Big rigging on the Detroit River 

Question: "When you take them big tops do you ever get nervous that when it comes off the part you're on might snap from all the weight lowering it just your thought what do you think" Absolutely... there are a lot of factors at play... tree inspection, routing your ropes in compression, trusting that the ground crew will let it run... negative rigging big tops is pretty much the most dangerous part of climbing... if you watch the part in this video from around 6:30 - 9:30, you can see that I kept those pieces small because I didn't really trust that big arm, it was a little too horizontal for my liking... I could have saved myself a bunch of climbing there but it just didn't feel right... It is all so situational, there are no blanket rules other than load your stems in compression and let it run!...don't attempt it until you really know what you are doing, and even then you gotta stay attuned to your intuition, that little voice in the back of your mind... trust yer gut... be careful out there my friends... - Patrick

Props to the groundie, always awesome to have a ground guy who not only knows how to run a rope but also cares if your ok 👍

Got to give credit to the guy on the rope he did an amazing job

Great job brother That was a gnarly cottonwood 😱

I seen this video when it came out just watched it again pretty cool project whenever the spider lift or bucket only get you half way. That rope man was awesome! When you said let it run those tips crashed

Man alive, inspiring and pucker inducing at the same time. Some of those tops are bigger than mature trees I`ve felled here in the UK doing arb work! The rigging process looks so simple, so efficient, but that`s only because there is a master at work here. A joy to watch. Cheers Patrick.

Nice job Patrick and crew👍👍, big tops, great rigging, awesome footage

Great video mate. Nice to see a longer, dismantle job with you climbing. Got to love that daisy chain hitch it's so useful.

That's good winter work. No one poking around asking stupid questions and getting in the way!

Looks like that was a cold job. Thanks for bringing us along.

Very excellent weather:)

This is so cool, I live in Windsor myself and worked a bit with Erik and Green Tree Ontario this summer, just got in to arboriculture. Great guy, great company.

31 minutes in. The feeling you must of had especially with the ambulance driving by (that sound keeps you realizing one wrong mistake and that truck is coming your way) Great work and stay safe.

I live along the Mississippi River in Missouri and we have HUGE cottonwood trees around here. I cring when I get calls on them especially at the river camps where they are the biggest. I cut big pieces when cutting them down.

Love how your work (well your RIGGING) has just improved, visibly, through the years of you doing this, you're really doing awesome work I wish I could get half as much big-wood jobs (I'm a 1-man mini operation so I can only bite-off what I can chew yknow, and no intention/desire for an employee!) So far from that spar in the graveyard ;D Thanks as always for the awesome content man!!!

Thats the same sound i made when something unanticipated happens. Such big sections.. wow.. super work - thanks for expanding my education

Love the videos man. Bsafe

Helluva job! Thanks for sharing.

Until you've experienced the wet cold of that area, you don't understand the way high humidity makes everything feel colder.

Dang fat tree Patrick! That looks so cold lol. Insane. What was the temperature approximately?

Big old NASTY tree! Good job 👍 stay safe

I know you're busy if you could put out more videos like this I love these kind I learned so much from these

Great work brother!! Those where some beast cottonwoods

Excellent job Thank you for taking us along

Well done Patrick!!🙌 that sigh at 29:46ish sending that second to last top..... classic!!! Big sends brother!✊😎

After reading your republication of Beranek's Tree Work, I can follow exactly what you are doing. It all makes sense to me now. I have a 50 acre woodlot in Quebec which I manage myself. Thanks for your help and the book. Take care man.

yes sir I was a little bit concerned when the line tethered to those heavy tops, jumped/scraped along the fresh edges of those large stubs below your position...you didn't do that again going forward. Its a sign of a pro that he can make adjustments in a dangerous situation while feeling the exhaustion of heavy work loads, some would take the "short cut" rite there...you did not, nice work, thanks for showing the "invincible" folks in the trade that they need to keep situational awareness...always, never never never...assume anything! The man in the tree has responsibility for everyone's safety...

I'm a Groundsmen from Windsor love to see the views and videos , hope to get up there soon myself

That guy in that left does he know what he's doing LOL his chain is loose as hell it took him about 20 minutes to make a notch show him how it's done Patrick LOL great job guys stay safe God bless

Very cool scenery in this one man!! Much different then the cemetery! Lol thanks as always for making these!!

Awesome video brother

I from Poland and like your job

Awesome view, great work 👍

Awesome Job! Very impressive!

INCREDIBLE! Made my heart race

Nice work Patrick, them cottonwoods get big around here eh. I live about 25 min. East of Windsor, I've been taking out a row of cottonwood in my back yard the smallest one so far has been about 70' tall and 2' on the stump, keep up the great work and stay safe.

Awsome video thanks for sharing.

Nothing like the smell of cottonwood, they get massive 🤙🤙

Great work, big cuts 👍👍

Great job man !Grüße aus Deutschland! Have a tuff rope man !

Thanks for the cool rigging video Patrick. I'm curious what type of place this job location is. Your weather makes me appreciate my southern California climate lol. I ordered "The Fundamentals of General Tree Work 25th Anniversary Edition" by G.F.B.. It arrives this Tuesday. Can't wait until it gets here!

Them cold long days are brutal on the body I know it sucks my friend great work though

Nice work. Awesome backdrop 🥶. You mentioned you contract climb in winter. So you lay your guys off and have them collect unemployment all winter? Just curious -Phil

Awesome video. Question: did you just whistle the three’s co. theme?

Perfect candidate for the grcs

Bet a flask of hot coffee up there would have hit the spot.

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Great video. Were your Groundies using a friction device of any kind while lowering those big chunks? All I could see were rigging rings. I see you were climbing on the Hitch Hiker back then. It looks pretty basic but quite functional. What's your favorite mechanical device to climb SRT with these days Patrick?

Patrick I know you teach people and the tree industry what do you say to somebody who is scared of heights but wants to climb very very bad what advice do you give them to make them more comfortable to do better at climbing at heights

You got great skills! What was the approximate cost of removal for that tree would you GUESS??? Between low and Between high, if you were to guess?

Which Distels are you using Pat?...and which do you recommend?

You from that area?? Im right across the river :D

Just curious my friend why they're dropping pieces in the water when it's freezing cold outside do you guys have to get that out

Question for you Patrick when you take them big tops do you ever get nervous that when it comes off the part you're on might snap from all the weight lowering it just your thought what do you think

Hello I am from India sir can you tell me the size of the rope you are using and its company

How much does a job like that cost?

I don't think theres any reason for taking tops that big unless its unsafe to climb higher. I know cottonwoods can be a bit fragile but if you trust the branch to take those big tops then you could certainly trust it to take your weight a bit higher. Could've just take half that size of tops and been safe and not have your loads hit the ground before the groundies can stop it.

Hello sir I'm from India can you tell me the size of the rope you are using and its company name

What kind of hitch is that?

What rope are you using now? I cant find the Poison Ivy. Sherrilltree has one made for them they say is the same just different color. Im not a pro, just curious what a pro uses. I would rather buy a good one than use my limited knowledge. Its for SRT with the rope wrench. I trim my own trees. Would like to ask about best way to redirect and gear needed but another day maybe.

Are you ok?

I could make some pretty bowls out of that wood, lol

31:55 what kind of SRT device is that?

Why you Don't have a stopper knot on the end of your Lanyard?

Good job Patrick! What kind of mechanical prusik were you using on your climbing line?

How did you get the wood out of the water?

You’re more of a man than me. I try not to work in the white stuff.

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