6k = 21 trees Update: First day progress pics added

[dank69]

But I'll be damned if I have to rake another fucking acorn.

 

[Saint Nick]

You spent six grand to cut down 21 trees?

 

[darkewaffle]

Squirrels would have been cheaper.

 

[rivan]

Please tell me you'll replant. Nothing bums me out more than a huge span of grass where there could be some nice trees.

 

[dank69]

You spent six grand to cut down 21 trees?

4 bids all came in from 5500-6500 and the 5500 wasn't going to remove the wood. The biggest tree alone would have been 3500.

Squirrels would have been cheaper.

All those little fuckers did was pick up maybe 10% and just bury them elsewhere in the yard.

 

[dank69]

Please tell me you'll replant. Nothing bums me out more than a huge span of grass where there could be some nice trees.

These are just the trees that are either on the lawn or hang over the lawn. About 1/3 of my lot will remain wooded and the lot behind me is also all woods.

 

[Texashiker]

But I'll be damned if I have to rake another fucking acorn.

Do the work yourself, and then sell the wood for firewood or wood for smokers.

You spent money instead of making money, you did it wrong.

 

[Red Squirrel]

I would kill to have an acorn or other nut tree in my yard. Would be epic.

 

[highland145]

Good price depending on the sizes.

Now time to put in the sprinkler and sod. Damn yours are almost as bad as boats when it comes to sinking $$ into them.

 

[Texashiker]

Good price depending on the sizes.

Good price? How do you figure that?

The guys were paid to cut the trees down and haul the wood off. Around thanksgiving and christmas the wood will probably go for sale on the side of the road for $1 a piece.

There are two sides to this story, someone lost money, and someone made money.

One of the most important rules in life - never lose money.

 

[mugs]

Need before and after pics

 

[spaceman]

lol
wood is worth ~$200 per cord here
but DIY on 21 trees if avg trees=a fuck lot of work
op thats a decent price, i would have kept all wood tho

 

[rivan]

There are two sides to this story, someone lost money, and someone made money.

One of the most important rules in life - never lose money.

Time = Money.

There are two sides to this story, someone lost time, and someone made time.

One of the most important rules in life - never lose time.

 

[highland145]

Good price? How do you figure that?

The guys were paid to cut the trees down and haul the wood off. Around thanksgiving and christmas the wood will probably go for sale on the side of the road for $1 a piece.

There are two sides to this story, someone lost money, and someone made money.

One of the most important rules in life - never lose money.

I understand your argument but a lot don't have the saws, skills, desire, bucket truck, skid loader, stump grinder, chipper (last 3 for large trees), log splitter, etc. My bro in law cuts trees as a side job so I get free wood.:sneaky:

$285/tree, depending on the size is a good deal. Especially if they did a half ass job cleaning up.

 

[olds]

Around here you could have had the trees cut down for the wood. No charge.

 

[Capt Caveman]

4 bids all came in from 5500-6500 and the 5500 wasn't going to remove the wood. The biggest tree alone would have been 3500.

All those little fuckers did was pick up maybe 10% and just bury them elsewhere in the yard.

Did that also include getting the stumps grinded-up?

 

[rivan]

Need before and after pics

:thumbsup:

but DIY on 21 trees if avg trees=a fuck lot of work

This. And depending on where you live/what vehicles you have at your disposal, you might have to pay to dispose of what you can't use for wood.

 

[highland145]

Time = Money.

There are two sides to this story, someone lost time, and someone made time.

One of the most important rules in life - never lose time.

And my back. It's needs a lot of saving.

 

[highland145]

Around here you could have had the trees cut down for the wood. No charge.

Yeah but you'd need the wood to rebuild your house after the greenies eco-burned it in a leaf loving rage.

 

[spaceman]

I would kill to have an acorn or other nut tree in my yard. Would be epic.

they r great when they rain down on your vehicles or smack u in the head
or when they bombard the lawn by the 1000s and evry rodent known to man comes

 

[rivan]

And my back. It's needs a lot of saving.

No shit.

I split enough wood between my 13th and 18th birthdays to last a few lifetimes. Felling a tree when there's anything you DON'T want to hit is a skill.

 

[spaceman]

on my own
assume u can drop em all safe(big assume)
it would only u maybe a summer of ass breaking work to accomplish

 

[highland145]

they r great when they rain down on your vehicles or smack u in the head
or when they bombard the lawn by the 1000s and evry rodent known to man comes

Squirrels are a nuisance. More so when they chew the power lines to sharpen their teeth.

Last year, the rats we acquired were eating the acorns and piling the remnants under the house.

 

[rivan]

they r great when they rain down on your vehicles or smack u in the head
or when they bombard the lawn by the 1000s and evry rodent known to man comes

Sugar Maple FTW.

 

[rivan]

Squirrels are a nuisance. More so when they chew the power lines to sharpen their teeth.

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