Cheesy pete
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lol very clever i don't as i realize there is no substitute for good saw use and good work positioning , i'm just looking for information and understanding .(not sure i will get it here )
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well yes and no this is what it states Leg protection* and groin protection (complying with BS EN 381-5). AFAG recommends Type C leg protection for aerial work because of the high allround chainsaw cut protection. However, where wearing Type C is impractical (eg because of the higher risk of heat stress associated with it), it may be appropriate to use Type A, where justified by risk assessment.
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question if the HSE says use C and you use A's and you have an accident is your insurance going to pay out if it finds out ????? also if your saw work is so good why bother wearing any protect !!!!! i know where you guys are coming from but hell your not only taking a risk in reducing your protection but on a pure insurance issue i wouldn't even think about it if i have an accident i want to guarantee that my insurance pays out and in the event that i can no longer work my family is looked after
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SBK brush wood killer works well
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every 3weeks? the extra growth on that third week is going to be a killer especially when wet (hope it's not though ) i would charge extra per hour for being outside of 2 weeks rota that i do ! i assume your collecting with the machine you have ? the extra growth will fill that bag fast and thus more trips to empty slowing you down again (assuming the grass grows at a reasonable rate ) i just wouldn't do it and explain this to the customer that in the long run the lawns will be worse and will take longer thus costing them more money than if they had you do it every 2 weeks
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gotta love the details Details Weight: 66g Length: 4 inches MBS (closed): 88 kN MBS (open): 32 kN MBS (both open): 0 kN
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Tree Surgeon Insurance : TSINS Tree Surgeon Insurance Specialists ask these quite reasonable unlimited height as long as you have QUALS
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Is Leylandii/Conifer Logs worth anything?
Cheesy pete replied to Sussex Groundie's topic in Firewood forum
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whitebeam
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yeah just going off my own skill level/Experience ! I prune on the highway of which 99% is free fall and only get to do other stuff when doing my own private work so i prefer to climb than straight fell and only fell the straight forward stuff from what i have read and been taught by other arborist is be safe and work within your skills or bring someone who can do it for you
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this! just because i tend to fell one or 2 a year and don't trust myself to do it well!
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is that a power line i see through the conifer? second one's an ASH isn't it?
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buy a pair of spikes ! rope yourself in properly at one point both your lines where slack ! if you slip you will fall as far as the the slack possibly damaging rope and you have a saw which is running which could damage ropes or more importantly yourself ! because your ropes where slack you where not as stable as you could be and i think this prevented you from doing some of your cuts to a better standard ! remove all lower branches completely before moving up to higher branches as dropping a branch on top of another branch is not clever it can get hung up and if you do it to a larger branch this can endanger you and your ground staff plus it might be redirected on to a target hope this helps
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simple answer is yes but you have to get as much of the root ball as possible and then be strong enough to pick it up ! at 8' i would give them a go if i was asked to to it start digging quite wide of the trees and once you start to find the roots swap to a fork you'll do less damage to the roots this way
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Help needed ASAP!! I'm unable to finish a job in Cheshire
Cheesy pete replied to LeeOulton's topic in General chat
could you not finish this off with a polesaw if your not up to climbing ? -
suppose your right as i don't climb on them
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hi I climb in that harness(but sit fast ) and use that rope but i use a blake's hitch there light and comfortable to be honest i would like a bridge but at the time had limited budget and currently as there's nothing wrong with my harness see no reason to upgrade i'm not a full time climber either and don't do massive stuff so actually suits the current work i do not had any problem with the rope have climbed in rain didn't have any trouble ! and a prussik is a prussik
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i might be wrong but flip lines should only be used on the main stem along with your life line so never actually completely supporting you but will help ! therefore you should never have to take you main line off so even if it fails your main line is there to stop a fall other than that you should be using a rope lanyard if you have to take your main line off use a rope lanyard simples ..... that is what i was taught
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every gardener everywhere uses them just don't fill the bins in front of the councils operatives as most of them will give you a mouthful and the bin might not be emptied so basically use them but discreetly thing i also do is if i have filled a bin in one garden i take the rest and stick it in the next gardens bins etc.( no more than a grass bag or 2) I never come home with anything from my domestic garden work
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your figures are ok but don't use customers kit use your own unless they have a ride on but don't lower your price stick with the £20 an hour or higher if you can get it but don't do hourly rates just use this as a guide for what to charge as you improve the garden there is less to do and the standard is kept at a higher rate there paying for this standard just because you have done the hard slog doesn't mean they shouldn't pay you the same each visit even if it does't take as long as for waste don't they have green waste bins in your area? if it's alot of waste charge for that in your pricing but simple domestic grass cutting in my area goes in the green waste bins
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This is exactly why i hate them ! can't be the fault of the chemical they just threw on it ! I actually went to the garden at the same time as him( i was due to be there wasn't hounding him) and i had it out with him ! thing is he thought i was just a grass cutter complaining about extra work (well i was the grass was longer and and when it's wet it's a bitch to cut well ) but when i explained to him (with wagging finger) in front of the customer why we was wrong he backed down , my mower at the time was 2 months old . GT people with no quals ,no experience , no idea all the way up the chain never found anyone who knows squat about lawns who work for them ! rant over
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i hate all lawn treatment company's full stop ! there just leeches plaguing the garden maintenance business ! there all about the money nothing to do with doing a good job lawn experts my arse
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ok i have done this for years and it's all about the height! as soon as you try to lift anything above your shoulders its going to be hard work so getting a good set of high steps ( i used a big set on combi ladders that allows me to be 10-12 foot high and i just slot them in( this is for 6 ft panels ) so what you do is set your combi ladders in place plus the panel so you just have to lift no side ways motion , climb ladder to desired height bend and hold panel using legs to lift and place panel in simples it's all about the height and using the correct muscle groups
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this:thumbup:
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as i have actually done what your thinking of doing i would suggest get the qualifications it is the basic's but if you stick to the small to medium stuff you will be fine if you get into it bigger than that(or you need to rig it ) you can call in a climber and learn from them then. too be honest unless your going into arb full time or a majority of you work i see no point in going beyond CS39 because either the work is beyond your experience or insurance, machinery, kit etc is not cost effective to own
