70 Metre Mountain Ash Removal

Day 1 of a massive Mountain Ash (Eucalyptus Regnans) removal in the Dandenong Ranges.
This tree was removed because a tree of similar size growing very close to this tree fell over exposing the roots and making it dangerous, you can see the fallen tree in the video. Thanks to the crew especially Kev price who was a legend on the rigging ropes

[@Brockstonepavingpros]

Proud to say this guy is my friend. We started out together when we were 17, he chose arbor, I chose paving. Great to see him doing so well, he deserves all the success and praise hes getting. Such a genuine lad. All the best Dave 🤟

[@Brockstonepavingpros]

@kjelljohnsson7039 yes mate 😂 he’s in Oz now

[@user-pk3lp2qb7b]

@@Brockstonepavingpros Victoria state

[@JamesJones-zy4fr]

I don’t know how many times I’ve watched this. It never gets old!!! One of the best videos ever!!!

[@j.debolt]

I agree

[@davewilson4198]

Likewise

[@kevincochran5844]

What you learn?

[@MrAirbiscut]

That was an entire video of skill, climbing skill, rope skill, and video skill! Awesome job! I was impressed and entertained

[@Bluecollar711]

I always go back to this video anytime I need great inspiration for this is where I come

[@DaveColemanTree]

Thank you

[@DaveColemanTree]

Thanks Daniel! I was a very nervous before this job, but as i started to climb the nerves started to calm and i felt very comfortable, after that the job just flowed....... I enjoyed every minute of it :)

[@jimny786]

That is a top job but you need balls.

[@albinbaby5214]

U r just inspiration for the upcoming climbers like me, love u mate

[@TheFykle]

Mt dandys ? , you be pretty busy right now id imagine lmao

[@LUckybones25]

Those views from above are terrifying! I couldn’t imagine being that high off the ground. Much respect! ✊🏻

[@treebuzzard5796]

i've shown many people this video & they were in awe of the height yr at & you shot it superbly & the music compliments it so well, your rigging on the huge trunk sections is amazing, good work Dave & cameraman for doing this video...really do appreciate yr efforts .

[@DaveColemanTree]

Thank you Robert

[@delcat8168]

I was watching the vid thinking... that's not mountain Ash it's Eucalyptus!.... The I read the description :-) In the UK, mountain Ash is something entirely differenet! That was one heck of tree!

[@galedurant6372]

wow with the music in the background it bought me back in time when I was able to do tree work with the climbing part of it thank you for this amazing video

[@QuiteObvious]

Some tough criticism on this pal ey. Two good climbers and a top job in my view. 12 years and i´ve done some similar stuff myself i know the buzz. I would have done it the same way so ignore the critics and all the best. Nice vid.

[@Perk101]

Have been watching this video for 4 years , still gives me excitement and goosebumps!

[@OtterGirlDances]

Crazy last cut ..man, that was close to the line .. heart skipped a beat..but I was smiling the whole time .. Thanks for the trip..

[@steviectree3322]

Excellent video Dave. Great to see fellow professional arborists doing a great job using best practice techniques. Stay safe guys!

[@patosfalardo9153]

Great job,it's always more spectacular to see the job from top of the tree.As a tree climber i see the job of the groundman,he is so important .I have so much respect for groundman.Too much good tree climber ,it's tougher to find good and serious groundman..It's a team work ,humility inside the crew gives so much.

[@stephenneeson5194]

Ive watched these vids several times and each time im more impressed,you seem to have attract some negative comments but everyone has different techniques and as long as the job was successful and no one got hurt then its all good.ive never climbed that high myself bt i can tell u were feelin edgey up there but hey thats why we do it. Keep up the great vids stay safe

[@DaveColemanTree]

Stephen Neeson Thanks for the nice comment, to be honest i was more nervous on the days leading up to this job, on the day once i started climbing i was fine and really enjoyed it

[@jjp976]

+Dave Coleman Did you use a porter wrap to lower those huge limbs from that ridiculous height ?

[@DaveColemanTree]

+Jane Paul haha no, we used a GRCS, i find porter wraps twist the rope to much :)

[@rafaelcardenas1202]

@@DaveColemanTree if you switch the wraps to the other side the twist doesn't happened.

[@DubstepNL]

4:51 So beaifull! . With that music i get tears in my eyes. God bless man!

[@DaveColemanTree]

Thank you 🙏

[@neilfpv]

Thanks for triggering my adrenaline right now! I love it! I used to climb trees when I was younger. I can't believe I feel sea sick now when I go to higher places. I am not sure why. :(

[@yawningdog9894]

Sea sick wtf wdym you feel sea sick

[@neilfpv]

@@yawningdog9894 I learned that term from my friends who works at cruises. Maybe what I really wanted to say was nauseous, dizzy, as if I'm going to go out of balance. Like for example, inside a building when I look at the streets from say 15th floor, I can't look at it long enough that if I do, I'll get a little dizzy, maybe scared and then a tingling pain in both of my ankles but goes away quickly once I stop looking at it.

[@paulo1618]

Working with pruning height in Brazil, your video is very inspiring friend, we do not have all the equipment you would like to have, but we do our improvisations, thanks for compratilhar their techniques.

[@faceyourfear.getfree.]

As a professional tree climber in germany, it get sweaty hands and feet from watching this video. iam not afraid of my job, but damn thats high, much respect!

[@mipearson]

I'm the homeowner: we had a tree fall of about the same size that shared a root system with this one. It was determined that its pair was also at risk of falling. At the very end of the video you can see the fallen tree on the ground, lying (fortunately) next to the house. The risk of living in the hills!

[@teamgreenillinois348]

unbelievable climb fellas. ive been climbing 6 years now here in illinois and have never come close to being that high. awesome work.

[@carpanglingarborist7579]

great video makes a change seeing someone on here who knows what hes doingin a tree lol

[@DaveColemanTree]

CarpAngling Arborist thank you

[@09211992ham]

CarpAngling Arborist ....eucalyptus right????

[@carpanglingarborist7579]

eucolyptus yes , but someplaces people call Rowan (sorbus aucuparia ) Mountain ash too common names are confusing sometimes

[@dougcarter1924]

CarpAngling Arborist BRING LEBRON JAMES UP HERE AND SEE HOW HE DOES .THIS WHERE THE BIG BOYS PLAY.

[@itsyaboimat2393]

I can't wait to get into this line of work I'm so excited!

[@gageconverse5161]

I do it everyday for work it is fun but dangerous work with smart people and always pay attention.

[@southerntasclimbers7271]

Lovely place to work Dave! good work Kev...Looks like old mate was having fun up there too... Good Vid! Jim

[@erinbisu1314]

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[@J1I9M7M4Y]

"Dammit, forgot to fuel the chainsaw"

[@GeneralProspecter]

Nah Big trees it’s common to run out of gas and have another sauce sent up or have it refilled while in the tree

[@4virus1]

Nah

[@ClipperRoad]

I'm also an arborist and I'm itching to get a tree of this size! Well done mate you smashed it!

[@mipearson]

On the positive side, we will never run out of firewood. Also, Dave & Ranges Tree Works have been great!

[@GruvenHaus]

Lovely composition. Cameraman did a great job

[@robertgemski7728]

Dave..........you guys are nuckin futs!!! Super professional and balls of steel!!!

[@JoseRodriguez-dn1rl]

The amount of anxiety this gave me its unbelievable

[@X737_]

Not a tree surgeon then?

[@WickedG5150]

I love it. Lol

[@JoseRodriguez-dn1rl]

@@X737_ I was but I'm still scared of heights regardless of how long I did that work lmao

[@X737_]

Jose Rodriguez 😂 I am a tree surgeon but will quit 100% if I ever develop a fear for heights. No amount of money is worth being scared shitless 😂

[@JoseRodriguez-dn1rl]

@@X737_ well I was just 18 and said fuck it😂 also they pay good

[@truckermike5853]

beautiful camera shots, and excellent rigging. Must've had some really long ropes. What's with all the Stihl clothes while running what looks like a husky 372?

[@RateMyHinge]

Mayb a 346xp?

[@terrycpt3269]

Just reading alot of these comments....and replies to the comments from you Dave, you just seem an all round sound bloke. Not big headed, open about any nerves and obviously was a job you enjoyed doing too. Fair play to you mate. Stay safe

[@DaveColemanTree]

Thanks for the kind words Terry, much appreciated 👍

[@DellGTV]

Perfect music for this. When I’m on top of oaks it’s always so peaceful and humbling at the top. When ego gets to big. Climb a huge tree and you’ll feel real small again 😂. I live in Illinois so not to many big trees for us to climb like those. I’m 3 months away from my second year with Davey. And watching this makes me want to stick with it as long as I can. Or as long as the pay raises don’t stop lol.

[@j.debolt]

I got a late start in this career, started when I was 26yr, I'm 50yr now and still passionately love it... don't do it for the money, do it for the love of trees and you will go far in this industry... do it for yourself, screw Davey!... Davey sucks, you're only learning the wrong way to care for trees with that franchise... go work for a real reputable company and really learn how it's done, people at Davey do this job for the money, definitely not for the love of trees, trust me on that.

[@AZMDHI]

I'm not afraid of heights, but this shit is crazy! Big props to you guys.

[@bendover3809]

☼Tropical Detailing☼ it's nothing once your up there and comfortable it's the best rush ever touching the ground again I tell you that much

[@AlexAlex-nt2px]

😎😎😎😎😎

[@danielbargas3377]

You guys are so lucky, too bad we don't have trees more than 100ft here

[@rafaelcardenas1202]

Where do you live? here in Ga-USA we have trees up to 160ft.

[@DaveColemanTree]

Thanks! Yeah it was fun, the job went really well!! I was bloody nervous leading up to it tho!!

[@jonh9561]

Mate, who wouldn't be ............ it part of a healthy attitude and respect for the job in hand, .............. the day you stop being nervous and cautious, is the day you need to give this work up.

[@jimhydle5054]

Having a lowering man that can let it run is gold.

[@unclinical1445]

wow nice! Started 1 year ago currently a groundsman working my way up! im 18 and hoping to learn this year how to climb

[@joebisping6799]

Great job! That looked like a really fun removal. Good work very professional!

[@ynwsimoms347]

Just looks so beautiful when you cut the tree in parts... Somehow it feels like giving the the tree his last honor

[@DaveColemanTree]

Thanks Harrison! It was a shame, but unfortunately a tree very close to this one fell over disturbing the root system and it was very close to the house!

[@Flatterstkd]

Thats building them close to the house, thoroughly enjoyed watching it, Thanks Harrison, if it wasnt for you watching it it might not have came up on my feed.

[@danielgorzel7222]

Awesome trees,so tall,wish we had those in Poland...

[@Maty-fisherman]

Wow one branch is like a small tree. Long enough rope great video awesome lacation.

[@user-lz8kw4tj1z]

Где растут такие большие и высокие деревья? Очень интересно и познавательно. Всем людям нашей планеты Земля счастья благополучия удачи здоровья и любви!!!!

[@murphy4trees]

classic smile before the first cut... no ego.. just getting it done and having fun..

[@iduswelton9567]

to human-ur vids being back both good and bad memories lol i worked for parks&rec in my town for 10years 4 months and one my jobs was tying the guide rope on trees we were cutting down and i got to ride one down lol

[@maxpatch67]

Man, cutting the top off seems scary.

[@charleslaferriere2138]

My hands and feet are sweating just by looking at the video. Awesome.

[@FitzgeraldStanburyWeissV]

Damn, that's awesome! Fella knows what he's doing. Amazing being up that high in such a tall tree.

[@peterharris9328]

One word..... Amazing!!

[@dirksellsted3070]

The only mountain ash around here are sorbus scopulina and sorbus aucuparia. Neither get above 25 feet usually. I'm very impressed, skeptical about 70 meters, but impressed. The tallest I climbed was 38 meters and didn't have to rig anything.

[@btron1234]

its a completely different species. this is an Eucalyptus regnans. And they can get even bigger than this.

[@kevincochran5844]

Are you still climbing in the same area, Australia? I always come back to this video. I used this video for inspiration. I had to learn it, now I've got it 11 years later. Thank you sir. From outer banks area North Carolina U.S.

[@DaveColemanTree]

Hey Kevin, I’m now working in NE Victoria, Australia in the high country, I’m very much still in the industry but less climbing. Thanks so much for this comment mate, it makes me very happy that my vid inspired you and you’re 11 years in! Thank you sir 👍

[@kevincochran5844]

When you get time put up another video sir.

[@raudelrios5229]

Our jobs as tree climber are the best.been doing it for 13 yrs and its awesome

[@DaveColemanTree]

Thanks! It was pretty close, Appreciate the nice comment!

[@flavio2727]

HELLO STIHL's CEO! This guy deserves some extra cash!

[@Bp-mr8cc]

flavio chab he’s using a husqvarna tho...

[@DaveColemanTree]

Thanks Brian! Really appreciate the nice comment :)

[@sethgill01]

It’s crazy how tall theses trees grow in Oz, in the uk you could climb your whole working live and never climb higher than 20 m

[@TheFykle]

They are everywhere near me in Mt Dandenong, they are tall, most between 60-80 mtrs, and few exceed that closer to the 100 mark, but not as huge as those redwoods in Cal when you include width

[@adamboswell8474]

Good job guys I'm critical on tree work I do it myself and I think you guys dun that very safe that's the #1 thing I seen

[@MrBoracus]

This is a great video with a great song to boot! Looks like it was a rush to do this! Makes me want to do it! Great work!

[@stephancoleman-prest2224]

Thanx dave for the great video nice to see a coleman that's not scared of heights :-)

[@StihlmaddArborist]

watching this brightened up my day, great work.

[@Lucas-yp7li]

Wow I remember watching this a long time before, great memories

[@StihlmaddArborist]

I dont use fb myself so no, but we are brothers in arms and I am cheering you on even if you cant hear me over the cutting, Be safe ,climb well, have a blast doing the do you make it look easy :)'

[@tylernugent8519]

Awesome climbing and work. Never seen such good and accurate work

[@drecksau24]

Respekt!!!!! mein Größter war eine Secoia von 47m und das war schon hoch für deutsche verhältnisse aber 70m..... Respekt!!! work hard and climb save. its a good job

[@DaveColemanTree]

drecksau24 Danke :)

[@AugustHunicke]

Good job, I love how you always appear to be having fun. Love all the pro clothing gear. I've not even seen that kind of clothing sold anywhere here in the USA. I see it in all the UK and Australia videos etc. Looks like good stuff.

[@goodmaker3233]

Высший пилотаж!!! Смотрю, руки потеют!

[@cannonball9478]

That must have been a bugger to split for firewood :-). Great video. Monster tree

[@sentinela8775]

I'm a professional arborist from Portugal. Good job 💪

[@MarFucka]

Wow. Awesome video mate. Never quite seen a tree video made to that quality. Nice job on the take down too.

[@mikedee8876]

props to you guys....I have dropped a lot of trees, but have never taken a chainsaw up one.....the big dangerous ones I leave for nature to bring down....topping that was hard to watch....

[@duanereising3026]

Yessir, I do this every day when I'm busy ...yer da man!!!

[@jlstree]

Awesome work Dave, great video and thanks for sharing!

[@BeckVMH]

I know it’s safety first... but wow! that’s crazy impressive. Never for me. I don’t like climbing up to clean my gutters. Kudos to all doing this work.

[@upacaratujuhbelasan8693]

I'm curious to comment, that's a brave tree climber, I salute, 👍😀 Good video

[@DaveColemanTree]

Thanks man! Yeah i know Oli well!! we climbed together in Austria :)

[@ngovungoinhvu7447]

This profession is dangerous. Country. In Vietnam. Looking forward to getting to know you all.. His Facebook name learning mechanism for Wu Wu

[@tirol4302]

Extremely good video You shit yourself from nothing at all you see this height more like 100 meters! Greetings from Austria the mountains (Tyrols is a federal state)!

[@chandubejjarapu]

I need This One Job

[@sastikumarn9460]

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[@jimbob32143]

Great video man. Can't imagine doing a Mountain Ash that big my self. Great job.

[@VicenteM]

Scared to death when I see the chain saw so close to the ropes...

[@aerofpv2109]

Excellent tree surgeon.

[@AtomicBlob]

All good bro! I see you're a mate of Oli Dwyers!? He worked with me over here in Adelaide! Yeow, climb safe

[@enda6763]

still can smile at the high.....while I'm watching with trembling feet...wow!!

[@TheTreeOctopus]

Nice vid, i always use tape slings now instead of directly tieing off so as to save my lowering ropes, it's also quicker....

[@keith-kalfas]

Badass..

[@surajmeena3313]

Keith Kalfas j

[@sezgindemir3570]

Oğlum sen çok sapıksın odasına lamba da tam gerizekalısın

[@DrZergling]

Maybe Goodass..

[@jamesdickson3616]

Brave men ,got the head for heights good to watch thanks guys ,old jimmy West australia

[@joepena1761]

now this tree cutting video Amazed me!... tall beautiful trees going down

[@iangeiger1652]

im going work for the state when im older its looks really cool to do it all you self without watching youtube all day about this and more state stuff

[@ryangaslonde9103]

hats of to you an your ground crew man,make it look easy

[@edwardmanu5429]

Top job. Very confident man in his job

[@coldwe]

This is crazy. I'm not scared of heights but I think on this I wouldn't be man enough to go to the top of that tree.

[@memyselfandyouz]

Every day I'm in a tree is a day off for me doing what I love and getting paid for it! Gotta love our job

[@j.debolt]

amen!...

[@marcelo71108]

Good job :) here in portugal do not do that! It's pity....

[@robs9574]

I'd poop like a rabbit after that job. Nice work guys.

[@Sahadi420]

I'd prolly do it during the job. "Careful.....that's NOT a branch!!!"

[@Yourebeautyfull]

This is daily life for me, but I still shit myself at times to be completely honest lol :D

[@mamaumunga]

Interesting - never knew there was another completely different species other than Sorbus Aucuparia known as mountain ash - guess that's colloquial names for you!

[@bashirmughal1538]

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[@Wolgasurfer]

You made it, I got sick of highness even sitting in my Office chair :D Well done!

[@dfguko]

Haha nice job guys i get dizzy even from watching the video its too high for me haha

[@Totjohnson]

Great Job / fun job - I wish I had a job like that lined up! My only thought was rigging the top and logs down after having skinned the tree must have added super flex to the stem. I might have tried to leave some shock absorbing branches outside of my drop zone to dampen the flex factor on a tree that big. However you did it just fine and must have felt safe - any thoughts tho.? I have found it to really help while rigging big pine.

[@yt555555]

Love the video and the tree work. I do similar work in WA and I prefer using a 201. We don't have mountain ash here but it looks a lot like a E.Grandis. Stay safe bro.

[@davidloytsker5949]

Yes I can see that moutain ash that fell down and I like your removal video to dave Coleman from David

[@Beasthornen]

I'm can only assume the emerald ash we have is also a green ash, faxinus pennsylvanica. I didn't realise you were in Australia. Our ash is definitely not a eucalyptus. We only have those as ornamentals here, as far as I know anyway. Thanks bro.