Gray git

Recognised might have been easier to spell ;-)

Depends what you expected to get out of it. For me yes, even as a basic member I get information from them the arb magazine updates on training, discount on training which I've taken advantage of and of course entry into the arb show. Financially iv covered my membership fee in savings. Also shows some commitment to the industry being a member of an official organisation, although you can't use there emblem unless an approved contractor you can state in words your a member on your website which can be an added comfort to clients.

I now know what my boy can get me for my birthday, cheers stan.

Ah so that was the answer we needed take the h & s bloke out to lunch. Get him pisked and he'll pas anyting ;-)

New owners since then, only been in about a year, totally redoing the place. Half the trees had been cleared by another contractor leaving the hardest 1ns on the steep slopes over the buildings. Didn't find out who so hope it weren't you bud.....

Yeh, did you price them as well lol

That's what mine did to, sent it into local dealer and let them deal with it and replace bearings at same time as had tiny bit of play as heard it was a testing job and I'd loose blood doing it.

Even quicker with a backbone instead of a crab, love mine as no gates to open/close or cross load, have a look at 1 of vids I did, backbone tree rigging. Sorry phone a bit broken so can't do links as crack om screen is rite where bit for doing so is.

This is the point I am trying to make, Thankyou.

Clearly never heard of id cards and on site site specific risk assessment which supplement and often supersede pre prepared method statement and generic assessments but refer back to them. Both of which are easily provided and discussed on site and even amended as the job progress because remember tree work is dynamic and risks can present themselves part way through a job and also be removed part way through and should be recorded thus.

1, good then that's no longer an issue 2, communication by its vary nature is 2 way and by that I mean not being dictated to but listend to when explaining why thing are done within this industry in certain ways. 3, problem is you asked me to come play and need my mates to play aswell or you don't get to play the next round with the next team when you're employer tells you too and then wants to know why. These things should be sorted long before anyone ever sets foot on site and not at 9am on day 1 like is so often the case. So pray tell what your link to this industry is to qualify this lofty position you have given yourself?

Dialogue between client and contractors is the way forward and compromise and amendments are the result but when you ask why they require a certain amendment which wouldn't actually change the outcome and the reason is simply 'because I think so' with no back up sometimes you have to stand your ground but in a positive calm way, no shouting stamping feet or toys out the pram but providing evidence to support your assessment. To the op ask the client what further information they require and if it's a reasonable request fine.

What you misunderstood is that the disc contained all the staff certs, 5staff x about 20 each, cosh assessment prob 20pages, generic risk assessment 30+ pages maintenance records 30+ pages so over 200pages to be printed off for them to not look at. Offered to provide these pre start but no informed them I'd be abiding by there own policy of not printing documents but providing stuff electronically, but he forgot his laptop...... What is important to have available in paper format and we have is ssra and Ss method statement which forms part of the pre start briefing. It's no bluff about charging for being stood down with no notice and I have done it and got payed. I prefer to work in sink with clients but when a little Hitler out to make his mark with the first contractors on site saying we must fit guards to the exposed cutting blade's on chainsaw and can't use chippers because it throws debris with out dust suppression obviously doesn't understand what he's talking about. We frequently specify that our working area is under our control and out of bounds to anyone ells on site which actually go's down well with most sites we work on.

Last time I was on site that required all our documents to be presented at start of job I put everything on a cd and handed it to the forman at our induction, he looked completely baffled as didn't have a clue how to look at it. Twice I had offered to send it all over before starting but they didn't want it except when on site. He threatened to stop us starting work till I pointed out our terms and conditions stated if they prevented us starting on the agreed date a stand down charge would be applied. Most of the time I find the hardest thing with dealing with on site h&s offices is they don't understand our industry and what we do and the level of training most of us go through far exceeds what most who will work on there site will have done but it doesn't fit nicely into there format.

That's brilliant bob, just ordered a few of these kits as it's exactly what a BT bloke used last time we had a storm damaged branch snap a line. Going to put 1 in the truck and cherrypicker just incase as even with the best care in the world accidents happen and if a wire has rubbed it's very weak. Cheers.

Problem with old argon street lights is the yellow light, long warm up time and high power draw while they get going. Led's are instant and low draw and a more natural light that seem to cast less shadows in a building. Yes electric were good as sold me 1 so I could try it as work out how many I needed. Think mine were about 80each. Might get a bigger 200w one for outside the main doors ready for dark winter nights reversing in. My experience with vehicle led lights tells me you get what you pay for.

Electrified shipping containers are the way forward

Just put 4 100w ones up in the yard jon and far better light than the 8 halogen ones that were up and using only a small % of the electronic got them on offer from yes electric.

Last time I got proper stuck job a 8274 couldn't shift it and ended up burning out the relay so had to make an hour n half round trip to get the rb which dragged it out without any problems, mind you it left some fair ruts across the park in doing so! Bob I did think about going hydraulic but the problem with mine at the moment is if you take the handbrake off with the pto engaged it switches off the engine, probably easily bypassed but not sure I want to as could prevent any1 causing pump damage by driving with it in. I do like your cage better than the fiberglass bucket on mine.

Crap pic sorry

Big money for 1 of those jon and don't really need the speed of these winches have as be mostly for self recovery and pulling stuff off roads on callouts.

Not yet jon, need something to drag it's 3.2ton self out when it sinks, might not be as bad with these bigger tires fitted, just finished fitting a DAB radio with built in handsfree to it. Ended up making my own checker plait face plate for it as couldn't find 1 to fit the dash.

Got a warrior 1200 on the 130 which I really like with the synthetic line and remote control. Not sure what I'm going to put on the picker but quite likely the same.

Is that a really I actually let her drag me along or reply I wasn't allowed to sneak of for a pint in the dry ;-)

Steel, alloy were a wee bit more expensive and these came highly recommend for the strength and ability to carry a permanently fully loaded landy on wider rubber which hopefully will stop it sinking as often, hopefully get new bumper and winch soon and better cab/bonnet protection fabricated, cab getting resprayed to match rb44 when I can spare it for a week. Hoping spending a bit of money on this landy making it stand out and a bit unique round here will pay off as much as doing the rb did in getting it noticed and bringing in the work enquiries.