Clear Multiple Windblown Trees

Unit Objectives: NPTC CS35

Duration: 3 Days plus assessment day

Prerequisite units: NPTC CS30 31, 32 & 34

Time: 9.00am - 5.00pm

Start Date: As per course dates

Course fee: £300.00 plus VAT

Applicable assessment fees administered by NPTC

Course Description

An advanced course for experienced operators of chainsaws. The course will involve the severing and processing of multiple (More than 11 trees) windblown trees of a diameter up to 13⁄4 effective guide bar length typically found in a windblown crop situation. Also covered will be the technical use of a winch as an aid to control tension, potential root plate movement, and the felling of partially blown leaning trees.