Tree On a Crazy Lean: Double Rope SRT with the Bulldog Bone

A nasty leaning Manitoba Maple (Acer negundo or Boxelder) that I smashed out with Tom and Kendal. Using the double SRT Bulldog Bone setup. Hope this all makes sense and you can get some value from it... For the gearheads in the crowd, the amazing Bulldog Bone mechanical device is available from Gordon Svedberg on the Treebuzz.com forum, where he goes by the nickname "surveyor". You can DM him for a Bulldog Bone, and tell him that Patrick from Educated Climber sent you :)
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[@tylerpierce8431]

I’ve learned so much from your videos. Now that I have some years under my belt, I watch and think to myself what I think you will do next. I’m excited when I’m right. Still, you surprise me with new stuff, from which I learn new skills. Thanks for taking the time to get this content out. It’s so beneficial to the community.

[@TreeMuggs_PatrickM]

Appreciate it

[@isaacmartinez7435]

1000 percent 👍

[@calebbell952]

The level of creativity in this video... WOW

[@brianlofgren4231]

One of the best tree removal videos I've ever seen .Felt like you were right there. The rigging was fantastic. The confident calm commands and good communication with ground crew and competent ground crew working together well was so uplifting . Videography and the work you did was so well done.You made a dangerous difficult job look easy. Well done!

[@TreeMuggs_PatrickM]

Appreciate it ✌️. - Patrick

[@johnfahey7215]

I am NOT a climber, just a fire wood cutter, retired laborer, I know hard work when I see it. Always enjoy your informative videos, but this one! Well! watching you up there,(glad to see you had a battery saw) doin all that riggin, keepin an eye out for the ground crew, instructing guys,all while hangin on by your toe nails sometimes, Blew My Mind. my whole body was tensed up a few times. watchin this one was exhausting! you owe me an hour’s pay!😀👍Thanks- another good job 👍

[@justinjones9255]

Masterclass Patrick. Good to see another video from you.

[@lightfoot.2000]

Poetry in motion .. . 😎👌

[@zacharyb8751]

Thank you Patrick. So helpful, especially showing the removal start to finish. Such a great learning tool. Your time and effort in making them is so very much appreciated.

[@smeraldoderosa7556]

Great video, as always, Patrick. I'm too old to take up your profession but absolutely love watching and learning from man and women who have become experts in their field through hard work and time invested. Cheers to all of you guys.

[@neutralglider]

Such an Educated Climber you are. You climb, you educate. So befitting and such a professional you are. I'm 64 this June. When I was younger, for nearly 30 years, I trained people to be scuba divers. If I was your age I'd gladly do what you do. But I'm not, so I'll just watch your videos and appreciate your art and skill - something which I'll always look forward to Thank you so much, from Malaysia.

[@dwaynemadsen964]

I was surprised when you were back down to the 4 wires, after removing all that weight I expected the tree would be up, probably completely off the wires by then. I've never climbed with two lifelines, but I could feel it when you were back on the ground and unclipping everything. I always feel like I'm standing in a nest of lines and I'm afraid to take a step because I don't want to gaff a climbing line or anything! Another joy to watch! Stay safe. Oh! And kudos to the ground crew. Those guys did a fine job. I did flinch when you didn't use a tag line on that last piece, and it smacked into the other tree. We are enjoying a National Holiday weekend, down here, but y'all enjoy your weekend, too!

[@brendanthebattlerstafford5145]

Best arborist content on KZbin! Thank you for your time. PS love the daisy chain knot.

[@XLR8RRICK]

August Hunicke is the best at arborist content and he uses clamps for his camera not just a head cam which makes my eyes roll and makes me dizzy.

[@brendanthebattlerstafford5145]

@@XLR8RRICK it’s great that you like August and value his content.

[@timhallas4275]

I can see the value of helpers who understand what you are doing, and do not deviate from what you tell them to do. I like the way you work around obstacles.

[@alexmelnua]

Magnificent work of a real master - the world king of arboristics! 🤴🏻

[@telecasterfool1773]

Thanks for showing all of the climbing and rigging! I've not been climbing as long as you, so I'm watching to see how you accomplish things. This is extremely helpful - thanks!

[@chirla_j]

Thanks for the content Patrick! Always looking forward and get excited when you upload! Learned practically everything from your channel.

[@satchsh]

Great job man. I loved watching you take this one down.

[@AWJ318]

I always learn something when I watch you work.

[@josephandrews1499]

Outstanding! Nicely done. This video has helped me in so many ways in taking down leaning trees. Thank you!

[@dprevish100]

I’m not sure what’s more insane…the lean of that tree..or the people that would entertain its rogue growth . It actually looked as if it was almost over 3 yards😳 Awesome wrecking. Nicely done!

[@ericharris893]

It’s cool haveing trees with unruly character but box alders are known to sprawl and dogleg, but they are insect magnets and after fully mature, they drop mulch al year. Not a long term investment.

[@rickicalvert3156]

Great video. Nice to see one of those more challenging trees we all get to do! Great work Patrick

[@user-et3ol4kd9z]

Excellent video on a testing take down. Well done.

[@fredpayne7581]

You have balls of steel and make it look so effortless, learned so so much from you, thank you for your videos 👍👊❤️🙏💪

[@robertmartin5949]

Id rather watch all the rigging that went into the setup before you started rolling the cameras as much as if not more than the actually cutting. That was one impressive rig!

[@slaxxx]

Great team work.

[@irenovatedmv]

Man, I’ve gone back over sooooo many parts of this video in complete amazement. You guys are gooooood!!! Subbed.

[@josephtreadlightly5686]

That double wrap around the tree finished with a daisy hitch is my goto. This was a great video for not only a leaner but how great that hitch is for u & the ground guy also.

[@jeffcoon7160]

Welcome back, nice to have other trees to tie off instead of flatlining. Smooth execution Patrick

[@harambereincarnate]

10/10 Thanks for sharing. Beautiful.

[@angryjay06]

awesome tight quarter rigging skills. Good to see you its been a while!! Climb Safe!!

[@eduardochay9967]

Thank you very much for the video, I'm learning a lot with you guys, God bless you 🙏

[@sickoffraud]

Absolutely amazing! Simply masterful .. not much more to say... 😳 Omg. Wow 🥺...

[@ericharris893]

He didn’t show how hard they tried setting ropes.

[@shanesouza4303]

Stay safe and thanks for the videos. 🤘😎✌️

[@suziehartwright]

Amazing! 😉👍

[@zlinky1113]

Wow!!! incredible Vid. There was so much to think about all the way through this one. Truly Amazing skills. Thank you so much for sharing. 👍😃😃😃

[@PhilEvansOnline]

Great work!

[@Legalmachinist]

Very nice on one of the most difficult jobs I’ve seen yet. Cudos.

[@seriousstuff50]

nice challenging piece of work to complete.

[@lancerudy9934]

Great video! Keep them coming!

[@JoseRGarcia-JRG]

Learned allot here.. :-) Thanks for sharing Patrick....

[@shawneetree1440]

That black line tie off on the stub to create slack / lowering space was beautiful

[@kingslew1866]

That was fun! Crew is solid...

[@franklumpycounty7945]

Nice job. Symphony of Color Rope

[@ericburgess4995]

Groot face in the bark at 32 :42. But seriously awesome rigging work.

[@rickstafford5316]

Very cool job.

[@robbob_the_climber]

Dude, this is so insane and impressive. I’ve Watch this video four times now.

[@m98bravo4]

For trees like that I climb with a twin spur system. Makes things a lot easier when part of your mass is below the branch. Great Vid.

[@firedtradesman]

Good to see ya. Thanks as always for the excellent content. Helluva Job! :-)

[@rafaabarca6163]

Nice job 👏👏

[@kangkasbun1624]

Nice work👍🏻👍🏻💪🏻

[@jasonfeazel3806]

Great video and great job Patrick I see you’re rocking the bulldog bone I just ordered myself one just waiting for it to come in. Climb safe and God bless🙏

[@br-dj2ti]

I could not wait for a good video buddy we'll climbing video love your climbing videos all your videos I love but you're climbing videos are my favorite thank you God bless my friend

[@toddjacks8288]

Awesome video brother

[@Jamie-vp2yb]

Nice one!

[@havespurswillclimb]

Enjoyed the video. Nice rigging.

[@travellingarborist3316]

the re-clip at 11 09.so good!

[@thehighriseconstructionob9679]

This is very smart, it's really hard to trust one line, but rope and gear looks more than I can afford

[@ianbredell5159]

At 35.38, the hardwood in the stump in front of you is in the shape of a white shark coming for you!!

[@thetruth5836]

This ugly tree job, took some thinking and risk involved, but you handled it like a true pro. You are a top guy indeed. Groundsman did a great job too. Thank you for sharing these videos and go to the trouble of recording them. They teach a lot about tree work and all situations involved. Have you any videos about pricing jobs? 👍

[@nicolaslemieux9217]

Here in Québec, we call them Giguère Maple or Composed leafed maple since its the only maple to have mutliple leaf on the same petiole.

[@kuhnstreeservices]

Nice job! Glad those wires stayed in... I had a communication one that was stretched like that, & barely touched it, & it disconnected from the pole.. :(

[@josiahevans5788]

Show me a tree guy that says he doesn't one hand and I'll show you a liar. 🤣

[@williammurphy1126]

Nice clean,I often wonder what we'd do if we handy got another tree near by

[@johndurant8687]

Great job Patrick! Thanks for taking us along! @ 35:45 you should insert a little Kenny Wayne Shepherd if you ever re-edit this.

[@1975dbryant]

Every day is a school day with the "Educated Climber yutube channel". Patrick, for now on here in Upstate NY, I will acknowledge the boxelder as a "Manitou Maple" for now on. Thanks for that and the cool positioning tactics you used for taking these one's out. I will remember, You the man hoss. P.S. That bull dog bone look's nice🤙💪😁😎

[@TreeMuggs_PatrickM]

"Manitoba Maple" ✌️

[@1975dbryant]

"Manitoba tree" my man😁

[@robbob_the_climber]

Glad to see some new content! Keep it up man thanks for all you do for the arboriculture community! How do you like the akimbo? It looks like you got it dialed in real nice for that rope.

[@joannaknowles8789]

I went to look at a willow tree a few days ago, most likely i will be dismatling it. It has a large lean just like the one you was working on, i wasn't really sure how to deal with it, now that i watched your video i have a very good idea how ill carry it out. Thanks for a great Vid, i really enjoyed it, i taught me many things.

[@leonardvirtue5753]

Nice 😊 🤙👍mate 🎉

[@bobclark2961]

Nice climbing mate , smart tie ins a knee nocher , Play safe , Cheers Bob ,

[@charlessorcsek482]

What if I don't have other trees near by to assist me with my climbing line nor my rigging lines ? But I thought the double climbing line set up was super cool , cause I didn't know that pro's actually did that. Now I won't feel like an embarrassed chicken anymore when I'm hooked up with 2 lines and a lanyard. 🤠

[@cb5600]

Great job! Nice to see some technical tree work. Love the double tie in. What ascenders are those btw? 👊🏻🧡🇨🇦

[@mikehopkins7384]

I’ve yet to cut a box elder I liked.. they seem grow behind garages and into wires every time I encounter one always a pain

[@ellisadam3]

Thanks for the “raw” footage. Far from tedious, it is actually very helpful and insightful to see step by step how you move through the tree, set your rigging, the type of cut you use for each piece, etc. Thanks for taking the extra time to educate. Out of curiosity, do many of the boxelders in your area exhibit the crimson “flame” stain in the wood? I’m in the southern Appalachians and it seems the vast majority of the ones we cut are infected with the fungus.

[@goodisnipr]

34:40 Might help ground crew to refer to lines as "load" and "swing". White rope took the load, orange rope controlled the swing. They didn't seem to understand the assignment at 28:20.

[@trimbaker1893]

Hello Patrick. Nicely done. It is a good feeling when you have enough lines and rigging to do what you envision. Off topic, I have a question. How do you deal with hot weather and your gaffs? I am growing new skin where my gaffs have worn my legs raw during a really hot couple of days up a tree I took apart and took down. I sure would like to know what your go to is for sweaty days and gaffs. Thank you for having such a good channel and for any thoughts you might share on this. George.

[@dankotos61]

Missed your videos Man haven't seen you in a while

[@user-pk3lp2qb7b]

Nice work. BTW,what is the ultra rigging sling ring in the video & it looks very useful,thx

[@nomad2076]

Nice work dude. I hate climbing up stuff on that angle.

[@brycedelay2092]

I'm curious what rigging line you use. Great video!

[@BinoH]

Awesome example of Double Crothing with SRS climbing rigs! Whew, that log rig by the roof I was holding my breath! I appreciate you spending the time to tie your rigging knots and not just using clips. Hey your Daisey Chain rigging knot is it on any tree care Litterature? Nice Video.

[@TreeMuggs_PatrickM]

Thanks man, appreciate it. I documented the Daisy Chain Hitch on Treebuzz back in 2009. It is also called the Siberian Hitch as shown by the great Ray Mears...

[@BinoH]

@@TreeMuggs_PatrickM Thank you!

[@jamesmishoe7908]

I don't get the daisy chain tie off after he does his half hitch. Never seen a tie off like that, clove hitch, constrictor knot, running bowline, but it seems to work good. Nice work on the takedown!

[@alexlynam8430]

Nice work. Any chance of review style video on the bulldog bone pls?

[@francishensel6910]

Patrick been awhile,, but anyway what is the name of your mechanical prusik and where did you buy them nice video

[@jasonlaswell8982]

Beauty! You must have done this before 😂

[@jrstrange123]

That’s a lot o’ rope to role up! Just out of curiosity, why the dog bone over the RRP?

[@davidchang8428]

Really nice job! What is that rigging knot you're tying? Is it a running bowline with a bunch of daisy chains? You tie it so fast it's hard to see what you're doing.

[@thejackel1844]

Lets see those "Bucket Truck Boys" do this !...

[@tperez192]

Nice job in your urban forest removal. Wouldn't work in the backyards of Chicago though. Less is more when working with the lines here. Looks like, your doing to much around them. Also, what kind of crew you got counts make that crystal clear. If you had to do double takes how would your crew handle you. How do you switch your system to your stem? Double crotching makes your rescue tricky as well. It would of been nice to eliminating all the nice stuff and show the nitty gritty. Like the neighbors lines still attached. But always different strokes for different folks. Be safe! Never seen your videos. Will be looking out now.

[@br-dj2ti]

Hey Patrick the orange rope you're ringing with what kind of rope is that buddy

[@justinrutan1795]

Great video, always learn a ton from them. Where did you get the bulldog bone?

[@justinrutan1795]

And can you give a review of them

[@Jamie-vp2yb]

What size rigging ropes are you using there?

[@strykerflorio83]

Oh yeah and how long should my 9mill 28 in friction cord last cuz mine is starting to get stiff and doesn't grab like it should now I changed from the vt to the knut but that was working really good but then the other day it just stopped grabbing like it did when I first started using it let me kn please

[@stephenlawlor211]

There's a bit of a lean alright 👍

[@br-dj2ti]

Can you make your lanyard what millimeter rope do you usually use with what hitchcord millimeter do you usually use buddy

[@julianpapka9584]

you dont use stoper knots because you have two ropes or because they reach the ground anyway? just curious

[@PeterDrinnan]

No shortage of those leaning trees in Ontario right now. Countless thousands of them. Arborists will be busy cleaning this up for months.

[@phillippollard6766]

Does anyone know how he base tied the blue rope, was there a big crotch that he went thru or is there a way to base tie on a spar like tree? And also how did he retrieve the black rope, from what I understand he used a canopy anchor…? Looks a lil far even for 200’ rope to use the alpine butterfly as the retrieval, or was it a basal anchor as well?

[@anthonyholloway5522]

what kind of knot are you tying on your rig line

[@cris7382]

👍👍👍

[@outcast7899]

Id like to see that knot in slow motion, it that a loggers hitch???

[@tuberider1171]

Does anyone know what the mechanical devices are .. they look like Akimbo's but they're not blue.. is that just from wear?