Jump to content

Log in or register to remove this advert

Mark Wileman

Member
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    577

  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    1

 Content Type 

Everything posted by Mark Wileman

  1. Mark Wileman
    Sounds like you've made it. I'm still at the Vauxhall Vivaro, 2 saws and a bucket of climbing gear stage! Rock Machinery chipper is on a pallet heading my way though
  2. Mark Wileman
    Picture of an Ash on my boundary, a lot of crown dieback compared to nearby trees. I'm going to give it another couple of weeks to see if it decides to start growing then give it a climbing inspection. If this is dieback, will doing a reduction back to main areas of epicormic prolong it's life/stop the spread of infection to other trees?
  3. Mark Wileman
    No problem, I think the bottom line is so long as your speak to the DNO and act on their instruction then you can't go wrong!
  4. Mark Wileman
    I'm by no means an expert but I have a little understanding of the planning of Utility Work. Heres an extract from the UA1 assessment schedule: It's my understanding that if you are working on trees outside of Proximity Zones 1 and 2, you are fine to carry on. If you are breaching those zones then you need DNO approval to conduct the work, incorporated in that will be an electrical risk assessment, utility arb method statement and I assume the DNO will have to see proof of UA NPTC qualifications and insurances. If they've let you carry on in the past then perhaps they can waiver certain ticks in the box if they are supervising/killing the line. Regards, Mark
  5. Mark Wileman
    Arbtalk elitism strikes again! ? Those courses will teach you the basics and the safety involved, how employable you are will depend on how quickly you learn to become an asset to an employer. Of course your not going to be knocking out crane jobs in your first couple of years I'd imagine but with a little experience and the right attitude you should be able to get work. Don't be to set on labeling yourself as a climber either, you'll pick up just as much on the ground as you would in the tree, and it still pays the bills. This is my personal opinion, and I'm sure others will disagree, I can only base this on the 18 months I've been doing this job - and I like to think that if I was a burden to the companies I sub to, then I wouldn't be asked back.
  6. Mark Wileman
    Available this week coming Tuesday 8th & Friday 11th May.
  7. Mark Wileman
    Hi Arbtalk, Freelance climber operating across Mid, West and South Wales. Looking to fill odd days here and there around my schedule. Own equipment and PPE (550xp,540xp,038AV,Brushcutter) City and Guilds level 3 Diploma NPTCs 30,31,32,38,39,40,41 UA2.3 Chipper Stumpgrinder HGV 2 B + E CSCS 12 months experience in domestic,, commercial & utility tree surgery, happy to work on the ground or in the tree. Regards, Mark Wileman
  8. Mark Wileman
    I converted my Vivaro into a camper for relatively little. Was fun for a while, took the family to disneyland in it! The bed is out of it now and it stinks of 2 stroke so it'll need a good clean before I put the bed back in!
  9. Mark Wileman
    Yeah I thought you were the OP basically ignoring my post and calling me green, turns out you were just a passer by doing that.
  10. Mark Wileman
    I was talking more generally, most trades in my area can charge upwards of £18-20 an hour self-employed, very few arborists will make that even in the cities. You don't even have to be in this industry to know that. I guess so long as there's people willing to work hard for little money, Arb will continue to be lucrative for the business owners.
  11. Mark Wileman
    I got rid of PAX after they didn't pay out for a 9 inch 'flesh wound', because the cause wasn't on their list of acceptable mechanisms of injury!
  12. Mark Wileman
    If you want my advice, stick to trowels over saws, it'll pay twice as much You can always go down the woods when it's raining and drag some brash around in the mud for your fix I'd hasten to add I've been doing this less than a year, as much as I love it, I've come to realise just got under valued/paid it is compared to the building trades. You can always put yourself through your saw tickets in the future and do a bit of Arb work on the side of your regular bricky-ing.
  13. Mark Wileman
    Very exciting! Looks like I'll be waiting 2 years for husky to catch up and bringing out the 590i!
  14. Mark Wileman
    aren't you putting the extra friction below the hitch instead of above, therefore not reducing the load on it?
  15. Mark Wileman
    Rates are shit, I earn more as a semi-skilled labourer on a building site than I do climbing 5 days a week.
  16. Mark Wileman
    Yeah the vibes seem fine when using it, I think it's the different handle size thats making me grip more. I'll have a test with different grips. Thanks.
  17. Mark Wileman
    Hey, Been using my new 540 for a couple of days now, it's got the stock (L) grip on it. My hand is numb as hell, much worse than it ever has been using a 201 or my cheap timberpro top handle (which has terrible vibration). Just wondering if anyone is using the larger/smaller grips on their 540, and if it makes a difference for better or worse? I think the issue might be I'm having to grip the saw too much because i'm not using the XL grip? The saw runs fine and I don't notice any serious vibration, any ideas? Cheers, Mark
  18. Mark Wileman
    Does your veg stuff turn a worthwhile profit? I've been thinking along similar lines for a while now...
  19. Mark Wileman
    Sounds good, just drop me a PM when your planning to do it, booked out for most of next week And yeah, got my rigging ticket (although I snapped my rigging line yesterday being an idiot using it to drag trunk out!)
  20. Mark Wileman
    I've got somewhere about half an hour away towards Lampeter, depends on the quality though.
  21. Mark Wileman
    Hi mate, TreeWorks (West Wales) Ltd are looking for a climber, it's on the books though.
  22. Mark Wileman
    They don't do adjustable length spurs though if I remember. I've climbed on TH spikes before and they destroyed my shins, I'm 6' 5" though so need adjustable/longer stuff!
  23. Mark Wileman
    I wasn't sure how reliable that method would be as the saw is 6.6k without oil and fuel.
  24. Mark Wileman
    It's pretty good, one slow pull to build up the compression then it takes about 10-15 seconds to fully uncoil, tightening on each stroke.
  25. Mark Wileman
    I can't see any scoring on the piston or inside the cylinder, looked from the plug and muffler side. This saw is about 30 years old though! Oh, I did forget to mention, she fires up fine, a bit sluggish when shes not been started for a while and occasionally have to take the air filter off to get her going first time - but that might just be because i'm a pussy and can't drop start a 10 kilo saw!

About

Arbtalk.co.uk is a hub for the arboriculture industry in the UK.  
If you're just starting out and you need business, equipment, tech or training support you're in the right place.  If you've done it, made it, got a van load of oily t-shirts and have decided to give something back by sharing your knowledge or wisdom,  then you're welcome too.
If you would like to contribute to making this industry more effective and safe then welcome.
Just like a living tree, it'll always be a work in progress.
Please have a look around, sign up, share and contribute the best you have.

See you inside.

The Arbtalk Team

Follow us

Articles

×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue.