Andy Collins

I have done some serious trees in tight places with the JB M300, but that is its beauty, getting it in where drag-outs are a pita. I dont know if I'd want to solely rely on a wee chipper for everything, but may be a solution to your problem.

Tricky stuff, involving chainsaws, ticket holders only, the rest get bowsaws billhooks and loppers. You dont need loads of people operating saws anyway, one or two cutting, the rest dragging and burning, stacking etc.

Cant top those beauties, Lorry

I hope with the rise came a condition that punctuality and attitude improves, or a review will be in order

What a shame, that coffee maker answered my prayers

A climber is only semi-skilled, remember? Many climbers do just that.....climb, in fact I can probably count on one hand the number of climbers (I know personally) who I'd consider to be worth good money, the rest arent worth bothering with. Different skills should be taken into the equation, yes, as should abilities and aptitude, regardless of whether you're up a tree or on the ground. For several jobs, its no dearer for me to hire a mewp for a t/d than to pay for a climber, but i also consider the pleasure I have working with people who are equally good at their job, and take a pride in it.

Come on, you know all trees are different, if it can be straight felled I wouldnt be paying a climber, but there can be just as much work sorting a large felled tree, as rigging out a large dismantle. The equipment to handle a large fell can be more expensive to operate/hire/buy, so on occasion it can be dearer to fell than dismantle, where the timber tends to be more manageable.

Joking aside, if the lead groundie is the team leader, in charge of the rigging, and directing the ground side of the operation, then he should be on the same money as a climber. If he is literally just dragging rakng and chipping then I agree that the money should be less than the climber. A groundies job is to ensure that everything runs smoothly, the climbers job is to concentrate on all the aerial aspects of the job, he should not have to worry that pedestrians arent wandering into the dz, that the ropes arent tangled, that brash needs chipping and the saws need sorting.

You're all wrong

Firstly, I dont think you are being unreasonable in your search for a better deal. With a young family, you also have to consider any benefits from the state, and how an increase would diminish those. A pay rise may well actually cost you more than it gains, wrong tho it is. In a way, I think the boss is treating you all very much the same in what, economically, have been very tough times, having given you a small pay rise across the board, and with in a little, paying you all pretty much all the same wage, and that way is being fair to all. So he has taken holidays, he is also taking a large financial risk, maybe suffering sleepless nights worrying about where the next jobs are coming from to keep you and yours in a wage and paying for expensive equipment to continue employing you all. Perhaps there are times when he doesnt even draw a wage to make sure you get paid, believe me it happens. Just be careful what you wish for, the grass isnt always greener.

Zubat 330 for me too, the ultimate hand saw:thumbup1:

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Client is on holiday rest of this week, will have to consult with him asap and will get in touch for further details, thanks.

All the best littletree, losing a parent is so hard. Take care of yourself now.

No I just did a risk assessment:thumbup:

Chain breaks, work of the devil:wink:

Excellent ideas, didnt think of using fishing line or whipping twine, good one will do that!! PeteB, hahaha get a gut, the amount of work i do fine chance of that!! I'm now a belt & braces kinda person, H&S to the "n-th" degree, even did a risk assessment today:001_rolleyes:

These have always had issues for me, the button on ones seem to pop the buttons off at just the wrong time, the snap on types seem to ping off just as your lifting a iece off wood, most distracting and inconvenient. Who makes the better braces, Stihl, Husky or other and why?

Unfortunately, it seems that some companies are willing to invest in the climbers skills, yet over-look the groundstaff. They just dont wish to spend the money, over the years I've had several tell me that they arent going to pay climbers money for a groundy. We arent all knuckle dragging neanderthals you know!! I've worked with climbers who simply havent understood the basics of the ground side of rigging, cant see wires, couldnt plan their work if they tried, but with a little communication the job gets done. Instead of sitting there on a wet day reading the Sun, try going over some of the basics, teach each other knots and hitches, try to be a team instead of a couple of individuals, and groundies .... take an interest in your job.

Yeah sorry I'd already looked at that and its to small, always worth bearing in mind though for future reference

I am looking for a relatively local company (to Suffolk) with treespade to move a tree approx 25feet tall, approx 12" dbh for a client of mine. Havent seen Weliketomoveit,moveit on here lately. So if interested parties could pm me with approx costs, I would be grateful. Atm this is just an idea the client has had, nothing is set in stone, and as it is in conservation area, I will have to sort the necessary beforehand if this is to go ahead.

My understanding was that someone paid to shoot the deer as a trophy. I have no issue with regular hunting shooting and fishing types, or indeed essential culling, but trophy shooting leaves me cold.

First and foremost, this is a discussion forum, where we discuss all topics freely and openly, without fear or favour. Of course, we are never all going to agree on everything we see or read here, it would make for very boring and short threads. What I dont wish to see, is personal jibes, by all means dissect and comment on the pros and cons of the techniques in the vids, but turning the content into a bitchfest is not acceptable, from any quarter. We, as professionals, should be able to pick and choose which techniques are appropriate, or indeed inappropriate for use in the field, and maybe in future Dadio could include something in his thread title to make it clear to novices that these are not suitable for use by the inexperienced?

Can you put any pics of it, and details of pull strength etc, and location (roughly)

maybe the thought of golden handshakes turns your stomach, but at least they wont be milking you and I dry for all eternity. Just maybe some of these top fat cats will re-invest in the forests as the miners did with the mines? The days of nationalised industry are well behind us, and thank God for that.