind of yard tree that
the birds must have set out. It was as crooked
as both hind legs on a dog and was grown in
amongst the poplar and a nie, 2 fence post
cedar. No one in the family knew what kind of
tree it is. Has bright yellow wood in the heart
and oozed white milky sap. Seems to have light,
soft and sorry wood. To top it off, I had to
pull the logs up hill, making ruts in the yard.
Smoothed ruts with a hoe. Need to chisel plow
the garden now.

KEH
 
Had nine trees taken out stumps and all. ash and box elder he got them out and down i cut what i had to to haul to the burning pile. large excavator had power claw cost $225.00
 
(quoted from post at 15:28:13 12/19/14) My wife said I,m getting old call someone to take
down trees leaning over the house. Called got a price
told him OK, he never seemed to have time, after
about 3 months ended up doing myself anyway. Photos
after 3 spruce and one cherry were cleaned up.
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sms, Good on ya! You made those trees go right where you wanted. You did not "cut the corner"
 
I can Relate to what you are saying... just test drove my YANMAR , after being allapart since 2009 ,,, I took it to a70 bux per hour guy ,,Cost me 500 bux and well worth it ,,Never was gonna get it done if it stayed here ,, TOo MANY Distractions..
 
(quoted from post at 06:56:10 12/20/14) I can Relate to what you are saying... just test drove my YANMAR , after being allapart since 2009 ,,, I took it to a70 bux per hour guy ,,Cost me 500 bux and well worth it ,,Never was gonna get it done if it stayed here ,, TOo MANY Distractions..

Where are you? shop labor here is $79.00-$89.00/hour.
 

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