I've got another Q....Suprised??

[Froggy]

Well tomarrow I supose to meet with Daid from Blue Ridge Trees. People around here say he's really good to work for. And will get you up in a tree pretty fast, but safety is very important to him. My cousin worked for him a couple of months. I was wondering if you all had any advice for a new guy and his first meeting with the boss. I've expressed my anxiousness to climb. And also that I was willing to learn and give him all I got. I want to get off the ground ASAP. So any good pointers would help.....thanks..

 

[treeclimber165]

Just keep in mind that this is NOT a game for most of us. It is a dangerous way to make a living and requires the whole crew to keep on their toes while on the job. As the 'newbie', you will be dragging brush until you start picking up skills and others have time to show you stuff without neglecting the job at hand.
The one word of advice I can offer is 'PATIENCE'. Treework is a difficult and dangerous career.
BUT...... I get to spend my days working where most others cannot. In some of God's most beautiful and awesome creations, TREES!:angel:

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

Show up early.

Wear good work clothes (No Megadeath concert shirts please)

Listen

Ask questions

Hustle

If the logging you did is anything like in the midwest, it will be a breaze.

You are the guy wh did logging , no?

 

[Kevin]

There was an accident near here where a young man, first day on the job was clearing brush under a utility power line.
The power company was asked by the tree company to kill the power on the line while they cleared the trees.
The power company refused.
A tree fell on the #6 line which caused the line to break.
Someone yelled "WATCH OUT".
The new hire started to run and tripped over the brush he was clearing below the power line.
The line fell across both his legs burning them off but he survived.
He`s in bad shape and isn`t doing too well.

It`s a dangerous business whether you`re on the ground or in the tree.
Don`t take anything for granted and always pay attention to what`s going on around you.
It`s better to be slow and careful than fast and careless!
Work hard but work smart.
If anyone thinks that extensive training and safety is costly, try having an accident!
Good luck.

 

[sonny]

Nothing against you Froggy. But I would be real causious with a tree company that was going to send you up a tree right away. We at 1 time could not find enough tree men had adds all over the country. It still took time to send some one up to work. We had a fairly good training program. & it took about 18 months of training to send a person on there own.I called it quits after around 30 yrs. of climbing and such. There was not a day that I was not still learning something.Just be carefull you dont get to many 2nd chances in this trade. (if any )

 

[Kevin]

This is the article from the news paper ...



A day's work, a lifetime's trial
Unsafe summer job leaves a teen changed forever
Moira Welsh
Staff reporter

One hour into the second day of his summer job, Lewis Wheelan's life turns to hell.

Lewis is clearing brush under a hydro line
when a crewmate shouts a warning. He
turns to run but trips on the branches and
falls on his back. Overhead, the hydro line
snaps, then arcs down, sparking as it
touches his arm, his chest and his legs.
Lewis screams and lies still, but his flesh
continues to burn.

Within weeks, the 19-year-old economics
student with an athlete's body will become
a triple amputee.

It happens through no fault of his own. No one with responsibility on the job site can make
that claim.

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

This happened last summer.

A recent imigrant from Hungary was on the job for only a few days. Family had got him the job.

The Hungarian running the bucket was known for bumping the lines, and he was doing it again on primaries, below the boom insulation.

Yall can see it coming, the young man leaned up against the truck and was dead.

Small burn on one hand and one foot.

I know a cop who was at the scean, the WEPCO forester and a few people who have worked for that company.

Turned out the guy was illegal too.

The company is still working, gaffing trees and such. Hope they learned one lesson.

 

[DDM]

Froggy? how far are you from Greenville?
ive got a tree i'll let you climb.

 

[sgreanbeans]

man im glad we have wright tree service here! when ever i feel queasy about power i call them they come clear away the bad stuff for me and take the material with them! and dont charge me a dime, they are the local power companys contracted service. they do the work and i watch. they can get the power turned off!
i cant!

 

[DDM]

Hmmmmm Davey is the local contractor
Here i wonder if they would do that?

 

[Kneejerk Bombas]

When the power company doesn't want to do a tree, I just have my wife call and say, "My husband is going to work on that tree, and he wants to know if he can lean the aluminum ladder against the wire". They come right out.

 

[DDM]

LMAO Mike, I never thought of that!!!
Wife, Yes Mr.Powercompany man He has a 40' Aluminum ladder and he says he going to lean it up against the Wire up on top so he can reach way up the far side of the tree.Thats just a Ground wire isnt it Mr Power man????????

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

I just call the power company here and they send out the contractor. Sometimes I'll walk with the rep, or meet the ROW crew on site and help with the debris.

Other times I have just told the homeowner to make the call or offered to trake a small fee for expiditing the problem for them.

 

[sonny]

We use to do it all the time. We would go out & top the tree down below Ma Bell , So the contractor could remove free of charge. It way funny how it was most of the time the same company. They were more than qualified. But heck You bid on a large removal & have some one come out & basiacly take the tree down for you. Its a win win deal .