Fir Tree Root Failure - Careful Climbing and Cutting

I carefully assess and cut down a large Douglas fir tree that partially blew over in a storm.

[@jacobbean9473]

A master at his craft, taking the top first to see how the root mass would react with the loss of significant weight 💯💯

[@dcvariousvids8082]

Right there - assessment, guts, knowledge, continued assessing, technique, more knowledge… no one got hurt, no property damage and a tricky job done finely. Don’t know if you smiled at this one; but you sure deserve a smile! Thank you for share your day.

[@sporranheid]

A meticulous masterclass. Thank you for being you.

[@Woodrats272xp]

Great job as always Reg. You definitely are one of the Jedis of the trade. Be safe.💪

[@nicklambing9268]

I have been following your channel for more years than I can remember. Nothing to add that has not already been said other than to let you know I do highly value your work, very nicely done! Nick, North West farmer ( Oregon)

[@NHlocal]

Nicely done Reg, thank you for sharing this. 👍

[@banzaii6285]

Always interesting to hear your thought process, and to watch you execute 👍

[@itwasntme3546]

Always interesting watching you work, thanks for taking the time to post this.

[@shanejongebloed3590]

Love watching u do your thing, alway want to see more but delighted with whatever you send our way……stay save🇦🇺👍

[@br-dj2ti]

Reg that was so smart to go to the top and take that top out and not take the limbs that were caught in the pine to see what would happen unbelievable your knowledge is amazing to me God bless you

[@shanesouza4303]

@Reg good to see ya. Always interested in roots. So much to learn from them. 🤘😎✌️

[@dhmtbr2551]

Such a pleasure to watch you work your craft…kudos sir.

[@bannerslund3]

Hi' Reg, beautiful work as always 👍

[@Frontireadventures]

Depth of knowledge and experience is impressive.

[@StihlChainsaws]

Simply systematic with forethought always given of the outcome. Love how you gave us insight on your thinking. I really enjoyed this video. STAY SAFE

[@Patrick_B687-3]

Man, this is only something done so well by an expert with years and years of experience. An absolute master faller. Wow, it’s just amazing to watch.

[@michaelcanterbury9445]

Superb execution as always. Great job, sir!

[@br-dj2ti]

Another video man love watching u reg. as you know been with you for a long time my friend you are amazing of what you do I think you're one of the best in our trade that's a fact God bless you and your family stay safe my

[@fern6114]

Perfect job, great Faller and happy customer…what a great day

[@Faith-vl4lv]

That was pretty cool. I have been in the tree business since a kid. I'm now a licensed arborist and I fell my fair share of trees. I've never seen that though. That was pretty cool the way the back strap popped on that pine

[@kingslew1866]

Thanks Reg! Tidy little job...

[@ronburke]

Man those kind are sketchy Ive done alot of uprooted trees had a hemlock fall out from under me once I figure thats pretty good after 26yrs. Great work as usual Reg good to see ya man

[@Drewdrewdrewdr]

We’re you tied in to the hemlock?? What happened when it fell??

[@ronburke]

@@Drewdrewdrewdr No I was tied into a big fir about twenty feet away, I didnt have anything to tie the hemlock back to that was big enough to hold it so it was a well lets see what happens kind of a deal I got the top and 8 or 10 chunks sawed off and away it went I just took a swing into the fir and got down to cut firewood

[@justinhainsworth7218]

Respect Reg, always impressed by your skill and knowledge.

[@johnhughes3963]

Reg..that's a great little saw you got there! Nice work!

[@warped2875]

Nice one Reg! Well thought out, with the fir branch still against the crippled pine.

[@TheDenny62]

Love your videos. Get in and get it done. Explain, teach and that's it. No fluff. ZEN master at work.

[@roccocirigliano8775]

Im so glad you didn't cut that last limb!

[@havespurswillclimb]

Enjoyed the video. Nice strategizing.

[@devondunkle1063]

Great work. Very precision cutting.

[@jeffschroeder9089]

Nice job

[@billbliss2500]

Nice job Reg! Very careful….

[@billbliss2500]

Great job and always better to think it out 1st!

[@John-Chainsaw]

Reg hello! I also started filming my work from this year. If suddenly you want to extend the shooting time of your camera, then just connect the wire with the power bank to it and remove the native battery so that the camera does not heat up. Fasten the power cable-adapter on the rear side of the helmet to the clamps and power the camera itself with the usual short charging cable. I can shoot up to 10 hours continuously with a 10,000A external battery in a small bag on my chest, and most importantly, this does not interfere with my work in a tree.

[@marcooggianu3094]

Master. No doubt about it. I would have done the same. Only God knows how much i would like to work with you reg!

[@Rudecheers]

Nice work once again.

[@paulmcdonnell9734]

Very skill full and humble craftsman

[@patrickwinde9802]

Pondering stealthy calm and collected your a gosh dang tree wizard reg

[@Jasonj___8]

Nice one Reg, keep at it mate 👍👍

[@krisguttu1673]

Great stuff 👍

[@ericjane747]

Cerebral competence and solid experience on display far beyond the crap they are saying about Artificial intelligence. Like to match Reg against any futuristic computer.

[@1neAdam12]

Well done, maestro.

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

Nice place we live ,, well done

[@Wiscotreeclimber]

Thank you Reg

[@scruffydog5934]

Just got over a 1000' of rope, mixed bag, going over every reg video as I contemplate the massive old alders trim👍

[@richie1593]

Well done , good outcome .

[@Velcrostraps91]

That's just beautiful.

[@williamsolomon1307]

Do you ever get to do easy trees? 🤣 Reg, damn nice job. You had me holding my breath on that one. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. It’ll save my life one day.

[@michaelwhiteoldtimer7648]

Great job

[@localcrew]

The dog is here to help. Good dog.

[@garrettoetken8718]

That rc device is sooo sweet. Please and thankyou showcase alternative lanyard technique to pass limbs

[@compostjohn]

A masterclass!

[@benorsman9654]

Precision perfect

[@poweredbyadam]

Beautiful

[@carlnash9293]

Hi reg well done I've had two like this pine trees leaning together had to got up the snapped one for an anchor point and do both in my mind which one to tie too but fair play 👍

[@youareon2something]

🙏please be careful 💕

[@joegreenwood1443]

Pretty cool.

[@joshpomponio2993]

Dang that bin a little ass puckering goin up an takin sum of those branches off guess that knowing what to look for nice by the way 👊

[@rustysteel8714]

Brilliant... even the 🐕 knows. 👏

[@TimberTrainer]

Good job on a sketchy tree. I would have tethered the leaner to a suitable anchor with some amsteel.

[@KnotsogreatDane]

Awesome content Reg! Do you have a rope you would recommend to make speedline slings out of also what cordage works well for a rigging prusik. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! I understand you are a busy man, thanks for all you do for the industry.

[@Recoates]

I just buy the ready made straps these days. Nice not to have knots in the slings

[@andrehak]

Top notch.

[@Neighborhoodgo2guy]

👍

[@rayclark9643]

Bucking Billy Ray style drop 😊

[@chrisvaughn8511]

When we use a winch to fell a tree we make a borecut like you did. But then we make a cut on the back of the tree just 2-3 inches lower than the borecut. When the winch pulls, the woodfibre breaks, but until then the tree won't fall. I hope you could understand what i mean. Ciao, Stefan from Germany

[@Recoates]

I understand Stefan, thanks

[@chrisvaughn8511]

@@Recoates 👍 i prefer the method with the second, lower cut. So i don't have to rely on a very small piece of wood wich is eventually rotten. Thanks for your Videos and the time you spend to share your knowledge with us. You are a huge inspiration.

[@lenavilleneuve419]

I just had a career ending accident it amazes me how a healthy honey locust took me out after all the dead ass rotten trees I’ve done I’m a Lawrence Shultz rigger I survived Toronto 10y my point is it’s the live ones that let your gaurd down

[@rogermoore3270]

Nice

[@CarsonsCat]

👏

[@geekay4703]

I like how you felled those. I am going to remember that. I can hear Buckin laughing with joy. Is that Stein shirt made with cooling fabric that reacts when you sweat? I have arm sleeves that do and they are great.

[@Recoates]

I wasn't informed that the fabric was anything special, but they seem to be good shorts regardless

[@geekay4703]

@@Recoates I like that they are black on the front and only use orange on the side. The shirts I wear now are all orange with black on the sides. When you get done working you look like a slob in front of the customer. I hate that.

[@Recoates]

@@geekay4703 I wear them because they were free

[@AlexKoehler]

@@Recoates Love that one!

[@geekay4703]

@@Recoates If you're ever in Pittsburgh please let me know so we can grab a beer.

[@norbaggar]

Respect!👌 Was there any lean on the big one? Asking because I'm not familiar with 5:1 possibilities, and limitations. Thanks 🙂

[@Recoates]

Yes, hard leaning to the right side if the house. The rigging was a good insurance measure to help steer it away.

[@evang6503]

Are you on the original one piece, carbon, fiber, geckos in this video? I love those! I wonder if the notch pads will fit for a replacement…

[@Recoates]

No, those are Stein

[@evang6503]

@@Recoates thanks Reg!

[@JohnVander70]

Domino dancing!

[@oahutreeworks300]

Personally I would have likely said no. Being in 100s or 1000s of firs I’m sure gets you more familiar with the trees and what you can get away with, but at some point a stupid building is not worth your life. Glad you are okay.

[@Thelooch]

What’s your life support system?

[@hazzagawa]

Big balls

[@tylercastaldo9718]

What kind of unicender device it’s that?

[@Recoates]

It's a prototype. So not yet available from stores

[@acadjukanovic6855]

​@@RecoatesI know you can't talk much about the product, but can you say in how many months will it be available for purchase ?I was thinking of buying zigzag and taz love,taz is not safe that much.I think you have an innovative product that can replace both products.

[@Recoates]

@acadjukanovic6855 can't say just yet, unfortunately. Just finished filing the patent application, which has cost a lot of time and thousands of dollars in lawyers' fees. Have a very important meeting on Tuesday, which will decide who is manufacturing the device. Thereafter we will be able to produce the first batch which will be sent out for testing. It will be worth all the waiting. What don't you like about the Taz ?

[@acadjukanovic6855]

@@Recoates First of all, thank you, sir, for being able to answer me in addition to your duties regarding the product and the very hard job you do.I'm a firefighter and I'm trying to improve my work at height and I like the job you do the most, and the people who do it are fascinating to me and I like it a lot.Can stop watching Arborista YT videos :)Wanted to buy petzl zigzag so i can learn more of tree climbing and test things with foot/knee ascending but i cant use it on work for some special tasks,so i was like i need Tazlove also,its great that can be use as SRT and i can put on rope where i want not like zigzag.Then I saw that they had some safety issues,not a smooth descent(its bumpy)the possibility of frequent activation.I think your product has it all,SRT,DDRR,smooth as butter on finger use,easy of attachmens on rope.I should have bought two days ago taz and zigzag until I came across one of your comments.before that I was frustrated because I have two products and still I don't get what I want and I looked at other solutions, I think that you have that solution and I believe in your product, I don't need two products, I just need one that can do everything.Btw my MB 2.0 is on the wey :) I want to test harrnes as soon as possible, but not until your product comes out.

[@Recoates]

@acadjukanovic6855 perhaps the Taz was designed for more static or slow moving rope access situations, and tree work was just an afterthought. Ideally, devices designed for treework should be fluent and smooth in transitions from stationary to moving and vice-versa. All the devices seem to have their stronger and weaker point. The zigzag is apparently very smooth. The Taz and Akimbo are very light and attach mid-line very efficiently. The Rope runner pro is currently the most popular on the market because it scores high in most categories. My device has a very different mechanism and feel to it. Because it's neither influenced or a copy of anyone else's work. It's taken a lot of patience, persistence and countless rebuilding/refining of components to perform like I think it should. The appearance will change slightly again to cater to mass manufacturing. But that's not a big deal at this stage. Another device worth looking into is called the Bulldog bone. I've never used one, but I hear excellent reports.

[@nicolaisvlog8701]

so why not support the tree to be extra safe ?

[@nicolaisvlog8701]

im to fast with my comment 😅

[@colinsimons]

That was kl asking can we record you👍most don’t

[@arbolorian]

capo

[@jamesblack687]

🙏👍🤙🫡👏

[@Edward-qx9lb]

☹️ "Promo SM"

[@americopedroni6837]

Is it me or is your English accent getting thicker😂

[@Riverguide33]

👍

[@jamesblack687]

👍🌲🫡🤙

[@alfadoofus]

👍