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#2302
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#2303
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Yeah this is a big deal with a big price tag. I have taken down medium size pine trees (say 10 inch diameter trunk, 25ish feet tall) by myself with a chainsaw. I know my limitations.
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Neighbor has one and he had it trimmed early this year along with two smaller trees and he said it was $6500.
Where I used to live a 30 foot branch broke off a pine and fell on the house @3:00 a.m. It was almost a tree in itself and one of it's branches punched a hole in the roof and came through the ceiling in the closet. While waiting for the landlord to do something I cut it up as much as I could with a bow saw. Made a pile of branches bigger than a pick-up truck but I couldn't deal with the main trunk of the thing. When the tree guys finally came they lowered it with ropes and pulleys and said it was about 500 pounds.
A few years later the small tree leaning in this pic fell on the carport due to root rot.
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I cut down my palm trees myself.
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like he thought of it himself... I've been saying this for over a decade
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That's the truth! Last winter I got an estimate of $2,400 to remove a single large limb hanging precariously over my roof. I was aghast. I sarcastically said "Really? How much would you charge for the whole effin' tree"? He "graciously" reduced the estimate to $2,000.
I found another guy who wanted only $800. He got the job, plus a tip, did damn good work too.
I found another guy who wanted only $800. He got the job, plus a tip, did damn good work too.
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My tree trimming experience was 3 times the previously quoted price. I was seriously considering tackling it myself. But I am getting a little old for that kind of acrobatics.
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We have a couple of big trees in our backyard that are coming down today. One is a big oak that is apparently too close to the house, the other is a big ash that has ash borer disease and at risk to fall on the house in the future.
Tree work is not cheap. The whole job is costing almost as much as a new crabon fiber bike with Dura Ace Di2.
Tree work is not cheap. The whole job is costing almost as much as a new crabon fiber bike with Dura Ace Di2.
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I've done the same. When you have room to work, stuff in that size range isn't a big deal. Once you have constraints, like a decent chance of causing property damage, I'm going to step back and let the pros handle it.
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I was filming the adventure, and every now and then I review the video to remind me how unpredictable tree work can be.
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BRR test of the new Conti GP5kS TR has been posted - https://www.bicyclerollingresistance...prix-5000-s-tr
Doesn't look quite like the slam dunk that Conti claimed but, as always, real-world use may differ. Looks like it's 1-2w faster than the Michelin and Schwalbe that I've recently used (and the Pirelli that I have on hand for next year), at an expense of slightly worse puncture protection. It'll be interesting to hear user feedback on, uh, road feedback, grip and suppleness, which should be big factors with so little separating the measurables.
Doesn't look quite like the slam dunk that Conti claimed but, as always, real-world use may differ. Looks like it's 1-2w faster than the Michelin and Schwalbe that I've recently used (and the Pirelli that I have on hand for next year), at an expense of slightly worse puncture protection. It'll be interesting to hear user feedback on, uh, road feedback, grip and suppleness, which should be big factors with so little separating the measurables.
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BRR test of the new Conti GP5kS TR has been posted - https://www.bicyclerollingresistance...prix-5000-s-tr
Doesn't look quite like the slam dunk that Conti claimed but, as always, real-world use may differ. Looks like it's 1-2w faster than the Michelin and Schwalbe that I've recently used (and the Pirelli that I have on hand for next year), at an expense of slightly worse puncture protection. It'll be interesting to hear user feedback on, uh, road feedback, grip and suppleness, which should be big factors with so little separating the measurables.
Doesn't look quite like the slam dunk that Conti claimed but, as always, real-world use may differ. Looks like it's 1-2w faster than the Michelin and Schwalbe that I've recently used (and the Pirelli that I have on hand for next year), at an expense of slightly worse puncture protection. It'll be interesting to hear user feedback on, uh, road feedback, grip and suppleness, which should be big factors with so little separating the measurables.
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rjones28 owes me an apology.
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It is unbelievably dangerous and unpredictable. A few years ago I tried taking down this pesky sumac tree. Long story short, I almost killed myself. Thank God my son was there to reposition the ladder beneath me otherwise I would have needed to make the call of shame to the fire department. Also thank God for the safety harness I had on.
I was filming the adventure, and every now and then I review the video to remind me how unpredictable tree work can be.
I was filming the adventure, and every now and then I review the video to remind me how unpredictable tree work can be.
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It is unbelievably dangerous and unpredictable. A few years ago I tried taking down this pesky sumac tree. Long story short, I almost killed myself. Thank God my son was there to reposition the ladder beneath me otherwise I would have needed to make the call of shame to the fire department. Also thank God for the safety harness I had on.
I was filming the adventure, and every now and then I review the video to remind me how unpredictable tree work can be.
I was filming the adventure, and every now and then I review the video to remind me how unpredictable tree work can be.
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