Ty Korrigan

Hello, Any-one experience of this machine? I'm looking at a crane fed 11" PTO machine mounted on an agricultural trailer. Any feedback appreciated. Cheers Ty

Oh yes, I'd love to fell it all for biomass now we've the machine sorted and market for it confirmed! Sadly, it's a picture postcard, background stage setting which no-one wants to change the character of...BLEH! Ty

Cheers for the 2 cents worth:001_smile: You've reason there, might not even make much more work overall and the client would see more for their coin. I would say here getting the owner of the estate to accept preventative tree work will be a battle. The restaurant is only the lease holder and has inherited this problem although they were unware of the potential issues with the trees when they took on the business. My gut feeling is sadly that neither the owner of the estate nor the business within the manor are going to agree on who should stump up the funds required. For the restaurant, the tree lined avenue sets the scene as clients arrive. It's also a venue for weddings and conferences. The least expensive option is to simply close off this entrance and use another. This is exactly what a British client near Loudeac Central Brittany opted for, padlocking the main gate and using the 'tradesmans' entrance instead. Just a question of funds. Ty

Hello, We've been asked to quote for a major deadwooding project for a local restaurant set in the grounds of a manor house at the end of a long drive double lined with 90 very large and mature limes. Many stems in decline or indeed dead. The crowns are very thick, skinny, slippery and infact identifying the dead wood is near impossible from the ground. After any reasonable blow the driveway is littered with fallen branches of all sizes. Recently a clients car was damaged at night by falling dead wood, a proper life or death near miss in fact. Difficulty for the owners is affording the work. Crowns are too large an thick for a MEWP to be used to access the entire crown. Access is difficult/impossible on the other side of the trees. A MEWP would be an advantage in placing climbers into the crown though. We are aware that if we did win this quote and that if we missed some deadwood and this fell causing damage or injury, then we would ourselves may be liable. Also, just how long do you guarantee your work for? There are clear legal obligations for owners to take care of trees and to take reasonable care to ensure they are safe but what do you do when you cannot afford the work? Anyway, our quote is/seems outrageous when you look at the quantity of wood to be removed but it is still 2 weeks work. We have advised the restaurant owner to talk with the owners of the manor as such a project may well require doing again in 5 years time. Ty

Here in Frenchy France... You may get invited to tender by councils IF You are vat reg. You are a company rather than a sole trader. You are local (although other companies further afield will be asked local firms get normally get invited) You have been in business for at least 3 years and have accounts published. You know the right people. You eat lunch in the right restaurant. There is also a journal you can subscribe too, a list of contracts put out to tender by all sorts of organisations. Just put in a quote for 35k for replanting a line of 3m Leylandii for the City of Rennes new metro line to screen it from a private residence who has had land taken under a compulsory purchase order. They called us in to quote. We asked about getting a bite of the tree work but that is already a done deal, a deal done at the level of old school chums and round table types. No cherry here for us to bite sadly... May change, every day I detect the wind of change blowing in our favour. So don't give up hope AJ Regards Ty

When I first came to this forum, Mr Bolam wrote that I had alot to learn and Mark was right. Much of what I have learned has been influenced by others who share techniques and advice on this forum. Cheers Ty

4 hours work for the chipper.

First truck filled. 25ton of chip for the local powerstation South of Rennes. Strange, this machine for all it's size seems quieter than our Quadchip... Ty

I never expected to read such a statement from you of all people... I think your right though... Ty

Not very spectacular I'm afraid. This is one of our 'biomass' jobs for the powerstation South of Rennes. The 1980's Renault is being driven by Mr Big or Louis Le Gros who is 84 this year! He's a mind of his own and just loves to drive his beloved Renault. 2 days of tractor work in exchange for a few little jobs around his farm. There will be an estimated 200m3 of chip from this job. 100 Lawson cypress approx 40 years old We recieve 13.50euros per ton K'Ching! PLUS we get paid for removing the trees whey HEY! Now each time we do one of these I am never around to witness the whole tree chipper in action BUT...this job I can see from my appartment window so I shal make certain that I am around to film the machines in action. The site will be developed over the next few years but short term it will be a parking for the Tour of Brittany and the Tour de France. Ty

I still have a pair hanging up in the workshop... As I recall, silly money is often asked for these belts, 30euros each from a dealer OR...7euros from the importer near Redon South Brittany. Ty

We had a demo back in January of the TW230. TBH, if I was up against a Quadchip and a TW230 today it would be a hard choice and one I might base on aftersales service alone. Same fragile hitch as Quadchip I noted, not a fan of that. Turntable operation felt less refined on the TW. I liked the eager feed rate and fine chip quality. Quadchip I'm running the disc blades which IF the El Cheapo subbies refrain from shoving shoite through seem to outlast the square blades but at a cost of chip size/quality. I'd buy a TW230 but only a mug would rent one here at the prices the French rental agencies ask. Ty

K'CHING-GO! Ty:thumbup1:

I run both machines. The 4012 is a good piece of kit now the many electrical faults have been fixed but the HB20 earns as much pro-rata and yes, it can grind any size stump, it's just harder work than twiddling a remote control but at least you won't get cold operating a Sidewinder HB20! (Or suffer gameboy thumb syndrome...) Ty

Experience is what you need and a decent machine. When I bid on each job I look at stump size, species and situation, soil type, obstacles, distance to job. Arisings left on site or removed. Stump 100% out or just enough to re-sow a lawn. When I started out using a hire grinder, non-self propelled Laski weighing 195kg with terrible teeth I might add, I just about broke even on jobs and was worn to a frazzle. Now, I ask eyewatering prices for stumps and more than often get the job. A formula might help you work out a price for one or two stumps but for larger numbers stumps on teh same job I estimate the time and make my bid accordingly. Worth remembering that large stumps can create an enormous amount of arisings whilst with a row of 100 10-15cm conifer hedge stumps the chips are almost negligable. I suggest you just group a few stump jobs together, bite the bullet, hire the horrible hire machine and go to grinder school for the day. At least you'll be paid for your learning! Ty

As far as I can tell from reading a previous thread. PRO'S like to buy them. and CON'S like to steal them! Ty:lol:

Hello, Fresh back from Morocco just to answer your question. France does NOT recognise NPTC qualifications as they do not line up with the very exacting French 'Certificate of Specialisation' This does not put you out of the job market though. If you want to get a job in France with your NPTC qualifications then they will either be accepted at face value by an eager employer OR refused as agencies are likely to do unless you get a translation. A translation costs around 35euros per page from a 'translator' These can be found in most cities. I found work with an agency and independantly as a climber for a landscape company without any fuss over translations or questioning of the validity of qualifications. Even without NPTC certs being officially recognised you can still be self employed in tree work, you can run your own company and employ people. What you cannot do is be master to an apprentice studying for French tree work qualifications. In fact, many people in the arborist side of tree work here don't have any qualifications in the trade from either country as they are not required for 'self employed' tree surgeons but ARE required if you are an employed person. Interestingly enough, to be a self employed 'bucheron' forestry worker DOES require you to be able to justify your qualifications. Ty

I've briefly looked through my own albums and can't see anything worthwhile at the moment. Mostly I take images of felling, dismantling and grinding work or close ups of the guys climbing. Before and after pruning images I'm sadly dry on. Take a peep at SARL Le Jardinier Anglais on Facebook to see what we get up too. Most of our work being removals rather than this kind of work, that is why I am so pleased to see the good reduction of a difficult specimen. See trees are not protected here as they are in the U.K so the abuses are often quite severe. I also don't like being associated with other peoples previous 'errors' so I normally try to persuade the owner to have the tree removed if I feel it has been too abused in the past and go for a replant. This is very good for business of course. Also, there are many have a go heroes in the gardening line who have little or no formal training or indeed, become arborists simply by buying a ticket at the P&O ferries office... Ty

Yes, your right, we are all frauds... Ty

Looking for a good phrase to use but it was already taken. "Good recovery" This echoes work that frequently comes our way. p Picking up where others left off is never easy. Well done there. Ty

Came through Facebook. Here: 20 Times Nature Won In The War Against Civilization | Diply Great images! Ty

Doesn't the SPONS ladybird book of gardening give this info? Although to me it was all just so much Arabic at the time... Ty

Why am I a sad individual Huck? I've not been offensive to Adam here on Arbtalk. Until recently Adam and I had a friendly dialogue for a few years away from this forum. I simply laughed at his FB bloopers and he took offense. Nothing more than gentle teasing. Ty

Not really, it started as friendly advice freely given between us which one day Adam took offence at. Besides, it happened away from Arbtalk and is between 2 businesses who have areas which overlap so there will always be an element of friction. And no, I never ignore other peoples work, either good or bad. Credit where credit is due. I often take images and show them to the arb students we have with us as teaching aids. Adam is upset because he got busted over a terrible video he put up on FB which he has since now taken down but I still use the screen shot I took with my phone. He really should keep what happens away from Arbtalk OFF Arbtalk. Ty

When you post videos and images of poor quality tree work and even worse working practices on your FB expect flack in your comments. Plus I"m not the only Arb you've fallen out with over here over your poor working practices. You DO have climbing certificates...? Ty