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Are you aware that EI used to pay much much better? Do you know why they don't anymore? Well it's because too many fricking people did just that. Fucking hell!

ekim

Thanks mwainwright, I have run saw since I was 13, fell trees for 10 years, I know what the costs and earnings usually are, I never got into brushing or planting when I was younger as I could make more money falling trees with much less effort and hours spent at work, unfortunately there is very lit...

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I had a winter falling trees where I worked 16 days, 1 day off, 8 days on, 1 off, then 6 and 1's the rest of the winter, tree planting I prefer 5 and 2's, have done the 4 and 1's but one day off didn't seem to give me any rest but also I'm one of the very few tree planters with a family so it is nic...

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Haha...if I had anything better to do I sure as hell wouldn't be doing it...I've been running saw for so long it doesn't bother me too much, saws will only be used in the bigger thick stuff. I have a couple of friends in NB, maybe I should move there for better work...not gonna happen though, I'm ju...

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Thanks SwampDonkey, I was hoping you would reply as you seem to be quite keen on this stuff. Head out tomorrow, will be running a small crew for a day rate, will do some brushing as well. I talked to one guy already out there on a different crew and it seems the prices are anywhere from $125-250 a h...

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Haha, that's what I'm thinking, boss told a girl on our crew she would make about $200 a day, she has never run any kind of saw before...sounds like a shit show!

ekim

So, found out the pay is $200 a hectre, isn't that a bit low?

ekim

Practice, practice, practice...and always strive to find a more efficient way of working.

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Just wanted to get an idea of the pay per hectre and how much ground is cleared by experienced brushers. I have an oportunity to go brushing and did do one contract in the past for day rate using my chainsaw but have never done brushing with a brushsaw on a block, any feedback would be welcome, than...

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Just bring a bag of beans and eat a handful every morning! Hahaha camp is for suckers!

ekim

It is possible, I spent my entire rookie year having my foreman tell me my plots were perfect,even in 4 feet of grass with no marking of trees, but it's not hard when you can see the block as a grid...that said I can't stand that type of planting anymore, I just put the trees where they tell me to.....

ekim

"If you don't destroy it on the logging roads you still have to worry about gas and insurance."

C-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-company truck!

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Waterside is still very much running, I know last year they scaled down about 2/3rds of the crew for planting but had a whole summer/fall of brushing.

ekim

Last season I had it in my planting hand and shovel wrist...put a brace on my shovel hand and kept going, it wasn't easy but I couldn't afford not to work...my numbers never dropped but it was uncomfortable for most of the season.

ekim

I have worked in the logging industry for a long time, what this tells me is that there will be less trees planted, tree's harvested only fill up 500-800 stems a hectre, so no more 1400-1800 stems per hectre.

ekim

I'm not trying judge the whole company on one rookies bad planting but I don't understand why a rookie would have no training, and why after a full spring season this person doesn't know how to plant. Do the crew bosses do any plots/checking?

ekim

A rookie from ELF came and planted for 3 days with us, she told me thier rate was 11 cents and she had 0 training, which explained her super shollow trees in cream land, well actually it still doesn't.

Who doesn't train rookies how to plant?

ekim

unfortunately this slump will most likely eliminate the majority of smaller contractors, the ones more likely to pay you fairly, leaving companies like summit, brinkman, spectrum et al, with a bigger market share. Yep, it happens in all industries. I took up planting cause the small scale logging w...

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There was a day when silviculture/logging companies were all on a list and the ministry/mills would give work to all the companies. Costs for companies continue to rise(at least double what they were 10 years ago) while the profit goes down. Add lower and lower tree prices it's no wonder companies a...

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Anyhow through this website I have seen a lot of concern and some good effort put in trying to raise awareness of the mountain pine beetle and what is happening in the woods where a lot of y'all are. My question is this ... I thought the ever increasing beetle infestations were a symptom of global ...

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There was a couple who on thier first day had a big fight, the boyfriend walked off the block and headed back to town(15-20km away). At the end of the day the girl says "so I planted 200 trees, is that like $200?" She cried when she heard the answer and neither of them came back.

ekim

The_Bearslayer wrote:This makes about as much sense as turning a horse into a unicorn by jamming a stick in its forehead.

Exactly, everyone knows it works much better with a donkey.

ekim

I have worked in almost all areas of the forest industry from the nursery to logging to the sawmill and back to planting. The industry if fucked, plain and simple. I think a complete colapse would be the best thing to wake people up. We need better, more sustainable forestry practices where the peop...

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I have worked in the forest industry for over 18 years now and have watched it fall apart more and more every year. I'm hoping to get out soon before it's completely run by big corps.

ekim

Just apply for it, if you are rejected then disputed it till they give it to you, they can play hard ball the first time you apply for EI but once your in it usually goes well any years after.

ekim

You bet I do, I am lucky to have some of the best water in the area, and I drink 4-8L at work and another 2-3 in the sauna at night. No dehydration or cramps when using them.

I really can't recommend the Essential Electrolyes enough.

ekim

I use Essential Electrolytes in capsule form that i bought at the local healthfood store and I swear by them. Since taking them I never feel dehydrated, get cramps or burn out at any time of the day, even in extreme heat.

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About a pound or two per day. Hahaha, for sure, the harder you work-the more you eat, the more you eat-the bigger you shit. As for money, if you can handle the work, you will make mor than most non-education required work, and as you get better you will make more money, unless it's day rate, in whi...

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I just work harder, some of my best days were raindays, no raingear needed.

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Sorry about jacking your thread bro :P Just clearing a few things up (from my view)... All I'm saying is try making a living off 15c tree's on the island! And the students should be bitching even more, they have a limited period of time to make enough for the school year! Sure lets all have a great...

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chronic wrote:Boots, Bags, Shovel and at least a POUND

Now your talking.

ekim

A bit of a generalization, although there is some truth in it. My best day ever was on a piece where there was 4 of us going hard. The highballer got 4200 followed by 3080, 3060, and my 3040. I had a smoke at every bagup, and the rest didn't smoke at all. For the most part I see the truth in the ori...

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Thanks alot for that bushninja, it made me feel better.

ekim

This is the first season I can't wait for didn't you say you wanted to stop eventually soon ? If you can't wait now , I wonder what its gonna be next year , and the one after , and after... haha good luck ! I usually work all winter, is my first winter without work in 12-13 years. I just really lik...

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I worked for my dad.

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This is the first season I can't wait for

ekim

:lol: I laughed all season long my rookie year, as so many other rookies and even some vets seemed terrified of bears, always yelling "whoa bear" when there wasn't even a bear around. Scooter is right, bears and lyme dissease should be the last of your worries. I'm not sure what other comp...

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I have worked in the bush for 18 years, and I'm thinking about getting out. I'm 31 with 2 kids and lady to take care of and I refuse to contribute the coruption any more. woah! you started at 13, how did that happen? are you white russian or something? I grew like one maybe :lol: I wanted money for...

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[quote="TheHamsterizerAnother cool trick is to fill your lungs with air when you go to stand up(which assists your muscles in straightening your back) and letting the air out with a woosh when you go down to plant a tree. For some reason that technique always seems to relax me.[/quote] This act...

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Good idea Scooter, would be nice to compile some experiences.

Myself, was work in the Lakes District and Vanderhoof district.

ekim

I have worked in the bush for 18 years, and I'm thinking about getting out. I'm 31 with 2 kids and lady to take care of and I refuse to contribute the coruption any more. Get out while your young and learn to grow food. You could travel the country working on small farms and gain wisdom you couldn't...

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Staying bent over all the time is also going to mess you up in the long run. Yeah, I've probably recommended that, but I should qualify that. In fast land, where you've got trees going into the ground every few seconds, staying at "the crouch" instead of going back to fully upright is goo...

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The blame does not rest on Forsite alone. The contractors bid much to low for the job. They all insisted they could do the job. The contract stipulated 30X 30 screefs. The access? Well, it was bad during the viewing season, it wasn't going to improve on it's own during the winter! If everyone would...

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I sort of figured that,(as I read you work with Hybrid) as they sub-contracted the last of the FFT so they could finish the local community forest contract.

Btw, I'm friends with Sean over there at Hybrid, actually I should phone him as he was going to come up from school this month.

ekim

Anyone here ever work for them?

I am interested in others opinions and comparison to other companies.

ekim

My experience of them in this area, Lakes District, was nothing less than horible. We were treated like idiots, told every hour that the specs changed, and were given blocks with no access. The boss had to bring in his skidder to run trees, and hinted at the Forsite boss that a helicopter would be b...

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So long Forsite is implementing FFT I will never plant for them again, I have never felt so disrespected.

ekim

My first season I went overboard, had a pack full of things, which I quickly learned had no use. I have it somewhat easy though as I go home every night :mrgreen: Startup costs should be very low as you have no idea if you can hack the job in the first place. I bought a pack, water jugs and a pair o...

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I made $360 my first day last season, without breaking a sweat or causing injury. It's all about fluid technique. One smooth motion of the shovel and the tree is in the hole and closed and the next tree in hand. Learn to plant well and production will always increase. When you can plant an entire da...

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bush wrote:hello. i don't mean to offend. provoke..... a little. i work in the bush a lot.

Same here

well, not this winter though, no work close by, oh well, loads of time for sledding.

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