James905

Hi Guys! Trying to price up the cost of converting a Isuzu Dmax single cab into a tipper with chip box. Anyone got a rough idea on cost of this ? Basic chip box with ladder rack and uprated suspension. Live in North Yorkshire so someone nearby would be fantastic if anyone knows of a converter ? James

Cheapest pickup out there is a Great wall Steed Double Cab I have one for sale as need to upgrade to a larger van for machinery. 29k miles 6Year warranty (has 3 years left) 2L engine 4x4 new set of all terrains new brakes and pads. full service history. Tow bar with electrics fitted. Spec as standard: air con, Heated seats, Leather seats, 6spd gear box. cost me around 16k when i bought it, only looking for 10k

When it comes to winter I struggle with very cold feet, made worse by the big chunk of freezing cold metal on the toes of my boots! Has anyone come across a chainsaw boot good for winter? Somthing protective but maybe not with metal... Or any solution? Currently use airstreams and 2 pairs of socks but no difference.

Way too many keyboard warriors out there that like to force opinion! Better off learning off others as being stubborn gets you nowhere!

You are right I'm not disputing it. I run a pickup with my own tools and public liability employers etc... Currently just with sub contracting. It all comes down to how you run and it's a huge amount more haste I definitley agree. All comes down to working out what it costs you to go to each job without making profit and working from there and to suit you. As income goes up so do out goings so it's all about being clever. You could write an essay on it easily so I will leave it there I have friends that have gone on there own, become VAT registered within the first year and fold due to stress. I work because I love what I do and I have a set base for each day of what it costs me to work as a subby and privately. I cap my spending and work very hard to make jobs work in my favour without a yard. Its definitley not for everyone and most people grow way too fast for their own good

Still have to take all that into account earning the 100 being a subby, minus a couple of things

Stump was severed but not visible in picture, it wasn't going back in even with a 5tone digger on it

That's fair enough. I'm only young so still a lot to learn!

You are right to think so but what the photo doesn't show are the limbs I am bracing on are severed and chocked so they ain't going no where. The root plate is severed, took 3 rings off but the plate was going no where. I left a large right angle branch on the downhill side making it stabilised so it can't roll. All the above allowing me to takle the higher section safely a bit at a time and keeping the saw sharper and away from the ground. Hope that's an alright setup?

It's the reason all these small firms are sprouting up. Climbers going on their own. I get paid 100pd as lead and I mean I set up organise climb, drag, chip, tip the lot! Today I called it off to do my own work and will earn 400 without climbing more than 10ft up. If firms paid more across the board then they would have more work with less of their staff leaving to go solo

North Yorkshire (Harrogate and around)

Been using SRT weekly for the last two years. Taught myself, learnt what worked and what didn't on the job.

I know nothing about it but will check the link tonight

Yorkshire

It's all tree work and a lot of people do both types of work

No chance of that stem standing up, completly Rotten root and had the majority of plate taken off with a digger, the stem I had my weight on was also severed so even if it rolled that wouldn't of gone with it. Severed the root plate just shortly after that and couldn't even push it Back in with a 5t digger!

Just started with that but a bit at a time Just didn't know of there was a general average for wage, but I realise it's what your worth to people in the private world

Lately I'm finding private sub contracting is stuck in the past with wages. I started on £60pd 3years ago I am now lead climber and well qualified, I load the truck, do the climbing come down do the clearing chipping and tidying I tip and un load.. I currently get paid £100pd and on the odd day £120 but quite rare. I know on the railways bort rate seems to be £120 for un experienced scrub clearance. What are the going rates for Sun contract climber?! Surely we need to move things into the modern era as any old Labourer on a site is paid between 80-100

Yes that's what I'm finding, just why I thought about preaching to a more on call type of position as I realise there's not much of it. Just wondered if there was gaps for anyone with all the correct tickets and experience / enthusiasm that people like national rail may be interested in. Worth a try

I am wondering if there are any teams/ contracts out there for this type of work. I'm not looking for anything full time but more of a permanent emergency call out roll? Recently I've had a lot of experience dealing with dangerous, windblown, and down right big trees with serious underlying problems. I can't remember the last day without a 32" bar. I am a climber with a lot of rigging experience and my current contracting has a huge variety of works and interesting situations! But I want to specialise in the world of dangerous, head scratching and weird! Any help would be ace as I don't want to get to the point where I don't feel like I'm progressing.

Shame there's not some rope makers in on this! Glad your friend was OK and had a knot in the end!

You watch the link I put on? Been in head every vertical pull I do since I watched it. Especially using SRT when your foot ascenders are invasive (spike) along with hand ascenders etc....

It's always amazed me since I've been in the arb world, that there is not more focus on sheath safety and the results of what happens with damage

I am on the hunt for a new climbing line! What i am after is a rope with no sheath slippage when damaged, these ropes already exist in the rock climbing work with videos of sheath slip and objects decking out to go with it... think about it.... Everything we use relies on the sheath, zigzag, hitches, spider jacks, rope wrench etc... so your rope gets a tad worn or snags above you while working, that rubs away or just gets worse through weight bearing, the sheath is compromised and slips like taking a sock off.... end result is you going down. Doesn't take much to compromise the sheath when weighted to tear the whole way round. I know BEAL do a 'unicore' rope already for arb work but at 13mm, its way too big for SRT or zigzag. Video showing compromised sheath and the outcome to friction device.... think about it when your climbing next and you will see what i mean. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtURlhPssQI Anyone know anything that fits the bill? possibly Cousin Atrax potentially. Stay safe guys

Great to hear all your feedback, I geus there's no way round ifor