Controlled speedline / slideline | Arborist rigging systems

[@ultrafarmer3069]

Honestly tree work is hard enough without all the critics. While there are many ways to skin a cat, and this tree could be done in many different ways, it's a good example of a technique that would get you out of a bind in a safe and economical way. Great video guys definitely a system to keep in mind on the next job i come across with a limited drop zone. keep it up

[@kauairootsohana]

I don't know why, but I get so happy learning new things like this. Cheers

[@SmossyYT]

Same, I dont know what the hell is going on but its cool as hell.

[@1stFlyingeagle]

I like your controlled speed line setup. Not needed most of the time but when needed it would be very valuable. The backline is a great safety. Very nicely thought out.

[@robinnegus6499]

so much respect for you guys! the amount of knowledge and risk involved is wild!

[@ClimbingArborist]

Thank you

[@Hood.Housekeeping]

with the right knowledge near zero risk. pure fun

[@tompowell6723]

Best video on rigging up a slide line I have ever seen. Excellent work, and guys with used ropes who breeze through tying knots. Well done, and Thank You.

[@ClimbingArborist]

Thanks for the comment dude!! Glad you like the video

[@st3vieuk]

After watching videos of cameras, car crashes and the usual YTUBE rabbit hole I stumbled on this. Very interesting and clever you guys. I shall never look at tree surgeons in the same way. Be safe

[@TravorAhern]

Well made video . This helps people immensely

[@ClimbingArborist]

Cheers bro, appreciate your comment. Climb safe....

[@justinlefever3180]

Really great video guys! I'm always so impressed about how you guys thoroughly explain techniques, and demonstrate from different angles. Impeccable...please keep the videos coming.

[@demcq9534]

If I could rewind time I would have loved to have become a arborist. Hard yet rewarding work that’s always requiring mental strength not just physical.

[@primitivnidovednosti]

Dobrá práce, moderní postupy. Zdlouhavá příprava, která má smysl. Smrkové dřevo je lehké šlo by nařezat na menší kusy a házet na zem, nebo kolmo spouštět dolů muselo by se pracovat od spodu nahoru. Těžké bukové dřevo náročná práce poškodilo by střechu. Video je dobrou ukázkou moderních postupů v praxi. Děkuji za poučení.

[@chtclimbing]

Dan the setup is sick! I love the technique, keep sending it!!

[@KennysTreeRemoval]

Love it, I can see a few job we could've used this technique. Thanks for sharing tree brother, great work, explanation and editing.

[@Rudecheers]

Very helpful because of the quality filming. Great stuff

[@plaza5pro]

Awsome video. Please do more like this and provide a bit more detail on the rigging for us begginers. Thanks.

[@chadcurrie3384]

Great demo guys, very nice set up. great use of gear!

[@lukebrown4184]

Excellent explanation, and an excellent job recording this.

[@mikethetreeguy]

Nice work guys ! First tree work video I've seen that is very good and correct . I've used your method for years ! Only with almost no mechanical stuff . Peace , stay safe !

[@plant.more.trees.]

Definitely helpful, love these tricks of the industry! Thanks for sharing!

[@emeltea33]

Wow, that was so fancy! Great talent and skills. Thanks you for sharing, I had no idea about these methods. I love learning the technical aspects of others' professions.

[@sonicstage7164]

podoba mi się to bardzo pouczający film i czegoś się już nauczyłem pozdrawiam i spokojnego dnia życzę.

[@micahvorst5631]

I liked it. Love all the gear shots. Thanks!

[@terryhale9006]

Nice production and good demonstration.

[@jrtunderground]

Awesome succinct informative demo and superb production on the video too

[@ClimbingArborist]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed the video 👍

[@LCHLLO2008]

another great video as usual .Crystal clear and very helpful .Thanks for posting .

[@jamesleem.d.7442]

Dynamite video ! Very slick work and I liked the three-piece loads. Hardware massive and sharp-looking too.

[@AztecWarrior69_69]

After watching this video I am now a arborist, tree felling pro. KZbin degree. Great vid. TY

[@benjaminjosephonelove9786]

this is truly therapeutic to watch.

[@dividedbytreason]

Well done ! Good comments too !

[@cerberusbonsaiarboricultur774]

As always, AWESOME video!! (Learned much of my first climbing-info from you when I got my 1st rope!) It's crazy seeing something like that where you're actually making-use of that DMM block & rigging-hub, they're real pretty gear haha just beautiful hardware, am a fan of rings myself after hearing Reg Coates' endorsement of them and giving mine some more serious use and finding they were actually desirable because that extra bit of friction up there was *good*! Obviously in this scenario you benefit from the increased efficiency of a pulley because you're running *two* lines - must be what you mean by CONTROLLED-speedline eh?- very cool, to be honest I can't say I've seen that I usually just see someone setup a line and send right down it, I love the safety / smarts of the 'load-balancing', equalizing-of-force that you get with a 2-rope system such as that, the loads you were sending....AWESOME!!! (still though, that DMM gear was still probably 2 or 3x the strength needed lol but hey overkill is better than underdoing it!)

[@fancentral4662]

Nice work. Thanks for dropping some knowledge

[@jrmehaffey2484]

Really like the way you’ve set this up. The tensioning would be made easier with a grcs, no? Just a thought.

[@andrewlara7992]

Wow. The videography is impressive. Thanks guys. Keep up the good work

[@JLspoonie]

Hi Andrew, thank you for the positive feedback, we put a good amount of time into planning/executing this one.

[@bryanbaer8284]

One of your best videos!! Thanks bud 👊🏻 🌲💪🏻

[@wryipx]

Impressive ! learned tons (although I might be too old to do this stuff). Some great ideas there. will learn lots more when I can watch and stop. GREAT camara work, must have taken LOTS of extra effort !

[@cutyan]

really awesome video brother, i hope one day i have gear like yours

[@eikepape3920]

Awesome video guys!

[@ClimbingArborist]

Thank you 🙏

[@johnjriggsarchery2457]

Pretty slick! Nice rope work.

[@RC-Heli835]

Nice setup man!

[@ClimbingArborist]

Thanks! 👌

[@RC-Heli835]

@@ClimbingArborist How would you go about taking 40 ft pecan limbs out from over a house? They range from 15 degree to 45 to 75 ish degrees?

[@bradnotchad]

You guys are flippin awesome

[@rosspipelines1]

one of my favorite tree vids on KZbin.

[@ClimbingArborist]

Thank you 🙏

[@barneygoldstein7103]

Great video, learned a lot, from Australia.

[@southerntasclimbers7271]

barney goldstein Great for early training. Keep watching.!

[@mvblitzyo]

excellent video n how to safety speed line with control ..

[@chop6604]

Awesome Rigging !!

[@ClimbingArborist]

🤙🤙🤙

[@arborymastersllc.9368]

Should've shown the top. Did you see the recent one Reg put out "tree work takes practice". Sick vid. He locked off the port from IN the tree. He showed himself testing his system at the beginning too. He is so mellow but I know he was so proud of getting that on camera. The system you show here is surprisingly easy to set up. Love the prusik at the bottom to hold the tension. Probably most ergonomic and failsafe choice. You guys should invest in the mb speed line kit. And you could fill the wheel up to capacity of the pulleys/rollers. Btw, couldn't you just put the rigging line on the first of the branches in a bundle and send as much as your tensioning system would lift and let the first branch hold up the group? (No pulleys, no wheel)

[@spelunkerd]

Brilliant instructional video, I really like the extra effort put into your camera angles, drone shots and technique. Worth watching twice! It would be rare to need this but knowing how it can be done expands the mind. As you have pointed out before, sometimes you want extra friction in the system, to reduce strain on ground lines and terminal impact. Other times you want the free control of a block and control line to manage that energy more efficiently.

[@mike-yp1uk]

Very good instructions.

[@arthurbennett5733]

Very helpful to a newbie!

[@Norwegianwoodworker]

Hats of for your skills :) thanks for the video. TR

[@340wbymag]

I am a little surprised that a 3:1 pulley system was adequate to tension the line enough for the branches to clear the house, but it worked well. Good job!

[@samuelpolden5207]

Awesome video keep them coming 👌

[@oldNavyJZ]

I want to set up lines like this and move stuff back and forth. Looks fun. lol

[@harness84_29]

wow!!!! nice work guys very technical

[@phil1921]

Not an arborist but damn this is cool. Would love to do this.

[@bpetnoi1472]

Class work gentlemen

[@ClimbingArborist]

Thanks, appreciate it!

[@r.g.3636]

good job, thank you, very informative

[@diegoamalfitano6831]

So much helpful! Thanks a lot

[@mvblitzyo]

great coverage another excetional video ! thanks

[@lobosolitario.1065]

clean job... great demostration.. thank you.

[@jimmyt5241]

That was amazing ! Very nicely done thanks alot for this tip bro!

[@adruery]

Great video!

[@mr.thomas5186]

Good luck getting it done like this in the states

[@ginkgodevelopmentcorporati2315]

Simply Awesome !

[@slackmate8225]

wow! you guys know how to rig. well done

[@ClimbingArborist]

Thanks bro, appreciate your comment

[@HollerHunter]

Excellent...very educational.

[@timhammers6925]

What size speed line are you using. Size ,type and length of pursiks. Great video

[@ClimbingArborist]

For a good speed line you want a strong, static rope, size is however long you will require to cover the distance. prussiks can be your usually prussik cord. Wesspur sells a great static line for a speed lines, go to wesspur.com/pod , search Sterling HTP Static Kernmantle 12.5mm (1/2”) , and use the promo code 'DAN' at checkout for a discount

[@acutabovetreeservice3934]

well done i use this method alot

[@outdoorowain]

Nice video. Explained very well. Good job :-)

[@GlamourTree]

great video keep them coming!

[@georgewhitworth689]

Excellent video team, was just wondering, would you do this without a back tie rope as sometimes there is no tree to do so? And also would George be able to tighten the speed line and loosen it using a lowering block instead of the system shown?

[@davidllista]

Buen vídeo compañeros!!!

[@frankiet7148]

cool video, you guys are the best keep making videos!

[@63256325N]

That was quite interesting, how'd you get the rest of the tree down? Thanks for the video.

[@fredyjimenez6916]

thanks great. video. very. helful i wonder. if. there. is. eny. book. on the market. where. y can learn. all. this. techniques

[@kellytrees]

+Fredy Jimenez can you please let me know if you find a book with all these techniques too. They seem very helpful but couldn't figure out how to set them up.

[@drycool9028]

Rational and wonderful!

[@arboleroprofesional7465]

thanks to this video boi to earn a raise in this job

[@ClimbingArborist]

🤙

[@rickyblinkeye]

all these tough guys and know it alls out here. This is a DEMONSTRATION. so you can get and idea of what to do when you cant back the chipper or remove fences,, ### SAVATREE NJ

[@billy4072]

yeh thanx for that alphabet soup.

[@ClimbingArborist]

Thanks bud, some people just can't grasp the concept it's a demo for helping people gain knowledge

[@weets69]

Great vid. Don’t understand the dislikes. Trolls I guess. Keep the vids coming.😎

[@lonelybikr]

very informative. good video.

[@michaelkranicz61]

So that's what you do with that ring! Is it possible to rig the head out onto the speedline? Guess you would need a separate anchor point on another tree

[@gleasonsimpson3310]

If you don’t mind me asking, which chainsaw is it that he is using I. The tree to limb it out? Thank you.

[@blueriverperformer9168]

Just awesome

[@jerjer007007]

Quick question if it was a removal why not wear gafs ? to improve positioning yourself

[@Somegoy]

jerjer007007 He is wearing gafs

[@jonkeil564]

No he is not

[@integritytreecare4794]

Top notch job , nice and controlled .

[@J-unit84]

Nice system

[@lavocediroma2340]

May I have name or link for buy the violet wheel?

[@ClimbingArborist]

DMM rigging hub

[@Happytree-t3l]

Nice Job 🤓🤓🤗

[@martymiller7522]

Awesome

[@jmacfilj5466]

congratulations!

[@oscargold1554]

What system you have for getting the cutter down fast when the cutter in the tree cuts himself in the leg and loses conciousness?

[@ClimbingArborist]

Oscar Gold depends on the tree, but most often than not having a groundsman who can climb and is trained in aerial rescue and has the equipment ready and prepared somewhere near the tree is the best option.

[@montelbonteengar3123]

Wow that's some good stuff I like!¡!!!

[@jackberdine]

What kind of rope is your green lifeline? I have a 70ft length of it that was given to me & looking to buy more. I use it for pulling steel chain but have used it as a lifeline for rope access stuff.

[@ClimbingArborist]

Teufelberger Tachyon

[@zandemen]

Nice video! I don't have time to watch it all over again right now, but do you have a second on the ground to control the descent, or does the guy running tension move to the tree to control it? Basically asking if there are three people here. The guy in the tree could run the lines?

[@theronwinsby]

The guy in the tree could run the lowering line if needed. However, he could not lift the speed line up as well as the ground man with the pulleys.

[@nicktecky55]

"Somewhat helpful"... have a like just for that!

[@gmax876]

You guys are badass!

[@MarcDufresneosorusrex]

what do you call that knot @ 01:38 min please...

[@spelunkerd]

Double sheet bend. The sheet bend is easy to untie, and it shares many similarities to the bowline. The double is said to be more secure.

[@MarcDufresneosorusrex]

@@spelunkerd I ask because it reminded me of the loop between a climber's harness and .. i forget .. maybe the large carabiner (when you top rope another climber )

[@user-df9kd4gi8h]

well done !

[@southerntasclimbers7271]

Gold. 👍

[@kivaswander5537]

I have a question tree folks. Could you place a pulley say 10-30 feet in a tree across the house and run the speenline to a portawrap at the base of said tree, tension it up and then give slack as it come toward you ? Also could one achieve the same functionality of the setup with much less expensive gear such as instead of a rigging block just using a good carbiner and run the rope over to the other tree and tension it up on a portawrap?

[@brianthiebault4688]

Not quite. It would Lower back towards the initial anchor side (ie direction of the house). Slacking the system would be suitable in a situation where a control line is not used. That would be a true speed-line set-up. However, it the case of this video, they were demonstrating a control line and post-tension as a way to make a long run without the pieces loading and stretching the line over the structure. This is 100% the safest way to operate this system in this scenario. And it is only a demo. There are many ways this tree could have been removed. Asking "what if's" on-line, over the phone, etc is a terrible approach btw without being present at a site.

[@kivaswander5537]

Brian Thiebault makes sense. I am a completely self taught climber so I ask a lot of online what if’s. Best not to be wondering what will happen when I’m cutting

[@brianthiebault4688]

@@kivaswander5537 fair enough.

[@neilsbikes76]

I miss climbing trees/ i moved to asia and i did bring all my gear and have done some trees but tue locals are hell men. No ropes no nothing. Just a 090 hahah

[@ipguyman108]

very good ..!

[@ClimbingArborist]

Thank you, appreciate your comment!