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  1. Stu
    Na im not gunna say anything yet, i wanna get a bit more experiance first then il talk to him i just wanted to get a rough idea of what was right and whats not. and im back on piece rate now started a new site:001_smile: hi ian yh im self employed. what do you think a day rate should be? i work by myself without no supervision all day and have done so since ive been with the company when i first started i was probaly cutting 4 tons or less but now i try to do at least 7 but aim for 8 or 9and more and have just over 2 months experience?
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    yep pull and twist anti clockwise, hanged on a bit:thumbdown:
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    yeah working in forestry is a great experiance!! and well worth not earning great money because of that but i was jus trying to get a rough idea, even though its a great job to work in!! ive still gotta earn a wage cause thats what i go to work for, i jus thought £50 wasnt alot for a very hard and long day even if im not the most experianced
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    you probaly guessed already but just asking if theres are any sprays that deter ticks????? First day on site and saw loads of deer running through the woods and thought to myself oh no! spent all day cutting and got home to find one Any help?
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    im 22 mark i didnt know they still had to pay you a minum wage, basically I get £50 before tax and fuel after that im probaly left with £45 maybe even less than that other day i was snedding up massive!!!!! hairy hemlock took about 3 days to sned them all there were so many! i was probaly doing 2 or 3 to a tank and it was drinking the fuel! after that i put some away for new bars and chains etc so not left with alot and o yh travelling costs
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    yh i know im still learning which is fair enough i guess, just dosnt seem alot for what i do and providing everything and still gotta earn enough to pay the bills pay the bills:001_tt2:
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    yh its my first job in forestry been doing it jus over two months but i feel i earn more than £50, done mostly hard wood coppice sites and problay cut anywhere now from 8 tons and my best being probaly 11 so far, surley day rate should be simalar to what i do on piece rate, ive done mostly piece rate so far but latley hes stuck me on day rate with him
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    I get £50 a day for 9 and half 10 hour day, but today i did 11 hours but the pay stays the same and i like to think i work hard and earn my wedge but once youve taken fuel and oil off it dosnt leave me with much
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    Hi there Just picking peoples brains, i was just wondering what you think a hand cutter should be paid on date rate, ive been doing forestry work now for just over two months and lately the contractor has been putting me on a day rate i do a minimum of 9 and a half hours a day and provide my own saw fuel and all other equipment?? Cheers Stu
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    Cheers for the comments guys atleast I know where to start lol
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    Yh I know it's gunna cost abit but thats why I was thinking a jimny or a freelander, it only needs to be small like I said just enough space for some equipment. I've been using my corsa which surprisingly has been really good lol even after the tractor has been driving up and down the track and churning it up, but it'll muck my car up eventually.
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    Hello I am thinking of getting a 4x4 some time this year and was just wondering what your opinions are for a good 4x4 for a 22 year old thats reliable, good on insurance and not gunna cost loads to run. I was thinking of something like a suzuki jimny but heard a few bad reveiws about them. im not going to be towing anything i just want it for getting round muddy tracks and have enough space for a few saws and equipment etc Cheers
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    Whats platting snot? lol
  14. Stu
    I dunno a few people ive talked to said if your doing piece work and you were really fast at it you could earn more then climbers could in a day, but its not so much about the money anyway more so enjoying the job.
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    Thanks for the coment log rover ive got a few estates near me so ill give them a try. Do u do much forestry kernowstu or you purely tree sugery?
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    i thought 150 trees a day sounded alot, it workes out to be if u were doin a 10 hour day ud have to cut 15 trees an hour 1 every four mins and then to cross cut and stack them aswell. whats the normal hours for a forester?
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    yh i have thought about doin other courses blazer especially forwarder and tractor but its a case of saving up the money lol do u do any forestry?
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    Cheers! umm on average i was doing 3 or 4 trees a day, all scots pine, the biggest was nearly the size of a 15" bar and then 5 or 6" probaly the smallest. Ill give them a call see what they say, im basically going to call round loads of different estates now. i know theres a few near me that i know do some harvesting i gotta start some where lol
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    passed my cs31:biggrin: now to find a job lol
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    Cheers odd bird il keep my eye out, ive done a bit of volunteer rangering in the past was good fun.
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    Woww! brushcutter Fmoc training does make cs31 look cheap lol:laugh1: i think its something to build up to though i still wanna do it, do u do much commercial forestry now? i was thinking about maybe in the future do abit abroad like in norway somewhere like that once im more skilled. do u wrk for the national trust oddbird? where abouts is that?
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    Thanks brush cutter il contact bartony and see how much it is. Does anybody know of any funding to help with courses like FMOC and others? Cheers
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    Cheers for the comment guys. Yh i Know its gunna be hard work, ive done small bits of felling in the past when i went to college but it was an eye opener when i did the training for cs31, the instructor was really good but really critical and getting the tree hung up and getting it down was a pain lol and like you said everything has to be cut to the right size etc but from them four days i knew thats the job for me id be willing travel round the country i think it would be really good to get the experiance. yh brushcutter i want to do my cs32 hopefully soon i also want to do wind blown trees. I was also told to try and do harvester and forwader training to but i wouldnt know where to get the trainer for that? To answer you question andy i live in berkshire down south which is a pain cause i dont know if there alot goin on down here forestry wise. Does anybody know of any directory where you can find contractors?
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    Hi there Ive recently been doing my cs31 and have been really enjoying it, and just wanted to know any information on how i would go around trying to get more into the commercial forestry side of things? Cheers

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