how to progress

[newood]

ive been a woodfuel supplier for just over 2 years and im interested in becoming

a tree surgeon so i can get payed for taking the wood away aswell as selling it as woodfuel (greedy) where do i start all comments welcome even the bad ones (ill get you lot later) i live in the hartlepool area so if anyone can recomend a training provider in this area many thanks in advance

[Stephen Blair]

How do you get your wood just now?

[Frank]

I don't think you really want to become a tree surgeon. I think youwould be better at learning forestry based stuff. If you are looking at extracting the timber and then processing it yourself then you really want to be buying standing timber, not getting tree surgery waste.

[Ian Flatters]

Forestor is a better option, you wouldn't believe how much soft wood you gain over a year as a tree surgeon.

Edited September 10, 2010 by Ian Flatters

[newood]

i currently buy my timber from a tree surgeon the softwood doesnt bother me as i have a few good customers who will burn anything including paying me for pallet blocks that are left over from my kindling i forgot to mention that i already get offered work but with no ticket anythink larger than a bonsai i pass on to my wood supplier im not intending tree surgery to be a main occupation as im also a wagon driver and a doorman i would just pic and choose the jobs depending on how much i wanted the wood, As for buying standing timber you still have to pay for this and althou its better quality than tree surgery waste im trying to avoid paying for the wood as much as humanly possible

[Mesterh]

Sorry if this is derailing your thread but I would consider contacting all the local tree surgeons and see about picking timber up from there sites for free.

 

I have a few, not many people who do this and it really helps me when I dont want the timber myself and just want shut and the job done.

[newood]

have contacted all the tree surgeons i can find in yellow pages and on the net most said they dont have any spare some said yeah but will cost x amount which is more than i currently pay and 1 or 2 charming individuals said they would rather let it rot so unless there are some decent people on here within reasonable distance im a bit stuck

[Frank]

whereabouts are you???

[newood]

hartlepool (north east)

[Mesterh]

hartlepool (north east)

 

Yeah there not a very nice bunch from what I gather.

 

I know quite a few people that pay to get rid of timber around here but its miles away from you so no good I'm afraid.

 

Does go to show the regional differences in our line of work.