LeeWill
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When dealing with landowners it is ur duty to inform them of all the penalties involved before commencing work, but like I said earlier, I'm a cutter not a development manager. If they say it's all cool and give me it in writing that I'm not liable then I'll steam ahead, I won't sit around for weeks waiting to see the final edit of all the submitted plans. Money is better in my pocket than some one else's. But fair point on the legality of it all
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So it didn't mean I could get in there immediately and start cutting?
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Softwood harvesting rates
LeeWill replied to johnnyalpha's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
I have no idea about cutting and extraction rates, but if your getting 3.7's and 4.9's with pallet and pulp I'd say around £40 a tonne. But I'm only a cutter.... and just guessing too.... -
The planning on the site I cleared was in the final stages of consent. The consent was granted before work was finished. I obviously jumped the gun and went straight in when I found the exemption rule. I guess in this instance I was just lucky. I will, in future, pay more attention to the rules. Thanks (Y)
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Scotland's about the same prices if your felling for firewood.
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Work has to be planned before this exemption comes into play, but if you have it in writing that development is on the table then your back is covered. You don't need to oversee plans of this, your just there clearing the path (so to speak)
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Brownfield sites are different from greenbelt sites. They are classed as this for industry. If there are trees on this site and the owner wants them cleared then make sure you have it in writing and plow on with it. Any development (or future development) comes under town and country and the trees are exempt from a felling licence. Had to look this one up myself not long ago
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Yeah, I'm just learning the ropes (so to speak) about climbing work lol
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It is fun! And I'm seriously considering going for my climbing ticket after that experience. Road side trees always make my bum start farting, but hauling them back with a winch or turfers makes a hard job more manageable. I've never had to close a road down, and I hope I never have to
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As a woodcutter, felling many trees on a single day, I always had a lack of respect for climbers taking a day or two for a single tree and having four guys on site too. I can now say I'm sorry! On Friday I was climbing a large sycamore by the road side. I had to climb it to get my strops up high enough to pull each limb over with a turfer. There were four trees growing from the main stem and 3 of them wanted to smash into the road. I climbed that tree, and all four limbs, with no spurs, no ropes, no harness, no gloves and no helmet. At one point I sat up there and rolled a smoke while the wind swayed me back an forth, looking up into the canopy...it was unreal tbh. I got them all down without a problem the whole day, but yes, even doing it my way, proper felling cuts using hinge to swing them in and pulling them over with a turfer, it still took me the whole day to do it. You guys are great! Plain and simple. You're at the top of your' game, well done guys :thumbup:
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Let me know when this job starts please. I'm very interested in this job.
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12 years experience in all forestry work, own saws and ppe, willing to travel and even pitch a tent. Work is going a little too slow up here in Scotland at the moment so I'm broadening my field of work. Thanks
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I got my tickets 12 years ago... At that time cs30 an 31 a) b) cost me £150, but yes, those prices seem fair now, especially with training too. Good luck
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Oh, companies name is Living Solutions, check them out
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Company in Scotland is providing 6month training courses, run through the commission and is all outdoor experience. They get trained in everything from maintenance to multiple windblow and leave with all their own PPE at the end of it with links to other jobs in the industry.
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Tacho is worth the £30 i paid for it, that 357xp ran like a dream for nearly a year before I destroyed it, and it always out performed it's big brother the 550xp so yeah, new piston job coming up for me
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I've got a 357xp with scoring on the pistons... I retuned the carb by ear... Big mistake no less! Ah well, I've now got my wee rev counter for when I fix the saw up... Not gonna make the same mistake twice
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You can prune it back yourself, but the clippings should be removed or offered to the owner.
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Trees are trees, and I'm a logger. Why waste time off the saw when you can hire a day labourer to lift an move stuff
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Got 12 years experience of cutting in Perthshire (Scotland) Will climb any hill to cut any tree, bring on the mountainsides!!! Last few weeks have been dead for me so I've joined up looking for work. I am nothing but a cutter, I don't do ropes
