Add this to my list of jobs I wouldn’t do even if you paid me a zillion dollars. Skyscraper window washer, crane operator, tall ship sail letter-outer, transmission tower technician. Literally any job that’s more than six feet off the ground, I’m out. Huge respect to these guys.
This brings back memories. i did this for over 40 years. Tree removals were my specialty. It was always interesting determining where to make the pie cuts, which way the branch would go when lowering and the like. I am now 72 years old and those days are in the past, but it was great to watch you guys in action. Very professional.
So good to see a video of people doing something properly and professionally. As for the views from the top of the tree, crikey, I felt sick, 4 feet is enough for me. Nice one you guys.
You're more of an artistic engineer than anything else, angling those cuts just right so that the limbs fall precisely where you want them to. Great job!
Great but great great job. It's scary to see how that tree had almost no bark and some branches were really rotten. It must have been dead for many years
I climbed thousands of trees as part of my forestry job. Mensuration and folia sampling etc, we ALL hated climbing dead trees. You were really just guessing how structurally sound the tree was. We had trees as big as this one fall or break when we had people up them. It looked dangerous and it was. Pretty amazing effort.
Wow, I’ve never watched filming from that angle before! (Now I know what a birds eye view is really like) big respect to you boys for the careers you have chosen, I hope you realise how valuable you skills really are!
The climber ascends knowing the tree is absolutely dead before going up. Confidence is off the charts not to mention the absolute skill once you are up there. I have been skydiving but was more comfortable jumping out at 15,000 feet because of my chute. Up there you are all by yourself and nothing else.
As clean as they come. It’s good to see the planning behind it all. Definitely at the top of your game and it’s good to see and learn from. Like a graceful Ninja in the trees 💯
Very nice work Harry. I saw no real improvements to be made. Couple of potentials; At 6.00 minutes. Protect your uphill hinge as much as possible when swinging side lean especially on short grain stuff like gum. Straighter that back cut is the easier they fold over. I don’t reckon this tree maxed out your fuel capacity but I grew a valuable and silently rewarding habit of switching off after almost every cut. Saves heaps of fuel and a bit of noise and heat. AAA+++
Gotta do this kinda work with a wind speed of zero. Gotta be trim but in great shape as well. Under 40 helps too so you're livelihood duration is limited.
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Any chance I get to pull over and drop big tops I will. Why not, time is money and dead trees can never be trusted. Good job man, always love your videos!
I'm training to be an arborist and the one thing that really sketches me out is climbing a big dead tree like this. How can you be sure that it'll take your weight? Freaky!! Well done!!
Absolutely fascinating! Everyone in that neighborhood can breathe a sigh of relief thanks to these guys. I’m glad it’s you up that tree and not me though. Definitely not my racket! Bravo! 💪🏼😎👍🏼
Very nice video . Clearly a real pro ,cutting down trees. I myself like it when i cut trees in a ground level. Not high in the air. Greetings from Finland,!
Nevermind the what if or should would could 😂🤣 this dude is onnn!! He went home to his family that's the main thing but anything can happen aye boys... tuff!! solid work bro💪🏾 from aotearoa n.z
It was a lot of fun watching this video. I started going to work in 1954 need us to say I’m not climbing anymore I stopped when I was 75 but what was interesting you use a static line when I start a claim and we use a Bowsens, not and we made our own saddle out of the rope, which was Manila with a double Bolin knot on the bite good job, Guy. There’s not many of us left who can work like that on a tree like that. Take care be safe.
Loved tree service work in almost every way, but I'll never miss climbing dead trees. Tree service is a great job to have in the winter here in Minnesota, easy to stay warm on the coldest of days.
" Wow" this takes some nerves to accomplish, and elevates arboriculture to another level.....Respect & Admiration to the team for their skills and video content.
I had a similarly huge dying gum removed from my backyard recently. I was going to go out for the day whilst they did it. Instead, I sat staring, spell bound by the aerial ballet, poetry in motion display by the crack team of tree surgeons. It is as much art as artifice and I take my hat off to them all!
When I saw the title of the video saying ‘Dead Tree’ I assumed it would be newly dead or dying not matchstick dead!!! Brave men performing brilliant work 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
We just bought one of those giant slingshot things at the golf course I work at. It works so much better than swinging a bag in a circle and hoping you let go at the right time to get it through the branches. Also, it works very well for sending golf balls across the pond.
That's what I was thinking aswell but I haven't cut down a tree yet alone 30 feet in the air. And it does make sense that they feel competent and safe in their work to not need to rig but as a lawncare worker like me you hate to see the ground damage
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Good vid. How is it that you determine if a dead tree will hold your weight and not collapse? It looks like the safety line holding the climber is the top of the tree. If the tree gave way it appears the climber is sol.
you can definitely see and feel when the tree is too dangerous to climb, and and know when your pushing the limits. this tree although very dead, still had good structural integrity close to the trunk and main forks. only the ends of the branches were getting rotten and brittle.
I’ve climbed and taken down hundreds of trees, big ones, dying ones, some dead ones, but dead like that spooks me. Maybe those “gum “ trees stay strong.. ? Great work.
Wuaaaaah. 😵💫Seeing something like that from a "first-person" perspective always makes my knee muscles cramp up. How do you actually test that the branch over which you shoot the carrying rope is strong enough? Are you only hanging from one rope? No backup? Huge respect for your courage, calmness, precision and professionalism! Edit: just a few seconds later my "backup" question gets answered. But still ... 🙈
Sweet video man awesome footage and the gym stuff at the end is freaking Rad bro! The better I stay in shape translates to being able to climb better too! Stay safe and keep up the great work! Question reading your reply to @stihlborn what would you have done if those trees were mush?
hey man thanks for the great feedback, yeah my climbing definelty improved when I started gym too. as for removing those tree if they were mush, there was access for a tower so that would be the safest bet. otherwise probably have to bomb out bigger section providing the trunk was still solid and just have more collateral on surrounding trees.
This is amazing and skilled work. I have a great fear of heights and those views from the top had me cringing....I don't know how those guys do it, but they do it well 👍👍
Very fine piece of work, but this video was nauseating!! I'll never get over my fear of heights. Question: Is the wood usable for projects from a dead tree like this? It seemed very sturdy.
