France calling...

[Ty Korrigan]

Ah what the devil...

The word from Mr Turner boss fella head honcho of Greenmech is that the new E.U regs for trailers don't come in till October 2012.

Somehow, I've got to manage until then with the wee chipper or bite an unsavoury bullet and buy a French homoglated chipper which is several grand more than the versions sold in the U.K.

Nuts...

[VTS]

OR....

buy a uk registered tipper and chipper and run that for a year??????

 

I am now looking for a UK crew cab tipper and going to do the run back for M.O.T. etc.

[Ty Korrigan]

Chap, you should be able to register a U.K tipper, just add some home made (yet pro looking) cycle bars in front of the rear wheels and changing the lights.

Just don't buy an LDV...

Ty

[garry kidd]

sorry to hijack this thread but as work is way to slow here in uk i was wondering if yourselves or if you know of any other companies that maybe llooking for week on wek off workers for either forestry felling or tree surgery work i have cs30 31 38 9 years experience mixed between both industrys including saw work and driving forwaders and harvesters any help would be much appreciated

[Ty Korrigan]

Hello,

We have a lot of work and a great future BUT...

Coming to live and work in a non-English speaking country is a big leap.

Its like being thick, dumb, illiterate and second class all in one hit.

Try taking the 'holiday' of going to a foreign country and thinking...'without the support network of my family, mates, pub, tesco etc' will I be happy or even survive...

Its a huge leap, not like going to Oz or N.Z or...Scotlandshire.

Ty

[garry kidd]

cheers for the reply firstly

and secondly i understand what you mean i do speak a little french but does need improvement lol and im looking for week on week off for the hole reason of being able to get back home to see my little daughter

[normandylumberjack]

Hi, Didn't realise that there were so many of us here.

Strictly speaking im registered as a bucheron, and have found work here to be a mixed bag. Most of my time has been spent buying and selling firewood, but Im seriously toying with the idea of branching out into arb.

I would be looking to do my climbig courses in the uk, to complement my existing forestry ualifications.

I keep getting asked if I do ariel work and have to turn down a lot of work.

Im in souther manche, near Villediue les poeles. (50)

[xringphil]

hi guys im really trying to get hold and intoyuch with a tree cutting firm in or around Mâcot-la-Plagne.....if anyone can put me in touch or a web site where i can talk to someone with work in this area that would be amazing

[Ty Korrigan]

Best luck!

Not many trees above the snow line...

I guess you are a snow sports enthusiast?

Its not a ex-pat rich area and unless you speak French you will have to kiss any ideas of working for a French owned tree firm goodbye.

Try the 'Page Jaune' yellow pages.

Regards

Ty

[Mark Bolam]

Just out of interest Ty, what's the crack with tree work in ski resorts?

 

I've seen loads of climbing work that has been done in the Alps to clear branches from chairlift runs etc.

 

Must be a fair bit done April-November?