Great video you did an amazing job. Had to lwatch on mute tho. You don't need the annoying music. Listening to the saw is perfect.The music is too loud and overshadows everything. Love
I liked to cool vibe of the music, it fit the methodology of his work perfectly. He was very chill during his work and the music went right along with it.
I'm an 80 yr old woman and this is very fascinating to watch! I feel like I'm in the tree and the narration is fantastic. Kudos to the crane operator! 😊😊😊😊
Hi, I'm a 93 yr old woman in Seattle, and I found this equally fascinating to watch. I always thought a tree was more or less chopped down from the base!! Wrong!! I learned, still learning at this age, aren't we, 80 yr old lady??? All workers were outstanding, certainly knew what they were doing. Thank you for the great video. xoxoxo
@@lavernesmith9975 If there's room to drop a tree, it's usually way quicker and cheaper to drop at the base. A lot of times, though, in tight residential areas, there isn't enough room to drop a tree from the base without it hitting houses, fences, etc., and the tree must be taken down in pieces. Sometimes trees are just climbed, other times lifts or buckets trucks are used. A crane can speed up the removal of trees in many cases, as it can lift and move large pieces of logs or branches.
@@lavernesmith9975 I turned 85 today and watching this to end my beautiful day! It’s amazing to watch these fellows doing a needed service. I’m also near Seattle! God bless you all!
Very nice job guys! That definitely was a tough one. Serious cudos to the crane operator, definitely knows his craft. It's always a pleasure watching good men doing an excellent job💯
Wow. Just listening to that and watching the crane weight move...brought back all the itch and ache this job brings. Cranes are a god sent to logging that you young folks have no idea to know about. I am in my mid 70's and logged for a number of years and my family owned Drott Manufacturing and logging company from the 1830's thru about the 1950's 60's. They invented many of the equipment of the trade then and improved to now. I still can smell the the sap and the oil/gas even now. My family started with axes, cross saws, saw pits and horses. I used draw knives and bucked" the pulp logs to the skidder for paper as I was too small for the heavy work. Miserable job for anyone let alone a small female. Don't recommend it. Thanks for taking me along memory lane in my wheelchair. You be safe now.
I've helped a good friend on a couple big maples like this. I was just a pair of hands on the ground. I watched his climber do exactly what you are doing. I was amazed. Not so much by the height, I'm a roofer and I love the height. But the rigging skills. I had never seen a video of a tree like this from the climber's perspective. You are incredible !!!!!
@calliecooke1817 That's mighty kind of your to say Callie. You roofers are a different breed, too. I hate being on ladders and roofs. It take some skills to work at elevation all day and never fall off of anything.
Awesome ‼️🫡🇺🇸 Thank you! I know you earned your money on this job. This is very hard work! Please take care of your body! We only get one and once it’s damaged/hurt it’s never the same again! I am speaking from experience! I was hurt very badly in 1991… while serving in the Navy. My lower back was hurt. My SI Joints have fused. A stroke a year ago has caused me more damage. Not sure how much longer I have here? I enjoy your videos! You take care of yourself!
Aw man, I'm very sorry to hear that. My dad has a similar story from and auto accident. It's definitely shown me the value of being a little more careful.
I bought the 16 inch milwaukee top handle and the 10 inch pole saw combo because of your videos. I love having the option of going up in the tree without a gas saw. And cuttong first thing in the morning doesnt piss off the neighbors since its so much quieter.
Absolutely! I love that little thing for so many reason. My 201 is just a back up these days 😂 I'm thrilled to hear I was able to make a good example of it for you!
@@zaccheus IN SANE! SO CRAZY! POWER LINES! CHAIN SAW! GNARLY 1/2 DEAD TREE! AND ( ARGH) THE C R A N E ! ! ! just nuts Well no nuts then. Just NO!! NO!! I thought smoke jumpers were crazy
that's a pretty darn nasty maple you got there. I'd say you removed it the safest and most appropriate way possible. Glad to see you staying safe up there man.
Thanks, Jack! Being a good example is my primary goal with this channel. I'm far from perfect and so I'm still happy to learn from f9lks in the comments, but I hope to encourage other people to take the time to take the safe approach.
So you see how ppl are trying to learn from you. There’s a fair amount of bad in this video most don’t know what there lookin at. Start with losing the snap cut. It will get you or others killed. Pick up a good book or watch some proper crane work. If it’s a limb out to the side shelf cut it. If it’s vertical v cut it. Get some proper slings build in some safety a longer sling allows you to half hitch where you want and then drop down half hitch on something stronger and then terminate. Will save your ass if the first one breaks. Build in your own safety. Also no pin on the hook massive no no. Don’t take any of this as me being an ass or knowing it all. But I do crane work every week and I don’t want to see you get hurt. I love the content thank you for posting. Also when using shackles never leave the pin on the running side it can and will roll out. Always put the pin on the dead side.
@joe964 You gotta offer more than commands. Tell me why to avoid the snap cut. As I see it, I'd rather the butt be released from the tree while I'm far away from it than me releasing it from the tree while I'm in reach. I do half hitch and anchor when something looks un trustworthy. Do you do it on every pick? Do you do it on both slings when you use two slings? The hook did have a safety catch. Is there something else you're referring to?
@@zaccheus the snap cut gives you zero control. Yes it allows you to get away from the cut but offers no control after it’s snapped. If you make a v the peace will stay in the v and you have zero chance of loading the crane up and then all of a sudden unloading it if you missed some wood on the snap you’ll never know until it’s to late. It’s different if everything was leaning then shelf cut it.
@@zaccheus I always build in redundancy. Always try to make it like a Daisy chain. That way if something happens above, then it has to go back down and it will rely on the next half hitch or your termination spot. Instead of just falling apart in the sky.
I am glad you mentioned the power was off! Always be cautious of the line back feed from mrs. jones generator. The power company should also ground the high voltage stuff because the transformers can amp up a generator back feeding the lines. Nice work and knowledge.
Thanks man! They did have the line grounded which was important because the lines across the street were still live. Wpuodnt want those to get crossed somehow if something went wrong
Very interesting to hear the weights of the pieces as they came off. Amazing that tree was still standing at all. An all around satisfying video to watch. Good job.
Very well done guys , what you've shown is that tree felling is an art , I find it amazing how nature is able to survive , even though most of the main trunk was rotten , the tree still found a way to carry on growing healthy wood above the rotten , it's incredible.
Hi Zach, catching up on some of your older videos. What a job to have a cold with but thankfully you had the Crane with a good operator to assist you. It is awesome that the Crane has a scale to measure weight. It is amazing that the one stump weighed 9,000 pounds. Glad that you were able to get footage of the Crane lifting the pieces from above as that made for great footage. With the Power lines on this job it was really great to have the Crane to lift off the pieces and not worry about the hitting the wires. You have a great talent for creating videos and enjoy all your narration and Voiceovers when necessary.
Yeah, people don't generally like jokes with their PPE 😅 That was an awesome tree and a fantastic job getting it all through the mess of wires running in and around it!! 😊👍👍👍👍👍
As a marketer, let me just say this as gently as I can: Lose the music, bro. Your voiceover is perfect, and it is plenty. Best tree removal from around power lines I’ve ever seen…and I’ve seen a lot!
Massive tree! It's unbelievable how strong wood is. I've seen trees as well as buildings held up with a ridiculously small amount of good wood. You did a fantastic job getting the gnarly mess down and out with all the electrical lines in the way!!!
Zach went well when making your cut objective should be to have crane lift without having to break it off. Next time, make the first cut, then cut for top like a wedge cut. Works well crane operator's usually don't like to wiggle or side load boom to make their lift a lot of unnecessary stress on equipment. A huge learning curve will learn tricks of trade as you do more.
I'm familiar with the v cuts and shelf cuts that are common in the industry. They're great for pieces with 3 slings and such. But when a piece is only tip tied and the butt has a little greater chance of moving around when it comes off of the cut, I'd rather get out of the way and let the crane release the piece from the tree.
Aw man, I'm sorry to hear that. I hope my head movements aren't too much for you. I've been thinking about getting a special camera for mounting in the tree to reduce helmet cam shots. Either way, I'm glad I've been able to take you along for the ride!
I'm VERY impressed. Such clever, though dangerous work! How you all extricated that massive, multibranched tree from out of those criss-crossing power lines was something to behold! Thank you for the (vicarious), experience!♥ (By the way, I agree with the comment that you don't need the music.)
It was only a matter of time before I ended up on arbor youtube after lawn car and pool cleaning videos haha. It's awesome getting to see this POV for this kind of job, it looks really fun to be honest!
WOW I AM AFRAID OF HEIGHTS. But you showed how far viewing can be. A FANTASTIC job. Shower or not (sheets can be washed) you deserve a good sleep! Nice work for a difficult tree.
Just the big shembiner. I used to have a big carritool, I broke the gate off of it somewhere along the way and found it worked way better without the gate. I think I lost it and replaced it with the shembiner.
Hey Zach that tree was giant! That's a ton of decay in the base too! Which is probably a good reason to crane it out so as to not introduce rigging forces, in addition to all the electric lines in close proximity. Nice job! That's probably the most saws I've seen you use in one video😅.
I only really have 2 good saws-a Milwaukee top handle and an Echo 7310. I have 2 others but they're basically last resort- a husky 340 that was given to me. And a MCculloch Eager beaver -that that overheats and is a pain to start after a few cuts...
@MikeBrooks12550 Ugh, there is nothing worse than trying to get a job done woth equipment that doesn't work. Thats part of why I only have two gas saws. The 500 and 201 are all I need for most trees. Anything more than that is just extra stuff to maintain.
On the newer side to doing crane work. I found that having a mini wedge to a key lanyard helps a lot on them flat pieces sitting back down. I go in about 85%90% then pull saw and finish with a small angle”shelf” cut from the top down and she’s free. Thanks for the videos and walking us through crane work. Would like to see one with various cuts used on cranes and how much picks weigh
An artistic wood carver would love to gotten some of those big pieces. Loved the commentary, it came in nice and clear. It’s a wonder that tree hadnt fallen on one of those houses! You guys are VERY brave!😮
@@user-Carolyn-k7e Thanks! Some else mentioned the sculpting value of a large piece like that. I hadn't considered that before. I'll have to look into the artists in my area and see if they'd be interested in taking that kind of thing in the future.
Fantastic job. Was on the edge of my seat. 😮 That was a huge huge tree. Glad it is down, it was pretty rotten. Good job guys be safe where ever you go. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 Catch you all on the next one. Also kudos to the crain operator, smooth as butter.😊
I've got one of these silver maples in my side yard. Those things rot from the inside out and make a nasty mess when trying to cut them down. Mine has a twelve foot circumference and there won't be much life left. You sure have a great operator in Mike.
@mikco99 Oh wow, that would have been a big one! You hot the nail on the head about rot. They have very little natural decay resistance. I just took another one down maybe a month ago that was so incredibly rotten, that I don't even know how it was surviving our season thunderstorms. Mike is real good, I've been blessed to have a skilled operator to work with.
Haha if I have a good crane operator, I see less opportunity for something to go wrong, however if something does go wrong, the consequences are probably bigger. I'd say I'm generally more confident in the crane than the tree.
I call a trunk like that a "Ring Of Fire"... just a ring of wood and completely rotted out inside and hollow. It's absolutely amazing how so comparatively little wood around the perimeter could have been holding up that giant heavy tree! That shows how strong wood really is! Who knows how much longer that tree could have remained standing if you hadn't taken it down when you did. It should have been taken down a long time ago. If it had fallen, it would have taken out all of those power lines and likely done major damage to the house as well. What a nasty MESS that would have been. Great job taking it down so cleanly! 👍👍
Very impressive work; especially how well balanced the branches were when they were lifted by the crane. I'm absolutely amazed that with that much weight, that thing was still standing and had not come crashing down.
@@robertheim352 yes, the one piece broke off their. I can’t remember for sure, but there is a chance it was planned. If that was a dead lion that might have fallen off on its own as the piece moved, we might have put a sling on it to keep it from becoming a falling hazard. Those slings are plenty strong enough to hold those limbs with just one sling. Most of the time the second one is for stabilization so the piece comes off smoother.
Mike is smooth af on the joysticks for sure and i gotta say that is some spooky work your doing! Id be checking cinch straps constantly. Definitely some brass on you 😮
@toddbashem1430 Haha Mike is the magic to the whole thing. It is a lot of risky work, we definitely keep large margins on critical picks to keep the risk as low as possible.
You mentioned modifications to your Milwaukee chain... possibly taking one side of the rackers off? That would make a much better cutting chain, but the folks at Milwaukee don't want to talk about it. On the Oregon Website I saw something indicating that the Government prohibits chainsaw chains of that size from not having the anti-kickback double rackers. I've been thinking about modifying mine also.
I was taking off the little safety tabs that reduce kickback. They also reduce bore cutting ability. I accidently made one of the regular rakers a little thin and it broke off.
Great job Zach! Always nice working with a good crew and operator! Since you’ve got two climbers on site have you ever tried just having Bo set all the slings while you park and cut?
We did do a little bit of that for the more horizontal limbs there. We was one of o ly two on the ground, though, so we wanted to keep him down there as much as possible.
I just found your channel and liked and subscribed. Great video thank you for telling us the weights of the bigger parts of the tree. Maybe next time you can get a total weight of the whole tree above the bad spot thank you.
Thanks so much for subscribing! I would have really liked to have known the total weight of the tree too. I'll have to ask the operator to keep track for me some time.
Just fyi when slinging with those shackles you’re safest option to rotate the shackle because when putting tension on the sling can loosen the bolt up as it’s pulling the sling through the shackle. You should rotate it so the sling is tightened pulling up on the U of the shackle not the bolt. 13:30
Years ago, we took down a huge soft maple that was reputed to be the largest soft maple in the state. It had grown between a house and a detached garage. I don't remember the diameter of the solid trunk, but we welded two crosscut saws end to end to do the final cut. At about 20 feet up, it divided into three branches, each as large as trees we normally encountered. I was the climber for the whole job, mostly just a two men job with occasional third person helping. One of the trunks had a 7 foot black snake that was bird hunting, on another I encountered a mama raccoon and three babies, the last limb contained a honey bee hive in a hollow about 40 feet up. We called a local bee keeper and borrowed his gear and assistance in lowering the sections of bee hive. All done with spikes and ropes. We were able to swing the bee sections to the other side of the garage where a commercial hive was placed. The three sections were cut open to find and place the queen in the new box that had several expansion boxes filled with drawn comb. The next morning, the bees had moved all of the honey and brood to the new hive! Only one sting when the beekeeper let the end of the hanging trunk section rest against his thigh and squashed a bee.
@shermanhofacker4428 Wow, that's quite a story to remember. I enjoy manual climbing and rigging more than crane work. The crane is just more appropriate for some jobs.
Lots of challenges with that one. Good stuff buddy! Ok, I didn't scroll through the other comments, so if this is a repeat ?, I apologize but how did you destroy a raker?
Haha, no problem. The milwaukee saw comes with a .325 lo pro chain from Oregon. There aren't too many chain options in that size, and so I decided to cut the extra little anti kickback bits off with an angle grinder. I made one of the rakers a little thin on accident, and it broke off, so it would catch real bad and was super annoying to use. I got a new chain for it now though.
@@panampia I believe the tree service I was working for offered contact information. For a reputable stump grinding service in the area. I'm not sure if they planned to pursue grinding or not.
What a great video! Such a dangerous job but you guys made it look so easy although I know it wasn’t at all! Really enjoyed your video! I have a question though…if that bottom was so rotten that touching it broke how as it able to hold that tree up as some of those pieces weight SO much?
@gramof5396 That's a really good question. The truth is that it might have been pretty close to failing. Something is might have helped was that the canopy was still pretty balanced. Another factor might have been that a tree truck is a big syclinder shape and cylinders get most of their strength from their outer edge. The inner portions still contribute, but not as much as the outer portions. The inner part was what had rotted, but the outer part was still green and strong.
Great video you did an amazing job. Had to lwatch on mute tho. You don't need the annoying music. Listening to the saw is perfect.The music is too loud and overshadows everything. Love
@@gailalicea1622 I have to agree, the music is distracting from the saws and the conversation.
I agree.
There was music? lol
didn't even notice it
I agree- the music is unnecessary.
I liked to cool vibe of the music, it fit the methodology of his work perfectly. He was very chill during his work and the music went right along with it.
Oh great. Trying to kick my addiction to lawn care videos and this pops up in my recommended! I curse you TH-cam! 😂😂😂😂 (awesome to watch)
@eury5405 Hahaa, none of your other lawn care videos have a crane in them do they? That's gotta be worth something 😅
Same lol
😂
Get out of my mind!
Both the tree surgeon and the crane operator have tremendous skill, they make a great team too. Stay safe guys.
@@vjohnson2400 thanks man, mighty kind of you to say!
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I'm an 80 yr old woman and this is very fascinating to watch! I feel like I'm in the tree and the narration is fantastic. Kudos to the crane operator! 😊😊😊😊
Hi, I'm a 93 yr old woman in Seattle, and I found this equally fascinating to watch. I always thought a tree was more or less chopped down from the base!! Wrong!! I learned, still learning at this age, aren't we, 80 yr old lady??? All workers were outstanding, certainly knew what they were doing. Thank you for the great video. xoxoxo
@@lavernesmith9975 If there's room to drop a tree, it's usually way quicker and cheaper to drop at the base. A lot of times, though, in tight residential areas, there isn't enough room to drop a tree from the base without it hitting houses, fences, etc., and the tree must be taken down in pieces. Sometimes trees are just climbed, other times lifts or buckets trucks are used. A crane can speed up the removal of trees in many cases, as it can lift and move large pieces of logs or branches.
Hi Barbara! I’m 76 and I’m fascinated by these videos, too.
@@lavernesmith9975 I turned 85 today and watching this to end my beautiful day! It’s amazing to watch these fellows doing a needed service. I’m also near Seattle! God bless you all!
I'm 65 and loved the soothing gay porn music. Got me excited 😮
Very nice job guys! That definitely was a tough one. Serious cudos to the crane operator, definitely knows his craft. It's always a pleasure watching good men doing an excellent job💯
Thanks! We couldn't have done with without our operator for the day, Mike. He's so good at craning trees.
@@dominichamel4685 Absolutely!!!!!
Wow. Just listening to that and watching the crane weight move...brought back all the itch and ache this job brings. Cranes are a god sent to logging that you young folks have no idea to know about. I am in my mid 70's and logged for a number of years and my family owned Drott Manufacturing and logging company from the 1830's thru about the 1950's 60's. They invented many of the equipment of the trade then and improved to now. I still can smell the the sap and the oil/gas even now. My family started with axes, cross saws, saw pits and horses. I used draw knives and bucked" the pulp logs to the skidder for paper as I was too small for the heavy work. Miserable job for anyone let alone a small female. Don't recommend it. Thanks for taking me along memory lane in my wheelchair. You be safe now.
Maple? Good firewood?
@@donnadees1971 I'd say maple is regarded as mediocre firewood in this area.
Great video and good camera work. It felt like I was right there with you. Nice job.
Thanks man!
damm I want you to cut down my oak tree after watching this video.
@kellysongsjones4249 haha thats very flattering 😅 where are you located? I know some folks in some near by states that might be able to help you.
I'm not going to watch
@@bernicelycklama7619 okay 😅 hope you have a great day!
I've helped a good friend on a couple big maples like this. I was just a pair of hands on the ground. I watched his climber do exactly what you are doing. I was amazed. Not so much by the height, I'm a roofer and I love the height. But the rigging skills. I had never seen a video of a tree like this from the climber's perspective. You are incredible !!!!!
@calliecooke1817 That's mighty kind of your to say Callie. You roofers are a different breed, too. I hate being on ladders and roofs. It take some skills to work at elevation all day and never fall off of anything.
What a great video thank you for taking us along. That looks so dangerous. I'm happy that you are so careful.
Awesome ‼️🫡🇺🇸
Thank you!
I know you earned your money on this job. This is very hard work! Please take care of your body! We only get one and once it’s damaged/hurt it’s never the same again! I am speaking from experience! I was hurt very badly in 1991… while serving in the Navy. My lower back was hurt. My SI Joints have fused. A stroke a year ago has caused me more damage. Not sure how much longer I have here? I enjoy your videos!
You take care of yourself!
Aw man, I'm very sorry to hear that. My dad has a similar story from and auto accident. It's definitely shown me the value of being a little more careful.
Thank you for your service Sir! Sorry to hear about your injury!
Thank you for your service, my grandfather was an E8 nuke in the navy. I'm enlisting in the Marine Corps myself
I bought the 16 inch milwaukee top handle and the 10 inch pole saw combo because of your videos. I love having the option of going up in the tree without a gas saw. And cuttong first thing in the morning doesnt piss off the neighbors since its so much quieter.
Absolutely! I love that little thing for so many reason. My 201 is just a back up these days 😂 I'm thrilled to hear I was able to make a good example of it for you!
@@zaccheus
IN SANE!
SO CRAZY!
POWER LINES!
CHAIN SAW!
GNARLY 1/2 DEAD TREE!
AND ( ARGH) THE
C R A N E ! ! !
just nuts
Well no nuts then.
Just NO!! NO!!
I thought smoke jumpers were crazy
You can tell safety is your priority, as it should be. Fantastic job!! 👍
@mollywalsh2860 Thanks, Molly!
Fascinating to watch, Zach! Amazing work! Hope some of that maple wood can be used to build something nice.
that's a pretty darn nasty maple you got there. I'd say you removed it the safest and most appropriate way possible. Glad to see you staying safe up there man.
Aw thanks man. That's encouraging feedback. I really appreciate that!
Super job. Loved the narration as well. Hop to see you again.
Wow dude, that thing was a beast. Keep going brother, you're setting a good example for young Arborists and making a great name for yourself 💪
Thanks, Jack! Being a good example is my primary goal with this channel. I'm far from perfect and so I'm still happy to learn from f9lks in the comments, but I hope to encourage other people to take the time to take the safe approach.
What bravery! Enjoyed from Texas!
Wow that was a huge tree. There was electric wires too not good. You did a wonderful job.
Thank you!
Love the voice over explanation of why you are doing what you are doing as you go along.
@@Laughinghawg thanks!
Your videos are always informative, educational, and sometimes fun! Thanks.
Thanks, john!
So you see how ppl are trying to learn from you. There’s a fair amount of bad in this video most don’t know what there lookin at. Start with losing the snap cut. It will get you or others killed. Pick up a good book or watch some proper crane work. If it’s a limb out to the side shelf cut it. If it’s vertical v cut it. Get some proper slings build in some safety a longer sling allows you to half hitch where you want and then drop down half hitch on something stronger and then terminate. Will save your ass if the first one breaks. Build in your own safety. Also no pin on the hook massive no no. Don’t take any of this as me being an ass or knowing it all. But I do crane work every week and I don’t want to see you get hurt. I love the content thank you for posting. Also when using shackles never leave the pin on the running side it can and will roll out. Always put the pin on the dead side.
@joe964 You gotta offer more than commands. Tell me why to avoid the snap cut. As I see it, I'd rather the butt be released from the tree while I'm far away from it than me releasing it from the tree while I'm in reach. I do half hitch and anchor when something looks un trustworthy. Do you do it on every pick? Do you do it on both slings when you use two slings? The hook did have a safety catch. Is there something else you're referring to?
@@zaccheus the snap cut gives you zero control. Yes it allows you to get away from the cut but offers no control after it’s snapped. If you make a v the peace will stay in the v and you have zero chance of loading the crane up and then all of a sudden unloading it if you missed some wood on the snap you’ll never know until it’s to late. It’s different if everything was leaning then shelf cut it.
@@zaccheus I always build in redundancy. Always try to make it like a Daisy chain. That way if something happens above, then it has to go back down and it will rely on the next half hitch or your termination spot. Instead of just falling apart in the sky.
I love the commentary after every cut. Awesome job on this vid
@@izzy123412457 thanks man, I appreciate that feedback!
Great job!! Skilfully done, safe and methodical. Excellent team work. Really enjoyed my time as an Arborist, it’s clear to me that you do too. 👍
@@markfuller6643 thanks mark!
What incredible skill you guys have! Bravo!!!! Great work! Great video!!!! The voice over was just fine! Thanks!!!!
@Aunty-A Thanks Aunty-A!
Amazing team work. I've never thought about how much a tree weighs.
@theresaburg5881 they're surprisingly heavy sometimes!
I am glad you mentioned the power was off! Always be cautious of the line back feed from mrs. jones generator. The power company should also ground the high voltage stuff because the transformers can amp up a generator back feeding the lines. Nice work and knowledge.
Thanks man! They did have the line grounded which was important because the lines across the street were still live. Wpuodnt want those to get crossed somehow if something went wrong
This is so AMAZING!!!!! Thank you so much for sharing it!! I felt as if i were in the tree with you!!!!! God Bless!!!!!❤
NOT ME JACK!!!!! Trees like that scare the heck outta me!!!!
Very interesting to hear the weights of the pieces as they came off. Amazing that tree was still standing at all. An all around satisfying video to watch. Good job.
Very well done guys , what you've shown is that tree felling is an art , I find it amazing how nature is able to survive , even though most of the main trunk was rotten , the tree still found a way to carry on growing healthy wood above the rotten , it's incredible.
Great job Zach.Greetings from Poland!
Thank you!
Hi Zach, catching up on some of your older videos. What a job to have a cold with but thankfully you had the Crane with a good operator to assist you.
It is awesome that the Crane has a scale to measure weight. It is amazing that the one stump weighed 9,000 pounds.
Glad that you were able to get footage of the Crane lifting the pieces from above as that made for great footage.
With the Power lines on this job it was really great to have the Crane to lift off the pieces and not worry about the hitting the wires.
You have a great talent for creating videos and enjoy all your narration and Voiceovers when necessary.
@benburns5995 Thanks, man! I really appreciate that feedback.
Your the man !!! What a job !!!! Thanks for taking us along . 7 feet across , wow !!!
Haha thanks Adrian, it was huge 😂
Yeah, people don't generally like jokes with their PPE 😅 That was an awesome tree and a fantastic job getting it all through the mess of wires running in and around it!! 😊👍👍👍👍👍
Haha true 😅 thanks man!
Making a job like that look easy...the sign of a true professional. Well done! I'm glad you had that crane too or you'd still be there!
@missingutah thanks! We sure would be 😂
This is an awesome episode! Crushing it, Zach!
@BissellMapleFarm Thanks Nate!
As a marketer, let me just say this as gently as I can: Lose the music, bro. Your voiceover is perfect, and it is plenty. Best tree removal from around power lines I’ve ever seen…and I’ve seen a lot!
@@CogentConsult okay thanks for that feedback!
Massive tree! It's unbelievable how strong wood is. I've seen trees as well as buildings held up with a ridiculously small amount of good wood. You did a fantastic job getting the gnarly mess down and out with all the electrical lines in the way!!!
@@lonhoschar1943 thanks man! I was very impressed with how little wood was holding this thing up too.
Zach went well when making your cut objective should be to have crane lift without having to break it off. Next time, make the first cut, then cut for top like a wedge cut. Works well crane operator's usually don't like to wiggle or side load boom to make their lift a lot of unnecessary stress on equipment. A huge learning curve will learn tricks of trade as you do more.
I'm familiar with the v cuts and shelf cuts that are common in the industry. They're great for pieces with 3 slings and such. But when a piece is only tip tied and the butt has a little greater chance of moving around when it comes off of the cut, I'd rather get out of the way and let the crane release the piece from the tree.
The only way I can do something like this is watching you do it because I have vertigo but I love watching it. Great job.
Aw man, I'm sorry to hear that. I hope my head movements aren't too much for you. I've been thinking about getting a special camera for mounting in the tree to reduce helmet cam shots. Either way, I'm glad I've been able to take you along for the ride!
I'm glad there are people like you who can handle these heights. I couldn't do it. Great job guys!
@@5hdJHqyUI89 thanks so much!
With that decay and extraction, you can call yourself a "tree dentist"!😂
Thanks for the hard, dangerous work and the excellent video!
@@adi-1933 lol I love that
I watch a lot of tray removal videos and I really like your Music selection best! Definitely subscribing!
@@TheIrishquad thanks!
Unbelievable video. I used to work at Heights and harnesses but this is next level. Very impressed
Thanks for another good one! That thing was a monster!
You make it look easy. Much respect. Does someone follow up with a stump grinder?
JOB WELL DONE. Safe, good tools, skilled guys and the crane operator knocked it out of the park. Teamwork at it's best!
Great music and epic tree removal. Such a nice selection of saws! And the saw “music” was a perfect volume.
@@jwaterous224 Thanks for that feedback!
I'm VERY impressed. Such clever, though dangerous work! How you all extricated that massive, multibranched tree from out of those criss-crossing power lines was something to behold! Thank you for the (vicarious), experience!♥ (By the way, I agree with the comment that you don't need the music.)
Being afraid of heights My stomach was in knots watching this but I stuck with it to the end amazing
Same here!
Enjoyed the video. A huge decayed tree. That's WORK. Especially when you're not 100%. Really nice job. Kudos to the crane man.
Glad to hear it! The crane operator, Mike, killed it on this tree.
Absolutely fascinating and interesting. Thank you for sharing and have a fantabulous day.
@@mariamontalvo-vachon7581 Thank you so much! I'm glad to hear you found it to be worth the watch!
It was only a matter of time before I ended up on arbor youtube after lawn car and pool cleaning videos haha. It's awesome getting to see this POV for this kind of job, it looks really fun to be honest!
@gaiaonline67vim It's a blast! Ioved impingement trees as a kid and it's proved to be even more fun as a profession 😅
WOW I AM AFRAID OF HEIGHTS. But you showed how far viewing can be. A FANTASTIC job. Shower or not (sheets can be washed) you deserve a good sleep! Nice work for a difficult tree.
@@donnajacobs4813 thanks Donna!
Glad to see another video Great Work Hans From the Netherlands
Diggin' the sidewalk going up and around the root😂
Wow! What a job you had. Great job to you and your crew.
@@jenniferschnieder6316 thank you!
At 4:40 you hook the 500 on your side. Is it just like a big Cari tool or whatever a big hook you hang the saw on
Just the big shembiner. I used to have a big carritool, I broke the gate off of it somewhere along the way and found it worked way better without the gate. I think I lost it and replaced it with the shembiner.
I'm curious as to how much you charge to remove that tree?
I cannot believe they had power wires going through a tree like that! You did a great job getting it down though.
@@frasercrone3838 thank you!
The tree went through the power wires i think?
Loved it. You guys really earn your paychecks. Thanks for sharing.
@@jacksnow1703 thanks man!
AWESOME WORK!!
I'm sooooo dizzy watching 👀 😅
Ty for sharing!!
Hey Zach that tree was giant! That's a ton of decay in the base too! Which is probably a good reason to crane it out so as to not introduce rigging forces, in addition to all the electric lines in close proximity. Nice job! That's probably the most saws I've seen you use in one video😅.
Haha, thats cause I usually only have two. Bo has a solid collection and I'm glad 😂
I only really have 2 good saws-a Milwaukee top handle and an Echo 7310. I have 2 others but they're basically last resort- a husky 340 that was given to me. And a MCculloch Eager beaver -that that overheats and is a pain to start after a few cuts...
@MikeBrooks12550 Ugh, there is nothing worse than trying to get a job done woth equipment that doesn't work. Thats part of why I only have two gas saws. The 500 and 201 are all I need for most trees. Anything more than that is just extra stuff to maintain.
On the newer side to doing crane work. I found that having a mini wedge to a key lanyard helps a lot on them flat pieces sitting back down. I go in about 85%90% then pull saw and finish with a small angle”shelf” cut from the top down and she’s free. Thanks for the videos and walking us through crane work. Would like to see one with various cuts used on cranes and how much picks weigh
love the background music. wish you had the link posted.
Great work. That was one nasty tree. Great to see your channel growing so big.
Thanks Brandon!
Wow! Awesome work by everyone…. Great video!!!👏
Thank you!
Very interesting and entertaining. Thank you guys😅😊
Job well done by everyone involved. I would have enjoyed seeing some shots from the ground interspersed to gauge your progress. Amazing tree removal.
@@elizabethkelley683 okay, thank you for the feedback!
Very interesting. The young man doing the cutting and the crane operator were obviously very skilled at what they do.
I have anxiety seeing you up this high. Bool-ya job. I would hire you in a heartbeat! Great crane work. Congrats.
@@giseledeangelis8355 thanks!
Great job. Not many guys into this kind of work so I guess you stay busy. Stay safe
An artistic wood carver would love to gotten some of those big pieces. Loved the commentary, it came in nice and clear. It’s a wonder that tree hadnt fallen on one of those houses! You guys are VERY brave!😮
@@user-Carolyn-k7e Thanks! Some else mentioned the sculpting value of a large piece like that. I hadn't considered that before. I'll have to look into the artists in my area and see if they'd be interested in taking that kind of thing in the future.
Thanks for another great interesting video my friend.
Fantastic job. Was on the edge of my seat. 😮 That was a huge huge tree. Glad it is down, it was pretty rotten. Good job guys be safe where ever you go. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 Catch you all on the next one. Also kudos to the crain operator, smooth as butter.😊
@brendamoody1309 Thanks Brenda!
Outstanding job unbelievable what a log weights.. I'm totally surprised that the tree didn't fall over from the rot !!!
I've got one of these silver maples in my side yard. Those things rot from the inside out and make a nasty mess when trying to cut them down. Mine has a twelve foot circumference and there won't be much life left. You sure have a great operator in Mike.
@mikco99 Oh wow, that would have been a big one! You hot the nail on the head about rot. They have very little natural decay resistance. I just took another one down maybe a month ago that was so incredibly rotten, that I don't even know how it was surviving our season thunderstorms. Mike is real good, I've been blessed to have a skilled operator to work with.
Are you more or less nervous when using a crane over rigging stuff diwn manually?
Haha if I have a good crane operator, I see less opportunity for something to go wrong, however if something does go wrong, the consequences are probably bigger. I'd say I'm generally more confident in the crane than the tree.
I call a trunk like that a "Ring Of Fire"... just a ring of wood and completely rotted out inside and hollow. It's absolutely amazing how so comparatively little wood around the perimeter could have been holding up that giant heavy tree! That shows how strong wood really is! Who knows how much longer that tree could have remained standing if you hadn't taken it down when you did. It should have been taken down a long time ago. If it had fallen, it would have taken out all of those power lines and likely done major damage to the house as well. What a nasty MESS that would have been. Great job taking it down so cleanly! 👍👍
good job, i had a Stihl with a 32 inch bar, best saw i ever had
@jimsmith9819 That's a good size! Big enough to cut anything but not so big that it's a pain to use
Zaccheus up in the tree, deja vu! Amazing job!
Very impressive work; especially how well balanced the branches were when they were lifted by the crane.
I'm absolutely amazed that with that much weight, that thing was still standing and had not come crashing down.
@Calango741 Thanks! Me too. I'm often amazed at how trees manage to stay upright with so little structure. Thanks for watching!
Question: At 8:51 did one branch break free so the lift had only one line on? It looked very scary to me having that wood swing toward the cutter.
@@robertheim352 yes, the one piece broke off their. I can’t remember for sure, but there is a chance it was planned. If that was a dead lion that might have fallen off on its own as the piece moved, we might have put a sling on it to keep it from becoming a falling hazard. Those slings are plenty strong enough to hold those limbs with just one sling. Most of the time the second one is for stabilization so the piece comes off smoother.
Mike is smooth af on the joysticks for sure and i gotta say that is some spooky work your doing! Id be checking cinch straps constantly. Definitely some brass on you 😮
@toddbashem1430 Haha Mike is the magic to the whole thing. It is a lot of risky work, we definitely keep large margins on critical picks to keep the risk as low as possible.
You mentioned modifications to your Milwaukee chain... possibly taking one side of the rackers off? That would make a much better cutting chain, but the folks at Milwaukee don't want to talk about it. On the Oregon Website I saw something indicating that the Government prohibits chainsaw chains of that size from not having the anti-kickback double rackers. I've been thinking about modifying mine also.
I was taking off the little safety tabs that reduce kickback. They also reduce bore cutting ability. I accidently made one of the regular rakers a little thin and it broke off.
Great job Zach! Always nice working with a good crew and operator! Since you’ve got two climbers on site have you ever tried just having Bo set all the slings while you park and cut?
We did do a little bit of that for the more horizontal limbs there. We was one of o ly two on the ground, though, so we wanted to keep him down there as much as possible.
Watching you cut this dead and rotting tree down in pieces, I understand why it is so expensive to remove such trees from a property. Amazing.🤗💚
You guys all did an Awesome job!!! 💪😎
I just found your channel and liked and subscribed.
Great video thank you for telling us the weights of the bigger parts of the tree.
Maybe next time you can get a total weight of the whole tree above the bad spot thank you.
Thanks so much for subscribing! I would have really liked to have known the total weight of the tree too. I'll have to ask the operator to keep track for me some time.
That was different. Never a dull moment :)
Just fyi when slinging with those shackles you’re safest option to rotate the shackle because when putting tension on the sling can loosen the bolt up as it’s pulling the sling through the shackle. You should rotate it so the sling is tightened pulling up on the U of the shackle not the bolt. 13:30
Thanks for the tip! I can definitely see how it wpukd tighted or loosen a shackle in an inconvent way. I'll be sure to flip them around next time.
I like how you made one pick with the husqvarna and then next scene you have a good saw. That was favorite.
Haha husky makes good stuff. That little saw was having a bad day and it had a short pull cord on it which was really frustrating me 😂
@@zaccheus it’s fun to tease. It’s like the whole Ford VS Chevy thing, Chevy is just better…🤷♂️
@toomanytrees218 haha, of course. I do give bo a little bit if a hard time for his choice in saws. He gives it right back though
So expertly executed, great work on an extremely dangerous job ! 👌🏻
@@lisaapps6890 thank you!
Years ago, we took down a huge soft maple that was reputed to be the largest soft maple in the state. It had grown between a house and a detached garage. I don't remember the diameter of the solid trunk, but we welded two crosscut saws end to end to do the final cut. At about 20 feet up, it divided into three branches, each as large as trees we normally encountered. I was the climber for the whole job, mostly just a two men job with occasional third person helping. One of the trunks had a 7 foot black snake that was bird hunting, on another I encountered a mama raccoon and three babies, the last limb contained a honey bee hive in a hollow about 40 feet up. We called a local bee keeper and borrowed his gear and assistance in lowering the sections of bee hive. All done with spikes and ropes. We were able to swing the bee sections to the other side of the garage where a commercial hive was placed. The three sections were cut open to find and place the queen in the new box that had several expansion boxes filled with drawn comb. The next morning, the bees had moved all of the honey and brood to the new hive! Only one sting when the beekeeper let the end of the hanging trunk section rest against his thigh and squashed a bee.
@shermanhofacker4428 Wow, that's quite a story to remember. I enjoy manual climbing and rigging more than crane work. The crane is just more appropriate for some jobs.
Great video nice work greetings from 🇳🇱 HOLLAND🎉
Very professional. I did some steel climbing and this video is amazing.
@@robertgoggin966 like towers and bridges? That's super cool!
First video of yours that i have seen. It was good and i will be watching more.
@larrywebb2224 Thanks Larry!
Great job guys it was amazing.
Lots of challenges with that one. Good stuff buddy! Ok, I didn't scroll through the other comments, so if this is a repeat ?, I apologize but how did you destroy a raker?
Haha, no problem. The milwaukee saw comes with a .325 lo pro chain from Oregon. There aren't too many chain options in that size, and so I decided to cut the extra little anti kickback bits off with an angle grinder. I made one of the rakers a little thin on accident, and it broke off, so it would catch real bad and was super annoying to use. I got a new chain for it now though.
That was great to watch, I loved it. Now, how does the homeowner get rid of the stump, is that another company that does the grinding?
@@panampia I believe the tree service I was working for offered contact information. For a reputable stump grinding service in the area. I'm not sure if they planned to pursue grinding or not.
Good show Zach. I see you ditched the "Bo saw" real quick but it's good to see Bo is a zig zag guy!😁
Haha, it was not a good day for me and husqvarna 😂 yes he is. I would have been on a zig zag that smday too if I hadn't left mine at home 🤦♂️
👏👏👏 Excellent job❤
What a great video! Such a dangerous job but you guys made it look so easy although I know it wasn’t at all! Really enjoyed your video! I have a question though…if that bottom was so rotten that touching it broke how as it able to hold that tree up as some of those pieces weight SO much?
@gramof5396 That's a really good question. The truth is that it might have been pretty close to failing. Something is might have helped was that the canopy was still pretty balanced. Another factor might have been that a tree truck is a big syclinder shape and cylinders get most of their strength from their outer edge. The inner portions still contribute, but not as much as the outer portions. The inner part was what had rotted, but the outer part was still green and strong.