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A de3cent TI camera is going to set you back 12k + , then the training. I have just sent 2x cad technicans on a course costing the biz £850, thats reasonable, i was quoted about 1k per person for the trai9ning for thermal imaging, in my book thatb is quite a bit of money and like i said in aprevious post is there really the money and opportuity out there to recoup these costs

I got the sniffer dogs in when doing some survey work in Keswick, the problem was there was a couple of nice looking bitch's near by and thats all the dog was interested in.

This wasnt well worded i agree... The problem is with all these decay detection methods is the finance involved, trees are not classed as a priority by the general public and even in LA's trees are always low down the pecking order when it comes to handing out budgets. I do like the look and idea of the Thermal Imaging But and its a very big BUT, the cost of equipment and training means that inspection prices are high and will never compete with a VTA and GIS prices so it may ultimatly fail as a system due to costs, even more so at the moment when budjets are being set. We often suggest trees for further investigation by the picus etc, the take up on these recommendations when they find out the price is below 5%. " Chris, why would i pay that for further investigation when i can just remove it now for the same price...." I hate to be the one to say it as i love trees and wish to save as many as i can from uneccesary removal but trees are way way down the pecking order in the domestic, GVT and commercial sectors. The majority of the time the cheapest route will always be taken. We carry out tree surveys of 10,000 + trees for a number of charitys, LA's and comersial clients, everyone has asked us to cut down survey costs to a minimum, even if this means missing out huge areas.

Are you going to tell me about the advantages of thermal imaging now ? Actually it is extremely easy to tap above 7ft, i like to use Arborist methods (Rope & Harness). I have used decay detection above ground level, the dificulties and constraints make it in most cases financially viable. The only time it is useful is for say using a picus to determine the extents of a cavity for the relocation of a section of tree that may have bats in it.

Problem for our biz is Steve if i reccomend a picus etc at say £350+ and cant guarantee that the results will allow the tree to be felled i look like a numpty, whereas i can meet a tree officer on site for 2 mins give it a few taps with a hammer and chat proving that it needs to be removed for a tenth of the price.

Problem is more tree officers are finding out about the ease to misinturpret these images and the short fallings of the machines.

I have used every item out there and nothing comes close to a nylon hammer, and an experienced ear.

Arbtalk, Shouldnt you be working. One for the4 wives - Not that pis**ng Arbtalk again

No its my wifes td5, it has been to twisted performance and runs 208bhp, we have made a few extra mods after twisted had it to get that extra. The biggest mpg add on was the discovery transfer box knocking the gear ratio right up. If you rag it it does use the juice but be sensible and its fantastic, the 35mpg is on the motorway sitting at 70ish.

I can back all that up, Navara = Headache and an expensive one at that

We get 35-36mpg out of defender 90

Do we have any bi-lingual people on here ?

Bad news that, i would agree with the get the police involved thoughts, a dog wont help you as they will prob just kill it as they sound like real scum bags. I used to hate hearing those bangs and rattlings at night, with all the thefts on here recently a am really glad i sold all the contracting side of the biz.

|Well done to everyone for getting over the 2k mark. Fandtastic considering the financial climate, everyone should be well chuffed