Forst Tr6

[Hodge]

well currently employ 4 crews on rails.. Pay all my lads well as would expect that myself. They are happy and I am happy as all making a good living. The amount of work about at the mon {in the north} is great with virgin taking east coast.. Next 5 years hopefully will be good as 5 year plan in place..Work it what you make it.. Done all the fountains ,glendales, til hill etc over the years for my sins.. Talk about bad pay!! try being a team leader for glen country in north east anyway

 

 

Like you say it each to their own mate, I'd rather be trimming hedges and Connie bashing than working nights.

[jltree]

We hardly work nights... Plus if I do a sat night its double bubble.. Get paid and save as no alcohol involved

[openspaceman]

You can keep your railway work, it sounds like the ahole of tree work:)

 

It pays the bills even if the work is a bit rough and probably attracts people that are not interested in arboriculture.

 

With work in less than ideal conditions, often in the dark, and the amount of discarded ironwork lineside with trees growing through it it is very difficult to avoid mud and small bits of ballast going into the chipper. In 6 years I have been aware of 3 clips accidently going into chippers. The Jensen took the worst damage needing flywheel machining back in Germany, 1928 broke a disk or 3 but appeared to suffer no other damage and the Heizo hack 6 30 broke a blade and was back working the same shift.

[jltree]

It pays the bills even if the work is a bit rough and probably attracts people that are not interested in arboriculture.

 

With work in less than ideal conditions, often in the dark, and the amount of discarded ironwork lineside with trees growing through it it is very difficult to avoid mud and small bits of ballast going into the chipper. In 6 years I have been aware of 3 clips accidently going into chippers. The Jensen took the worst damage needing flywheel machining back in Germany, 1928 broke a disk or 3 but appeared to suffer no other damage and the Heizo hack 6 30 broke a blade and was back working the same shift.

 

Bigger the chipper , less damage seems to be caused....

Rails is hard at times but have lots of work in front of me.. As for the arboriculture side . then yeah time is money , so getting the job done is main priority, but I also have a HND/Degree in arboriculture.. Can make more money in utilities than connie bashing or council work...