jaime bray

If England and Ireland win by close margins it's still for Wales to thump Italy. If Wales turn up they could put 50 up the Italians. I reckon its England too lose. The timing of the games; England at 5pm kick off, it's up to them to put the shift in and play to full potential. Which apart from a period in the second half against Wales, they really havnt done this tournament. Every team has had fine moments, but none have played an outstanding 80 minutes of rugby. Hopefully it will be a great weekend of northern hemisphere rugger. I want England to win, but whoever does, it will not nark me. All the teams have thrown away the chance of the grand slam in a pitiful manner if you consider home advantages, points at half time, in the various key games. So good luck to you welsh and Irish boys. SWINNNNG LOWWWWWWWWW

I do the same, but many do not. Hear of some quite arrogant climbers operating in UK arb. The mentality, it's the groundmans job to avoid me not vice versa. Some people aren't team players, and I'm sure there are some on arbtalk who work daily with such people

Just because you can't hear the chainsaw revving away, this does not mean it's safe to enter a drop zone. In circumstance where communication with climber is not visual, (for instance, if they're in the top off a wide, large, high hedge) if you have to enter the drop zone, do so under caution, looking upwards towards climber more than you normally would. Climbers can sometimes stack branches in the top of hedge whilst they reposition themselves to enable them to throw to ground any cut branches, particularly in wide hedges. Calling out the usual words; used in your team, for climber to beware of people below as you enter the drop zone.

Moderators, it has just been pm'd to me that this thread set up in employment section is read only. I have rewritten the thread in general chat, so could you remove this thread I am writing in here from the system please to avoid any future confusion.

If you hear a change in the sound of a chainsaw when running, and it goes slightly high pitched, then this could be a sign it is low on petrol. Once you are familiar with this noticeable change, ask the saw operator if they need petrol fetching. This saves valuable minutes on site, and also let's climber know you have their back covered. They may not have noticed it themselves as concentrating on other aspects of their job, and maybe about to commence a large sectional fell, or limb removal. Chainsaws cutting out halfway through a cut up a tree is not favourable.

If you have not got a task to do, ask somebody if anything needs doing.

With so many recent requests in arbtalk for employment opportunities, I thought it would be a good thread too start to give newcomers to the arboricultural industry a guide to what is expected of them if they get an opportunity. To some, the work ethic and common sense required to work in Arboriculture/forestry is second nature, to others it's a shock to the system. Please feel free to give any guidance, tips, tricks or expected requirements you feel would be of benefit to people working in Arboriculture. Even old dogs can learn new tricks.

If you hear a change in the sound of a chainsaw when running, and it goes slightly high pitched, then this could be a sign it's low on petrol. Once you are familiar with this noticeable change, ask the chainsaw operator if they need petrol fetching. This saves valuable minutes on site, and also lets climber know you have their back covered. They may have not noticed it themselves as concentrating on other tasks, and may be just about to commence a large sectional fell or limb removal. Chainsaws cutting out half way through a cut up a tree are not favorable.

If you havnt got a task to do, ask somebody if anything needs doing.

With so many recent requests for employment opportunities, I thought it would be a good thread too start to give newcomers to the arboricultural industry a guide to what is expected of them if they get an opportunity. To some, the work ethic and common sense required to work in arboriculture/forestry is second nature, to others it's a shock to the system. Please feel free to give any guidance, tips, tricks or expected requirements you feel would be of benefit to people working in arboriculture. Even old dogs can learn new tricks.

That last paragraph reflects that element of selfishness I referred to hehe.

One thing that quickly becomes evident is those that have studied at degree level prior to commencing Prof dip, get to grips with the writing and conveyance of info quicker and better than those that havnt. Critical writing takes a while to adapt to if you havnt written to an academic audience before

There is a running joke about babies and pd arb at tree life. They see a huge rise in marriages, and babies from students. Having personally done Prof dip, old school way, I can vouch for the babies. It's a sure indicator that sex is a stress reliever. And that when you're wife says 'i hardly see you any more because of that bloody course, I want a baby,' the two really do compliment each other. However be warned, the stress relieving part is effective until the baby arrives, then the stress is increased ten fold. The best way to describe p.d.arb is like somebody arrives in your office with a skip loaded of rubbish, and says deal with that every minute of the day, whilst still to do day to day work/life tasks. Only once you have been in that place and come out the other end will you truly comprehend what it's involved in p.d arb. It's like a bad back, you have little sympathy for people who complain about them, until you are unfortunate enough to get a bad back. You'll never hear a bad word said about said person complaining of bad back again You end up becoming very selfish during the process, you have to to keep up to date with workload. I know several lads who nearly lost their marriage as a result of p.d. Arb. It will open your mind, but you'll enjoy it, eventually!!!!

Sharpness of saw I personally think silky take some beating. I don't use the telescopic silky, I bought the aluminum rods, screwed together, when lopper head, sandvik saw, and steel Hook. Very adaptable, and the hook is invaluable. Pulls phones lines away from drop zone, branches from crown. Can't remember name 4x aluminium screwed together rods

Nice one. Cheers. Now to cross reference numbers.

Where did you source the part from? Thanks

FGS, LMAO, so many different words have gone through head trying to work that out today. Spud, probably old ground, but I have a km130r, it was bogging down under rev, had new breather kit, tank vent, carb service, valve clearance, brass pipe valve replacement, everything. Cost a fortune, and always same after week o two, would go back to being same. Use hp ultra green mix oil btw. I was going to scrap it as its certainly had its value for money now, nearly eight year old. Thought I'd try doing what I thought was porting, and drilled one hole in exhaust 4mm. Slight tweak carb, hasn't missed beat nearly 18 mths. Any ideas what why etc? Also found same with old Makita hedge cutter that was struggling, works fine now.

Very good, you forgot the sarcastic smiley. Could always place bar in a vice to carry out said task. As established now though, pointless task, pointless post by myself. Clearly displaying my non-mechanical mind. What does WOT stand for to?

Was thinking could do it without the bar and chain on. Just wondered if it would enable the porters of the world to truly find the optimum hole size for porting. Admittedly not into mechanics so firing from the hip. Hadnt thought about the piston aspect, good point. Every day a school day and all that. Thanks for the reply to what may have been a stupid question/thought

Have you ever tried doing the drill holes in the exhaust whilst running the saw at full revs? Just wondered if it would be a interesting video to actually watch on a rev ometer the difference in the saw output? Maybe talking absolute rubbish but just thought about it yesterday, and was wondering if would show the difference as it occurs. If talking rubbish please tell me, and explain the stupidity behind my thought if it is not related to the potential to slip and injure whilst drilling a full revving saw

The damper on my 1995 entec has lost its damping capability. It has an alko hitch on it. Does anybody know a good source for the replacement damper for this particular model? Additionally, is it relaltively simple to change? I have a slight squeak from the off side wheel too. Is this bearing or handbrake cable related do you think? Normal repair company are bit busy and considering attempting myself. Any guides or videos available anywhere? Have tried youtube, but I tend to struggle to narrow down searches and couldn't find anything suitable. Thanks

As a result of a number of scenarios occurring over the years, when I am quoting I now ask if there is anything else they want doing? Pointing at trees, shrubs or old piles off rubbish, highlighting any possible maintenance requirements or rubbish removal needs. This often draws out the 'i can do that comment' I then proceed to tell them that if they want to leave it stacked up by location where I'm likely to position chipper, and having told them to place the butt end at same place, that I'll give them a 'price for chipping upon commencement of works. Telling them depends on amount, but sometimes just a tenner and tea will suffice. I find that as long as customers are pre-conditioned to possible likely events arising on day off work, they're normally quite reasonable. Additionally, if customer says I have pile rubbish could you just chip it please? I say straight away that I have to be very careful, as a piece of wire, old root or any hidden metal could cause a couple of thousand pounds worth of damage to machine. I will have a look at let know straight away. If I see any foreign objects I charge as I will have to go through with fine tooth comb

Needle and thread here. Blanket stitch only though. Aunty reckons I chose wrong type of surgery