groundie pay

[swinny]

I just cant work some folk out on here

[Horatio]

I can't see why a groundie should be on any less than a climber tbh

 

Seriously. Wtf

Groundsman- ppe and chainsaw

 

Climber- ppe chainsaw(s) climbing gear rigging gear loler every 6 months

IMO more stress, more responsibility and more often than not more dangerous.

Comparing MOST climbers to MOST groundsmen I KNOW the climbers are more skilled and hold more tickets.

 

Take it your a groundsman.........

As most climbers I know would be pi$$d right off if they were on the same ££ as Groundy.

Obviously there some ace grounds out there that command top money. But there are also top climber who will always earn more than a top Groundy.

Have I covered my back enough lol !

[hamdogg]

I've been a climber for years now, and begining to be spending more time on the ground especially on my own jobs as I like to run the job from the ground! But when I go subby I wouldn't work for less as I'm working on the ground?? I'm still felling, working with the saw etc!!

[Shane]

Generally speaking,

If you had a spare climber on the team, he/she could act as a groundie if needed.

If you had a spare groundie, could he/she step in as a climber for the day?

 

Climber has to be worth more, how much more depends on a lot of things, but the two jobs are NOT the same.

[Mark Bolam]

I think being a groundy is more dangerous.

Certainly if I'm climbing.

 

 

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[stewie]

Seriously. Wtf

Groundsman- ppe and chainsaw

 

Climber- ppe chainsaw(s) climbing gear rigging gear loler every 6 months

IMO more stress, more responsibility and more often than not more dangerous.

Comparing MOST climbers to MOST groundsmen I KNOW the climbers are more skilled and hold more tickets.

 

Take it your a groundsman.........

As most climbers I know would be pi$ right off if they were on the same ££ as Groundy.

Obviously there some ace grounds out there that command top money. But there are also top climber who will always earn more than a top Groundy.

Have I covered my back enough lol !

 

 

JMO mate.......If a climber is a competent climber then he should be as comfy up the tree as the groundie is on the ground......a climber has gravity on his side, a groundie don't and still has to clear the brash/logs that the climber sends down so a hell of a lot more graft involved....a groundie has less stress/responsibility??? Sorry can't agree on that either!! Imo a groundie controls half the show from the ground while a climber controls the other half in the tree.....its a 50/50 effort and i see no reason why one deserves more than the other....

 

FYI no im not a groundie, im a self employed contractor and as it happens price up quite a lot of tree work.....the climber I use gets £125 a day and so does the groundie.....They both bring there own saws, PPE etc and for £250 a day between them i have piece of mind that BOTH tasks are carried out correctly, safely and in good time.....again JMO.....

[Johny Walker]

I think being a groundy is more dangerous.

Certainly if I'm climbing.

 

 

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so weve heard

[Horatio]

:congrats::congrats:

Generally speaking,

If you had a spare climber on the team, he/she could act as a groundie if needed.

If you had a spare groundie, could he/she step in as a climber for the day?

 

Climber has to be worth more, how much more depends on a lot of things, but the two jobs are NOT the same.

 

[stewie]

And just to clarify im not on about someone you get in just to drag brash and sweep up the saw dust!

[Horatio]

JMO mate.......If a climber is a competent climber then he should be as comfy up the tree as the groundie is on the ground......a climber has gravity on his side, a groundie don't and still has to clear the brash/logs that the climber sends down so a hell of a lot more graft involved....a groundie has less stress/responsibility??? Sorry can't agree on that either!! Imo a groundie controls half the show from the ground while a climber controls the other half in the tree.....its a 50/50 effort and i see no reason why one deserves more than the other....

 

FYI no im not a groundie, im a self employed contractor and as it happens price up quite a lot of tree work.....the climber I use gets £125 a day and so does the groundie.....They both bring there own saws, PPE etc and for £250 a day between them i have piece of mind that BOTH tasks are carried out correctly, safely and in good time.....again JMO.....

 

Climber has gravity on his side

That went over my head.

Haven't tried but I reckon I don't bounce!