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Number 2 is brilliant! lol

Ha, ha!!! Its very easy working the ground when Josh is up the tree! I have sometimes been stood watching for 15mins wondering what i should do to keep busy and warm!!!

I flew a MS200T to Portugal no problem at all....... flying it back with the same airline wasn't so easy! I checked my case in, had a nice meal and a beer, was last man to the boarding gate, just set foot on the plane and i got asked to come off the plane and the plane left without me! I had to ring my friend in Portugal to come and collect the saw and wait 8 hrs for the next plane! My friend had to post my saw back to UK!!! It was there in 2 days, so it obviously went airmail (funny eh!!!) not sure what the issue was with the saw! I was pretty pissed off at the time, because i had checked in advance with the airline before i booked the tickets and they assured me it was ok!!!

The minimum age for Class1 and class 2 has been lowered from 21 to 18 recently!

Ha,ha,ha!!!

Today someone from EAC forwarded me a response they wrote to my email address in October! It never arrived in my inbox, but i have seen proof that they did respond to me! Very strange, perhaps my hotmail account put it in the JUNK folder for some reason! Anyway, thanks to all who helped me get to the bottom of this! I will contact EAC again to start the transfer process once i have renewed my ISA Cert Arb which expired after 3 years at the end of last month!! BTW... just out ofinterest, Do i get a card and/or a certificate for the ETW??

I did my CS30, 31, 38 and 39 at Askham Bryan! Been in Sweden since June last year! Pretty sweet out here! But snowy and cold! Trying to climb round a tree in minus twenty is challenging to say the least... spend more time defrosting your prussuck knot with the chainsaw exhaust then ya do cutting branches!! :-) But.. good experience mate! Good luck finding work! If i hear of anyone needing a climber near you i will give you a shout!

What rope is your 45m one? and what diameter is it?

I use a Tachyon 45m every day, my spare is a 45m Yale poison Hi-vy! I actually prefer it to the tachyon to be honest. Hitch seems to grab much easier, even when the rope is new. Just my opinion and preference, i am sure others will disagree!

Yes i followed the instructions on the EAC website, filled out the transfer form and emailed it to them 2 or 3 times in the last 7 months! Heard nothing back whatsoever!

I do always carry a razor-sharp silky though! Sometimes, depending on the job obviously, i find it just as quick to whip it out rather then start the chainsaw!!

Yeah, every day now!! Cannot even begin to match the pace of climbers here in Sweden unless you do! However... seen some lunatics in my time cutting right near their hands and crossing hands cutting cm's away from their forearms - i am not in this bracket and never will be, i would rather take 10 mins longer and walk away with my arms still attached!! I worked with a very good and experienced guy this summer who, a couple of years previous, cut a branch under extreme tension one-handed... the saw was catapulted into his left forearm and ran all the way to the top of his bicep! His arm was sliced badly, somehow he made it to the ground by himself, losing almost enough blood to kill him!! He passed out once on the ground, the only reason he survived was because his groundie was ex-military and knew exactly where to squeeze to slow the bleeding. He was a very lucky man!! 100 stitches and 6 months later he was back in the trees! With massive debt due to not working for 6 months. He had to learn how to use his arm and fingers again! This guy was and luckily still is, an awesome guitarist. Things could have been very, very different!! No tree is worth losing an arm or your life for! In my opinion one-handed training should definatley be taught... the majority of newly-trained climbers will see one-handed use by experienced climbers pretty quickly if they are working in commercial Arboriculture. The majority of climbers i have seen cutting and holding branches whilst dismantling have been extremely efficient at their job...and imo very safe at their job! But, if newly trained climbers see this and attempt to copy it, it can end in disaster! Even the most experienced climbers like my friend can have an accident. One-handed use certainly increases the risk of being cut, but it will always be done, so imo training should be provided to high-light the additional dangers and show what is "safe" and what is just plain lunacy!! Chainsaw are very efficient tools in experienced hands, but they have the potential to take your life in a split-second! Always respect them!!

Have you tried Mark Bell at Hemingborough? Never worked for him but know he is just up the road from you!! I am a Howden lad origionally.... just up the road from ya!! You do ya course at Askham Bryan at York mate?? Bartletts at York wanted a climber last i heard too!! Goodl uck with finding work mate.

Yeah, back with Josh and the snow! Busy all next week! Some decent sized Firs to make disappear. Should be a fun job! Hoping it gets a bit colder tho, 1 degree above freezing and raining today! :-(

What he said!!!!

Hahaha... I am not on the run! :-) If the work is there and money is right enough i will gladly work in UK for a few weeks! I was back at Christmas and was intending to stay over to work a few weeks, but the work i had lined up fell through last minute!

I read on the ETW website that if anyone holds ISA Cetified Arborist and ISA Treeworker certificates they can getthe European Tree Worker without sitting any examinations... just pay the fee and they send you the certification! I emailed them and filled out their transfer forms 3 TIMES in the last 7 months, and i have heard nothing back at all. Pretty disappointed with them, anyone else had similar problems? How the hell do you get hold of these people?

Cheers mate. I have emailed him! Probably missed the boat with that one tho, it was posted a while ago! Shame tho, Portugal would be nice right now... Snow free and warmer then the minus 20 we had here early December!! :-)

I started out with a standard simple cambium saver with a ring on both ends, one slightly smaller for retreival. I have had the ART ropeguide since last summer, very expensive to buy, but many climbers make their own version at a fraction of the cost. Good bit of kit tho, saves a lot of energy when ascending! The beauty of this bit of kit is that it has a pulley to eliminate friction, as well as being adjustable like the Multisaver. I would definately buy something adjustable, it is very useful in certain circumstances. If money is no object buy the ART ropeguide, otherwise the multisaver is a good bet.

Hi Folks! Been Subbying out in Sweden since June last year, so i have not posted for a while. Been working through the winter but things have slowed down a bit now! Just a quick post to enquire if anyone requires the use of an experienced and well-qualified climbing Arborist on a short-term sub-contract basis (1 week to 2 months). I will work anywhere in Europe if the coin right enough! All own climbing kit provided. Can be on a plane at the drop of a hat! Full CV can be emailed to anyone interested. Feel free to PM me or call me on +46 764252994 Cheers!

Ok, cheers! At least i know what the problem is tho! I'm sure once i speak to Nissan they will know exactly what i am talking about if its a common fault! I better get on the blower to em!! Cheers!

Suppose yours was covered under warranty was it? Cannot be that pricey to sort out can it? Mind you, in Sweden where a pint is 7 quid, i'm not so sure!

Hi, I have a 57 Plate Nissan Navara like Mr. Bullmans. and i have recently got a warning light constantly illuminated on the dashboard. The truck will not go into 4wd high, but will go into 4wd low. I have read threads on here before about 4wds and trucks so thought i would ask your opinions! What is the problem and is it expensive to fix? The truck is under warrenty til november, but it is in Sweden at the minute and is gonna cost me bout £700 round trip to fetch it back to the uk for nissan to fix this problem for free. (plus loss of earnings whilst its sorted out!) I am yet to check whether my warranty will cover it to be fixed in Sweden, but i am expecting they will give me the bull about Nissan UK being a different company to Nissan Sweden ect. ect. ect. and i suppose it will be easier and cheaper to just pay nissan over here to sort it out cos i want it sorted before the Swedish winter arrives for obvious reasons! So, any ideas what the fault might be and what kinda price the bits are? Is this something i could fix myself, or am i right in thinking this is for the experts? Any help appreciated! Ed