WWTBAM Bored

Two tree removers came yesterday. The first looked it over for about five minutes, said it would be a difficult job (NSS) and quoted me $400. The second guy looked it over, spent about twenty minutes with me discussing the rigging and all the rest he would have to do, looking at the fence and trying to help me figure out how to take out a couple of sections temporarily, and so on. His quote is ~$1000 if I can get the fence out so he can just drop the thing, and $1400 if I can't.

The difference is so large that I'm suspicious of the first one. The latter is more in line with what I expected. Maybe the first guy just needs the business more, or the second guy does NOT want the job and is giving a high quote so I won't choose him.

Can't do anything until our neighbors get back, anyway. I think they're on vacation. I've got a call into a third tree removal company, and may try for others. It's pretty well jammed in place, so I don't think there's an imminent problem (famous last words).

I haven't found a post about this, and I am intuiting that this is a follow up to something previous.

If you want any input, let me know.

Inexperienced tree guys can be a real poblem.

peacock2121 wrote:I haven't found a post about this, and I am intuiting that this is a follow up to something previous.

It's this one:

viewtopic.php?t=7549

FYI - in NY any damage your tre doe to the nighbors is your responsibility.

Check each company for certification and for what their insurance covers.

I'm with Pea on the checking them out part. You want to make sure they are bonded and insured.

FWIW - the $400 sounds WAY too low to me. I've had to call for tree removal twice this year, and it's been $1000+ both times. By the time they rig the ropes, climb with safety gear, hoist power tools, cut and lower limbs, cut and stack firewood, and remove smaller stuff -- it's a pretty big job.