Top notch forestry worker required late August, SW Scotland

[Mark Bolam]

Can I bring the kids?

[felixthelogchopper]

16 minutes ago, Mark Bolam said:

Can I bring the kids?

You do have to take them home again at the end of the job.

[stihlmadasever]

Id jump right in if i my elbows and back wete 10 years younger.

Christ id pay you 200 notes a day for a fortnight away from the mrs and painting the bloody house..

[LeeGray]

just to be clear i wasn't saying that's cheap or too low etc, just that i had no idea what hand cutters would do in a day and it impressed me. I know i'd probably be laid up if i had to do that for a day! What sort of rate would a harvester do for comparison out of interest. 10/min? surely it would have to be masses to cover the machine and operator costs and still be cheaper than a man?

[Stephen Blair]

On young Larch you can easily drop 80-100 on a fill (about 30-40 mins ) once you get into it, personally I’d break the shifts in 4 hr blocks but there are so many variables on a site which will dictate the most efficient working practice.

[Big J]

Also, from the point of view of the cutting, please keep in mind that there would be absolutely no hand stacking, product dragging or brash dragging at all. The saw operation isn't half as knackering as stacking the products, in my experience.

[roys]

How is your now Big J?

[slasherscot]

put an advert in clarks at parkgate, they have a small board for some small adverts(or did have) doesnt cost anything....plenty of quality cutters in dumfries area.

 

[toddy2013]

Hi,

I could be interested,where exactly is the site so I can have a Google at it..

And by 2 weeks do you mean 14 days straight...

Don't come on this site much so can you e mail me [email protected]

I don't have wind blow ticket.

[Andy Lad]

On 25/06/2018 at 20:30, Big J said:

On the look out for a very good cutter for late August for a couple of weeks work in south west Scotland. The work isn't confirmed yet but should be in the next week or two. My two usual cutters aren't available on account of one being on holiday and the other operating a combine harvester for August and September. 

 

We'll be principally working in young larch clearfell. Staying on site, 12 hour days. Half of the day will be on the saw brashing and felling trees and the other 6 hours would be operating a (brand new) compact stroke processor (I'd suggest switching every hour or two). I've got a van with 240v power, fridge, microwave, solar shower etc, so you wouldn't be roughing it.  I'll pay £200 a day with you supplying fuel and oil for the 6 hours you are on the saw. I expect a high standard of work and a good workrate, but I'm not a slave driver. If you're not confident of brashing and dropping 30 trees an hour (DBH 20cm) then please don't apply. 

 

Really nice, peaceful location, not too far from the M74 chance of repeat work for the right cutter. I'll be working on site at the same time extracting. 

 

Obviously, all certificates appropriate to small and medium trees please, as well as windblow and multiple windblow as one stand has some blown trees. 

 

Many thanks.

 

 

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