How long will I be dragging brush before getting to climb?

[Shooter]

I'm pretty new to he industry.  I have all my tickets but am not really getting the opportunity to climb much.  I realise theres a pecking order but I sometimes wonder if I am just being taken advantage of and if I will ever be giving the chance.  I have climbed twice in about 6 months.  Is it time to move on?

[Stubby]

Only until you call it " brash " and not " brush "

[ArborClimber]

Daft question, but should be asked I think...: You asked your foreman and/or boss about it?

 

 

[Stubby]

Did you pay for your tickets or did you boss ?

[Stephen Blair]

I never did the brash dragging part.
I bought a harness and spikes and went and played after work and every opportunity I could, even in the dark. I asked a farmer if I could cut the over hanging branches around his fields for nothing, he said yes.
I applied for a job as a climber and lied, never had any tickets I did admit that.

Don't wait for others to dictate you future! Speak up, you might not like the truth from your boss, he may say you aren't good enough and doesn't want the risk. It's not easy being a small company and letting guys practice slowly on a priced job.

Good luck!

[Shooter]

I paid for my tickets.  I did ask the boss and was told I will get my turn.

[Shooter]

2 minutes ago, Stephen Blair said:

he may say you aren't good enough and doesn't want the risk

I'd rather be just told that than hang on in the hope I will get a chance.

[treemart]

All anyone can do here is guess an answer based on the limited amount of information to hand

[treeman]

When I started I was dragging for 18 months before we were allowed to even pick up a saw, my boss then paid for mine and another “brash rats” climbing tickets, from then on we both hassled him on nearly every job to let us climb. If you find that you aren’t progressing at a speed that you think you should be then it maybe time to look for another employer.

[skyhuck]

21 minutes ago, Stephen Blair said:

I never did the brash dragging part.
I bought a harness and spikes and went and played after work and every opportunity I could, even in the dark. I asked a farmer if I could cut the over hanging branches around his fields for nothing, he said yes.
I applied for a job as a climber and lied, never had any tickets I did admit that.

Don't wait for others to dictate you future! Speak up, you might not like the truth from your boss, he may say you aren't good enough and doesn't want the risk. It's not easy being a small company and letting guys practice slowly on a priced job.

Good luck!

This!