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  1. Carl_s1991
    Should have explained in a little more detail; We subcontract to a nationwide company. The trees were repollarded back to previous points. No heads were removed. The client was more than happy with the work, they were showed the work, they signed off on our job sheet. It is our contracts manager who has kicked up the fuss, he has done one of his "surprise" visits. Not sure if he is under pressure from above or whatever but if someone says repollard a tree with a value of £150 (2 men 1/3 day) and 250 kg waste away. I don't expect to be cutting any heavy. When I say we return, as in our team. My boss won't make any money, we'll just drop on something else after.
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    I thought that mick, hopefully site visit tomorrow so will snap some if I can
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    Evening, On Tuesday , we were sent out to repollard a tree blocking satellite dishes at a transmission station. The job scope was purely repollard, with a small amount of waste away predicted on rams and job value was low too. This morning, my employer recieved an email from our contracts manager saying the tree was left in a poor shape and we should have shaped the tree within the works. My argument is the scope purely said repollard along with job value and predicted waste away etc. We are being made to return unpaid for potentially a mornings work. What do you think? Advice appreciated
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    I'm the first to admit I'm the worst with a saw. One handing cutting close to my body etc. I should be alot more sensible but at the same time, I haven't got all day. No excuse I know but what I was taught is far too slow
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    Agree with Timon for the setup 👍
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    All depends what time scale you have. I've used a vertical speedline a few times, but in some situations I found cutting and chucking rings into a landing zone inside rings of timber quicker. Best to be safe, if you have the time and gear, utilise it. Or block it down. Or even use the tree to the left for the heavy stuff ? Cheers
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    Hi all, can I wash my ropes in a washing machine ? My ropes are disgusting. Cords too are solid with sap and sawdust. I've heard in a pillow case? Anyone done it. Cheers
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    Using good trimmers for bottoms of hedges ( we have a battered set) Climbers in hedge reductions leaving massive pegs that they cba to cut and the trimmers certainly won't Files left stabbed in lawn Dinner bags and everything left on front drive Keys left in daft places Blunt saws in box rather than sharpened Talking while on rigging/ pull ropes General lazy ground staff watching rather than finding things to do Rubbish on dash Wet coats under back seat- MY ABSOLUTE WORST THING Staff that hoof everyone else's kit and stuff out to get their bag and just chuck everyones back in any old way Launching timber onto van denting body etc [emoji35]
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    Luther for me. Going back a few years I think to series one, Netflix
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    Just got off the phone about 20 mins ago with my boss on the subject. He understands I want to improve and he says I am a good climber etc, but we are busy so he gets the subby in to get the jobs done. I agreed but also said what I thought about it and said i want to do it. I understand work is work he said we will climb more, but then a few mins later I felt let down when he mentioned tomorrow, removing ivy from a fence, Tidying up some borders and strimming. The subby is in again doing a small lime reduction- 2 men 1/2 day. I then mentioned that and he said I've booked him in now and can't let him down. The major frustration is when these pruning jobs come in and we do them, I'm that inexperienced that it takes alot longer etc so that's more of a reason to get the subby in. I don't expect to become good overnight, but I've been here nearly 5 years and I feel sometimes that this is a good as I can get within this company
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    I'm not after that right away. As for my saws, well they have broke on jobs and I've paid for the parts, but my climbing saw was dropped and broke. He bought the orange filter cover. He did square up with me as I soon discovered it needed the baffle and baseplate as well as new filter as it snapped.
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    But as I said before, this isn't about wages. I would like to get to the level the freelance is at. But I'm just not given the opportunities. What are the cs40 courses like? Are they worthwhile?
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    My climbing saw, my ground saw, my climbing kit, my loler test, my trousers. All I ask is boots Granted it is my choice, as I find the cheap franctical trousers a nightmare, i don't get on with or trust his climbing kit and without my saws we'd struggle to run two teams.
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    Surely to my boss the freelance is costing twice as much? He has to pay 180 per day for the guy, surely the freelance pays his ni/tax not my boss? He pays him 180 at the end of the job, that's double what I get. It's upto him if he declares it etc but it still goes out of pocket as 180. We are busy but could easily manage Like I said it's not wages that I'm after. I'd take a cut for experience
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    I understand you can't spend all day doing a job. But surely as said above, he'd want his staff to do it rather than a freelance at 2x as much?
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    My wage isn't the problem, I was putting that forward as a way to say, he's willing to pay twice as much but won't let me try. If he can afford twice as much he should be able to put longer on the tree if needs be. I have mentioned a couple of times about wanting to learn more etc, he then says your climbing tomorrow- tomorrow comes and it's hardly climbing. It's laughable. I start getting a great shape into smaller trees, but time is getting on, so out come the big ladders and trimmers. It's always rush rush and I'm not given the time when I get the chances to do formative work
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    Hi all, I have 18 months experience climbing and I want to advance myself in climbing but I'm not really given the opportunity. I do dismantles and stuff but it's the formative work I want to get better on. We use a freelance climber for alot of out reduction work- he is bloody good. But he is also double what I'm paid! I want to approach my boss but wondering how I should go about it? I don't want to come across as being an a**e but it's getting to the point of if I can't get the experience here I'll have to go elsewhere. I'm a team player, I'm not a climber that comes down and does nothing but digging out bushes and rounding trees over with trimmers isn't what I want

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