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To: DUMBGRUNT

Nice job, but a cowboy could have done the same with less risk that the dog would have been scared enough to jump or slip.

Watched a tree trimmer cut down a tree today. It took him almost 30 minutes to gear up, harness etc.

Climbed tree in a minute, had it totally cut down in 5. Him and another had it thrown in a dump trailer in another 5 minutes.

I could have down the same without spending 30 minutes putting on harness and spikes to climb.

It was a simple job, but they made it look technical and expensive.


6 posted on 10/02/2020 7:03:41 PM PDT by Hypo2
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To: Hypo2

5 mins? Must have been one heck of a small tree. A tree trimmer took out the 80 foot tree behind our house two years ago. Harnessed up in about 5 mins, but it took him about 6 hours to take the tree all the way down. And he was working non-stop.


9 posted on 10/02/2020 7:23:14 PM PDT by Inyo-Mono
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To: Hypo2

Abraham Lincoln once said, “Give me six hours to chop down a tree, and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.”

Did they use electric chain saws?

A neighbor had a large tree split and all but the largest saws they used were battery powered!


15 posted on 10/02/2020 8:11:43 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT ("The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last message.)
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To: Hypo2

The workmen’s comp insurance for tree trimmers is higher than roofers.


17 posted on 10/02/2020 9:53:22 PM PDT by ridesthemiles
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The workmen’s comp insurance for tree trimmers is higher than roofers.

The last time I did a payroll for roofers, the WC was 105% of the gross paycheck. That was 28 years ago.


18 posted on 10/02/2020 9:54:33 PM PDT by ridesthemiles
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