As someone who has done this (not professionally - just on my own tree) this is extremely impressive. It took me 4 hours to get two very small pieces off of the top of a tree (they were rotten). That was impressive.
I never climb without a life line, 90% of the time I install my life line from the ground and In this vid I did just that. This allows me to climb directly to my rigging point, attach a false crotch system and get right to work. This tree had some awkward angles to work with allowing the use of two climbing lines at one point. I recommend that you invest into a pair of chainsaw protective climbing pants and try to keep both hands on that saw as much as possible. Climb safe and have fun!
Cool, I use to take my 8-track up in the canopy along with lunch and a gal. jug of water when I knew it was going to be an all day on a monster tree. I like the rigging which is one of the techniques I now use. But back in the mid 1970's, I did not know all this type rigging.
As someone who is terrified of heights, this video is like a suspense thriller. I keep thinking you're about to cut your line on the far side. Great work though. Nice to see it done from the tree top view. Scary, but nice.
I use a breakaway on my 20 at all times. Has saved my saw multiple times. Once was my fuck up chunking a piece, had a bad face cut and pinched it on the back cut, would have ruined my day but nope, saw was just dangling under me. Once I was squeezing through a tight spot on a trim and the saw just popped off the clip. Anyway the times you would actually need the breakaway are rare but I think worth it to have. This way you are actively protecting: yourself, your groundsman, and your equipment.
Nice job ive done tree work for 20 years and i can tell by watching u for five minutes that u have it! u were taught well and look comfortable in the tree which to me means every thing,and your ground man is right with you low impact with out burning up ropes and being out of control. looked a little quick on the lowering but i feel if u can bang out take downs smooth and efficient like that then ropes can be replaced,plus thats what makes the work enjoyable to me.P.S. Gecko ultra light spurs!!
It takes an intelligent and skilled climber with good equipment and a competent ground crew to be successful. I miss my days climbing, that's for sure.
Yeah I use a lanyard for my saw too. It's dangerous because if you make the cut the wrong way, and as the wood begins its descent, it can actually grab your saw! The right cuts, and attention ! I like using one of my adjustable flip lines for reason i can adjust the length of it when i have to traverse through trees. Better to have some sort of break away that you can adjust. I'm looking . . .
Ground man: are at the top?!? Climber: yeah Ground man: ok just start cutti.. dude what the hell is your saw doing on ground Climber: FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!
Some fun angles to wok with! Looks close but no.... The funny thing about that is the homeowner was sitting on the floor with her camera filming me make that cut when she thought the same thing... She couldn't claw fast enough on the hardwood floor to get away.. It looked as if it were to go through the sliding glass window.
Damn, impressive stuff. I am taking down a 50ft pine tree in the garden this way, and thats scary enough! You gotta have big cojones to tackel that beast. Tell me, apart form the flip line, do you have any other rope securing you, or any other back up attachment?
Yeah, what daytona said. I use a breakaway lanyard on my saw, saved it twice so far. The issue for me is if you do fuck up and drop it from that high, will your groundsman see it coming? I learned from my mistake the one time it pinched and I just had to let it go as my piece fell. But man was it a nice feeling when the saw afterwards was just dangling below me safe and sound. Also the breakaway are only for the 20s, the bigger saws will break it when it shouldn't.
New to the biz, we use a running bowline or a lanyard with a D-Ring for limbs. What type of hitch/knot are u using? You make it look fun n easy, maybe it's Tom Petty that's makes it seem like that. Hell of a job, outstanding work!
Nice video! I got here while looking to see if anyone had video using the Gecko brand spurs. I have the Buckingham titanium with the same aluminum shin pads that you have. I've tried all the shin pads (Buc, T, triple thick and aluminum) except for the Velcro wraps and they all give me at least 1st degree burns after a couple hours. I mean to the point of where I'd rather fall out than climb down. Then again, this isn't my full-time day job either.
New climber, pretty good vid thanks for the knotless branch rigging ideas....The only thing I missed on your video was the standard gay bar technocrap background music so many people use these days...JOKE !
nice 200t saw. i need to ask this though, why the extra rigging when all you need is the actual handline to tie off to the limb that you want to rope off? i been doing tree work for many years, and i dont mean to sound snobish, but i just dont see the advantage of the choker and caribeaner. the one handing a chain saw is agianst my company policy, but hey, i do it all the time on side work lol. good work though!
@Mr13born79 I guess it comes to personal preference in my own mind that when the saw if or when it may happen (stuck to a piece of wood) that a lanyard tied to the saw and myself that I don't go with it. CHEAPER to replace a saw than another climber? I look after my own life in this field because accidents do happen and I try learn from my mistakes. I always strive to get better from vids, books, comments, conferences and other climbers.
I dropped a huge oak 3 foot round base that weighed thousands of pounds right over my septic system the Y part of the tree actually landed right where the septic drain hole come out the ground....I got a stihl ms290 farm boss 36in bar
If you plan on doing allot of removals spend some coin on a good set. It seems like in the trade you pay for what you get, so do a little research. Ask your fellow climbers if you can try out their spurs. Good luck and be safe in them trees.
My dad use to cut trees down for the city of L.A. back in the 60's and 70's. Just thought I'd share that tidbit of information for you internet peoples :)
As someone who has done this (not professionally - just on my own tree) this is extremely impressive. It took me 4 hours to get two very small pieces off of the top of a tree (they were rotten).
That was impressive.
Hey man, it's a pleasure watching someone who knows what they're doing. Nice confident cuts up there man. Respect.
I never climb without a life line, 90% of the time I install my life line from the ground and In this vid I did just that. This allows me to climb directly to my rigging point, attach a false crotch system and get right to work. This tree had some awkward angles to work with allowing the use of two climbing lines at one point. I recommend that you invest into a pair of chainsaw protective climbing pants and try to keep both hands on that saw as much as possible. Climb safe and have fun!
Cool, I use to take my 8-track up in the canopy along with lunch and a gal. jug of water when I knew it was going to be an all day on a monster tree. I like the rigging which is one of the techniques I now use. But back in the mid 1970's, I did not know all this type rigging.
Wow buddy! Great rigging job that was awsome.
As someone who is terrified of heights, this video is like a suspense thriller. I keep thinking you're about to cut your line on the far side. Great work though. Nice to see it done from the tree top view. Scary, but nice.
Gotta love Stihl MS200 top handle saw. totally great powerful little saw.
I use a breakaway on my 20 at all times. Has saved my saw multiple times. Once was my fuck up chunking a piece, had a bad face cut and pinched it on the back cut, would have ruined my day but nope, saw was just dangling under me. Once I was squeezing through a tight spot on a trim and the saw just popped off the clip. Anyway the times you would actually need the breakaway are rare but I think worth it to have. This way you are actively protecting: yourself, your groundsman, and your equipment.
Nice job ive done tree work for 20 years and i can tell by watching u for five minutes that u have it! u were taught well and look comfortable in the tree which to me means every thing,and your ground man is right with you low impact with out burning up ropes and being out of control. looked a little quick on the lowering but i feel if u can bang out take downs smooth and efficient like that then ropes can be replaced,plus thats what makes the work enjoyable to me.P.S. Gecko ultra light spurs!!
Rope man seems smooth
It takes an intelligent and skilled climber with good equipment and a competent ground crew to be successful.
I miss my days climbing, that's for sure.
Beautiful work! A true professional-- and that groundie!
Thanks for your vids. Great to see what it looks like from the top.
You guys are amazing.
How the times change... Thanks for sharing. Sure is fun taking a little lunch break in the tree. Have fun and be safe..
My stomach was turning just watching the height! Great job!
muy muy bueno!!! felicitaciones por el profesionalismo desde argentina...
Love the dude sitting by the house in the lawn chair lol!
Yeah I use a lanyard for my saw too. It's dangerous because if you make the cut the wrong way, and as the wood begins its descent, it can actually grab your saw! The right cuts, and attention ! I like using one of my adjustable flip lines for reason i can adjust the length of it when i have to traverse through trees. Better to have some sort of break away that you can adjust. I'm looking . . .
I can show this video to my friends so they can get an idea what I see at work everyday,
As someone who is afraid of heights this is a job i could never in a million years do.
Awesome point of view
Ground man: are at the top?!?
Climber: yeah
Ground man: ok just start cutti.. dude what the hell is your saw doing on ground
Climber: FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!
too funny
Cool, you got some great footage. I like this video
nice to see a tree removal vid where the person knows what they're doing for once haha
Some fun angles to wok with! Looks close but no.... The funny thing about that is the homeowner was sitting on the floor with her camera filming me make that cut when she thought the same thing... She couldn't claw fast enough on the hardwood floor to get away.. It looked as if it were to go through the sliding glass window.
i would have loved to do that job!! looked fun mate, nice one
Nice chainsaw proof denim you got there...
and some one handed sawing too lol
song name "Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - So You Want To Be A Rock and Roll Star"
They make what's called a break-away lanyard that is actually designed to break under a certain weight (200 lbs I think).
Nice job! A climber is only as good as his groundmen.
Damn, impressive stuff. I am taking down a 50ft pine tree in the garden this way, and thats scary enough! You gotta have big cojones to tackel that beast.
Tell me, apart form the flip line, do you have any other rope securing you, or any other back up attachment?
Very nice work :D wish my jobs went as smoothly as that :P i guess it all comes with practice and experience eh? very nice my friend :D
pretty good but where is your saw strap lol
Gooooood job....👏👏👏
Nice job
Yeah, what daytona said. I use a breakaway lanyard on my saw, saved it twice so far. The issue for me is if you do fuck up and drop it from that high, will your groundsman see it coming? I learned from my mistake the one time it pinched and I just had to let it go as my piece fell. But man was it a nice feeling when the saw afterwards was just dangling below me safe and sound. Also the breakaway are only for the 20s, the bigger saws will break it when it shouldn't.
this is my new favourite thing
I Love it.Thankyou
I don't think I'm cut out (No pun intended) for this, I got dizzy just watching.
Love ur video brother
good job!
awesome video. any suggestions for budget spurs?
No music next time i wanna hear that top saw buzzing.
Don't mind at all man.. It is the remote control to my helemet cam . Drift HD 170
New to the biz, we use a running bowline or a lanyard with a D-Ring for limbs. What type of hitch/knot are u using? You make it look fun n easy, maybe it's Tom Petty that's makes it seem like that. Hell of a job, outstanding work!
Yeah I thought that was going into the house for sure!
Nice going
Thank you.. Still making room for improvements.
Using a loopie sling to create a choker. 3/8 - 5/8 If I have to use 3/4 inch line I will tie rigging line directly to the piece.
Nice video! I got here while looking to see if anyone had video using the Gecko brand spurs. I have the Buckingham titanium with the same aluminum shin pads that you have. I've tried all the shin pads (Buc, T, triple thick and aluminum) except for the Velcro wraps and they all give me at least 1st degree burns after a couple hours. I mean to the point of where I'd rather fall out than climb down. Then again, this isn't my full-time day job either.
This is what Glass and GoPros should be for
is it just me or did that cut at 2:40 look really close to knocking into the house?
I'd love to see the unedited version. Very cool
Yea, even after 20 years I can not break myself of some old habits as alot of others do also. Is it a form of cockyness or reckless callous?
New climber, pretty good vid thanks for the knotless branch rigging ideas....The only thing I missed on your video was the standard gay bar technocrap background music so many people use these days...JOKE !
You mean Tom Petty? Get this guy out of here...
that song is epic
Chainsaw cutting things at 90 ft. WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG
nice 200t saw. i need to ask this though, why the extra rigging when all you need is the actual handline to tie off to the limb that you want to rope off? i been doing tree work for many years, and i dont mean to sound snobish, but i just dont see the advantage of the choker and caribeaner. the one handing a chain saw is agianst my company policy, but hey, i do it all the time on side work lol. good work though!
@Mr13born79
I guess it comes to personal preference in my own mind that when the saw if or when it may happen (stuck to a piece of wood) that a lanyard tied to the saw and myself that I don't go with it. CHEAPER to replace a saw than another climber? I look after my own life in this field because accidents do happen and I try learn from my mistakes. I always strive to get better from vids, books, comments, conferences and other climbers.
I dropped a huge oak 3 foot round base that weighed thousands of pounds right over my septic system the Y part of the tree actually landed right where the septic drain hole come out the ground....I got a stihl ms290 farm boss 36in bar
WrathofBong420 dude run a shorter bar....24inch max I have an 029 super and that’s the highest u should run on that size motor
I wanted to hear the wood breaking noises!
This is how I chop down trees in minecraft.
ONLY MS 200T ,201T MISTAKE,Big Hello from poland
diggin the dad rock
I like the video haha nice work
2:38 I thought shit hit the fan.
Am I the only one who wants to watch this in 3D with Oculus Rift?
At like 3:10, you should have a marker with you and write your name at the top :P
If you plan on doing allot of removals spend some coin on a good set. It seems like in the trade you pay for what you get, so do a little research. Ask your fellow climbers if you can try out their spurs. Good luck and be safe in them trees.
cool, thanks for the info.
at 2:38 I was like, OH SHIT ITS GONNA HIT THE HOUSE!!
I thought I was going to watch them cut down the entire tree and the guy taking the video was just going to ride it to the ground.
Is that your employer's saw? Why else would you not use a lanyard for it?
I'm 200 lbs in my saddle all the time...a 200 lb tug on the side isn't that bad.
how much do you usually charge to do this kind of work?
verti come, verti go.
@jdtrees The company doesn't require us to implement one (Lanyard) into our climbing system...?
cool wristwatch
And he never needed firewood again...
just wondering were is your tag line too your saw???
cool video, scary
I think home dude should wear his go pro more often at work.
No music please, just the real sounds!!
My dad use to cut trees down for the city of L.A. back in the 60's and 70's. Just thought I'd share that tidbit of information for you internet peoples :)
I feel much better about everything knowing that, thanks😁
Hey thanks wow! My dad too!
Going to stockbridge school of agriculture at umass to do this shit! aww yeah
British music!! Wicked
Thusitha Nuwan
British?? It’s Tom Petty covering a Byrds song??
Yea my bad. I got it wrong. Thanks.
one word boss
0:13 what knot is that?
You couldn't pay me enought to do that. Too high.
american style tree removal!
what type and size rope you using for the knotless rigging
Spend money on a sugi hara bar but not on chainsaw trousers??
Hmmm I suppose you're right, but I don't think I'd do it.
@joeyhabs9814 I'll be going there next year man for the same thing!
I would've MUCH rather have heard the raw audio.
How much would a removal like this cost?
300 and a case of beer
2:36 man i shit myself
leech field 0.o!
I Bet couldn't reduce a tree but fell a tree all good
Why do people think music helps videos like this? It's too much noise. I'm out...