Steve Bullman

Ok if you don’t mind being restricted to 60mph on dual carriageways. im never in much of a hurry but that would put me off any vehicle personally

Guy is who I am hoping to do the pti with eventually

Insurance will be I see the company I sub to I presume, they certainly haven’t asked me to see my insurance

Pti is my plan, but short term I have just been offered some survey work for decent money with bti required as a minimum

Bit above what i'm looking to do! I know they are one of the best in the business, that is well known!

Good call, just pinged Keely an email. Although I only see PTI listed on their website.

Need to do this reasonably quickly. Anyone offering a course? Located in Suffolk but willing to travel within reason

Apparently its arguable how well a Picus will actually measure Kretzschmaria anyway

That would be more or less where the picus was taken. Cut the toes off for the fell though which is probably throwing you off

Our knowledge on olive trees here in the uk is somewhat limited to non existent

3rd and 4th rope actually. You can’t expect the rescuer to climb on just one rope, that’s just dangerous? the more you consider the implications of this the more ludicrous it becomes

seriously?

Lots of reasons to having a client contract. Tree Surgeon Insurance recently put a post on facebook about this.... Claims reminder! In the last 8 weeks, guess what the number one cause of claims has been? Not having a contract! Despite this being frequently suggested, it appears very few Arborists and Foresters get a written contract drawn up between themselves and their customer. Here is an example of a claim that could have been avoided had a contract been in place: A tree was overhanging a very old fence that was almost falling down. The Arborist was concerned that even the slightest touch would cause the fence to collapse. The client apparently said ‘Don’t worry- I can see that and I won’t blame you - I am going to replace it anyway’. Well, surprise surprise, during the course of the works the fence collapsed and….guess what? The client denies the conversation ever took place and wants the contractor to pay for a whole new fence. This could so easily have been avoided had a contract been in place. Our advice is to NEVER do any work without terms being agreed in writing stipulating, amongst other things: 1/ The exact work to be done. 2/ A discharge of liability for named risks - in the above case it would have been the old fence. 3/ That the client has obtained all permissions for the work being undertaken - including from third parties - and as such indemnifies the contractor should a dispute arise. 4/ Payment terms. 5/ Any obstacles that should be avoided. There are numerous other points you could include in a contract, so you must seek professional advice on the wording. Without any hesitation I would STRONGLY recommend you never do a job without one - it could literally save your bacon!

Carried out a Picus test on this Beech tree a few months back, then got the job of dismantling it with a crane (video to follow). Tree had both Ganoderma and Kretzschmaria. Have to assume that the majority of the decay shown in the Picus and the felled stem is likely from the Ganoderma. Always a relief when the Picus image matches what you see following the fell of a condemned tree.

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Definitely make it modular

Or you could just not, and the conversation can stay on track like it has so far, thanks

Seems to be it’s a far more effective platform for products rather than services

This is literally all you need, everyone knows that! 20 years ago it was the norm not to have tickets. Things have moved on a lot since then. I'm sure if you travel to the far reaches of Scotland or similar there would be plenty small operators employing people with no tickets. Bit of a silly risk to take for any large scale firm though!

Never heard of such a thing but just saw these on treestuff. I assume they are also available in the uk TreeStuff - SIP Hedge Trimmer Chaps WWW.TREESTUFF.COM TreeStuff.com Professional Arborist Supplies and Tree Climbing Gear

Just laid some turf so could do with rain. Getting bored watering it every day

A lot of the utilities companies have similar setups. That’s probably where your market would be. as for hanging up the harness, do it the sooner the better. I wish I had done it 5 years earlier than I did

Picus test on mature beech tree yesterday. Old wound from loss of a limb, no visible fungi present