Taking Down Trees with a Home Depot lift 

You saved so much money doing that yourself, even with the rental. Doing anything and everything yourself is always the way to go. Great job buddy

I’m glad you got through that safely. The kids were so cute cheering you on !

Nice job.. Your son learned some valuable experiences.. A hard day's work won't kill ya .. This is how calluses are made ..👏👍👏

Great job and saved a lot of money. You also had some great helpers. I really enjoyed watching this video. Have a great weekend.

On the bigger branches I like to use a “snap” cut where you make two bypass cut several inches apart. That allowed you to set you saw down, “snap” the limb off and remain in control the entire time.

One thing straight from the start that I noticed you did wrong that wasn't very safe, is you put the feet of the outriggers straight on the ground and not on top of some thick plywood or something strong that has a much wider footprint. Those outriggers could have sunk into the ground causing you to topple over. I don't know if you ever heard of Sun Belt Rentals, but I used to work for them and I learned all kinds of different things working with them, but I also worked in the construction industry my entire life.

I'm going to be limbing a giant elm tree on my property later this summer because my wife is demanding it. Can I borrow your kids? I'll need the feeling of being awesome.

Nicely done. My Dad and I used exactly the same setup as you and your son. I was on the ground and dad was in the cherry picker. To prevent the rope from slipping of the cut branch maybe cut little notches for the rope to grab into. Greetings from Germany. Nice channel

obviously not your first rodeo. Job well done and thanks for sharing!

Great job! Thanks for the video.... and propee hardware advice , most guys would have left that part out of the video. You might save someone's life by sharing your experience.

I have some trees leaning heavenly towards my house. I have poked around the idea of a lift? Watching this video gave me ideas to achieve my goal. To add as well 😎, the guy in the basket seems he's having more fun then a Korean at a hot dog eating contest 😃😃. Job well done Sir. From Ohio. Let's have some fun 🤘

it's so worth getting a big chipper for clean up. It reduces tones of brush down to almost nothing.

Things that would help ,and be safer: A body harness, and fall arrest lanyard attatched, a top handle climbing saw, straps and caribiners to hold saw and pole saw on the basket, a 100 ft rope, to lower and lift stuff , for refueling, water , etc.

A suggestion; make a back/under cut so you don't have limb swingers or hangers and will be more predictable.

First off, good job working with what you have. The first major issue you have is the set up of the lift. You never, EVER set up on a slope, no matter how solid the surface. Secondly, you ALWAYS tie-off in a lift, no matter what. Otherwise, good for you 👍

I will be doing the same project. I have 7 trees from 40 to 70 feet. I have no structures to worry about. I will use a 50 foot boom from HD. Will go up to 40 and lop off the top 30 ft. Will rent a bobcat with a claw. Will have 3 helpers with chainsaws on the ground

Did the lift have outriggers ? Maybe use a heavy clevis to run your rope thru. Good job.

Sick land cruiser

One handed saw operation? No safety pants? You are asking for something bad to happen. And no leveling/stabalizing items under the extended feet?

That really genius of you!

Well done. Next video..."How to remove a stump". :)

How high does that lift go? If you extended it horizontally from the base without any height applied, would it start to want to tip over?

Nice! I need to get the lift in a tight spot. Can it be moved by hand at all?

Admire the heart but partner you are lucky no injuries. Ppe's, backcut, wedge, length of cut, use of the outriggers. God was watching over you

Nice video! How did you rig the tree limbs so they slide down the rope? Thanks.

Is this in Ontario?

You need to undercut first and it will fell cleanly.

You should have had a hard hat, 5 point harness tied off to the basket and the tools should have been tied off with lanyards to the basket.

Im suprised you weren’t required to wear a harness??

Did you have to reposition the machine a lot to get to all parts of the tree? I have to remove a 50ft maple with access to 2 sides.

1. What was that nailing the foot? Into soil? What would that do? 2. Fat pieces can be cut smaller instead of tying ropes because they can swing back to hit or even tip boom over.

What type and size rope for lowering. I have the exact same thing to do in three weeks. D links for zip possibly ?

fall protection with harness and lanyard should have been worn. they are required for boom lifts in USA and Canada. also... better safe than sorry. great video otherwise.

Put in a big pile. Let it season for a year and then burn it.

How many days did it take you to cut down the 5 trees?

Great job...those were some difficult trees to get down. I love the kids cheering for you in the back ground...lol.

When zip lining the limbs notch them

YIKES 😮😱

Nice work! How much did it cost to rent the JLG?

I only have a dead post oak tree the drought are the hard freeze done four trees in on staying alive

How long did it take to drop all the trees? Not the clean up

I'm not billy but I didn't see a wedge cut anywhere. Flush cutting is so dangerous.

Popping chunks, with people right there, not the best Idea. If folks had been out of the way, you could have pulled over bigger pieces of wood, utilizing them, and a rope.

If you don't mind me asking how much was it at Home Depot

Great job. Do you need a license or permit to rent the boom?

So how much does that cost to rent

17:20 you have very little leverage with the rope so close to your cut.

are those hard wood or soft wood trees?

I was quoted 23k. It will cost me a small fraction of that DIY style.

Overall I would say that was an adequate job. You saved money and it does not appear that there was any damage or anyone hurt. You had an ample drop area that significantly simplifies the job. I would estimate that dropping the first tree would cost $650-800 and the second tree would run $750-1000. Debris removal would run $500. Stump removals for two trees would be $300. Anytime you are working in or under trees you need head protection. So does anyone that is working the ground under the tree. You were lucky, not good, with the first tree. The lift was not properly placed. Some type of foot pad should have been used so that the feet would not sink. They did not here because you were lucky. Those nails did absolutely nothing. You dropped many limbs right next to, or on, the lift. Again, you were lucky that you did not damage the lift, or worse. Did not see any backcuts or underside cuts. This assists in guiding the limb drop and eliminating or minimizing the tree rip that can change the drop of the limb and eliminates barber chairing. Your dad was working very close to where you were chunking down the pine tree. Dropped logs sometimes take unplanned bounces. He also had no helmet. When in doubt, smaller is better and safer. The limb you dropped from the zip line was large and should have been taken in multiple cuts. Again, you were lucky that you had a clear drop zone. You had many good cuts. Overall an adequate job. No injuries. No damage. You saved some money. I would not quit your day job.

But I have a bit of a problem I don't like real high places off the ground

My neighbor is not that close

5:58 the way you don’t do this job . 😅

Brain surgery is one of the most expensive medical cost ever. Hardhats are cheap by comparison!

Put on a helmet , so many reasons to put on a helmet.

fyi those nails did nothing

hi nice work what brand pole saw did you use?

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A piece of cake with the boom lift. Try to do it without one and no helper either!!! I did without helper and no boom lift not that tall but quite tall. I have no choice but to rent one with the next clean up.