weedkilla
TreeHouser
Figured I'd make my first post a bit of a g'day and introduce myself before I start annoying you with questions!
Last few years I've returned home to help in a family business as my dad approaches retirement, we mostly do weed control of any sort - broad acre, roadsides, streets, environmental stuff, prep for reveg. It's all good, but very weather dependant. About 5 years ago we bought a chipper after a big stand of olives we killed was deemed a fire risk and had to be removed. The chainsaw and tree work grew from there. It's mostly removing weed tree species, sometimes fell and leave, other times it's mulch the waste.
Often on the side if the road we'd have people ask about residential work, and I did what I could fell without climbing.
I have a quarry customer that needs some weeds treated on a cliff face, and it seems that people who do rope work, have pest licences and chainsaw tickets are a bit rare around here. I started looking at rope work certification and training (I have no idea) and stumbled on an arboriculture course that will get me all the certification I need. I start in September.
This really appeals - I'm quite keen on tree climbing, and tree work generally so I'm going to give it a crack. Obviously I can't put my own business on hold to go and work for an arborist to learn the ropes and will be depending a lot on the advice I can garner from places like here, and the training I will receive. Seems like this is the most welcoming forum to idiots who want to learn tree work from different backgrounds - so here I am!
My copy of the tree climbers companion and every arborist services catalogue I can find has been read till I'm thoroughly confused, so from here on in I reckon the stupid questions begin!
Any, and all, advice is greatly appreciated as I start buying gear and getting ready to learn. I've done enough training courses in various things to know that the chance of me learning what I need to know from a training provider is about 50/50, could be great or it could be a waste of time and a ticket at the end that says I'm qualified irrespective of any knowledge I have (or don't!).
I'm hoping this will grow into a nice sideline in my business and I'm in no rush to be an overnight expert, but particularly when it comes to gear I believe in buying once and buying right.
Cheers, Andrew.
Last few years I've returned home to help in a family business as my dad approaches retirement, we mostly do weed control of any sort - broad acre, roadsides, streets, environmental stuff, prep for reveg. It's all good, but very weather dependant. About 5 years ago we bought a chipper after a big stand of olives we killed was deemed a fire risk and had to be removed. The chainsaw and tree work grew from there. It's mostly removing weed tree species, sometimes fell and leave, other times it's mulch the waste.
Often on the side if the road we'd have people ask about residential work, and I did what I could fell without climbing.
I have a quarry customer that needs some weeds treated on a cliff face, and it seems that people who do rope work, have pest licences and chainsaw tickets are a bit rare around here. I started looking at rope work certification and training (I have no idea) and stumbled on an arboriculture course that will get me all the certification I need. I start in September.
This really appeals - I'm quite keen on tree climbing, and tree work generally so I'm going to give it a crack. Obviously I can't put my own business on hold to go and work for an arborist to learn the ropes and will be depending a lot on the advice I can garner from places like here, and the training I will receive. Seems like this is the most welcoming forum to idiots who want to learn tree work from different backgrounds - so here I am!
My copy of the tree climbers companion and every arborist services catalogue I can find has been read till I'm thoroughly confused, so from here on in I reckon the stupid questions begin!
Any, and all, advice is greatly appreciated as I start buying gear and getting ready to learn. I've done enough training courses in various things to know that the chance of me learning what I need to know from a training provider is about 50/50, could be great or it could be a waste of time and a ticket at the end that says I'm qualified irrespective of any knowledge I have (or don't!).
I'm hoping this will grow into a nice sideline in my business and I'm in no rush to be an overnight expert, but particularly when it comes to gear I believe in buying once and buying right.
Cheers, Andrew.
-and that is after being around tree work for nigh on 30 years.
Good hunting, T!
