YoGi_93

Cheers lads ive emailed them

Leave college next month and want to get all my NPTC's. Well considering. Anyway Warwickshire college next start date isn't until September so does anybody know of the next closest place that does it? Thanks

I will strive mate I love being outdoors id love to be an arborist and i hate working in a supermarket. Its a motivator if anything. To be honest i know i cant take any short cuts but im that enthusiastic im thinking if a two year course is that necessary, thats why in another post i asked about what qualifications people have. I want to get working in the industry as a climber as quick as i can.

Yeah I agree im sure you can earn a decent buck and it would be easier working for a big firm. I just want the challenge and freedom of having my own business. I can do things my own way, the only person i have to impress is the customer. I work at a supermarket at the moment and every now and then I get left in charge when the store closes and the managers go, as long as im working something that helps then they dont mind. But every time my line manager is breathing down my neck I hate it. I just love to do things my own way. Thanks for all the good wishes

Thanks guys cleared it up now My plan is to first get the NPTC's as a grounding. Then get a job as hopefully a climber but probably more likely a groundsman. After ive learnt about the trade ill get my equipment, vehicle, insurance, register with the tax man then get going

Here goes another question, not as stupid as the last I dont think im a bit stumped to be honest with all the insurance and stuff Also im sorry if there is already a thread talking about this but I couldn't find any exactly what im looking for. Anyway, im basically looking for advice on what costs and legalities I need to consider and where I can get them to start up working for myself. Other than training, equipment, a truck and advertising. Thanks lads

you know sometimes i regret signing up for this site

You lot are probably getting bored of the amount of stupid questions im asking but i give you something to do anyway what qualifications do all of you self employed arborists have? Im thinking is it necessary to do a level 3, 2 year arb course at college or can I just get all of the Nptc's and still have decent jobs and get alot of work? Thanks guys I appreciate your help

I mean pick up trucks land rovers navaras l200's and things like that...i suppose i should have thought of that ey

How much is red at the moment then? where can you get it?

Forgive me if I sound stupid but what do you when you say the unimogs cant carry a load? I thought they could carry a heavier load than trucks? I understand what you mean about where they can and cant go though. Suppose it matters what jobs I would be getting and where.

What do you think are the best vehicles to have? Im not qualified yet and nowhere near setting up my own but I can always dream of what is to come(hopefully) Just got me thinking when I started to wonder what the ups and downs of unimogs are compared to pickup trucks?

let me just point out its a mountain bike helmet i dont use it for climbing or cutting

My bad i didnt realise there was a thread on this already

I agree with you all id love to give it a go. Even though im not yet even a qualified arborist I haven't actually watched axe men is it on TV at the moment?

Has anyone seen or heard of Heli loggers? Whats your opinion on these guys what do you think of the job compared to UK Arboriculture?

haha lets just say if i ever get into this situation i will try some ideas before i try others

Alright im sorry for posting a 'stupid thread' I apologise that with my full zero years of experience I dont know everything about trees...

looks like ive stirred a hornets nest haha it was a serious thread I was just wondering being a beginner and all sounds like ladders are the solution to everything on here

I was walking through a wood today and I saw a clump of conifers. They must have been 50ft tall. Since getting interested in Arboriculture ive started looking at trees and thinking how I would go about getting into and dismantling them, don't really know why I just do but these conifers were about 40-50ft tall and they had no crotch that I could see, and all of the branches were very thin. How would you go about getting into this tree if the job was only a crown thinking or something? I recall Arborists don't use climbing spurs unless the tree is being taken down completely? Or are the only conifer related jobs complete dismantling?

Thanks Steve A job like this would be perfect for me im willing to try anything to get one

You may have looked at the thread i started about a trainee position, i have since gained an interview at moreton morrel college and fingers crossed i will be starting in september. I am asking if anybody may need a laborer on an ad hoc basis? Then possibly turning into a full time labourer in the months of june, july and august, if the position is there. I say this as i am 18 just finishing off my a levels in the next couple of months. . I really want to gain some experience in the industry and save up some money to get me through college. I understand that to get anywhere in life i need to graft as hard as i can, and that i will do. I have had some experience in our smallholding. I helped my dad fell, split and stack what must be close to 200 dead elm trees and convert them into fire wood. I have been working part time for the last two years and have gained alot of qualities which will help me be a good worker. I am also willing to do a couple of the groundsman NPTC courses before i start if it is needed. I have a car so i can travel pretty much anywhere around the midlands/warwickshire and surrounding areas. I would really appreciate anything anybody can do for me you would be really helping. Ill work extremely hard to make your life hopefully alot easier. If your at all interested please email me or give me a ring and im sure we can work something out, as far as im concerned im pretty flexible.

Thats alright then im 6 foot 3 I know i need to improve on my cardio though ive got until september before i start college, have a big push come after easter ey. Strength shouldn't be a problem at all even now

Im just wondering theoretically is their a 'too heavy to be a tree surgeon' limit? I weigh 17 stone...but I got my body fat done at the gym and its closer to below average than above, so im not 'fat' medically. Would you say this is too heavy? I don't really want to loose any weight to be honest.

I'm looking for a trainee position. Myself I haven't had any experience, im 18 doing my a levels at the moment so I cannot start full time until after 10th of June. Although i am willing to do various NPTC courses in the mean time. Ideally id like to be trained up to become a climber eventually. I would like a paper qualification but if its not possible I can combine it with a part time course at Moreton Morrel college. Consider me, I am willing to graft hard in order to get where I want to be. I just think a position where I can learn first hand within the industry not at college will benefit me more. Thanks.