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You mean these? http://www.baileysonline.com/itemdetail.asp?item=SC+J70&catID= They are V. expensive. We built our own set, but they got pinched a few years ago.
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Should you need a licence to be an arborist?
Mr Ed replied to Gregsie's topic in Training & education
I said IF... The companies I worked for were fairly small - but very proffesional. And they were few and far between, with lots and lots of work. I just reckon if your going to whinge and whine about dodgy competition, and want MORE legislation, then thats what you need. But be prepared to not pass the test. At the end of the day, as Andy says, we cut trees, not build nuclear reactors. The dodgy operators are not much different to ourselves. -
Should you need a licence to be an arborist?
Mr Ed replied to Gregsie's topic in Training & education
IF we had to see more legislation, I'd like to see the German method, whereby its only possible to set up your own business once you have proven to 1/ have experience of the business your setting up - usually 5 years minimum 2/ have qualifications to the right level. Over here, that would mean Prof Dip level for an arborist 3/ have attended courses on how to properly run a business, passing exams in the likes of economics and accounting 4/ have proper tax (vat) codes and business bank accounts, and your shiney new busines licence. It means that not just anyone can set up a business overnight, and that if you try, no-one would employ you. -
Man Like? Ver. cool tune and vid.
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True - but you do get to make cool scary 'eye with tail' symbols everywhere.. Quite possible:001_smile:
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Should you need a licence to be an arborist?
Mr Ed replied to Gregsie's topic in Training & education
I hear you Dave, and Agree 100% Having said that, I could'nt give a toss about rogue traders and fly by nights. They've never taken a job off me. Remember - 'If the answer is more government, your asking the wrong questions...' -
Assuming you paid the groundie £300 (ish) I would charge £900.
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Should you need a licence to be an arborist?
Mr Ed replied to Gregsie's topic in Training & education
But a climber can do everything you can + climb. -
You refuse to do it. If he asked you to use a chainsaw without your PPE would you? Like Skyhuck says, having a rope that will get you to the ground is much better than a rescue climber.
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Ooh er. Places to visit? Caernarfon castle is well worth a tour, take the Welsh highland railway from beneath the castle, ride up to rhyd ddu at the base of snowdon. The forest and beach at Newborough on anglesey, the steps down to southstack lighthouse (next door to the hut circles scot mentions), The beach at Llanddona, Portmerion, And even come and laugh at my ducks:001_smile:
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The little Komatsu Zenoah is a great little saw, But it needs to be under £150. I think husky are still building their 338's, I think a ported 338 out cuts a ported 200T
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Anyone Know where I can get an engine for a MS200t?
Mr Ed replied to rafregtgunner's topic in General chat
I've drowned a few chainsaws over the years. Take the pug out, crank the water out, Plenty of wd40 and should go easily. You might have to put a new set of diagphrams in the carb, but should be OK. -
Husky 181, new in 1983, still working. We did have a 1981 2100, but it got nicked a few years ago.
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Tell you what, I'll put your hand in a vice and drop a running 200T onto your wrist. Reckon you'll have no fear as the chain comes down? You've already posted about nutting the chipper chute through lack of attention. I suggest you cut out the gung-ho macho 'i'm not scared of chainsaws' crap and start to concentrate.
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Drum Beats flywheel on every level.
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I dunno. A million year old quasi demonic entity of pure rage sounds kinda cool.
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I am the Summoning Dark.
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I suspect your sink cut was too shallow. In 20 years I've not had a stem barberchair on me. usually because on a species thats prone to splitting I will go 1/2 way in or maybe even more on the sink cut.
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Sort of. Grew up in a family tree surgery business.
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Well, I have told WCE that a WI-PS is completly useless for both them and us, so they Scottish power will probably issue the new guys with WI-2... and WCE will just have to keep them busy on shutdown work. I remember the days when there wer'nt even NPTC's, and you could just give anybody a try out on line clearance...
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Nice one Andy. Brought back some good memories - especially the hand warming. A lot of newer climber's have never had the joy of the old 020. Seriously though, I remember working with Liam from treevolution, his 020 melted about 6 square inches of nylon chainsaw pant into his leg, causing 1st degree burns. Horrendous it was, seeing all that flesh and melted nylon stuck to it. I once put a gauze in the exhaust to try and quiten it down, checked it next day it had blown it through.
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The way the unguarded straight thru steel exhaust would burn through your pants in 0.00083 seconds was pretty terrifying:ohmy:
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ooer. now I'm really scared - I'm a bit of a wimp see, and could'nt handle a saw with a bit more poke......NOT! Not sure if you guys remember the old square metal 020? now that was a saw that taught you fear and respect...
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The Saelen seems remarkably good for that kind of thing- [ame]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=IlIoCj2IvSg&NR=1[/ame]
