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  1. Marula
    We are professional arborists, a surveyor in my case, therefore our prerogative is expert advise relating to the health of the tree and the survival of the organism for future generations. Besides the trees and eventually the area becoming unsightly due to half arse tree surgeons topping everything this form of butchery will start taking its toll on the tree count in the area due to pests and diseases. Some species will come out the other side but many won't, trees are not meant to be topped, they're not meant to be pruned either but they do have a better chance of dealing with a pruning than a topping. It's this sort of attitude that still relegates this industry to the gutter, I'm a conservationist and I understand it is my job to preserve these long lived giants for my children and they're children, it's not just about making a quick buck.
  2. Marula
    I've 3 tachyons and they really are soft on the hands, great rope but they don't tend like the blue tongue does through a zigzag until you've got a bit of height behind you and the weight of the rope below starts assisting the tending, the blue tongue is slightly more rigid which is the reason it self tends better. The poison ivy was also a great rope on mechanical devices and the hands.
  3. Marula
    I used tachyon as my side line and blue tongue through the zigzag, it self tended well and retained its shape under load, soft on the hands too.
  4. Marula
    It is, however according to BS3998 that is not a reduction, as I'm sure your professional self knows.
  5. Marula
    Someone around canterbury is topping everything in their path and telling the client they've done a reduction! Bloody ridiculous!
  6. Marula
    There's two parts to this really, how close is this tree to the target? And is it a high footfall area? The new growth on the tree looks good to me, canopy looks good too. This is obviously one photo and it's really difficult to judge exactly how stable the tree is by this photo. Daldinia is saprophytic so therefor poses no risk to the living tissue of the tree, I would however have a good look around for secondary infections or colonisations.
  7. Marula
    I know what you mean, it looks more like a "have a look at this doc" after a visit to Thailand. But they can go this orange/hardened look sometimes.
  8. Marula
    The first one is Laetiporus sulphureus.
  9. Marula
    The OP makes about 40 - 45k a year currently, he's going to be in for a really unpleasant surprise when he has to fork out for really expensive kit and then only gets payed about 100 - 150 a day, that lab will start looking real good real quick.
  10. Marula
    Some skill those lads have, very nice pieces.
  11. Marula
    Did you do that then?
  12. Marula
    Well done mate, very impressive!
  13. Marula
    The tractor is great, so is the mog, but how good is that bloody statue on the right? [emoji1360][emoji1360]
  14. Marula
    Once you finished fixing the spring, test run it then put it down and go buy a stihl, you can thank me later.
  15. Marula
    If we as ARBORISTS want to be taken seriously as a trade then we must advocate for all who work in the trade to be certified. I went to college, twice, for my qualifications. I wanted to feel it was a fair shout to call me a tree expert. The fact I come across arborists who can't identify the basic 5 in my area really pisses me off. I've never had a plumber in who didn't know what the thingy majiggy was which he was charging me for. I'm still confused as to why the op with a masters wants to do a six week course instead of banging out the level six whilst doing weekend work for experience, the level six should be a walk in the park after a masters in I'm presuming genetics?
  16. Marula
    I contacted Lantra and City and guilds and was told that. They apparently only gave so many spaces from which work is handed out.
  17. Marula
    Would you mind elaborating? Did you find there were to many private companies out there?
  18. Marula
    I look at it like this, there's only a few pieces of kit that you are supposed to be able to count on, the tree isn't a sure thing but your ropes and harness is. Something that's made in China, where there are no regulatory laws for this type of manufacture wouldn't fill me with the greatest of confidence.
  19. Marula
    I'd say do a ten week course at a minimum, it was invaluable to me, intelligence means absolutely nothing if you want to try stay safe but haven't been shown the hazards, like bio mechanical Weaknesses, various types of decay and fungi etc.. I'd say an individual with a background in biomedical research doing dirty back yard connies would want to kill himself after two months, I know I did. As for the tickets, in truth they don't mean much really, you can get assessed in a day and that's that, however I'm fairly sure if you drop a tree through someone's house without tickets you may be in a bit of bother, I may be wrong.
  20. Marula
    It's 54 squid, does it need more to be said about it?
  21. Marula
    Thought the same thing but when I tried to go the assessor root I was told they had enough assessors and I'd go on a list.
  22. Marula
    Just help me out here, so you have a masters (at the very minimum) in biomedical research and you want to go do a 6 week course to become a climber for a tuppence and get ragged around trees in all weathers? Am I missing something here? I have a friend in the same field who is on a very very good packet, a packet you will never see in this industry as an employee.
  23. Marula
    I was just wondering, 30 miles is quite some way to travel with a tractor. They make for a much easier day that's for sure if they can be got to site.
  24. Marula
    How far are you willing to take your tractors from base just out of interest?
  25. Marula

    Ouch.

    Marula replied to Mark Bolam's topic in Video forum

    I get what you saying, but each case is different obviously and by the looks of it that tree has been there for a few decades. Imagine climbing a dead tree which has been standing a few decades in the uk, it probably wouldn't even be upright if we're honest.

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