Highland Forestry

COSS Required for short term contract carrying out minor deveg works for structures clearances.

Please email [email protected] for more info.

Rate per hour, or rate per site, PAYE or self employed.

Can anyone offer me a price for 400 bags kindling delivered in Morayshire?

Please PM or email [email protected]

Cheers

We are currently looking for a harvesting contractor to assist on a project in the far North of Scotland.

Approximately 8 weeks work - Harvester only, or Harvester/Forwarder.

Contract terms - price per ton to roadside on 14 day payment terms.

FMOC certificates and valid insurance certificate required.

Please contact [email protected] with details of resource and availability and for more information.

We are currently looking for a tree shearing contractor to assist on a major project in the Aberdeenshire area.

Please contact [email protected] for more information.

We are currently looking for additional support with ongoing rail operations carrying out devegative works.

Ideally a 3 team with valid PTS competency, COSS and tracked chipper to assist rail clearance operations throughout North Scotland and the North East.

Works include but are not limited to, call out operations, structure clearances, statutory clearances and targeted arboricultural works.

Please contact [email protected] for more information.

We are currently looking for sub-contract arboricultural and forestry field teams for a large project in the Aberdeenshire area.

Start date 1st September.

Ideally 3 men per team with tracked chipper to assist clearance operations.

Please contact [email protected] with details of resource and availability.

I've gotten the chance of roughly 300 tons of mature Douglas fir in the Inverness area, its currently standing and if need be I'll put the harvester up but if someone else in the area can take on the work then perfect, saves me a lot of hassle! Thanks guys

Braco,

Could you drop me an email with some more details? I'd have a look at it for you and see if we could assist.

Cheers

Matt

[email protected]

Hi Guys,

We are looking for 3 x Operatives to form a new team working in the Ayrshire and Lanarkshire area.

Must have saw tickets, chipper and PTS qualification or be prepared to go through PTS.

Climbing and aerial rescue qualifications desirable.

There is also an opportunity to undertake fencing works and fencing experience would be a bonus.

Please contact [email protected]

Hi Robert - possibly have a couple jobs coming in that might suit then.

We'll wait and see if we get them first, and then be in contact.

Cheers

Matt

Don't matter if they're French, Eastern European, Travellers, Black, Green or Pink really..They're scum for stealing other peoples property.

I had two trailers nicked at the start of the year... these guys have no idea how hard folk have to work to buy kit and how much of an inconvenience it is when that kit is gone.

Worst of all, the guys going round up here nicking stuff are weighing it all in for scrap... Plant trailers worth £2 or £3k are being weighed in for £100!

It's about time the law clamped down on these cretins and started getting tough with them

I did the LOLER inspectors course a couple years back (Thorough Examination of Arboricultural Equipment)..

It was my understanding that when testing carabiners, they must close when snapping shut... As in you hold the gate open with the twist and then let it go, as nobody should ever be closing carabiners slowly in order to make sure they snap shut as the manufacturers have designed them to do so.

If they are slightly sticky, and unused - it may be that the lubrication paste used by the manufacturers whilst assembling them has become old and slightly harder than it should be.

I would suggest soaking the carabiners for a couple hours in some hot water with ferry liquid, working the gate in the water and then drying off and applying some graphite paste to the gate mechanism.

If this dosent work then I would remove them from service as a precaution - demote them to accessory clips or some other application that does not fall wihtin the scope of LOLER.

The VISHAY SFERNICE - ECO78ESA202 is listed on several sites £70 odd for 20 but no one seems to have any in stock.

I spoke to Vishay about it... which is another story as to actually speak to someone I ended up calling Germany, and then America and finally got some help in Singapore!!

However, they say they changed the serial number of that particular component a few years back and since then none of their distributors have bought any - so I would need to speak to one of their distributors, put in an order of a minimum 20pcs and there'll be a 7 to 10 week lead time

I believe you can claim fines, interest and legal expenses against tax as well... so either way it wont do him much harm!

spot on try maplins you could prob test the range from the working one.

Maplin was the first place I tried! Amazing what you can find in there..

No luck though

I'd feel like a bit of a plum for not doing my own checking.

Obviously, yes... but the point is that guys with that kind of money rarely manage their own land directly.

Usually it is managed through other people like estate managers, foresters, head keeper, land agent, management company etc..

I'm not sticking up for the boy, as whatever happens on your land is your responsibility at the end of the day - however, I do feel in this case the media have sensationalised it for a better story - it would be good to hear both sides of the story and then form an opinion..

Anyone heard of vicarious liability??

For all we know, the estate may be managed by a land agent or management company.

The article only gives one side of a story...

How would you feel if you did a similar job for someone only to find out after it was an illegal felling and be blamed because you were the contractor??

Yep, tried all of them guys...

The Sfernice Vishay potentiometers for sale through RS, Brammer etc are not the same resistances, and the factory say they havent made any for a long time hence none of their distributors have any in stock.

Wilsons dont have any.

Valmet dont have any in stock but can get them if you but the whole pot, linkage etc which has a serious price tag attached.

Might end up biting the bullet and having to get a whole new pot

Robert - would you undertake Rhododendron Ponticum cut/burn works out west??

Hi Guys,

Does anyone have a Sfernice Vishay Potentiometer for a Valmet 921 available for sale???

They are located in the black pot beneath the control levers - in our case one of the potentiometers in the left hand pot has stopped working.

God.... i'm so behind the times

Any thoughts guys??? I've been bombarded by this video for the last week from all and sundry..

The Arborist - Video Dailymotion

Better to make your own from scratch Rob - using generic jobbies means you change the name and date at the top and never really know what's inside it.

The process of writing your own risk assessment means you genuinely understand it instead of just absorbing it.

There's a good example one on the arb association website, and a good guidance document on the HSE Treework page.

You guys don't half swallow some bull..

You should't feed the Troll's you know

Harvester Operator Required

We are currently inviting applications from suitably qualified Harvester Operators to work on ongoing thinning contracts and some clear fell contracts.

Predominantly based in Strathspey, Inverness-shire and Morayshire but with occasional contracts further afield.

PAYE Position.

FMOC qualification and Driving License essential.

Please apply in confidence with covering letter and CV to [email protected]

Closing date for applications Friday 17th May 2013.

Position would suit experienced operative looking to gain further experience thinning or lessor experienced operative looking for a start in mechanised harvesting - College leavers and trainees will be considered.

For further information please contact Amanda at [email protected]

Matt

It's videos like that that make me feel glad I took our debogging and recovery insurance for our machinery!!