Matthew Banchero's Tree Service

I drive my flatbed truck up and I pull the ramps off of the back. I drive the chipper down the ramps using the small hydraulic controls on the side to put the chipper anywhere I need it to be. Even if it is out in the woods I can position the chipper about 6 feet away from the tree I'm cutting down. That completely eliminates dragging, so I don't need a crew of 6 or 8 guys to drag brush for me. I can do it all by myself, which allows for savings I can pass along to my clients. I do restoration forestry, I do fuel reduction forestry, I do tree removals and pruning, almost everything to do with trees. What I'm doing is taking the small trees and lower branches and brush in the forest that are currently a liability and pose a risk of fire and I'm turning them into mulch, which is actually an asset to the forest. Wood chips are a fertilizer and they look absolutely beautiful on the ground and gives a really finished look. I really consider myself to be an artist, I use my equipment and my chainsaw like a sculptor would use a chisel or a painter would use a paint brush. Using my big chipper I can turn an overgrown forest into a beautiful landscape. The chipper itself with the tank treads weighs about 6,400lbs which translates into about 3.4 psi...about half that of a human footprint. This chipper is capable of chipping logs about 12" in diameter. So, the small understory trees the little scrubby trees go right through the chipper and now they are fertilizing the forest. I will work with entire neighborhoods to create larger projects, adjoining properties, to create an extensive shaded fuel break that will protect the entire neighborhood. Because I'm not limited to just the roads and I can travel through back yards, instead of setting up with one neighbor one day and then the next day moving on to the next neighbor I can tackle a much larger project setting up only one time. And I can pass the savings along to the neighborhood. My goal is to be flexible and to answer the needs of the people who are living in the suburban wildland interface, the people who are living in my community. To find out what it is that they want for their property. I talk with them first, we walk the property together. We discuss their options and I formulate a plan for them. Maybe their goals are increased habitat values, or their goals are reducing the risk of fire around their home or just to make it a more aesthetic place for them to enjoy. All of those goals are factored into which trees I'm cutting out and which branches I'm pruning to give the client what it is that they want. It's really satisfying to look at an overgrown forest in the morning and by the end of the day it is absolutely beautiful. I know and my clients know that if a fire were to come through, they would really be protected. I look at the forest like an uncut diamond, I'm pruning away all the excess material to create something that really shines and is really beautiful.

Matthew Banchero's Tree Service
707-921-9217
CL#913093
BancheroTreeService@gmail.com

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[murphy4trees]

Nice gig Matt.. would be nice to have a winch on that machine.. great video

[MatthewBanchero]

@murphy4trees I think all tree guys have a wish list longer than their arm. I just priced out a little hydraulic winch at $1200. I need to figure out if it will work with the hydraulic system as it is currently set up. Thanks for watching.

[murphy4trees]

@MatthewBanchero I usw a bandit 1590 with a winch.. when I first got that winch I swore I would never own another chipper without a winch.. then I got a skid loader, and the winch almost never gets used. Still nice to have the few times its needed. $1200 might seem like a lot, but its not how much it costs. its how much it will make you. Far too many tree guys are not charging enough. This is hard dangerous work. we should be paid well and have enough to buy good equipment making the job easier

[MatthewBanchero]

@murphy4trees

Just to clarify, I could go just go out a buy a winch, that's no problem. The question is where to mount it that would be sturdy enough to take 9,000lbs of pull and can I generate both the flow and pressure needed from my existing hydraulic system to make it work? When the busy season slows down I may take some time to work on it. Great suggestion.

[frizzybob]

yeah, question, do you work alone ???

[MatthewBanchero]

@frizzybob

I've been meaning to change that part of the video. These days I work with a small crew. When I was first starting out, I worked by myself. What I wanted to emphasize is that for specific jobs, like in back yards or creating nature trails, one guy can do the job of 6 or 8.

[murphy4trees]

@MatthewBanchero my winch is around 1500 lbs. does most anything needed. I would recommend going with a factory kit if you can.. really I would have gone with bandit rather than vermeer.. the bandit 15" machine makes the vermeer 15" machine look like a toy.. I can chip up to 20" stuff with the 1590, by cutting to 16" length and feeding it through upright. Pretty sure bandit can custom make a track machine. either way, its a great tool for your needs. Smart way to go!

[frizzybob]

@MatthewBanchero okay cool, either way its a great promotional video, right on, and play safe, and i really wish my company would buy one of those.

[TheElectricnoob]

Looks kinda funny when you walk the chipper like a huge dog :D

Though i am alittle worried with you beeing alone, if something happens, theres noone else there to push the feed reverse bar and pull you out.

Anyways lovely results after the cleanup!! :D

[glennschoeneck]

I Hired Matt to trim more than 200 trees off building roofs. Not only was the price competitive but he actually climbed and surgically cared for our trees, something you do not see any more. Trees are living and breathing and I am pleased by the major job completed quickly and efficiently thay I highly recommend His care. I also referred him to a friend and the level of care she experienced on this smaller job was award winning. Highly recommended. Tob Shelf. Tree Expert.