Green Man Wales

Thanks for all the replies guys. I'll do a little more research based on your advice, and go from there?

Yes. I don't have an issue with battery powered. I have used a petrol and battery pole saw, and both worked as well as the other. Which Husky would you recommend?

Thanks for the heads up. Was looking at Echo, as well as Husqvarna and Stihl

Am looking to buy a pole powered pruner for work, and would like some advice and what to get. I have used them before. What are the best options, going up from small jobs, to larger work? I don't want to spend a fortune to begin with, as am still growing, but want something decent and reliable as a starter one for small to medium sized jobs. Any advice is appreciated. Thanks

Area covered - Carmarthenshire/Pembrokeshire, Neath Port Talbot, Swansea, Bridgend, South Powys, West Cardiff. Willing to travel for bigger jobs. Self Employed Own PPE/Equipment Bi-lingual (Welsh and English) Own 4x4 Transport Qualifications: First Aid at Work +Forestry CS30/31 Pole Powered Pruner Brush Cutter and Trimmer Woodchipper Aerial Rescue (assessed on new rope system) Self employed and looking for extra work. Please get in touch for more details, and a conversation. [email protected] Chris.

That's great, thanks. Have been looking for a company to sponsor me for my PTS, it's next on my training list, as well as UA1. Will give them a try

Area covered - Carmarthenshire/Pembrokeshire, Neath Port Talbot, Swansea, Bridgend, South Powys, West Cardiff. Willing to travel for bigger jobs. Self Employed Own PPE/Equipment Bi-lingual (Welsh and English) Own 4x4 Transport Qualifications: First Aid at Work +Forestry CS30/31 Pole Powered Pruner Brush Cutter and Trimmer Woodchipper Aerial Rescue Self employed and looking for extra work. Please get in touch for more details, and a conversation. [email protected] Chris.

Yes, we had a good discussion on the day about what had happened, both with the assessor and the training centre. I informed the trainer as to what had happened as well. I also left a comment with the feedback form to the training body, explaining what had happened, and what my thoughts were of the situation. Always good to have a constructive conversation

Yes I totally agree, future training will be in line with what it needs to be. The only down side will be the time constraints it takes for a novice to climb with two constant anchors, compared to one. But that's the way it goes I guess

Thanks. Onwards and upwards as they say!

Thanks for that ?

Just thought I'd stick my opinion in. I trained for the CS38 from November the 25th to the 29th. My assessment was on Thursday the 5th of December. During my training I went from being cold, wet, pissed off, knackered, and wanting to quit on the Tuesday, to feeling pretty confident and good about myself on the Friday for sticking with it. The trainer was great, and really helped us through it (three to begin with, one dropped out). I ultimately went with one climbing rope and a strop. Along comes the 5th. Driving the hour and ten minutes, feeling confident of passing. Arrived, only to find that our assessor was going to have to do it on the two anchor system. Devastated. Neither of us had trained for that. Managed to dig a couple more climbing ropes us, and decided to go for it. I wasn't leaving with out trying it. We passed. But it was way more complicated as a newbie. And the branch walking was........ awful. I felt less safe as there was too much now going on. I had felt very, very safe and happy using one anchor the week before. The assessor was also great, and the training centre was very understanding. If this is the new standard, I would highly recommend that they look at the training, and adjust the courses respectively. Maybe and extra two days to consolidate your skills, or put the Aerial Rescue as another top up course after the climbing? This coming from the person who was probably the first in the country to get the two anchor assessment, having been trained on the one. Sorry for the longer message, just felt like adding a fresh faced opinion.

Area covered - Carmarthenshire/Pembrokeshire, Neath Port Talbot, Swansea, Bridgend, South Powys, West Cardiff. Willing to travel for bigger jobs. Self Employed Own PPE/Equipment Bi-lingual (Welsh and English) Own 4x4 Transport Qualifications: First Aid at Work +Forestry CS30/31 Pole Powered Pruner Brush Cutter and Trimmer Woodchipper Aerial Rescue (assessed on three rope system) Self employed and looking for extra work. Please get in touch for more details, and a conversation. [email protected] Chris.

Have my own tree and gardening services business, and looking to get more work on the tree surgery/works side of things, especially over the winter. Self funded business and training, so quality and value of work is important to me. Area covered - Carmarthenshire/Pembrokeshire, Neath Port Talbot, Swansea, Bridgend, South Powys, West Cardiff. Willing to travel for bigger jobs. Self Employed Own PPE/Equipment Bi-lingual (Welsh and English) Own 4x4 Transport Qualifications: First Aid at Work +Forestry CS30/31 Pole Powered Pruner Brush Cutter and Trimmer Woodchipper Aerial Rescue (course starting 25th - 29th November) Willing to take excess wood away if it helps with the job. Please get in touch for more details, and a conversation. Chris.