Quoted a big red oak today.

[fearofpavement]

So today I heard back from a vacant house with a tree problem that I had left one of my cards at.
I gave a quote for removal of this mess.
I need some run time on my saws so hope I get the job. On the other hand, it's hot as blazes this time of year in this part of Georgia....

 

[fearofpavement]

Here's the root ball from the end.

 

[fearofpavement]

The tree has demolished two outbuildings and needs to get sorted out from that mess too...

 

[merc_man]

Looks like a big job.

 

[Warped5]

Demolished buildings?

Is this insurance work?

 

[CoreyB]

I would charge at least $50
LOL kidding that could be a lot to sort through with the 2 outbuildings.

 

[junkman]

That's a big stump to get rid of ,does the landfill take stuff like that in your area ? or do you need to get the dirt out and chip it up ?

 

[exSW]

My Friday. Bid heavy.

 

[fearofpavement]

That's a big stump to get rid of ,does the landfill take stuff like that in your area ? or do you need to get the dirt out and chip it up ?

I bid the job with and without removing the rootball. If I need to move it, I'll bring a set of forks for the Bobcat 873 and poke at it quite a bit to knock as much dirt as possible off of it. Then I'll load it on my equipment trailer and dump it somewhere on my property. I've actually been able to burn root balls like this if there's enough other stuff to burn with it...
It is a big job (more than one day for Groundi and me)
It is insurance work (at least a portion of it) and he has to submit his bids and see what happens with that. I'd like to get this job because it's close and it's a lot of saw time which I need to test some saws.
Looks like I'll get the Stihl 070 out for this one too.
We'll see, I have competition on the bid but I work pretty cheap. I told them I would remove the whole mess for $1350 including the root ball. If someone bids less than that, I'll gladly let them do it instead.
I don't need firewood at all so there's no attraction for that aspect. (it's a red oak)

 

[fearofpavement]

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You didn't put that stump on the low boy with that little track hoe did you? I'm thinking a pretty good size excavator to lift one of those...

 

[fearofpavement]

Demolished buildings?

Is this insurance work?

yes.

 

[fearofpavement]

Here's a pic from the top end. One of the buildings that got flattened isn't even visible in the pic.

 

[exSW]

You didn't put that stump on the low boy with that little track hoe did you? I'm thinking a pretty good size excavator to lift one of those...

edit: now that I look, I can see it's not the same stump so nevermind...

That is the same rootball.

Grove version of a Pettibone.

 

[fearofpavement]

what do you think that stump weighed? Maybe 7000 lbs or so?

 

[junkman]

Here's a pic from the top end. One of the buildings that got flattened isn't even visible in the pic.

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Looks like the one standing behind it is dead

 

[exSW]

what do you think that stump weighed? Maybe 7000 lbs or so?

Man,that's a good question. I whittled on it until it no longer lifted the rear tires of that machine. I'm going to say more than 7000. In that pic you can see the rear downrigger getting a little air.

 

[fearofpavement]

Looks like the one standing behind it is dead

I wouldn't touch that one. It would need a bucket truck. While looking at the downed tree, there was a vulture perched in the dead oak. When it took flight, it broke off the branch it was resting on.

 

[MustangMike]

Looks like that trunk is straight enough to mill.

 

[fearofpavement]

Looks like that trunk is straight enough to mill.

It's a good log but it's a "yard tree" so there's almost certainly metal in it.

 

[Jose A.S.T.S.]

@fearofpavement heck if ya cut it off at twenty ft it would be worth a shot at hauling it, the 873 is going to be on site...be some pretty boards... good luck brother stay hydrated man GA is hot in the summer.....