munkymadman
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thats correct. double pay in august and double pay at christmas, and a bonus month on top of all that, that i don't know when they pay
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the forestry commision boss man i sub for asked me to whack up an add here for a full time position. a competent climber to work around the vienna area and potentially austria wide. all spanking new gear. salary is 1650 euro a month paid 15 times a year. email [email protected] website Österreichische Bundesforste AG - Österreichische Bundesforste AG or pm me if you have any questions
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hey mike i'd be interested, doing a similiar sort of setup in vienna. got over 6 years climbing experience. but pretty busy up till christmas. would work be possible in january or maybe i could squeeze two weeks. in before christmas bit of a trial.
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some people ay tree work keeps you fit?
munkymadman replied to Czlowiek Drzewo's topic in General chat
definetly keeps you fit, of course it can injure you, but so can any sport. my knees have suffered my back and my shoulder. but with a bit of afterwork training i manage to stay on top of them. i've been mainly gardening this summer and my mass and general energy levels have definetly dropped a fair bit. if you just climb and gives your body a disproportionate shape, built up arms and forearms. bulit up back but under developed chest creating that sort of monkey look, which causes hunching, resulting in back problems. thats why its important to do other exercises also. -
don't get your groundie to hold it tight, just hold it. you decide how much slack you need so you can ease your way across. and if you do run out just get him/her to ease a bit more out to you
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my way is probably not best practice again! if going from tree to tree it's normally dead wooding and i normally have my poles. i just put them on full extension, swing across then try and lodge the poles in a fork or on a branch then drag myself over. always found it the simplest rather than shouting for groundies all the time.
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how is a harness streamlined. won't catch me straying from the tree motion for awhille. until its absolutely knackered. guess it can be a bit heavy at times. i just find it so knacky for technical work. nothings come close to it in that regards. maybe something lighter for thins and reductions. but i've never owned two working harnesses
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cheers andy my query exactly, i've been talking to the accountant for the old firm i used to work for. but i just don't think he's right. i'd say irish laws are pretty similiar to england. seems a very grey area. might go see an accountant who i actually have to pay for advice.
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sorry i forgot to thank you .cheers
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hmmm paying combined tree services definetly worth a thought though. the information you sent me andy was useful and interesting, the moral of the story was go see a professional. plus maybe the rules are slightly different in ireland
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i've been contracting away in austria for some time now, and will be moving to germany soon to do the same. try and juggle the two. but i keep getting different answers about tax. the guys in ireland say i pay it in the country i'm working in, the guys in austria say because it's a short contract i pay it in ireland. and also if i'm out of the country for 6 months i don't pay tax at all. so what? di keep books, if so who do i show them to. you can't declare to every country you work in, that would get very complicated.
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i dno't mnid bneig jloetd aournd by a bad lwoer, i expect it, more surprised by a good one. there's too many variables, maybe i'm using pulleys maybe i'm using a fork or both. wood weight bla bla. i never know what to tell the groundie when it comes to wraps. all i know is that its bigger than the last piece. i get more flustered where i have to explain a whole new technique. and they don't really get it till the fourth go. and you think to yourself ' did i really save any time implementing that'. as a subbie, i wish i was subbed as a two man unit. they could bring as many others on the ground as they want. just to have one on the ground who always knew your second move. a tall ask i know
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that was your best video yet, really getting the knack of the editing fitting with the music. as i haven't got one these bits of kit and don't see myself buying one after just buying a GRCS. in the double roping part of the vid, could you essentially just attach a porta wrap adjacent to the grcs to get the same desired effect.
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well its all very exciting on this topic, seems like a clash of egos. which is a common thing amongst climbers. we all like to think were good, great maybe even some of us think were one of the best. so the idea of declining a tree is admitting defeat. hands up i'm guilty an egotistical climber. i've done jobs where i say no 'worries buddy', when in reality there's been points where i can taste vomit in the back of my throat, but once you've done it you feel great. to be honest that ego inside you is what makes you a good climber every decision you make is based on initial instinct, confidence in your own ability. a hesitant climber generally faulters. too much thinking time can be a bad thing. so back to the initial topic. if you have a poor groundie who questions you and can't let it run. you loose confidence in your groundie and yourself, which results in loosing all flow in work. thats how vital the guy on the ground is.
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who can tell me who sells the cams for the positioners. mine slips on the odd occassion so i should probably replace it.
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i'm not sure whats going on, on this site, but i feel like i've been cryogenically frozen and awoken sometime in the future. not being able to understand a trade i thought i was quite up to date with. the only problem being the sole climber i guess. all i can add to this is my basic knowledge. don't footlock on a vt, it's slow, inefficient and tiring. only use a pantin, in this situation. only footlock on a double line, the fastest method(if well practiced), in this situation. on a srt crack out whatever preferred ascenders, grabs shiny things you have in your arsenal and get on with it.
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Tree Climbing in Nepal - Asian Vulture Conservation Update
munkymadman replied to stevelucocq's topic in General chat
i was in pokhara only 5 weeks ago. watching some nutter free climb around a tree on lake side doing a bit of line clearance work. would have been cool to see what your project was all about. -
sounds incredibly old skool set up you don't want to be tieing or untieing any knots, except for the slings your zipping bits off with.
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even though it's nice to come out after 10 weeks and be deemed a qaulified arborist, i still think it might be better for the individual and companies, to introduce aprenticeships. it's a trade treat it like one
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took a few moreton bay figs down when i was in byron. nice trees but that sap takes forever to get off your rope. not a fan of brissie at all. no character at all just concrete. i find it's mainly removal work, or large limb removals, and noone's interested in firewood so they chip everything.
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do they take subbies over there. would be nice for a bit. and try and avoid their extortionate tax, and drink by the looks of things. the pay must be great to compensate for the price of beer. actually what coutries in europe do take on subbies?
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poor angry england. well i've been loving the weak pound. it was bound to happen, oncve the old stock was cleared then prices were going to have to go up. the only problem is because you work within england your prices can't go up, so your frustration is understandable. i was in austria, checking the price of the grcs @€2800 before vat. while it was £1700 pound in england. over christmas time the euro was on par with the pound. so i made a saving of about €1000 thats huge. a good time to buy cheap 4x4's too i believe. of course prices will go down once the sterling goes up again. dealers are competing with each other. can't comment on the quality of goods all my PPE is still in great knick and i've had them over a year. never was a fan off the stretch airs. maybe you better join the euro or move.
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quite handy if you have a cube aswell. when you get up the tree you just unfold it use it, then put it all back together again nice and neat. personally i've had some pretty bad luck throwing lines around when up the tree. unless you get it in the first two shots, then it ruins your climb. or getting it caught in the branches below you. a last resort for me
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my alloy geckos are still great, but the pads are falling apart. the padding has come off, i re stick them now and then but they just fall off again. can you buy replacement pads. and if so where
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170ft mountain ash(i don't mean a rowan)
