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ouch doesnt that punish the mpg

lycetts ,,, trust, arborisk ,, ring around play one off against the other

Dave , what s the weight of that chipper ?

some real boys toys there .. if only I could afford them

Hello And welcome to the forum .. Arbjobs is usually a great place to start , are you looking for Supervisor with a clip board or as supervisor with a chainsaw role ? rgds iain

Hi there check this for the actual schedules NPTC plenty of practical with under pinning knowledge on legislation and guidance on how to get past all those bad habits you might have from being on the farm iain as for what you need to take that is very much down to the provisions given by your training provider ,, ask them what you need is probably best

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yep like the old saying with a Son you only have one dick to worry about with a Daughter theres millions of em' to worry about

IAN work out staff wages include costs including ppe ,any consumables , fuel, insurance, running around quoting time wasted coz you wont get the jobs not all jobs go to plan when you start expect having no more than 8 months work as the phone will go quiet in november and wont ring significantly until spring if you've got 1+1 team van and chipper £min circa £ 400 - 450 a day you will need to buy what you can from what left over from turnover but only buy what you need as you need it ,store the rest of the money dont spend what you earn in the summer because you'll need that in the winter thats a good starter for you

... my daughter has just started dating the default is rule nine

RULES FOR DATING MY DAUGHTER Rule One: If you pull into my driveway and honk you'd better be delivering a package, because you're sure not picking anything up.... Rule Two: You do not touch my daughter in front of me. You may glance at her, so long as you do not peer at anything below her neck. If you cannot keep your eyes or hands off of my daughter's body, I will remove them. Rule Three: I am aware that it is considered fashionable for boys of your age to wear their trousers so loosely that they appear to be falling off their hips. Please don't take this as an insult, but you and all of your friends are complete idiots. Still, I want to be fair and open minded about this issue, so I propose this compromise: You may come to the door with your underwear showing and your pants ten sizes too big, and I will not object. However, in order to ensure that your clothes do not, in fact, come off during the course of your date with my daughter, I will take my electric nail gun and fasten your trousers securely in place to your waist. Rule Four: I'm sure you've been told that in today's world, sex without utilizing a "barrier method" of some kind can kill you. Let me elaborate, when it comes to sex, I am the barrier, and I will kill you. Rule Five: It is usually understood that in order for us to get to know each other, we should talk about sports, politics, and other issues of the day. Please do not do this. The only information I require from you is an indication of when you expect to have my daughter safely back at my house, and the only word I need from you on this subject is "early." Rule Six: I have no doubt you are a popular fellow, with many opportunities to date other girls. This is fine with me as long as it is okay with my daughter. Otherwise, once you have gone out with my little girl, you will continue to date no one but her until she is finished with you. If you make her cry, I will make you cry. Rule Seven: As you stand in my front hallway, waiting for my daughter to appear, and more than an hour goes by, do not sigh and fidget. If you want to be on time for the movie, you should not be dating. My daughter is putting on her makeup, a process that can take longer than painting the Golden Gate Bridge. Instead of just standing there, why don't you do something useful, like changing the oil in my car? Rule Eight: The following places are not appropriate for a date with my daughter: Places where there are beds, sofas, or anything softer than a wooden stool. Places where there are no parents, policemen, or nuns within eyesight. Places where there is darkness. Places where there is dancing, holding hands, or happiness. Places where the ambient temperature is warm enough to induce my daughter to wear shorts, tank tops, midriff T-shirts, or anything other than overalls, a sweater, and a goose down parka - zipped up to her throat. Movies with a strong romantic or sexual theme are to be avoided; movies which features chain saws are okay. Hockey games are okay. Old folks homes are better. Rule Nine: Do not lie to me. On issues relating to my daughter, I am the all-knowing, merciless god of your universe. If I ask you where you are going and with whom, you have one chance to tell me the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. I have a shotgun, a shovel, and five acres behind the house. Do not trifle with me. Rule Ten: Be afraid. Be very afraid. It takes very little for me to mistake the sound of your car in the driveway for a Black Hawk chopper coming in over a san hill near Mogadishu. When my PTSD starts acting up, the voices in my head frequently tell me to clean the guns as I wait for you to bring my daughter home. As soon as you pull into the driveway you should exit your car with both hands in plain sight. Speak the perimeter password, announce in a clear voice that you have brought my daughter home safely and early, then return to your car - there is no need for you to come inside. The camouflaged face at the window is me!! :thumbup:

yes it was in poor taste afterall a girl is dead we ALL like a joke , just not in those circumstances

That is literally self employment NOT business if folks want to work for £65 a day and provide their own gear equipment vehicles and machines then they are mad £65 a day £8.13 per hour minus income Tax & running costs, depreciation and maintenance get their phone number they can subbie in for you at those prices Lol:thumbup:

people forget there are many levels to this industry not just the entry point leading to climber. specialist roles for example look at the stumpbuster model ,, its a franchise that works for some , running your own team . dependant on business acumen, money funding and enough business in your chosen location. Utilities is another market place cutters & surveyors etc dependant on your service & life skills I expect you'll need a couple of years tree bashing to cut your teeth on There is likely to be a new player on the forces resettlement market shortly , when the applications window opens in March resettlement isnt easy ,but the forces mindset is brill in this game as you need to work hard to benefit and there are some big upsides cheers Iain

A very wise idea an operator working to plant trees has been zapped by Electric In one such case an employer gave their operator an Iron bar , and got told to dig holes near a sub station but didnt use a Cat device or signal generator , nor used any utility maps for underground services Worker injured by thirteen foot electrical flame . It was fined £8,000 and was ordered to pay costs of £2,939.20. Cats dont find all buried services especially , water & gas being the worst , but I have found live electric lines in 4 inches of soil before now.. Be careful utilites are required to bury cables at given depths , But in My experience they dont , well the bloke on the shovel / digger doesnt despite what he's told to do ,

that time of year is coming around again soon guys ... Bird nesting season 1st of March through until 31st July

yep blue, Orange and purple , did someone in the spray shop get a new colour chart for xmas lol All look really good by the way ,

In all Assessments remember , time is mostly on your side , except where their is a rescue , but even then Do it safely and methodically , don’t rush as this leads to make mistakes, ensure what you do is what you where shown,, in real life rescues things don't go to a training schedule you WILL be making it up as the situation dictates if it helps talk yourself through it ,,, explain your actions outloud to the assessor , at least then if you slip or mis something the assessor knows you are doing things in a pragmatic way No extra prizes if you rush no one to blame if you rush and screw up , take your time the assessor will be patient they are there to assess competence not commercial speed , units are modules designed to get you going assessments and cert of Competence are there as your proof to the world you have met these standards but good luck and don’t be scared !!! assessors all started out from where you are , trust me I am one , and we weren’t all born perfect lol we all went through a learning process . One of the best techniques is to become the assessors instructor ,, tell him the what where why when's and then do em !

Lmao Tony maybe coz I'm in my mid fourties now , and maybe its because I dont hold a massive amount of classroom time that would have bombarded my single brain cell anyway , BUT in my simple mind it seems to me things now ,, are wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy........ too complicated WTf would some of these guys do without all their gadgets & gizmos Iain

phone the boss first its his call & then you cant be wrong .. mistakes happen some jobs you price & time correctly others you dont , no ones perfect . if you've got a good working relationship tell him if he's man enough he'll realise he's balls'd it up working time directive is something you can decide to opt out of but if hes paying you & you want the overtime take it , if the job needs overtime & he's not paying then you've got issues . some overtime worked in the summer when times are good are not paid ,but nothing docked in winter when works not so good and daylight hours reduce options swings and roundabouts ,, or it should be , if its unfair then you agian have issues to chat to him about

must be an auld git thing When I climb , which admittedly now is quite a rarity usually the fricking worst jobs but anyway with a 45mt & 2 friction cords , both being of different colour using 2 beeners again different to ensure I know which end is which & ensure I know which system has my anchor point too many ropes in the tree need redirecting & moving especially in dismantles & a pain in the arse in tight grown trees keep it simple and keep it safe too many get SHINEY toy syndrome that can either get left on the job coz there’s way too much gear in the kit to start with or aren’t used effectively. When i Started my kit included 1 rope 2 x friction cords 1 harness a dozen karabs set of spikes , a section of three strand with a spliced eye in it to use as a toping strop for false crotch , whipped around and timber hitched onto the stem , a good lowering rope and a tool strop /bungee 5 quids worth of fuel in the combi can and your off I dismantled countless trees that way IF i was working above 45mtr off the deck then it wasn’t for long ! as you can easy top out 5 meter sections once tied off , so decent to the ground in an emergency would always be achieved If anything went pear shaped.. I swear we try and reinvent something that in essence is so very very simple and the more we complicate things the more dangerous it gets in my book I would always ALWAYS trust my knots and my choice of anchor, I dont as easily trust an assembly of metal pieces, that is made in some far off factory by someone I have never met , building things I have no input into or need for I remember going to Capel a number of years back and was stood in the tree worker stand chatting to the Guys , when I turned away a fresh faced young man [ who was studing Arb at the college ] thrust a shiny purple metal thing at me and with GLEE said look what I have bought >>>...... I looked at him briefly ,his face altered and in a much lower voice he said WHAT DOES IT DO ????????? I explained what a hand ascender was all about and then shook my head and left him to shop on ,,,, without question the most bizarre ARB shopping experience I have ever witnessed rgds an old git:001_cool:

dont know about the Terrano We have a Fourtrak on S plate, cant say it has ever failed us corking little thing just getting on a bit in age so we might sell it this year, Parts for it are easy to source and dont take your eyes out on cost either

the company in question has an interesting website,, services include a mobile mechanic service to fix things even engine rebuilds

Tree firm fined after teenage worker loses toes on wood chipper