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pabllo

Hi again
Perhaps, I guess, huge tree handling culture is absent in Japan nowadays.
When tree becomes too big and danger, in many cases, owner just cut him at his bottom, fell down. Furthermore, owner just do nothing and await seeing what goes next since knowing no way to solve his problem.
About arboricalture, I studied its first step at TCJ(Tree Climbing Japan) and studied from some books and DVDs(ArborMaster's, ISA's, and Beranec's).
I'm looking for finding some oppotunitiyes to study professions training course in USA or AUS though tough language difficulty exists.
That's why I joined to this forum.

islandlogger

Bakersfield CA? I lived in Oildale for three years (1999-2002) couldn't find much tree work there aside from cutting cord wood out of the Orchard Wood, wound up working on framing crews for most of my duration there, bloody hot in that valley eh?
Other then that work in WA is good, loggin and millin and leaving stumps and piles of sawdust in my trail

jmcg.insight.gardens

Hello Pabllo,

Perhaps Ekka can be of assistance if you want to find training in Australia that could help you learn more. He would certainly be the one to ask. The training here is of a high standard.

I was watching the removal of a venerable, large Casuarina today by an Arborist company. I used to admire it often from my window as it had some age to it. I think I noticed it was badly diseased some time ago, I'm sure it had to be removed . I was still sad to see it go.

The crew was very professional, it did not take him long to fell it. I must admit that although I was sad to see the tree removed, I can only appreciate watching someone that is obviously good at his profession. I have watched a few Arborists over the years and this guy was so far the best.

It will not be long before the waterfront here on Lake Macquarie will have few trees along the waters edge. In the last five years ten very large trees have been removed in this street alone along the waterfront . The problem is that nobody will replace them so that they can have a water view .Soon it will be just houses and water. To me a good view is where I can look out my window and see both the water and large beautiful trees. At the moment a very large Jacaranda across the road is flowering, I look forward to it every year. It puts on a very fine display. Luckily this area has many fine trees still.

Where I am studying my Diploma of Horticulture/Landscape in Ryde College, Sydney there are many Asian overseas students.

regards Julie

synched

Jeez thanks for asking. It's been a pretty trying time. My sister, Narelle, had her boobs done at the St Johns Ward of Melbourne's Mother of the Holy Martyrs Hospital of St John the Burptist and the Surgeon Dr Wenkel Hartfreund was drunk, so instead of doing an augmentation, he actually lopped one off by mistake thinking it was his next patient, a cancer patient in for a mastectomy. Needless to say we're suing, but we don't hold out much hope as the public defender says that the hospital has a big-wig law firm defending it for accident & liability and so we're not to expect too much, at least Noreen's ok and whilst she's lop sided, she'll be ok till she can adjust to wearing the padded wonder bra as compensation. Mum's doing OK since you last asked and at least her irritable bowel syndrome has passed so she no longer drags her ass along the floor like Snatch, our trusty Blue. My leg's still a bit gammy from the cane toad bite but the doc says it'll be getting better sooner as long as I stay away from the swamp as the infection needs to run it's course and the antibiotics are not as responsive as he would hope. Bob's doing great though. You remember Janine ? I think you and she go way back from that night at Bundaberg caravan park She's just had her sixth kid but says that after this she's gonna get her tires tubed cause the fat bastard she's married to is so friggin ugly that she doesn't want to suffer the slings and arrows any more pushing the pram and having other mothers tut tutting and sympathetically saying how sorry they are when they see her breed of mongrels. You should have married her mate instead of that trollop who got you on the shotgun wedding rebound ! And this bloody weather is no bloody help as many here would agree what with friggin drought then flood then mixematosis riddled rabbits tacking over the area, we're having to resort to staying up at night to catch and kill the buggers which does no good to my bloody chances of winning back what I lost to LJ at poker last month, the cheating bastard. Oh and for work it's drier than Sister Francine on a wet and stormy thursday after swimming training. I mean for f sake what can I do mate if me bloody livelihood depends on those wankers at the dept of agricultcha in canberra to send me the stock subsidy they promised for next year's crop plantation, as this years was pretty much a write off cause I had to spend a lot of time opff work for the family in hospital, what with Nelli and Mum's aunt and titless Nana the old bag. Damn it's good to get this off my chest I think you're a great mate to ask me how I am. Good on ya cobber ! I must go cause there's a jobilarte muculise carafoineria that needs attention, but I'll come back asap and tell you about Bruce, Struan and Zanaglia when they went to Byron for the annual arbolists arboreum convention which I heard you missed cause you're sheep Matilda was in need of a seeding but incontinent too. (You introduced me once but we didn't hit it off if I remember, but obviously at the end of the day she got your goolies). Fill me in on your news too. I wanna know if you crossed that tree with Fraser !?

Bruce Hopf

Well, Ive been busy, getting my fire wood into the basement. I had a feed cart in the barn that I used to use when I had pigs in the barn.
I had a flat tire on it, so I changed the inner tube, so I got it fixed. I placed it into the basement of the house, to haul my fire wood from the fire wood room, to the wood/oil combination furnace.
I loaded it up with fire wood, and I parked it beside the furnace, that way I can save a lot of footsteps in a day, while I fire the furnace.
Tomorrow, I hope I can get my fire wood finished, so I can move on to other things that need to be done. Bruce.

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jmcg.insight.gardens

Hey Bruce, you must have a shit load of firewood in there by now. Let us know what your next adventure is. regards Julie.

Bruce Hopf

I'm still working on piling the fire wood into the basement. I think I threw in too much today, that I might have to throw some back out the window, to make room for piling.
. I've been having troubles with my fire wood other years ( the fire wood could have been a little damp, and mildewed a little sitting on the cement floor), that I decided to pile my fire wood onto a couple strips of 1" X 2" wood strapping, under each row, to let air circulate underneath the fire wood. Bruce.

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2- Mini Mac 35's, 1- Mac 140 with Automatic Chain Sharpener,
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Eric Frei

LOL, he's Canadian, other than cold, snow and ice he's got firewood to look forward to.

Hey, imagine a Kiwi moving to Canada.

It would not be called "out of the frying pan into the fire" it would be called "out of the fridge into the freezer"

Seriously, seems many yanks and Canadians are obsessed with firewood, just bloody move where it's warmer!

I hope you tree burners are replanting.

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jmcg.insight.gardens

hi Ekka,


Especially about the Kiwis, I lived over there for two years once , couldn't wait to get back here. Too bloody cold

No offense Kiwi Steve.

Wouldn't it be good if they made it a regulation world-wide that if you cut down a tree you had to plant another one.


regards Julie

Bruce Hopf

In fact there is an Logging outfit somewhere in British Columbia, plants two, or three trees, to everyone that they cut down.
In our bush here, there was so many big trees, that was smothering the new growth. We had our bush logged. We had over 350 trees taken out.
Now the new growth trees are growing, because the canopy from the bigger trees, isn't as heavy, to let the sun in for the smaller trees.
As far as the snow, ice, and cold, I could do with out it, especially the SNOW. Bruce.

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McCulloch chain saws
1- Pro Mac 60, 1- Pro Mac 700, 2- Mac 10-10 Automatic's, 2- Mini Mac 30's, 2- Mac 110's,
2- Mini Mac 35's, 1- Mac 140 with Automatic Chain Sharpener,
1- Pro Mac 10-10, 1- Mac Cat, 2- Eager Beaver
2.0's, 1- Mac 1-10
Stihl chain saws
2- 044's, 2- 034's, 2- 024's, 1- 064, 1- 084,
Strunk chain saws
1- Busy Beaver, 1- SpeeDemon Special
Stand Back, I Have A Very Extreme Case of CAD (Chain Saw Addiction Disorder).

jmcg.insight.gardens

Hey Bruce Hopf,

I'm only in jest, please don't take me the wrong way.

Sounds like there are lots of trees your way, if regrowth is good there is no problem.

The problem here is that frequently large trees are removed which are the provenance for future growth and with the large scale clearing that has happened in the past we are nationally facing seriously deforested areas in the future as we lose what is left.There are areas that without doubt will become 'desert', much like what happened in the Prairies in the States.

The last thing I want to do on this site is offend anyone.

regards Julie

Bruce Hopf

Hi Julie.
Not a problem. I didn't take it as an insult, nor an offence, but I do agree with you.
Canada has one of the strongest enforcements for replanting of forests, that have been cut for timber.
A lot of the land that the forests are on, is Government owned, so they are pretty stiff, to when it comes down to logging.
Where my sister used to live in B.C., the forestry workers could, and can only select cutting of trees in the forest. No powered skidders were aloud, because they would cause way too much damage, to the forest.
The only could use teams of horses to skid out the logs from the forest, to stagging area, where a logging truck could pick up the logs. Bruce.

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McCulloch chain saws
1- Pro Mac 60, 1- Pro Mac 700, 2- Mac 10-10 Automatic's, 2- Mini Mac 30's, 2- Mac 110's,
2- Mini Mac 35's, 1- Mac 140 with Automatic Chain Sharpener,
1- Pro Mac 10-10, 1- Mac Cat, 2- Eager Beaver
2.0's, 1- Mac 1-10
Stihl chain saws
2- 044's, 2- 034's, 2- 024's, 1- 064, 1- 084,
Strunk chain saws
1- Busy Beaver, 1- SpeeDemon Special
Stand Back, I Have A Very Extreme Case of CAD (Chain Saw Addiction Disorder).

Apocalypsse

Was time to face the music today and climb this 2.5 story pole thats been haunting me for the better part of the year. 2 failed attempts and today was almost a 3rd but I pushed through and got past the hard part of the climb. Simple blocking down after that... in 100% exposure to the sun in 33 degree heat at 10am... Took about 90 minutes but I got there in the end. Ended up sweating everywhere with sawdust stuck to everything, couldnt get it off my skin, even now its still stuck there.

tom trees58

hello all tom trees here from LI N Y

Morbark - RSA

Sounds like a winter job!

codytreebrah

Hey guys, im Cody im 20. my hometown is Okotoks Alberta Canada. I currently live in Olds Alberta going to college for horticulture and majoring in arboriculture. i have worked for Somerset Tree Service(High River Alberta) for 2 years and decided that school is a good next step. I have received training from Arboriculture Canada training solutions in courses such as high angle rigging, tree felling, and aerial rescue ect. we have a small company only 6 of us, but we really get er done. we have a 3 ton with a boom with a vermeer BC 1000 and a ford F-350 and a 6 inch salsco chipper.we also do fertilizing and spraying where nessesary. i plan to someday go to Australia and climb and work. i thought i would introduce myself , have a good one

Bruce Hopf

Welcome to Tree World, and good luck in the trade that you have chosen.
I have a pile of relatives out around Winfield, Hodly (I think that is how you spell it), Edmonton, and Calgary, so in which relation to these places are you located in.
Have fun here, there is a pile of stuff to learn, and a lot of good teachers to teach you here as well. Bruce.

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McCulloch chain saws
1- Pro Mac 60, 1- Pro Mac 700, 2- Mac 10-10 Automatic's, 2- Mini Mac 30's, 2- Mac 110's,
2- Mini Mac 35's, 1- Mac 140 with Automatic Chain Sharpener,
1- Pro Mac 10-10, 1- Mac Cat, 2- Eager Beaver
2.0's, 1- Mac 1-10
Stihl chain saws
2- 044's, 2- 034's, 2- 024's, 1- 064, 1- 084,
Strunk chain saws
1- Busy Beaver, 1- SpeeDemon Special
Stand Back, I Have A Very Extreme Case of CAD (Chain Saw Addiction Disorder).

jomoco

I'm workin on setting the world's single rope ascension speed record, for a manually powered ascent.

I just don't know what the world record time for say 100 feet up a single rope is?

20-30 seconds?

Of course I'll be cheating a bit, using gearing wheels, springs and whatnot, but it will be manually powered by the climber alone.

It's out of the garage and into a tree tomorrow for a test run, once my JB Weld has set and cured.

For an old cigar smoker like me, I figure 30 seconds to go 100 feet up, may not get me in the Guiness book as quick as an emergency hospital room!

Rest assured that I will be properly belayed, and even if my JB weld and bubble gum fail spectacularly and my contraption falls to the ground in a bent pile of rubbish, I will be safely suspended above at the point of failure, cursing JB weld and bubble gum!

I've named the contraption the Manual Vertical Rope Ascending Device or MVRAD.

I'll post a vid of the unit at work, from a safe distance mind you, if I survive?

jomoco

shirley2143

Hi Cody
I too have family members in Alberta, Calgary and Bentley. Welcome this this great network. I have learned a lot "in watcha workin on right now?" and hope you get all the info you need. I received my info on our very old horse chestnut tree and that has helped me a lot.
Enjoy you meetings here.
Shirley2143;

treehugger76@hotmail.com

been bissy workin 5days for boss .weekends workin for me for the last 3 months .so im going fishin and to try some elbow sport and forget about work. did u hear that the goverment is going to access& remove dangrous trees on the road side and crown land there willbe no trees left and all of us will be workin24/7 we will be all rich....yer right wheres that money comeing from .more taxes!!!!!! .

Blair Glenn

Lots of dead pines! Too much work to keep up with. Shouldn't complain though, lots of my friends don't have jobs.

Life is good!

Blair

codytreebrah

i live 15-20 minutes south of calgary, my company does work in calgary and everywhere south of calgary to claresholm pretty much. my college is 30 minutes north of Calgary.

Bruce Hopf

Ok, that gives me a rough idea where you located. Thanks for the reply. Bruce.

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McCulloch chain saws
1- Pro Mac 60, 1- Pro Mac 700, 2- Mac 10-10 Automatic's, 2- Mini Mac 30's, 2- Mac 110's,
2- Mini Mac 35's, 1- Mac 140 with Automatic Chain Sharpener,
1- Pro Mac 10-10, 1- Mac Cat, 2- Eager Beaver
2.0's, 1- Mac 1-10
Stihl chain saws
2- 044's, 2- 034's, 2- 024's, 1- 064, 1- 084,
Strunk chain saws
1- Busy Beaver, 1- SpeeDemon Special
Stand Back, I Have A Very Extreme Case of CAD (Chain Saw Addiction Disorder).

Bruce Hopf

Just about finished with putting the fire wood into the basement of the house, for this winter's heating. I can only throw so much fire wood in, then I have to go and pile it, so I can throw more into the basement.
Bruce.

__________________
McCulloch chain saws
1- Pro Mac 60, 1- Pro Mac 700, 2- Mac 10-10 Automatic's, 2- Mini Mac 30's, 2- Mac 110's,
2- Mini Mac 35's, 1- Mac 140 with Automatic Chain Sharpener,
1- Pro Mac 10-10, 1- Mac Cat, 2- Eager Beaver
2.0's, 1- Mac 1-10
Stihl chain saws
2- 044's, 2- 034's, 2- 024's, 1- 064, 1- 084,
Strunk chain saws
1- Busy Beaver, 1- SpeeDemon Special
Stand Back, I Have A Very Extreme Case of CAD (Chain Saw Addiction Disorder).

codytreebrah

i am working on Plant identification, i am taking a soils class and botany and taxonomy (which is my favorite at the moment). i have been doing jobs(small jobs by myself)after school and on weekends, to help with the budget and maybe get some more equiptment of my own. there is an arboriculture club at my school, and its not very active so i have been trying to get jobs to do as a group. since i am the only one in my class with actual experience, its hard take people on jobs, even the small pruning jobs because they dont know how to prune yet. along with the lack of experience, the club has a lack of equiptment. i had found a job, a spruce that was between two houses and had to be rigged down, i went to the club equiptment box and all there was is a rigging rope and a crappy chainsaw... thats it. i went to my teacher and asked if i could use some of the schools equiptment and he said that wasnt allowed because if something happened he would be responcible(or something along those lines) so now im in this ditch... cant do jobs because no equiptment and cant get equiptment because i cant do jobs to make money to buy the equiptment. vicious circle. i need another way to make money to buy stuff, but i want to keep it related to arboriculture, not throw a lame banquet or something. i plan to be the president next year because the people who are running it now are basically having me run it, without the title of president.

this bothers me. thank you for letting me vent haha

jmcg.insight.gardens

Hey Codytreebrah,

welcome to the site,


Julie

jmcg.insight.gardens

Hi there Bruce Hopf, sounds like a pretty big job. How many tonnes of wood would you need?

How long is the winter season up your way?

I imagine that it would run longer than ours in Australia, I don't know if I could handle long confined winters due to snow. I've got to get outside as much as possible.

regards Julie

MRTREES

Works going well staying a couple weeks now. Looking for a good reliable workers comp insurance company. The company we have been using for the last 4 years just decided they were not going to insure high risk companies any suggestions ??

Garry Brockley

if your in stafford england try the NFU there are lots of companies out there that will do insurance for tree work.

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MRTREES

Actually thanks for the info but we are in Stafford Va United States ! Still looking for an insurance company thou......