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5thelement

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  1. There is also the rather large issue with Soya Bean production, and the subsequent deforestation associated with it. Again to produce feed for cattle worldwide, again , to produce cheaper and cheaper ( Shiter and Shiter) meat. We need to address the diet issue and reverse the farming methods that are commonplace in the US rather than replicate them worldwide.
  2. I’m talking about the intensive rearing of cattle anywhere, not just in the US, including the feeding of cereals fit for humans to cattle, and growth hormones to produce cheaper and cheaper meat. This is all a symptom of over eating meat, meat every day and sometimes more than once, we have never had this behaviour at any point in our evolution, this is the problem.
  3. It’s the only way if you insist on eating meat for every meal and every day, that’s never been normal behaviour at any point in our evolution.
  4. I don’t work with Navin, but I trained and assessed a few of his guys a good few years back. I was conducting a lot of felling and re-planting in the collection when he got the Arb contract at Bedgebury Pinetum, hence they got to do this take down. It was actually a pleasure watching any of his teams set up on site, organised, methodical, efficient and aware of the public safety aspect on such a high profile site. I don’t think we have met.
  5. Do they currently sell pheromone traps for the Queens in the UK? They can be bought in any garden centre/B&Q type shop here, lots of people installing them whether they keep bees or not.
  6. It’s thriving from my experience in East/West Sussex/Kent. The biggest threat is from mechanised harvesting for biomass, whole swathes of fencing grade timber being chipped in the name of Green Energy.
  7. There is if you live anywhere on the South coast of England or Hereford, where there is a burgeoning Sweet chestnut coppice product industry.
  8. It depends on how high you fill it. A cubic metre of pure water weighs exactly a metric tonne.
  9. This is where you have been going wrong all along Mark. What you want to do is:- a) complete the work to spec b) wait 10-14 days c) chase up the non payment d) return and dump chip and logs in the drive at night blocking the neighbours from leaving their homes. You will then find yourself forced to gain employment with another company because your own has failed miserably. Top advice 👍
  10. My payment terms are simple, cash, cheque or bank transfer on completion of the job. Clearly outline your payment terms when you send the quote, if they don’t agree they haven’t got the funds so walk away. Avoid debt you can’t afford, a decent 6” chipper with a reliable transit tipper and you are away. Good luck.
  11. The last time I saw Mark he had sold up and was heading for New Zealand, he spends his time house sitting and travelling, I’ll say hello from you the next time I bump into him. 👍
  12. Mark Pardoe was very helpful to me when I first started down the instructor/assessor route, he’s a top bloke. I was asked to tender to maintain the mountain bike tracks at Bedgebury Pinetum a good few years back. Brushcutter/Trimmer and clearing saw ticket required, been using them 20 years, what is there to know right? Did it with Chalky White, unbelievable knowledge, loads of techniques and kit I didn’t know was even on the market. Kept 4 guys in work in decent day rate for 6 weeks through the year on that one site, cost me about £600 all in.
  13. You don’t HAVE to do any refreshers Mark and your NPTC tickets are still valid for life. Usually refreshing the most advanced ticket covers you, (Check this out with Scott Fraser, he’s not far from you and it’s not my specialism) Is there any tickets you don’t have , rigging/SRWP that you could up skill to instead of refreshing tickets you already hold? Your main issue as a sole trader is if anything does go wrong, and HSE get involved, if you can prove you have remained up to date and current then you can present a positive case in court, you can do your best and accidents can still happen. Or you could think, I am not complying with TG1 (who is) in several areas anyway so f**k it, I’ll take my chances. I totally get what you’re saying RE uninsured/un ticketed clowns cutting trees all over the place, they have always been there and always will, all you can do is look after your own business. I can guarantee one thing though Mark. If you and a decent group of climbers do a refresher with decent Arb instructors in your area like Scott Fraser/Dave Daniels, or Terry Banyard who freelances at Ground up Training, you’ll get a lot out of it and have a great time doing it, it can also open you up for work that you are currently unable to tendor for. 👍
  14. Not as easy as fixing a leaking saw though. 👍
  15. ADW, Stubby, Spud, myself and others have put you straight about not running a saw with an outboard clutch without the side cover on, the result of doing this has been explained to you yet you still think you are right, your not. Remind me again who the person asking for advice on why his saw is leaking is? Time for some refresher training on saw maintenance I think👍.
  16. Bar yes, side cover no. You clearly haven’t got a clue what you are talking about. If you want to talk bollocks on loads of threads, you could try Arbtalk on FB. There you will find loads of bell ends with lots of opinion backed up with very little knowledge, I think you will fit right in. 👍
  17. Yet on another thread you are making a pretty good argument for refresher training with your lack of the basic knowledge as to why we don’t run saws with outboard clutches without the bar and side cases attached.
  18. They are not all 2 days and £500 though Mark, it depends on the course and the candidate numbers. It depends on who you know and what you require. I would regularly turn up at your forestry cutting site and do a Felling +F refresher for up to 4 guys. £150 per man plus £30 registration fee, we are cutting your wood so that could be offset against your cost I.e less production down time. Hardly breaking the bank for five clear years without having do anything else? We would cover the main cuts, set up some dodgy scenarios, discuss the dangers, make a plan and act on it. If all goes well I would demonstrate some cuts they may not have seen, bring out and use some kit they may not be familiar with, powered winches and rattle wedges etc, no one leaves one of my courses learning nothing. I think people need to start doing a bit of research before they book onto refresher courses. Don’t book a course with the local Arb colleges if your a handcutter then complain that you didn’t learn anything, then complain about it on Arbtalk,this should be pretty obvious to you before hand.
  19. Getting sloppy and falling into bad habits is another common occurrence for regular cutters. If you don’t want to do any refreshers don’t, no one is forcing you.
  20. It depends what work you are doing. Rail/Utility/any Forestry England site, Natural England, most charities like RSPB/National Trust/Woodland Trust etc or any site signed up with FISA, Arb approved companies, will require compulsory refresher training or you won’t be on site. Outside of these and domestics, refreshers are advisory. In my experience, the ones who gob off about not needing refreshers are usually the ones who need them the most.
  21. Acacia splits surprisingly easily, it can be cleft for post and rail just like Sweetchestnut, turns well, has great colour and burns better than most European hardwoods.
  22. Even the Arbortec ‘model’ wearing this is hanging his head in shame, either that or he is eying up his enormous shoes. It could double up as camouflage at an LBGTQIA+ rally though.
  23. Anyone who is any good is always in work.
  24. To be fair, that’s exactly what this is. Those outfits were made initially for the instructors doing demos at the APF. Due to all the knobs walking round in their chainsaw gear even though they aren’t at work, Arbortech created these outfits from off cuts. They weren’t for sale at the time, so they stood out from the crowd and treeking wannabes. Unfortunately, said knobheads loved these clown garments so much that they where then marketed, still on the market too I believe.

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