Cutting Overhanging Trees

[@NHlocal]

As always August I appreciate the running commentary while you work. Pointing obvious and not so obvious stuff that can be a real help while swinging around doing tree work. Thanks for sharing and keep yourselves safe! 😃👍❤🌲

[@davidhall8874]

For me, this is like Saturday morning cartoons for adults. Thanks for the Saturday morning entertainment!

[@bertbergers9171]

What you where talking about at 18 minutes into the video: “I was about to hard rig them down, but I just wanted to be a squirrel today” is what makes people great, you don’t have just one solution to a problem, you have more and you choose what suits best to you, the situation and the time that day. Great stuff!!

[@timberhillinc]

Newish climber here, thanks to you... tube. Mostly you though. Just did a job similar to this out in your area and I thought real hard about calling ol August Hunicke to hold my hand while I did did it. Wife ran the riggin, kids did the clean up. Very exciting. Im alive and nothing broke! Thanks for all the knowledge, and i guess for the entertainment too. Inspirational!! hahaha. Really though it is.

[@joeharrison696]

Praying for you guys to be safe always

[@jimratliff2753]

There really are no words on how smart and safe and talented August is. Once you hit play on his videos you're not going to stop it till it's done. Very mesmerizing stuff to watch. Keep up the good work. You certainly entertain us!

[@Kaizen747]

Mesmerizing is the word indeed

[@joehenington6666]

Love that the fire is being fed while you work. Chicken’s aside the knowledge is always appreciated. 😂 That tree has like no bark. Midwestern guy here.

[@michaellee9883]

The tree is a madrone. Same family as manzanita, toyon. They have bark but it peels off. Crazy smooth. Good firewood though.

[@tywebbgolfenthusiast8950]

Also from the Midwest-I had never heard of the Madrone before watching August. I like the leaf structure. Looks like something you’d see in a jungle.

[@danmcburney3247]

I'm from Iowa, kinda glad we don't have those here. I don't have ta worry about sliding down one 😅 and we've got plenty of good firewood !!

[@michaellee9883]

@@danmcburney3247 Don’t give up on Madrona quite yet! When they get big you can mill them and it’s some of the most beautiful wood on the face of the Earth. It’s pink and purple on the inside.

[@AugustHunicke]

Yep

[@litewatefitr]

Love the editing in this video. The layout of the work area lends itself to the camera shots you used. Very cool. Thanks!

[@frooky57]

He nailed it visually on this vid.

[@TimberTrainer]

Great job as usual, August. For those concerned about one handing the saw. Maintaining balance is safer than falling off the stem with two hands on the saw. I would prefer to cut up 90% with two hands on the power saw, hang it up, and finish with the hand saw. The situation requires skill, balance, and precision any way you go about it. It's good to see Joe again. I haven't seen him in recent videos. The phone pouch looks good.

[@axesandthings483]

I like that video edit you did where you were cutting off tons of pieces, and you smooshed it all into like 10 seconds. That was cool. Good transition.

[@VeteranTreeService]

I don't have time to watch the whole video yet, but all the editing in the first 3 minutes was slick.

[@Woodrats272xp]

Another great video. You guys make all tree work look soo easy. Best group of guys out there. Stay safe!💪

[@ryobrown-mcclain805]

"Hold a chicken and move the chicken around and its head stays still" love it, excellent content as always thank you!

[@TimberTrainer]

Smarter Every Day

[@Wannabearborist]

As someone who owns a lot of poultry I’ll tell you that ducks are even better at that

[@Wannabearborist]

@@TimberTrainerno, that’s general knowledge/common sense

[@minnesotasteve4479]

Oh the sounds..... Chain saws cutting, branches breaking, fires crackling and turkeys gobbling. Thanks for the video

[@arcmonk8743]

woohoo got the fire pile going! as we do in the countryside, who needs a chipper!? lol

[@alfadoofus]

Your rigging point had just the right level of noodelosity. Nice cuts on editing .

[@arborymastersllc.9368]

As you and reg have been my primary teachers for 8 years and I make a professional living on my own in NC doing specialty arborist work...yes. Everyone is entitled to be stupid if they wish. Haha Much love.

[@havespurswillclimb]

Enjoyed the video. A really fun climb. Just the right amount of danger to make it interesting. Thanks for sharing.

[@maryfluker8268]

August you are so good at everything. You can talk 👄 😏 🙂 and do the job at the same time ⏲ 😉your videos 📹 are great. 👦 all us older people like looking at your videos. Love your channel ❤ 💕 ♥

[@chichitex1252]

Great video! Great editing!❤❤❤

[@frooky57]

That camera angle @ about 5 minutes in was so incredible. It looked like you were solving a puzzle. ❤️🐒🦫

[@TheRooster1122]

Hello August, I been waiting for you to drop another great video!!! Thank you friend… Your still a Falling Beast… 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@lorriedmussett4692]

I'm aware of the potential ' eye rolling ' that may be happening everytime I comment just how much I love your beard, August!! I know...I KNOW...I mean to be fair...ive loved pretty much all of what you've shared over the yrs....the presence of the beard is a favorite! #FollowerOfAugustMBinATree

[@jeffharvey6768]

Great job August.... as usual... keep up the good work and analysis.

[@Papas220Garage]

Designer Joe for the win!

[@sonnyblazer5504]

*SO, SO much better than my comment but Y O U are AMAZING at your (TREE) CRAFT along with you EDITING Super Skills* We thank you so much!!!

[@jesseshort8]

Keep killing it guys.

[@ringofiremfg]

Madrones always make me wish I had sharpened my spurs. I must watch too many of your videos because my 4yo always says "well thst didnt work!". Good laugh, now i know where he got it.

[@spelunkerd]

You make it look easy to climb those slippery, leaning Arbutus noodles.

[@garybuchanan4214]

You are the MAN! 🤜🤛

[@chrisashton1082]

Reminded me when I slid down about 4’ (luckily) of ice on a beech leaner, definitely made me question my passions

[@chrisashton1082]

..and yes I had two tie ins

[@johnsam3989]

Tarzan att work

[@ClimberinChrist]

Can you show us how to put the first one on correctly? I definitely don’t have it right. On the 2.0 suspenders

[@danmcburney3247]

Really great video !!! Super nice being able to burn the brush while you work 👍 the phone pouch looks great !! Was just thinking, maybe keep the members only thing going and do training video's. You're filming anyway, just add some more commentary and way less editing, showing a lot more of each step and what hardware is used and so on like when you were taking flying lessons and realized you should dumb it down for new people ? I would pay for that !!!! Thank you very much for another one August ❤

[@timblankenship1980]

Enjoy y’all videos. Guess I’m just way tooo old school n wounderin why ya need a phone while swinging around in tree tops?😅 y’all stay safe

[@ryobrown-mcclain805]

In case the wife or secretary calls

[@danmcburney3247]

To get the next job.... or to call the ambulance 😅😅

[@carolgadles7045]

Great job as always 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@Wannabearborist]

1:01 I might be guilty of that as well, I’ve climbed a tree that had 2 big heavy branches over a roof so I tied a rope a little past half way on those branches and had someone hold it and lower while I was up just 2 meters standing there without any safety sh1t 😅 I am saving up for some basic arborist kit because I am planning to go for my certification this year

[@Warped1369]

The New Tribe patch on the 1.0 custom 👍 It's kind of a bummer that they retired and shut it down.

[@joemonks3161]

As an Australian and speaking a different English can I make a respectful and non critical observation? Your first interaction with your audience is in the form of an interrogation. "Whats up." The usual introductory words from an Australian is "Gidday" or "Hello" which are non inquisitory. Love your video content. As a self taught weekend hobby farmer on 10 hectares you have kept me alive. Thank you.

[@mallrdgrn6058]

Just curious August. Why not SRS up that slippery madrone with a spur acsender? I have a bolt on Kiwi spur acsender on my Distel Spurs and love it. It looked like that madrone had some great unions to shoot a line into to set your climb line for SRS. Or is SRS just not your thing? I understand if it is not your thing.

[@AugustHunicke]

It’s my thing if it’s necessary 🤷🏼‍♂️ running up the tree is pretty easy tho.

[@mallrdgrn6058]

@@AugustHunicke Good deal. Thanks for getting back to me. Love your videos. I have learned a lot from your videos.

[@SebKrause661]

G'day, reminds me of Eucalyptus we have here in Australia, the point of if you gaff out your going for a long slide down.. Especially on dead Eucs, like spiking into concrete.

[@charlesfrancis5136]

Looks like a lophostemon confertus. I've only seen em on the east coast of aus. Didn't think they had them in america

[@SebKrause661]

I agree, I just meant the point of smooth bark and gaffing out you'd go for quite the slide down...

[@lovecaron1]

Love your content!

[@adamtebrugge4937]

Those are my daughters favorite pickles.

[@corygrossman1]

Lolol I love throwing stuff at my favorite groundies too. Nothing says I love you like getting hit in the head with a Doug fir cone 😂

[@wrstew1272]

Is that the Echo 2511T that is ripping the hard arsed Madrone like butter? 1/4 pitch or lp? 😊. It’s ripping!

[@AugustHunicke]

1/4 pitch panther

[@michaelfarris2556]

I was thinking of rock the noodle of love. A little Billy Idol, but hey, The Clash is not too shabby.

[@五月爸爸在澳洲]

What brand of your gloves? Thx

[@haigha7697]

Sooo when I started this video I thought….too slick ropes will slide right down then you mentioned it. I would make a squeeze with a prusik but I’m not as familiar with gaffs as you.

[@br-dj2ti]

Yeah that would work great with prusik cord or even clipping a carabiner around your lanyard from side to side that would work perfect too so you wouldn't slide down as far

[@julianalderson3938]

Sux when gota business thing n chainsawa goin. Hahaa great vid thanx

[@rickstafford5316]

Nice work

[@jeremybuchanan4759]

Thanks for using a real saw and not madroning on and on about battery saws.

[@AugustHunicke]

“Madroning” 😆

[@fredblogsmac.5697]

is that a magnolia tree at the beginning ?

[@TStevens8296]

Those Madrone trees look like huge barkless Rhododendrons 😂 I’m a new englander, we don’t have those cool trees!

[@TylerHaskiell-fs3mx]

I’ll try hard not to snap my stim off ( because I’m tied to it ) 😂 august you are the man!

[@ClimbHighArbor]

looks like a fun day on the rope

[@Joe-cp2db]

Sorry for my comment on your video…i had no right to say what I said….your videos are great

[@Hacksaw37]

You forgot to do the Johnny Weissmuller jungle call. 😂🐵😂

[@Neighborhoodgo2guy]

✊

[@roncaron-l1r]

Great video good action everyone ( Ty Ron

[@stuartstephens]

After watching August run that chainsaw one-handed all day, I don't think I'd want to challenge him to an arm wrestling contest. 🙂

[@ddalton692]

👍

[@jeankevin-dh8kk]

good job guys, echo's sound is so recogniting!! sorry for my english.. prusik knot team 👌🤝💪

[@matthewcook953]

Long time sub. May I have the case you threw out of the tree???

[@AugustHunicke]

Ya

[@matthewcook953]

You'll need my address for postage, I'll pay for it. It's just something I'll be able to keep from your channel. Top respect from the UK

[@joegreenwood1443]

I remember that job from when you was there before.

[@bricebeaulac]

AUGUST........IM ON MY LAST PANTHER BAR FOR MY ECHO AFTER THROWING ANOTHER SPROCKET AND IM IN FULL PANIC MODE.......PLEASE TELL ME YOU WILL HAVE MORE SOON.........PAAAAALEASE

[@batmantiss]

Lookin svelte old man

[@jackward-ds1ue]

When will monkey beaver harnesses be available in the UK?

[@AugustHunicke]

We ship worldwide

[@Markjw06]

Wish i had that phone case. I wouldnt have dropped my S21 70ft last year lol

[@C-Wilsons-View]

Why not wrap your flip line around the tree a full wrap that’ll be like a friction savor type??

[@robinelston5966]

Yeah, I was thinking that too, or throw the lanyard the opposite way to get about a 270 degree wrap.

[@AugustHunicke]

Or be deliberate and climb 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@robinelston5966]

@@AugustHunicke👍But a man's got to know his limitations, lets just say mine are many!😄 Thanks for another fine video.

[@pekerja27]

Wow menebang pohon kecil yang tinggi , goyang goyang

[@benjaminwhiteley83]

#getaugustto200k

[@LittellFarms]

Is that a magnolia tree

[@Woodrats272xp]

No

[@danmcburney3247]

Madrone 😊

[@gillerizedworksaws9561]

We're you just in lapine Oregon because if not I just found you're dopple ganger This guy looked so much like you I almost asked 😂

[@AugustHunicke]

I’m in Lapine right now

[@gillerizedworksaws9561]

@@AugustHunicke no f****n way I knew it that's freaking awesome

[@gillerizedworksaws9561]

@@AugustHunicke and don't know if you've ever checked out big tree in lapine state park but if you haven't you should Gate was closed this weekend but it's not a far walk

[@gillerizedworksaws9561]

@@AugustHunicke I should have gotten your ado graph 😂

[@hddoug72]

Not a climber but I really appreciate the content your videos provide!

[@BraydenSomers]

Phone case needs a camera hole so you can film off your suspenders quickly

[@AugustHunicke]

It does that . You just fold the cover behind the phone. I’ve done it.

[@robertthompson9455]

If it rains you're gonna need "drill-in-spikes" !...

[@daveinky]

What ?!?!?! No Battery saw 🤣😂🤣 Just kidding 😉

[@richardgallo9567]

Dang Josh Brolin can climb

[@brushlife9426]

Play drone tree almost reminds me of lemon gum scented eucalyptus slippery slippery slippery

[@julianalderson3938]

Some would say not half hitchins evil. Ive seen a few slide out.

[@julianalderson3938]

Yes it had stubs. But good habit. Sorry fullas to many comments.

[@HappyTr33]

The two hand police never have done extensive climbing.

[@devondunkle1063]

they were growing all phototropic in a way that wasnt helpful for the property owner, but im a bit sad to see Madrone go over Doug Firs.

[@derrickevans9247]

Gobble Gobble

[@derrickevans9247]

Magnolia? Massey report in

[@jeremybuchanan4759]

for those wondering that don't want to ask ... www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Machiavellian

[@jeremybuchanan4759]

no - I didn't have to look it up - I already knew - duh

[@AugustHunicke]

😆

[@chrisashton1082]

I love my raccoon beaver monkey

[@rerolley]

Squirrel? I thought you were a monkey-beaver...

[@julianalderson3938]

Stop for bit to eat n a break. Nieghbours on the snipper n blower. Really ruins the serenity'

[@seanallen3363]

At what point do you say I f***** up and I'm in the wrong business because that $1,000 suit that we all talked about the guy wearing of Wall Street is a lot cheaper better one August is wearing right now

[@Joe-cp2db]

I like your videos…but utube must make you do shit that you don’t feel like you should do…that’s what I feel coming from you….i could be wrong.?

[@AugustHunicke]

I don’t understand. I love making videos of tree work 🤷🏼‍♂️