Help with Landscape Job/Shrub & Small Tree Removal

[seasonal vision lawn and]

I recently went to look at a job that includes mostly large shrub removal and small tree removal. I live in central ohio and need help with pricing and techniques. The small shrubs and trees are about 10-15 feet high and trunks are about 4-11 inches thick. 1. How should I remove trees/shrubs of this size 2. How should I price them (with two other guys) 3. I need to back fill with dirt and sow some grass after cleanup. Any suggestions? Thanks for you help.

Seansonal Vision Lawn Care
First year in business

[Lawngodfather]

what tools do you have?

[J.T.]

Do you have a truck with a winch or a strong bummper If you have access to use your truck then that is one way if not the old fashiond way a shovel and a Good long 6ft pry bar

Pricing depends on how you remove them

with a winsh then it wont take too long but digging them then it will take a good bit longer


I can pull a tree up faster than I can cut it down if it is that small

[seasonal vision lawn and]

i don't have a winch, i had thought about just sawing them to ground level then using a mini stupgrinder to remove the remainder. if i have to dig them up how far down and wide can i expect to go? and how much if i have to dig versus renting the grinder? any more suggestions?

[NCSULandscaper]

I would cut them down myself and sub out to a stump grinder to take the stumps below grade, then you can add your topsoil and re-sow some grass. Pricing i couldnt help you on because its all regional, my prices mean nothing to yours up there.

[BCSteel]

If you cant get in with your truck to pull them out, then cut them off with a chain saw.

[GLAN]

If you stump grind..........remove all the grindings from the hole and fill with soil.....

If you chose to dig them out and pull with truck. Don't dig to far wide, just giving yourself more work. Dig aroud the stump and down as far as you need to. Can usualy tell how far is needed when you wiggle the stump after digging for a bit. If you start getting movement then all you need to do is cut what ever roots are preventing it from being pushed over.

I say give it a try digging and using a chain or rope on the truck to help. You won't know about these things if you don't do a few. Often times it is better to dig out stumps than grind them. Although I would probably not dig out anything much larger than that.

[kerryb]

I had some 20' Redtips to remove recently. I ran into a time crunch so I subed it out. These two guys are very good and very effecient. They cut them down and shredded them, then they ground all the stumps. They charge $100 per hour for themselves and for the equipment.
They are not the highest priced guys in town. But they are the best imo. Since this is your first one you will have to do what we all did when we started, quess. Just estimate how long you think it will take you to remove the trees and dispose of them. If you know your overhead, add your profit to this And x the hours to do the job. Then add a little to it because it will probably take you longer than you think.
If you make money on it, great, if not next time you will know more of what the job takes and how much more you need to charge.