Dan, Excellent workmanship, and so nice to see your concern for the groundsman's morale and energy levels. Scary stuff from my perspective. I got an adrenaline shot a couple of times while you were up there towards the top. Just overall very professional, and I love the lack of braggadociousness.
I learned something new I have never seen anybody take there strap under the spur of there hooks before. It looks like a good way to keep the hooks up in the arch of your boots. with all the lineman I have climbed with and schools I have been to over 42 years of climbing none of the men I climbed with ever thought of this great idea. The base tie on your speed line also a great move. Dan are you in British Columbia? Great videos keep up the good work.
When you are satisfied of what you have done, you can find a lot of energy in yourself afterwards. While watching you working, I admired your professional way! Well done, Dan! Greetings from mount Olympous, Greece.
WOW! You had cameras on a UAV, some in the same tree above you, at your level, and on the ground, and you took time to explain it all. Nice professional production!
This is a great video man! I've been watching your vids for a few years now, since I got into this trade, I really appreciate the effort you put into it and explaining your thought process. Please keep them coming! Like the use of the battery saw as well, I had a friend in Europe send me the stihl version, probably use it twice as much as my gas saw these days.
Cheers bro, glad you enjoyed the video. I'm trying to explain more and more about the process to cover all the bases and keep things interesting. The battery saw is amazing!! I pretty much use it on every tree job now
Thanks Dan for a great tutorial! I like how you walk us through your decision making process. Nice to see what that husqy can do. I also enjoyed how you set the zipline so you could begin directly from the bottom, that is a big time saver given the tree can handle the load. Be Well
Those camera shots were awesome...and great tree work too. Though I did see a few branches hit that wooden fence. I'm taken my first arborist class in 2 weeks. I already trim trees but what to learn from some professionals. Thanks for the video!
Jacob Hull thanks dude, glad you enjoyed the video. A couple of the lower branches did hit the fence with the tips. This was never going to be an issue due to a combination of factors, some of the branch weight being supported by the rope, only the tips hitting the fence from a sideways direction and with not much momentum behind it, as well as the branch being able to move once the fence is touched. I hope this makes sense. If the fence had been old and rotten it may be a different story
Don't forget speed lining is also safer than letting branches free fall. This approach removes the risk of hitting your ground guy or other targets with free falling or springing limbs. Great video.
@@ClimbingArborist I agree, all factors must be considered. Thanks for doing such great work! You are an incredibly insightful, balanced, and intelligent voice for this industry.
I really enjoy looking the whole video from start till the end! beautiful work guys, cant wait to go back on work and start to innovate speed lines combos that are spinning right now in my head! thanks, cant wait to see some more of your work!
My colleague and I make the rope to the back of are car and then drive a bit forward. So the speedline is straight and then zip it all down. Fun to do and when it reaches the ground easy to do the next step. Nice video still enjoy it every time.
Well done Dan. I really enjoyed all the different cameras you used during this video. Helmet cam, tree cam, ground cam and the footage of you explaining things to the camera was totally pro. I hope you continue with this type of format for a while. One question how many batteries did you go through before changing out to the bigger husky? Thanks Dan 🇨🇦👍🏼
Cheers buddy! Yeah I have more of these videos in the works, I love getting different shots to make the video more enjoyable, its just finding the right jobs, the timing and setup all have to gel. But for sure there will be more
You guys are the only ones I see using battery op saw.......it looks like it"s working really well. Makes for much better environment for workers and viewers of channel.
It's amazing, we pretty much us it on every job we do, the benefits are so great, ones that you wouldn't even think of like pull starting, or having the saw idling, no 2-stroke fumes and so on....
What kind of in-tree saw are you using? Looks and sounds electric to me. Can I get your thoughts on your saws efficiency and reliability as opposed to using a gas powered?
I can tell ya that you saved a bunch of time not having to drag that brush thru the gate to the chipper and the correct end is ready to be fed in. I speed line EVERY chance I get, it get's the ground guys out from under you so they can work while you do. I would about bet that if there had been 2 groundmen they would have kept it all chipped up, course only matters if your trying to get to next job.
Thanks for the video man! Looked like a fun job. Would love to see a short tutorial video about your chunking down process, i.e. how you have your climbing rope backup, and how that system as well as sometimes a rigging system gets moved down the tree safely as you make your way down at the end. Everyone does it but I've never seen a video explaining potential dangers and walking through the nuances of it. Loved seeing the speedlining also, is there a "beginners" kit your recommend? Or just a sling you'd recommend? I've got plenty of ropes but have yet to get the slings. Thanks!
Thanks for the comment bro. There are a couple of variations of the setup I use for chunking down the stem. If SRT, the main line choked off using a running bowline or variation, this climbing rope stays below the lanyard. The lanyard is at hip height and connected to the lower D's for comfort. I then make try to always make the cuts at torso level so that I am in full control of the saw, and then the piece of wood when I come to move it. I should make a video on this, you are right. For speed line kits, it is important to get a static rope for the speed line to minimize stretch, as you can loose a lot of height due to the forces applied on the rope if tensioned. For a basic speed line you would just need slings and carabiners, you can make it more complex in certain situations that require control (see the featured video on our youtube channel about controlled slide line)
@@ClimbingArborist awesome dude. Even that explanation helped it make sense! Picking up my first spurs tomorrow, taking down a medium red oak for a family member. I've been climbing for a year or so but was doing mostly trimming so didn't need the spurs. I'm excited for the potential video! Thanks as always for the great content and helping us out!
Very nice video, for begginers. Thank you, Dan. That husquarna akku chainsaw is nice. How well are batteries stand for this kind of job ? For example, how many batteries do you spend for this job, until you switch to regular chainsaw ?
visinskiradnik 1 battery lasted for the entire time until I switched saws to block down the trunk. The battery lasts a long time when you’re only making small cuts like the branches on this tree.
There is many ways to skin a cat!! 😂😂 Never heard this expression before. As always great job, nice video and good tips and techniques to learn 🤙 Keep up your great work and thanks
E. Lebrunet ye it’s normally said there is more than one way to skin a cat. Just like in a big room you would say there is enough room to swing a cat in here. (poor cats)
I was surprised to see you use a speedline for the limbs, but no base anchor for the blocking part of the tree. I'm sure with your skills/experience it's second nature by now, but dropping those logs free hand could potentially cause problems right?
I always cut and drop timber when possible as it is quicker and less wear and tear on your rigging gear. It looked like a small tree so everything could be manageable by hand.
I watched the video and I have a question. When I was trained to climb a tree I was told to have 2 points of contact with ropes when you are climbing a tree. Did you have 2 points of contact or did you only have 1 point of contact that you were tied into to?
Can you send me a link to get started tree climbing? There have been some jobs I could do just climbing less than 20 ft. I use a Stihl store that sells the boot spurs which are $300. And I see lots of climbing gear at Amazon. I have a pine tree in my back yard with a 3ft diameter and no branches going up. I would like to get the spurs and a safety harness and then strap in and climb no more than 8ft. I have learned a chainsaw by practice and watching videos. I hope to do the same climbing. And does Kobalt make a good battery chainsaw for climbing. i get a military discount at Lowes. Thanks for the video and I have saved to my tree playlist. Will watch again.
Nicely done. How are you liking the battery powered saw? Would like to a review sometime. Have you considered doing voice over explanations on your videos? Thanks for the work you put into these.
I love the battery saw. Everything about it is amazing, I would recommend it to any climbing arborist. There are so many benefits to it, big and small. I will do a video when I get around to it.
I happen to know a guy that never was a ground man, got educated and started trimming and climbing right from the start. Fast forward 30 years to when I met him and he was such a joy, very sweet guy.
@@HPLAR_AIJEM to land these jobs you need to look like you know what you're doing. Talking the talk ain't it. You need to be able to walk the walk, 4 days a week at the very least, be insured, be on top of your equipment. What I'd suggest to you, is finding a cemetery nearby and joining up with the guys that do tree trimming there. Do that for a couple of summers, those are the busy season. You'll grow to be much better positioned to tackle these private jobs. Guys get there through being a groundsman for a couple of years or, rarely - right from some arborist climber certification program. So those are your two ways of doing it, I'd say. Since you said you're 22 I'll also mention that two years are not a long time. Those fly by faster and faster as time goes on. Cheers mate.
Why don’t you show the base anchor and where the speed line passed through from the top? Your videos are cool but they’d be better if it were more educational by ACTUALLY showing the setup and techniques
I thought the theory of using a speedline is attaching it always just above the branch you want to cut. Using the tree top as single attachment can create too much side force on the top and can cause to break it, especially when the groundman is standing at some distance. Maybe I'm wrong. Good job by the way!
I believe it's less of an issue with smaller diameter limbs. I'm sure if he were speedlining some larger wood that would've been a consideration. I think!
It was a little close, it's those moments where you need to acknowledge it, understand why it happened and make the correct adjustments. Thanks for commenting
Good perspective from the Ground Guy yes wet stuff dropping on you all the time is a bit demoralizing but getting him involved in the technical parts is a great way to run a crew. Morale is big!!
Climbing Arborist, I totally agree. The problem solving involved with speed lining becomes a shared experience between climber and grounds person, and it’s good for strengthening the team related aspects of the crew.
Quicker? Maybe/probably. Smarter? YES! My old boss is A GREAT arborist but a total old school knuckle head when it comes to this. We'd be swimming in brush if he were up there. AND scratching the fence up with limbs. I'd much rather put a little work in to a speed line, than crack the whip and bury my ground man.
@@ClimbingArborist I look forward to running a team that I can implement this kind of attitude into the workplace instead of letting the egos drive the workplace
@@ClimbingArborist wow that's really amazing battery life. Thank you very much for posting this! It was good to see all the manageable trunk sizes to make the work more safe.
@Climbing Arborist Thanks for another great vid. Its great to see you talking through the thought process from ground to crown and everything inbetween. As a young climber/ small tree firm owner im always cocerned im not efficient enough. Can i ask how many hrs on that job please?
John Horseman glad you enjoyed it bro. It wouldn’t be a true reflection of the job to tell you how long it took due to the additional time it takes for all the filming. We quoted it for a day and new we could complete in a day easily with all the filming
Great video! At the end I see you're wearing a wrist guard. I dont know if youre dealing with wrist issues that i did but i had wirst pain so bad 5 yrs ago that i worried if i could still work. A friend recommended a very knowledgable RMT massage therapist and changed my life. now still climbing strong with no issues due to my therapist's help
You're a leader in the industry for the fact you do everything on camera there's no hiding anything with you everything is the truth and nothing but the truth that is why I follow you that is why I respect you
Appreciate that bro, if I didn't do things correctly and safely I'd be a hypocrite , and I want to promote safe work practices and show that you can be efficient while being safe, showing unsafe work practices on a platform like TH-cam is irresponsible as it may encourage others to copy and potentially injure themselves because of it.
@@ClimbingArborist 👊✊👊✊👊✊ thank God because if everybody was speaking like you I wouldn't have so much drama going on but then again it's okay I'm on my 7th configuration SRT device I can tell you one thing I'm having the time of my life right now and I owe a lot of that the people like you that believed in this industry for new guys like me three years ago
I can see the effort put into the camera work. Been watching for a couple of years or more and things are looking better than ever. Extra angles and cameras are nice. Does it slow you down a lot to get the drone out and set up the top camera? How much longer does it take to edit that much more footage together? I like that there is continuity between the jump cuts and it's all in sequence. That electric saw is a treat as well. Nice and quiet. Probably nice to work with out all the noise and exhaust.
If you have ever done any kind of filming you know it takes some time and setup, the more cameras the longer it takes. Luckily the GoPro footage doesn't really slow things up. It's just when you want to get certain shots you have to think ahead to get the ones you want. It's great working with Joel from InTree media also, his shots from the ground are awesome and adds a whole extra level to the viewing. The battery saw is amazing, I love everything about it.
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Nice job! What do You use to prevent safety glasses from fogging up?
Well you didn't ask me but I will tell ya. Any type of soap bar that has glycerine in it, always used Nutregena myself. Just rub some on inside of len's an rub off with a soft cloth.
Yup, your a good guy. Actually took the time to talk to your groundsman and made his life a little easier. My boss has been "speed bombing" in a bucket for 2 years and I'm about burned out. It's definitely demoralizing to me as a groundsman for someone make that big pile of brush and then drop the big logs on that. Fishing through all that, than drag it makes life hellish at work. I think the worst part is I'm standing there waiting for branches to grab, but I can't safely get a branch before another falls. Thanks for showing me there are people in the world who still care!
Having someone in the tree that considers your safety is key, a boss that won’t listen to his line men will have a lot of turnover. I’m not about to risk injury for someone’s impatience.
I know im asking the wrong place but does any of you know a way to log back into an instagram account..? I stupidly forgot my login password. I appreciate any help you can offer me.
@Keaton Hezekiah i really appreciate your reply. I found the site on google and I'm waiting for the hacking stuff now. Looks like it's gonna take quite some time so I will reply here later when my account password hopefully is recovered.
Really good video ! Well explained , it's just the little details like how you sling the branches , catapult tips and cutting techniques , all pretty obvious but I recon a lot of people would benefit 😊 like I say otherwise ,, Brilliant vid 👍 👍👍
Alot of people look but they can't see. The climber put a whole lot of branches in a bunch. That way when the climber does the snap cut. The climber can simply drop the pieces of trunk on the heaped branches on the floor. This protect surfaces from damage!
Hey, thanks for posting this. Your videos were the first I came across when getting into tree work and added great supplementary info and things to think about when on the job site. Really enjoy the calm vibe, clear demonstrations/explanations, and safe work practices.
Truly magnificent. Been watching your videos ever since I started climbing trees and your professional advice and tips have certainly made an impact in my career. Thank you so much. Be safe always and keep doing what you love!
Thanks Dan. I still love watching your video's to this day. I have been following your channel since 2013. You taking your time, to share the experience by way of video is so much appreciated by so many of us who follow you.Be safe out there!PSI was wondering if you are still planning on finishing your SRT series? I believe you started them before your battled the Lyme D. and the Silky blade. Hey also wanted to tell ya that I am enjoying the Pod Cast Series also.
Thanks for your kind comments dude, I really appreciate hearing from you guys who enjoy the videos. I will get around to finishing the SRT series. Glad you enjoy the podcast, its another form of media that provides a different form of information and way to get it.
Thanks for one more great video ! They say a good climber is a good groundsman first and your approach on this job should be seen by more arb companies. As you say technicity not only saves everybody energy and spirits, but its also what we can sell best : good ideas, the skills to apply them, its valuable. As a rookie in the job (and from France, where sometimes innovating takes time) your videos are awesome to pick new ideas and new approaches ! Thanks to you for taking the time and thanks to your colleague for flying the drone on top of handling on the ground !
Thanks for your comments, we really try to explain our process and explain the techniques used in this video. I’m glad you find this video useful. Cheers
You have some of the best educational videos. I tell anyone who needs to learn something new when they are hired to take what they learn at work and check out your climbingarborist.com website for more instructional videos.
Climbing Arborist makes sense. Thanks for sharing all the great content and knowledge. Really been enjoying your podcast as well. Keep up the good work!!!
There isn’t enough videos of the basics like this. Thanks for taking the time, nice job. Good dialogue
Blake Lemoine cheers Blake, glad you enjoyed the video, thanks for the comment.
Dan, Excellent workmanship, and so nice to see your concern for the groundsman's morale and energy levels. Scary stuff from my perspective. I got an adrenaline shot a couple of times while you were up there towards the top. Just overall very professional, and I love the lack of braggadociousness.
I learned something new I have never seen anybody take there strap under the spur of there hooks before. It looks like a good way to keep the hooks up in the arch of your boots. with all the lineman I have climbed with and schools I have been to over 42 years of climbing none of the men I climbed with ever thought of this great idea. The base tie on your speed line also a great move. Dan are you in British Columbia? Great videos keep up the good work.
When you are satisfied of what you have done, you can find a lot of energy in yourself afterwards. While watching you working, I admired your professional way! Well done, Dan!
Greetings from mount Olympous, Greece.
WOW! You had cameras on a UAV, some in the same tree above you, at your level, and on the ground, and you took time to explain it all. Nice professional production!
This is a great video man! I've been watching your vids for a few years now, since I got into this trade, I really appreciate the effort you put into it and explaining your thought process. Please keep them coming! Like the use of the battery saw as well, I had a friend in Europe send me the stihl version, probably use it twice as much as my gas saw these days.
Cheers bro, glad you enjoyed the video. I'm trying to explain more and more about the process to cover all the bases and keep things interesting. The battery saw is amazing!! I pretty much use it on every tree job now
Thanks Dan for a great tutorial! I like how you walk us through your decision making process. Nice to see what that husqy can do. I also enjoyed how you set the zipline so you could begin directly from the bottom, that is a big time saver given the tree can handle the load. Be Well
Cheers troy, glad you enjoyed the video
Those camera shots were awesome...and great tree work too. Though I did see a few branches hit that wooden fence. I'm taken my first arborist class in 2 weeks. I already trim trees but what to learn from some professionals. Thanks for the video!
Jacob Hull thanks dude, glad you enjoyed the video.
A couple of the lower branches did hit the fence with the tips. This was never going to be an issue due to a combination of factors, some of the branch weight being supported by the rope, only the tips hitting the fence from a sideways direction and with not much momentum behind it, as well as the branch being able to move once the fence is touched. I hope this makes sense.
If the fence had been old and rotten it may be a different story
Don't forget speed lining is also safer than letting branches free fall. This approach removes the risk of hitting your ground guy or other targets with free falling or springing limbs.
Great video.
That's true as long as your ground person is familiar with speed lines, otherwise accidents can happen with this technique also
@@ClimbingArborist I agree, all factors must be considered.
Thanks for doing such great work! You are an incredibly insightful, balanced, and intelligent voice for this industry.
I really enjoy looking the whole video from start till the end! beautiful work guys, cant wait to go back on work and start to innovate speed lines combos that are spinning right now in my head! thanks, cant wait to see some more of your work!
Arkham Knight heers, glad you enjoyed the video 👍
Bravo ! Nice top drop ! Just in time for the rain and snow !
Cheers Stephen, the timing and weather worked out nicely
great video. I appreciate your efforts. You probably get a lot of flack from fellow arborists/climbers but this is good stuff.
Great video, thanks for taking the time to film and edit this. Fun to watch
Thanks buddy, glad you enjoyed the video
When im watching these, i consider myself to be “in class”.
Thanks for your comments bro, we really appreciate it!
My colleague and I make the rope to the back of are car and then drive a bit forward. So the speedline is straight and then zip it all down. Fun to do and when it reaches the ground easy to do the next step. Nice video still enjoy it every time.
Great video thanks for making it. Love the battery saw it’s definitely the way forward. Good work guys.
Grounded Trees thanks, glad you enjoyed the video. The battery saw is amazing and definitely the future of the Industry
Climbing Arborist watched a lot of your videos including the older ones and they are always informative and helpful. Keep them coming. Cheers.
Awesome, glad they have been helpful, there are many more ideas and videos in the pipeline, plus a redesigned website coming soon
Well done Dan. I really enjoyed all the different cameras you used during this video. Helmet cam, tree cam, ground cam and the footage of you explaining things to the camera was totally pro. I hope you continue with this type of format for a while.
One question how many batteries did you go through before changing out to the bigger husky?
Thanks Dan 🇨🇦👍🏼
Cheers buddy! Yeah I have more of these videos in the works, I love getting different shots to make the video more enjoyable, its just finding the right jobs, the timing and setup all have to gel. But for sure there will be more
These are first rate videos. Keep it up!
Nick Danne heers, glad you enjoyed the video 👍
Been climbing 10 years plus and never think to ground anchor the zip🤦♂️😂 so used to just cracking on 🤷♂️ old dogs hey 😂 cheers 👍
Great video, interesting to watch the process and nice camera work too! Especially liked it at 12:20 drone and up the top of a bare trunk
Alastair Wilson cheers bro, glad you enjoyed the video
You guys are the only ones I see using battery op saw.......it looks like it"s working really well.
Makes for much better environment for workers and viewers of channel.
It's amazing, we pretty much us it on every job we do, the benefits are so great, ones that you wouldn't even think of like pull starting, or having the saw idling, no 2-stroke fumes and so on....
GREAT VIDEO !
Awesome video and information. Thanks for sharing!
Nice clean, safe removal Dan 👍 grate video as always. Climbsafe 💪👍🌲
Cheers bro, climb safe as always!!!
What kind of in-tree saw are you using? Looks and sounds electric to me. Can I get your thoughts on your saws efficiency and reliability as opposed to using a gas powered?
Well explained, very well done, thank you!
Thanks for your comment, I'm glad you enjoyed the video!
@@ClimbingArborist I always do. keep up the amazing work. :)
Enjoyed your video. Good job
What a fun tree to climb
Nice vid, That yellow protoss is gorgeous, lossk like a giant wasp doing tree work.
I love the Protos, and its colour combo
This is an awesome idea!
you are a good Boss. team work makes for a good day
Good video. Good approach to the work.
Cheers bro
I can tell ya that you saved a bunch of time not having to drag that brush thru the gate to the chipper and the correct end is ready to be fed in. I speed line EVERY chance I get, it get's the ground guys out from under you so they can work while you do. I would about bet that if there had been 2 groundmen they would have kept it all chipped up, course only matters if your trying to get to next job.
Thanks for the video man! Looked like a fun job. Would love to see a short tutorial video about your chunking down process, i.e. how you have your climbing rope backup, and how that system as well as sometimes a rigging system gets moved down the tree safely as you make your way down at the end. Everyone does it but I've never seen a video explaining potential dangers and walking through the nuances of it.
Loved seeing the speedlining also, is there a "beginners" kit your recommend? Or just a sling you'd recommend? I've got plenty of ropes but have yet to get the slings.
Thanks!
Thanks for the comment bro. There are a couple of variations of the setup I use for chunking down the stem. If SRT, the main line choked off using a running bowline or variation, this climbing rope stays below the lanyard. The lanyard is at hip height and connected to the lower D's for comfort. I then make try to always make the cuts at torso level so that I am in full control of the saw, and then the piece of wood when I come to move it. I should make a video on this, you are right.
For speed line kits, it is important to get a static rope for the speed line to minimize stretch, as you can loose a lot of height due to the forces applied on the rope if tensioned. For a basic speed line you would just need slings and carabiners, you can make it more complex in certain situations that require control (see the featured video on our youtube channel about controlled slide line)
@@ClimbingArborist awesome dude. Even that explanation helped it make sense! Picking up my first spurs tomorrow, taking down a medium red oak for a family member. I've been climbing for a year or so but was doing mostly trimming so didn't need the spurs. I'm excited for the potential video! Thanks as always for the great content and helping us out!
Great video, keep up the good work and most of all be safe...
Aloha......
Cheers bro
Very nice video, for begginers. Thank you, Dan.
That husquarna akku chainsaw is nice. How well are batteries stand for this kind of job ? For example, how many batteries do you spend for this job, until you switch to regular chainsaw ?
visinskiradnik 1 battery lasted for the entire time until I switched saws to block down the trunk. The battery lasts a long time when you’re only making small cuts like the branches on this tree.
There is many ways to skin a cat!! 😂😂
Never heard this expression before.
As always great job, nice video and good tips and techniques to learn 🤙
Keep up your great work and thanks
E. Lebrunet ye it’s normally said there is more than one way to skin a cat. Just like in a big room you would say there is enough room to swing a cat in here. (poor cats)
u live under a rock bro?
I was surprised to see you use a speedline for the limbs, but no base anchor for the blocking part of the tree. I'm sure with your skills/experience it's second nature by now, but dropping those logs free hand could potentially cause problems right?
I always cut and drop timber when possible as it is quicker and less wear and tear on your rigging gear. It looked like a small tree so everything could be manageable by hand.
Good lesson learned
Great job
Great video man.
Cheers bud! Glad you enjoyed it.
Where did you get the fancy tool holding gear for your chipper? Do you have a dump bed in your pickup?
I designed it and got it fabricated at a local metal shop
Hi thanks for sharing... is there no technique you an use to attach multiple branches so they can be sent down at once?
Yes, but in most cases this isn’t any more efficient, or it affect the angle of the speed line
Nice work
Cheers bro
Good job
Thanks buddy
I watched the video and I have a question. When I was trained to climb a tree I was told to have 2 points of contact with ropes when you are climbing a tree. Did you have 2 points of contact or did you only have 1 point of contact that you were tied into to?
How do you hang your cellphone off your harness and also how do you have your handsaw tethered?
You amaze me dude.
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Can you send me a link to get started tree climbing? There have been some jobs I could do just climbing less than 20 ft. I use a Stihl store that sells the boot spurs which are $300. And I see lots of climbing gear at Amazon. I have a pine tree in my back yard with a 3ft diameter and no branches going up. I would like to get the spurs and a safety harness and then strap in and climb no more than 8ft. I have learned a chainsaw by practice and watching videos. I hope to do the same climbing. And does Kobalt make a good battery chainsaw for climbing. i get a military discount at Lowes. Thanks for the video and I have saved to my tree playlist. Will watch again.
Nicely done. How are you liking the battery powered saw? Would like to a review sometime. Have you considered doing voice over explanations on your videos? Thanks for the work you put into these.
I love the battery saw. Everything about it is amazing, I would recommend it to any climbing arborist. There are so many benefits to it, big and small. I will do a video when I get around to it.
Are you using an electric saw?
You have to be a good ground man, before you become a trimmer.
I happen to know a guy that never was a ground man, got educated and started trimming and climbing right from the start.
Fast forward 30 years to when I met him and he was such a joy, very sweet guy.
@@HPLAR_AIJEM to land these jobs you need to look like you know what you're doing. Talking the talk ain't it.
You need to be able to walk the walk, 4 days a week at the very least, be insured, be on top of your equipment.
What I'd suggest to you, is finding a cemetery nearby and joining up with the guys that do tree trimming there. Do that for a couple of summers, those are the busy season. You'll grow to be much better positioned to tackle these private jobs.
Guys get there through being a groundsman for a couple of years or, rarely - right from some arborist climber certification program. So those are your two ways of doing it, I'd say.
Since you said you're 22 I'll also mention that two years are not a long time. Those fly by faster and faster as time goes on.
Cheers mate.
Why don’t you show the base anchor and where the speed line passed through from the top? Your videos are cool but they’d be better if it were more educational by ACTUALLY showing the setup and techniques
Ps; is this in Canada or USA?
West coast of Canada
why do you have a prussik on your flipline?
So I can choke it around a branch or stem and use the lanyard as a single line so I get the full length rather than half.
I thought the theory of using a speedline is attaching it always just above the branch you want to cut. Using the tree top as single attachment can create too much side force on the top and can cause to break it, especially when the groundman is standing at some distance. Maybe I'm wrong. Good job by the way!
I believe it's less of an issue with smaller diameter limbs. I'm sure if he were speedlining some larger wood that would've been a consideration. I think!
How long wound a battery use?
is that Husky battery powered ? nice job by the way.
Yes, it’s battery powered. It’s an incredible tool with so many benefits both large and small
Neat!
Cheers
11:29 My legs become weak, my hands are shaking.. lol
6:57 watch your head my friend!
It was a little close, it's those moments where you need to acknowledge it, understand why it happened and make the correct adjustments. Thanks for commenting
You can call that working smart 👍👊
Yes sir!!
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I need a set of climbing ropes and equipment now😢
love it hard to convince climbers i know to do it" an bro dont cut twice' just flush cut em cos it works'
В Рф их можно заказать в Питере, вроде Альпневашоп.
There's more than one way to skin a catfish.
Good perspective from the Ground Guy yes wet stuff dropping on you all the time is a bit demoralizing but getting him involved in the technical parts is a great way to run a crew. Morale is big!!
That is so true, you have to make the job fun and easier wherever possible
Climbing Arborist, I totally agree. The problem solving involved with speed lining becomes a shared experience between climber and grounds person, and it’s good for strengthening the team related aspects of the crew.
@@ClimbingArborist Hello from Russia! How much did this work cost to the customer? how much did you earn (net profit)?
Quicker? Maybe/probably. Smarter? YES! My old boss is A GREAT arborist but a total old school knuckle head when it comes to this. We'd be swimming in brush if he were up there. AND scratching the fence up with limbs. I'd much rather put a little work in to a speed line, than crack the whip and bury my ground man.
I 100% agree dude. It makes the job better in so many different ways
Cool to see a pro use an electric chain saw. Battery technology has come a long way in the past 30 years....
The battery saw is amazing, especially as a climbing chainsaw.
What saw is it?
@@Vincegould husqvarna, 4:33.
the point you make about just sending branches down and saving your groundsmens energy was really great.
more people need this attitude
Cheers bro, it's so true, we need to always think of ways to best work as a team to make easier, fun, enjoyable and safer
@@ClimbingArborist I look forward to running a team that I can implement this kind of attitude into the workplace instead of letting the egos drive the workplace
i also appreciate it ahaha as a groundie most climbers will just dump it all down below
Very informative video! Thank you for this
I’m curious, did the battery on the lil husqvarna last the whole job ??🤔🤔🤔
Thanks, yeah the battery lasted the entire tree until I switch out saws.
@@ClimbingArborist wow that's really amazing battery life. Thank you very much for posting this! It was good to see all the manageable trunk sizes to make the work more safe.
@Climbing Arborist Thanks for another great vid. Its great to see you talking through the thought process from ground to crown and everything inbetween. As a young climber/ small tree firm owner im always cocerned im not efficient enough. Can i ask how many hrs on that job please?
John Horseman glad you enjoyed it bro. It wouldn’t be a true reflection of the job to tell you how long it took due to the additional time it takes for all the filming. We quoted it for a day and new we could complete in a day easily with all the filming
What little model of husqvarna chainsaw was that
Great video!
At the end I see you're wearing a wrist guard.
I dont know if youre dealing with wrist issues that i did but i had wirst pain so bad 5 yrs ago that i worried if i could still work.
A friend recommended a very knowledgable RMT massage therapist and changed my life. now still climbing strong with no issues due to my therapist's help
You're a leader in the industry for the fact you do everything on camera there's no hiding anything with you everything is the truth and nothing but the truth that is why I follow you that is why I respect you
Appreciate that bro, if I didn't do things correctly and safely I'd be a hypocrite , and I want to promote safe work practices and show that you can be efficient while being safe, showing unsafe work practices on a platform like TH-cam is irresponsible as it may encourage others to copy and potentially injure themselves because of it.
@@ClimbingArborist 👊✊👊✊👊✊ thank God because if everybody was speaking like you I wouldn't have so much drama going on but then again it's okay I'm on my 7th configuration SRT device I can tell you one thing I'm having the time of my life right now and I owe a lot of that the people like you that believed in this industry for new guys like me three years ago
Wodking smarter not harder always a good idea. Keeps fatigue at bay and your head in the game. Awesome use case for speedline!
Efficiency and working as a great team is the key to a long happy career as an arborist
I can see the effort put into the camera work. Been watching for a couple of years or more and things are looking better than ever. Extra angles and cameras are nice. Does it slow you down a lot to get the drone out and set up the top camera? How much longer does it take to edit that much more footage together? I like that there is continuity between the jump cuts and it's all in sequence. That electric saw is a treat as well. Nice and quiet. Probably nice to work with out all the noise and exhaust.
If you have ever done any kind of filming you know it takes some time and setup, the more cameras the longer it takes. Luckily the GoPro footage doesn't really slow things up. It's just when you want to get certain shots you have to think ahead to get the ones you want. It's great working with Joel from InTree media also, his shots from the ground are awesome and adds a whole extra level to the viewing.
The battery saw is amazing, I love everything about it.
Nice job! What do You use to prevent safety glasses from fogging up?
Well you didn't ask me but I will tell ya. Any type of soap bar that has glycerine in it, always used Nutregena myself. Just rub some on inside of len's an rub off with a soft cloth.
That's battery chainsaw is pretty nice. Especially places you can't start making noise early morning.
This saw is great, my favourite for in the tree
Yup, your a good guy. Actually took the time to talk to your groundsman and made his life a little easier. My boss has been "speed bombing" in a bucket for 2 years and I'm about burned out. It's definitely demoralizing to me as a groundsman for someone make that big pile of brush and then drop the big logs on that. Fishing through all that, than drag it makes life hellish at work. I think the worst part is I'm standing there waiting for branches to grab, but I can't safely get a branch before another falls. Thanks for showing me there are people in the world who still care!
Thanks bro, really appreciate tour comment 🤙
Having someone in the tree that considers your safety is key, a boss that won’t listen to his line men will have a lot of turnover. I’m not about to risk injury for someone’s impatience.
I know im asking the wrong place but does any of you know a way to log back into an instagram account..?
I stupidly forgot my login password. I appreciate any help you can offer me.
@Maximo Mario instablaster =)
@Keaton Hezekiah i really appreciate your reply. I found the site on google and I'm waiting for the hacking stuff now.
Looks like it's gonna take quite some time so I will reply here later when my account password hopefully is recovered.
Really good video ! Well explained
, it's just the little details like how you sling the branches ,
catapult tips and cutting techniques , all pretty obvious but I recon a lot of people would benefit 😊
like I say otherwise ,, Brilliant vid 👍 👍👍
Alot of people look but they can't see. The climber put a whole lot of branches in a bunch. That way when the climber does the snap cut. The climber can simply drop the pieces of trunk on the heaped branches on the floor. This protect surfaces from damage!
A cushion?
Nice video! You can tell a pro - they smile in the rain. Well done.
Haha, Cheers buddy
Cool video I hate dragging branches out
Haha, I think everyone hates dragging branches
For the lower branches you can use a pulley on the top and you can control the ascent.
Hey, thanks for posting this. Your videos were the first I came across when getting into tree work and added great supplementary info and things to think about when on the job site. Really enjoy the calm vibe, clear demonstrations/explanations, and safe work practices.
Brent Archer thanks for the comment Brent, glad you enjoyed the video
Truly magnificent. Been watching your videos ever since I started climbing trees and your professional advice and tips have certainly made an impact in my career. Thank you so much. Be safe always and keep doing what you love!
Thanks bro, it’s comments like yours that keep encouraging me to make more videos that are better and more informative than the last. Cheers
Thanks Dan. I still love watching your video's to this day. I have been following your channel since 2013. You taking your time, to share the experience by way of video is so much appreciated by so many of us who follow you.Be safe out there!PSI was wondering if you are still planning on finishing your SRT series? I believe you started them before your battled the Lyme D. and the Silky blade. Hey also wanted to tell ya that I am enjoying the Pod Cast Series also.
Thanks for your kind comments dude, I really appreciate hearing from you guys who enjoy the videos.
I will get around to finishing the SRT series. Glad you enjoy the podcast, its another form of media that provides a different form of information and way to get it.
Thanks for one more great video ! They say a good climber is a good groundsman first and your approach on this job should be seen by more arb companies. As you say technicity not only saves everybody energy and spirits, but its also what we can sell best : good ideas, the skills to apply them, its valuable.
As a rookie in the job (and from France, where sometimes innovating takes time) your videos are awesome to pick new ideas and new approaches !
Thanks to you for taking the time and thanks to your colleague for flying the drone on top of handling on the ground !
Thanks for your comments, we really try to explain our process and explain the techniques used in this video. I’m glad you find this video useful. Cheers
Awesome job on this video, Dan. Thank you, and please continue making more in this format; it's so valuable!
John Giannetti thanks for the comment John, I plan to make more videos like this
Brilliant video!
Great educational video but also very efficient. Brilliant you think of the bigger picture of all those involved
Thanks for the comment, much appreciated
1000 plus likes... 20 dislikes. Keep doing what you are doing.
Awesome job.
Cheers bro, appreciate your comment.
You have some of the best educational videos. I tell anyone who needs to learn something new when they are hired to take what they learn at work and check out your climbingarborist.com website for more instructional videos.
Cheers bro, that's great that you find it a useful resource and can share it with your staff
Nice job Great video👍⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Cheers dude, thanks for watching
You are such a good dude! I see your huge heart. I would so love to work under you, or at the very least just hang out with you for a day!
I appreciate your extremely kind comment 🙏
Never seen anyone wear their lower straps under the spike. Is any benefits to this?
Kasey Smith : I do a turn around the spur shank with the strap and then to the buckle !
@@stephenlawlor211 why? What advantage does this afford?
It pulls the spurs/spikes up into the sole of the boot and keeps it more in position. It my preferred method of wearing spurs
@@v3124 : Spur stability against boot !
Climbing Arborist makes sense. Thanks for sharing all the great content and knowledge. Really been enjoying your podcast as well. Keep up the good work!!!
Thanks for the great vid and insight! As a newb vids like this are hugely helpful. Are you glad you bought the electric Husky over a small gas saw?
I don't have a bad word to say about the battery Husqy, I absolutely love that saw
Cool. Thx!
How tall was this tree? New to your channel. Great stuff.
Welcome to the channel bud. It wasn’t a huge tree, maybe 70ft
How many batteries did u go through? Nice job
The entire job on one battery
Great video! was the speedline anchor at the base of the tree?
Yes