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JAG63

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  1. Looks like Lowe Maintenance in Settle is fully booked for the next couple but you could ask about cancellations. Fell and Process Medium Trees Over 380mm | Chainsaw Certification LOWE-MAINTENANCE.CO.UK Fell and process medium trees over 380mm (CS32) course today. Chainsaw certification courses run in Settle North Yorkshire on a regular basis.
  2. Haven't seen any dates coming up but give Tim Kirk's a call, over 380 often seems to be a bespoke event Felling and Processing Trees over 380mm TKFTRAINING.CO.UK The course provides the knowledge and skills required for learners to be assessed for the regulated qualification
  3. Good to hear you're fighting back and making progress against the medical odds based on Mr Average. My thoughts from from a distance based on events so far. You have the experience and you're demonstrating the determination to make the business work adapting to your capabilities as they continue to recover. I'm assuming you already took on assessment, advising customers and pricing based on site visits as well as the admin so your challenge will be largely the same as before the incident, reliable and experienced staff who you can trust to do the job to your required standard, safely and efficiently whilst you add value bringing in more work and diversify into new fields such as consultancy that can add income and value to the business. You are already making things work for you with hiring out kit. My experience post survived major trauma over 30 years ago in a previous career. Circumstances are different but may either explain some things or give food for thought as you continue your journey. The physical recovery as the leg knitted together was easier than the mental recovery which took years, though I had been banged about the head as well with memory of the incident and suppressed consciousness for 2 weeks, hopefully you haven't sustained any concussion being thrown. My key mistakes were 1. Turning down help when a colleague noticed there was something wrong, which I knew by then but was too scared of being let go from a career I loved. If help is offered please try it and if it isn't offered seek it out if you're uncomfortable rather than trying to hide it like I did. 2. Trying to get back to normal too quickly, 2 months after being released from hospital with a leg that required further surgery, no accurate memory, short or long term and expecting to perform to or close to the way I had before. Unrealistic and lead to frustration and a very short fuse. Again this was really trying to hide the problems I had and just made everything worse. 3. Just taking the cocktail of tablets I was given without considering side effects, one of them was infamous for causing short term memory issues. Not the easiest to write and I'm sure I have missed stuff that will come to me at zero daft thirty. You've got the ability and drive to make it work for you and your family, try to be honest with yourself along the way and trust others close to you to help when needed. Best of luck for the future.
  4. Is this any good? https://cdnassets.stihlusa.com/1625858305-stihl-ms-024-owners-instruction-manual.pdf Stihl 036 user manual (English - 56 pages) WWW.MANUALS.CO.UK Manual Stihl 036. View the Stihl 036 manual for free or ask your question to other Stihl 036 owners.
  5. Always had good service from them.
  6. The other qualification that get you in the door, certainly with arb don't know about forestry. is a clean driving license with +E, C1 or C will be sought after.
  7. How regularly are you watering and how much, what's their location?
  8. When you do you need to get put through to planning, most of the switchboard operators will direct you to the tree teams instead. First port of call is probably finding the council website planning portal, usually www. councilname.gov.uk/planning
  9. I bought the Hyundai, great if you can get it started but the choke is made out of cheese and doesn't (choke).
  10. It'll be a 200+ mile round trip so a bit far for me.
  11. Where are you, I can probably use it?
  12. Or rescue climber with the equipment to carry out a rescue?
  13. JAG63

    stop go signs

    If it's local authority chances are the quotes will be looked at by a procurement department with no knowledge or interest beyond what's the lowest quote. Does it specify to include your TM plan? If not they'll just go for the cheapest with nobody considering viability or legality of TM set up. Go with what you're happy to put your name to and if someone undercuts you with an unrealistic plan let them take the hit on sorting it out, might thin out the competition for the future.
  14. Used a DMM swivel on the bridge til the recall, attaching with a crab doesn't count for an independent anchor attachment. Can get a bit crowded at times but gyro won't go on sequoia bridge.
  15. JAG63

    Career Change

    I moved at 55 but had some financial stability. 5 years later and cysts in my wrists I've had to accept that I'm no longer capable of daily climbing or even grounding at a pace I'd be happy with, done the PTI qualification and moved to full time inspection with occasional call outs. Don't regret a minute of it and wish I could still do it full time without having to have the hand fused at the wrist to continue pain free. If you can make the finances work take the plunge.
  16. JAG63

    Packing it in.

    Settle shouldn't be too far from you, try Lowe Maintenance I found them really helpful. Lowe Maintenance | Chainsaw Training & Forestry Courses UK LOWE-MAINTENANCE.CO.UK Lowe Maintenance provide chainsaw, machinery training, forestry courses and LOLER checks in North Yorkshire. City and Guilds accredited.
  17. I am assuming that your false acacia predates the extension in which case it should have been taken into account in the construction of that extension as from the detail you provide it is within the zone of influence of the tree. You may find the NHBC guidance useful 4.2 Building near trees - NHBC Standards 2022 NHBC Standards 2022 NHBC-STANDARDS.CO.UK 4.2 Building near trees Further discussion of potential heave with your insurers and what that may mean for your continued cover and premiums would be prudent. I am not an engineer but a quick run through the detail you provided, which doesn't include the effect of other trees, suggests that the foundations to the extension should have a minimum depth of 1.89m and that mitigating potential heave is even more complex were this and additional trees/shrubs to be removed. Sometimes the more expensive option works out more cost effective in the long run, there is also the goodwill factor of course.
  18. Everything's relative. Last time I was round Stavanger in 2011 a pizza was £30, hate to think what it'd be now.
  19. Is it your issue? Your post suggests that the tree predates the extension, if so are the foundations to the extension compliant with building regs? Have the roots been proven to be the cause through seasonal crack measurement? Most councils will experience such claims and many have detail of the evidence they require to point the finger at the tree on their websites, the same should apply in this case. Many insurers attempt to shortcut the process and avoid the expense by pointing fingers with insufficient evidence and demand felling.
  20. Have a look at building regulations re root protection zoning and don't forget it's based on the eventual size not current size and includes trees that are to be planted in the future. I believe TPOs apply to the tree, i.e. both above and below ground as the concept is to preserve the tree in good health.
  21. Sorry to hear that, hope he pulls through and doesn't have lasting complications. Pubs pre becoming family restaurants used to be where blokes talked about stuff, maybe not directly but you knew you had mates, watched each others backs and somehow just helped each other through. Seemed to put stuff in context within the bigger picture, there was always someone in deeper shite.
  22. The mass of red tape and arse covering over here is probably one reason the industry is suffering, we're too busy protecting kids to let them try anything and get enthused. Seem to remember a similar story when I first tried diving in the 70's, BSAC wanted 6 weeks pool work with a mask and snorkel before moving on to SCUBA, years later I did a PADI course and was in open water after a day with SCUBA in the pool. I think BSAC have now changed as they were becoming irrelevant, people either went with PADI or just got a mate to show them.
  23. 2 loadbearing anchor points, i.e. each independently capable of preventing a fall of over 0.5m in the absence of the other. You may find an additional lanyard comes in handy for positioning on an additional non load bearing anchor point, alternatively you could just use the tail of one main line as only one has to allow uninterrupted descent.

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