Reply to: Contractors know they are getting old when..

[KentPhilip]

No, a real contractor would use his sense of creativity, and take the tree down by blowing it up with dynamite:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWdpFZIdDqY

Much less effort than axe or chainsaw..

[rootsnall]

It depends how big the tree is and its position - I have dropped middling sized trees by building up a scaffold tower around the tree and dismantling it in stages - which worked very well - but I have a huge tree that needs a had pollarding and some of the trunks must weigh over a ton - and will be getting a man in to do that

Agreed to some extent, a bigger factor is if you are on the bench. I've tackled some big beasts when benched, but it was a major undertaking that took days and with quite a bit of risk to life and limb, I had a very lucky escape a year or two back. You really need to know what you are doing to take a chainsaw up a tree and if you DIY it and do it all manually it's hard work.

[Troll]

WHS. But one of the few things I'd pay for is tree felling, the right kit and letting someone else risk their neck for a few hundred quid is something worth paying for.

It depends how big the tree is and its position - I have dropped middling sized trees by building up a scaffold tower around the tree and dismantling it in stages - which worked very well - but I have a huge tree that needs a had pollarding and some of the trunks must weigh over a ton - and will be getting a man in to do that

[rootsnall]

Exactly - I always expect a tradesman to do something better than I could do it..they seldom do

WHS. But one of the few things I'd pay for is tree felling, the right kit and letting someone else risk their neck for a few hundred quid is something worth paying for.

[Troll]

I actually prefer DIY because it always works the way I intended, tradesmen seem to have a peculiar idea of what is acceptable. or maybe its me.

Exactly - I always expect a tradesman to do something better than I could do it..they seldom do

[vetran]

(and horizontal gymnastics doesn't count btw)

it does, if you do it like 9 /12 weeks stylee its 200 calories/hr.


I actually prefer DIY because it always works the way I intended, tradesmen seem to have a peculiar idea of what is acceptable. or maybe its me.

[rootsnall]

You're all looking at this the wrong way, to save money on expensive gym memberships you need to be doing a bit of physical around the house (and horizontal gymnastics doesn't count btw) - double bubble of keeping fit and not paying a tradesman

WHS. I'm a fat g*t though at the moment, so it doesn't work when it p*sses down every weekend. Wood chopping and digging holes are right up there in the elite areas of DIY fitness.

[EternalOptimist]

I am ready for round 2

The missus lopped some branches off, now I will go out and cut the trunk up.


I may be some time.

On the plus side, my muscles have hardened up nicely. Its amazing what a few hours can do

[Troll]

A real contractor gets his groundsman to cut down the tree.

Its cheaper to do a 50-50 split with the person cutting the tree.

Listen mate, I'm a permie and even I can afford lackies to do that kind of manual work.

You're all looking at this the wrong way, to save money on expensive gym memberships you need to be doing a bit of physical around the house (and horizontal gymnastics doesn't count btw) - double bubble of keeping fit and not paying a tradesman

[MyUserName]

A real contractor gets his groundsman to cut down the tree.

A real contractor would buy a different mansion with the tree in the right place and then lease his old one out to other contractors as a reserve where you can hunt recruitment agents.

[eek]

Should that be Mudskippers custom title

You'll regret that when she changes her avatar to

[BA to the Stars]

Yeah, but that just means you are MILF-like

Should that be Mudskippers custom title

[Mich the Tester]

They chop a tree down in the garden, with a hand axe and a wood saw


and the next day they feel like they did three rounds with Mike Tyson.

It was so bad this morning that even my stiffy was stiff


'MRS EO. BRING ME A BEER'

ooo that hurt

Listen mate, I'm a permie and even I can afford lackies to do that kind of manual work.

[eek]

A real contractor gets his groundsman to cut down the tree.

Its cheaper to do a 50-50 split with the person cutting the tree.

[mudskipper]

a real contractor would have one of these

A real contractor gets his groundsman to cut down the tree.