big fell!

Hi Steve, been sent all the way down to Ongar near Basildon!!!! so I'm miles away mate. If anybody has got a bit of woodland down that give me a shout. Cheers

Top man, il leave you a PM on here if I can't find any decent spots. You anywhere near fenstanton?

Got shot with a shotgun years ago. 78 no 6s in my head and neck. Made me jump I tell ya!

Thanks Steve, I try and crash in the hammock whenever I can in summer, I make a fire to cook my tea and mess about with my axes. Wife thinks I'm mad but I love it! What's this post ramp??

Hiya lads, I'm surveying down near Ipswich/Cambridge/ St Ives this week and I need some nice trees to sling my hammock up. I sleep in the hammock when I'm working away to keep the cost down, so if anyones got a nice bit o woodland down that way let me know. I will buy a few pints if somebody can help. Cheers

That's an 11kv PMT. 9 meters ( 29 feet )is a wee bit extreme I'd say.

as a PS.

 

'in my experience of monitoring stump treatments, arbs are some of the worst for massive overdosing and poor aplications of pesticides and biocides, i would erge you to learn how to do it properly, and the price of the cource will pay for its self in the concentrate you will save.

 

arbocop

Sound advice. If your getting PA6 then you might as well get the Aw part which is spraying on/near water. I've found it handy to have

I apologise in advance because this is a total rambo knife but it's the best knife I've ever used.

Extrema ratio- col moschin

Can't upload pics at the mo...

It was a gift!!! I'd never spend that much on a knife!

If the client doesnt know who the provider is how would I find out and also what is the timespan between asking you need a shut down and getting the shut down?

 

Thanks very much for all the comments

 

ARran

BTS are the contractors in Essex, if that's where your job is, is it LV or HV? What's happening to the trees in question?

One of my pals was there in 2000, he's served all over and if he says its rough then its bad! Lifes cheap out there. You'll need your first aid kits out there lads! And wrap it up or you'll come back riddled!

Ive got the class 2, design c Stihl Hiflex and i like em. The ones with the kevlar all the way up the front. They are a bit thicker but id rather sweat a little more and have decent protection. I have a pair of type A hiflex for when its just pure ground work as well.

Its not that they are better trees in a quality sense, its just they are more established and are at the age when they start to really grow. We generally found 2+2s would do well whenever you planted them but we would only plant the 2+1s in the autum when they had finished growing. This would let them settle in over the winter and give them time to set buds ready for their first "flush" on your ground. ITS ALL ABOUT THE BUDS...Ive got some questions of my own... Spacing? Drainage? nearby trees? deer?

Tkf training do a, leaving the forces package, as a kick start into the arb industry. Its pretty good. You could probably get money off the legion or other similar grant.

Good luck

For someone so young, you don't half waffle some **** sometimes Rob!! Haha

HA!

Have you tried Myland? Thats where we got all of our transplants from. I think your right going for a 2+2s though. The difference in our 2+2s and our 2+1s is very clear to see, are you spring or autum planting?

Bravo on the pro growers talk by the way... Impressed!

Fair play to you... We grew fraser, nord and spruce. Stick with the nords if you dont want any headaches. Ive lots of info on growing nords, we cut 60k last season, back in PROPER tree work now though. Be happy to help if you get stuck

Give me a shout if you want any info on the xmas tree's.

Good luck

Great snedding saw to keep by the chipper.

Nail on the head. Thats exactly what ours was used for, we welded a wee bracket on the side of the chipper to hold it there.

Looking for any climbers and groundsmen with current PTS and a bit of experience, national ongoing works with rail and possibly powerlines.

PM me for details

Please send me your number Gavin, il give you a bell.

Thanks Rik

Im sure you'll find something up that way pal. There is gonna be loads of work on the powerlines up this way in the next couple of years.

Full 24 years in

Good luck fella

I need cover for a couple of weeks for a certain Mr Goss swanning off on holiday. Would you come up to Edinburgh?

Yeah J il go anywhere provided there is an old caravan/ dis-used porta loo or even worse a travel lodge to stay in. Il private PM u my number pal.

Thanks

Sure am pal, loads of work knocking about at the minute. U still on the network?

As above, Im free for 2 weeks starting the 6/2/12 until i can get my authorisations in order, will go anywhere.

9 Years exp.

CS 30,31,32,38,39 ( Mostly a groundy though, they have to be sturdy branches for me to walk on em! )

Pa1,2,6,6aw,9

NPTC tractor and quad

CSCS

PTS

UA1

First aid

Got all my own gear and kit, clean good nick PPE.

Cheers

I do like that one, made me smile...

I do enjoy old tree cutting pics... Good post