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tarzan

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  1. STUPIDITY. As a boss for not planing the job out properly. IGNORANCE. For not recognising the dangers in running on site.( SLIPS/TRIPS/AND FULLS) GREED. For all and above and thinking about how much you can make and not about safety and your mens lives. And when it comes to young groundys working. Its your job as a boss to give them the incentive to be a part of this game. My young lad was 17 when he came to me for a job.. He had no work experience and had been to young mans prison. And my words to him was as i pointed to my ex army groundys was.( look at them sexy mofos they get birds because they look sexy in all the STIHL gear, they earn good money so they can take them sexy girls out, and they are as hard as coffin nails because this game ant for fcuking poofs, and look at my six pack because you wont find a fat tree surgeon. So if you work for me you give me your all and be safe at all time. And ill turn you in to a MAN with a life that you can be proud of... Now that 17 year old is 22 and when he went in to kingswood training to do his 30/31 he kew more than all the other people and breezed though the corse and showed the some ex army blokes how to tie different hitches and loops... Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.
  2. I was trained by some of the best and they were hard basteds to work for and there belief was you never run in the tree game. So if thats you way of running a firm then you will never find good men and the ones you do will jack with in the first 10 mins. I run a solid two gangs that bleed for me because i give them the respect they deserve. They carry the maximum they can and at a pace that is safe. Running only cases accidents and that is not good in this game... Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.
  3. The roots of the hedge is the boundary line and Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.
  4. That's nothing try the British wood pigeon when you've trashed it's nest Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.
  5. The ex Amy blokes that work for me. On there first day they believed they was the dogs nads until they saw me traversing from two trees to cut a dead one.thats showed them that all the tax hand outs don't mean nothing to 20 years cutting and swinging......My groundys no more **** than any ex Amy. My groundy was showing some ex Amy lads how to tie a blakes hitch and he was doing his 30/31 Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.
  6. My risk assessment goes some thing like this ( climb tree,cut tree,slide down tree,have cup of tea) Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.
  7. Well done bro Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.
  8. I had to deal with wasps to day my groundy was doing some clearing under the large Scott's pine were taking down when he called over the labour to take over. Next thing the labour is running round the clients garden screaming like a girl because he go stung. I looked at my groundy who had a big cheesy grin and said by the way there's a wasps nest in the middle of all that stingers under ground...typical ex army. So got the pest control out. Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.
  9. Rain don't stop play for me and my lads..man up and grow some nuts Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.
  10. Hi folks i spoke to the client about the extra work on removing more off the tops of the conifers and he was happy to pay the extra on days rate so thanks for your help folks. That makes it 10 and a Half days on this job I normally charge £450 a day so ill do the extra day for £380 and he's happy with that... Cheers for the support bros Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.
  11. My business partner (wife) said charge day rate with discount. I sill have a large Scott's pine to remove as well as 2 ash trees so ill keep day rate low... Cheers bros for the input Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.
  12. I advised a customer that the 17 conifers needed to be reduced by half and he replied by saying to leave it 3/4 foot higher. So I toped the first 3 and asked is that the hight you would like and he said yes thats fine. So today 4 left to top and he comes out and said my wife thinks its to high still and needs more off.. So shall I charge for the extra work.. I've never came across this problem before as when I say it needs this the clients say ok your the professional you take off what you think it needs off. This client is a good person and I've done work on his property for the last 5 years every year we go to do some thing... Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.
  13. 24 hours in petrol then a good clen with a new tooth brush Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.
  14. I priced a job that had a massive conifer at lest 40 ft or so in a rear garden. They had this German Shepard that shat all over this garden they never picked it up and what they fed this animal made it shat cow pats runny turds. So I well over priced the job in hoping i wouldn't get it but shaw enuf I got the job. I tould the men we were going to war and there was a D DAY mine field there so we got to the job dodged the claymores and went up the tree. half way up I started to smell the turds looked at my hitch and there it was in my pulley hitch cord rope my hole MT covered. So I jumped down and said sorry mate we don't do dog turd and left Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.
  15. I use imori 12mm I also use the same hitch on hedera 11.7mm Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.
  16. It depends on what hitch you use. I use M.T/V.T. And I use 8mm 3 rapes 3 braids and I find that perfect in wet wether i add an extra braid. Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.
  17. You can't beat gnome dogging and doing the Tom cruse mission impossible above a green house it keeps you on your toes Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.
  18. Your right ive never had a problem with my commercial customers they pay normally within 30/40 days of invoice Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.
  19. Yeeeehaaaa you can't beat a bit of wind... It helps you fly to the next limb..cant wait I've got a large horse chestnut to reduce tomorrow Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.
  20. Superman me mate I started as part time then full time just before I was 17 Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.
  21. I bet they Tarmac the drive next :-) Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.
  22. Pm your details and ill see what I could do Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.
  23. But what would you rather be doing as a trade? Street sweeping ore swinging on a tree and be part of the biggest working family other than the Amy.. And play with dangerous equipment and look cool doing it lol Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.
  24. My men are on PAYE full holiday pay and there own tools when they advance up the ranks..ie new saws/silky and climbing setup.. Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.
  25. A street sweeper is on minimum wage i think it's £6.50 ph but its not a good job I think. Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.

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