Stevie Mac
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Does anyone know if you are covered by your insurance if your gear hasn't been LOLER'd? I have looked through my insurance docs but there's mention of it and I don't really fancy phoning them during the week. The reason I ask is that my gear is due its check but I will be starting a job where all my kit is supplied. I will still do the odd homers where I would use my own kit. I will be keeping up my monthly insurance payments for those odd jobs but don't really fancy paying £50 every 6 months for kit that I would be happy to climb on and happy to destroy if think it would fail. Cheers Stevie
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what certificate is needed for a self emplyoed tree surgeon?
Stevie Mac replied to parkeey's topic in Training & education
Do your gardening customers ever ask you about trees? Am guessing they do hence why your considering getting into tree work. If I was you I would get a local tree surgeon (you will probably find one here) and pass the work onto them in exchange for getting experience from them. -
I maintain the grounds for our landlord and a major part of that is cutting the grass. I use his westwood sit on that has a grass collector. During the cutting season I get one lap of the paddock done before I have to empty it. My next door neighbor has a mulcher and I get very jealous of him every time he's out cutting. But I cant complain to much has we get to live rent free in there house while they live in France.
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Banksy at it again?
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I've got a really good one but am not going to tell you about it! And I got a free chainsaw with it!
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Don't worry he's always spitting his tea out!
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I call people that annoy me a "Foxtrot" Which is short for "Foxtrot Uniform Delta" FUD!
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Are you just going straight for the tests or are you doing courses/test? Personally I would get your CS38 and then leave it a while before doing your CS39. Get a good couple of months climbing experience and some supervised uses of a chainsaw up a tree. I was going to do my CS39 straight after passing my CS38 but ended up leaving it about 8 months which looking back am glad I did as I would have probably failed.
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Had a great day knocking down a bunch of connys ( Larch, Spruce Cypress) about 10 trees in total. One tree was over hanging a neighbors garage, neighbor came out and thanked us. The Cypress was blocking a lot of light to another neighbors house, she came out and thanked us. The client supplied us with a bacon butty in the morning, made us lunch sausage butty and then finished the day off with a egg butty with cups of tea and biscuits with all. He was a very nice man as there was three of us working. I think most people would agree it was a pretty good days work (unless your a vegetarian) What was the best start to the day? Seeing the first pictures of our new baby's little heart beating Hope you all had a good day too! Cheers Stevie
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How to (or how how not to ) Cut Down a Tree
Stevie Mac replied to Stevie Mac's topic in General chat
He's the safest American I've seen with a chainsaw! At least he had some PPE on. Also I like how he prefers to keep dead trees standing for the beasties. -
I wish I watched this video when I first started using a chainsaw. I wouldn't have had to spend money on a chainsaw course. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s05ucrqENLE]YouTube - How to (or how how not to ) Cut Down a Tree[/ame]
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That's one excited hedge cutter!
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The question is Mike why are you online during working hours? Started pollarding a Holly tree this morning then it started raining then snowing. The job was close to home so home I came and am now trying to entertain my 9 month old son.
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There's been sightings of UFOs near me and we live near a RAF base. Not seen anything myself though.
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Whats the difference between a women and fridge? A fridge doesn't fart when you take the meat out.
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I something similar on the job I did on Sunday. Reduced a Cherry tree and I was always conscious that I was taken to much off, but when I finished both myself and the customer was happy with the result. When I originally looked at the job I priced it at a full days work but we where finished by 2pm. I couldn't justify charging the full price of the quote so I knocked £150 off the bill. The customer was happy to pay the full price but It would always have played on my mind that I had ripped the customer off.
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What do women and linoleum have in common? Lay them wright first time and you can walk all over them for years
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Or drunk!
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BBC News - Mountain peak fall man 'to keep climbing'
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[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1Nd1qtk1Go]YouTube - El camino del rey 2010[/ame]
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Had Thursday and Friday with the family. Gotta take the work when I can get it at the moment.
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Done a nice little job today started at 9 and was finished by 2pm and had a cold pint in my hand by 2.30. I was dead wooding and tidying up a nice cherry while I the other two lads where dismantling a Spruce. The sun was out and the views where amazing ( would have taken pictures but the wife had it for taking pictures of the wee fella, very inconsiderate if you ask me ) I wouldn't normally work a Sunday but if all jobs where like today I would happily work every Sunday. Tomorrow wont be as fun though, clearing an overrun garden!
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They also look for a vertical gob cut now.
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So what did shiny van man say to the homeowner?
