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Gardiners Tree Surgery

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  1. I’m confused as that is a redwood that we dismantled last week and that picture is taken in my woodland in my yard space. 

    The post said that it was on his land. I’m unsure why he is saying it’s on his land when I own that woodland. Hence the confusion. Along with saying that locals have cut chunks off. ?

    looking at iwc profile with a link to his website he is also miles away from where we are. Just wondered how he got the pictures that’s all.

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  2. Jack P. You will soon realise that arb work is a bloody hard job done correctly. 

    Arborist in the uk are a close nit community, we all look out for each other wether  the work is going great or when you are at your lowest point. You only need to see how we all rally around each other to lend kit or a helping hand when we have been broken into or had kit break on us. You will come to realise we are a large family doing the same job in different areas. 

    You broke the golden rule taking a client. It could have been a quick £50.00 or £5,000 it doesn’t matter. 

    Following on from recent posts you say about making a quick extra buck doing pine trees that you took a risk on, it seems you are only thinking about what’s in front of you at that moment. The chap you were subbing to could have given you a lifetimes work which could have led on to bigger and better things. 

    Look back and see how you can improve on your behaviour/attitude you may think you are on the up, but always remember the people you have passed to get there because I can assure you that you will meet them on the way back down. Unfortunately they won’t be the ones to put out a hand to help you back up.

     

     

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  3. Where about in the world are you Ns2002. 

    If you were close I’d be more than happy for you to come on site and collect some timber to use. 

    Nothing  is worse than burning wood with paint. You only need to read the latest government restrictions coming into place next year to do with wood burners. 

    Id be more than happy to show you how to process timber ready for burning. 

    i think  you will get more satisfaction from doing this than cutting up an old shed. 

    You seem keen to learn, ring some local arb guys and see what timber they have kicking about. I’d be happy for you to have a truck load of timber for an hours help. I’d also show you how to split and stack. Plus you can keep some bits for a project or two.

    i hope this helps 

    simon 

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  4. By the sounds of things it would have been a safer job letting the old boy fell it. 

    You only have to look on YouTube at the amount of accidents with people on ladders attempting tree work. Ladders for access only then get them away.

    get yourself on a certified course and learn from what you have done. Like someone else posted, it was only 45 feet. You can’t go with the “hope” approach on trees of this size or heaven forbid bigger. 

    Keep safe and take it steady what ever approach you take 

     

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  5. You said you were aware of it falling on you?? It sounds like you have pushed your limits on this one. 

    Personally id sit back and think is it worth £300 for carrying out such work. 

    You would have been better off paying a sub contract climber for the day and learn off them, plus they would have kit to carry out a aerial rescue if needed. 

    On another note which the way the NHS is busting themselves left right and centre at the moment you could have been a bit wiser with your decisions at this time. 

    Not having a go but as a experienced climber I’ve seen to many have a go hero’s and it will always bite them in the butt. Get some decent kit and qualifications under your belt and learn with someone who is already experienced at what they are doing. It will then make it easier in the future 

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  6. Let me get this right. You pay £600 and can get work for a local authority/school 

    turn up and do some arb work with no need for a quote, crb check or references Winner winner chicken dinner.

    One small apple to fell leave waste on site and then charge £1k /£5. Or £10k. And they won’t quibble.??

    come on get real and now you want your money back. 

    Accept the loss and move on. When things seem to good to be true they usually are.

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  7. Madness.. you go and ask a dairy farm that I’ve driven for to fuel there 6 tractors and harvester for winter feed with white instead of red. They use 1,000 litres a day easily. 

    I think people would soon moan when a pint of milk and loaf of bread triples in price, the knock on effect would be massive to the food industry. 

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  8. This is the trouble I’m having 

    I know my budget won’t stretch to a new one and I’m not vat registered which is a killer. Looking at one on Wilson’s but 13thousand hours puts me off a bit

    doesnt have to be a Valtra but that is my personal preference for woodland work.

     

     

  9. I don’t mean to throw a spanner in the works but I’d look for a second tip site, if you are planning on tipping all of your rubbish at a specialist nursery, how are you going to explain the risk of cross contamination on some prime species when you bring in diesed tree waste. 

    Just a thought 

    as everyone else is saying, start banging in some hours  with a firm to get the physical experience and saw experience. I hear so many people say I want to be a tree surgeon and climb, then get 20 feet up a small conifer and crap there pants. 

    Just always have a plan b c d and e 

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  10. Just watched the video again. Was the same sling used for taking the heavy timber down that was used for lowering the smaller branches??

    There looked to be around 50% of the branches that were badly unbalanced and spun round causing a bit of a shock load to the sling. Could this be a factor??

    Fan of chains personally on cranes

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