philip2011

its my dad whos getting it thru his work place he has expalained my situation and what im studying and said it should be no problems take my airal pruning and free fall in jan

my parents have generously decided to buy me one for my christmas present any suggestions husky sthil timber wolf all reviews welcome weight usability strengths weakness common faults value for money reliability cheers in advance

it is such a shame the minority of people spoil it for the majority i don't know weather you class 25 as been young but that's me and i have found it so difficult to get on the ladder with a tree surgeon after many phone calls and emails still no luck but my dad had repaid a surgeons stump grinder and mentioned me so i went to his house we had a lengthy chat and he took me under his wing to show me how it all works while im studding for my tickets at collage to me if you get some crank saying any jobs going 9 times out of ten they will be a liability both to you and your company but if some approaches you and ask if there is a chance to gain some exp then attend an informal chat with you and shows you how they are interested in the work you are doing and show willing to learn and work then happy days i can see why you guys put your backs up at cranks like this i think i will when i am put in that position but there are a few gems out there cheers phil

havent used anything yet so this will be my first kit that i buy i just dont want to spend money on something thats not needed like spliced rope if you know what i mean

ok cool i have seen plenty of good deals on climbing rope but didnt have a splice and i did not know if i needed it or not cheers

hi i am in the process of buying my climbing equipment just a bit unsure on the rope as there is spliced and not spliced is a splice essential or does it not matter thanks in advance phil:001_smile:

pm me if you want cheers

to begin with i will be using my petrol awn mower until such time as i can afford a larger more efficient one from what i have gathered from the member of staff who showed me round it can be left to mulch we all have to start somewhere

rung the director today no answer so left message from who i have spoken to he wants the jobs pricing separate obviously one price for the business and one price for the personal side ( not how i would do it personally i would put it all thru the business but that's my opinion ) as i have not seen his estate yet i cant comment on the price but from what i have seen on the business side do you think 300 every two weeks is too steep or to low please bare in mind this is my first business contract i have had to price up so i am compleatley in the dark

i have been asked to price this up i have eddited the email for clients pourposes what would you charge We are looking for quotations for maintaining lawns and shrubberies at our Head Office in for next year and also for my garden, lawns and trees the main job is to cut approx. half an acre of grass every two weeks, and to keep the shrubberies weed free, (they are quite small), but also to spray and strim twice a year approx. 200 metres of path edge along the riverside. it's approx. one acre of lawn to cut every two weeks in the season and also a further two thirds of an acre of woodland and driveway edge that needs cutting whenever required, probably four times a year. at the year end there's a general clean up to do which includes some quite high tree branches to be cut back and two tall 8ft. hedges to be cut back, each one about 20 yards long. Also, some time in the next two months at there are some tree branches to be cut off and a medium sized sycamore to cut down and chop up for logs. there's a 400 yards long driveway which needs a footpath mowing about three times a year. cheers phil

hi anyone know where you can buy arb climber from do the sell it at supermarkets cheers

thank you

hi this might be a totally stupid question so apologies in advance but do a flip line and a lanyard do the same thing im new to climbing and starting to buy my gear bit by bit i just need to know if the essentially do the same thing or a*re totally different cheers phil i know they are both secondary support from your main climb line any advice is welcome

ahhhh yes i see cheers buddy this might make things intresting now thanks for the info

cheers buddy this is baby number 4 love evey min of it got my own little arb crew now lol i have e mail the collage and tkf becasue tim kirk said i would have no problems with getting onto do my lvl 2 if i had my lantra and he seems to know his stuff i just hope the collage can be compassionate enough plus i have been on the city and guilds website and it does not say anything on there about pre req will have to wait and see

yer they are been fantastic Vanessa could not do any more for me she bending backwards for me but my problem is because the course has been funded by barnsley collage its a one shot thing ie if you dont turn up you lose it if you understand so im hoping that the collage will understand the circumstance and put me back on as it was out of my control i kust need to know if the 380mm has any pre req as al my pans could go down the drain and put my entire career at jeopardy

hi all i need a bit of information please if possible i am booked to do my NPTC city and guilds level 2 award to fell and process trees upto 380 mm cs31 i have been at tkf doing my lantra chainsaw course felling and processing up to 200mm but my partner went into early labour which has ment i have had to come off the course does the nptc Level 2 have any prerequisite??? hope some can help me with this as it is unsettling me

Sorry lol im based in Wakefield but havr full clean driving licence and willing to travel a fair distance

Hi all if most of you have read my other post on hear then you will all know what my aoms are but for anyone who has not read it I shall explain My name is Philip I am 25 years old and have just come in to the arb industry I am currently studying at tkf and askam Bryan collage to gain all my qualifications to become a arborist I have all ready got mu wood chipper cert and brush cutter cert and start my basic chainsaw up to 200 mm tomorrow I live in west Yorkshire and I am going self employed as gardener and landscape oj the nex month or so are therr any people oit tgere wklling to take me under their wing 1-2 days a week so I can get some exp under my belt I am a hard worker and got made redundant from my previous jon as a automotive engineer hope ypu can help me some one cheers phil

i don't think it is a dig buddy im open to all suggestion opinions and personal experiences that's why i put the question up i have all ready sent e mails to three local tree surgeons in my local area with my potential qualifications so will see what comes back i have also had a local company in contact with me that wants me to manage their garden which consist of two thirds of an acre of wood land which could be highly valuable exp for me so will see how it goes keep the info coming cheers for the support guys phil

25 buddy

thanks for the advice guys much appreciated this might be a stupid question but please bare with me if i went with a few companies to gain exp would it be on a self employed basis as i am currently training with tkf then the job centre have kindly funded my other training which takes me up to December for level 2+3 in tree felling and rope and harness i am also hoping to secure funding so i can do my aerial pruning i am going down the route of going self employed garden maintenance/ landscaper so would you suggest i fine a local tree surgeon to do one to two days work a week thank you for bearing with me phil

thanks guys maybe im trying to run before i can walk lol i just want to make sure i can do the jobs professionally and efficiently as possible cant wait to get out there looking forwar to doing my chainsaw courses next week

yes i have thought about getting a loan to cover it but then i would be putting my business into a massive amount of debt before it has even got off the ground i have also come up with the idea or pricing it up for hire for the day and put that into the customers quote so that in effect the customer pays for it until i have the funds to pay for one out right