Steve Bullman

Good thread. My question would be, what is the standard of their work like? Does being certified make someone a leading arborist? questionable. Does having climbing qualifications make someone a lead arborist? Definitely not. It just means they are certifications that say they are trained to climb a tree and operate a saw from rope and harness. That basically has no bearing whatsoever on their aptitude and experience to do the job. Does a 4 year course in arboriculture make someone a leading arborist? Again, questionable. They likely have more knowledge than someone who has been on the tools for 4 years, but how about someone who has been on the tools for 20 years with no formal training/qualifications, but an aptitude and desire to learn on the job?

Plenty of discussion on this topic here on summer limb drop, although typically more common with Beech trees. Got any photos?

Sod off ?

How you all getting on in this? I'm certainly glad i'm not working in it. Sweating enough just sitting here in the office

I've been in this trade over 20 years and i'd take someone who was fit, willing to work hard, and enthusiastic, over a guy will all the tickets in the world any day. Its not out of the question to get your foot in the door without experience, you just need to find the right company. Post on here, ask questions, get your name out there.

Not particularly happy with this, they never sent me a renewal notice which is annoying. All sorted now though

This is probably your only option if any...get a tree spade in to lift the tree out, excavate the hole and then drop it back in at the right depth...will likely be prohibitively expensive though

Hi Joe, basically nothing i'm afraid, unless someone else has some bright idea

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I'd agree with that. Used to see this a lot on Pine when i was doing firewood

Something I learned far too late

Careful you don’t get caught out on the payments on account in subsequent years

well ok in that case it would be fine. I'd go for a Stihl personally, mainly because they are a quieter

think I used to use 60cm cord for vt...its been a while though so I could be wrong

hmmmm...to be honest if you're looking at trees up to 350mm I think you might get slightly frustrated with a battery saw, maybe petrol is still the way to go for that sized stuff

Its always going to be as long as your hitch cord is

What length cord? I would tie a 3-2 vt to minimise sit back, but if you have splice eye2eye then you are pretty much stuck. Try adding an extra wrap or even a cross in the braid to turn it into an xt

Yep what he said. id add to it though, type c are required if you’re doing a climbing assessment. After that you can wear what you like regarding trousers, stretch air get my vote. At the upper end of the price scale but you get what you pay for

Hazel

Yep, Eucalyptus 100%. You only have about a million varieties to narrow it down to now. Maybe Sean is right though, hes a smart chap

Its a popular saw in America, I believe marketed there as the farm boss but I may be wrong. That would suggest its not in the professional range of Stihl products, again I may be wrong also. Maybe a 362 would be a better option

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