glark

Mature ivy.

Colleges pump out countless young men (and women) for whom this work is seen as a glamorous lifestyle choice. As long a there is a glut of these people willing to work for the same money I was working for 20 years ago wages will be low.

Mick,

I don't know you from Adam, but we speak from the same page

like mick said its supply and demand and there is always a plentiful supply of lads thinking they will earn twice as much going it alone and giving up after 6 months cause they can't make a go of it in the mean time they all undercut the established people keeping prices lower. That said most of us started like that, it's only the driven few that make it, most of them will admit they didn't charge enough when they started out.

THIS<<

Totally.

Nothing at all & no it's not coming down.Or I hope it isn't!

 

 

It certainly can.

If it's not coming down, don't understand the problem. Try and climb it just for the crack ?

Depends on the the limb size compared to the trunk I think. If its a big limb that the tree tree has no chance of occluding then all your doing is creating a wildlife habitat I reckon

The only people's opinions worth worrying about is the clients. Not the bitchy transit full of newly qualified know it alls.

Too true

That would of been "nicht den Hintern"

Thanks Joe

I got a 560xp 17 months ago and that had 'all the quirks ironed out'. Ran well for two months and has never been the same since. Even had a new engine two months ago and it's still crap!

Same to be said of my t540xp.

 

Neither start well when they're cold.

 

Or warm.

 

Or hot.

 

WTF!!!

Totally agree. Had a 576xp been back under warranty 3 times, they even did a "sonic clean" once ! Came back ok for a bit then went t@ts up every time. Got shot after their last try and fix it. Their top handled saw was crap too in my opinion, but so is the 201t unless you're a wiz at tweaking em.

The owner of the tree in the background got more bang for their buck!!!

Lol thats what i was thinking !

Obviously good climbing but madness IMO

Weve moved similar size on a site 2, sometimes 3 times. Last time was last summer and hot as @@@@. Not letting them dry out between moves and aftercare - watering, they never lost one. Pretty surprised to be honest they put up with it.

I've got to disagree with that, mine and many other 540s have failed. I buy my own saws I look after to them to certain extent.

But they're not made for professional use. If I put loads of useless strops/pulleys/krabs on my harness and turned into a nancy climber it might of lasted but who knows

Love the last sentence. Seen chaps put on harnesses with all manner of things hanging off them.

Agree about the 540, not up to real work IMO. The first 201's were pants too unless you started drilling holes or knew how to mod saws properly. Got a new 201 the other week but still too soon to tell whether any improvements have been made.

In the tree helping from the vid. Sorry! Only joking

Took two days ? With crane hire too?

Is it not worth a new forum titled "How do I do........" eg pricing, removal, do this, do that, sharpen a saw, wipe me butt etc.....

Agree, had real flu twice in 40 yrs, felt like the end was nigh.

Heard a few stories about changes to the law with regards trailers and tachos , over 3.5 ton GTW and tachos being needed, but nothing that over rides the distance from base forestry/agriculture rule, so not needed ?

We did 4 small castlewellans last week - approx 25 ft high, all went in a trailer and on a weigh bridge and weighed just under 2 ton. Sort of job youd do when you had a spare afternoon. Point being they weighed nearly 2 tonnes, were nothing to get excited about but would have put a 3.5 tonner over the weight surely? Only know the weight cos I couldnt look at the job properly, messed up and ended up milling it up in in a trailer due to not taking chipper.

Lol quality

Sorry, realise I up for a grilling, but apart from not being tied in, PPE etc its the sort of speed a tree that small with nothing underneath should come down, esp. if youre a freelance climber. Personally, Id spear cut a lot bigger bits and 2 good groundies would handle it no probs

Naaah

 

A bloke that good would have it cleared on his own in no time at all:laugh1:

If he was that good Id expect the cord cut off the limbs and thrown in a seperate pile. All brushwood sent down cut ready for the chipper.

Top man. Youd need 4 on the ground just to keep up.

Fair play for posting chap. Had 2 K wires put in my thumb the other year, now got no joint so cant bend my right thumb. All due to crap work positioning, rushing, trying to feed to blokes on a chipper and cutting and chucking with the wrong hand combined with ivy. Feel for you. Heal quick.

New chassis every time with a defender - if you can afford to keep the rest working. I look at mine like triggers brush from only fools and horses