First job advice needed !!!

[Warren1]

Go for gomatro or zubat , I've just got a silky sugowaza 420 not cheap but will go through them conifers in no time..

[RobArb]

Remember PL, EL, rescue trained groundie, current LOLER tickets on any climbing equipment, risk assessment, method statement, TPO and CA checks, nesting bird surveys (don't fall foul of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981) and you're ready to rock!

 

Decent Silky is a must, 300mm minimum.

 

 

 

 

Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

 

Best answer yet!

 

+4 or whatever it is up to for the silky and lube

 

Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

[Grass hopper]

Best of luck with your first tree job , its going to be hard being the first but have fun doing it and keep us up dated with the job.

[Graham 777]

Thank you all for the advice it's a great help and I'll take all the positive and even the not so positive "advice" all on board I think I'll be investing in a Silky Zubat 330 mm tomorrow it'

One thing I will say is that I've been reading a lot of the thread's on this forum and I think it's great

[JimM]

Good luck getting started.

Recommend the Silky Zubat 330 (just fitted a fresh blade on mine after 18 months). Other products are available :-)

 

As the others have said, they're lethal bits of kit. Treat it as of its infected with HIV and you may stay cut free for a bit longer than most. I think most of the guys and gals on here have been bitten by them.

Have fun.

 

 

 

Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App

[Brian Anderson]

would definately go with the silky, I wouldnt be without mine

[face cord]

Get a sugoi 420mm

 

Cuts faster than the zubat

 

Clearing the brash will take longer than cutting most likely.

Edited March 5, 2013 by face cord

[WorcsWuss]

Don't forget a SAWPOD! NOTHING is cooler than having a Silky strapped to your leg.....

[normandylumberjack]

Don't forget a SAWPOD! NOTHING is cooler than having a Silky strapped to your leg.....

 

Speak for yourself, if well endowed in the trouser department you have to strap that to your leg!

 

Joking aside, what other kit do you have to assist you on your first job? Chainsaw(ground), rake, blower, rope, harness etc????

[Quercus-90]

What is wrong with someone wanting to make a start? He obviously knows his limitations, accepts that he is going to be using a handsaw to do the job, just wonders whether its worth investing in a decent handsaw.

Oh my bad, we're all experts aren't we.

 

Well said sir!

 

 

And I should know, I'm an expert

 

 

Sent using Arbtalk Mobile App