Hi Harry, glad that your worker was ok with his unfortunate incident in the tree. It is amazing that he has the drive and ambition to work in such a challenging position. Hats off to the young man for continuing after such an experience.
I climbed professionally at 18 yrs old for a national tree service starting in 1977.(I m 65 now and prune ornamentals to stay active) Been injured and almost killed a few times. The local tree warden used to say to me " Be careful, theres one out there with your name on it. "
I replied as well being 59 and still spurring up trees and cutting. You gotta stay active like you say. Their is a real shortage of young ones like Nathan to replace us.
I have nothing but respect for that courageous young man. And I've never coddled my sons or grandsons; however, I'd never have allowed them to pursue such a dangerous endeavor at that age. I remember every single time my life was in danger due to a unforeseeable mishap while doing such work. It's the most hazardous profession I know, and not for the inexperienced or physically limited.
Excellent zip line runs young fella you will go far indeed if you chose 2 , hello from remote rural NSW here. .@06:20 you where rigged right and didn't panic trusted the ropes and gear nice 1 indeed.
Removing a few gumtrees, we got Nathan up for the biggest removal of the day. He was going really well, when he sent one side of the head, and it caught his lifeline and pulled him hard off his spurs. Thankfully he was fine. We had pulled his lifeline to the side prior to the cut but it still managed to get hooked on the branch. It was all set up how we do it 1000s of times, thus it was a surprise when this incident happened. Also note, Nath has proved himself over again in other trees, so doing a tree this size wasn't new to him.
Whoa, always thought of that as a possibility but I've never seen it happen. Good reminder! Very cool seeing a young kid up in the trees, he has a good mentor! Also, I just bought a new climbing rope, it is much more malleable and prone to getting tangled in branches below me. Maybe that contributed?
Same thought. It would benefit us to present a clear diagnosis on what went wrong, why, and what will be done differently next time. It's just not good enough to say: "Happens to everyone" or "bad luck". No criticism intended whatsoever, just a suggestion to make the content even better.
I agree with some of the other comments that a breakdown of what happened and how it could have been prevented would be sweet. I came to this video (a new climber the last 3 years) not to watch a 16 year old get ripped from a tree but how I can prevent myself from being ripped from a tree. Without having all the information my ideas that could have helped prevent it are using a single and higher rigging point from the tree on the left, using a higher anchor point and cutting more lateral branches before sending a big top, and the most obvious one - keeping the climb line behind the tree and away from what's being rigged down. I'm not the guy to say things always need to be done by the book but I also think accidents can be prevented, The old kiwi guy I work for is constantly giving me tips with stories of accidents and near misses of why he tells me something. I would have appreciated this video a lot more if it came with something like "and this is why you always..." Saying he got unlucky doesn't feel good enough here, especially with a 16 year old (mad props to him for taking on the biggest tree of the day) but should be on the ground a couple more years before going up.
Now more I'm afraid of heights however, I enjoy watching, some I gaze at when it's so nice love it. see compassion with aunty grandma over there 👍🏼and with Uncle fallingtree. I see the way a tree is cut. I'm impressed math comes to life. You guide the branches on point never seen that before. Mahalo
@@TreeClimberHarry I can see your perspective and on-the-job practice makes sense, but what freaked me out in this vid is that he didn't seem to know what happened up there. It looked like someone or something yanked his lifeline ... looked pretty terrifying
Lucky fella. Best to get the big shocks over with nice and young - helps knock the "she'll be right" out of him sooner and give more of a sense of self preservation. Also 11:15 - I see you are being pretty careful with your saw, but how often do you end up with a bent bar when you're knocking down the trunk?
To find a young kid like that in Aus willing to have a go and work hard AND have a brain in his head is almost impossible, well done you've found a unicorn.
If more young people would get a job and work, especially a job like this the world would be in better shape than it is. None of these young people would be out there getting in trouble and stuff.
It’s not the age I think it’s the upbringing and values shown by the parents. Clearly this young man has had some good role models which is the responsibility of everyone around our younger people, just my thoughts.
Good on the young fella, he stayed composed and safe throughout the incident. Very mature, great attitude. Glad he wasn’t hurt. Bloke will go far with that work ethic.
As always great job there guys all around, Nathan did a mighty job there and lesson learned you had back up to catch you a valuable pice of experience any way congratulations young man and good luck for your future thanks for the video appreciate the time and your effort
What a young warrior glad he’s ok. But, Harry, 61 ain’t retirement age, especially here in the states. I’m 59 and still climbing and cuttin after a career in Commercial Diving.
Haha, glad to hear I’m not the only one that does the #1 & #3 most dangerous jobs. I’m happy with life but I make some dumb choices. And after my last dive job, spending 6 hours underwater with an air hammer, give me the trees any day.
@@paulliebeck2640 Man I spent many hours underwater with a jackhammer, torch, jet, etc in mid winter. I hear ya I’ll take the trees. Stay safe brother.
@Wildwoodjake Can't imagine it being pleasant, won't argue there. Not sure how it stacks up against tree work in terms of graft though. An entire career cutting/climbing, now that's impressive
So glad that young one wasn't injured, it can be a dangerous profession indeed. Rigging right and judging the fall line is everything. I learned early on, a section is a lot heavier than you might think. Especially important if your going to belay one to ground. Be careful up there in the wood.
Glad he’s okay , I’ve taken a hit before in a big pin oak , could have been really bad . He looked like he rigged it right, how did that tree top grip his rope ??
My partner has been falling trees for 45 years it’s a dangerous game he’s had 4-5 close calls in that time. 2 times he’s had the tree split up the middle of the trunk putting the face in. one was because of rot you can’t see. old growth trees that are huge. one other was the slight bend all the way up the tree lots of hidden pressure because of the crown laying to one side. He has many times seen arborists doing crazy shit. It doesn’t matter how much experience you have you can die real quick my uncle died because by the time he was found bevils had the best of him
@@arbhorrent Not saying it is not a good job, but it certainly is not for a child, and a 16 year old is a child. Office jobs yes, but dangerous professional jobs no. The danger is clearly emphasized by the fall in the video.
@Abdul-e3m. Most 16 year Olds are children still because how soft society has become. The 16 year old in this video is capable. He ain't no chump. What should he do? Play video games in the basement and hope one Day he'll become a man? Most boys his age should be focused on a good trade career versus going to some university where they'll turn his brain to mush.
Although this never happened to me, both of my spikes slipped out once while reaching for something and luckily I was double tied in. I’ve learned to keep a little more slack in my flip line so my spikes don’t slip out of their hold. My ground guy is pretty good and I try not to send big pieces down when working off skinny leaders.
Lucky lad and good he just laughed it off…lesson learned! I was a groundie for years…when you have a good team who all trust each other it really can be fun…hard work, but fun! My boss was always asking me to climb…I said nah, not for me!
Wow that could of ended in a different story so glad Nathan was not seriously injured bloody gum trees are widow makers at the best of times, stay safe guys.
Hi Harry, just wanted to mention that I sent you an email that is noted on your Channel info. Don't know how often you check it, but wanted to make sure you see and read it. Have a wonderful day and Christmas Holiday in case you don't post a video before Christmas.
To me it seems like he got knocked out for a moment and came to. Maybe he was just in shock. To be 16 and doing large removals like that is pretty extraordinary. Glad he's okay. Maybe pump the brakes a bit and give him time to grow. You can only climb for so long without burnout or injury.
Yeah where I'm from you cannot use power equipment work for my company unless you're 18 or older but hey more power to the kid he's trying he's doing great
yeah good on him, as a 16 year old i know not many of them our age is willing to work or do a good job. good on him, im now doing test and things for the mines.
I worked for a very good arborist in the Southern Highlands of NSW. Its tough hard and dangerous work. That rope used around the tree by the climber is Not what he would use nor is it allowed by Work Safe. It has to be steel cable rope in order for the chainsaw to not by accindently cut through it. 👍🙏🤓
It might depend on what state. As l finished my cert3 and trade certificate in arboriculture through Tafe last year in western-australia and there is no mandatory steel core ropes in our state
A Stihl ms 200, 201tc and equivalent Husqvarna climbing saw will cut straight through a steel core flip line with a 10 kg cynder block hanging off it. I've seen live demonstration
Bloody dangerous work. You've got a lot to think about and look out for. Too much can instantly go wrong and you are up there unassisted. Death is permanent.
My family has been in the Timber and lumber business for a long time. My cousin sort of started it all with a little electric chainsaw and employing his brothers in 22lr ammunition they either used it to hunt or just plink out in the yard. Even to this day different members of the family have sawmills and work in the hills cutting and buying logs as well as working in log yards all over the place in WV. At about 15, I almost lost my dad and never even knew it. My family tried to find me but my mother kept them from locating me. They wanted me to at least be able to say goodbye. I was 17 when I learned about it and what happened. My dad was at home on a weekend and was cutting some trees that were in danger of hitting the house. Him and a couple cousins where out there cutting stuff up and out and he was 40ft up, topping out a tree when he caught his rope in the saw somehow(I still have no idea how it happened or why they didn’t have all the proper gear). He fell 40ft. Landing on his back. He landed on the ground but there was some sticks, one about 2 inches around punctured his thigh and came out the other side. He hit so hard that stick bounced out the other side and landed on his chest. They found his chainsaw still running buried beside where he landed. I don’t know what all he broke, or how he survived after my family was told he may survive but be in a vegetive state. They had no idea about his leg until after he got to the hospital. They couldn’t figure out where all the blood was from is what I was told. He was black and purple from the top of head and complete torso. Hie shoulders and neck were so swollen, even his face was swollen and bruised. One of my cousins surely saved his life while waiting for emergency crews to arrive. He had 3 children, two of which were in the house and under 5yrs old at that time. We almost lost our dad that day. He never climbed a tree again. In fact once he was healed up, he never went in the woods with a saw again. When I found out about the accident I sort of was left speechless. I only had the pictures of the accident and a few from the hospital. And loads from them caring for him at home, and the packing of the wound cavity on his leg. He was unrecognizable in the pictures. It hit me later that night(I was 17yrs old when I learned about it)I was in tears I guess from the fact I almost lost my dad.. it was a weird feeling because I didn’t lose him and it happened in the past. I know I was angry at my mom and the stepdad that kept me from talking to or seeing my dad. I’m glad everyone was okay and hope it didn’t shake his confidence to much. I hope everyone learned from it and got a little safer the next time.
@ he did have a lot of stiffness for a long time. We also found out that while racing MX ATV’s that he actually blacked out as he hit jumps and came too when landing. Again it was only after an accident there that we learned that. Almost exactly 7 years to the day, he was at the log yard and a guy thought he’d play a joke on my dad. See the joke is you ask the person to look at a leak towards the front radiator of the front loaders. Then when the go to the front of the vehicle you bump the starter and it sends all the dirt and debris out front grill. The guy didn’t understand the joke and my dad had the hood open and his hand in by the raidiator fan blade(the shroud had been left off the machine) the guy went bumped the starter, which the metal blades chopped up a 2X6 in hole in his forearm he had to lift himself up to get it off the blade. I got to the hospital right after he got there and witnessed them changing the bandages out a second time. His arm looked like someone had cut a rectangle out of his flesh and filled it with ground hamburger meat. That has given him more trouble than the tree accident. Although he has had a bunch of shoulder trouble including surgery that is from the fall. I inherited his bad luck. I broke my back doing my regular job in the USAF. By the time I spoke to a neurosurgeon I had fractured the location a minimum of a half dozen times. He told my wife I shouldn’t even have been able to walk when I came in that morning after my surgery was finished. He said that the vertebrae could be spun freely around my spinal cord. It ended my service after 10 years to the exact day when the medical retirement took effect.
You seem to not understand "duty of care". I suspect you'd be crucified by worksafe if the outcome was different. The kid appears competent and has balls but come on young teenage boys are notorious for underestimating risk and making bad decisions. You need to use this as a learning exercise and not brush it off as you seem to be doing.
Yeah I agree, they are notorious for overlooking safety and taking short cuts. But they're learning, and the only way to learn is through doing. And it certainly wasn't brushed off, even if it seems that way in the 14 minutes of this video.
This is why we get paid the big bucks. Glad everyone is still sucking air and in one piece. Keep your head in the game watch what you're doing. Climbhigh
Around these parts to legally work on a commercial tree crew, it's 18 yrs of age or older. If the kids are family it's a little fuzzier. Safety First, or family first... I guess
Enjoyed the video. Not sure I'd be comfortable in letting a 16 year old tackle a big half dead tree like that. Sometimes youngsters can forget or mis-step. And lack of experience contributes heavily to that. Experience is the best teacher...that's true. Unfortunately, it can be the harshest, most dangerous way to learn. Humans have the tendency to rely too heavily on actual experience rather than prolonged fundamental gradient (gradual increase in difficulty) training. JMHO
I've said it before no way id work with you, But to be fair things happen and Lessons should be learned, One time I had already warmed up the 66 for the climber and then the other bloke went to cold start it. I told him its already warm. he messed with the saw without telling the climber, just sent it up the tree and of course it wouldn't start, climbers yanking on it, yelling didn't ya warm it . frustrated and being a prick to start flooded while only pole belted up a massive trunk yanked that hard and pulled his spurs out of the tree and he slid down 10 meters, thankfully got a grip. Accidents don't just happen they are caused, the frightening part is its befuddled you of what really happened.... Please be safe I'm not even Gona watch this. only clicked on it hoping there wasn't another disaster because of what I've seen you do. I'm sure you are getting better and safer every day, I have no hateful intentions or feelings, Just want you guys to stay safe
Alright Very scary, Maybe its because its on published Video, and gives repayable armchair analysis of what at the time happens in a split second moment. I Guess you have to be prepared for that posting content. Maybe Thru the years working in tree industry I have experienced seeing to many Incidents, especially times working with ""COWBOYS"" that its affected me in some way. Any yes there are so many calculated risks that are part of the job. A few things I saw in your earlier videos i thought were not the best so I asked climber I work with and he didn't say was wrong, but strange and not technique he was trained. And times you had more focus on the Camra than what you we doing. once where you moved the rope that was going to cause issues as the branch was letting go, I say that's scary. I have no doubt in your capabilities. Yes you have swinging round and flying from tree to tree down to a fine art, and I happy for you to be good at something that would be amazing feeling and experience. Taking others out to do it is risky, do have the skill and hearing what they say sounds like its a bit mind blowing for em, as you swing from here to there But as the boss or employer I'm not so sure. Your apprentice and A video title that could be any level of sh%t gone wrong, I had to check it wasn't as bad as my imagination knows it could be Well After ya mate fell out that tree you all went up, no at work regardless I would say your the experienced climber and leader of activity's so responsibility of there lives falls on you to gauge there competence. I'm sorry if you don't like the way your content comes across with me, I don't want to be saying negative things about anyone. If I see something that I feel is more risky to humans lives than it I think it should be, I am unable to not say something. I'm sure you can find something I do that unsafe, that's fair enough, If just this communication has any effect on you thinking about making your workplace 0.1% safer then that's a win for everyone,🙂
@anthonyfraser9757 I appreciate your comments and your concern. What you see on youtube is a fraction of what happens too. All the mundane, run of the mill stuff is left out for the sake of trying to keep videos entertaining. Saying that I am generally the safety Sam of most crews I work with whether contracting or running my own. incidents like this are rare that's why i decided to post it, not leaving out mistakes and when things don't always go to plan. Nathan, myself and the crew will definitely learn from this
I Only care mate, I've done enough time with Mt D tree specialists, working on the same Mountain, I know what it's all about. Thanks for getting back to me. I didn't mean to be an asshole, And for what its worth I wont work with anyone except my Good lifelong mate. these days I sawmill logs we have rescued and a bit of chainsaw carving
Hi Harry, glad that your worker was ok with his unfortunate incident in the tree. It is amazing that he has the drive and ambition to work in such a challenging position. Hats off to the young man for continuing after such an experience.
@benburns5995 he is tough, very driven and loves treework!
Full points for wanting to block it so he didnt have to head back up. Thats a helluva mature mindset right there for a young lad. Look after him.
Got to learn at some point and rather learn when more experienced people are around. Glad you’re “teaching him the ropes”. 😊
I climbed professionally at 18 yrs old for a national tree service starting in 1977.(I m 65 now and prune ornamentals to stay active) Been injured and almost killed a few times. The local tree warden used to say to me " Be careful, theres one out there with your name on it. "
I replied as well being 59 and still spurring up trees and cutting. You gotta stay active like you say. Their is a real shortage of young ones like Nathan to replace us.
I have nothing but respect for that courageous young man. And I've never coddled my sons or grandsons; however, I'd never have allowed them to pursue such a dangerous endeavor at that age. I remember every single time my life was in danger due to a unforeseeable mishap while doing such work. It's the most hazardous profession I know, and not for the inexperienced or physically limited.
I love how in Australia you guys have fun. In America , most guys would just yell at you for being stupid. Different world, glad he's ok
Don't think he would be allowed up there at 16 years of age in America.
Thanks Boys, that was a amazing video, i am so Pleased young Nathan is OK, with no injuries. Please alway take care when climbing those trees. 👍 nsw.
Excellent zip line runs young fella you will go far indeed if you chose 2 , hello from remote rural NSW here. .@06:20 you where rigged right and didn't panic trusted the ropes and gear nice 1 indeed.
Removing a few gumtrees, we got Nathan up for the biggest removal of the day. He was going really well, when he sent one side of the head, and it caught his lifeline and pulled him hard off his spurs. Thankfully he was fine. We had pulled his lifeline to the side prior to the cut but it still managed to get hooked on the branch. It was all set up how we do it 1000s of times, thus it was a surprise when this incident happened.
Also note, Nath has proved himself over again in other trees, so doing a tree this size wasn't new to him.
Whoa, always thought of that as a possibility but I've never seen it happen. Good reminder! Very cool seeing a young kid up in the trees, he has a good mentor! Also, I just bought a new climbing rope, it is much more malleable and prone to getting tangled in branches below me. Maybe that contributed?
If the rope was pulled out of the way, how did it still get caught?
It's hard for me to grasp that nothing was done wrong. Seems like if everything was done correctly, he wouldn't have gotten yanked of his spurs 🤔
Same thought. It would benefit us to present a clear diagnosis on what went wrong, why, and what will be done differently next time. It's just not good enough to say: "Happens to everyone" or "bad luck". No criticism intended whatsoever, just a suggestion to make the content even better.
I agree with some of the other comments that a breakdown of what happened and how it could have been prevented would be sweet. I came to this video (a new climber the last 3 years) not to watch a 16 year old get ripped from a tree but how I can prevent myself from being ripped from a tree.
Without having all the information my ideas that could have helped prevent it are using a single and higher rigging point from the tree on the left, using a higher anchor point and cutting more lateral branches before sending a big top, and the most obvious one - keeping the climb line behind the tree and away from what's being rigged down.
I'm not the guy to say things always need to be done by the book but I also think accidents can be prevented, The old kiwi guy I work for is constantly giving me tips with stories of accidents and near misses of why he tells me something. I would have appreciated this video a lot more if it came with something like "and this is why you always..." Saying he got unlucky doesn't feel good enough here, especially with a 16 year old (mad props to him for taking on the biggest tree of the day) but should be on the ground a couple more years before going up.
Now more I'm afraid of heights however, I enjoy watching, some I gaze at when it's so nice love it. see compassion with aunty grandma over there 👍🏼and with Uncle fallingtree. I see the way a tree is cut. I'm impressed math comes to life. You guide the branches on point never seen that before. Mahalo
definitely a terrifying moment -- the young lad could likely use some more practice in the tree before putting his life on the line again
I agree but it happens to all of us man in a way I remember when those things happened you gain experience and learn not to do them
I think you'll find the boss is just as responsible for it happening. He's the rigger, got to make sure the path is clear of obstacles.
@@maddiielisabeth3925 something pulled that lifeline for sure
@metaspencer he has proved himself in many trees, and was doing fantastic on this one. This is how you practice right?
@@TreeClimberHarry I can see your perspective and on-the-job practice makes sense, but what freaked me out in this vid is that he didn't seem to know what happened up there. It looked like someone or something yanked his lifeline ... looked pretty terrifying
Lucky fella. Best to get the big shocks over with nice and young - helps knock the "she'll be right" out of him sooner and give more of a sense of self preservation.
Also 11:15 - I see you are being pretty careful with your saw, but how often do you end up with a bent bar when you're knocking down the trunk?
To find a young kid like that in Aus willing to have a go and work hard AND have a brain in his head is almost impossible, well done you've found a unicorn.
If more young people would get a job and work, especially a job like this the world would be in better shape than it is. None of these young people would be out there getting in trouble and stuff.
@BradleyElkins-y6p You have that ameritard stench about you.
It’s not the age I think it’s the upbringing and values shown by the parents. Clearly this young man has had some good role models which is the responsibility of everyone around our younger people, just my thoughts.
4:40 17 years old scaffolding 4 storey house no harness, lady pops her head out the window “does your mum know your doing this” love their hearts ❤
Good on the young fella, he stayed composed and safe throughout the incident. Very mature, great attitude. Glad he wasn’t hurt. Bloke will go far with that work ethic.
Any ideas on what could have been done different? I'm glad he wasn't hurt.
I’m guessing he put his lanyards around his rigging rope
As always great job there guys all around, Nathan did a mighty job there and lesson learned you had back up to catch you a valuable pice of experience any way congratulations young man and good luck for your future thanks for the video appreciate the time and your effort
Way to recover big guy. Great video gentlemen.
I clicked on it thinking i was about to watch a horrific accident. Im very happy i was wrong.
What a young warrior glad he’s ok. But, Harry, 61 ain’t retirement age, especially here in the states. I’m 59 and still climbing and cuttin after a career in Commercial Diving.
Haha, glad to hear I’m not the only one that does the #1 & #3 most dangerous jobs. I’m happy with life but I make some dumb choices. And after my last dive job, spending 6 hours underwater with an air hammer, give me the trees any day.
@@paulliebeck2640 Man I spent many hours underwater with a jackhammer, torch, jet, etc in mid winter. I hear ya I’ll take the trees. Stay safe brother.
@Wildwoodjake Can't imagine it being pleasant, won't argue there. Not sure how it stacks up against tree work in terms of graft though. An entire career cutting/climbing, now that's impressive
@@Wildwoodjake sweet! I hope to be climbing still too when I'm 59💪
We all get our good fair share especially when we are around that age !! Great work !
"Give him your wallet, he's got a chainsaw?" "Haha, that's not a chainsaw, THIS is a chainsaw."
After seeing the title, I assumed this video was going to be about an arborist’s big muscle gains 💪🏼
So glad that young one wasn't injured, it can be a dangerous profession indeed. Rigging right and judging the fall line is everything. I learned early on, a section is a lot heavier than you might think. Especially important if your going to belay one to ground. Be careful up there in the wood.
Glad he's ok
Brave lad
Young fella has some nerves of steel.
Climbers are usually princess's or half mental. I think i know which you got 😂
"Primidonna" is what they called me.
Did it catch his pole strap ?????
I am also a Nathan, how long has this Nathan been here? Got yanked real good lucky for lines.
Glad he’s okay , I’ve taken a hit before in a big pin oak , could have been really bad .
He looked like he rigged it right, how did that tree top grip his rope ??
@Nitroxdude yeah we're not really sure how it grabbed it, as it was all rigged right and his rope was pulled out to the side
My partner has been falling trees for 45 years it’s a dangerous game he’s had 4-5 close calls in that time.
2 times he’s had the tree split up the middle of the trunk putting the face in.
one was because of rot you can’t see.
old growth trees that are huge.
one other was the slight bend all the way up the tree lots of hidden pressure because of the crown laying to one side.
He has many times seen arborists doing crazy shit.
It doesn’t matter how much experience you have you can die real quick my uncle died because by the time he was found bevils had the best of him
young fella looks like podrick from game of thrones
Cool how they figured out how he got thrown right away ... For prevention ...
Had me nervous after reading... very glad it turned out good !!! He looks like a good hand. Didn't seem to get to shook 👍👍👊
Accidents that happen and we live are great teachers. Multiple safety steps prevented a fall. Good practices help even when "crap happens".
Good job guys.. love the team
What is the World is a 16 year old doing cutting trees professionally? Crazy. Tree cutting is one of the most dangerous jobs.
Got to start somewhere, minimum apprenticeship age is 15.
If I had known about this profession at 16 and someone offered me an apprenticeship in it, I would have instantly dropped out of school to pursue it.
@@arbhorrent Not saying it is not a good job, but it certainly is not for a child, and a 16 year old is a child. Office jobs yes, but dangerous professional jobs no. The danger is clearly emphasized by the fall in the video.
@@TreeClimberHarry The fall clearly is a warning that the start could easily have been the ending. Not wise. Enough said.
@Abdul-e3m. Most 16 year Olds are children still because how soft society has become. The 16 year old in this video is capable. He ain't no chump. What should he do? Play video games in the basement and hope one Day he'll become a man? Most boys his age should be focused on a good trade career versus going to some university where they'll turn his brain to mush.
That tree was not rotting ! If so please explain how it is rotting
Although this never happened to me, both of my spikes slipped out once while reaching for something and luckily I was double tied in. I’ve learned to keep a little more slack in my flip line so my spikes don’t slip out of their hold. My ground guy is pretty good and I try not to send big pieces down when working off skinny leaders.
Lucky lad and good he just laughed it off…lesson learned!
I was a groundie for years…when you have a good team who all trust each other it really can be fun…hard work, but fun!
My boss was always asking me to climb…I said nah, not for me!
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The piece grabbed the tail of his climb line?
yes!
Tough kid, glad he’s ok 🪵🪓 climb on
Wow that could of ended in a different story so glad Nathan was not seriously injured bloody gum trees are widow makers at the best of times, stay safe guys.
For some reason his harness appears to have been attached to the pulley...
Just don't comment if you you have no idea what your talking about
In the States he be able to that until 18 or 21 years of age . Be safe young man work smart don't get too cocky and get complacent.
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Have a wonderful day and Christmas Holiday in case you don't post a video before Christmas.
Always stay 💯 bro whoop whoop.
I followed ya brother
To me it seems like he got knocked out for a moment and came to. Maybe he was just in shock. To be 16 and doing large removals like that is pretty extraordinary. Glad he's okay. Maybe pump the brakes a bit and give him time to grow. You can only climb for so long without burnout or injury.
Yeah where I'm from you cannot use power equipment work for my company unless you're 18 or older but hey more power to the kid he's trying he's doing great
yeah good on him, as a 16 year old i know not many of them our age is willing to work or do a good job. good on him, im now doing test and things for the mines.
I worked for a very good arborist in the Southern Highlands of NSW. Its tough hard and dangerous work. That rope used around the tree by the climber is Not what he would use nor is it allowed by Work Safe. It has to be steel cable rope in order for the chainsaw to not by accindently cut through it. 👍🙏🤓
It might depend on what state. As l finished my cert3 and trade certificate in arboriculture through Tafe last year in western-australia and there is no mandatory steel core ropes in our state
A Stihl ms 200, 201tc and equivalent Husqvarna climbing saw will cut straight through a steel core flip line with a 10 kg cynder block hanging off it. I've seen live demonstration
Bloody dangerous work. You've got a lot to think about and look out for. Too much can instantly go wrong and you are up there unassisted. Death is permanent.
Shake-n-bake. Way to stay in the pocket.
Nice work
Ouch! Glad everything held up
Bro, Nate is a savage and only 16! You should have let him finish it.
My family has been in the Timber and lumber business for a long time. My cousin sort of started it all with a little electric chainsaw and employing his brothers in 22lr ammunition they either used it to hunt or just plink out in the yard. Even to this day different members of the family have sawmills and work in the hills cutting and buying logs as well as working in log yards all over the place in WV. At about 15, I almost lost my dad and never even knew it. My family tried to find me but my mother kept them from locating me. They wanted me to at least be able to say goodbye. I was 17 when I learned about it and what happened. My dad was at home on a weekend and was cutting some trees that were in danger of hitting the house. Him and a couple cousins where out there cutting stuff up and out and he was 40ft up, topping out a tree when he caught his rope in the saw somehow(I still have no idea how it happened or why they didn’t have all the proper gear). He fell 40ft. Landing on his back. He landed on the ground but there was some sticks, one about 2 inches around punctured his thigh and came out the other side. He hit so hard that stick bounced out the other side and landed on his chest. They found his chainsaw still running buried beside where he landed. I don’t know what all he broke, or how he survived after my family was told he may survive but be in a vegetive state. They had no idea about his leg until after he got to the hospital. They couldn’t figure out where all the blood was from is what I was told. He was black and purple from the top of head and complete torso. Hie shoulders and neck were so swollen, even his face was swollen and bruised. One of my cousins surely saved his life while waiting for emergency crews to arrive. He had 3 children, two of which were in the house and under 5yrs old at that time. We almost lost our dad that day. He never climbed a tree again. In fact once he was healed up, he never went in the woods with a saw again. When I found out about the accident I sort of was left speechless. I only had the pictures of the accident and a few from the hospital. And loads from them caring for him at home, and the packing of the wound cavity on his leg. He was unrecognizable in the pictures. It hit me later that night(I was 17yrs old when I learned about it)I was in tears I guess from the fact I almost lost my dad.. it was a weird feeling because I didn’t lose him and it happened in the past. I know I was angry at my mom and the stepdad that kept me from talking to or seeing my dad.
I’m glad everyone was okay and hope it didn’t shake his confidence to much. I hope everyone learned from it and got a little safer the next time.
Mate that's an intense story, thanks for sharing, Im glad your dad was okay! Did he have any permanent injuries?
@ he did have a lot of stiffness for a long time. We also found out that while racing MX ATV’s that he actually blacked out as he hit jumps and came too when landing. Again it was only after an accident there that we learned that. Almost exactly 7 years to the day, he was at the log yard and a guy thought he’d play a joke on my dad. See the joke is you ask the person to look at a leak towards the front radiator of the front loaders. Then when the go to the front of the vehicle you bump the starter and it sends all the dirt and debris out front grill. The guy didn’t understand the joke and my dad had the hood open and his hand in by the raidiator fan blade(the shroud had been left off the machine) the guy went bumped the starter, which the metal blades chopped up a 2X6 in hole in his forearm he had to lift himself up to get it off the blade. I got to the hospital right after he got there and witnessed them changing the bandages out a second time. His arm looked like someone had cut a rectangle out of his flesh and filled it with ground hamburger meat. That has given him more trouble than the tree accident. Although he has had a bunch of shoulder trouble including surgery that is from the fall. I inherited his bad luck. I broke my back doing my regular job in the USAF. By the time I spoke to a neurosurgeon I had fractured the location a minimum of a half dozen times. He told my wife I shouldn’t even have been able to walk when I came in that morning after my surgery was finished. He said that the vertebrae could be spun freely around my spinal cord. It ended my service after 10 years to the exact day when the medical retirement took effect.
I think it has happened to everyone who does this job ... whoever does it makes mistakes
glad Nathan is ok, tell him not to fear it now, just like riding a horse if you fall off you get back on
You seem to not understand "duty of care". I suspect you'd be crucified by worksafe if the outcome was different. The kid appears competent and has balls but come on young teenage boys are notorious for underestimating risk and making bad decisions. You need to use this as a learning exercise and not brush it off as you seem to be doing.
Yeah I agree, they are notorious for overlooking safety and taking short cuts. But they're learning, and the only way to learn is through doing. And it certainly wasn't brushed off, even if it seems that way in the 14 minutes of this video.
This is why we get paid the big bucks. Glad everyone is still sucking air and in one piece. Keep your head in the game watch what you're doing. Climbhigh
Climbing a rotten tree? I'll pass on that!
Around these parts to legally work on a commercial tree crew, it's 18 yrs of age or older. If the kids are family it's a little fuzzier.
Safety First, or family first... I guess
I would have had to climb down to change my pants, that kid is tough.
Enjoyed the video. Not sure I'd be comfortable in letting a 16 year old tackle a big half dead tree like that. Sometimes youngsters can forget or mis-step. And lack of experience contributes heavily to that. Experience is the best teacher...that's true. Unfortunately, it can be the harshest, most dangerous way to learn. Humans have the tendency to rely too heavily on actual experience rather than prolonged fundamental gradient (gradual increase in difficulty) training. JMHO
Yeah absolutely! he has proved himself in smaller trees and has been steadily working his way up, so this wasn't anything new for him.
😮 👍 menakjubkan proses tebang pohon tinggi ini
Willow trees are a pain to cut
5:55 You are welcome.
Keep your crew
Great job guys. 🫡
Good brother skill yang mantap ❤❤
With a caption like this I had to vlick on the video 🤣
Groundie fired 😂
I've said it before no way id work with you, But to be fair things happen and Lessons should be learned, One time I had already warmed up the 66 for the climber and then the other bloke went to cold start it. I told him its already warm. he messed with the saw without telling the climber, just sent it up the tree and of course it wouldn't start, climbers yanking on it, yelling didn't ya warm it . frustrated and being a prick to start flooded while only pole belted up a massive trunk yanked that hard and pulled his spurs out of the tree and he slid down 10 meters, thankfully got a grip.
Accidents don't just happen they are caused, the frightening part is its befuddled you of what really happened.... Please be safe I'm not even Gona watch this. only clicked on it hoping there wasn't another disaster because of what I've seen you do. I'm sure you are getting better and safer every day, I have no hateful intentions or feelings, Just want you guys to stay safe
How am I unsafe? I've done gnarly massive trees for 10 years with only minor incidents.
Alright Very scary, Maybe its because its on published Video, and gives repayable armchair analysis of what at the time happens in a split second moment.
I Guess you have to be prepared for that posting content.
Maybe Thru the years working in tree industry I have experienced seeing to many Incidents, especially times working with ""COWBOYS"" that its affected me in some way.
Any yes there are so many calculated risks that are part of the job. A few things I saw in your earlier videos i thought were not the best so I asked climber I work with and he didn't say was wrong, but strange and not technique he was trained. And times you had more focus on the Camra than what you we doing. once where you moved the rope that was going to cause issues as the branch was letting go, I say that's scary.
I have no doubt in your capabilities.
Yes you have swinging round and flying from tree to tree down to a fine art, and I happy for you to be good at something that would be amazing feeling and experience.
Taking others out to do it is risky, do have the skill and hearing what they say sounds like its a bit mind blowing for em, as you swing from here to there
But as the boss or employer I'm not so sure. Your apprentice and A video title that could be any level of sh%t gone wrong, I had to check it wasn't as bad as my imagination knows it could be
Well After ya mate fell out that tree you all went up, no at work regardless I would say your the experienced climber and leader of activity's so responsibility of there lives falls on you to gauge there competence.
I'm sorry if you don't like the way your content comes across with me, I don't want to be saying negative things about anyone. If I see something that I feel is more risky to humans lives than it I think it should be, I am unable to not say something.
I'm sure you can find something I do that unsafe, that's fair enough, If just this communication has any effect on you thinking about making your workplace 0.1% safer then that's a win for everyone,🙂
@anthonyfraser9757 I appreciate your comments and your concern. What you see on youtube is a fraction of what happens too. All the mundane, run of the mill stuff is left out for the sake of trying to keep videos entertaining. Saying that I am generally the safety Sam of most crews I work with whether contracting or running my own.
incidents like this are rare that's why i decided to post it, not leaving out mistakes and when things don't always go to plan. Nathan, myself and the crew will definitely learn from this
I Only care mate, I've done enough time with Mt D tree specialists, working on the same Mountain, I know what it's all about.
Thanks for getting back to me. I didn't mean to be an asshole,
And for what its worth I wont work with anyone except my Good lifelong mate. these days I sawmill logs we have rescued and a bit of chainsaw carving
Does his mum know what he's up to ? ( ! - )
Hows ol luv i havent got insurance i.hope you do🤭
Welcome to the rodeo
Oh welll shelll be right
Lucky the young fellas still alive, a 2 tonne branch coming down and his rope gets caught on it? Just asking for the reaper to come for a visit.
Makes me cringe when people use the Lord's name in vain
Tree climber Harry AKA Balls of steel tree service.