Great to see you back after such a long time ! So many videos on RU-vid but when your name comes up it’s mesmerising quiet , the music haunting , the setting is always something out of this world , I get why you moved out there , amazing , keep safe Reg your an inspiration 🌲🙏
Good morning Reg, Thankyou so much for doing another Stella video.. It must be a pain to video when all you want to do is concentrate and crack out the job.. But I really appreciate your time and energy into providing these... Over the years I learnt SO much for you which I've implemented into my Arb life. Thanks again and hope you have a great day. Dave from West Sussex England
Ray from Australia here, awesome videos. Been watching them for years now. Cool to see a ported 390xp up there with you. My favorite saw. Have a great week👍
The nibbling away at the last bit of the felling cut to gently reach the point of balance under total control...is brilliant! I love watching this, and the only other climber I can recall do it with such precision & patience is Graeme McMahon. What exalted company the two of you make.
If only the video can show the adrenaline rush that you have while topping a 200 ft tree It's so hard to explain in a video. You nailed it Brother My adrenaline was with you on this video I needed that. 👊 nice editing
Thanks for taking the time to film and edit this stuff, I know it must be a lot of work, but I also know we all appreciate the effort. The music adds a hell of a lot of gravitas to the proceedings as well, well chosen
Great to see a new video from you. Just watching you cut that big wood all the way to a slither of hinge always gets my heart racing. Great job as always.
@@RecoatesOutstanding climbing and cutting Sir. I'm hearing the MK III needs ten to fifteen tanks before the electronics dial in the carb. When they wake up they are supposed to be a weapon. I just hope the build quality is better that previous versions, 👍💪🪓🌲🇮🇪
@@Recoates I know you know about this ridge. Did you do the auto tune to it immediately? You let it idle for 3 minutes and then you run it wide, open and run it down a piece of wood and Bury the tip and keep going down for 40 seconds. It helps a lot mind had the same problem once. I did that it was amazing hope that helps buddy
8:18. I would like to talk to someone that knows for sure the proper angle for the face, depending on the elevation, length of log, etc, to figure out the way to land flat. Obviously you know, but I’m still guessing. Most are good, but I’ve planted a few, to my shame!😆🌿🌸Great stuff!
Assuming it's vertical. The piece you're cutting should be 1/5 of the stem. Deep conventional 45 degree notch a little more than halfway should make it flip and land flat. August gets them flat more by 'feel' and giving a little push upward on the butt as it leaves to get a rotation
A lot of it is that one fifth ratio if you are free to choose length of logs. From higher in the tree and on smaller wood you can effect the spin a surprising amount by a tap with your hand. Less than 1/5 could use a down slap to the butt to slow the spin, longer pieces a hand under(but not in the undercut!)allowing the tip to get ahead on the rotation.
Fantastic content at the top, and the ambient music really helped to heighten perilous moments up there like traversing between trunks! Do you ever allow yourself a moment to wonder what if something were to fail in the rigging or are you always held by at least two different ropings?
Yes Chis, I make a habit to contemplate the contemplate the what iffs. Deliberately envisaging the worst possible outcome is part a technique that helps keep me focused and disciplined. Kinda morbid, but it's worked so far
Reg is cutting stuff over a hundred feet up in the air than I cut on the ground here in the east! And that's some very ominous music, quite appropriate for the scale of this tree!
Awesome transfer at H E I G H T - Smooth & no cowboy / tarzan stuff just Real Life Safe Arborist - Thanks Reg 👍 Professional Business as usual - from Calvin Woodman at Barrie Ontario Brother 🌄
I know to you this is all old hat, but to most of us we will never get to be in the canopies that you get to call your office, so from us small tree cutters I thank you for taking us on a ride of a lifetime. I know you have been in some tall trees, so I was wondering what was the tallest tree you have taken down and the tallest you have climbed recreationally?
I don't do rec climbing, and it's very difficult to say which was the tallest. The old growth fir I've worked on here are generally between 200-250 ft. There was once a heavy leaner that I did which stood out in my mind because it was way above all the others that I could see in the group. But being up there you are sharply focused on getting the job done safely. Height only factors into your mind depending on how far your line is from the ground for when you inevitably have to swap for a bigger saw
