Our front yard is missing some trees tonight.  We had to have the two pine trees cut down.  They totally died and were a hazard.  We got lots of bids starting at $1200 and finally settled on the cheapest at $850.  Dad said the boss said they would accept any tips we wanted to give too, so he told them if they could take out the two pines and not damage the one next to them he would tip them $50.  They worked so hard and so steadily that they deserved that and more.  What workers!!  We were really impressed.  We sat out there and watched the whole show, beginning to end.  Took them from about 930 to 1230.

  Here is the view of the dead trees.  Poor old trees.  And the squirrels are going to miss the pine cones.

You can see the guy up in the top through the other one.

They let every branch down carefully and when they did the top of the first tree it went directly in the street.  Perfect aim!  The top of the second tree wanted to tilt into the tree we wanted to save, so they had to work hard to keep it away.  They were pulling for all they were worth and it wasn't enough, so they finally got the truck tied to it and pulled it right.  They were very conscientious. I can't say enough about how efficient and careful they were.   And strong!  They lifted those logs and threw them in the truck.  And their shredder took great big branches and ate them down to dust.

They took them both down and ground the stumps.  Now it's just a nice little circle of wood shavings.

So here is the way it looks now.  No trees, just a circle of mulch.  

It was worth every penny.  Can you imagine us doing that with rented equipment?  Not likely.  We are so very grateful for all that they did and were happy to pay for it.  And would recommend them to anyone.