How To Top Off Large Hedges!

[@kennedybj1]

love the rolling platform idea..!! good thinking..!!

[@123Goldhunter11]

Good job. I have about 1,000 feet of leyland hedges and my advice to anyone planting them is to keep them at 7'. Yep - that's' right. And narrow so you can cut them all from the ground.

[@PhilipBelmont]

My question is how do you get the string line straight when you're so high off the ground and the ground is uneven?

[@jgjg3848]

Looks good. Excellent work.

[@nicoledickson7872]

Thank you this is amazing, how do you stand your levelling timbers up?

[@TwoTimesTwentyOne]

excellent video, as a first time owner of an hedge, this will help.

[@tgsgardenmaintenance4627]

The great thing about these kinds of jobs is seeing the end product of your work! Wouldn't want to do anything else!!! 👍

[@jimmydickson8854]

These private hedges grow so fast a lot of work to look after them I wouldn’t have one on my property ,good work for you guys that have to cut them

[@swimbait1]

That was a big job. You did really well.

[@stevesgardening]

Nice video and nice job! 💚💪🏼

[@TheAaronReynolds]

Can you tell me about the 2x2 posts and how the footing is set up? Is the string holding the post or a footing on the post as well? Great video 👍

[@erixtorrez2419]

Congratulations Brother the Cheve is good idea you are the best in landscapes i like all videos brother thanks for show videos i live in Kansas where do you live you have job for me brother hahaha good luck Brother you are the best.....

[@jasongardener3425]

Nice work 👌👍

[@13panda13]

Nice one

[@georgepedone8506]

What type of tree edge is that? Is Leyland Cypress tees shaped into hedges ?

[@patrickcoyne2598]

Great video

[@bettyodom5814]

Good job 👍

[@jesuscisneros9752]

How much did you charge for this job !? Can you also do a video on quoting??

[@marckvaler3726]

Very smart 👌

[@greenwaylawncareandlandsca2961]

Great video, looks like a lot of fun, but pretty challenging as well!

[@barryfoster8491]

Excellent job - what would a homeowner do if the shrub is very leggy and falling every direction and never been trimmed for a very long time?

[@eliotgutow6673]

Please tell us the kinds of equipment you are using?

[@julianalderson6996]

Like it bro. Mate i work with from canada has a mental string line me not so much. But often we dont have time to do line but do our best. N yer tripod ladders are great in tight spots. Cheers

[@rocky5755]

If you leave a V in the top of the hedge isn’t that a potential problem for snow in winter?

[@frenchiefrog1564]

Hey man, i was thinking about putting a string line when i do it as well but how do you know your line is straight? You mesure your 2 start and end points from bottom?

[@alexsimmons3357]

Love watching your vids

[@AmbrosLandscapingInc]

Thanks man appreciate it!

[@rodneyharper2275]

Great job thanks

[@rogerpalm3599]

Does it look better to have the hedge top line parallel to the ground or always level even if the hedge is on a slope for example?

[@lukejones792]

sure does

[@mr.garden2121]

Why you not using stihl?

[@nicolamarini]

Bravo !

[@serendipiry]

Hi how are you how much you am charge for trimming that wall ?

[@estebanfa3x]

What kind of hedge/tree/bush were you cutting? Looking for something similar

[@JohntehGman]

Will it hurt them plants being cut off at the top like that ?

[@AmbrosLandscapingInc]

No not at all. These are very hardy shrubs and will come back easily

[@JohntehGman]

@@AmbrosLandscapingInc Thanks very much for the response

[@megaman2016]

Does the top grow back or will it always be hollow and woody?

[@petrfilip7399]

I bet its gonna be hollow, because he made the cuts on big branches with the chainsaw, so the bark is shredded and the stick dies one day. I prefer to do it with sharp handsaw (fine clean cut with bark nicely attatched to the wood and leave some life branch close to the cut as the futuru terminal...if it makes sence.

[@alteravi2790]

What type of hedg is this?

[@darrenh20102]

Great tips, thanks. And the "hello shadow" comment... Very funny.

[@AimlifestyleX]

What size ladder is that?

[@coloradoslawnservice6084]

Nice job man. How long did you take that job?

[@garrettumbarger2853]

Awesome videos. For the string line, are you just tying it to a main branch ( as shown in video ) or are you using those large stakes ? Thanks for your input. Combination of both ?

[@seanjohn3045]

Great job, I have a good size yard and the work to maintain Thuja is to much. I’ll try a smaller evergreen and let it max under 20 feet. Any suggestions?

[@seanjohn3045]

Or if I top it at 16 feet, how fast will it continue on the sides?

[@greentree6373]

Nice job and great video! Gets me motivated to trim hedges

[@samsolomon1903]

How much does a job like that cost

[@neilroth3914]

nice video man...how do you take two trucks to one jobsite if you're on your own?

[@AmbrosLandscapingInc]

Neil Roth had my wife come pick me up 👍

[@ahwuang]

I was told it is dangerous to use chainsaw to trim multiple branches. Is that true? For big hedges the trimmer may not work.

[@tylerwaxman7512]

Yep, better seal those big cutting with melted wax.

[@Dale.Nienow]

Hedge trimming looks good, nice job.

[@leos91]

THIS GUY IS SO REALLY SMART NOW. work smart not hard

[@derekseelman5569]

Love the hedge trimming videos. Keep up the great work brother!

[@andrewosborn8551]

Awesome video Jason!

[@redneckred9512]

I like the truck scaffold good idea👍

[@FranciscoJose-it8yd]

down here in Knoxville TN it would cost around $400

[@changingseasonslandscape6142]

When U do a job like that (since u don't know how long it going to take) do U charge by the hour or give a flat bid price Looking good!

[@ronhart4166]

Stanley Genadek is the only person I know who is willing to talk pricing. Everyone thanks it is taboo. But I feel it would do the Lawn community some good to share this information . I always do. I know we all have different overhead so there is no exact formula but I like to see people in my area get the most money they can for a job. Heck everyone knows basic lawn care pricing in are area here in Florida. If you do good work you want loose a customer over pricing in my 12yrs of business. I would think this would be an averaged hourly payed job. But you would have to add in all the equipment overhead he has onsite . I actually charge a lower price for basic lawn care maintenance . I would consider this tree service which is a higher hourly rate. Not to mention the additional insurance coverage you should have. My insurance will not cover me and my employees if we have to go taller than a six foot latter. So I would have to use a bucket lift on this job to get it done and stay within my policy. So there are a lot to think about when charging for such jobs. It will be interesting how he replies to this question.

[@JWNLawnCare]

Normally contractors charge by the job that's what me and a lot of other guys I know do. Normally only the "weekend warriors" or "lowballers" who are basically running non-legit, uninsured mowing runs charge a low hourly rate or a ridiculous flat price ($30 lawns etc) far easier to charge by the job once you get your quoting right

[@ronhart4166]

JWN could you share your thoughts on quoting this job. I would be interested on how you bid this job without an hourly rate applied." By the job" I would think you would have to know how long it will take you. I do understand the minimum rate concept . But if you have never done a job like this how would you be able to quote without your shop hourly rate. This is not your basic hedge trimming. I would love to know your thoughts.

[@JWNLawnCare]

Ok. You don't really need to know exact times for this kind of "by the job" quoting. I quote all my work as a final price not hourly (if customers knew my average hourly rate even just for mowing they would probably go nuts!) and yes it does take some getting used to but you can make a lot more money than quoting hourly. I basically go up and look at a job (I never usually give final prices before seeing the job in person, looks can be deceiving in pictures) and get a price based off roughly how long I expect it will take (which is important especially if you have employees like I do because they get paid hourly), what tools I am going to need to complete the work, whether I will need to take any green waste to the tip (tipping fees are ridiculous here in Australia) and what kind of complexity the job is (obstacles that need to be worked around, access to backyards etc). I can knock out most of my regular lawns with my helper in less than 30mins now that I have my ride on mower with me so charging by the job means that although I spend less time on the job and therefore have to pay my helper less I still get the same amount of money whereas charging hourly I would want to take as long as I could lol. So I can charge AU$85 for one corner block I mow for example but we can get that done in less than an hour so therefore my average hourly rate for that property is more than $85. Now the clients are very happy with that price because there is a fair bit of work involved (many areas that can only be trimmed, most of the backyard can only be push mowed etc.) but if I told them it would be $90/hr (which is what it is close to in terms of hourly) I'm fairly confident they wouldn't still be a client ;D As Ron said before a lot of guys do keep their prices quiet as do I in most cases because again if many of my clients found out how much I charge hourly they would fire me for "charging too much". I know I maybe didn't relate specifically to this hedge job like you asked but the same principal goes. Have a look at it, figure out roughly how long you reckon it will take, how complex it is and what tools you are going to need. Once you get enough experience even if you come across a job you haven't done before you can normally still get a pretty accurate quote. Hope this helps ;D

[@JWNLawnCare]

@@LegendLength Yeah it's around the same for us here. I go to a tip a little further out normally as they use flat rate pricing. $50 for under 500kg I think it is so it's easy to quote for the customer (adding in travel time etc. I charge $100 for green waste removal). Our local tip in monash is awful, so touch and go on pricing. Depending on who you get at the gate, I've been charged $25 for a trailer load of green waste, and then another time they wanted $178 for the same load! Impossible to quote a customer for that when you never know what they're going to charge.

[@brakiska]

How long did it take you? Get a good rolling scaffold. We do these kind of hedges in a matter of few hours as a team of 2 with rolling scaffold with individually adjustable wheels height . we do up to 28' high with those.

[@florisvandronkelaar3225]

Awesome stuff man

[@olegnochka8441]

why cant you tell the name of the tree/bush? its so easy...

[@deathstep1280]

Intro song: LAIRE - Smear

[@BioHazardra]

great work! that sure is a big job. i can only imagine the amount of $$$$ that must bring lol.

[@LORD_OF_GARDEN_BELARUS]

Great work / Thanks for video/ What's the type of Thuja ? on this video Live in Belarus Work in Landscaping buziness too

[@gregstickler3798]

What are you standing on in the middle of the hedge Also you seem to demonstrate stihl echo and husqvarna Don’t you have shindaiwa I personally think shindaiwa is the best for quality economy and performance

[@IsraelistheJewsland]

So how do you keep 3 points of contact on the ladder. Safety laws are written in the blood of the fallen.

[@brocktonma.1816]

Relax

[@IsraelistheJewsland]

@@brocktonma.1816 fall off a ladder and find out

[@weekendhomeprojects]

I need to hire u...my girl won't trim for shit.

[@erikk6604]

He had no hand on the ladder. Isn't that considered unsafe and improper?

[@FishFind3000]

Finally!

[@julianalderson6996]

An battery gear bro works well"

[@hedgeking5254]

I hope you're at least charging them double for the hassle to prune the hedges.

[@MusicFan-qx7tz]

What’s the name of these shrubs

[@SGspecial84]

That hedge will look nice for about 3 weeks. Then the Leyland Cypress will do what it always does.

[@justinrobbins6413]

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[@Leoholmes]

Little safety in international standards??

[@MrStubacca77]

Sorry mate, but you talk waaaaay too fast, struggle to understand you.