New tree surgery business Surrey / south london

[Vespasian]

My main job is as a Support Worker , working with people with learning disabilities.

I have been doing the 30,31,38 courses over the last 12 months or so and love working with trees…..(CS 39 looming )

I am aiming just to do a couple or so days a week of tree work.

I work hard and keep things tidy , on the tree side of things, and then recover when I'm back doing the caring work ! ( I am nearly 54 )

Although I have a feeling that I could probably do OK with just tree work and hedges , I think it is good to rest my body and revert back to the mental work……

 

Change is as good as a rest………

 

Wish I was 25 years younger !

 

 

Seems you got it tied down there Maria.

doin the same stuff is a bore if your askin me, better to have a couple of bows to your string...

 

I dont do many tree jobs myself, but after joining this forum I think I should attempt to do a bit more..

 

Idleness seems to be my Achilles heel, see a bit of rain an it be like kryptonite to me..

[stihlmadasever]

I am in the same boat, I have about a years experience working for a few firms, I have been self employed for about six months but mostly that has been hand cutting for a forestry company(largely dull, repetitive, monotonous graft when you're a chap who's head is in the crown rather than in a strapless helmet stood below but on the plus side I can handle a chainsaw like a boss, so all good experience and that!), got fed up of being screwed around by just about everybody I have encountered in the industry, I am still 150% passionate and determined though so I have taken the plunge and launched my own company(yesterday!), I am going a bit crazy as I want to be out doing instead of inside sat at a computer, but, I have a date in the diary for December for a nice 3 day job to get stuck into, so that's a start.

I do need to track down a subbie climber or two though that I can call on, which might take time as I will not settle for anything but the best, that is of course reflected in what I am willing to pay.

 

I have had a few mental wobbles, thinking is this a good idea, have I got enough experience and whatnot but at the same time, no-one has put in the work I have over the past year, I have very high standards and I love what I do.

So bottom line, it's time to get excited and my heart is well and truly with anybody else doing the same.

Good on you mate,if your passionate,driven and have high standards you'll do well.

[allysnell]

My main job is as a Support Worker , working with people with learning disabilities.

I have been doing the 30,31,38 courses over the last 12 months or so and love working with trees…..(CS 39 looming )

I am aiming just to do a couple or so days a week of tree work.

I work hard and keep things tidy , on the tree side of things, and then recover when I'm back doing the caring work ! ( I am nearly 54 )

Although I have a feeling that I could probably do OK with just tree work and hedges , I think it is good to rest my body and revert back to the mental work……

 

Change is as good as a rest………

 

Wish I was 25 years younger !

 

Hi Maria, youre doing exactly what i'm doing, I work as a nurse and hoping eventually to do 50/50 tree work and nursing, always doing something different keeps you interested and engaged. just done my aerial rescue and looking for dates to do the saw from a harness, all scary stuff but i get a massive sense of acheivment from learning new stuff. good luck to any one new starting out.

[Outlaw333]

Good on you mate,if your passionate,driven and have high standards you'll do well.

 

Thanks bud! That was really kind of you to say.

[Mesterh]

If your main concern is getting 5 days a week then contrary to internet belief in reality it will take you a long long time to achieve that.

 

Although that all hinges on what you expect to earn in a day.

[Stefan Palokangas]

Chainsaws is a crazy tool, learn it understand it and master it. And go for it. And the least of your worry if going to take down trees is to keep busy, when i did tree surgery i was crazy busy.