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  1. John Hancock
    I've done both the RFS and Cert Arb. In terms of difficulty I'd rate the RFS as the better qualification. I did mine with Billy Rob a fair few years ago and boy, did he make me work for it. If anyone is doing the RFS, book a ISA exam soon after you've sat the RFS because you'll breeze through it and have two good qualifications.(Both level two I know, but the RFS should at least be a three in my opinion)
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    The bl##dy cheek of it!
  3. John Hancock
    I bought the study guide, took it to the pub on a Friday and Saturday; sat the exam on Monday and passed. Watch the Tree Fertilisation section (pay it special attention)
  4. John Hancock
    Dont mess with the Hancocks.....Or I'll turn you into a the fairy you always wanted to be...!
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    Dean, the man has lost it....such a shame
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    Guess you never know where the little buggers might crop up next!
  7. John Hancock
    Look man! Look!!!
  8. John Hancock
    Dude, I can't believe you used that tree as an anchor....didn't you see that fungi ??????
  9. John Hancock
    You have along way to go before becoming a tree officer, and you'll need more than just a Tech Cert. Being a Tree Officer is by no means the panicle of an Arbs' career, its just one road you could possibly go down...
  10. John Hancock
    I've got three weeks off this year, the last week will be spent doing some coppice work in a local wood. (Ash and Oak). Cold, frosty morning; get a fire going, pull the hip-flask out....can't wait!
  11. John Hancock
    I've got three weeks off mate, so get in touch anytime!
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    I'n not getting into the debate as to how many arbs to put into a basket.
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    That distance you quoted is for tree opperations on the ground I think, not for MEWPS. I need to see something in black and white from the HSE. If it is the case then MEWP suppliers shouldn't be selling/fitting baskets without the mesh barrier fitted for tree work.
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    I'm sat here at my desk writing a best practice document to go with the risk assessment and method statements I’ve written for operations with our new MEWP. I’ve read through the whole thread on the new AA Guide to the use of MEWPS in Arboriculture (an entertaining read!) One think that keeps cropping up in the guide is the ‘working with two men in the basket with a mesh petition down the middle’ thing. I accept working with two men in the basket can be useful and aid productivity (as long as the SWL is not compromised) but the ‘Mesh Partition’ is news to me! Myself and three of the lads recently underwent the NPTC training and assessment and at no point did ‘Mesh Partitions’ come into the equation. If NPTC thinks it’s safe to have two men in a basket without one, who are the AA to publish a ‘Safe Use’ manual and stipulate “It is not acceptable for chainsaws to be used in such close proximity without such a barrier” Have there been any accidents to substantiate this? Any Research?
  15. John Hancock
    Just looked at Patricks profile, he's from London.
  16. John Hancock
    I'll keep my eyes open....but where are you ?
  17. John Hancock
    Thats an interesting socket there......does it work well ?
  18. John Hancock
    Nice to have a missus who takes an interest in your career, mine would have said.....'Get that bl##dy smelly, stinky thing out of my house!'
  19. John Hancock
    Your right in your assumption that I'm not a 'Tree Officer' . I run the Arb department here in Worcester. If I were a Tree Officer I couldn't inspect trees within the city privately as that would be a conflict of interests. Simply wouldn't be cricket. I'm lucky in that I live miles from where I work; I would never p#55 in my own pool. Tree officers and L/A tree teams can work for the private sector but we work as the 'L/A' and not ourselves.
  20. John Hancock
    ...thought so, it was between two houses wasn't it? Hmmmm Fort Royal, conservation area if I remember correctly... Nice pegs though! Came over all 'funny' when I was them..
  21. John Hancock
    That brings back plenty of memories…..The hours I must have wasted stood on top of mine, hand down, elbow deep!
  22. John Hancock
    I knew that Gum....Fort Royal ??
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    Iveco Daily?

    John Hancock replied to RPA's topic in Arb-Trucks

    Nice colour scheme for highway work Bro……what did you do….extract all the pigmentation from those fungi samples you have stored under the bed? Least you’ve found a use for them now….
  24. John Hancock
    Doesn’t look like a pole-saw, looks more like a lazy mother with a ’26 to me.
  25. John Hancock
    I'll follow this thread. Although I'm L/A I do get the opportunity to survey privately, I've always turned it down till now but lately I’ve been thinking why the hell should I? Is it time to jump in at the deep-end?

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