Couple trees to plant

[Chestnut Oaks Prez]

ViceNut has a couple Leylands to plant Sunday. Rained too much today to get on the grass but he picked them up today. Customer tired of neighborghs junk. Wanted big as we could find 12'

[RedMax Man]

Those are nice. They'll be green year-round also which is great so they'll never see the "junk".

Seems every time i've planted arborvitaes which are similar to those is because the customer wants to block the view of the neighbors junk.

[P.Services]

the stripes in the background seem to have a little bow to them. is that the kind of work you guys do?:nono::laugh::laugh:

[DLAWNS]

Those are some nice full looking leylands.

[Lawn Freak]

Those are some good sized trees. How did the truck pull them?

[KACYDS]

Ive noticed in the first picture, how beautiful the Crepe Myrtles were in their fall color. We have millons of Crepe's in New Orleans, but they dont ever get that pretty in the fall. :cry::cry:

[Junior M]

That Ford probably struggled! piece of crap! :laugh:

Nice, when'd you get a gooseneck?

You guys must actually use that machine, look at that teeth on the bucket, there just about gone!

[TXNSLighting]

That Ford probably struggled! piece of crap! :laugh:

Nice, when'd you get a gooseneck?

You guys must actually use that machine, look at that teeth on the bucket, there just about gone!

That Ford said: is that all??? Come on i thought you were going to give me a chllenge...Ha!

[Junior M]

That Ford said: is that all??? Come on i thought you were going to give me a chllenge...Ha!
:laugh: :laugh:

[prizeprop]

Those are beautiful Lelands,any finished photos? I wish I could plant them here, but the deer rub the crap out of them.

[tbettis]

nice..i planted 6 a couple years ago and they do grow a foot a year

[Tyler7692]

the stripes in the background seem to have a little bow to them. is that the kind of work you guys do?:nono::laugh::laugh:

Couldn't help myself at this joking stab... :laugh::laugh::laugh:

[ericlemson]

prez, where did you buy those leyland cypress at and what would someone pay for one?

[mrsops]

Guys make it easier on your self go get a set of forks. Did you dig them by hand? no auger?

[Chestnut Oaks Prez]

prez, where did you buy those leyland cypress at and what would someone pay for one?

Eric, We got them from your neck of the woods (Kings over on 178) $500 ea installed.

[Chestnut Oaks Prez]

Guys make it easier on your self go get a set of forks. Did you dig them by hand? no auger?

What is a auger? :confused:(Shreik) We can dig these holes with a shovel and pick in about 8 hrs.:cool2:

[mrsops]

:What is a auger? :confused:(Shreik) We can dig these holes with a shovel and pick in about 8 hrs.:cool2:

or you can buy an auger and get them planted in about 2 hours. Thats what i do

[GoneFishin']

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or you can buy an auger and get them planted in about 2 hours. Thats what i do

But then he doesnt get to charge as much:laugh:

[mrsops]

But then he doesnt get to charge as much:laugh:

Not really because he already gave them a price of $500 installed i think he said. So what do they care if they were happy with the price he could of used anything he wanted.

[Chestnut Oaks Prez]

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or you can buy an auger and get them planted in about 2 hours. Thats what i do

sops, I'm just messin with you.:) We are too lazy to dig with a shovel. I'll post you some pics of how we do it tomorrow after they are planted.

[mrsops]

sops, I'm just messin with you.:) We are too lazy to dig with a shovel. I'll post you some pics of how we do it tomorrow after they are planted.

you got me man :laugh::laugh::laugh: i would love to see

[Chestnut Oaks Prez]

Here's some from today.
Last pic was not good:cry:. Gutter drain pipe. Great aim Ha?:laugh:

[P.Services]

wow i cant belive you dont run that bobcat on mats or at least plywood to do that. thats insane!!

[STIHL GUY]

must have sucked to hit that pipe

[P.Services]

must have sucked to hit that pipe

i wouldnt even tell the homeowner i hit it..... plant the tree and it will grow the best!!!!! it was a blessing

[Chestnut Oaks Prez]

All planted:)

[RedMax Man]

Like the color of that dirt. so different from this area. also someone has been occupied building a fort...

[Junior M]

Nice, when'd you get a gooseneck?


So when'd you get a gooseneck? Freaking just ignore my question!:nono::laugh:


Btw great aim, I bet that was planned! :laugh:

[ViceNut]

lets see what all topics can I hit...

1- ford couldn't tell she was back there. Especially not after having 8 pallets of wet fescue on there not too long ago. :dizzy: We've had the gooseneck for awhile now though, probably a year and 1/2 or so.

2- leave the drain? Hope you're kidding. We don't do that kind of work. Its a yearly contract customer, but even if it wasn't, we would never leave it. Pipe clogs, gutters back up, yadda yadda yadda. Not our line/quality of work we are known for.

3- Not sure what kind of dirt you have redmax, but this red clay sucks. One of our biggest reasons for buying the auger way back when, plus, its a lot easier. :laugh:

[ViceNut]

i wouldnt even tell the homeowner i hit it..... plant the tree and it will grow the best!!!!! it was a blessing

yeh we should have! Now that I think about it, we should have left the straps and burlap wrapped around the trees too! That way we get to come back and charge them again! ;) :rolleyes:

[P.Services]

yeh we should have! Now that I think about it, we should have left the straps and burlap wrapped around the trees too! That way we get to come back and charge them again! ;) :rolleyes:

that was a joke dont get bent out of shape. but i wasnt joking about the mats to run the t190 on. i know it has tracks and low ground pressure but they still rut a dry hard lawn let alone a wet yard. i always run on plywood or old 1 1/2'' thick concrete forms.

[Junior M]

Oh, just never seen it in your pics before, and red clay is the biggest freaking headache ever! When you tried and grade it out it digs out in big chunks and then you cant smooth it out because it's nothing but chunks of crap, and dont even think of trying to hand dig in it without a mattox, and dear god dont ever go near it when its wet! My driveway still has stains from a muddy red clay job back in May!

[syzer]

Thats some really nice leylands. Up here a 10'er will run 287.00.

[ViceNut]

that was a joke dont get bent out of shape. but i wasnt joking about the mats to run the t190 on. i know it has tracks and low ground pressure but they still rut a dry hard lawn let alone a wet yard. i always run on plywood or old 1 1/2'' thick concrete forms.

typically we would on an existing yard like that, but it dried out, and it was thick, thick zoysia. Plus, we only had to transport the trees straight to the holes, not a whole lot of wear on the grass.

[RedMax Man]

3- Not sure what kind of dirt you have redmax, but this red clay sucks. One of our biggest reasons for buying the auger way back when, plus, its a lot easier. :laugh:

I've seen it and worked it first hand and with a Cat skid with tracks like yours. Nasty unforgiving crap. Just the color is unique. Our dirt is black compared to that.

[deere615]

Nice work that little fort looks like something I would have done as a little kid

[ViceNut]

Black dirt would be nice for a change. The fort is part of the reason the leyland's went in. :laugh: Just the finishing touch I guess

[Sweet Tater]

lets see what all topics can I hit...

3- Not sure what kind of dirt you have redmax, but this red clay sucks. One of our biggest reasons for buying the auger way back when, plus, its a lot easier. :laugh:

You can tell redmax has never tried to dig a hole in red clay when its so hard a pic ax will bounce off it, or so muddy 10 pounds of it sticks to your shovel and you have to scrape it off each time before you get another shovel full.
I hate the stuff but its all we have here.

[Jacob's Yardworks LLC]

hey chestnut what size and brand is that trailer?

[oakhillslandscaping]

hey what size is the bit on that auger?

[mrsops]

you should invest in those alturna mats best investment i made yet so much better then lugging around plywood that breaks all the dam time and these mats interlock with each other to if you want them to. Plus it looks so much more professional than plywood. But if anything you should get a set of forks for that walk behind i used to put in leylands all the time with my bobcat mt 52 it makes alot less of a mess on the lawn. Better then bringing the t190 across the lawn and yes my bobcat mt52 did lift big leylands like this

[ViceNut]

the trailer is a longhorn (i think) and its a 25'er, 20' flat with 5' dovetail. The auger is a 36"

I just cant see much use for the forks on the vermeer, because it may pick up some trees, these possibly, but others I doubt it. Plus the edge from the grass to the mulch bed was a decent drop, and it would've tipped like no tomorrow on that. Not a chance it would pick up a pallet of sod, so just dont really see it justify buying a set for it too.

[RedMax Man]

You can tell redmax has never tried to dig a hole in red clay when its so hard a pic ax will bounce off it, or so muddy 10 pounds of it sticks to your shovel and you have to scrape it off each time before you get another shovel full.
I hate the stuff but its all we have here.

No actually i have worked it and dug in both dry and very wet conditions. I've been down south before so i do have a little first hand experience. its quite a bit different than my soil up north here.

[ViceNut]

it getting stuck on your shovel isn't the worst part. getting stuck to the bottom of your shoes 6" thick and so heavy you cant even walk. errrrrrrrrrrr :hammerhead:

[Junior M]

it getting stuck on your shovel isn't the worst part. getting stuck to the bottom of your shoes 6" thick and so heavy you cant even walk. errrrrrrrrrrr :hammerhead:
Whats worse than that is getting your boot stuck in it, that stuff has some awesome suction power, enough to pull your boot right off...

[kreft]

Awesome work!

Got any other job's coming up?

[ViceNut]

Awesome work!

Got any other job's coming up?

gotta do a little landscaping this weekend for a customer. Both of her daughters are getting married sunday at their house. :dizzy:

Some more leylands to plant at another house, and a couple of new construction landscapes in a new high end neighborhood probably within the next month/month 1/2

[RedMax Man]

Married on the same weekend!:dizzy: talk about stress. are they twins or something. thats kinda odd.

[ViceNut]

Married on the same weekend!:dizzy: talk about stress. are they twins or something. thats kinda odd.

i dont think they are twins, but odd.......yes. This family is very odd. But, they have money and like to spend it, so I dont mind their oddness. :laugh:

[kreft]

I like the paw on the back of the T190. :)

[riverwalklandscaping]

Just curious, do you partially expose the roots when you put those in? I never trust the places that grow these trees so I expose most of the roots and snip any that look like they may be a possible girdling root. The other benefit is that so much of the weight is gone that you can muscle them around by hand if you need to. I guess its not windy there? I don't see any stakes.

[ViceNut]

kreft, the paw fits nicely there, eh? :cool2:

Just curious, do you partially expose the roots when you put those in? I never trust the places that grow these trees so I expose most of the roots and snip any that look like they may be a possible girdling root. The other benefit is that so much of the weight is gone that you can muscle them around by hand if you need to. I guess its not windy there? I don't see any stakes.

It gets pretty windy sometimes, especially this week its been real windy, but these trees were so big there was really no need to stake them.

[ViceNut]

Usually not windy here. Has been windy this week though. Trees were big. No need to stake. Easier?

[P.Services]

thats the reason to stake a tree.... because a tree like that is big and is just like a big sail to catch wind. now if it was some tree like a service berry or a dogwood of the same size i would say yeah no need to stake it has a big root ball and very little "mass" to act as a sail. its when they have been soaked in good and its all mud around them and in the hole that they will tip over.

[LuvMyFerris]

Just curious, what does one of those go for installed?

PS-Same dirt here, harder than concrete! I kid you not!!!

[riverwalklandscaping]

yeah I hate clay.. nothing like walking around with bricks glued to your feet

[DBL]

what did you do about the pipe. im asuming fix it and re dig another hole?

[Chestnut Oaks Prez]

what did you do about the pipe. im asuming fix it and re dig another hole?

Moved hole back about 2 ft and fixed pipe:cry:That is a pain with that 36"augar and a 1/2 hole already there.

[JShe8918]

Hate to dig up an old thread but Prez i have a question for you. I priced out the vermeer s800tx today and told him i wanted a 36" and 15" bit for the high torque auger and he said they didn't carry them and that he didn't know of a bit that large that would fit the attachment. Do you have any recomendations?

[bobcat48]

Nice work.very nice job,it looks great.

[deere615]

I was just thinking the other day i havent seen prez or vicenut on here in a while hope everything is going good down there