JLA Arborists

Have you contacted Beechwood in Coventry?

I don’t run another business, but do other things.
Tree surgery being main source of income
-Retained firefighter
-Barwork / backbar & barrels at a few festivals (bloodstock being the best)
Santa at a local garden centre

Still have some days available. Let me know if you need help over the next 2 weeks

Week commencing 26th March for two weeks I am in Cornwall and available for a few days.

Based in Looe and would like to keep my travel within 1 hour

Send a message to me on here or contact 07976005011. I don't use my phone outside of breaks so a text may be best so I can call back once free

I'm a self employed climber with class C including B+E drivers licence. (No CPC, but can drive large vehicles if not part of main role i.e larger vehicle to pull chipper and remove chip/logs)

I also have rigging, chipper, stump grinder tickets plus some others (see below) I have experience in domestic, commercial and rail.

I've been doing chainsaw, mowing and hedge work for a local property company since 1998ish. I got my tickets in 2013 when I left the Royal Navy so I had accredited training for insurance purposes.

I have lolered climbing kit, a Stihl 193t with 12" bar, and a Stihl 391 with 20" bar.

I turn up with fuel, food, tea and water so I won't need to stop at a shop on the way to site.

Below are my tickets

Clean class C including B+E driving licence held for 15 yrs (11yrs towing experience)

(CS30 & CS31) Level 2 Award in Cross-cutting, Maintenance & Felling Trees up to 380mm

(CS38) Level 2 Award in Accessing a Tree Using a Rope & Harness and Level 3 Award in Aerial Tree Rescue Operations

(CS39) Level 3 Award in Aerial Cutting of Trees Using Free Fall Techniques

(CS41) level 3 award in ariel tree rigging

(CS48) level 2 award in using a powered pole pruner

IPAF MEWP operator

Lantra - Use of brush cutter

Lantra - Use of woodchipper

Lantra - Use of stumpgrinder

Lantra - Tree ID & timber characteristics

Lantra - Tree diseases and inspections,

Lantra - Pruning techniques

NVQ 3 Business studies for tree surgeons

Thanks for your interest.

I’ve used rotatech chain on my 12” top handle, 14” 181, 18” 560 and 20” 391. Never had problems after initial stretch. The 14” bar I had in the 181 didn’t last long at all though.
The last time my saw pulled / cut on a curve was when I was cutting loads of stumps on the rail and blunting one side more than the other, thus the right cutters were sharpened more which made it curve through a cut.

Get some welders gauntlets for the thorn, get used to tripping on bramble, be part mountain goat for the banking and there are sometimes long walks from access to site carrying all your kit.

On the plus there is very rarely a drag as the tracked chipper is near the base of the tree.

I was well impressed when I worked with a multi one owner. There was a pile of logs that would have took a while cutting small enough to handball out. It took very little time with the multi one, and there was minimal mess at the worksite.

I had 2 meters cut off the spiced end as the rope was compromised. I use a double fisherman’s knot, it’s a self tightening knot but once you slide the carabiner out it pushes out easy

Build a Holzhausen. I have made a couple of these in the past. Very effective. Only need a small bit of cover for the top...platic/tarp.

 

Job done!

 

Bob

 

random pic off web

Been reading Norwegian wood, from memory

They cut the wood to 24” the first few layers are bark down to stop wet coming up. All the nice splits make the sides, then the dodgy cut bits get thrown inside. Top it off with the bark facing up to shed water.

Cut in winter, split Feb/March it’ll dry over summer then collapse in on its self as as the timber contracts as it drys then it’s ready to burn the following winter

I bought 8 pairs socks from Arborwear at last years Confor show - they had a “lifetime guarantee!

Pretty much worn everyday, and occasionally washed. 1 pair has disintegrated, 1 pair on last legs, remainder holding up ok. I kept all the labels / receipts with the plan of challenging the “life time” guarantee. (That’s how exciting my life is!)

Take yr point Gary, it does not say MY lifetime, it’s the lifetime of the sock. Once it’s fooked, it’s fooked!

Good socks mind, would recommend!

Best way to dispose of old trousers? Reaffirming why we wear them.

Class 2 type C (log leg) Vs husky 560xp 18" bar max revs

Just a nick on the log leg

Nah the customer didn't want the expense of new post but wanted solid run of fence.

Initially I though a bit of trellis but the gap was too small to look decent, so I used a few feather edge from the cut down panel on the end.

People rely on PPE too much. A good work position and not swinging the saw around like an idiot should be enough not to cut yourself.

Thanks. Joining the panels above the posts was abit of a nightmare.

lessons learnt this week.

1) don't promise customer fences without checking suppliers. (4 week wait - not mentioned on website)

2) when building panels wear knee pads. Block paving hurts knees lol

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about 25 min to build a 6x6 panel then the same again later when i domed the tops. It was too dark for a completed pic today

Wonder what those wolf gloves are like Wolf Garden Tools: Wolf Garten Soil : Wolf Garten Multichange: Wolf Garden Lawn Mowers: World of Wolf

At £4.99 I'm in no rush to find out lol I'll stick to my tornado gloves.

Lessons learnt this week.

1) don't promise customer fences without checking suppliers. (4 week wait - not mentioned on website)

2) when building panels wear knee pads. Block paving hurts knees lol

About 25 min to build a 6x6 panel then the same again later when I domed the tops. It was too dark for a completed pic today

When I started I had my own toecap work boots and some trousers. I got lent some chainsaw chaps and boot toppers that got left at the yard of an evening.

That'll mitigate the loss of PPE cost if they leave.

Stihl and husky do ground helmets at £25 so it's not too painful to lose unless you're getting though a lot of staff.

Or buy the kit on the understanding it's kept in lockable lockers at the yard, of they leave bolt crop the padlock and you still have the kit

Work out for 45 weeks (225) days. That'll give you a few weeks for holiday and no work or down time (weather / illness)

If you work into that spare 7 weeks or weekends it's a bonus.

An engine is built and set to a generalised set of parameters.

Most manufacturers have a 'sport' division (Mitsubishi rally art etc) which will put a chip on the higher models to improve spec

A chip is a general improvement whereas a remap is for your engine.

I'm waiting to buy these

http://www.treeworker.co.uk/catalog/product.php?CI_ID=49

Take her shoe shopping at somewhere expensive (missus says: Dune, Jimmy choo etc)

Then when she's drooling over a super sexy pair of something drag her down to shoe zone and tell her she can choose some cheaper ones.

Good afternoon, ladies and gents

I am visiting Cornwall for 2 weeks from April 10th.

I am staying near Looe and I will be available for up to 5 days, preferably keeping travel to within an hour, so imagine an arc from St Austell, to Wadebridge, Camelford, Launceston, Tavistock and ending in Plymouth. (See pic)

I'm a self employed climber with B+E licence, rigging, stump grinder tickets plus some others (see below) I have experience in domestic, commercial and rail.

Send a message to me on here or contact 07976005011. I don't use my phone outside of breaks so a text may be best so I can call back once free.

I've been doing chainsaw, mowing and hedge work for a local property company since 1998ish. I got my tickets in 2013 when I left the Royal Navy so I had accredited training for insurance purposes.

I have lolered climbing kit, a Stihl 193t with 12" bar and a husky 560 wearing an 18" bar.

I turn up with fuel, food, tea and water so I won't need to stop at a shop on the way to site.

Below are my tickets

Clean B+E driving licence held for 14 yrs (9yrs towing experience)

First aid & PTS.

(CS30 & CS31) Level 2 Award in Cross-cutting, Maintenance & Felling Trees up to 380mm

(CS38) Level 2 Award in Accessing a Tree Using a Rope & Harness and Level 3 Award in Aerial Tree Rescue Operations

(CS39) Level 3 Award in Aerial Cutting of Trees Using Free Fall Techniques

(CS41) level 3 award in ariel tree rigging

(CS48) level 2 award in using a powered pole pruner

IPAF MEWP operator

Lantra - Use of brush cutter

Lantra - Use of woodchipper

Lantra - Use of stumpgrinder

Lantra - Tree ID & timber characteristics

Lantra - Tree diseases and inspections,

Lantra - Pruning techniques

NVQ 3 Business studies for tree surgeons

Thanks for your interest.

It takes 2 weeks to get to 39. They should get that out the way then they could teach without the students worrying about the tickets that'll get them employed.