treequip

1 minute ago, tree-fancier123 said:

oh yes there is - you are just wrong on this, and sometimes it is hard to admit that you were wrong - i had an LM125 Ifor that I hadn't put down properly onto  the ball hitch - it came off and the break away cable put the  brakes on, just like if the handbrake were applied, no damage done as it stopped, otherwise would have freewheeled into parked cars

I gave up on this one

8 minutes ago, swinny said:

The chipper is classed as a tool for work. It clearly says under 7.5t. And driving is not main observation, within 100km from base

Indeed that exemption could apply but as soon as you load any goods the exemption ceases to apply

20 minutes ago, swinny said:

Read the exemptions

Are you saying the chipper is exempt because its plant?

3 minutes ago, Khriss said:

Not whilst the trailer comes off the hitch on the road - there is no misinformed , a vehicles front wheels are designed so they castor ( like a shopping trolley ) trailer wheels do not do this ( especially on a double axle trailer )  if the trailer comes off a hitch it will most likely plow into oncoming traffic or fly off into the verge ( or bus queue ) it will not stop dead - in fact it will most likely skid ! So it will not be a controlled stop , K

Whatever

4 minutes ago, swinny said:

Im sure you can as its plant and a tool for work. Tacho comes into it when hauling goods i.e logs, chip etc

 

thats my take on it

So what if the commercial vehicle is empty, that's not hauling goods?

The plant thing is a red herring

http://www.myerscough.ac.uk/

2 minutes ago, Khriss said:

To be fair - the idea that these cables will safely stop yr trailer whilst on the move ( if it comes off the hitch ) is nonsense - on my Lorry - trailer test , the examiner made it clear they are only to stop the trailer on uneven ground if you mess up hitching / unhitching - the brake will then come On . Not having one on yr trailer will mean you must carry chocks . ( as many chippers often seem to have now . K

You are misinformed, the break away cable is to activate the brakes, its the brakes that stop it. The system is only as good as your maintenance

Yes they can stop you and they can indeed put a marker on your vehicle. 

I once bought a vehicle with a marker for fuel from 2 keepers ago. Stopped 3 times in a month before the penny dropped.

The marker pings the ANPR system so there is no getting away from it

Quickchip was an invention of Fletcher Stuart who now trade as Stien.  Back in the day they re badged German machines made by  Tünnissen and Stocks.

TS has since merged with saleen (frenchies) and now trade as TS industrie 

https://www.ts-industrie.eu/

2 minutes ago, TomoJack said:

From the lady who emailed me the entry test. I did pass but having spoke to the tutor he thinks as I'm doing the 4 week practical course next year it will put me to behind on the theory. He Suggested I should gain my tickets first, then next September I can start the theory.

The thing thing with modern learning is that everyone involved is scared of a bad "ofseading" so they don't want anything else getting in the way of their teaching. Better grades make for a better ofstead report.

That's why they want you to keep the learning compartmentalised, they don't trust you, errr I mean, your time management to do both at once. 

On 8/16/2017 at 14:41, TomoJack said:

I've just got a response from the college it is infact a pass of fail.

Hmmmmm

Well that's not what the website says

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Students need to be 18 years of age or over with some achievement at GCSE or in relevant further education qualifications.

Applicants could be employed or actively engaged within the Arboriculture industry or related disciplines in the widest sense.

Although not an entry requirement of the course, it is strongly recommended that applicants try to gain experience within the arboricultural industry during their year of study, or are already practising arborists.

 

Anything below L2 involves making sure you can remember to tie your shoe laces. Who did that answer come from?

10 minutes ago, Hound-Dogg said:

One says go for it and the other is worried I'm over the hill... think I'll do a distance learning course anyway as I want to learn

Just to add a little context to the responses to date, the majority if the "go for it" gang are making a go of the trade, the ones that had a go and thought bugger this for a game of soldiers are on another forum (plumbing or something of that nature) and aren't here to offer a counter opinion. Just saying.....

12 hours ago, Will Heal said:

Nothing about how to chop down a tree, which lets face it is why we all want to do this job!

Well no but the questions are for an online theory course.  He is going to get the practical element with Kingswood.

2 hours ago, Roz said:

it is easy when you know the answers and when you understand the lingo of the industry....like being dyslexic and being told to use a dictionary to find out how to spell a word ?!?!?  Really useful ?!?!?!   

Like I said earlier, the purpose of the question is to assess the students current level of knowledge so that the training can be its most effective.

Its not a pass or fail test, its an assessment of the students needs

12 hours ago, TomoJack said:

Hi there thanks for the reply.

As I said I am new to the arb world. There is alot more question to this entry test then what I have posted.  And I have been using Google to research and find the answer to them. These are just the ones I am struggling to find any information on espically this one.

 List ten separate column headings that could be included on a tree survey template sheet used for inventory purposes. 

 

 

the whole reason I want to do the course is to know answer to these sort of question.

 

I shall search some more to see if I can find anything.

This search should have the answers in it https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=tree+survey+template+sheet&rlz=1C1YBKB_enGB505GB747&oq=tree+survey+template+sheet&aqs=chrome..69i57j69i64&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

2 hours ago, TomoJack said:

Hi there guys. Im new here and im 28 from kent.

I am currenlty looking to change my career path into becoming an arborist. I will be attending a 4 week training course next year at kingswood to get my basic tickets. And then seeking employment after this to get myself into the industry.

In the mean time i am looking at starting the myerscough RFS level 2 online course and i am having a bit of trouble with some of the pre entry question as i am new to the arb world.

I was wondering if anyone would be able to help me out with a couple.

 

 

Question:Recommend an appropriate species for each of the following requirements. Marks will be awarded for scientific names. 

               A:   A conifer hedge not susceptible to cypress aphid 

               B:  A tree that is appropriate for woodland edge 

 

 

Question: List ten separate column headings that could be included on a tree survey template sheet used for inventory purposes 

 

 

Question: For each of the following problems, give two solutions that an arborist may employ to ensure successful establishment of a newly-planted tree: 

                 A:Vandalsim 

                 B:Weed competition 

 

Question:List the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) required for undertaking stump grinding using a pedestrian-operated machine 

 

Any help would be much appreciated

 

Thanks

 

Rather than us answering for you, which isn't going to get you any benefit in terms of a learning outcome,  why not google them and offer your answer here. We can then offer help.

There is also the issue that the purpose of the questions is to assess the students current level of knowledge and cribbing the answers here is going to skew that process

There are a number of pathogens that like the species you cited, the badly over hybridised cherry is a good example of nature running a red pen through mans best efforts. 

5 hours ago, Billhook said:

 

I have an old C Scope and have just tested it on my old William Griffiths Damascus barrelled 20 bore and I found it still blips at 12 inches!

I just tested my MD3006ss (china special via a car boot sale) It finds my damascus knife at 18", it has saved much saw sharpening in the past

59 minutes ago, Stubby said:

It needs a trim periodically whether its shod or not . As I said the hoof grows just as your toe nails grow . 

This is true, but only in the unnatural state that man keeps livestock, In the wild natural wear would take care of things

1 hour ago, Stubby said:

Just as an aside ...When you say a horse shoe lasts about 6 weeks its because the horses hoof has grown to the point of it needing trimming  back which usually results in new shoes being fitted . If the hoof did not grow I think they would last longer ( dependent on road work or grass ) 

The thing with shod animals is that its done to protect the hoof, which in turn means it needs a periodical trim

22 minutes ago, openspaceman said:

For completeness rather than feeding  under bridge dwellers:

 

"To make a Damascus gun barrel, ... The steel was often something like well used horseshoe nails, nails, work hardened by being hammered against the road many ..."

 

The originating site is down but the precis is still found b a search engine

Its still "internet truth" and doesn't stand analysis. A horse shoe lasts about 6 weeks. Only the first mm or so would get any work hardening, and would also wear away as quick as it hardened, assuming the animal was on a paved surface and not on agricultural duty (as most were).

Just because someone put it on the net doesn't make it so

13 minutes ago, openspaceman said:

You want jam on it too?

Cant find it in the original either  http://www.castlegunmakers.co.uk/blog/2014/04/28/damascus-barreled-shotguns/ so it seems it was indeed an urban myth, all be it in the making. Busted

4 hours ago, openspaceman said:

"In 1806 J.Jones was granted a British patent for the production of gun barrels using iron from horse shoe nails and steel from coach springs. The Damascus barrels were made by layering anything from 8 to 24 pieces of alternating strips of iron and steel and forging them together. These strips were then twisted into a spiral and used to make a 3 or 4 piece plait. The whole piece was then beaten flat into a ‘ribbon’ that would be twisted around a central mandrel (solid rod). Clockwise for the right hand barrel and anti-clockwise for the left. This ribbon was then hammer-welded together (forged) and the central mandrel removed to leave the barrel ready for boring and striking off."

 

Now not every patent gets used but...

I am missing that part where it says  

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as it was thought the constant pounding of the hoof gained them something

The spring steel element would be plenty to give the part strength, the pattern welding is a decorative touch and in real terms reduces the strength if the part.

29 minutes ago, openspaceman said:

Apparently shoe nails were used to forge blades from as it was thought the constant pounding of the hoof gained them something, which was actually lost when they were reheated.

 

Are limes associated with farriers or blacksmiths? We had 5 outside our local farriers before it was redeveloped and the one nearest the door was riddled with iron, I managed to fell it but gave up crosscutting it and half burien it elsewhere for a stag beetle to find.

Hmmmmmmm

that sounds a bit urban made up to me, hoof grows and shoes wear out and are replaced regularly, the nails aren't re used so they aren't in use anything like long enough for any work hardening to take place. It would also be a PITA to forge weld something as small as nails in a meaningful billet and the losses to scale would be huge unless you went to the trouble of canister welding it all, in short,  nice story but unlikely 

28 minutes ago, Stubby said:

 Farriers nails are relatively soft I think  the way he bends them and files them back .

They aren't particularly soft but the ends are thin enough to be bent over or "clenched"