ChrisG

Wife wants a new bathroom and patio, also recently found out she's pregnant!!

Hard worker, reliable, friendly.

CS 30,31,32,38,39, chipper ticket, PA1,6, Cat B&E license with no points. Own climbing kit, saws, ppe, can provide van and chipper if needed.

PM if you have anything going.

Only had one 3 weeks and I must admit, I can't fault it!

Light, powerful, reliable, easy to use, cuts fantastic, thumbs up all round from me Stihl :thumbup:

Cheers arbogrunt,

Yeah, I read about the karab thing before I bought it, so have ordered a couple of DMM's. I don't know what the current clutch is in it, but am going to buy a couple of new ones to be on the safe side so I know they're good like.

Looking forward to having a go on it now and may get an ART ropeguide as everyone is doing nothing but praise them.

Thanks again everyone :-)

Love to come along to this if you would have me?

Novice climber though, only passed my 38 and 39 Sept last year and don't do a great deal of climbing, so would be good to gain some experience.

Regards,

Chris.

Getting all my gear Loler tested next week, so will climb on it after it's been passed (hopefully).

Couldn't afford a new one on top of all the other bits I need :-(

Thanks for the responses guys, all usefull stuff

Just joined the club and bought a second hand one for 74 quid.

Couple of questions for those who use them already.

Do they operate better on certain ropes?

Have I paid too much?

Is the Spiderjack way better?

Ant help/comments appreciated

Used to hold PTS but it expired a while ago, does anybody know how I go about getting it renewed?

Seems to be plenty of work out there, but I think you need a sponsor, so as a freelance subby, how do I go about sorting this out?

Any help appreciated,

Chris

Message sent.

PM sent Rob.

If it's just dead material, get the chest waders on and just drag it out.

If they want the rhizomes removing, you have a job on your hands, as previously mentioned, chromes, sweat and a change of clothes would be needed. If it's a big reed bed, you could think about getting in a contractor to scoop out material from a specialy designed machine, check out Aquaclear for some ideas ;-)

Spraying towards the end of the season when it is dying back will take chem into the rhizomes, but then your into licenses for spraying on watercourses depending on where the pond lies and repeat treatments will be necessary.

Hope this helps

Got some spare days over the next coule of weekends if anybody has anything going in the Cheshire/Lancashire area

Own ground saw, climbing kit, travel etc.

£80 a day on a self employed basis is what I charge, 30,31,32,38,39, chipper ticket, supply my own saws, ppe, climbing kit, fuel etc. And my day rate means a day, 6.5-7.5 hrs, if it's light enough and safe enough I work until the job is done.

Blakes hitch on a split tail all the way, much better than prusik I find

Cheers Fella!

Done a bit for Treefellers and will send my CV to Amenity. Also, a couple of people have messaged me so thanks everyone.

CS 30,31,32,38,39, chipper ticket, Cat B&E driving license (no points), PA1&6, Lantra strimmer/brushcutter award, NCFE hedgelaying certs, loads of ground experience, new to climbing but hard worker and fast learner.

Fdsc in Ecology and Conservation Management including a year of Tree and Woodland Management studied at Myerscough. Licensed bat worker for surveys/watching brief work. Done Tree Hazard Evaluation course, first aid, surveying experience. Own climbing kit (Loler passed), ground saws and PPE. Based in Cheshire.

PM me for more info and quals. Can provide refs.

Cheers gents.

Hello everyone,

I am looking at getting some UA tickets under my belt after Christmas and was wondering if anybody could suggest a trainer in the North West area.

Cheers,

Chris

Cheers to those who have been in touch.

Busy now until end of month, but if anybody has anything in December, give us a shout.

CS 30,31,32,38,39, chipper ticket, Cat B&E driving license (no points), PA1&6, Lantra strimmer/brushcutter award, NCFE hedgelaying certs, loads of ground experience, new to climbing but hard worker and fast learner.

Fdsc in Ecology and Conservation Management including a year of Tree and Woodland Management studied at Myerscough. Licensed bat worker for surveys/watching brief work. Done Tree Hazard Evaluation course, first aid, surveying experience. Own climbing kit (Loler passed), ground saws and PPE. Based in Cheshire.

PM me for more info and quals. Can provide refferences.

Cheers

If I lived closer, I would offer my services.

Give me a shout if you need any bat workers in future for bigger projects. I have CS upto 39 and have been a licensed Bat worker since 2007, volunteer since 2001. Loads of conservation experience and practical management work on trees for protected species projects.

Hope you find someone.

Had a cancellation so have tomorrow free if anybody has anything going.

CS upto 39, chipper ticket, can tow.

Own climbing kit, ppe & ground saw.

Give me a shout on here

Good advice Mark

I have learned plenty on the CS courses, but once you are out there, it's a different kettle of fish. I appreciate why we need to do these certs, but one or two have just been box ticking exercises that give you a piece of paper to let you go out and really start learning in the field. And lets face it, they aren't cheap.

Industry standards are so subjective imo, I always feel it's best to do what looks best for the individual tree and its management, also do the best for the client depending on what their needs are

Don't get me wrong gents, I would love to do all the tickets to keep clients/employers happy, but money and all that.

All my work is done to BS 3998 standards Born2trot, if there are other industry standards, I have never been asked to work to them?

If I can get the two courses at the price you did them for, I will do them together, but I haven't found them at that price. Where did you do them?

It just doesn'e seem you get many employers asking for this ticket, but you do see em asking for 41.

I would love to do 40 for the experience, but as everybody knows, these things are not cheap and it's cost me a fortune to get this far including all my kit, so if I don't need it, I aint gonna spend a fortune on doing it.