arbogrunt
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I'd get yourself some personal injury cover mate. When I work freelance climbing, I'm on the companies PL. I have my own PL/EL/PI for my own work only.
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Hello mate,
There is actually a lot of work about in Essex at the mo, problem is, nobody is willing to new staff/equipment/vehicles at the moment due to the worries of the current economic climate!. Try Tree fella, Essex Arb, TH trees.
I work as a freelance climber in Essex (I live in Southend). If I hear of any openings I'll give you a shout).
In the meantime, go for your CS31 and any other tickets you can
Good luck"
Spike Hunter
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lets face it, we ALL cut one handed now and again. You just have to accept that the risk of cutting yourself is increased hugely whey doing so. The important thing is to know when NOT to cut one handed. Good work positioning should mean that you can keep both hands on the saw 90% of the time. Conifer hedges are another matter..everyone I know cuts and holds and throws the branches out...most of the blokes I know that have had cuts from top handle saws have had them inflicted whilst doing exactly this.
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The one I've used came from Proclimber. Great bit of kit, if somewhat over priced for what it is...
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In crack willows, I use two anchor points (two ropes if its a big one), that with your secondary should cover you for all but the most cataclasmic structural failure
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I've had tinnitus since the age of 24, (now 46). Was told to get a 'quiet civilian occupation'....sadly, there were no jobs going at the library I've got used to it, but it drives everyone else around me mental!
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I started getting really bad white finger in my left hand. I was using pole saws a lot for trimming conifer hedges. We tie-wrapped lagging foam around the shafts and I always wore AV gel gloves, but when it got cold and or wet, I still had quite severe circulation problems. The solution was...don't use pole saws!. I rarely do conifer hedges these days and the problem is now almost eradicated. Another persistant offender is hand held blowers...I get pins and needles in my hands after about 5 minutes of using them. Surely a big company like Stihl can put a bit more effort into the AV mounts of these machines...maybe a few hundred compensation claims against them would make them pull their fingers out!
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....I wouldn't dream of making 'size-ist' remarks about your 'stoutness' Felix......hmmm, gross train weight..., tachographs....., heavy duty springs and shocks......
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RIP fella. Keep it safe guys......
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its all a bit Pythonesque..and the rescuers rescuer, and the rescuers rescuers rescuer and the.....! I would say; 1. ALWAYS have a ladder on site, in place, ready to put in the tree whilst work is in progress. 2.he climber should always maintain rope discipline..yes it is a pain in the arris pulling that 45m rope through..but can you get yourself out of the tree 'one handed'?. 3.Of course there should be aerial rescue in place...but I know lots of people don't have it all the time...and if they do, when was the last time the 'rescuer' actually climbed a tree let alone performed one of the rescue techniques? The fact is, if you need someone to get you out of the tree and that person is not a regular climber, who is ready to climb and capable of performing the rescue under extreme stress...you are in very deep brown stuff....
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go chunky!
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I know one bloke who used to tow an Ifor off a tow-hitch mounted on his rear-mount chipper, he never had any probs. Another who carried a small, pedestrian grinder on his front linkage arms on a U900!/ I think the way to go is an extended drawbar - if you can lift your chipper high enough to clear. I had a front mount, so towing was not a problem.
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had one of those weaver gear bags for 2 years until the arse fell out of it, when I replaced it, I got exactly the same article but with 'Stien' written on it and it lasted a month before the shoulder strap ripped off...wonder what went wrong with the quality control there?...One of those Army surplus bags next I reckon...
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get the camels out..its time for a fuel revolution!
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Zarges skymaster on my jobs...B and Q, bargain bucket, rejects on everyone else I work for! Agree with the longer ladders every year!...MEWP all the way by the time I'm 70!
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hat off to you Dean, that was a ball'sy fell...you didn't even move that bin!
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...put it on the list of songs to sing whilst your logging! [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gu3p0L1y__w&feature=related]YouTube - Hard Times of Old England[/ame]
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if we keep paying more benefits to people for having more kids then yes, they will spawn. Us mugs who work for a living, are generally not in a position to have lots of kids as we can't afford it!. If we some sort of immigration policy in past decades, the situation would not be as bad as it is now (and as unsustainably bad is it will be in the near future:thumbdown:). By the way, I've got 4 kids, I work like a Trojan....and yes, I am constantly skint!!
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this post raises some interesting points. Most chainsaws we use, run at chainspeeds in metres/second in excess of the level of protection in our PPE. The fact is, PPE offers SOME protection....its not a substitute for safe working practice. If we all wore class 3 protection, there would be more people cutting themselves through fatigue brought on by heat exhaustion. Its a compromise between protection and mobility....be careful out there fellas!
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up at 0530, leave at 0615 back in at 1800 sometimes 1900. I do about 2 hours driving a day to the company I do most of my work for, then 2 more in the company wagon to and from site. Most people in treework work pretty long hours. I am also working saturdays at the moment and rarely do less that 65 hours a week.
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surely that was a man in a 'fox-suit'?!
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nearly everyone I know whose been cut with a saw over the last 16 years, has been cut by an 020AV/020T/MS200T, cutting one handed and usually cutting and holding. I avoid it like the plague...until I get in a Leylandii hedge
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better off just getting a commercial I reckon mate. They come up now and again, had mine for about a year and its just right for me:thumbup1:. They are getting on now though ( last ones made in '98), so check carefully for rust!
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I would say the best place to buy climbing gear, harnesses in particular, would be the place you can visit personally and get yourself on rope, in a harness. If you buy without a try, you'll spend the whole day long in a harness that is uncomfortable. If your going to spend most of your working day in one, find one that doesn't squash your family jewels!
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January to march - OK March to August - the worst I've had in 16 years August to present - busy as hell, but still trying to get over the bad summer. The problem I have is, work is peaking and troughing a lot more than it did 5 years ago. Its difficult to budget for anything and putting tax money aside has been nigh on impossible. I think I may be working in another industry or going abroad for the spring/early summer and coming back later if last year is anything to go by. Go with the flow, cross your fingers and bug out when it all goes Pete Tong...my 2011 business plan!
