Crazy Close Call - Tree Topping Near Miss

[@marlaleemouse]

I'm 71 and I never thought I would be up in a tree with a guy while he saws away! Love it!

[@treemands]

I'm 71 in 2 months and I am up there every day.

[@ariale769]

Are u actually 71?

[@murielvaillancourt3855]

Mary McMahon i have vertigo when i watch this!

[@billrobbins5874]

64 here, about 40 foot lower, thought, ok, he can top that tree now. People have nerves of steel and a truly clear mind for that job!

[@Gideon_Judges6]

@@murielvaillancourt3855 I find it helps if you count out loud: uno, dos, tres, catorce.

[@kennethmaddock253]

When I started working for a tree company, l was a ground guy starting out, takes time to learn the do's and don'ts, but I also new that l wanted to become a climber and do bucket work, it's hard to find guys for ground work that are willing to look farther than a pay check, your have to love the work, and the challenge of it, for myself l was hooked on the risks of working with trees, figuring out the best and safest way of getting the job done, you feel alive at the end of the day, think about it your outside fresh air , great exercise, every jobs different, never boring, you can't get better than that!!! ;)

[@davidfredenburg8283]

30+YEARS CLIMBING 65 NOW AND IN BETTER SHAPE ALL THE WAY AROUND THAN MY 30-40 YEAR OLD DOCTOR AND HE'S STATED THAT 👍🤣😎 "OL'FASHION TREE SERVICE OF BRETHREN AND KALEVA MANISTEE COUNTY MICHIGAN. U.S.A. 🇺🇲

[@davidfredenburg8283]

KEITH,M. I'M 65 AND STILL CLIMBING. EVERYBODY PLEASE 🙏TRAIN YOUR GROUNDMAN TO DO EMERGENCY IN TREE RESCUES. MY DAUGHTER FROM THEY OFFICE MONITORED THE 911 SYSTEM FOR TREE INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS UNFORTUNATELY SHE MONITORED THE CALL THAT DAY ABOUT A MAN IN TROUBLE IN A TREE WE ARRIVED AT THE SCENE AND I WENT UP INTO THE TREE FOR RETRIEVAL. I DIDN'T KNOW IT AT THE TIME BUT IT WAS THE MAN THAT TRAINED ME, HE UNFORTUNATELY HAD A MASSIVE HEART ATTACK.. I'VE DONE HAVE OTHER TREE RETRIVELES UNFORTUNATELY SOME GOOD SOME NOT SO GOOD JUST IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN LAST YEAR THERE WERE 189 MEN KILLED DOING TREE WORK NOT AROUND POWER LINES BUT STILL YET A IS A LOSS AND THEY'RE ALL MISSED. MAKE SURE THAT ALL YOUR GROUNDMAN KNOW HOW TO DO INTREE A RESCUE IF THAT NEED EVER ARISES.

[@oneer8435]

Amen to that. Been a tree man for 30 years and feel the same way.👍

[@darrengilland5869]

I've been in tree work for 20+ years climbing for 17 I enjoy it

[@ericelam1014]

Not the driver, the guys working on the ground should have directed traffic to stop.

[@sonofeloah]

My thoughts exactly! I worked urban and wooded and the ground crew are to ALWAYS to make sure that safety is first for themselves and any outsiders. They see the monkey is about to top the tree and they should have made sure that no one is a target. But also, in working the urban areas, the top should have been tethered so it can fall against the tree and be lowered. NEVER free drop the top in an urban area!

[@aliwhitwell]

That's their main job! Very poor H&S plan!

[@junfabi1]

no traffic warning cones/ banners even...

[@johnfairchild8242]

Azri'el Collier I’ve dropped some tops from pretty far up but I doubt any of them were from quite that high and always had a wider relative clear area to drop them in or else I roped them. It’s kind of a bit of a scary thrill when you drop a sizable section of the top of a tree and the part you’re roped to shakes back and forth from the sudden loss of stress above it. The biggest scare I got when doing that was when one decided to drop on its top and bounced! Kind of unpredictable.

[@lamarpace4579]

nevri cebaph ,,,,:9

[@Ryan-cm8lt]

But hell the top was practically dropped into the chipper. Bravo!

[@genedameier8746]

It would have been a nice Christmas Tree, and then chipped up.

[@markcolby2927]

I agree great aim

[@TreeCraftbyAndrew]

This was the 3rd & final removal at that property - it had been a long hard day and the ground guys were beat. I tried to get all the branches as close to the chipper as possible to save them the extra work 😉💪

[@sandya4787]

Van puts it into reverse and heads back home to change his boxers 😂

[@sharonreeves5002]

He was cutting real close to his support rope there once, made me shudder!

[@cheeesonator]

It has a steel-cut-resistant wire core.

[@carlarthur4442]

That's the 1st thing I notice , I'd need a parachute and a safety net with a bouncy castle underneath, 🏰 😅

[@raymondcassiday6497]

Yeah… T1’s make that mistake all the time … NEVER cut one handed or near your lanyard/buck line …

[@childofthemosthigh4930]

When you're doing it that long you get used to it sometimes you do it a couple inches when you're chuck big pieces down

[@kdigiacomo]

Video starts @ 21:00 for those that just want to see what happens.

[@GillesLavigueur]

Increadibly PROFESSIONAL JOB ... I'M 80 AND HAD NEVER SEEN ANYBODY DO THIS AND, THANK GOD FOR THAT ONE MORE INFO OF LIFE ! ! ! Congratulations ! ! !

[@jamesklugel3297]

We can't blame drivers or civilians clueless as they are. It's our job to control our work zone and all its hazards.

[@milldabeast519]

clueless? because hes not looking 120 feet in the air watching these guys work? thats why we have road work signs... fucking guys cutting these trees should of had communication and been stopping traffic

[@rampage3337]

actualy it was not planed to fall then. you can see him signaling that the 2 cars can pass becaus he tought the tree was not gona fall. but when he removed his saw it fell by mistake

[@milldabeast519]

doesnt matter. u dont put warning up 10 seconds before he falls the tree. this is something you do before u start climbing! he fucked up and m,ade a mistake which is exactly what i said . thanks for telling me in your own words....

[@rampage3337]

milldabeast519 there where probably warning signs. He just took a dumb risk and whanted to be nice and let the cars pass insted of leting them wait

[@milldabeast519]

well if you look you will "probably" see no signs? like i said should be fenced off and treated like any over head hazrd work site. 15 years of working on swing stage and elevated platform work it seems like common sense to me

[@johns3106]

Always stop traffic BEFORE you start your back cut!

[@MrG11G]

I love your easy going tactic to remove the tree definitely would like to see the rest of the video. Just two things. When I’m working near a road as such I leave no room for guessing when it comes to pedestrians. I had many take the chance to cross the kill zone even when cones and other safety steps were in place. But the biggest great step is to have men in the road as a live communicator to possibly pedestrians coming in the area at that moment when death is falling. And I think that driver thought you signal them to pass through when you waved your hand. May be a good thing to have some radio talky when your so high up. Great work love it. God bless.

[@richardjones8920]

I was a climber for twelve years with a Professional company. If my boss ( the best one I ever had) had come upon that job site we would all have been fired.

[@timtommy9984]

Great work thank you for locking your bar every time you let go of your saw I was really worried that something bad was going to happen but I'm thankful it did not you done an outstanding job I'm looking out for the people on the ground it would be a privilege and an honor to work with you thank you for putting Safety First

[@stephenneeson5194]

Groundsman should have stopped the cars coming past while you took the top off.Lucky dude stay safe

[@tigerzero5216]

That's true but here was the mistake as I observed and I'm not in that line of work. The cutter up the tree saw the van coming. He stopped his cut and waved below to let the van pass even though he had cut 2/3rds through. I guess his past experience was that last 3rd would hold. Where was the supervisor? I don't do this kind of work but I've worked with wood. Once the cut is more than halfway through, it can easily sheer away compared to being uncut. Side comment. It bugged me when he had one of the belts over a 1 inch limb. But the main belt was around the trunk. Also, cutting limbs just a few inches away from the main belt. He had faith in his skill.

[@tonyoffermans3676]

@@tigerzero5216 Absolutely. That's a beautiful liitle saw for precision work, but still you need trust in your hand. That thin branch would have scared me as well. And yeah, starting the back cut before making sure traffic was stopped was a mistake.

[@russellclement2058]

@@tonyoffermans3676 A few company's make those small one handed saws for the crazy people that do that work,,,

[@regbowes1127]

I’m dizzy!

[@kadmow]

@@tigerzero5216 : yes it appears the climber waved the (guys on the ground to let) - car through then the top "unexpectedly" gave way.. oops.... No I don't do this work, but as an "Engineer" one is able to assess: structure, loadings, hazards and mitigate risk... I agree re. Safety lines (whatever the "professionals" like to call them), just looping it over a small branch - which would possibly not take a fall.. surely it should go over a branch on the other side of the trunk (less "shear force on the branch" - or tie a "french prusik" or - even just a couple of wraps around the trunk and back to the belt - other friction hitch around the trunk... )

[@RAYOFSONLITE]

Incredible work. The guys on the ground need to direct traffic more consciously.

[@DaddytechEnt]

*That near miss is the VERY reason in Tennessee now you have to have cones out blocking people from coming through your work area. if you don't have them it's a HUGE fine*

[@Mrtyguy]

Sena Bluetooth headsets. Worth every penny. Went Years with shitty communication. Being able to talk to a guy 100ft up a tree like he’s standing next to you is amazing. Also you can listen to tunes all day while you’re not talking. The groundsmen was definitely at fault here. When your climber is taking the top stand in the street and by no means let a car go by. Really lucky and close call. Signs and cones are also your best friend. Awesome video

[@kevinmcgann9732]

I hate some climbers who are snobs and think they dont have to help clean up and now that I climb I still feel everybody on the job is a ground guy and I'd drag brush for you any day man, subscribing!

[@peteduckworth2739]

If there isn't another tree to climb I'm not dragging any brush. If I wanted to be a brushie I'll hang up my spikes and start dragging. I've done my time behind a chipper. Not a snob.

[@vicamu541]

4:57 unneccessary and deadly.

[@arborgonetreeservice1315]

Just saw that . One tie in . Agree

[@mvancott88]

could have been a steel core line, doesnt really matter then...

[@derekblake9385]

Makes my legs wobble just watching being that high up, real respect

[@bobhall4588]

I am 75 now and hardly climb up to the table, but climbed for many years on steel and wood as a lineman. Always hated when I had to climb a tree. Better you than me! Well done.

[@mikealcoa6002]

As George Carlin once portrayed in a performance.. "That wasn't a near miss, It was a NEAR HIT!"

[@SupermanJH68]

Despise passive aggressive people. Folks on the ground need to stop traffic Or wave them through. That driver had no business being there, Fella cutting up in tree had no control Ground crew needs to actively engage drivers. Stop or get away. Nice work, cutting in tree.

[@Federal.Bureau.of.Igotchya.]

Superman 68 the guy waved the car through but the car for some reason decided to slow down to 2 miles and wonder what all the tree limbs were all about and then the tree just broke lose not the ground people’s fault but the driver shouldn’t have stopped where he did

[@garrymiller3171]

@@Federal.Bureau.of.Igotchya. you don't wave a car through with the back cut that far in. It was everybody's fault

[@Yourebeautyfull]

It's all their fault. First of all the guy in the tree should have been wise enough not to let the cars through. Secondly his groundcrew should have been aware of his misjudgement and stopped the car. Thirdly if the car was a bit smarter he would not have ride through and then stopped. Best would have been just stopped, but since he didn't, second best would have been driving through without stopping right at the point of the tree. All people in this video made a mistake at the exact same time, but I guess it's easier said and done. Which person fucked up most is free for personal opinion to be judged :P

[@judil3294]

Makes me seasick. Dangerous work, wow. I kept worrying he would hit his rope with that saw.

[@marklewis4793]

..thats definitely in his future,..hope it gets filmed.

[@martinovel6821]

hi martin from the uk ,i am a disabled man ,but i would love to do the work you guys do ,a sense of freedom ,i would love to see the redwoods in the USA but i never will, keep on rocking guys ,regards bro all of you over there ,

[@trucksbuilder]

That was close!! Some signs may have helped, it definitely could have been worse. Keep kicking ass 💪👍

[@eddiekidd1760]

North Country Tree Works L.L.C. "Police Tape" will keep them out... haha... especially DUI candidates... 😎

[@queenslander954]

Fair dinkum , who waved him through ..anyway whatever this bloke gets paid , it ain’t enough .. total legend.

[@landon6811]

It seems like his saw gets so close to his lanyard

[@jack-kg7vk]

ikr I thought he was gonna nick it and fall

[@henrikstenlund5385]

it was terrifying to watch this guy to operate. His ropes are of the same color as the wood and he is very close to the ropes many times. It is a surprise that he got down alive. He was also casting the twigs carelessly all over.

[@davidfredenburg8283]

STEEL CORE FLIP LINE 👍😎

[@clairgood9491]

He laid it down like a pro ,perfect

[@davidfredenburg8283]

HENRIK, S. THIS IS NOT A JOB FOR THE WEAK AT HEARTED.. I'VE DONE THIS WORK FOR 30 YRS. IF YOU'VE BEEN IN THIS BUSINESS THAT LONG AND SAY YOU'VE NEVER BEEN HURT. ONE, YOU'RE TELLING A LIE.. TWO, YOU'VE NEVER DONE THE WORK.. MY OWN PERSONAL OPINION GROUNDWORK IS FAR MORE DANGEROUS THAN BEING UP TOP.. REMEMBER THIS REMEMBER THIS SKYDIVERS GET HIGHER SCUBA DIVERS DO IT DEEPER BUT YOU'LL ALWAYS FIND A MANUAL TREE CLIMBER OUT ON A LIMB AND HOPEFULLY NOT AT THE END OF HIS ROPE. 🤟✌️🕊️ FROM TREE CUTTER DAVE 😎 AND OL'FASHION TREE SERVICE BRETHREN MICHIGAN,USA🇺🇲

[@kevinvanbrunt7498]

I would say put out cones prior to starting work. This way civilians are aware that there is a potential hazard in that area. Great idea to have groundies on the road to stop traffic. Good job though on the removal. I would suggest practicing cutting slightly into the collar to "steer" the limbs instead of undercut and top cut. Douggies are great for this!

[@Federal.Bureau.of.Igotchya.]

Kevin Van Brunt it think they should get a hint with the trucks and the chippers and all the guys car back away from the tree with limbs all around it they should probably get a pair of eyes

[@KennysTreeRemoval]

This is one of the reasons i'll be getting some new helmets with sena bluetooth headset for me and my guys. That was close!

[@48retrop]

Every time I watch a video like this and everyone and their dog starts dog piling about how they "should have done it this way or that way" I am reminded that every swingin Richard is an expert today.

[@samuelneil2691]

Gotta love how the driver just stops and stares at the tree top flying towards them. What a moron. I would have hauled ass out of the way LOL.

[@terryleimonis]

Personally, I'm concerned with the cars and more concernd with the climbing line around one limb up the tree. Yeah, I see the wire core flip line, however, put yout climbing line around the stem so you aren't relying entirely on one limb. You have far more "fuses" for failure and in worst case a knot or just friction in the outer bark of the tree. Yes, you have the flip line but we are trained on two tie ins for cutting. Not very effective if you Gaff out and put all your weight on that one limb holding you up. Stay safe Brother!

[@johnaba5683]

Terry Leimonis I definitely agree with the climbing line around the branch that's not safe at all

[@badboy-bn2xx]

Yeah that's the dumbest shit I've seen in a tree for a minute

[@johnaba5683]

bad boy Yes I definitely agree I started out as a groundman chipping brush and learn to climb in climbing for 20 years never seen anybody try to wrap their safety line and their main line around a branch if you cut that that's it you're all done that high up you will never climb again you'll be lucky if you live

[@tellmesomething2go]

yea, should utilise the trunk.

[@blackxout86]

I see what yall are saying but isn't that just his alternate flip line wrapped around the limb? I skipped through the video but he was mainly climbing with gaffs and his main flip line and it looked like the other one was just a back up

[@mirrored4055]

This is an excellent video for training purposes.

[@courtneykrismann4723]

Good cutting man. Clean, safe, quick. I would hire this guy any day.

[@kevinmcgann9732]

As a man who started as a branch manager AKA ground guy lol I now climb and hang off the ball (crane for those who don't know), its nice to see the effort you put in for the ground guys with the branches you cut and hold how you drop them butt end facing the right direction and dont make a birds nest to pick up at the end (that fahkn sux!!). Nice job brotha, thank you for sharing! And all these guys bitchn about you tieing in on the branches and how they follow ALL rules and regulations AHAHAHA ya OK , its safe as long as tight to the trunk, which you know because thats what you did so they can suck it.

[@gorillaau]

Kevin McGann Branch Manager... I love that one. Say how many branches did you look after in your time? :-)

[@slypig24]

Thanks for sharing. We can all do with a shake up on safety. Love your tree work.

[@TheJonsberg]

Close one... Silly driver 😂 Glad it turned out fine.. Blessings from Norway 🇧🇻

[@timothyhenson8853]

Very good video I love how you show the work and don’t edit all the work out , great job

[@martfil1]

To all of the climbers out there, dont ever put you climbing rope on those little limbs. Always go around the main trunk of the tree, or use 2 safety straps, Unsafe work on this video.

[@joshcloud5422]

@tree man I've been doing this for years it's never about the time it takes to finish the job .it's about the safety of work being preformed ..speed ushing =death and never tie into a tree like this unless you wanting to die ...he got lucky non of those branches broke out on him

[@chuchobell]

Wheres the road work signs, the private sector doesn't have to follow rules . No traffic control how do these guys work and not get hurt or the public. Take every precaution cuz you don't get many second chances.

[@MrStreetboy80]

tree man may hold weight but definitely wouldn’t hold under shock load when you really need it the most!

[@abbeykennard1629]

That’s a little pine tree not to carefully dome

[@allankalynchuk1645]

Am I the only one who double belts?

[@genedameier8746]

TreeCraft, Here's a tip. TRAFFIC CONTROL. 1: The only vehicles on the street should be yours. The neighbors should move their cars before you start. You should have talked to them the day before to let them know what will be happening. 2: Cones or barricades. Use one of your vehicles if you have to, even an empty trailer would work if you don't have any other barricades. BUT- In your line of work you should already have traffic barricades. 3: The guy up top needs to look and wait for the ground crew to pick up the limbs and move away before dropping the next limb. Speed Kills. -- Glad no one was hurt. Stay Safe. Stay safer in the future.

[@andyhall8557]

Another armchair criticiser

[@genedameier8746]

@@andyhall8557 , It was a dangerous situation, and if a little constructive criticism and suggestions can help the TreeCraft crew be safer in the future, than it was warranted.

[@LarryAllenTonar]

Close Call seems to be at 3:40 (nearly hit groundsman with limb) and 21:00 (treetop landed near a mom-car).

[@georgewashington6464]

Those groundmen should get yelled at by the foreman. It's their job to stop traffic and pedestrians

[@johnwilkes4559]

Ground Crew should've been on that 1!

[@raymeus]

I sure miss those days . I wonder if any of the guys I worked with at Timberline in northvancouver ever come on these youtube video's ? I know Mike started his own tree company and called it Cut above , and now I think its Tree people . I remember working with Richey First , crazy , guy . He would just storm up that tree , branches flying everywhere ………...in the bush of course , we were doing dangerous tree removal for hydro on Keats island . I remember being so proud of myself for climbing so fast and so high and then I felt a poke in my bum and I looked behind me and one of our guys had free climbed all the way up and poked me in the ass with his finger . What a gang .

[@MrG11G]

Traffic control is a must.

[@molai1961]

A very interesting clip. Did not know there is such kind of job, seems dangerous yet exciting. The driver should have noticed the truck, the shredding machine and all the bits and pieces on the road. The tree did not touch any part of the car anyway. Thank you for sharing.

[@FreeFallinTrees]

Nice miss, after the cringe moment when you were waiting to hear glass. I agree the driver seemed completely oblivious, like he stopped because it was raining trees outside and wanted to watch.

[@goddmneletric4000]

Ground crew should have stopped traffic.

[@patkarlsson]

All on the groundies not stopping the driver! How could the driver be aware of what is going on? nice removal!

[@HuntGamingProductions]

patkarlsson use common sense

[@patkarlsson]

Yeah and common sense is that the groundie should have stopped the driver! The driver cannot be aware that there is work being done and someone is going the fell a tree on the street. Thats why there should have been more clear and better barriers and warning signs.

[@rafon.]

Hunt Gaming/Productions, you aren't showing an example of it...

[@Foppopski]

If you look closly before the driver makes the right turn in to that street. The dude on the tree signs to him that its okey for both cars to pass. BUT he missjudged the "cut" he had made in the tree, he didnt know it whas gonna fall when it did. Besides, if the treetop had hit the car, there would only be some minor damage to the car, nothing major

[@Foppopski]

In other words, a minor $$ misstake. But still still, an unnecessary misstake

[@tomatoes3]

Wow made me feel bad just looking, total respect for you guys.

[@Jack-bj4jw]

A couple of times that saw got real close to your harness rope .

[@margtassie4535]

I was scared when I saw you at the top of that Tree fantastic Work

[@RadDadMoody]

Heres a tip, rope your tops down when your working residential. Common sense

[@lukecaron831]

There was no need to rope the top down. To much time spent to do that. No one got hurt, the ground guys should have stopped the car that’s all

[@RadDadMoody]

@@lukecaron831 Yeah well, where i come from you always take the extra time to be extra safe. Freak accidents happen all the time, even with proper rigging.

[@arborgonetreeservice1315]

Yup. Take the extra time. Insurance will be paying the claim when ground guys fail.

[@RadDadMoody]

@@arborgonetreeservice1315 That, they will!!

[@michaelorosco1436]

Whoever was driving the van should've waited, sped thru safely, or went around. I knew the moment he tapped the top with his hand that it was going to fall. Nice work guys! Thia was fun to watch!

[@timskylark]

As daddy always said the fall isn't what hurts it's the sudden stop

[@brockjones1364]

Kinda tough to explain but the short story is always keep your saw running full speed in the back cut or slide it out. There is this chance that you can get the chain hooked into the wood as the chunk breaks free and then it is gonna want to take your saw with it. If your stubborn like me then your saw is gonna wanna take you with it. If your a willow tree with a lanyard around you then your gonna wanna go with the climber. If you are familiar with a catapult then you can imagine a climber doing an airwalk while rolling down the windows at the end of his lanyard until his hand without the running saw latches onto the top of the tree. That also means if you have adrenal glands that your knees are shaking and you have pedal foot and if that is happening your tree buddy is on the ground laughing and that means he gets to go up the tree next. Also do not cut with only one tie in point, especially a single spar top cut. OSHA requires that you have a rope that terminates to one point on the harness up top. I do not abide because I am more stable with the lanyard up top and I put my topline down lower where it can be a redundant safety anchor in case of a rope getting cut or an absurd ride in the convertible and my lanyard were to get ejected over the top. Also a topline that is properly set can get you an immediate emergency egress in case of an emergency like a nasty cut or a huge bald headed hornets nest that makes you consider just jumping to end it all. I like to slide the chainsaw out and away from myself as though finishing a sword cut to avoid unwanted wood attachment. In fact always treat your chainsaw like a sword you are swinging and you might avoid some mishaps. you would not swing a sword through a branch with your arm behind it but apparently people think they can hold onto branches behind their cut and never pay for it. some safety nazis that cannot seem to stay unhurt better than me always finish their cuts with a straight bladed hand saw and that is not a bad idea especially in tight quarters or when man handling is part of the game. You certainly cannot blame the driver but people sure are goofier then we expect sometimes. I had an irate person come from a over a hundred yards away through cones and lines directly into the fall zone and start griping at a crew I happened to be working with at the finish of a 36 inch backcut. People were telling him what to do and he was so belligerent that I marched into him chest to chest kept my hands off him and walked him backwards as the tree slammed into the earth behind us; goofy.

[@larrystephens7437]

Okay, ​maybe I don't want to park there.!!

[@carlarthur4442]

Enjoyed the video, on the edge of my seat , which is better than being on the edge of the branch .

[@tonyv1505]

I've worked with a tree cutting crew before the guys at the chipper should have stopped that vehicle

[@johnlordssecretgarden]

Great to see an expert at work.

[@udavidism]

Putting a dent in the side of that van should be the least of your worries. I know I am sitting in a chair and you are the one risking your life in a tree but I have one question. I noticed it wasn't until you were very high in that tree that you started tying off twice. Several times your saw came too close to your lifeline with no other backup at all. A chainsaw can zip right through even a steel core lanyard, there are KZbin videos to prove it. You are wearing gloves, a bee could sting you or your grip on that saw could slip a little bit, touch that rope and you will be on your way to the ground. Think about living in a wheelchair, being bed ridden or worse and I bet you can figure out a way to bring an extra safety line with you for backup. I know it it is bothersome and takes more time but even if a rope below allowed you to fall ten feet that would be better than bouncing off the ground. I have worked construction all my life and if you don't constantly think about safety you can suffer very bad consequences. Be safe! Good luck!

[@richardbrooks3569]

First thing I noticed was that rope lifeline and the saw proximity.

[@andyhall8557]

The flip line has a steel cable core, which a chainsaw won't 'just zip through'! His secondary safety line could have been better positioned. Always plenty of comments from armchair critics who have no experience in what they comment on.

[@kenweis2291]

Yup....hes clueless and cutting way to close to it on top of the risk

[@ThePhiltube1]

Respect for the climber, he makes it look so easy, when it`s really not, that´s a lot of experience and cuorage. Thumbs up for that.

[@Globerson]

Skip to 21 to see

[@goldfishie9210]

THANK YOU

[@RHutch187]

thanks 🙏 man. saved a good 20 min of my life that i would have never gotten back. lol they should have started the video like 30 seconds before then and saved everyone a lot of time

[@Sailor376also]

I read a few comments,,, and I tend to agree,, a ground man should have stopped trafic. But,,, Trafic does not always stop. I had to back a dumpster truck out onto a busy road, below the crest of a hill. Orange hard hat, reflective vest, shovel in hand... and when the time came, I stepped out into the travel lane and put my hand up in a stop sign. Twice on different days, one man, one woman,, accelerated around me hard, instead of stopping, and darn near drove right under a 40 yard container and truck. So,,, I am convinced that you could put up a road closed sign,,, and someone would still come down the street to see why,,,,,AND stop right in the line of fall.

[@troylansdowne2659]

Set some safety cones in the road to alert people driving by to drive with caution.

[@MYBEES1]

well done for posting this, i would be giving the groundies a roasting over that. The climber even warns them of the car

[@sunnysacto]

ground crew knew top was coming and didn't stop van, but 15' top had drop zone clearance

[@buttdreads]

Wow, real professional. Always have someone looking to hold traffic.

[@edwardpalfreyman3245]

You use only your steel core flip for some time with no secondary anchor..ok you put your main life line round a branch after but for a long time only relying in a flip (steel or not) those can still be cut through. Also your hand signal with regards the car could easily be interpreted as let the car come through. You look comfortable and I don't dought you felt confident and you know how to cut trees but I know from personal experience the error of complacency. Let's all be our tree brothers keeper.

[@TheAgentAaron]

I'm thankful that the outcome here is much better than I was expecting. I say here sweating, becoming more nauseated as the end approached. I was really fearjng a near worst case scenario. This guy has to be 6-7 stories off the ground. Hell no! I went to college in Florida. My apartment was on the 3rd floor. The balcony was at the tops of the palm trees and I was nicely hidden away. That was nice. What's crazy is thst I love flying and would do it all day, everyday. No fear of flying. At all. But to go up so high in a tree or a radio tower, even tall skyscrapers....nope. If it's attached to the ground, I'm scared shitless to go way up high on it. Weird how that works out.

[@AugustHunicke]

lol, I love the zero verbal reaction to it Andrew hahahaha 💪

[@johnbray614]

I would have been screaming like a baby....

[@TreeCraftbyAndrew]

'Self-Restraint' can be an excellent customer service tool!

[@ericharris893]

I would be shaking my fist at them stick draggers from the top of the tree.

[@richardsimpson3136]

At 3:35 He nailed the Guy beside the Chipper! Way to go! NEXT!

[@MrThenry1988]

Bad hop

[@treeguyable]

I try to not run the chipper in a busy environment like that, and my ground guys know, when the top or something large comes down near traffic to do better than that. I carry 2 stop/ slow signs all the time ,even got some cones I keep on the chipper, cmon guys.

[@ziggymon2529]

Wish we had Go-Pros when I was doing water towers in '74. Simple bosins chair, 5/8" manilla rope - scrape n paint, sandblast & spray suspended from railing (O/S catwalk, ladder, trusses & beams - I/S ladders n spider-rods). It was all fun. We just worked with what we had and/or improvised.

[@brevardcoboy4782]

This dude cuts too close to his lanyard

[@tonyv1505]

not really what's holding him that's just extra support the spikes and waist belt around the tree is what's really holding him

[@shawnsmith6310]

Way to close before he had the safety rope he came really close to cutting the one rope he had and the spikes were not going to save his ass way to close a long way down 🤕☠

[@raymeus]

I know , when I was topping I always made sure I was cutting at waist height so if saw ever was to kick back it wouldn't cut my neck , and I always kept away from the scare strap when cutting branches . He seemed too close to his scare strap when he was knicking those branches .

[@markhopple]

he was making me nervous doing that..as well as looping his line around those small branches..not to mention i was feeling dizzy...lol

[@lindacarruthers3423]

You have to be brave to put your work on KZbin. Opening the door and letting the critics in . Perhaps because I am not knowledgeable , I really enjoyed it . It was good to see a big tree come down with no Houses destroyed . Nice and neat . Well done

[@bobbylowe8733]

Close call for sure! Almost had a free Christmas tree, Loaded and ready for tie downs!

[@treemanners5482]

Sena sena sena! Seems like an expensive investment but the amount of efficiency it will add can pay for them in one week! It saves so much time adds to safety like you wouldn't believe. Smh-10r. 160 dollars on eBay each. Videos on youtube to show install. I would pay 1000 dollars each now that I have had them. A must have!

[@xxjeroen]

Just 2 or 4 traffic cones can save you so much money, on the other hand really impressed what your doing there, keep up the good work and stay save.

[@ldwithrow08]

I think I'd have roped that top and lowered it down. That high a stray breeze could take a brushy top a long way.

[@brahimlabbaci1652]

Je tire mon chapeau à votre travail et je vous souhaite une bonne continuation est merci

[@bcollins65]

What the f*** kind of ground crew crew is that they let that van Cruise right up on in there & slow as molasses on-the-ground

[@johnaba5683]

Great job on the removal fellow tree climber myself been climbing for 20 years now if you're comfortable with it that's great the only thing I don't approve of is tying into a branch if you're cutting all the branches off it's easier to have your safety line right above your lanyard that way you have an extra line for protection a lot stronger than a branch great job on your removal

[@SlamPvP]

i think he is ok tying into branches as he is always tied into the stem. he is never attached to a small branch only. I tie into limbs such as this to aid work positioning, not as my primary attachment. i feel it is safer to be attached vie flip line and off your bridge as it engages your whole harness, not just the waist. great job though yes :)

[@johnaba5683]

Tom G I'm curious how long have you been climbing Tom no matter who the teacher is it's always explained always has been and always will be you never ever tie into a branch you always tied to the base

[@SlamPvP]

iv climbed for 4/5 years now. I was taught yes your primary attachment should be into a stem but your secondary attachment or work positioning attachment could be where ever you need within reason. In this video i see his primary attachment as his flipline around the trunk and his secondary attachment as his hitch climber set up used on some branches.

[@johnaba5683]

Tom G Yes I see that but the problem is if you're cutting the branches clean off if you have your secondary line right above your Flipline there's no danger and you can believe them both up at the same time it's just not good practice when you're young and just learning everyone's taught differently

[@TreeCraftbyAndrew]

I would add that when working a spar in a scenario such as in the video, steel core flipline needs to be 'above' the escape line when both are chokered around the stem. That way the flipline is cut first & you still have the ability to descend.

[@RedHeadForester]

This is a good example of poor arboricultural practice. Poor communication, poor choice of anchor point (the branches used are all far too small and your lifeline isn't attached til you're some way up the tree) and breaking one of the elementary rules of basic felling: once the back cut has begun you DO NOT allow ANYONE to pass through the drop zone. Also your groundies are standing in the road wearing dark clothing, no hi-vis. If someone drives past gawking at the tree someone's going to get hurt. Also no signage or cones. In this game, complacency kills. Ok I'm based in the UK so we've got nanny state health and safety here but this is all basic stuff and as such I can't apologise for my comment.

[@mikeylama]

Used to live in the UK, and those crazy rules and regulations drove me insane at first, but then I saw all the merits, and the necessity of them, so I say, that is rather the proper way to do things as you guys doing it over there.

[@jonkienlen7332]

and tie a figure 8 on the tail of your anchor hitch

[@GillesLavigueur]

Very Honest comment ReadHeadForester

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[@janekokoszko7525]

Should his lifeline be another brighter colour?, also some ofhis ropes seem frayed.

[@kamilkonkretnie8727]

Hi man, I am arborist too. You are good, and fast, but comunication with groundman's, safety is number one. I sugest use walkie talkie

[@jamesw4912]

Damn I'm kind of disappointed you didn't hit the car. I watch this for a half an hour for you to miss the car.

[@javierornelas1116]

jajajajajajajajajaja poor driver got scare

[@rockers2rockers616]

That was awesome. Like watching a gymnast perform somersault's on the beam and not being able to watch because it looks so dangerous and they could fall.

[@richardsimpson3136]

What's a "Near Miss" it's either a Hit or a Near Hit, (Also a Near Miss I guess) or you MISSED!

[@sticknstonesbrkbones]

cone the road off. Put sign up saying that trees being felled. Honestly though it seemed like the van driver wanted front row seats to the topping.

[@lucfournier3939]

Early in the vidéo one groundman got à close call as well ..maybe chipper is à Little close

[@seheyt]

3:42

[@lucfournier3939]

seheyt 3:50 having à look up@!

[@19Dennis53]

Close call with that 4 wheeler toppin that thing. I learned something - Leave this to the professionals! LOL

[@nom5205]

groundsmen sleeping...or clueless as to what is happening......despite signals from the climber to watch traffic.

[@kayakcentaur]

You see the ground worker almost get nailed at the 3:40 cut?

[@thebeyonder2353]

And a lil advise on topping trees or cutting from top to bottom wrap a chain 2-3 times around trunk 6-10 inches under your horizontal cut, do not use a rope the reason is if tree spits down trunk it will break your safety rope and worst case sling shot you off the tree the chain will stop it from splitting

[@matwalker6336]

ONE professional working there that day... the rest were not. you make your own judgements...

[@matthewpicard1942]

The guy who puts the undercut and back cut in is the guy who is responsible for what happens. Just a tip from a friendly west coast faller.

[@SteveV6206]

I'm going to have a nightmare of falling from a tree to my death after watching this.

[@endwood]

I had to hang on to my chair watching this & I fly for a living!:-)

[@emjayw3018]

Nice positioning.. right by the chippers feed ramp .. Love that non verbal WTF😲😤 .. no idea where that driver was off to lmao👍👍🇦🇺

[@bigjd2k]

I would have thought the most dangerous thing there was to cut through your rope with the chainsaw. One slip and that’s it!

[@neekniggit3606]

I am laughing at the minivan driver slow realization and then backing out of site. While watching I was yelling NO NO!! Lol.

[@davemullin1425]

Always tie in twice when cutting and never one hand a chainsaw. Few cones and signs and high visibility vests for the ground crew.

[@lucasmarkland2863]

dave mullin one handing is fine of you know what you're doing. This isn't a job for pansies. Safe- yes. But not pansies. Learn to control the saw and one hand is perfectly fine.

[@Thetreefella]

It's ment to be one handed,its built for exactly how he is using it.

[@joeschifani9292]

Lucas and Chris you are both very wrong! There are only a few circumstances where it is acceptable to use one hand with a climbing saw. (When there is no safe way to use two.) which every cut this guy made should have been a two handed cut. It’s called working safe and smart. As well as protecting yourself and your crew so everyone gets home safe. This isn’t a job for “pansies” as you say it’s SMART hard working people. This climber and others such as yourself are the reason we hear about such horrifying accidents. Work safe gentlemen.

[@jolkraeremeark6949]

@tree man i have the same echo, feels weird 2 handing it, but i guess it can be done.

[@vden02]

Ok I shouldn’t have watched this...my head is spinning Terrified of heights 😳

[@motivationlife381]

Me too but ain't it a hell of a rush