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  1. Will C
    Look up these guys Arbor Venture Training Arboriculture Courses and Assessments A good bunch and very good training, we won't go any where else
  2. Will C
    A good read thank you
  3. Will C

    PPI calls

    Will C replied to Steve Bullman's topic in The Lounge

    I put the phone down and ran the 201t next to it full chat, not had any more calls for 6 weeks now Sometimes the use of a top handle saw on the ground is perfectly exceptable
  4. Will C
    The other advantage of the rope guide is one section of it is also a fall arrest system so when/if you fall off your pirch it's going to lessen the shock loading on your gear and body. I've not got the cacoon on mine and it comes out no bother from the ground as long as you pay attention and put it in right Excellent bit of kit and worth the money.
  5. Will C
    This is what puts me off growing any bigger, it can be very hard to find good team players:confused1:
  6. Will C
    I can see what you are getting at, even if every body took on board just a small part it would be a huge step forward. Today's tree had a small piece of dead wood sticking out into a hedge it was only 10" long by 3 inch round. It took longer to explaine how much benefit that tiny piece of wood had for the Eco system compaired to the fact the customer couldn't see it till they came for a closer look. They eventually understood and the small piece of dead wood remains, a small step but I hope another person educated that the garden need not be sterile!
  7. Will C
    We use this 3.6m Pole Pruner Kit Works well with sectional poles our record is 32ft of poles which gets a little unwealdy
  8. Will C
    I've been known to bore a slit through a small trunk about 3-4 inch thick, you can then push the engine slightly to one side to nip the bar in the tree and with a arm either side of the tree sharpen away. This has come in handy in the tree on big takedowns when you don't come down all day. I will try to get a pic for you to explaine.
  9. Will C
    We say "there is a fine line between hero and idiot and you just got close to it" or "you crossed the line again you idiot" the word idiot can be changed depending on how far the line was crossed every needs telling at times, those that can't admit it are far to pig headed to be part of our team. Reckon your al right on that one joe
  10. Will C
    Yes and yes, I live in both
  11. Will C
    Good point well made. It's not a seat but more a table:thumbup:
  12. Will C
    Folding chairs! What ever next??? in a transit that is already over weight you can't expect them to carry chairs or more than 3 cones, where would the jack Russell sit? And they couldn't possibly leave the tarmacing gear behind to make space they might get a cash job on the way home! THINK before you speak man
  13. Will C
    I'm interested and have been watching quietly from the corner as I can't help, but I'm always happy to learn, monkey see monkey do and all that
  14. Will C
    Unless it's dangerous we carry on. There is no such thing as bad weather just the wrong clothes. Somebody famous said that but I can't remember who!
  15. Will C
    Cheers Bob. Will have to look into that. Might have to wait till I decide what to upgrade the grinder to rather than jump in and find it won't sharpen the new teeth.
  16. Will C
    We're still waiting
  17. Will C
    The nptc course for loler testers states you have to have and keep up to date with the equipment you are testing. Therefore your tester should be up to speed with Arb gear. If not your prob using a tester that knows about forklifts or any other gear other than Arb. If this is the case you need to look at your choice of tester not only blame the tester:001_rolleyes:
  18. Will C
    We postponed climbing a hollow beech for retrenchment pruning and headed to the woods to fell with the wind, got there and got 3 call outs once we were ready to go:001_rolleyes: we went to them, one 45 degree connie held up with tirfor then climbed one 70ft connie straight fell as root ball was lifting 18 inch out of floor and another similar connie already laying flat, that one still lays flat on the floor just enough done for our fence man to quote. Our second team was on the last hedge plant of the season this morning and joined us for the afternoon. Had 80mph winds at worst during the day but news said it reached 106 over night:001_huh: all in all not a bad day and home by 6 Felling when the root ball your stood on is moving is a strange experience that makes your bum cheeks hold on to anything close by:lol:
  19. Will C
    We have got one of these https://weibang.uk.com/index.php/products/garden-maintenance/weibang-wbsg13h.html Been a good machine, we picked it up bout a year ago, been looking at the 460 to up grade to but the hb20 looks good, ours is 33 inch and a cumbersome beast but well built
  20. Will C
    Bring fire lighter blocks, and dry wood to get going, cut small with Bill hook till you have a good hot fire then just stack on but make sure you keep the brash stacked in line, once you start cris crossing the branches they won't sink down as the fie burns and you lose the hot hart to the fire that is key. Oh and chain oil may help at start but petrol is just daft, sackable if you work for me cause it's a fools game
  21. Will C
    We were at a property a while back owned by a pair of nice middle aged woman, one of our lad had just run the hedge cutter over a couple of shrubs at the end of the hedge. I walked up behind him lifted hid ear muff and said you've just trimmed a lesbians bush! We had to pick him up off the floor Also had a man of a slightly more feminine nature say we are just the same, we both like to play with wood! That job got a silly price and as luck would have it we didn't get the job:001_rolleyes:
  22. Will C
    Flesh wound or broken down car it's man up and get on. Proper emergency it's what it takes if that means downing tools so be it, by proper I do mean proper no ingrown toe nails or dead hamsters etc. Our team are important with out them we don't earn so they need to be looked after and if s... Hits the fan it's all hands on shovels to get out of it if that's what's needed
  23. Will C
    You need to think about if you could stand up in court and justify why you passed a bit of kit that some one has had a serious injury whilst using it (if it failed in use) when it was not a ce marked splice or evan just imported with no ce mark. A difficult position but one you need to consider.
  24. Will C
    This is very true. Whilst the boss may earn more than a lot of the workers they seem to forget the boss starts a hour before them and is still working at 10pm to keep them busy. £ per hour the boss may not earn any more at all. I know I dont
  25. Will C
    The other thing to consider is a lot of the general public look at us as a industry as nothing but glorified gardeners

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