Mr Oz
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our apprentice having same problems.his doing level 2 in arb.its been year and a half and hardly covered anything.if you ask me they r waste of time Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk mobile app
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quick question about landy insurance.ive done an online quote for 88 reg 90.im 31 ive no no claims due to bein a named driver and use of company van.so cheapest quote came 800 quit for comprehensive and 500 for third party f.t.it seems abit too steep.any recommendation to get cheaper ones please.cheers Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk mobile app
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ive got all my climbing gear including saws,i d like to think im good at problem solving(usually:)paperwork and cost controlling.ive got all my tickets i need.i can afford a landy or somthing to start with.so ive got it all planned in my head but its just being brave enough to go ahead and hand my notice in or is that too quick to jump in deep end.i wonder if any of you guys been in similar situation and i like to know whether u still employed or got your own setup. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk mobile app
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its very useful indeed mate.thanks for your time and input.im geting determined to go on by own each fay passes by but waiting for the rite time.hopefully end of 2015.please go head for any advice or criticism im open to both Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk mobile app
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haha.never thought that.i dont think they even sent it away i think its the way of fobbing me off to shut me up:/ Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk mobile app
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sorry for not making it very clear.my boss said they have sent my job description to external consultant and took them 2 month and they said average salary for skilled arborist is 15000 to 18000 a year.This includes London area as well apparently they checked jobs from south mainly so im getting a good wage.my salary comes to 18600 before tax. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk mobile app
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i had a word with manager a few month back about salary review and basically she said they haved checked it and they think im on avarage wage for what i do so no pay rise but ive asked for more training.ive just passed B+E and asked if they would pay for my RFS if not i ll pay it myself.Im hoping i ll be brave enough to start my own bussines when the time is right.But for now i ll stick with employment and do my best for the firm,
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by the way healthy tree was only 10 ft away from dead 1.just so you dont get confused:) Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk mobile app
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ive climbed on a healthy tree last week to take down a dead tree(65ft) and when i started sectioning from top(second hand held piece ive cut)tree snapped from 2ft off the ground and i was holding the whole tree upright position and telling everyone to run:)i dropped it and smashed fence(nowhere to drop other then dropping on top of a shed,garage or fence.fence was the cheapest option:) BUUUT that seems safe enought to climb. Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk mobile app
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i think its about 550
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Im doing rfs starting in september.i work near enough 40 hrs a week and got 2 kids and a wife that never stops talking from the minute i walk in till i go to bed:) so hopefully it will be fine .id say go for it mate,sooner u do it better.
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i have done it.you do your mewp first then you need cs47 as some of others mentionedd.(cs47 use of chainsaw from a MEWP)other tickets doesnt cover you for using chainsaw from a mewp.and the asssesment suppose to be 3-4 hours.that includes pre-safety checks of mewp as far as i can remember,it might been change since.ive done it about 2 years ago.
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some good,usefull info coming out of the subject for future reference thanks guys:)
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:thumbup:im open to any criticism mate so cheers.i bellive that geting other opinions is best way to find out whether what your are doing is the correct way or to see if any improvements or corrections are necesary :biggrin:thats why we are all here for to share knowledge,experience,information and some other stuff:lol:
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well even though i was checking them before every climb that wasnt somthing you would notice unless u know what you are looking for which in this case i ddnt know untill guys from 3atc noticed(loler inspectors) ofcourse thats not an excuse but this was a problem even DMM had to double check with us to see what was seen as a problem exacly anyway lesson learnt so any advice and tips pn how to clean them.
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you got a point there mate:thumbup1: sorry i forgat to mention that they were only geting stuck on side if you open them half and close them very slowly which i normally just open them fully or half and let it go if gate is closing nicely it was ok for me.ohh btw they only pass the LOLER couple of weeks before that but i got told that only appllys for that day:lol:
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Hi everyone.When guys where checking my kit before 3ATC(climbing comp)they have noticed that non of my carabiners were locking as they should of done so i couldnt use them for comp:thumbdown:.My boss was there that day and we got told to get in touch with DMM to see if they were faulty bunch. we just got a reply today and they said after an investigating and checking all parts of biners they found no fault with biners and graphite powder was stoping the gate cloesing properly:001_huh:they are going to repplace them for good will of gesture :thumbup1:so we have got told by DMM graphite powder was no good it. so i wonder what are your thoughts and what do you guys use to clean carabiners and keep working as they should.thanks
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so whoes there today then?i was there yesterday and going again for a couple of hrs this morning Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk mobile app
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i watched it mate it was good.fair play to girl for trying her best:thumbup1:
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im in preston mate if you still after som1.cheers Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk mobile app
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Thanks for replys guys.i have been trying hitch climber for a few days to get to speed around tree but cant get good response with vt hitch and descending is abit of a pain.i ll stick with the prusik i think Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk mobile app
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Hi everyone.I have entered the 3ATC climbing competition for this Friday.i thought it would be a good experience but started to get little bit nervous reading the rules.I don't normally use any fancy setup sp i try and keep it simple as i can with just prusik but hitch climber setup occasionally.i would like to have a go at SRT but i dont realy have time to practice.so What sort of setup you guys use for comps:confused1:would i be ok to use just prusik because there was something in rules about not been allowed to use prusik:001_huh: for descending or have i read it wrong .Any advice and experience that :thumbup1:shared much appreciated :thumbup:THanks
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yep Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk mobile app
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no guesses.anyway believe it or not it weight 3620 so no payload at all and over weight Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk mobile app
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you think thats bad simon listen this.ive got told to load my van with full gear take it to be weight other week.ive loaded all climbing gear (3 climbers)all lowering gear,3 saws,signs a few hand tools,blower etc plus all 3 guys(9-10-13 stone)ive got 2013 transit crew cab with steel low sides and aluminium chip box on top and got a tail lift too. gueess wot it weight?????? any guesses what was the total weight? Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk mobile app
