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Stump cutters have been engineered to allow tree care workers to tackle difficult jobs efficiently and safely. Taking proper care of the cutter wheel enables operators to get the most out of these machines.
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Social media tools, such as blogs, Facebook and Twitter, don’t do the same kind of work as chain saws, brush chippers and other equipment, but they have the potential to bring in business for tree care contractors. But are they worth the time and effort?
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Gary McKeag, brush chipper service technician at Vermeer Corporation, says if you address the following two important maintenance issues, you will go a long way toward having a chipper that delivers top performance.
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For a tree care company that does not want to use a climber for basic pruning and tree trimming jobs, a pole pruner can be a good option; and if properly selected and used, can impact the efficiency and economics of the tree service business.
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In the digital age, managing your reputation can be a challenge, but by proactively monitoring reviews, promoting the good and addressing the bad, you have the opportunity to gain customers. Curious where to get started? Learn about Angie’s List.
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You will see some people in the tree care business using an axe to take out small stumps or tying the stumps to their pickup and ripping them out. They are not working efficiently. Paul Ginty has been a serious student of the economics and efficiencies of the tree care business for the dozen years he has operated Paul’s Tree Service. See his findings.
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Many factors can influence the efficiency and productivity of tree care equipment, although none likely more important than effectively managing equipment fleets.
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Should you look outside your tree care crew and put together a professional advisory team with the business skills and expertise that you lack? And, if so, how do you select and organize such a team?
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Read about the most basic force present in many rigging operations — the 2-to-1 force factor — in order to help design and develop safer, more efficient rigging systems.
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