Do you climb in the rain?

[Perkins]

Is it worth the increased risk, messing up your kit and making a muddy mess on the customers lawn?

[MWArb]

Interesting question.... I guess it depends on three things...

1 safety, if its unsafe or your not happy with the job in rain then postpone.

 

2 the customers wishes, after all its their lawn.. I've had jobs that had to go on hold because of the lawn.

 

3 money, if the customers fine about the lawn then it comes down to how much you need the cash... the messed up kit is an inconvenience but nothing that can't be sorted in the evening.

 

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[Dean Lofthouse]

I have managed for years without getting my kit wet, if it's raining do ground work or logs

 

It is very important that kit is dried out properly and not left damp, fabric and stitching can degrade and weaken

[pie eater pete]

I don't climb but yesterday I saw some pretty quick dismantling on a lime until the lightning touched down in the field behind us...he soon got out the tree:biggrin:

[RobArb]

Depends on the job!

 

Usually if its training we do wet work, epicormic, crown lifting, straight fells etc and don't climb unless we really have too...

 

I hate wet kit

 

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[Perkins]

Some useful comments there, thanks. I'll be putting the crown clean of a large Red Oak on hold then. I'll go service the chipper and get out this afternoon to process some firewood. Tomorrow's meant to be better, although they said that yesterday about today.

[likeitorlumpit]

Customer wants a date

Give them a date

If it's raining a 20% surcharge

I wish:biggrin:

[Pete Mctree]

Yes. Just try & be sensible about what to climb & what you expect to achieve

[KingoftheRing]

When I was working for private firms, it seemed to be work in all weathers as couldn't afford days off. When working for the local authority, it seemed that the manager scheduled work around the weather. Hot summer days would be easy, light pruning jobs then chainsaw trousers could be avoided. Snowy days would again be small, ground based work.

 

Sadly in both sectors, light rain was par for the course. Heavy rain or storms - work if possible, if not sit in the van with the heater on.

 

I have climbed in every weather and done emergency call out work in all weather. Now I'm older and wiser(??), I probably wouldn't climb in the snow or rain again due to my views on safety.

Edited August 30, 2012 by KingoftheRing

[ecotreecare]

Interesting question.... I guess it depends on three things...

1 safety, if its unsafe or your not happy with the job in rain then postpone.

 

2 the customers wishes, after all its their lawn.. I've had jobs that had to go on hold because of the lawn.

 

3 money, if the customers fine about the lawn then it comes down to how much you need the cash... the messed up kit is an inconvenience but nothing that can't be sorted in the evening.

 

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Good answer.... Pretty much sums it up!