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I did something similar at home for my dogs. With two of you shouldn't take much more than an hour depending on the digging. If the pooch is a digger a turn out of about 6" should solve it but it would be better with rabbit netting. You'll want a set of monkey strainers for tensioning properly. One of the draper straining bars might be ok though for what your doing though. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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That's my bacho kit, covers pretty much everything. Add a 1/2" breaking bar and you're pretty much sorted. Cost £130 delivered from eBay I think. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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Two weeks work from next Tuesday. Pm if interested! Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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In that part of world it's nothing, maybe tilhil, Scottish woodlands, eggar etc. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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I've a berlingo 2.0hdi van with a bench seat in the back. The only thing is it doesn't take much to over load it. It should take 600kgs I had 400 in cement and me n the dog and it was on its knees. As for a trailer, it can tow a max of 1100kg braked or for you 750kg Unbraked, that's not a lot of logs, I've had it loaded as much as I dare with all sorts, logs, fencing etc and it's pretty nerve wracking at the top end. A transit would be better if you can save an extra 2k plus the extra for insurance. But, mines now on 230k miles and is lovely to drive. About to mot it again and really not worried at all. It's also quite easy to work on (05 model) Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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That's lovely clean ground, wish I had more sites like that! Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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Newark is only 30 mins down the a1 from me. Would love to have a nosey! Do you ever get the "forest mowers" as the Americans call them in? Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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Another vote for Bacho. 3/8" 1/2" spanners etc. Aldi ratchet spanners are pretty good too. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk
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forwarding contractor west midlands
AlexB replied to RobKeyzor's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
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I don't get what this guy is trying to achieve here. I had a few of these to do at Alice Holt a few weeks ago. None needed climbing. Initially treat as a leaning tree with a dog tooth cut and then treat as a plain hung up tree. Nibble the hinge and hope it will roll out or winch back. Really no need for any of these funky methods. Why make something harder and obviously more dangerous than it needs to be? Unless it's purely for the sake of controversy and provoking reaction?
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Just do another course......
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Forestry Commission England requests felling licences from Forest Services, previously authority. Where they operate a beat system. One district comprises of X beats. X beats compromises of X woods each coming under its own management plan and for each plan it has a felling licence. I guess your way around this is to have a management plan for each wood, then I would assume they're counted as separate woods. Though if you're going to do that you might just as we'll write one for the whole lot and get a felling licence.
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perhaps it's down to some one steering the debate back onto the original question, to which I'm trying to gain information. If you want to debate qualification/experience bla bla bla feel free to start another thread. Though I'm sure like most things on here it's been done to death in a very unproductive circular discussion where everyone has a valid point and is equally right and wrong. Ok, let's make it really easy. For those working on commercial contracts where such things are, without doubt a requirement. Even if just to make your insurance valid. Who has been asked for wind blow qualifications by managing organisations? Equally, who has not?
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Very good, but when combined with the whole piece... If I wanted to pick words and phrases at random from arbtalk I could re write war and peace.
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Which bit is it that doesn't convince you? The "All workers who use a chainsaw should be competent to do so. Before using a chainsaw to carry out work on or in a tree, a worker should have received appropriate training and obtained a relevant certificate of competence or national competence award, unless they are undergoing such training and are adequately supervised." Bit from the hse chainsaws at work document. Or, from "Provisions and use of work equipment regulations 1998" "■ Adequate training should ensure that those who use the machine are competent to use it safely. This includes ensuring they have the correct skills,knowledge, experience and risk awareness, and are physically suited to the task. Sometimes formal qualifications are needed, eg for chainsaw operators."
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From the hse chainsaws at work document. From puwer 98
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From what I've read on the syllabus I'd be a +1 with what you've said! Agri, what are thoughts on my op?
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Again, not the point! I hold cs35. The value of tickets is not the issue I'm trying to raise. Please read my opening post.
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It's worth initiating the dialog I guess. I'm pro fisa so long as those operators who are willing to take it on board are able to earn enough to pay for the training/professional development.
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Such a pretty picture, I must be sick as I love it. We've managed to make 380m3 accessible to a harvester in the last 2 days. Luckily not too wet, this stuff is down as the stands been thinned and had a clear fell on the windward side.
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This is my point/question. Of those who deal with councils etc, who has the ticket and has been asked for these qualifications? As an industry we have a lot of paperwork, especially those of us who deal with governmental organisations. Perhaps this is one where we can be a step ahead. I acknowledge if you're on an emergency rate you not likely to turn around and say "sorry guv, not got my ticket for that" but in reality it's the equivalent of some one with a post 97 driving licence towing a trailer over 750kgs without doing a trailer test. You may well be fully capable etc etc.
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Again, not the point. In a commercial environment there is a legal obligation to ensure the people you use are qualified to do the job. We pretty much agree that the piece of paper proves nothing other than attendance and you're £500 poorer.
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I get what you're saying about the machine. Though how many people have access to that machine with a rotator grab and a qualified operator who knows how to use it in this situation. Also, the man on the saw would still need the ticket....
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Rich and Diff, I think you've missed my point, I've seen ticketed operators do some silly stuff. But this isn't about wether ones ability is reliant on a ticket but if "clients" such as councils etc realise there is a legal need for and ask for these tickets when dealing with blown trees?
