superfurryanimal

wonder if they'll be selling body spray that smells of sap next ?

just to make you aware 9 vans broken into in our local village the other night Neath/Swansea area, all vans targeted were carrying tools, mates van got done over at around 20.30 in the evening !! he's a carpenter and lost £3000's worth of kit just before xmas ! so keep on your toes chaps !

evening all, I read somewhere that you can tell the condition of your chain by the size of chip the saw throws out, tried to look for the thread but no joy, would any of you be kind enough to explain. cheers SFA

Well second day done, don't feel so knackered today! That's it for this week, I've been given two days next week, over the moon!!

:laugh1: Good luck:thumbup1:

cheers mate !

He,s probably fast asleep by now. :laugh1:

not quite ! but I am sitting here like a nodding dog, I could sleep on the edge of a chickens lip !!!!

how did you like it?

absolutely loved it, got paired up with a real nice chap for my first day which made life a lot easier

first day done ! so shattered I just fell asleep in the bath !! lol

thanks for replies everyone !

well after doing my tickets in May I was starting to give up hope, last of the money I had I put towards the course cs30/cs31 £800, new chainsaw £600 and on top of that the cost of PPE it wasn't cheap, thank god my missus is working to pay mortgage as I've not had two pennies to rub together for months, then out of the blue after many phone calls, calling into local firms and leaving my details I got a call to start next week, it's only 2 or three days a week but it's a start, hopefully I can earn a bit of coin to get a few more tickets under my belt to better my chances in the future, to say i'm over the moon is an understatement, xmas is coming fast and been bit down worrying about the family and daughter, can't wait to start !!!!!!

just read the thread, very interesting, right i'm off for a few pints & a lamb madras with all the trimmings !!!!!

evening all, just been on the horticulture correspondence college website and been looking at the different courses they run, anyone done the HCC certificate in arboriculture ?? its been a long time since I was in school lol so was looking to start with something I could get my teeth into before trying something more advanced A.T.B sfa

so so sorry for you mate, I lost my son in 1996 so know where your coming from, stay strong fella thinking of you at this sad time, SFA & family

I'm away next week on my cs30/31 course but will take you up on the offer very soon after that.

 

Thanks

 

Al

good luck with the cs30,31 did mine couple of months back, enjoyed it a.t.b sfa

cracking fair play !!

if you want to go to Africa go in a landrover, if you want to come back go in a Toyota landcruiser !!!! :thumbup:

hi all I'm after a new chainsaw and not sure what to go for, been told the stihl ms 261 cm is a good all rounder, looking to spend around £500, any thoughts most welcome !

well I've passed, over the moon, time for a tin or two I think !!!

Let us know how you get on best of luck

thanks, will do !

Don't worry too much I did mine a few months back and I was done pretty quick.. Just rember when you get a tree hung up don't walk behind the butt, don't walk about without putting the chain brake on etc... It's silly things but don't over think... One of the chaps I did it with did all of the above due too nerves but the assessor could see he was competent as when he did the above he asked him what are you doing wrong and he responded... Don't worry about being perfect just be confident in your ability

cheers mate i'm pretty confident but this is my first test I've done since my driving licence and that was many moons ago !!!!!

30 and 32 so are doing 31 as well

sorry, ment 30/31 heads in a bit if a muggle !!

The Assessor isn't there to catch you out so relax and talk him through what you are going to do on each fell, that way, you get things in a clear order in your mind, then just do it, easy!

You should also remember that your trainer/instructor wouldn't let you do the assessment if you weren't up to it, good luck.

cheers mate, do they ask every question in the assessment criteria in order or do they select a few at random ??

enjoyed last weeks training, assessment tomorrow to say I'm nervous is an understatement !! any advice most welcome !!!

well its my assessment tomorrow enjoyed last week but nervous as hell for tomorrow ! don't know what to expect so any advice would be most welcome !!

fair play !!!