Definitely not.
----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions Midwest Internet Exchange The Brothers WISP ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, July 4, 2018 11:56:50 AM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Tower climbing Tower climbers earn $156K/year? -----Original Message----- From: Robert Sent: Wednesday, July 4, 2018 10:54 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Tower climbing I would have to agree, tower work would seem to be $75 hour work for people who are used to working up to 1K feet towers, at least! On 7/4/18 9:29 AM, Jaime Solorza wrote: > 25 an hour is low for tower work > > Jaime Solorza > > On Wed, Jul 4, 2018, 10:13 AM <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > wrote: > > Let’s say I pay a guy that I have sent to Comtrain $25/hour. > I pay a few benefits, modest health insurance etc. > To not lose money, I have to bill one of my other companies $39.50. > I have a very comprehensive spreadsheet that calculates every jot > and tittle for loaded rates. > It even includes the expense of calculating the billing etc. > If anyone wants a copy send me an off list request. I don’t think > I can attach spreadsheets to the email. > So, lets round up. $40/hour is my out of pocket. > Say I need two of these guys to hang the radios. $80/hour. > I know I can climb that tower, hang the radio, secure the CAT5 and > be on the ground in 2 hours. > Have done similar jobs many many times as a younger man. > Then drive for a half hour (let’s round up to 1 hours) and then do > the same at the other site. 5 hours total so far. > Then say we have to go back to the first site and tweak the aiming. 6 > hours into the job. > 6 x 80 is $480 My out of pocket payroll expense to hang a pair of > $600 radios. > Perhaps there is some OSHA rule that requires 4 guys. I don’t know > about this rule.... but two people have mentioned it now. > OK, my expense is not $1200. > Let’s say I want send my guys to do this job for someone else and > make a 50% margin, then I would be billing $2400. > And pocketing half. > Still far less than the quotes and estimates I have received. > I realize everyone has to drive in from somewhere and they have to > be paid while they drive. But still... > Where is that rule that you must have 4 guys on a tower crew? > What is a fair margin when renting our your employees to others. > What is the cost of sending someone to Comtrain these days? > *From:* Chuck McCown > *Sent:* Tuesday, July 3, 2018 11:15 PM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Tower climbing > I figure less than 3 hours per tower, in reality it should be one > hour per tower. So 6 man hours. Of course there would be transport > time to and from. But if my own employees were doing it I would > have less than $240 in payroll expense. > *From:* Jaime Solorza > *Sent:* Tuesday, July 03, 2018 9:34 PM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Tower climbing > Too busy to help you...but 4500.00 is more or less what son and I > would charge... > > Jaime Solorza > On Tue, Jul 3, 2018, 1:28 PM <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks > *From:* Trey Scarborough > *Sent:* Tuesday, July 3, 2018 1:15 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Tower climbing > > Check with LRC > > https://www.lrcwireless.com/ > > > On 7/2/2018 8:31 PM, Chuck McCown wrote: >> Near Innis Louisiana. >> (NW of Baton Rouge, SE or Alexandria). >> *From:* Colin Stanners >> *Sent:* Monday, July 02, 2018 7:27 PM >> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Tower climbing >> $5000 and they don't even need to mount big dishes or take out >> the rubber tape? Incredible.... sounds like it's their "we >> don't want your business, go away" pricing. Maybe post the >> area and see if any AFMUG members are around? >> On Mon, Jul 2, 2018 at 8:23 PM, Chuck McCown <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> Integrated radios/antenna. >> *From:* Colin Stanners >> *Sent:* Monday, July 02, 2018 7:16 PM >> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Tower climbing >> How big are the dishes? >> Those seem really high compared to around here. >> On Mon, Jul 2, 2018 at 8:12 PM, Chuck McCown >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I have a pair of PTP550s to hang and wire. >> Long away from my base of operations. About 100’ up >> on both ends. >> Have received two quotes to hang and aim: >> $5000 >> $8000 ($14,000 if it goes to 2 days) >> Not sure why they think this needs 4 guys to do. >> I am too old to do it myself, just don’t have the leg >> strength/endurance to be safe. >> 10x the cost of the radios to hang and aim??? >> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> -- >> AF mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> -- >> AF mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > > -- AF mailing list [email protected] http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list [email protected] http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
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