Who else things Reg should publish a book and make a film of his life as a tree man! 👌👍🌲🌳 brilliant videos, educational as well as entertaining. Keep up the good work Reg, stay safe, climb safe 💪👍
I think he could be the Larry Haun of Treework. Larry and his brother's house build video is 30 years old and it's still totally ultra-badass. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-IQmt27qN6AI.html
Hvorfor må du kommentere all du gjør? Mange som gjør samme jobben... ganske mange faktisk...uten at de trenger oppmerksomhet.... Hva med alle småfeil? Ingen kommentarer?
@@frodetorsvik1219 You sound pretty jealous. If you don't have anything good to say why don't you keep quiet. What he does is none of your business. Don't watch if you don't like it.
Hi Reg, I don't know if you realise it, but for us firewood cutters or a occasional chainsaw users, the way you go about your job and how you approach your work, is extremely valuable to us. The knowledge you have, your willingness to share it, and your professionalism has been most beneficial in improving my approach to using a chainsaw. Enjoy your English sense of humour too 😀. Thank you 👍
The worst thing about your videos is when they're over. Thanks for putting so much educational and entertaining content out over the years. It's always a nice treat coming home and seeing a new upload. Cheers
Totally! The explanation of the work and Reg's history with the tree make this a film. The safety tip! The safety tip is legacy. 2:58 This channel should be around as long as free men work in trees. I hope it's centuries, y'all.
I've been a lineman for 35 years and an old lineman told me one time.. always have a plan B.. but as you well know mate plan B sometimes is pure luck. And whatever you are getting paid.. it ain't enough... You are a true professional..
Reg you are a great source on the internet. Don't every let yourself think that your content does not matter because you a REAL credible source. I appreciate all of the knowledge you have provided in past and present videos. I am good climber and still look up to you as many of us do :D
Love the redirects, not only allows repositioning but adds safety. Watching you move in the canopy: every muscle fibre knows what to do, no wasted energy...quintessential, and no self aggrandizing bravado-just minimalist - effective, efficient movement and commentary-so refreshing! kind regards
I’ve been cutting ‘habitat trees’ I call them. When a rancher or what have you needs me to get rid of a large hazard tree I usually try to convince them to let me leave a stump about twenty feet high (usually Larger D-Fir since it works well) so that the wildlife can still make use of it. What I do is bring the tree down in chunks and leave the stump 20 or do feet high... while I scare up the top cut to promote rot down the center of the trunk. They usually hollow out nice and are not much hazard since they erode in their own footprint at twenty or so feet tall. Great vid Reg.
@Shane Herrick, I've been creating wildlife snags since 1990... If there's room, higher is better. leave branch stubs out as far as is feasible, too. Brian French goes further, in taking time to make properly sized and designed cavity for the bird species/types he has in mind. He's been teaching classes at our ISA conferences for a few years..
Very nice... I do leave branches at times, and if at all possible, leave them taller. It really comes down to what I can convince the land owner to allow, and what may be best suited in that particular situation. A topic worthy of much discussion. Much appreciated
Kinda reminds me of the beech,chestnut, and lime tree days in England....sir you make it look so easy...thanks for over 10yrs of knowledge and expert opinions
I'm going back through your older videos Reg. They are timeless. Trees are still trees and your skills are superb. It doesn't matter how old your videos are I can still learn things from them. Thanks for the video.
Genuinely enjoyed your short film, Mr. Coates. No hype. Years ago I subscribed to all the big tree work channels. This is the only one I kept over the years. So glad I did. Thank You.
Thank you Reg for your thought‘s and that you take us with you to work. It‘s really amazing to see how calm and well thought you execute your treework.
Always smooth reg!!!! Been watching your videos for years . I’ve learned several things from you like your rigging techniques. You’re a legend in the tree industry my friend. Keep it up 👍
Really enjoy your videos and can relate to so much of the content, very new to serious tree work, (feet firmly on the ground at present) at 52 in NZ with a 45 degree hillside of lifestyle block firewood pines up to 2 ft diameter that I think will take about 3 yrs to drop, ring, axe split, wheel barrow (or quad trailer later), throw down steep hill in to catch fence, then split again and eventually deliver. What started 3 months ago as a “get the boy working” idea has turned in to a challenging physical and mental addiction for myself. Grew up in Bolton til about 14 so really enjoy the lingo and humor. In this video I especially relate to the mental prep work before starting, using in my own case fear to load up the danger ap in the back of my mind to get in the right head space for working. I don’t make pluck it cuts anymore but occasionally get a “well I wasn’t quite expecting that”
Many thanks Reg for the detailed information and video of how you go about this sort of removal including all of the factors that go into the decisions. I really appreciate all the extra effort in terms of camera placement, camera retrieval, downloading files, editing and uploading. I prefer watching your videos over the news. Cheers!
When I saw his one I saw a vision in my head of a nimble squirrel in tall trees with a rope and saw leaping from tree to tree throwing down nuts to the ground to be gathered later. VERY NICE!
Well done Reg. Your man on the rope also did a great job. 👍 I very much appreciate you putting in the process of transferring to the other tree, changing your tie in and transferring back. Always more for me to learn. Also glad to see you were able to work around the woodpecker's home. Some great views from that tree. 🙂👍❤️🌲 Thanks again and keep yourselves safe! Randy
Thank you for all these videos. Ive only been climbing a little shy of a year so far and I do the same thing about imagining the worst possible outcome except I do it nearly every cut I make, or everytime i have to climb to a less than ideal position in a tree. It definitely causes to to think outside the box and take extra precautions to make sure those things can't happen. Stay safe brother, climb high.
Having a live adjacent tree on a dead tree really makes the job so much more comfortable! Madrona's are beautiful but always a challenge to climb. Great footage!
Summoning doubts, demons and thoughts of death all with the consideration of the affects it would have on the people who cared for you in your lifetime. Using that to sharpen your mind and skills before getting on with the task... Epic. Truly gave me chills to hear you say that, as I do the same, before serious work. I know for a fact it keeps me from doing stupid shit. Not without saying that I haven't gotten away with some stupid shit in the past. Love and respect your personality, demeanor and work ethic. Thank you for being Who You Are and sharing yourself with all of us.
Really Enjoying your videos man!!! Please keep them coming!!! Learning a Lot from them. And always nice to see a proper professional doing things right - it is an encouragement as much as entertainment...! 👍👍👍❤️💪👍
There are a lot of indicators even in this video of what you are all about. Peace and intuition, smoothness and control. Love your piano playing as well. Excellent video. Subscribed.
Amazing video thanks ! It was a very dark story almost like watching Valhalla rising , what with the silent soundtrack and the battery saw and listening to rigging ropes buzzing over it all it was eerie and being a climber and understanding that place that you have to take your mind and body makes it all the better watching , I was sitting on the edge of my seat because as you know any massive shock loading with the condition of those trees and it’s game over(was it as brittle as it looked) ! Fair play Reg awesome video and spine tingling thank you keep safe and stay well 💪
Hi Reg, excellent video. Very instructional. I need to learn how to climb, I do all of my work out of my bucket truck, but am leaning towards learning to climb, I watched ur video on fear of heights, which I have, but everything you put out in that video makes sense. I was a paratrooper and a Helicopter pilot, you wouldn' think I would have that fear, but through your video, I am refreshed on my irrational fear, trust your equipment... so true!!! Thx!!
Reg you are GOLDEN!, I am so happy that you actually care about birds especially the fabulous Acorn Woodpecker, unlike August Hunicke who destroyed multiple live fir tree's on a jobsite that had many woodpecker families living in them and then being so ignorant thinking that he would be able to raise the displaced fledglings only to have them die. The true colors of ones soul is revealed by how a person treats all living creatures both large and small and you certainly have genuine love for the creatures in the forest. M
Sean Arbor he’s spinning the story for some reason Sean. The trees were felled whole and the birds were discovered after the fact. We took most of them to the wildlife sanctuary but I doubted their diligence with them so I tried to raise some. The wood chip guy is toxic, and judgemental without knowledge of us or the site.
We do the best we can I lower nests of squirrels and birds down to my guys and have someone that tries to raise them with an incubator pink squirrels are tough but sometimes it will work out I always nickname them
Good stuff Reg! That was a great message to give to your fellow climbers....when it comes to playing out all bad scenarios in your mind, before arriving on the job site. I do the same👍 STAY SAFE
I've learned not to tell clients or loved ones all the scenarios that could happen because they don't see it as being on top of things, they just get worried.
@@buillioncubes yeah me too, & I try to avoid telling my crew members as well. Unless they have been in the industry for years, because it makes them really nervous. We live on the edge daily, because trees can be unpredictable sometimes. That's why I play these scenarios over & over in my head before I start, & adjust to be safe in as many of those scenarios as I possibly can. (We are CONSTANTLY weighing risk with reward) STAY SAFE BROTHER
As much as I dislike thinking about bad accidents that's a great approach you use to keep focused and prevent them. I was just telling someone yesterday how a white pine tree top fell directly down in front of me and a branch hit my helmet because I took the cut for granted bs-ing with groundman and didn't pay attention I cut through my hinge on left side. Too easy to forget how dangerous this job is. Downside to cutting this time of year is it can be hard on wildlife. I run juveniles I find to a local wildlife rescue and give a donation.
My wife and I took down a lot of a pretty large (for us) ash tree in hopes that the remainder will recover (ash borer). It's hard to give up on a tree like that, you know you can't get another one like that in your lifetime, but it is what it is! Next year I have a feeling we will be felling it. Its fun to climb anyways.
Masterful work as always! Thanks for the great camera angles! I will gladly pay you an annual fee to keep this up. What have you got to lose. You deserve it mate.
I also get the dark thoughts of grisly injury prior to performing woods work. Perhaps my subconscious reminding me of prior mishaps resulting in permanent dysfunction.
Scenic view, beautiful contrast and color of the smooth barked Madrone. Masterful SRT. Looks like surface compaction limited water percolation between the pavement and crusted soil which smothered the roots. Grass was uptaking the water faster than the tree could.
No, it's something else that's killed 10s of thousands on the island. I've taken out at least 40 from that property and the neighbors combined. Once the leaves start turning black it's like the kiss of death. Although I have seen much smaller stands of hedge arbutus trees generate clear new growth as they are periodically pruned every 2 years. Obviously that wouldn't be viable on mature trees. Theres several potential culprits for the symptoms floating around discussions, but nobody has been able to truly nail it down.
Wish I could've seen the remaining stump! Love the majesty of trees I mean what a great example here, I've gotten clients to keep stems myself but nothing of that nature (for example one was stumped at about 4.5' tall, a 5' wide Live Oak, , I dogged-out a "10 gallon planter" in its top and planted a bunch of Ficus Microcarpa seedlings, within another couple years their aerial-roots will have draped the entirety of the stump and my client will have a Ficus.M specimen-tree that looks >20yrs old with (the appearance of)a 5-foot-wide trunk, even though it'll really be >10 Ficus seedlings that've just overgrown a decaying stump...honestly I'm convinced the breakdown of the wood is fueling their growth in a way I never could get w/ Miracle Gro! (Makes me think of your reco' for "The Body Language of Trees", gonna go order that now heck I'd meant to when you 1st mentioned it but forgot so will get on that, thanks a TON for that reco I mean trees - bonsai & tree-surgery/climbing - trees are my life, the way you described that book has me thinking/knowing it's a must-read for me so thanks a ton "pre-emptively" on that one ;D ) Great vid always, if I'm honest it's these exact scenarios - @height on skinny, compromised wood - that scare me more than anything in this field, your vids are great it is awesome watching what is possible!!!
As an arborist from Brisbane Australia this tree grows kind of like angophora all twisted and narley mate. And I'm always thinking about what could fail and and dangerous trees are my down fall I don't want to risk it at all nicely done Reg Coates. And I really enjoy your video making and the way you engage others mate noice MATE
Nice. Like our jobs aren’t hard enough as it is. To get this kind of footage without a drone is awesome. Took a lot of extra muscle and time for the viewers.
If and when you leave the business will you mess the audience ? I never thought I would have when I retired but I did, retired neighbors setting up lawn chair to watch, even though I often thought that it wasn't so much that they were mesmerize by what I was doing but were waiting for me to make a mistake. Away's love to watch, you are a master at rigging.
Apreciate the referance to australian trees, more knowledge on eucalyptus tips would be awesome. Really enjoy watching your videos because your always thinking but make things look smooth, some other guys out there are just trying too hard to be fast.
Bidding mode versus cutting mode sometimes I wonder what I was thinking and then I get started and remember how capable I am I always talk to myself about the safety issues prior to starting just like you were saying and always treat my chainsaw as if it were loaded
Never thought I would stop climbing for any reason other than my own but this Covid19 saga has got me bored stiffer than that dead Arbutus...At least I can watch lol, stay healthy ladies n gents.
A good groundman is a blessing and paramount. It helps to have one that has some years climbing experience to better understand the nuances that happen when running lines.
Mope, @John ABA. Liriodendron is one of the softest "hardwoods" arbutus is the 2nd hardest/heaviest wood in America, after only live oak..and maybe shagbark hickory. It does cut easily, however.
