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Before tax. Two kids. Mortgage of about £500 a month. Be as nosy as you like pal! It's a struggle but I love the job , and where we live, and honestly don't think I could do anything else. There aren't many people hiring up here and my employer knows this. Almost has an attitude of 'where else are you going to go?'
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Are they rated for bee stings? Quite an experience that TGB! To be fair, the pfanners are comfy but I just get very sweaty when climbing and the gloves then slip around on my hands. These mechanix gloves are great so far but I've only worn them a couple of days so far.
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Did you go back?! It's frustrating because I've done this (Foresty, fencing and arb) since college which is about 13 years now. I've got windblow, large trees, chipper, climbing up to cs40 and obviously plenty of experience but I'm still only getting £8.50 an hour! I'd love to move on but with kids and a mortgage I'll need another job to go to before leaving this one.
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Without hijacking this thread, is there anybody hiring in north/west Wales? I am currently employed but I'm looking to change employers asap. Wages/lack of kit/poor organisation/etc are the reasons why I need to move. Thanks!
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I only read through the app (on iPhone) and I like it, the timeline feature is great. Cheers [emoji1303]
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I've just bought a pair of Mechanix gloves, the cheapest on Amazon were about £10. I doubt they'll last very long but they're bloody comfy, and you don't sweat in them. We get supplied the pfanner ones in work but I find them far too sweaty and don't last at all.
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How often do these types of auction happen? Good choice of rangers and I'm sure they'll be cheap!
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What to put on pruned branches
departed replied to Lazurus's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
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What to put on pruned branches
departed replied to Lazurus's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
What time of year is best? I always thought winter was best for all tree work, pruning, coppicing, etc. But while on a course recently the instructor suggested that spring may be better due to the sap running and therefore 'washing' the cut area. -
Ha! I'll try the arbortec ones then. I've caught myself twice in a week or so with a new blade. Really surprising how deep they cut with little force!
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Are there any gloves that offer protection from a silky?
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They're working now, cheers! Goes well for an old girl [emoji1303]
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Not working for me via the app on iPhone. How did it perform against the husky?
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Awesome, thanks for sharing!
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I sent my 'dead' 357 to spud to fix and port for me, I've now converted it to 3/8" and it's awesome! It'll out cut a new 560! Surprised you call it delicate, I've had mine for 10ish years now and it has a hard life! Depending on how dead it is, I'd say it'll be significantly cheaper to repair than replace. Cheers
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Yeah thanks,but two years out of a pair of boots that get hammered every day is pretty good going. I should have said forestry and agriculture fencing so we need to wear chainsaw ppe to clear the fence line, etc. Cheers.
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Haix trekker mountain are what I wear for rhody bashing, fencing and forestry work. I think I'm coming up to two years out of this pair now. Not 100% waterproof anymore but they're still solid. Haix are THE brand in my opinion. Cheers
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Same ppe all year round, just don't sweat as much in winter!
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Goat willow?
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How do you find the top handle saw? Sorry if you've already got a thread going about that saw! Cheers
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I've got a spud ported 357xp that I've recently converted to 3/8 chain with 15" Sugi bar. It is amazing, doesn't bog/slow even with the full bar buried. I'm thinking of trying a 20" bar with a skip chain for ringing up bigger stuff. I much prefer it to the 550/560's we've got at work. Light, fast pickup and reliable 👍🏻
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1st Spruce (Norway?) and Larch 2nd, in my opinion!
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+1 on stubby's comments. Great service when I sent him my seized 357. Saw fixed and ported for a very good price. Highly recommended 👍🏻 Sion
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What an improvement!! Fair play, it looks great now. The old hill farmers around here say that cattle or a roller is better than cutting the bracken because the plant then tries to heal the crushed stem and wastes energy doing so. If you cut it then it'll just send another stem up. I doubt you'll need to spray again whichever method you use. Cheers.
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Got you. Thanks for the info regarding its ban, I've spent an hour this morning reading up on it. There quite a lot of crap online about asulox but a lot of good info too. We use blue dye too, it really helps in dense bracken (and rhododendron) but it's so expensive! A litre bottle doesn't go far.
