Taupotreeman

Drew (on a seperate note) did Zane and Johno get their free bottle of pump?

OK, so now I'm regretting getting the Hiflex with the all round protection after the extreme muggy weather we've been having. I have to peel them off at the end of the day and stick em out on the line to dry out. They don't smell too pleasant either. Come about midday my legs won't work because the pants seem so heavy in the conditions.

If you think that's bad try this one for size. This was a couple of years ago when I was manager for Treescape. A car cossed the centre line coming around a corner and went under the truck (I purposefully didn't show pictures of the car) and flipped it. Truck and bucket were a write off.

I've got to say that some of the recent threads I've read have left me feeling slightly uncomfortable. More so with an underlying tone rather than the overall content. They didn't seem to be within the general good atmosphere of arbtalk and even with some of the topics that cause much feeling between people with far differing views these particular threads/posts just felt wrong. Maybe it's just me.

I'd like to see photos of the resulting haircut

As long as your driver is allright. Just think of the insurance.......kerching. It was insured I presume?

When you're watching TV you're more interested in the badly trimmed tree, landrover, chip truck or chainsaw noise in the back ground rather than the program itself.

Had the same problem with one of mine though it was a PM I sent. It just disappeared from my sent messages. Couldn't find it anywhere though I know I sent it.

Looking forward to watching this because it looks a choice film. The wife is looking forward to it because she fancies Mr swoony pants. Will Mr. Firth get an Oscar for it though?

Ooooohhhh crappy!

After the floods and fires all the kiwis are coming back from Oz now Northland is always dead; they always reckon that the number one earner in Northland is dope growing followed by tourism. That's why it's always dead. You just have to head to where the big logging industry is and that would be Central North Island mainly. The Kaimanawa forest is huge as are several of the other commercial forests around Rotorua. There's always adverts in the local paper here.

Try climbing Honey locust, and not those wimpy thornless ones either. Had to deal with one recently and some of the spines were over 6 inches long and in big clumps. Chainsaw pants and boots are no defence.

Some of the logging operations have become a little easier to get onboard with these days due to there being less guys willing to do the hard graft and random drug testing weeding out a lot of guys. Some will now provide on the job training and ticketing so there's still opportunites but as I said before, it's going to be hard work.

Wind? Wind? That's what us normal people get. You fellas in Welly get an almost constant howling bleedin gale. You'd have to be mad to work down there.

Same same. Lived in the Uk for 25 years but only went to London twice. Never seen the capital from this point of view, pretty cool really. The hustle and bustle suddenly seems so far away.

Ask him if he'd like a closer inspection of the chipper. REALLY close.

If you want somewhere with plenty of outdoorsy stuff to do rather than being stuck in a city, PKV in Taupo are looking for a climber. May pay to give the boss, Paul, a buzz or email. It's advertized on trademe I believe.

Give em an inch and they'll take a mile. All you need is one rogue traffic warden......

Just been watching the news here and it looks like NZ is trialling a world first tidal turbine. Anybody interested can look it up on crestenergy.com.

A second hand saw will cost you about $1400 for an 046 and a bit more for 660. Ther's usually plenty about because so many people start the chainsaw course thinking the work is for them and then give up when they realise it's hard graft. The going rate for a climber depends on where you're based and your capabilities. Some outfits will pay up to $25 an hour (gross) for a good climber but I imagine the average would be between $18 and $21. A groundy will obviously earn less. It will also depend if you can do power line clearance, what driving licence classes you have etc; basically it's all about how valuable you are to the company. As per traditional loggers; if you can stop off for a few days in somewhere like singapore it will definately make the trip over more bearable. 24hrs on a plane is not fun.

Have a browse under jobs/arborist on trademe.co.nz. Heaps of jobs last night for arborists all over the country, from utility through to consultancy. Like silverback said, treescape, you just become a number. I worked for them for several years and it's a case of all take and no give but it is a job and like anywhere, some managers are better to work for than others.

Had a quick yak with the local Stihl dealer this morning. Feller loggers earn about $700 per week. Safety gear usually provided but you use your own saw. A chainsaw allowance is given along with new chains. H&S is high and a clean drug test required. If you can graft and you have chainsaw tickets you should be just fine.

Yep, that's Ruapehu in my avatar. It's about a half hour drive from where I live. Godd skiing in winter apparently but it's not my cup of tea. Plenty of logging jobs around these parts but you have to supply your own gear in most places. There's not much in common with the axe men as most of it is plantation forest and just straight felling with machinery used for felling assistance and extraction. There seems to be a heap of guys start up each year but never go on with it because it's hard work. The local chainsaw shops always have their second hand saws on sale after the guys have done the course and then spent a week in the forests and realised it's not for them. Most of the guys I've seen in the bush are pretty rough and ready but I might have the odd contact here and there if you're really keen though I would advise against it. I reckon you'd get bored pretty quick. As for back packer jobs; there's usually heaps. The Hawkes Bay has plenty of fruit picking jobs though obviously not in winter but there always seems to be something about. Just don't forget that with the rugby world cup coming up everything is going to get really expensive.

One other thing; you can apply for a work visa for up to 3 years.