Nice clean removal. I appreciate your patience and for those just beginning: this tree may be small but that's no excuse to not use the tools that make the job safer like Joe does. Lots to go wrong here with the tree next to the road, house nearby, power lines etc... He takes his time, looks for traffic BEFORE he sends, keeps pieces small and uses gear that's well over-rated for the loads. Proper tree work is not dramatic or unnecessarily dynamic. Good work.
You left a stub!?! HA Ha ha! You left in the shot to show you can make mistakes and take criticism. You the man! Oh, you left the stub for your flip line. See what happens when one rushes to judgment!?! Loved the video. Stay safe.
Dude... that throw at 9:26 was so clean!! Also a Great vid overall, you’re officially one of the best in my books and I’ve worked with many highly skilled arborists. Fluid execution and clean cuts like you’re blindfolded, well done!
I just really started climbing don’t have the tools yu have but I get the job done wit regular Blake’s hitch but watching your videos really have help me out a lot I think yu should keep educating people about tree work
Enjoyed the video. I used to be in mountain Search And Rescue and worked as assistant to the rock climbing rescuers. I was impressed with their knowledge of knots and gear, but I now believe you tree guys know more than they did. Anyway, I kept waiting for a ghost to show up in the upper window of that haunted-looking house!
Looks like the groundsman didn't feel like working today. None of the dropped pieces were being cut up and stacked in piles. By the time my climber gets down i have everything chopped up/piled up and we ready for what ever is next.
I'm curious how much a boom/bucket truck eliminates the need for a climber? I know theres certain things only a climber can do but is that a rare occasion where a bucket truck wont get the job done?
I was waiting for a squirrel to come out of the tree.If you rub a limb up and down the bark on the tree before they hear or see you,sometimes they will come out of their nests or stick their heads out of holes in the tree,thinking another squirrel is climbing up their tree. Probably a few bats living in the hollows with a lot of good for the garden bat guano in the trunk...I couldn't help laughing when you were pawing in the trunk 10:15 and then adjusting your face shield :)
Neat! Think of the history that house and tree have seen. Both there since that road was just a muddy path with an occasional horse or model t cruising by.
I know you didn't ask me, but I like the spring blocks from ISC. You have to be a little more careful with a block than with rings, but a block can also be used as part of a mechanical advantage pulling system.
