Do mower pushers earn the same as a climber?

[s.varty]

It's employees I'm talking about. Well £8 a hour isn't a climbers wage or is it?Because the grass cutting is on the same!

 

As I see it, if I employ people I can get any type of person to use a mower,young/old/thin/fat etc, but when it comes to climbing ,well that's a different type altogether and deserves lot more than a grass cutter (not knocking grass cutters) I was one for 18 odd years.

[ms660isthebest]

Loads of landscapers have bought chippers over the years , then some of the lads will do their climbing ticket . I'm sure if they are on the books there will be times they do a bit of everything.

I run a tree surgery business and do grass cutting 2 days a week in the summer. I also pick litter and empty dog bins 3 mornings a week and grit in winter.

my wage is the same all year round.

Tomorrow I am gathering sheep on a farm.

 

I see your point. But the lad cut grass,bit of leave collecting and winter hedge cutting. Easy stuff compare to climbers who do a skilled job. In which takes years to get experienced and good at. Gets the same hourly rate. If they change roles a climber could do his job where else the ground maintenance couldn't do the climbing. Just my thinking it doesn't add up on the hourly rate.

[ms660isthebest]

Me and my lads were on £7.25 for ages! And the mower boys were on £10.85+

 

 

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Is there any jobs going cutting grass:thumbup1:

[Python]

Is there any jobs going cutting grass:thumbup1:

 

Actually yes there is a vacancy going live soon for landscaper/ trainee arb monkey after much battling though most of the lads are on between £10.85-£12.75 now

 

 

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[hedgesparrow]

not get into a debate is it worth more than climbing trees. i cut grass use a ride on to say anyone can use one is a bit off mark got to know what you are doing with a zero turn ride on when cutting in tight areas same with strimming easy to break a window if not doing it right hence i have a certificate to use one. plus making sure there are no tide marks left when cutting in lines. have to keep mower dead in line just overlapping last cut.

more so with a cylinder mower.

[ms660isthebest]

Actually yes there is a vacancy going live soon for landscaper/ trainee arb monkey after much battling though most of the lads are on between £10.85-£12.75 now

 

 

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Who's that with? Got all my own kit.

[smudge1]

Im a climber and on 130 a day and the grass cutters are on 75 a day

[ms660isthebest]

not get into a debate is it worth more than climbing trees. i cut grass use a ride on to say anyone can use one is a bit off mark got to know what you are doing with a zero turn ride on when cutting in tight areas same with strimming easy to break a window if not doing it right hence i have a certificate to use one. plus making sure there are no tide marks left when cutting in lines. have to keep mower dead in line just overlapping last cut.

more so with a cylinder mower.

 

But give a bloke with common sense a week he would get it would he?

[ms660isthebest]

Im a climber and on 130 a day and the grass cutters are on 75 a day

 

Employed?

[fergusonforestry]

in some places the guy walking around with a blower behind the grass cutters earns more than some climbers