Littletree

This is an interesting debate . What's the position on the atchual climbing the tree if it's in the nabours garden ? I know you can cut off the branches from your side of the fence but what's the situation if you need to climb a tree in the next doors garden to be able to remove the overhanging branches ? is it not trespassing if you enter there property ie the tree ? Littletree

With the off shore work now that is very Hard to get into just as a level one . if y don't have connections or good qualifications , just the tickets alone to allow y to set one foot onto a rig is around the 1600 quid mark and thats only the beggining So this is an avanue that I have not really persued as I don't have the connections or the qualls . I have knowne levels ones get offshore but the allways had a connection or a friend doing it . Littletree:thumbup:

Hi there that's right you need your level one to to be able to access the work site then it's the skills y can offer on top of that to a company that will help u net the work . It's not tree work that you will use rope access for as such . But on every geo job a de veg needs to be done so sometimes this can be extensive befor the main works can begin this type of work with the chainsaw is done with the rope access method as its down steep banks or shear rock faces so it's not tree climbing as such To go with my IRATA level one I have also did my confined spaces ticket cherry picker pa1& 6 all my saw tickets chipper and brush cutter tickets, cscs . The chipper is a real good one as not many rope access lads have it and on all the big de veg jobs a chipper is brought in so y will get the work over someone else that does not have there chipper ticket . Same with the PTs Over time you learn the geo job itself do you learn to grout , drill mesh and all the workings of the tools of the trade And doing the job itself giving you experience . For me I love drilling so made it my gole to become good at it and learn to use different types of drills , my skill set has gone up and up . Making you more valuable to each company . Littletree:thumbup:

I believe that if you want something bad enough you can achieve anything . I never miss opputunity . I am like a dog with a bone and I never give up . I am very rarely ever out of work as I love what I do and work hard . I am allways able to turn one opptunity into another . It's the best business plan going All the best littletree:thumbup:

Hi it will be 3 years next march since I did . Time has flown buy it and it will be time to renew it again . For me the course paid for itself in week one . It's well worth every penny you send on doing the course you will make your money back I love every minut of it it's one of the best things I have ever did I should of done it years ago If you do it You will need to be very dertimind to go out and get the work and be prepared to travel uk wide to do the work and live away for most of the year if you have saw tickets it will help you get into geo work . All the work is short term contract work so you also need to be very hard working and good at what you do as it's your last job that will get you the next and so on . There is allways someone to replace you so you need to be better then the rest . I did my IRATA then did confined spaces and PTS the more you can offer an employer as to the things you can do with your level one ticket the more work you will be able to get . I am on a job now using my PTS ticket for a rock job and the PTS regularly nets me sub subby climbing tree work on the railway too each ticket you get adds a skill making you more valuable opening up more doors . If you just get your level one and have nothing else to offer it will be difficult to get work . All the best littletree

Well done :thumbup: Littletree

Here is the inside of mine it's a ford transit short wheel base . I had skylight ,window , walls and floor done and night heater put in . lush Littletree

I think you would be in the right in a small claims court to recover it as if they say they have sent it ask what method was used ie cheque or bank transfer . Either way your statement will show its not come back to you . Go to the CAB and check it out they will help you deal with it for free All the best Littletree:001_smile:

Hi there it's hard when your first starting out but if you keep at it will all work out in the end . after next week it will be easier for you to get your foot in as most places want you to have those tickets before your foot steps over the threshold that goes for volunteer work as well if you want to use the saws with them . If you can get your own saw you can start doing jobs for friends and family it will help you know end as it's time on the tools that help you become a better operator so it will help you for when you go to work for someone . I did this to start with and it just snowballed from there . The only downside is there is so many new people at it and wanting a start . Later on down the line when you have gained some time on the tools you might want to look at gaining other tickets that will help you become more valauable For me I went down the rope access IRATA , PTS and climbing route so I have several things I can do at any point and can work for a variety of companies . The rope access companies like people with saw tickets to do the devegging in turn they train you for fryouth di all the geo work doing drilling meshing and grouting so giving you yet another skill giving you more work . Over time you can then decide which skills paired with others can make you the most paper . I hope this helps and it all looks up for you soon All the best little tree:thumbup:

Spot on, learn it word for word Get family to read the questions and learn the answers if there is 5 points for a question the assessor will usually want about 3 of them from the sheet . The more info you give the less the assessor will have to dig for the answers . I did this and it worked well for all the assessment scheduals the hardist one is the 30/31 it gets better after tbat . All the best good luck Your revision will pay off . littletree:thumbup1:

Hi there I really hope things pick up for y soon . Don't ever sell your tools it's the biggist slope you will ever fall down . I don't know your personal situation but being diverse as to the way you earn your paper will really help you . For myself I have a few strings to my bow I do rope access work as well as tree work so when on side is quiet then I go for the other . The tree work got me into the rope access as most of the geo rope access jobs need a de veg done before the rock work starts so the saw tickets can get y work in rope access as long as y have done your IRATA level 1. Then from the rope access work I then went in to do other tickets to help make my IRATA ticket more valuable so I got my PTS and confined space ticket and cherry picker , making y more employable . Sometimes having several strings can really net you more work . This week I was quiet on the rope access side so I am now doing a few days subbing for a little firm on arbtalk it's great fun . There is a fair bit of work going on hear if u can travle I wish y all the best Littletree:thumbup:

Hi it looks like a nice little job . I cannot see the stuff underneath but a careful hand held dismantle for the limbs and maby worth looking at getting a couple of bits of ply boards if the roof is flat might help protect it . 250 to 300 would be about right All the best Littletree

Hi there I would recommend doing a year as a groundy first . Doing this will give you a really good insite into how arb companies work . You will get to learn all the pratical stuff and time on the tools you will learn how the company runs it's business how the lads work and gain a good pratical exp and also learn loads from the climbers too. To set up an arb business with no exp at all of the industry at all is a sure road to ruin . All the best Littletree:001_smile:

Here's mine Littletree

O man that's just amazing , now thats what I call a home I lv it . I want one Littletree:thumbup:

Hi I am based on mendip

Hi there I live in my van full time I also have a very old static I use for storage . I love living in mine as its got all mod cons and is just so easy to live in . Never any problems with parking up . It's great as most of my work is uk wide so I never am short of accommodation right next to my work sites . Relationships can be difficult by its worth the trade off I would not want a house even if I won a million I would just buy a supper motorhome Littletree:thumbup:

Hi I am working in north Wales too and we have just had our first dousing of the White stuff it's been high winds and driving rain all morning It's cleared up a bit now but think another bought of snow is just round the corner . We are doing rock drilling and meshing job we are very close to the sea . The sea sure was impressive last night . Littletree

Hi yes it does happen in the beginning and its not easy and it's the same in geo too ,i but luckily not in a long time, where ever I go the lads have all been great . As as time goes on you just know exact ally what to do and how to do it, it very quickly becomes apparent to everyone on site that you need no prompting and can do your job efficiently and safely . Being female goes down a treat with all my customers it's usually the wife that rings me and they really like having a girl coming to do the job , I hope more girls take it up , it's the best thing I ever did Littletree:biggrin:

Hi stumpgrinder it means I can spray from a knapsack or other hand help applicators designed for spraying pesticides .The course was quite indeth there is a lot of controls on what you can and cannot do . Littletree:biggrin:

Hi all I am delighted I passed my PA1 & PA6 today . I did it at TKF training in holmfirth many thanks to John for helping me get a place at short notice . You have got a cracking training venue and the course instructor and asser was excellent I really enjoyed it. It was quite hard to take all the info in but got there in the end and am delighted with my result . Many thanks littletree:biggrin:

It sure is an interesting one . The only thing I can see with this chestnut is that IRATA rope access company's don't ask ask for cs39 is because its a working of a rope and harness system they don't recognise or see as safe , if they asked for cs39 they would have to ask for 38 as well as 39 cannot be done without 38 then they would have to let the operators use the rope methods that we have been trained to used in Cs 38 and cs39 to carry out the work because they don't allow the use of the rope system used in or 39 or 38 they cannot ask for those tickets otherwise they would be forced into allowing our methods Even those the ticket is use of chainsaw from rope and harness . Littletree

Hi there advertise yourself as a groundy second climber that way you play it safe and you have got your margin . Go for a good groundy rate of pay but not a top climber rate . For me I usually get 80 per day as a groundy second climber subby I am never under any presure to climb or cut anything that is to difficult and no one ever laughs if I say no or get up there and say no sorry I dont like it . I allways set the bench Mark with the owner of the comoany before I start my first working day and tell him what I can and cannot do for him . Going that way will see you right Littletree:biggrin: