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[b&a forestry]

Hi all what a great site this is hope ur all well so been doing fire wood for myself and selling a little on the side as u do but i wont to take the plunge and go into forestry/domestic tree work i know i will have to take my chain saw cource but what else will i need to do to get started i know im a little fish in a very big pond

 

thanks andy

[IVECOKID]

Hi Andy .....unfortunately the answer to you question is in the your question....to go further you will have yo take the basic chainsaw course has HSE SAYS on there web site ....if you are working for a customer regardless if they are private and charging for the job then you must have the above ..

 

 

Ste

[Brushcutter]

Welcome forestry and domestic tree work are very different. To do domestic tree work you will need:

Good attitude

Good time keeping

Amazing raking and leaf blower skills.

B+E driving license (even better C+E)

First aid ticket

CS 30+31 (or what ever they're called now) basically chainsaw & small felling

Chipper cert.

CS 38+39 Climbing rescue and saw in a tree

 

Those as a minimum really as a foot in the door. Really to get good you'll need to work with a few people before setting off on your own for a few years to learn the ropes.

 

For the forestry side of things its the same but there are more machine tickets to get. It's a lot of working away and expect to make bigger losses at the beginning than doing your own tree surgery.

 

Oh and insurance as well, you won't need it for working with others but if you run your own jobs you will. Sorry if it sounds off putting but its my 2p worth.

[MLS]

I've started getting back into tree game after years of mainly garden work, had forgotten costs of getting all those tickets and like above don't forget ample insurance to cover you if self employed and business think about if do a job and it goes wrong how would you pay the claims against you or if your kit gets nicked, if no cover. But don't be put off its a good life!