Climbing up to this BIG DEAD TREETOP

[@bracaarboristi]

Dang Spencer! At 11:30 that was freaking close !

[@metaspencer]

Thanks for catching that! Gotta be more vigilant and methodical out there for sure. thanks man

[@bracaarboristi]

@@metaspencer it's really hard to keep track of everything when you're high up on a tree full of adrenaline but it's no excuse.. we just have to be aware and make sure safety is number 1

[@jasondwyer3690]

I love watching your channel I own my my tree company in nc i climb every day I had a heat stroke Monday in a tree and this week I’ve been taking it easy doing small bucket truck jobs and resting dident realize it took a while to get your strength and things back after a heat stroke .every night I come home I’ll watch your videos be safe out there and stay hydrated .tell the ground crew they need to pick up the slack hahaha 😂 💪🏻

[@metaspencer]

Another tree guy! Oh man, that heat stroke day sounds like a nightmare. I've come close a few days out there lately but manage to find some shade and a BIG JUG of ice water. Still, on those hot days I don't usually work much past 2pm. Too dang soaked and exhausted. I find myself wishing more work came in during those winter months haha ... good hearing from ya buddy. Stay safe and I hope that business THRIVES!!

[@electricboatal]

Good job, no issues and enough space to get it down safely. I climbed trees in a more urban area and we typically had hazards and obstacles to deal with. We would have had to lower most of that tree. Time consuming and much more work. We worked in the central North Carolina area and summers were pretty rough. I didn’t like to work in sweat soaked shirts so I would change to a fresh shirt several times a day. Also the truck stayed in better condition without the super wet clothes.

[@timeorspace]

Great Job Spencer! I’m always amazed at how much a little ratchet strap can impact a co-dominant stem-I use them for pre-tensioning cable installs all the time. Also, I enjoyed learning about your break cut technique. I’m usually making break cuts in hardwoods from a bucket, and have the leverage advantage of pushing from the very top. I would not have thought to leave that little offset with a climbing break cut-that’s some confident cutting!

[@metaspencer]

that trick of yours for pretensioning cables makes good sense ... nice to get everything snug and then tension the cable. good thinking!

[@timeorspace]

The other part of that trick is using a cable clamp (pork chop) to save some traversing. Drill and set side 1, traverse, drill, anchor ratchet strap to cable clamp, tension, set side 2.

[@ShadowMoonFarms]

Thanks for taking us along

[@hugosanchez9025]

11:26 be careful brother I know ur a professional but that chain looks like it was close to your fingers. Climb high and climb safe. Great video! 👍

[@metaspencer]

Thanks for pointing that out! I've gotta be more careful out there for sure

[@rickstafford5316]

That was a tall one! Super nice work

[@gregbrown9271]

Nice work Spencer always injoy the how to videos stay safe 👍

[@metaspencer]

Haha thanks man. Good hearing from ya

[@ClimbingColt]

Great drone shots in the beginning! Which one are you using? Thinking about getting one in the near future. Looked like a hot one out! Great work!

[@metaspencer]

I’ve got an old clunker DJI drone I hardly ever use … I need a pilot on the crew :)

[@billyshumate853]

Nice video and good job 👍👍

[@TimsTreeServiceCT]

I know this wasn't a "how to video" but I did learn something haha to move the line down the first chunk before working the other side of the tree. Never thought of that! Saving a trip back up to retrieve it. Sometimes a do a long tail on a bowline or an alpine butterfly with quickie to pull it down but your way is simpler, and less tying and untying.

[@metaspencer]

Yeah that tail is the way to go - good stuff man

[@StihlChainsaws]

Great Video That was a tall pine tree. I don't do many pines, & I think I'm ok with that😂👍 STAY SAFE

[@metaspencer]

yeah the trees you climb seem to be more complex!

[@RC-Heli835]

Heck yea! One more on the ground!

[@carlobernardi1387]

My friend.. you're a 1 man wrecking crew 👍👍..

[@metaspencer]

I didn't take my little corded electric chipper on this one ... would need too long of a cord :)

[@wfemp_4730]

Can anything be done with "retired" rope? Salvaged somehow?

[@metaspencer]

I use them for all kinds of things, from shorter ropes to lanyards. There are always the woven mats I've seen, which are pretty cool

[@Sethhaun78]

Lov ya man..god bless....😊

[@joeshmo5399]

18:58 You might want to get a water bottle holder for that harness.

[@metaspencer]

you said it buddy

[@Cholton222]

Love it. Your a beast ❤ my birthday is "12/29"

[@metaspencer]

Bday tree! :)

[@luisfernando-mm3jt]

Nice work...Be carefull

[@dan-dan-da-treeman]

The challenging days are the most rewarding at the end of the day.

[@metaspencer]

You said it man -- it's kinda great to feel busted at the end of the day and then just chillllllllll out

[@valentinvogel5843]

nice video! got a little nervous for your left thumb at 11:30.

[@metaspencer]

I've gotta be more careful! thanks for catching that

[@sporranheid]

More scary bananas. It's the Scary Banana Channel! 🤪 😊

[@metaspencer]

hahahahaa

[@southernrebel159]

I don't think the ground crew was actually there. Because I did not see her. But, you're always welcome to defend her when you can. 🤭😁 Anywho, I do enjoy watching your "How you" videos. Instead of the how to videos. Y'all have a great day brother and Matt Father YHVH always bless y'all. 😊😊😊

[@metaspencer]

You may be right my friend :)

[@southernrebel159]

@@metaspencer 😁

[@davidczarnecki581]

I have come to the conclusion that you like climbing trees have a good day Thanks for sharing

[@metaspencer]

You said it buddy. I look forward to (nearly) every one ;)

[@michaelsharkey482]

You Are a beast, just say in’.

[@chaddthompson]

I do tower work sometimes and there's not a feeling much better than getting on the ground after a climb on a hot day and dropping your climbing harness off on the ground.

[@metaspencer]

You said it man. Absolutely. Tower work! Now that's something I've always dreamed about ... got some crazy towers out there

[@Johnnyreengo]

Sweet takedown.

[@ducdanjou7885]

I'm almost too viscerally afraid of heights to even watch, so I think I need to keep the office job for a few more years 😀

[@havespurswillclimb]

Enjoyed the video. The way you did it was A-OK! Nice fun evergreen.....always an adventure to the top and down. But, you have to get yourself a sidekick....a right hand man (woman) to work the ground. Well worth a few hundred bucks. Come on, man!

[@metaspencer]

The sidekick will be out there tomorrow taking a leaning top out for me with a tagline -- so yeah, every once in a while she comes out and saves my bacon

[@BTimmer]

Sorry that as a member of your honorary ground crew, I failed in the clean up aspect. That was one tall tree. . .

[@metaspencer]

It's okay man, once a crew member always a crew member :)

[@bvisbuilds]

CoDoms creep me out. How do you safely assess which is the original trunk and which one is safe to climb?

[@metaspencer]

you and me both: just enough unpredictability to freak ya out. On this tree there was no way to distinguish dominance. I just went with the one that wasn't dead up top haha. "Safe" is a tough word to believe in when it comes to climbing trees

[@bvisbuilds]

@@metaspencer haha good point! As always, nice work.

[@Sethhaun78]

This year and last i have seen more carpenter ants then ever before..like as many as the 2 decades worth in 1 year.....had customers with them in over dozen trees maples 🍒 cherry ,red oak.walnut. Hackberry even hickory and mountain locusts...😢another reason to love winter its nice and cold ❄ can work all day ..and bugs are sleep..and carpenter ants are down under the stumps ..last year had lizards 🦎 frozen in time in big red oaks..right next to them was huge frozen grubs a fishermens dream bait..looked like a fossil exhibit...if google hasent erased more of my storage will tryband find it.this paying for storage is REDICULOUS...cant even check emails now

[@metaspencer]

Yeah I've been seeing big ant colonies this season too -- and they're ready to battle!

[@Sethhaun78]

@@metaspencer anything but these red wasps down here..they are terrifying..and these huge mountain wolf spiders size of soft balls no lies they crawl down the spar right at you and can jump 6ft..also these fire ants..but mainly wasps and giant wolf spider 🕸 s

[@Sethhaun78]

Stupid auto key board i meant little pine limb....actually had 1 come down while on the ground that was hung up from previous neighboring tree was 3 trees next to house fence after rigging limb s.pukled rope out was walking by fence and boom a goodsize mulberry limb but first went by my ear.. was definitely to close call

[@metaspencer]

oh man!

[@williamrehberg2546]

Hot dang that rope had me nervous...glad its retired now!

[@metaspencer]

yeah one climb too many on that one, or maybe two

[@aymenahmed8781]

I swear man i just like you man i called you before like 3 years about ms your doing better and me to am better 💪

[@metaspencer]

Sounds like you're hanging in! Stay strong my friend ... this disease does not define us :)

[@aymenahmed8781]

@@metaspencer am doin all gd eating healthy feeling strong running for about 10 min 😅 I know its not that much but am feeling great overall 💪❤️❤️❤️ much love brother

[@zsmizzy]

720p again brother!

[@metaspencer]

For real?

[@JRSahamias]

Echo needs muffler mod and carb tune. No need to make how to video...do what you do👍

[@metaspencer]

You said it man -- editing this video and watching that old echo chug-chug was kinda painful. I'll have to go through it for sure. I've got another 2511 in the box, fortunately, and it runs better. Good year man