Should I do something about this?

[Rftreeman]

A man can spend a day on youtube and be a pro by dark.

 

[BarkBuster20]

A man can spend a day on youtube and be a pro by dark.

lol...i hope not cause then wtf did i spend all those years learning for.

 

[treeoperations]

its is mainly them explaining how to "DRIVE" trees, its been banned here in nz, i will confess i am quilty of doing it but i was taught how to do it when i was thinning pines, and it scares #### out of me, so its seldom used.

the comment of more regulation comes back to the fact of how many people think that they can do something just by reading some pages on the internet, im going to more and more jobs where its been attempted by a home owner and gone wrong.

also after trying to get my insurance costs down and talking to my broker and listening to him explaining why i have to pay so damn much. and its all to cover the weekend idiot.

i dont think that saws should be banned completely from home owners just a basic course of some kind should be completed.

so please dont bite my head off, its not nice turning up to a job and shocking the owner with a huge price to finish a job. makes them think do we really want to get this guy back if hes going to charge like a wounded bull

 

[capetrees]

hello every one, i went a priced a job today and found the client had attempted to DRIVE a bunch of pines over, i asked him what the hell gave him the idea to try what he did (by the way this twit has no exprience other then cutting fire wood)

he said he found this web site

http://www.gardeningaids.co.nz/FAQS/tree_cutting_safety1.html

i dont know if I'm allowed to post it but what the hell,

it shocks me that they would put this information on the internet, especially outdated stuff such as DRIVING, then have the cheek to say its from labour department.

should i go into this store and tell em to wake up to what there encouraging people to do.

I hate the fact now that any one can walk in off the street and buy a saw, thats why i pay moon beams in insurence is because of the half wits that buy chain saws and hurt them selves.

In the bigger picture is it maybe time to make it illegal to buy a saw or hire for that matter with out some form of liscense, you got to have one for a gun, got to have one to hire a ramset gun to shoot nails into concrete, whats the difference with a gun and ramset gun and a chain saw, in the hands of a simpleton armed with a tiny amount of info anything can be deadly

It's why we have jobs. Homeowners watch a TV show or a youtube video and think its easy. Then they try it and everything fails or they actually are so scared they don't want to do it again. Then they all call us and we do it correctly for them. How many in here have tried to do things we weren't capable to do or trained to do like plumbing, welding or even cooking? We tried, we failed and next time, we call the pro. It's been happening since time began.

 

[Bermie]

I was referring to the op Bermie, just out of curiosity, do you need to have some kind of license to work on cars over there?

I don't live in the UK, just trained there...If you operate chainsaws as a pro you must have passed your competency tests...otherwise your company will not get insurance. They have a national certification scheme for almost all aspects of chainsaw operation.

Cars...haven't the foggiest.

 

[Rickytree]

the stihl manuals are actually not bad for showin how to do basic felling notches and backcuts. as long as the tree isnt dangerous just about any competent person with instructions should be able to fall it.

And don't forget leaning the right way!

 

[Junior_M]

Ok, can someone explain driving a tree?

 

[LTREES]

A few months ago I renewed my permit to work in this certain TWSP. $25.00 to run a business inside their limits. They asked if I registered for the new permit from the state. They now have a special permit issued from the state (PA) for a builder and tradesman.:bang: Tree work does not fall under their requirements. Keep the government out of my pocket. I pay my Ins. and Taxes. I even work on my own car !!! We do not need micro management. Lets thin the herd, maybe some dumb people will get pinched. Oh well.

LT...

 

[teamtree]

You must have some severe problems if you are worked up about some guidelines posted on the internet, especially for felling trees. There is no need to worry so much about people who want to do things themselves. There is no accounting for experience when it comes to cutting trees. What makes you think he is going to be a good client anyway. He will watch you do it and then try it himself.

You know you can find information on how to just about anything on the internet...don't believe me....google you wildest thoughts and someone has a website dedicated to it.