Big Dead Maple Climb

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@ScottWConvid19 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for taking the KZbin eye along for the climb. Of all the tree channels on KZbin, I'm only subscribed to you because you have so many tools in your bag for a wide variety of scenarios, I almost always learn something valuable. Not "how to, but how you do it;) 😂

@metaspencer 5 ай бұрын

That means a lot man. Big thanks

@BigBlackTruckDave 5 ай бұрын

Sketchy AF Tree. I felt ya hesitate at the top with the shaking. Yikes! Thanks for sharing.

@metaspencer 5 ай бұрын

Big time hesitation! You said it man

@Sethhaun78 5 ай бұрын

God bless ...stay safe Spencer....just getting back at it myself..been struggling..finaly bought a miniskidsteer ditchwitch 750...praise god..6 years of hand loading while sick...literally

@metaspencer 5 ай бұрын

That machine is a game changer! I’m grateful every day to be using a Mini. That one sounds great!!!

@bvisbuilds 5 ай бұрын

You are a braver man than me! That looked sketchy. Nice work!

@metaspencer 5 ай бұрын

Nice to get back on the ground with that kind of tree ... no doubt about it

@jesseshort8 5 ай бұрын

Thats a bucket tree if I've ever seen one. Stay safe out there Spencer.

@jesseshort8 5 ай бұрын

Looked like there was some solid wood in there at some points, just enough to give you some confidence and trust something you shouldn't.🤪

@metaspencer 5 ай бұрын

@jesseshort8 you said it … better off it than on it

@StihlChainsaws 5 ай бұрын

You were pickin poison to start😂👍 Gotta love that! I also climb pole gaffs, but keep a pair of tree gaffs for soggy situations like you got here. Good job STAY SAFE

@metaspencer 5 ай бұрын

Yeah that backup set of tree gaffs comes in handy sometimes ... good to hear I'm not alone haha ... good hearing from ya buddy

@ryandelcourt4774 5 ай бұрын

been doing this for 4 years now. learned a lot from you. Done a handful of solo climbing. Stay safe bro, ur kinda a madman

@metaspencer 5 ай бұрын

4 years! I bet you've gotten in a groove and smoothed out a lot of the rough edges. With that said, always some surprises out there. stay safe yourself. ya never know what's coming up when it comes to trees. good hearing from ya!

@ScottWConvid19 5 ай бұрын

I can relate to that feeling of getting to the first point where you think "I'm gonna stop right here, cause this is sketchy af" and then after working on it some you think "I can probably be okay to get up to that next point" and once you do, you think, well, I'm already commited, Jesus, please look out for me on this one; I'm kinda scared" Have you ever gotten up into a tree and just had that deep ominous feeling that it ain't right and gotten back down? I have.

@metaspencer 5 ай бұрын

oh many you got me laughing with that "this is the highest point" then another step, then another ... the last tree I bailed out on it was because of bees, but yeah, I'd dropped out of a few and walked away, saying simply "I can't do it"

@havespurswillclimb 5 ай бұрын

Enjoyed the video. Let's face it, climbing dead trees adds an element of danger.....which means adventure. Adventure is exhilarating. Yes? As well as satisfying once the tree is conquered. Plus you have the feeling that not many other men (or women) would work that tree down. That's good for pride and ego. Yes? Yes! Very nice job. Wow......61,000+ subscribers....Super!!

@metaspencer 5 ай бұрын

I hear ya man -- gets the blood pumping and definitely stimulates the senses. With that said, and I think you'd agree: I try to avoid ALL DANGER and stay safe. After examining and thinking over this climb, it looked pretty dang safe to me, which is the only reason I went up there. But as you hint at, ya never know! dang trees are full of surprises.

@japhyjim 5 ай бұрын

We've missed you. BTW I liked this video instantly. Not a how-to like, just how I liked it 👍

@metaspencer 5 ай бұрын

How you liked it! Funny

@moecantileverjr 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for making the time to show us how you did it. On the how-to, i could not do this tree climb. Good show.

@metaspencer 5 ай бұрын

always best staying out of dead trees, that's for sure

@gingerbolam 5 ай бұрын

This one was a bit sketchy either way took it down like a champ thanks for showing us Spencer

@metaspencer 5 ай бұрын

yeah it definitely had me a bit nervous up there ... thanks for checking it out

@alexill 5 ай бұрын

Much respect 🫡

@metaspencer 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for that

@radovanflexvidacic9410 5 ай бұрын

good job my friend :)

@metaspencer 5 ай бұрын

thanks buddy!

@sporranheid 5 ай бұрын

Scary bananas. Well handled. 👍

@metaspencer 5 ай бұрын

yep you said it. the bananas were trembling

@MikeBrooks12550 5 ай бұрын

Hey Spencer! Nice work! That was a bit sketchy. I took down a big dead oak not too long ago that was in a very similar state of decay. The stuff at the top was real bad-broke off when I was only about halfway through cutting it. I used tie in points in 2 nearby trees. Nothing big enough near this one to do that?

@metaspencer 5 ай бұрын

Yeah nothing big enough to tie into on this one that was close by. I took down a rotten oak back in the day and rigged stuff down off the tree: never again. I'll only free fall material down in a situation like this. Best avoid dead trees altogether tho, right!?

@MikeBrooks12550 5 ай бұрын

@@metaspencer yea, seems most people let them go way to long before doing something about it.🤷🏼‍♂️ I had a couple dead ash trees to deal with last year that were left too long, homeowner says "they've been dead for a while"🤦🏼‍♂️ leaning toward their house etc.

@luisfernando-mm3jt 5 ай бұрын

Nice work

@billyshumate853 5 ай бұрын

Nice video and good job

@williamrehberg2546 5 ай бұрын

That's one you breathe a sigh of relief to get off of, for sure!

@metaspencer 5 ай бұрын

you said it ... what a relief to get out of the crusty bugger :)

@rickstafford5316 5 ай бұрын

What the mess? Sketch-o-Rama I know you checked all the angles or you would’ve dropped it. Very Nice work. But that ground crew…. Mmm Loved the cool aerial views. Thx

@metaspencer 5 ай бұрын

Not enough room to drop it but now I wish I would’ve mAde some somehow

@rickstafford5316 5 ай бұрын

@@metaspencer right. You were making me so nervous. Every time you gaffed out.

@6ftS 5 ай бұрын

that was a dodgy old tree dude... you have nerves of steel for sure... great job as usual though.

@ThrottleStopRacing 5 ай бұрын

Better you then me, a nice ten foot ladder is all I'm good for. What do you do with the wood?

@metaspencer 5 ай бұрын

the wood typically goes into our firewood pile (we heat with it over the winter 100%), but this stuff may be too far gone to burn

@julianalderson3938 5 ай бұрын

Nice bro' feels so good when down.

@metaspencer 5 ай бұрын

You said it

@julianalderson3938 5 ай бұрын

Have hassled n sorry. But bro seems a shame not pass on skills ya have to some one. But cheers great vids thanx

@metaspencer 5 ай бұрын

@@julianalderson3938 I see your point there bro. understood

@Sethhaun78 5 ай бұрын

Captain crunch tree

@GreenPowerFarm 4 ай бұрын

Looks like you threw down and bought a 600$ harness…lol..maybe you need to do another harness video. Would like to hear your spill on the new harness upgrade & spending the extra on a harness

@metaspencer 4 ай бұрын

$600!?! no way that would break the bank. I got a semi-janky Petzl harness a while back ... think I paid 300 bones for it and immediately started hearing horror stories about it failing. So instead of buying another I just doubled up the bridge and seems to be keeping me up there :) ... but you're right: I should do an overview!

@ShadowMoonFarms 5 ай бұрын

Didn't like that climb. That little loader certainly saves you a lot of time as well as easier on the back, Thanks for taking us along.

@metaspencer 5 ай бұрын

Yeah the crusty ones are never fun ... always good hearing from ya!

@ScottWConvid19 5 ай бұрын

9:31 especially maples and ash that have been dead for several years

@metaspencer 5 ай бұрын

you said it

@SteampunkSteve 5 ай бұрын

I was never comfortable cutting dead trees. Never know how deep the rot is in any particular spot.

@metaspencer 5 ай бұрын

You said it buddy

@BTimmer 5 ай бұрын

Numero Uno. Maybe I can join the ground crew.

@metaspencer 5 ай бұрын

Honorary crew member!

@CinnamonTrees 5 ай бұрын

Not in the industry, so pardon my ignorance, but was this a climber because it was too rotten to get a good hinge? I.e. potential to fall toward the house (or onto you) uncontrolled?

@metaspencer 5 ай бұрын

No it would have hinged just no room to drop the whole thing without wrecking stuff

@CinnamonTrees 5 ай бұрын

@@metaspencer Got it, thanks!