combined tree services

i saw that mate , almost 900 k is a bit steep , maybe they are special and have landrover parts fitted lmao

right im not not at all sure what to do - do i do the tec cert or the RFS level 2 ! and oppinions or advice guys ???

How comes your working from you holiday home this week ??

great stuff brian , call him up and see what he can do:sneaky2:

right i will be on the dog and bone to Mercough and see what i can sort out for this year . thanks for the advice and offers of info and support guys

great pics Rhys , i have not forgotten the invoice , i will get my arse in gear.

sounds like a really good idea tony , i would be really keen on finding out how the trials go .

sorry i shoud have been a little more blunt and said tree officers . i deal with one TO down here and he is spot on but dealing with the planning offices is a real PITA and tend to get alot of my time wasted

there are many ways in which to make the system better - for one i would reccomend that more common sense is to be used - for instance why TPO a small sycamore growing from the top of a bank and compramising a retianing wall and is over crowded ?? , secondly i think that as tree surgeons/ consultants we should be able to view tpo and conservation details online , i spend way too much time on the phone to the locall planners and most of it on hold . Dont get me wrong im not running the whole system down but from experience down here in cornwall it is far from strait forward .

well if Binladen is the winning bidder then im sure he wil get the weapon systems working again lol

Lock Jack does both , personaly i would give both a go, different climbing systems have different pro's and con's and its really a case of tryin them and seeing what fits best . i use the Lock Jack and im happy with it .

im using a ?Lock Jack and to be honest although i have not tried the Spider Jack but i really get on with the LJ and would not considder changing from it . have you tried climbing on either ??

hmm i will have a look and see if i can get on the course in september , failing that i will be calling Mr Dawson !!!!

i totally see your point and as said before im not particularly bothered by the tpo being placed but it does make you wonder just how polised the country is - gone are the days of being able to do as you wish with land thats righly yours . still i find my self wondering how a tpo can be placed by a tre oficer when there has been a complaint that these trees may be taken down , it has simply been decided by one person to protect trees that are comming to the end of their life and the land owner does not wish to maintain a liability . i personally believe tha the system needs to be looked into and where needed it needed changes should be made . Im still seeing developers taking down healthy trees so that they can squeze one more plot in and verry little if anything is done by the LA but roumors that several trees that are comming to the end of their life gets them hopping to protect them , thus resulting in the land owner having to maintain these trees resulting in a costly expense each year , should one of the trees shed a limb then its his pocket that will bear the brunt . Sorry rant over

to be honnest Hamma im really hoping there will be a course starting in september but we will see

interesting, if im honst i thought that there was set criteria for placing emergency tpo's, yeah fair enough there is verry little if anything wrong with the trees but the client wanted them down .

hiya guys im looking to do my Tec Cert on line and looking for some advice on colleges/training centers that are doing this and also when it next course is starting. any help would be greatly appreciated . cheers guys

Sorry to derail the thread a little but i was wondering if anyone could enlighten me - A company wishes to fell several trees on their land , the trees are not protected at this time but during the quoting process the locall tree officer decides hes not having that and places an emergency TPO. surlely there needs to be more criteria to protecting a tree or several trees other than the tree officers say so ? . im not to worried about the job my self as it was nearly 150 miles away from me but it did leave me rather intrigued

bargain , just sent my cheque off with my written offer !!! NOT . It does amaze me what you can but on Ebay !!

i was just looking at my new NPTC UA card and quite clearly it states that my certs are only valid for three years !!! so in 3 years time i assume i will be spending another £1500 on training that i have already done .

i will second that but also maybe see if you can get a new pair of gaffs/ spikes to go on your set , normally you can un-bolt them and put a new pair on , as for the spiking - if at first you dont succed the try try again.

within reason , you do get what you pay for but i do feel that the price of second hand kit can be a little on the silly side at times , lets face it the chipper is second hand and done 1600 hours and been well serviced but never the less the best of its days are behind it .

i would be looking to pay no more than 5 an a half - 6k at the verry most but it would have to be imaculate for that kind of money. imo a paint job counts for verry little , i would much rather that the machine has had a blooby good service . what are you going to be putting it behind ??

lol your strait to the point steve lol , i was wondering if it was origionally an AG spec mog but never the less it looks great

verry nice mog you have , im hoping mine should be looking as good after it gets a coat of paint !!!