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    Ice vests

    Howdy all. Anyone on here have any experience with using ice vests during the summer months?? The weather here in aus is sitting pretty consistently around 38c, working powerlines mean me and all my guys have to wear chainsaw pants, long sleeves, gloves, helmet and glasses at all times. Taking...
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    Costs of running a legal business

    Not sure what the wood is like to split over there and what the laws are like. Hear in aus, it’s not uncommon for a knotty shitty bit of hard to fly out the splitter 30ft or more, possibly injuring a passer by or property. Also if we are set up working whether cutting grass, painting a fence or...
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    Watched the utility guys today...

    All depends on the company you work for, where I first started we had to supply all our own gear at our own cost on the same wages as everyone else. Eventually we managed to get a $20 a week tool allowance, pittance in the scheme of things. Now that I’m running my own show, I supply all the guys...
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    Costs of running a legal business

    Needed to make first payment before contracts were approved. Without the required insurance there is no contracts. Line clearance work here is super regulated, yearly refreshers for all training modules, yearly roadworthy on all heavy vehicles. 6monthly testing of ewp. Need to provide...
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    Watched the utility guys today...

    The abuse we can get from homeowners is quite amusing, so many times people say “no my tree won’t grow that tall, that tree hasn’t grown in years yadda yadda” We don’t like to butcher trees, do yourself a favour and don’t use the lines as a string line for cypress rows though
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    Costs of running a legal business

    That insurance cost was for us to get started in utility works, the price doesn’t change with increased turnover, staff etc. cost was high to insure us to work along side the transmission 550kv lines. On a month by month plan it costs $1800 so manageable as a start up. We started with 4 blokes...
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    Costs of running a legal business

    Our liability insurance runs close to 20k for line clearing works, workers Comp here is charged at 5.5% of remuneration
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    Watched the utility guys today...

    Here in aus it’s standard practice to spike all trees unless requested by the owner, we of course won’t spur a specimen tree in someone’s front yard. We are required to use 2 hands in the saw at all times and are not to use a top handle saw from a bucket, of course one handed use may sometimes...
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    Sena comm systems

    I’m running 4 pairs of the 30ks and a pair of 10smh. All seem to work pretty well for something that’s not designed to get wet. We do have slight connection issues occasionally but that’s normally people who keep tapping the god dam button
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    Overtime

    Completely agree with RBJ, My crews work a standard week of 45 hours doing utility work here in aus, come Friday everyone is spent. On the occasion that we will work 12 days straight when we are away from home, the decline in productivity is noticeable, people start getting irritated easily and...
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    hanging in lanyard/side D's hurts?

    Has to be spidy, no one else can write such an informative, technical, correct confusing as hell post
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    Tree Motion or monkey beaver?

    Does anyone on here run the Buckingham ergovation, recently got myself one and wondering if there are any secrets to get it dialed perfect
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    anyone try to climb with any of these gloves?

    In aus when working around the lines it is a requirement for al workers to wear gloves all the time regardless of the type of work. Have gotten the crew used to wearing them when chipping, cutting out the bucket etc. the only problem I climbing, it’s so damn hard to grip the rope properly...
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    $800 to spend - tell me what to buy!

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    Utility climbing

    Based in Mansfield Vic but we service the entire north east of Vic
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    Utility climbing

    Howdy all, Quick intro, I own a small company 8 blokes contracted to our states largest utility here in Australia. Started my business at the beginning of this year with just myself and 2 others doing local private works having been burnt by previous employers. Now run a crew of 8 doing mainly...
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    Basics of Pruning and Removal for Beginners.

    I generally always make sure my back cut is a couple inches higher, when falling large heavy trees helps ensure the tree doesn’t come backwards off the stump. Same goes when pushing a tree a with a excavator I always make sure the back cut is a few inches lower, depending on diameter to ensure...
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    Fear cost me a job with a company today

    Really does take time and consistent climbing, I haven’t been climbing much lately myself, today had to prune a limb of a 130ft eucalyptus next to the wires that we couldn’t reach with the bucket. Amazing what a couple weeks out of the bigger trees doestoyour confidence, not that I found myself...
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    Question about felling technique

    What I have seen here is what I find is a major problem in our industry. Being from Australia things may be different here but it seems it’s always one tree guy vs the other, rather than getting along and sharing knowledge it becomes a competitive environment. Discussion and debate have a place...
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    Fear cost me a job with a company today

    Sorry to hear you missed out. I worked with two climbers at previous company that were sensational climbers and teachers, had a wealth of knowledge of trees, cutting, rigging etc. only thing was they wouldn’t climb beyond about 70-80’ was literally like a switch flipped as soon as they got to a...

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