Alex O
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Thought you got rid mick? Hows the other chipper doing?
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I’m pretty sure if you scroll down a few pages there was a guy in Bristol that was after a climber/ Groundsman.
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Groundsman £80-£90 a day climber around £120-£150 [emoji30] can’t even blame that on Brexit . A good climber here , which is very limited will get the £150 and that’s top end.
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The prices down here mark are unbelievable really and way off from where they should be I would say an average day rate for a two man team is probably £350-£450 ish some are charging slightly more and some are less and basically buying the work, I can’t complete with them and won’t even bother trying.
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Not quite sure where in the west country you are but that price is well over the average 2 man team for here. (Plymouth) for some small companies that would be nearly two days working to earn that. Good for you if you’re getting that.
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Just when you think you’ve seen it all [emoji57]
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Have used a 620sx . What a saw that is if I were in the market for a 60cc saw I would have one without a doubt over anything else in the 60cc range at the moment. I’ve used it for weeks on end clear felling and has been brilliant. Also you don’t need a laptop to fix it .
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Nice, hope it all goes well for you.
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Is there a church near by? If so could be in a conservation area.
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Not necessary if there is only a small amount of decay finding decent wood might only be a case of taking a couple of feet off. If the tree is that bad on the previous points then I would definitely leave them otherwise I’m just helping the decay spread quicker.
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I think depending on how the previous pollard points look depends on where you can take it, if they look goosed I would take it back to decent wood, but I know many who wouldn’t.
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Very lucky there mick, it goes to show though that you questioned it before it happened. I always think if I’ve thought about it what can I do to change it or stop something from happening.Glad is didn’t stove your truck in.
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sunset over Sydney CBD.
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That’s great bud. I’m over in Sydney at the moment activating our visas will be moving over here permanently once we sell our house back in the uk. I’m loving the set ups here in and around Sydney, big trucks and big chippers [emoji56][emoji1360]
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Hey Kim, how’s the lorry and saw head going haven’t seen any pics for a while
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Would struggle to get that for a 2 man team for 2 days down here [emoji52]
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Haha sounds like me and you need to change more?
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Prices always depend on area. (And overheads)
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Hahahaha I’m only messing. You see it every where in every trade these days
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Pic 10, is a a classic Groundsman shot [emoji390]
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Can you pick out the ‘faults’ in the image ?
Alex O replied to a topic in SRT (Single Rope Technique)
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It’s always frustrating when you get a good lad on board , but I guess it’s setting that president from the go and sticking to it. Think we have all been there , best of luck with it.
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Tell him you can pick him up in the morning but your quoting jobs in the evening so he’s welcome to use the scooter to get home, then bring it back in the morning. Just test his commitment to you if it’s not really there then find another. But I guess now you have started doing all this for him you’ve made a bit of a rod for your own back.
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Hahahaha no zigzag, bigger climbs a distill/ French prusik with a pulley but that as technical as I’ve got. Used a friends zigzag set a few years back but just found it a hindrance as it was on a load of reductions and without a direct line I found it a struggle. I think I need to just stop being so stubborn and just stick at it, I guess sometimes change can be good. I remember watching one of regs videos back along and he was saying it had helped his body etc.
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Same here mick, still use a pursik [emoji17]. After 19yrs no wonder why my body has taken a beating [emoji30]
