Very first tree removal video I ever saw and that's when I decided I wanted to learn to climb. Best decision I ever made 8 years ago. I love this video man!
Hey man, just wanted to say how much respect I have for your career, its amazing. I'm a lineman by trade and climb almost daily and just can't believe the things you guys do, its such an underrated job and people have no idea how much skill and technique is involved. Its an absolute joy to watch you work, cheers brother, stay safe and keep up the good work!
Hey Jon, just a few quick comments mate. I'm an australian tree climber, and have been for a while. I can see Marti's comments, and sadly must agree with him - I can tell he's old and grumpy and fed up watching guys hurt themselves and the guys around them. There's no disputing you're a skilled arborist, with a good team and good equipment, and you're in business to make money, and you're definitely doing that, so well done. But when you put stuff up on You Tube all the young climbers watch it, and you become a bit of a mentor to them. You want them to climb safe. So put a lanyard on your saw and don't do any more free climbing - even if you don't agree with me. and watch the speed on your munter - looks cool but gets hot. Keep up the videos.
Much respect for your brave actions, this was by far the most detailed tree cutting video I've seen and now understand why tree cutting/removal are the prices they are. Keep up the good work and videos.
One life line being the torn up orange cord. Also, the chainsaw wasn't rigged up to another rope. Imagine if he dropped it and it hit one of those guys below him.
Also, I think it's thought of as he doesn't tie himself off. Such as a climber ties themself off every so many feet. So if they lose grip, aka his rope slipping and his boots become unstuck, they they wont fall all the way to the ground. so he would tie himself off like he tie those knots on tree section before he cuts them.
Awesome. It’s a treat to watch a true professional at work like this. The climbing, the cutting, and even the ease and knowledge of the rope work and tying of knots was fascinating to watch for this suburban backyard limb cutter. 🤣👍
@@leeblack1248 Are you volunteering to have a saw dropped on your head from 60ft? A hard hat could mitigate the damage to your head (won't prevent it) however it won't protect your neck from the sudden impact.
Never seen such craziness ... i thought he was going to drop the saw trying to hold on for the ride .. one hand on saw one on tree.. LOOKING for TROUBLE.. common Scenes cant be out smarted Get a lanyard
You definitely have huge balls doing that and you make it look easy. I would never in my life attempt to do anything like that. You couldn’t pay me! Hats off to guys out their like you!
The pickup crew/men don't stand under the climber while he saws away at the tree or while he drops limbs so for someone to get hit by the saw would be rare because of the precautions that should already be taken into perspective
Danger Levi so should basic safety procedures. Like saying real men don't crash cars. If doesn't work if he is bucked and his saw goes flying. For £20/30 bucks you can avoid damaging people or property plus the legal issues.
+Reon Rounds thanks for the comment that doesn't complain about not having a saw lanyard. or glasses. or gloves. or i'm moving too fast. or BLA BLA BLA.
BreakDemAnkles Montage did you see how fast he spurred up the tree? If fat limbs were horizontal over the house and tree was sprawling all over then yes a lift might be necessary. But certainly not in this case. No limbwalking whatsoever. Like climbing a pole.
he free climbed a 110 foot pine and you think he is worried about a line. hate to say it but he will fall one day. seen it to many times. people get cocky after doing it so long. plus this tree was no where near 110 it's only about 50 to 60 feet over a one store house which is 25 to 30 foot tops
Most of this was great. I’ve been climbing for most of my life and professionally, 3 years. My dad is a certified master arborist and had his company almost 30 years. Your rig set ups were great. It doesn’t matter you don’t have a clip. You got your knots quick. A saw lanyard would be good, a saw could kill someone if it fell from that height. I’ve misclipped before and been happy for one, but I have a clip that works with one hand so I often do it too fast. You would also get killed if you fell from that height so I wouldn’t recommend freeclimbing. Often times I use that back side of my lanyard so even though it will run out it would still catch me. That last thing would be cutting with one hand. Cutting a branch on the backside isn’t a terrible thing, but you could still cut one of the ropes and drop yourself or the branch. I don’t want to criticize, you did a professional job and had good equipment. However I’ve also read enough “deaths/injuries of the month” to know enough guys (experienced ones too) die, from falling, from things falling on them, and from getting cut. Don’t want to see the death of a good climber. Climb safe, have a good day!
+desertsawyer.com we take them to different places depending on the log. we have a yard where we sort through them and stock pile them. paper or boards.
Nice job brother good clean cuts . only thing is PUT a snap away lanyard on your limb saw for your safety and your ground crews safety brother and if you dropped it your heart would stop as you watched $600 explode: )
Nicely done. The equipment used is admirable. When I climbed pines in Houston Texas ('80's) it was just ropes, saddle, more ropes and perhaps a dozen ground crew, and several pick-up trucks. I was concerned about your climbing safety and tool security. Take care.
saw lanyard dood...one handed saw work...is it really necessary? NO! so why? stupid and lazy or showing off...either way leads to trouble. sorry to nitpick... otherwise great removal...you are a badass, now just tighten up your game. and go pro. :)
You are awesome, I’ve been climbing and cutting trees for 17 years and had my first bad accident recently I was one handing my arborist saw same husky you have and it kicked back not sure what it hit when it did I threw my hand up to catch it from hitting my body, cut me bad but I was lucky no tendons just skin and muscle, shook me up bad haven’t gotten back to it yet, I am going to slow down and be more careful, be safe and God bless
Here is a simple safety tip: always have a climbing line double the length of the height at which you will be climbing and you will be able to get to the ground in one shot encase of an emergency, also make sure that your helper of groundsmen know how to quickly set up friction with your climbing line encase of an injury making it hard or impossible for you to make a monkey's fist to repel on. Another good tip is when dropping large limbs or chunks of wood make sure that your climbing line is always on the back side of the tree or well out of the way of falling wood, a chunk of wood caught up in your line could be a very nasty surprise which could also cause quite an injury. There are many other important pointers to know before attempting to work in large and or tall trees and after all of you greenhorns tuck away 35 years of climbing you are sure to know most. Climb safe people and use good judgement and common sense. On a 175'-200' climb I use a 450' length of samson climbing line neatly stowed into a clean plastic garbage can tucked on the backside of the tree that I am about to climb knot free, kink free.
Hey Marti, I agree! I never liked lowering lines running close to my legs or saddle, I too have a 200' line for climbing bigger trees. I'm really good with a throw line and many times the first limb is 100', many people from the net don't believe but I can throw 100' easy. But that's where a good ground person can set lowering lines for you and in his removal I would of set lowering lines in the trees close by. I did the same thing with a Tulip poplar at 185'.
Nice work. Yes, I noticed all the little bits that the pros have noticed, but you already know that yourself. Good video. I especially like how quickly you do your knots.
To all of you who bother to reply to me and send me your nasty comments, you obviously have never climbed trees with a saw and performed tree removal on 150-200 foot tall redwoods and douglas firs, I have and do all the time with over 35 years climbing experience so until you get it through your thick skulls that no professional climber ever allows his saw or tools to be taken above ground level without having them properly secured to his harness. It is advised to use a break away lanyard which breaks away at 200lbs pull so if by chance your saw get's stuck in a cut and the piece that you are cutting takes your saw with it that it does not rip you out of the tree. Please keep your comments to yourself and go watch some other climbing videos on here because there are plenty which do show good climbing techniques and maybe you can learn something besides sending me your lame nasty opinions which are clearly wrong, better yet why don't you go and work as a groundsman underneath this guy without any worries of his saw slipping out of his hand and whacking you on your head!.
Marti woodchip Right on, Marty. As for you, mexicant, tell that to his ground guy when the saw goes through his head. On a job site, or a video, it's everyone's RIGHT and OBLIGATION to point out unsafe practices so that people like you don't learn just enough bad information to go out and start under-cutting legitimate tree guys.
Cool vid and nice job but dumbest thing I see is first your not running a stihl and second you need to have that saw on a lanyard no reason to keep disconnecting it just asking for trouble what if you needed both hands in a flash and you can't because your right hand has a saw in it what do you do toss it and falls and kills one of your groundsman ? There cheap man serious
my old job back in the 90's ....i loved climbing those pines after you de-limb them get to the top good breeze comes by and then you feel like your on an amusement park ride...very nice
not tied in twice while cutting, free climbing up the tree, tools unsecured and setting a terrible example for your impressionable apprentice. shame on you.
Justin Temple yes you are correct very dangerous practice and he makes it more dangerous for himself plus his crew steel core lan and saw lan a must but he and his crew are very good at what they do he is no ameture
Christina Pankey I don't care how good someone is or thinks they are. It's attitudes like that that get people killed. Not worth it at all. Stupid practice.
That tree is not 110 foot tall your rope is from 120 foot to 150 foot doubled up 150 foot is only 75 your rope was touching the ground and doubled up can't be 110 foot and less you got a 220 foot rope I have done this for 24 years and I can see that is no 110 foot tree
I'm the guy roping ! Buddy I can assure you that its 110 plus. My 200 lowering line wouldn't make it from the ground to the block and back so I had to go cut a 250 off the spool on the truck just for this tree.
Highly unprofessional not having a lanyard attached to the saw 100% of the time while up in a tree especially with groundsman below you, OSHA would can your ass if they saw that on a job site and you had better change your routine and start doing it right, wouldn't hurt to put a clip on the end of your lowering line either for the limbs instead of having to make a knot every time and then having the ground help have to untie the knot. How long have you been climbing anyways?
Marti woodchip OSHA...well...when Women joined the labor force...OSHA was invented. ...OSHA,how Gay...the only think their rules do is SLOW the worker down....ever tried roofing following OSHA rules...dont..you might get killed...check that out on you tube..luckily we never had to roof according to their standards.
You can say and or think whatever you want but the truth is that only unskilled and inexperienced tree workers would ever disconnect a saw while up in a tree regardless if any ground crew personnel are present. Even when switching out saws or sending one down to be refueled the proper way is to connect the saw to the access line before disconnecting it from your harness therefore always keeping the saw attached no matter what, the only time that I ever use a saw while not connected directly to my harness is sometimes while making big cuts on very large tops or sections I may connect the saw directly to the tree below my feet just in the slight chance it gets yanked with the section that I am cutting, I usually only do this with dead or unpredictable cuts where you do not quite know how good the interior of the wood is and this is besides the fact that my lanyard is a breakaway type that will disconnect anyways from the harness at about 200lbs pull force but who wants to be yanked with 200lbs while in a tree?.....not me. Roofing is someone other than myself's ballgame and I do not and will not compare roofing with tree climbing since there is no comparison. Rule of thumb is that if you are more than 10 feet above ground and fall you very easily could brake bones, be paralyzed and or even die so you go ahead and carry on your way of doing things but please do not send me your opinions about how to do tree work safely because I have been climbing for over 34 years in some of the tallest trees on earth, Coastal Redwoods and Douglas Fir trees which easily reach heights of over 200 feet. good day to you sir.
all i'm going to say is ...in the time it took you to wright that , i took down two trees.18 yrs, well over 20,000 removals, countless notch and drops, and owned my own business for 10 years.(my credentials)i am sorry that you are mad at me for not being OSHA correct.
Marti woodchip I agree. Most learn about saw lanyards first time up a tree. Not sure why it takes 18 years to learn this. I am sorry a $15 lanyard cuts into profits too much.
Wow, it's nice to see that the guys running the rigging on the ground know to let the blocks run instead of jerking them to a halt and taking you for a ride each time. Good groundsmen are hard to find. It took my boss a little while to teach me to let things run in certain situations.
I'm a medic full time, I won't tell you what to do. What I will say is thinking about some of your safety procedures might keep you from being in the back of my ambulance. I've been on more than one call where an arborist fell. It usually doesn't end well. I went on a call where an iron worker dropped a hammer and it hit another worker on the arm. I would hate to see what happens if you were to drop that saw. Lanyards and ropes are cheap, paying injury claims or hospital bills aren't. I enjoy your videos and you do great work.
Good job man balls of steel free climbing like that people get way to fed up complaining how u do things people just need to understand people do things there own ways when they get attained to it best of luck man
I had to prune trees in my yard . . . . I went thru TWO gas powered chainsaws in 3 weeks. I never got more than 25 ft up into the trees & was SHOOK (im an electrician & have worked in lifts up to 50 ft) But that freefall stuff scared the life out of me. Oh yeah, I used 18" chainsaws & couldnt lift my arms the next day. I have a newfound respect for this type of work . . . incredibly dangerous. Big Ups to ur SKILLS. Be safe !
Awesome knowledge and skill! I think I remember correctly from my days as a shrimper and commercial fisherman; those are bowline knots you're tying? Ever think of filming the footage with a drone hivering above you?
great job! your Man on the rope did a great job letting the load run enough to reduce the shock to the climber. I personally use a saw lanyard, I haven't dropped a saw in a long time but I would rather be safe than... well you know. also I am always tied in at two different points when cutting, preferably with a steel core flip line. the longer I climb/cut, the more cautious I tend to be but still efficient. I would definatly recommend your company if asked, very professional.
For everyone complaining about the frayed lanyard I’m almost positive that’s a wire core. Some fraying isn’t a big deal with a steel core Flipline. The really unsafe stuff with free climbing without tying in at the very beginning, having no chainsaw lanyard, rigging pieces towards the house when he didn’t have to, and trying to sway the 10 foot logs back and forth trying to get the hinge to break. That’s the shit gunna get you in trouble not the flip line.
you are a balls of steel m-f'r jonathon, hats off and keep the vids coming. frickin awesome, felt that back of my knees tinglin when you were up at the top heheeee!
Great job man...we do the same in California and love it when is high and wild...we do mostly skinny 120 foot palm love the ride...be safe man great work
We have one at LEAST as tall as this one - and our cabin is for sale! This huge tree's trunk is about six feet from the walkway to our front deck in the Colorado mountains, and we are going to have to have it taken down - WE ARE 82 YEARS OLD! WE STILL HIKE, RIDE ATV'S, CLIMB STEEP PLACES (USED TO USE PARACHUTE CORD, TIED WITH LOOPS AND ANCHORED TO A STRONG CEDAR TREE AND LET OURSELVES OVER A RED ROCK CLIFF FACE, AND SWING BACK INTO CAVES - OF COURSE, THAT WAS WHEN WE WERE IN OUR 20'S; HOWEVER, we are going to have to find a Colorado tree cutter that will take this huge pine down for us - So I can hardly wait to show this to my husband and ask him if he wants to TRY doing it this way! (Good thing he has a sense of humor!!! - I'm certain the answer is going to be "Are you CRAZY??? I'm NOT!!) Anyway, very entertaining, my dad used to work in the woods taking down timber, so I've watched it all my life, and one of my very best boyfriends worked in the Pacific Northwest as a logger - and what a WELL BUILT man he was - But, I don't want my husband DEAD......and we will find someone HERE that can do it. We NEED to get it down so we can get the cabin sold before the summer is out - WOW! No idea how we will do that, but will find some "Daredevil" somewhere (better check our cabin insurance for that type of thing, huh?) And PRAY a LOT! I've seen some pricing of $1,000 to bring down one of these things, SO......it's a big thing for us to figure it all out - anyway, good there are people that can do that, but with other trees we took town, my husband climbed up and attached steel cable to it and then I ran the electric winch with a switch when he told me to, as he sawed, he had the winch wired up to the battery and we took over 60 Ponderosa Pine down this way - very BIG, and we were in our 70's - and still going strong but won't do THIS BIG ONE right by the cabin!
Im so high ive been watching people cut down trees for the past 2 hours
Hahaha me too wtf
Me too.. hahahaha.. that's trippier than the videos.. so good..
P1X13_DU5T _-SNORTER yeah they are
Lmao Same here
I'm mezmorized
Very first tree removal video I ever saw and that's when I decided I wanted to learn to climb. Best decision I ever made 8 years ago. I love this video man!
balls of steel. I wouldn't even want to watch someone climb that high
swagg so smooth23 It's safer than feeding the chipper.
swagg so smooth23 it's fun
That's only 33.5 metres
yea i agree something id like to learn how to do but im in an apprenticeship to be an electrician this would be a good side job though
Shit I worked with the best climber in Illinois, I loved watching him climb, it's an art.
Hey man, just wanted to say how much respect I have for your career, its amazing. I'm a lineman by trade and climb almost daily and just can't believe the things you guys do, its such an underrated job and people have no idea how much skill and technique is involved. Its an absolute joy to watch you work, cheers brother, stay safe and keep up the good work!
A lineman that appreciates tree tards? Whatttt
Hey Jon, just a few quick comments mate. I'm an australian tree climber, and have been for a while. I can see Marti's comments, and sadly must agree with him - I can tell he's old and grumpy and fed up watching guys hurt themselves and the guys around them. There's no disputing you're a skilled arborist, with a good team and good equipment, and you're in business to make money, and you're definitely doing that, so well done. But when you put stuff up on You Tube all the young climbers watch it, and you become a bit of a mentor to them. You want them to climb safe. So put a lanyard on your saw and don't do any more free climbing - even if you don't agree with me. and watch the speed on your munter - looks cool but gets hot. Keep up the videos.
Well said!
I like writing books as comments too!!!!!!!😄😄😄😄
I'm sure when all you're used to looking at are pictures, even a sentence seems like a book.
Feral Wig my thoughts exactly
Lmaooo
Its always fascinating to watch anyone who is really good at their job, learning techniques that they use and new ways to tie a knot! Always learning!
Legend has it they are still picking up the 1000 sheets of plywood
Much respect for your brave actions, this was by far the most detailed tree cutting video I've seen and now understand why tree cutting/removal are the prices they are. Keep up the good work and videos.
Great video!! Your rigging is good, but those are some really unsafe climbing issues.
what techniques were unsafe ?
One life line being the torn up orange cord. Also, the chainsaw wasn't rigged up to another rope. Imagine if he dropped it and it hit one of those guys below him.
Thank you for the answer. I'm too old to do this, still, I like to know best practices. Amazed at the work, must be incredibly hard on your body.
Also, I think it's thought of as he doesn't tie himself off. Such as a climber ties themself off every so many feet. So if they lose grip, aka his rope slipping and his boots become unstuck, they they wont fall all the way to the ground. so he would tie himself off like he tie those knots on tree section before he cuts them.
+Wry Ipx it is very hard
Awesome. It’s a treat to watch a true professional at work like this. The climbing, the cutting, and even the ease and knowledge of the rope work and tying of knots was fascinating to watch for this suburban backyard limb cutter. 🤣👍
That's some strong rope. Did it ever snap?
"I'm a frayed knot."
Kenny Bales
Nicely played
Is this not like the most exciting thing ever watching videos about cutting trees and mowing grass sometimes it's so satisfying i can watch it all day
nice but use a saw lanyard
Bill Weifenbach
Funny, same thought I had...🙂
I don't get it? I hope all the groundies are wearing hard hats 🐒
@@leeblack1248 Are you volunteering to have a saw dropped on your head from 60ft? A hard hat could mitigate the damage to your head (won't prevent it) however it won't protect your neck from the sudden impact.
Never seen such craziness ... i thought he was going to drop the saw trying to hold on for the ride .. one hand on saw one on tree.. LOOKING for TROUBLE..
common Scenes cant be out smarted Get a lanyard
You definitely have huge balls doing that and you make it look easy. I would never in my life attempt to do anything like that. You couldn’t pay me! Hats off to guys out their like you!
pine removal in a real tight spot. Love it!
Jonathan Hill
Daniela Cernobori jkhh jij
Jonathan Hill
How do you control the descent of the logs?
robertofkennedy exactly what I was wondering
Dude i am terrifed of hieghts but people should make this into a vr game
Thank you for not talking and not putting background music.
why is there no lashing on the chainsaw???? if he dropped it ?
Good climbers don’t drop saws
Danger Levi Could he guarantee that he wouldn’t drop the saw? I for one would not work underneath someone working in this way.
The pickup crew/men don't stand under the climber while he saws away at the tree or while he drops limbs so for someone to get hit by the saw would be rare because of the precautions that should already be taken into perspective
Danger Levi so should basic safety procedures. Like saying real men don't crash cars. If doesn't work if he is bucked and his saw goes flying. For £20/30 bucks you can avoid damaging people or property plus the legal issues.
Danger Levi by that logic, why wear any safety gear at all? Why wear a harness while climbing? Good climbers never fall, right?
Nice job brother done tree work my whole life come from logging and residential tree work still the hardest out there
Nicly done.. Your a pro and it shows...You made it look to easy!!
+Reon Rounds thanks for the comment that doesn't complain about not having a saw lanyard. or glasses. or gloves. or i'm moving too fast. or BLA BLA BLA.
Just having the balls to climb that tree is amazing. Love it
I love the tight stuff Too Jonathan.! Great skills Mate.! You still wouldn't catch me working under you without a saw lanyard Tho ;-D lol
+Southern Tas Climbers thanks man.
Southern Tas Climbers the
BreakDemAnkles Montage did you see how fast he spurred up the tree? If fat limbs were horizontal over the house and tree was sprawling all over then yes a lift might be necessary. But certainly not in this case. No limbwalking whatsoever. Like climbing a pole.
@@briankennedy1313
I have such respect for anyone that does this for a living. And now I'm nauseous but enjoyed the video.
this made my stomach hurt😂 I'm afraid of heights
Excellent job sir! Thank you for the video.
mr hill that lanyard your climber is using looks frayed please check it before an accident happens
glad I wasn't the only one who spotted that
I use a steel cable one. all it takes is a slip of the saw.... long ways down.
Richard keith I saw that too...relax...this guys a pro...been doing that a long time...its obvious in his movements.
you are correct, always better to put one on.
thats a misconception. when under tension, the steel cores are no match for our climbing saws. just don't nick your fucking lanyard. ever.
That was outstanding work you guys did there. Very impressed with your skills
he free climbed a 110 foot pine and you think he is worried about a line. hate to say it but he will fall one day. seen it to many times. people get cocky after doing it so long. plus this tree was no where near 110 it's only about 50 to 60 feet over a one store house which is 25 to 30 foot tops
go pro messes up stuff like that
Most of this was great. I’ve been climbing for most of my life and professionally, 3 years. My dad is a certified master arborist and had his company almost 30 years. Your rig set ups were great. It doesn’t matter you don’t have a clip. You got your knots quick. A saw lanyard would be good, a saw could kill someone if it fell from that height. I’ve misclipped before and been happy for one, but I have a clip that works with one hand so I often do it too fast. You would also get killed if you fell from that height so I wouldn’t recommend freeclimbing. Often times I use that back side of my lanyard so even though it will run out it would still catch me. That last thing would be cutting with one hand. Cutting a branch on the backside isn’t a terrible thing, but you could still cut one of the ropes and drop yourself or the branch. I don’t want to criticize, you did a professional job and had good equipment. However I’ve also read enough “deaths/injuries of the month” to know enough guys (experienced ones too) die, from falling, from things falling on them, and from getting cut. Don’t want to see the death of a good climber. Climb safe, have a good day!
Love the video. What do you do with the logs? Do you have a mill close by or do you process them yourself. Keep up the good work and thanks.
+desertsawyer.com we take them to different places depending on the log. we have a yard where we sort through them and stock pile them. paper or boards.
Good work man...
I've been climbing for 10+ years.
Nice job brother good clean cuts . only thing is PUT a snap away lanyard on your limb saw for your safety and your ground crews safety brother and if you dropped it your heart would stop as you watched $600 explode: )
no lanyard = expensive mistake and dead groundie
$600???? How bout the skulls of ground guys???
Nicely done. The equipment used is admirable. When I climbed pines in Houston Texas ('80's) it was just ropes, saddle, more ropes and perhaps a dozen ground crew, and several pick-up trucks. I was concerned about your climbing safety and tool security. Take care.
Hey man, nice video. Good work.
+Todd Hudson thank you kind sir!
saw lanyard dood...one handed saw work...is it really necessary? NO! so why? stupid and lazy or showing off...either way leads to trouble.
sorry to nitpick... otherwise great removal...you are a badass, now just tighten up your game. and go pro. :)
not many people like my style and thats ok.
Not many people like your style because you are a cowboy. You might be good but that doesn't mean you shouldn't work safely.
You are awesome, I’ve been climbing and cutting trees for 17 years and had my first bad accident recently I was one handing my arborist saw same husky you have and it kicked back not sure what it hit when it did I threw my hand up to catch it from hitting my body, cut me bad but I was lucky no tendons just skin and muscle, shook me up bad haven’t gotten back to it yet, I am going to slow down and be more careful, be safe and God bless
Here is a simple safety tip: always have a climbing line double the length of the height at which you will be climbing and you will be able to get to the ground in one shot encase of an emergency, also make sure that your helper of groundsmen know how to quickly set up friction with your climbing line encase of an injury making it hard or impossible for you to make a monkey's fist to repel on. Another good tip is when dropping large limbs or chunks of wood make sure that your climbing line is always on the back side of the tree or well out of the way of falling wood, a chunk of wood caught up in your line could be a very nasty surprise which could also cause quite an injury. There are many other important pointers to know before attempting to work in large and or tall trees and after all of you greenhorns tuck away 35 years of climbing you are sure to know most. Climb safe people and use good judgement and common sense. On a 175'-200' climb I use a 450' length of samson climbing line neatly stowed into a clean plastic garbage can tucked on the backside of the tree that I am about to climb knot free, kink free.
you need your own channel dog.I'm well aware of all this , but i guess this is a good platform to use, seem to be a lot of people reading.have fun!
Hey Marti,
I agree! I never liked lowering lines running close to my legs or saddle, I too have a 200' line for climbing bigger trees. I'm really good with a throw line and many times the first limb is 100', many people from the net don't believe
but I can throw 100' easy. But that's where a good ground person can set lowering lines for you and in his removal I would of set lowering lines in the trees close by. I did the same thing with a Tulip poplar at 185'.
nice work dude! great climbing and rigging techniques, thanks for the video!
Jesus.... How do you climb up to such a height lugging around brass balls like that?
Nice work. Yes, I noticed all the little bits that the pros have noticed, but you already know that yourself. Good video. I especially like how quickly you do your knots.
So many bad habits.
WOW, professionals at work here. Well done guys. Great work.👍🏆
To all of you who bother to reply to me and send me your nasty comments, you obviously have never climbed trees with a saw and performed tree removal on 150-200 foot tall redwoods and douglas firs, I have and do all the time with over 35 years climbing experience so until you get it through your thick skulls that no professional climber ever allows his saw or tools to be taken above ground level without having them properly secured to his harness. It is advised to use a break away lanyard which breaks away at 200lbs pull so if by chance your saw get's stuck in a cut and the piece that you are cutting takes your saw with it that it does not rip you out of the tree. Please keep your comments to yourself and go watch some other climbing videos on here because there are plenty which do show good climbing techniques and maybe you can learn something besides sending me your lame nasty opinions which are clearly wrong, better yet why don't you go and work as a groundsman underneath this guy without any worries of his saw slipping out of his hand and whacking you on your head!.
Again you are on my page, just saying>
Marti woodchip if it's not effecting you then don't worry about other people's actions
well said!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Marti woodchip Right on, Marty. As for you, mexicant, tell that to his ground guy when the saw goes through his head. On a job site, or a video, it's everyone's RIGHT and OBLIGATION to point out unsafe practices so that people like you don't learn just enough bad information to go out and start under-cutting legitimate tree guys.
are u saying that i am not legitimate ? Just wondering.... by the way where is your video?
Very precise! And the angles cut and the hitches, etc....great skill!
Cool vid and nice job but dumbest thing I see is first your not running a stihl and second you need to have that saw on a lanyard no reason to keep disconnecting it just asking for trouble what if you needed both hands in a flash and you can't because your right hand has a saw in it what do you do toss it and falls and kills one of your groundsman ? There cheap man serious
Stihl have gone downhill
You're talkin mad shit for someone in timber distance.
husqvarna is good💪💩💯.needs a saw lanyard tho.
my old job back in the 90's ....i loved climbing those pines after you de-limb them get to the top good breeze comes by and then you feel like your on an amusement park ride...very nice
not tied in twice while cutting, free climbing up the tree, tools unsecured and setting a terrible example for your impressionable apprentice. shame on you.
Justin Temple, Agreed. I’m not impressed.
Just plain stupid. No one is immune to mistakes. One wrong lick with a saw and he'd another "idiots with chainsaws" video.
I agree, if he accidentally just nicked his harness with his chainsaw he’s be dead
Justin Temple yes you are correct very dangerous practice and he makes it more dangerous for himself plus his crew steel core lan and saw lan a must but he and his crew are very good at what they do he is no ameture
Christina Pankey I don't care how good someone is or thinks they are. It's attitudes like that that get people killed. Not worth it at all. Stupid practice.
All of your videos are great,,,,Thank you.... You have a LOT more balls than me.
Nothing like seeing a Husqvarna rip through some pine logs.
+TreeBoi4Life yea man! That climbing saw is definitely the best. used a ms 20 for ever then found this thing.thanks for watching.
Great how to video now I cand finally take down that damn tree safely
That tree is not 110 foot tall your rope is from 120 foot to 150 foot doubled up 150 foot is only 75 your rope was touching the ground and doubled up can't be 110 foot and less you got a 220 foot rope I have done this for 24 years and I can see that is no 110 foot tree
Well, the aspens around my cottage are all 88-94 footers. I measured the last one I cut down. 110 feet might be a stretch, but not by much.
I'm the guy roping ! Buddy I can assure you that its 110 plus. My 200 lowering line wouldn't make it from the ground to the block and back so I had to go cut a 250 off the spool on the truck just for this tree.
Honestly can’t believe you free climbed that tree like that that’s awesome
stihl is better
Stihl fan fuck no lol
A young man's job for sure!
These guys are true professionals.
Highly unprofessional not having a lanyard attached to the saw 100% of the time while up in a tree especially with groundsman below you, OSHA would can your ass if they saw that on a job site and you had better change your routine and start doing it right, wouldn't hurt to put a clip on the end of your lowering line either for the limbs instead of having to make a knot every time and then having the ground help have to untie the knot. How long have you been climbing anyways?
Marti woodchip OSHA...well...when Women joined the labor force...OSHA was invented. ...OSHA,how Gay...the only think their rules do is SLOW the worker down....ever tried roofing following OSHA rules...dont..you might get killed...check that out on you tube..luckily we never had to roof according to their standards.
You can say and or think whatever you want but the truth is that only unskilled and inexperienced tree workers would ever disconnect a saw while up in a tree regardless if any ground crew personnel are present. Even when switching out saws or sending one down to be refueled the proper way is to connect the saw to the access line before disconnecting it from your harness therefore always keeping the saw attached no matter what, the only time that I ever use a saw while not connected directly to my harness is sometimes while making big cuts on very large tops or sections I may connect the saw directly to the tree below my feet just in the slight chance it gets yanked with the section that I am cutting, I usually only do this with dead or unpredictable cuts where you do not quite know how good the interior of the wood is and this is besides the fact that my lanyard is a breakaway type that will disconnect anyways from the harness at about 200lbs pull force but who wants to be yanked with 200lbs while in a tree?.....not me. Roofing is someone other than myself's ballgame and I do not and will not compare roofing with tree climbing since there is no comparison. Rule of thumb is that if you are more than 10 feet above ground and fall you very easily could brake bones, be paralyzed and or even die so you go ahead and carry on your way of doing things but please do not send me your opinions about how to do tree work safely because I have been climbing for over 34 years in some of the tallest trees on earth, Coastal Redwoods and Douglas Fir trees which easily reach heights of over 200 feet. good day to you sir.
Marti woodchip chill out will ya?
all i'm going to say is ...in the time it took you to wright that , i took down two trees.18 yrs, well over 20,000 removals, countless notch and drops, and owned my own business for 10 years.(my credentials)i am sorry that you are mad at me for not being OSHA correct.
Marti woodchip I agree. Most learn about saw lanyards first time up a tree. Not sure why it takes 18 years to learn this. I am sorry a $15 lanyard cuts into profits too much.
What an incredible video! You truly don't appreciate the skill it takes until you see a shot from the very top. Very skilled indeed.
+thegreenskeep1 thank you very much.
That groundman is awesome, very nice lowering.
Hoy that’s dizzying. Thank you for showing us the perspective from you there.
Man, I can't find the 1st page of this video comments. Too many to read. lots of complainers. Great video quality. Thanks for posting.
Nice video. We have a saying, " Professionals climb, amateurs ride in bucket trucks".
Fred Crum
Professionals set lines provide safety for crew members and themselves. Fda
There's nothing quite like a Husqvarna with a full chisel blade and a cup of coffee... well done guys outstanding work be safe
Wow, it's nice to see that the guys running the rigging on the ground know to let the blocks run instead of jerking them to a halt and taking you for a ride each time. Good groundsmen are hard to find. It took my boss a little while to teach me to let things run in certain situations.
Thanks buddy ! I'm the rope man in this video !
@@bigbluram Hey, you do great work! I know the skill that goes into it.
Man! You are great what you do! Just got weak watching while at top!
thank you
Dude your groundie is the shit. Let's them run perfectly!! Great vid
6:55 that was the most satisfying and smooth thing i’ve ever seen anyone do ever lmao
You'd be surprised how easy it is
2:20 duuuuude ive been at work all day cutting trees and shouldn't be watching more of it now that im done, but holy moley i liked that a lot!
im a grounds man. very well done sir. your hired.
Another slick job Jonathan, pretty good rope work too to keep you from taking a ride.
+Hisslave1 yea thats pretty important isn't it.
I'm a medic full time, I won't tell you what to do. What I will say is thinking about some of your safety procedures might keep you from being in the back of my ambulance. I've been on more than one call where an arborist fell. It usually doesn't end well. I went on a call where an iron worker dropped a hammer and it hit another worker on the arm. I would hate to see what happens if you were to drop that saw. Lanyards and ropes are cheap, paying injury claims or hospital bills aren't. I enjoy your videos and you do great work.
Mike L
Yes!!
you guys really know the best saws to pick out husqivarnas are the best
That was a good job. Very good. Bravo.
Good job man balls of steel free climbing like that people get way to fed up complaining how u do things people just need to understand people do things there own ways when they get attained to it best of luck man
That’s a dang fast bowline on those branches. You’re good at your job
Nothing unsafe there bro as long as u truly got it, you & I are from the same school, love it.
I had to prune trees in my yard . . . . I went thru TWO gas powered chainsaws in 3 weeks. I never got more than 25 ft up into the trees & was SHOOK (im an electrician & have worked in lifts up to 50 ft) But that freefall stuff scared the life out of me. Oh yeah, I used 18" chainsaws & couldnt lift my arms the next day. I have a newfound respect for this type of work . . . incredibly dangerous. Big Ups to ur SKILLS. Be safe !
Awesome knowledge and skill! I think I remember correctly from my days as a shrimper and commercial fisherman; those are bowline knots you're tying? Ever think of filming the footage with a drone hivering above you?
Well done on the climbers part and well done on the ground mans part.
anyone with balls big enough to do that is alright in my book no matter how they clip their saws to them!!! my hats off to you brave sir
amazing to watch you at work fantastic job
i’m 15 & terrified of heights, respect to this man
Great video. I give you credit. No way could I climb that high!
Respect to you you slayed that tree
definitely got a good man on the ropes below nice job everybody on the crew
Awesome man! I wish we had trees that tall in Denver
great job! your Man on the rope did a great job letting the load run enough to reduce the shock to the climber. I personally use a saw lanyard, I haven't dropped a saw in a long time but I would rather be safe than... well you know. also I am always tied in at two different points when cutting, preferably with a steel core flip line. the longer I climb/cut, the more cautious I tend to be but still efficient. I would definatly recommend your company if asked, very professional.
this guy's knots are pretty sweet
Mesmerised by his knots
For everyone complaining about the frayed lanyard I’m almost positive that’s a wire core. Some fraying isn’t a big deal with a steel core Flipline. The really unsafe stuff with free climbing without tying in at the very beginning, having no chainsaw lanyard, rigging pieces towards the house when he didn’t have to, and trying to sway the 10 foot logs back and forth trying to get the hinge to break. That’s the shit gunna get you in trouble not the flip line.
Now that is one skilled professional!
you are a balls of steel m-f'r jonathon, hats off and keep the vids coming. frickin awesome, felt that back of my knees tinglin when you were up at the top heheeee!
Great job man...we do the same in California and love it when is high and wild...we do mostly skinny 120 foot palm love the ride...be safe man great work
We have one at LEAST as tall as this one - and our cabin is for sale! This huge tree's trunk is about six feet from the walkway to our front deck in the Colorado mountains, and we are going to have to have it taken down - WE ARE 82 YEARS OLD! WE STILL HIKE, RIDE ATV'S, CLIMB STEEP PLACES (USED TO USE PARACHUTE CORD, TIED WITH LOOPS AND ANCHORED TO A STRONG CEDAR TREE AND LET OURSELVES OVER A RED ROCK CLIFF FACE, AND SWING BACK INTO CAVES - OF COURSE, THAT WAS WHEN WE WERE IN OUR 20'S; HOWEVER, we are going to have to find a Colorado tree cutter that will take this huge pine down for us - So I can hardly wait to show this to my husband and ask him if he wants to TRY doing it this way! (Good thing he has a sense of humor!!! - I'm certain the answer is going to be "Are you CRAZY??? I'm NOT!!) Anyway, very entertaining, my dad used to work in the woods taking down timber, so I've watched it all my life, and one of my very best boyfriends worked in the Pacific Northwest as a logger - and what a WELL BUILT man he was - But, I don't want my husband DEAD......and we will find someone HERE that can do it. We NEED to get it down so we can get the cabin sold before the summer is out - WOW! No idea how we will do that, but will find some "Daredevil" somewhere (better check our cabin insurance for that type of thing, huh?) And PRAY a LOT! I've seen some pricing of $1,000 to bring down one of these things, SO......it's a big thing for us to figure it all out - anyway, good there are people that can do that, but with other trees we took town, my husband climbed up and attached steel cable to it and then I ran the electric winch with a switch when he told me to, as he sawed, he had the winch wired up to the battery and we took over 60 Ponderosa Pine down this way - very BIG, and we were in our 70's - and still going strong but won't do THIS BIG ONE right by the cabin!
A bit late but I just had a go with my mates zigzag for the first time today, absolutely fantastic device made the job sooo much easier!
Great video! Loved it!
dude, the knicks in your flipline. I knew that I wasn't the only one! granted that it was when I first started to climb but still. mistakes happen.
I would never have the guts to do this so creds to this guy
Dang this guy is a BOSS at this
Great to see professionals at work!
You need a new lanyard !! Love your videos.
No way in hell would you catch me doing that. Dudes got balls!!!
Thanks for sharing pine tree removal vedio
watching this video make me sick, i have really big vertigo. Just like i were at top of this tree. Amazing job!