John Shutler

isnt the gross weight of a transit 3.5 tonnes. so your saying that it only weighs 1 tonne empty

that was the vid caroline banned at proclimber wasnt it ed

ha ha i wondered how long it would take till people started posting pics of their big tops

as a subby climber i work with a few different teams, some are better than others. nether the less it all comes down to comunication, i always ask how many wraps are on, and if i want it to run or not. the guys on the ground arnt mind readers

haha, yes i do

yeah they are the carbon geckos, cracking spikes, though i wish i had the older versions with the straps insead of the velcro yeah it was alot of stuff rigged down having the big kit helped to move the job along

got another letter today, seems to me he fancys himself as a have ago lawer, dont think hes going to be easy to get rid of

thinning 8 trees for the next 2 days at southampton general hospital

use a hinowa platform from time to time, and the benefits are great in the right situation like blocking a stem down with a big saw

fluidity is the key

looking forward to seeing his reply.id love to see his face when he opens it at his desk

umm john why are we wearing these balaclavas

so these are the letters that got sent out today. lets hope it gets it sorted. sod you mr Batten

possibly.il phone the people tomorrow and see if there happy for it to be done over christmas

the part that says he was informed by the tennant is a lie. he turned up at the house and saw that work had been done and was waiting for me to come back in a layby opposite the house, he then followed me down the track and aproached me

not sure, that adress is the same as the one on his buissness card he gave me the day he came onto the site

il get a copy of the letter from my dads office and post it here

one of the things that annoys me is that the letter is so badly written,it is full of inacuracys and typos.he supposedly runs an accounting and buissness management firm,. does that strike you as aletter from a professional person it really pisses me of that he clearly thinks he can scare me into giving in and admitting liability because im half his age(im 25) ive been advisesd to include my insurance details in my solicitors letter but also to speak to the nfu and tell them what is going on. the state of the trees was appalling, should he not of had some duty of care to his tennants to make sure the trees were safe

i have my own copy of the quote, and copys of payment in my invoice book

the majority of the logs are back at my yard.

thankfully my dad is a lawer and is dealing with the whole situation. my instinct was to phone him up and tell him what i thought of the little worm, but the old man assured me that was not the way to go.

notes i made on the trees Job 1 Fell x3 Silver Birch (Betula pendula) T1) Silver Birch (Betula pendula). Large cavity with extensive decay at the base of the tree. Large amounts of dieback within the crown T2) Silver Birch (Betula pendula). Heavy lean towards car parking, with exposed roots and deep erosion of soil around root plate. Large sail area could lead to failure at root plate T3) Silver Birch (Betula pendula). Growing alongside Swedish Whitebeam (Sorbus intermedia). 2 co dominant stems with serious included bark at union. Leaning over driveway. Pronounced lean to 1 stem due to competition for light and dominancy with the Swedish Whitebeam. Job 2 Fell x1 Sessile Oak (Quercus petrea), x1 Beech (Fagus sylvatica), fell x1 small Common Holly (Ilex aquifolium). Clear various small Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna) and self seeded Sessile oaks (Quercus petrea) ready for replanting by gardeners T1) Sessile Oak (Quercus petrea). Poor vigour due to competition from other trees for light, also possible root damage by earthworks and new fence within drip line. T2) Beech (Fagus sylvatica). Serious dieback with large spurs of deadwood. Obvious signs of damage to bark and Cambium layer. T3) Common Holly (Ilex aquifolium). Poor specimen. Obvious signs of “topping”

a couple of months ago i felled some trees for a local well known lady at her house in the forest, half way into the job a man turned up claiming that he had been the owner for 5 years and i should stop work, which i did. she is a well known local lady andher name and the name of her buisness(collecting mushrooms from the new forest) is displayed at the end of her drive. when i phoned the tree helpline they knew it as her house to. how far should you go to find out if the person asking you to do the work is the owner.she paid me for the work. all the trees came out because of their poor condition

bit of a derail, but how do you find having the swivel instead of just using the supplied ring

no its samson arbormaster. the hitchcord is liros herkules. it is a satisfying combo. i have since gone back to using armor-prus though