Ian Flatters

Sadly not, you’ll have to build your own. See it as a blue peter project for adults. I posted these on Facebook recently as someone asked for some pictures on them.

For sure, seo and organic website growth pays in the long run. [emoji106]

Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, tumblr there all really just places to show what you’ve got and can do. The public rarely know what it is or what it does and most your likes and comments will be from others in the industry or just people that like kit. Occasionally you’ll get some work from another company needing something chipped or extracted. It does get taken into consideration by google for assessing your website but other than that it’s really just to post what your up to because you like to. Nothing more nothing less.

It’s a bit fuzzy Mark, must have been before we went to the pub or after that day. [emoji6]

Not that kind of company al, even called them up to check if it had a tpo a week before.

Sadly not, to be honest there was a huge amount of rushing about to get it done quickly.

A couple of pics from saturdays oak dismantle.

A bit of fracture pruning with the aim to start some vigorous regrowth on this oak today by one of the gangs. The plan is to return in a few years and see if we can gradually reduce and make it smaller if required. I went out and reduced the overhang back from a property for a highways site instead. Not the prettiest but I had to follow the spec. Some cracking recent pictures popping up on here by the way. [emoji106][emoji106]

Lovely to see you and seb today. Good to catch up and reminisce. Looks like I’ll be up your way near Christmas again so I’ll let you know and we can grab a beer again in Durham.

The stuff we do doesn’t warrant out sourcing as it’s predominantly small sites with extensions or pocket sites for a new build. All 2d stuff off cad systems so nothing too serious.

I hope to find a new system. I started with turbocad years back and learnt a lot of an architect we work with. But feel I’ve now not moved with the times.

Hi everyone, I’m looking at updating our cad software for tree surveys and bs5837 reports. Currently I’m using a cheaper version of auto cad, which has many failings but gets the job done. I’m also looking at ways to update the recording of this data from an iPad or other recommended systems. Apologies if this has been asked before but my search didn’t bring anything up. Thanks in advance, Ian

We took the tree down earlier on in the year. But the skid steer broke a load of slabs (that we had to replace) so the last bit was all wheelbarrows and blocking down.

I forgot how much I dislike stump grinding. But I will have to admit I was very impressed with the predator 38. It certainly kept going without complaining (unlike myself).

Hi Phil, Cheers, but your chippers bigger than mine. It is factual as it says our competition was roughy chipping, You, ed Benton, citycare (used to) and a few others run bandits. For that reason and they were told that I wasn’t the only one during their interview. It’s as you know about the 90% who run 5-6” chippers and take much longer in time to process material. Edit: just thinking about it, Vermeer are never going to put “a couple of people run bandit 990xps” for example. [emoji6] I hope this answers your question? Ian

Not at all, I cannot buy that equipment locally as it’s not built locally. So I buy as local as I can, my rep lives an hour away and timber wolf, greenmech don’t make anything like that. You can always rip something apart should you chose, focusing on in this instance the company writing the article being American. But they are just the top of the chain, as you know there’s a global network of suppliers. I hope this answers your question? Cheers, Ian

Hi everyone, A good few months back we were approached by Vermeer in the United States about writing an article on us as a company. I hope some of you may find it interesting as over the last 9 years I’ve focused much more on supporting your workforce and their goals over monetary gains. https://www.treeviews.com/a-man-with-a-plan-how-ian-flatters-chose-tree-care-as-his-profession/ Cheers, Ian

A few bits and bobs from recent works. Mainly me learning how to and not to use a digger to feed a chipper. We also donated a carving by Shaun Gilbert to the primary school I went too along with wooden chalkboards and a few other wood related items.

Hi shooter, It’s been around for a long time. I personally felt that it was deemed/perceived as a bit of a faff, messing about with changeovers, removing ascenders, shunts, Crolls (or whatever you used) before the zk1. However the unicender was about before the rope wrench zk1 and I still occasionally use one (and love it). However the rope wrench for me was almost what you’d call a “bolt on component”, just add it above your hitch system rather than a different system completely. I guess this opened the doors to many including myself, dan Curtis, rich rule, adam Bourne and many, many more people. Eventually the rope runner, bulldog bone, hitch hiker arrived. Not sure what happened to the akimbo I know ben rose and rich rule had one. So at a glance it’s kind of headed full circle to a unicender type. So I guess getting back to the question as I have gone slightly off track. Some were using it just for access, however a fair few people were using unicenders in SRTWP (or whatever it’s called now) a while before this like drew b and jono Smith and they were both for me great influences and Kevin’s rw has also allowed me to progress my experience, from messing around with Adams solid tether, to messing around with a lockjack and rw combo. Anyway, just my thoughts on the subject and please don’t take it as given word. Cheers, Ian

A couple of pictures from a few jobs and 2 chipper pictures I took and edited that I liked. Thankfully I doing less and less of the climbing work as the guys are keen to take over.

I was just wondering what the unladen weight was myself.

Not a clue to be honest as we were working on a large pine but this stood out spectacularly.

A nice grafted cherry.

I’m sure I saw a picture recently of Geoff pugsley using one on Instagram. Not sure if it’s an original.

Sold her a while back as my business model changed. She was replaced with the bc1000, canter and now the digger too. Nice guy called joe bought broomhilda and she’s been working a bit. Here’s one of his pictures I just grabbed off his Facebook page.