Joe Newton
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I'd say it's a pretty good way to put those hands in danger... -
why?
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He's known on site as "the turd burglar"
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must've had sooner bloody good money not to have walked from that one.
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Why isn't the arbtalk employment working for me.. :(
Joe Newton replied to benedmonds's topic in Employment
I wouldn't necessarily pay an unqualified brash dragger over a oner unless they really grafted, and they do come along. Its definitely worth having an experienced decent bloke on the ground to run things. IMO that's worth the sane as a decent climber, so if sooner have another solid climber on big jobs. That way they can run the ground/rigging, or take turns climbing. It's not uncommon that I get paid my day rate and work as a groundy. -
Why isn't the arbtalk employment working for me.. :(
Joe Newton replied to benedmonds's topic in Employment
So how much would you pay a brew lad with little to no experience. I agree, a decent groundy is worth a lot, but if all the groundies I've had the pleasure of working with only a small portion have been what is call good. A really good groundy who isn't a climber is very hard to find indeed. -
I've deadwooded plenty of tpo trees without seeking the council's permission in the past
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As in B.I.G.H.T. me?
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Bowline on a bite is the easiest know I've come across to undo after load
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Bowline on a bite is the easiest know I've come across to undo after load
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Funny, the left palm lasted immensely longer than the right palm
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I reviewed these for arbortech, good gloves, but don't be fooled into thinking they'll offer any protection from a silky. I tested them against a knife and they certainly took some damage out of it, but the silky went through like it was nothing.
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but would you chuck a fresh outta college climber into a biggish takedown without any supervision? That branch didn't sound like an easy hand held...
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Don, do you get many fine tippy reductions? If you do how do you manage? I'm 5'8 and weight about as much as I imagine one of your shites do. I can see the benefits of being a unit for the takedown side of things but I reckon it'd get in the way in the tippy stuff of crawling through dense spindly hedges.
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depends, newly qualified to 39? Sent out on a rigging job over high value targets? You may have been a fast learner with common sense but that's a needle in a haystack of aspiring climbers. You'd take a newly ticketed climber on as a trainee, not a lead climber.
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Why on earth would you put a newly qualified climber on a technical job without support? Sorry mate but that's asking for it. Lucky nobody was hurt.
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I was referring to that Dave bloke...
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If you had to work with who I have to you'd sympathise!
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not hard once you've got the technique down. I lost my temper the first time I did it though as it got a bit confusing...
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Because you didn't make me promise to keep that photo to myself...
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Why isn't the arbtalk employment working for me.. :(
Joe Newton replied to benedmonds's topic in Employment
It seems that in our area there's a shortage of decent skilled workers Ben. I simply don't have enough days in the week to keep everyone happy. If you want to attract the decent guys maybe offer a bit better than the competition. That way they'll come to you and are more likely to stick around. -
I'll bet it looks shit and the experience was no better. I bet spending the £600 was easier though. Any decent arborist is wasted on conny topping. Easy money though. Bit like a good chef refusing to make a sandwich.
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There's some nice work there, but it's perpetuating the myth that a conifer hedge can be neglected for years and a good result can still be had. I'm extremely blunt with jobs like this. "I can do that, but it'll look shite, you'll get a bare top and minimal off the sides..."
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I've got the SIP jacket. It's pretty waterproof and a good fit. Too hot for proper work though. Same with any waterproof IME. For light work or stump grinding etc its fine. I usually prefer to have two or three lightweight fleece things to change through the day.
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Good post
