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You will need to get the relevant safety qualifications to work in that area, you might get lucky and find one of the larger outfits would put you through, but that could be tricky to find.
I know a few who have done this job in the past - by their mid-40s they had all changed career, as they were beginning to struggle physically with the work - it's heavy, hard work done in fairly poor conditions usually. It's also a fairly dangerous job - every one I know who works with saws has received injuries as a result.
http://www.hse.gov.uk/treework/safety-topics/chain...
I know a few who have done this job in the past - by their mid-40s they had all changed career, as they were beginning to struggle physically with the work - it's heavy, hard work done in fairly poor conditions usually. It's also a fairly dangerous job - every one I know who works with saws has received injuries as a result.
http://www.hse.gov.uk/treework/safety-topics/chain...
There's more than 20 tree surgeons between Lincoln and Wisbech, get on the phone in the New Year. 
One way in may be a start as a labourer (even part time\weekends, trees blow down on weekends too), prove you've got the right stuff and they may help you through getting your tickets.
ETA - winter's the busy time for tree surgeons, so a good time to find someone needing some help.
One way in may be a start as a labourer (even part time\weekends, trees blow down on weekends too), prove you've got the right stuff and they may help you through getting your tickets.
ETA - winter's the busy time for tree surgeons, so a good time to find someone needing some help.
Did it for a while and I also changed career!
As said already it is incredibly hard work and the conditions can be unpleasant. Oddly summer was the worst time of year.
You could probably get a job with a company even if you are only working on the ground to start with and then get a few of the ground based qualifications like felling large trees, windblown, winching etc. before climbing.
As said already it is incredibly hard work and the conditions can be unpleasant. Oddly summer was the worst time of year.
You could probably get a job with a company even if you are only working on the ground to start with and then get a few of the ground based qualifications like felling large trees, windblown, winching etc. before climbing.
Apph said:
I would like to get into tree surgery but i have no qualifications and with a family to look after i have no spare cash to pay out for it yet would love a apprenticeship or anything to help me out in the lincolnshire area
Any advice welcome
Thanks all
speak to Riseholme Any advice welcome
Thanks all
http://www.riseholme.ac.uk/departments/arboricultu...
Apph said:
I am 23
At least you have time on your side. I have been doing this for 25 years so I do know a thing or three about the industry.
As far as an apprenticeship then I would forget it, these are mostly for 16-18 year old and pay a pittance because the employer pays for the course which should include the relavent NPTC units assessments.
If you're really serious about doing this then you will most likely have to fund the courses your self. You will need the 4 basic tickets, these are maintainence\cross cut and stack felling small trees, Ariel rescue and chainsaw use from a rope and harness. That little lot. Will set u back 2-3k and about 3 weeks in time. You will now have the tickets to be a tree surgeon but will lack 1 vital thing, experience, which unfortunately is what this job is all about.
It will take you 5 years to learn this job where you reach the point where you could say that you are experienced, give it another 3 after that when nothing will faze you. Remember every tree is different and different species react in different ways when you make a cut,so to come up against all the variations takes a long time.
As far as money goes then there is some more bad news. As an employee with no knowledge then you would be lucky to earn minimum wage and be worked like a mofo for it. With basic groundsman tickets but limited experience maybe £70-75 aday. Employed climber with limited experience £80 aday, lots of experience, top whack £100-110 aday.
Alternatively you could go the subby\self employed route, the money would be marginally better but not a lot considering I wouldn't be guaranteed work 5days a week. As an experienced subby climber you would be looking at £150-170 aday based in the southeast. Bearing in mind you have to be able to just turn up to any tree be it fruit tree reduction (unlikely) to a huge dead,rotten ash over a house (more likely) with no knowledge of the job.
Any more questions then just ask away.
Edited by treehack on Friday 25th December 21:25
JoeBolt said:
treehack said:
Ariel rescue
I had to do this not so long ago. Not an easy task, but luckily I managed to move the washing machine just enough for me to reach down the side and effect a rescue without too much spillage.
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