education Looking for information on the costs of hiring a consultant with decay-detecting equipment

[Eddie06]

Hi everyone, I'm currently doing the Level 4 diploma in arb and looking for any information on the approximate cost of hiring a consultant to use PICUS 3 on a single large tree.

Any information on the cost of hiring a consultant to use and interpret a resistograph and increment borer too would be really helpful.

 

I'm based in the south east of England.

 

Thanks a lot. 

Edited December 10, 2020 by Eddie06

[Steve Bullman]

Hi Eddie, your location will help 

[Eddie06]

Thanks, edited the post with my location.

[JaySmith]

Not sure on cost offhand but have used John Harraway before for a job in Bromley. Would be worth a call/email

Harraway Tree Services

WWW.HARRAWAYTREES.CO.UK

[Steve Bullman]

I'm based in Suffolk, so could possibly help depending how far South East you are, and if I had something I could tie it in with

 

[Eddie06]

Thanks Jay will drop him an email.

 

I'm in Kent Steve, I'm just doing an assignment on decay-detecting techniques (specifically PiCUS, Resistograph and increment borer) and part of it is weighing up their costs vs their benefits. Costs being the cost of hiring a qualified consultant to carry out the test as opposed to the cost of the machine/tool itself. I've been scouring the internet for prices and can't find any upfront information on the sites so just going to send out some emails and hope some will kindly share the cost of hire. 

[daltontrees]

I got a wellingtonia done a couple of years ago, the consultant had a 4 hour round trip to get there and it cost £250.

[Eddie06]

That's really helpful cheers!

 

[Steve Bullman]

1 minute ago, daltontrees said:

I got a wellingtonia done a couple of years ago, the consultant had a 4 hour round trip to get there and it cost £250.

Wow that’s ridiculously cheap!

[daltontrees]

Just now, Eddie06 said:

Thanks Jay will drop him an email.

 

I'm in Kent Steve, I'm just doing an assignment on decay-detecting techniques (specifically PiCUS, Resistograph and increment borer) and part of it is weighing up their costs vs their benefits. Costs being the cost of hiring a qualified consultant to carry out the test as opposed to the cost of the machine/tool itself. I've been scouring the internet for prices and can't find any upfront information on the sites so just going to send out some emails and hope some will kindly share the cost of hire. 

No-one will rent you a tomograph.

Increment borers will cost about £150, easy to use but easy to introduce decay if not done carefully. Quantification of strength of wood would require a fractometer. I just use a  shake test.

I have never used a resistograph, don't plan to either, I'd have one if it was cheap. But even second-hand they are dear. Sorbus International has prices.