How to Climb Palm Trees With SRS/SRT

[@adonwright9884]

Thanks for proving that a big Chunky guy, out of shape, can do this job. 👍

[@maximilianrowdy2482]

broo haha

[@lewisfoster658]

So many answers were just answered. God bless my friend.

[@BinoH]

Glad I could help, Take care!

[@TheMarsgia]

WOW!!! You are the master. Love The Notch quickies

[@BinoH]

Thank you! I also love the Quickies!

[@JeromeLicari-t4y]

Good video on climbing palms with no spikes I'm learning to climb mostly palms very good tips to climb spikeles it makes for a good job

[@BinoH]

Glad it was helpful!

[@hosocat1410]

I've had good luck pulling my climbing line up through obstructions by tying a clove about 10 or 12 inches from the end. That way as it is pulled through branches the end of the climbing rope kind of flops around and doesn't get jammed against a knot or sharp edge.

[@BinoH]

Thank you.

[@nucha2fb]

Nice, I just got a bunch of climbing gear similar to what you have and plan to work on trees. I live i FL as well and palm trees always need trimming, I live a bit further north and have those large oak trees to work in as well. Also a ton of pine trees up here too.

[@BinoH]

That sounds great. Oaks are nice to walk on. Take care!

[@hugogarcia3193]

Am big fan of you ....am starting to work on tree just purchase the zigzag plus. Good tool ...I want to get more gear.but is expensive ..but thanks for sharing your knowledge...am gonna keep practicing till I get better

[@BinoH]

You're welcome and thank you. Stay safe!

[@hugogarcia3193]

@@BinoH just one more question I have a climbing rope that got broken....can I used the big part to make a position land yard..or should I just discarded out...

[@markhamze154]

I simply take two flip lines and if one flip line gets wedged under a frong. i can use the other flip line. Always have two flip lines!

[@pennington5355]

I climb palms with a deer climber that has a cable end on it and safety belt. It' doesn't spike the tree like actual spikes does. Could have cut 3- 5 trees in the time it took you to do one according to your technique. Interesting stuff to say the least.

[@BinoH]

I this technique it is not necessary to choke the top. You could set the line and climb and trim that would reduce the time it that is what you're after.

[@jacoboslandscapemaintenanc1988]

Good video bro. I think for the descending part a fiction saver would really help you allot. Give it a shot and let me know what you think.

[@BinoH]

Thank you!

[@RealLifeProduct]

This would be a good place to use the JRB retrievable anchor hitch that we talked about a couple weeks ago.

[@Sparkingacrossamerica]

Thank you for this video, just what I was looking for.

[@BinoH]

Glad it was helpful! Take care!

[@frankinstein6456]

Good job and relax friend catch your breath you did well

[@BinoH]

I know huh.

[@valeriofrego5817]

AL PRIMO COLPO 😅 io vivo nei pressi di un bosco, e passo il tempo libero cercando di far passare il mio peso da lancio su un ramo, si trova a circa 3-4 metri da terra, e devo farlo almeno 5 o sei volte, non ho fatto scuole per queste cose e ho visto che sbagliavo approccio nell' esecuzione, video come questi aiutano a capire il limite che si ha da inesperto, se si ha un cervello NON ci si improvvisa arboricultore come non ci approccia a qualsiasi mestiere potenzialmente mortale , un grazie ancora, auguro tante belle cose 👋

[@BinoH]

Thank you I appreciate your nice comment! Take care!

[@espinoza-adventure]

It is great. Good video. Amazing

[@BinoH]

Thank you!

[@darrenlewis7001]

Good video brother. I was thinking so I don't pick the wrong line with that Alpine Butterfly I would leave the rope only a few feet long and tie paracord to it in order to reach the bottom.

[@BinoH]

That sounds like it would work.

[@succulentqueen7737]

My heart was racing, & palms were sweating the whole time from the moment you stepped off the ground.

[@franciscommontielrodriguez707]

great! one of the best videos

[@BinoH]

Thank you!

[@kevincarr1349]

That is still risky using a chainsaw with canopy anchor. I do a couple hundred palms a year here in florida and when the boots need to be thinned out that would make me nervous using a saw near the rope. Granted i have yet to use a system on palms due to time efficiency as well but i may need to try it. Great video

[@BinoH]

If you're doing that many per year you might check out the tree squeeze.

[@kevincarr1349]

@@BinoH ive searched a bit but cant find the tree squeeze

[@kevincarr1349]

The tree squeeze lanyard? I avoid spiking though.

[@scatoutdebutter]

Bino, I was nervous for you while you up in that tree all the while you were tied in with only your lanyard and before you got your climbing line reset! Have you ever come close to being trapped by Palm fronds?

[@BinoH]

No I have never been trapped. Thank you!

[@aliveli3519]

can you make a full set of equipment for me? thnx so much

[@fastguysslowbikes]

Great video on the climbing, but that prune job goes against all industry standards.

[@fmunoz162]

Who said ?

[@BinoH]

Very true, they should be trimmed at 9 and 3. They had already been trimmed my friend was nice enough to let me use his trees for the video. The leaves create the food that's probably why the seed stalks came out so quickly after trimming the palm was reacting to loss of food supply. Thanks for the comment. Take care!

[@gabrieloflaherty9187]

Bino H what’s 9 and 3?

[@BinoH]

@@gabrieloflaherty9187 When you look at a clock where 9 and 3 are that is the bes level to trim palms. The highest you shouls ever trim a palm it at 10 and 2.

[@BinoH]

@Fau Q Yes there is a standard for timming palm in Ansi A300.

[@estebanramos2846]

Can the quickie run on you ?? I trim palms and I wanna try Srt and I want to know I can use the same method u do on bigger palms

[@BinoH]

I've seen it done on taller palms. If you are choking it with the quick it won't run on you.

[@estebanramos2846]

Thank u so much I appreciate u reaching out

[@americasprofessionaltreese2367]

for more protection on palms you should use a ladder to the highest point you can get after that you can use spikes but most commonly on Mexican palms, on this one he is doing it right.

[@BinoH]

Cool thank you!

[@hannahtjoa8101]

As a person who usually does DIY step by step while watching the KZbin video explaining the task at hand, its official to say that I will not be able to cut my own palm tree 😂😂😂😂

[@BinoH]

Thanks for watching!

[@teknine2586]

You make me cry... Big guys are us.

[@CarlosPerez-lj6og]

Do you have links to the recommended gear and equipment? Thank you for the video!

[@BinoH]

here are a few. bishco.com/ www.treestuff.com/ sherrilltree.com/ Are you might try a google search for arborist supply companies near you.

[@stevebrough304]

Cool and helpful video Bino! Shout out to the ground crew as well! This is interesting, especially since my dad has some similar palm trees. How do you tell the difference between a king and a queen palm? You should of put: The “No Palms Were Harmed”® End Credit Disclaimer. I appreciate that you care about the well-being of the trees and palms that you work and climb on.

[@BinoH]

Thank you, One way is the base of the King Palm Petiole is about 3 feet long and queen is about 1 foot. also King pals tend to self shed.

[@stevebrough304]

Thanks Bino...

[@BinoH]

@@stevebrough304 You're welcome.

[@mxcollin95]

Is there any chance that the sharp edge of a palm frawn stem could slice into or through your climbing rope??? And if so, how would you go about protecting yourself and your rope from that happening? I’d really love to hear your thoughts about that. I have some palm trees just like this that I need to trim and in the past I’ve paid a guy that used spikes to climb the tree and now there’s tons of spike holes. Kinda bummed about that but that was before I knew any better or anything about tree health. Trying to find a better way to trim the tree going forward.

[@BinoH]

I had this question asked before to be honest I do not climb very many palms with spiked fronds. So I contacted friend of mine he goes by Meskin Arborist his name is Ricardo from Tree Care La and he explained that he never experienced damage while climbing palms with spikes on the fronds. He was on a Tree Stuff video a webinar Here is the title you might check it out. ( Palm pruning from start to finish webinar with Nick Araya) This is a great video and they do touch on that topic. If you are looking for you palms to be trimmed with more damage to the trunk when contacting a tree service let them know that's what you want. There are also other techniques that can be used. Take care!

[@mxcollin95]

@@BinoH thanks for the reply! Take care as well.

[@teknine2586]

Love you big guy!!!

[@bramirez1803]

Thanks for sharing Bino. I like all you videos, they are very safe and informative. I just got my srt/srs equipment. Mainly for queen palms/ Mexican fan palms. I have spiked in the pass but would prefer not to. Plus most clients don’t want to have a lot of holes in there Palm tree, not nice to look at. I’m a heavier climber, I’m 5’11 and weight 350lbs do you think this system will work for me too? Thank you for your time it’s much appreciated.

[@BinoH]

Thank you, It may work for you I'm 5'6 and 240 and I am able to use. I think the important part is to make sure the trees that you are climbing are in a healthy condition.

[@bramirez1803]

Bino H, thank you for advice.i will try it out on my dads palms. I think I will switch to ddrt with a friction saver when I get to the top.

[@bramirez1803]

Hey Bino, just an update. I did end up trying the srt system on my dads palm. I couldn’t use my foot/knee ascender on my rope. It was pulling the strands out. I used the zigzag with the chicane. I put a small pulley attached to a prussik cord and tied it above the chicane and fed the tail end of my rope through the pulley. I pulled the tail end until the chicane and pulley touched. The manually advanced the prussik and pulley up as far as I could up the rope then did it all over again. Hope this makes sense Hahahaha. I think they call it a two to one but I’m not sure, just know it worked

[@aliveli3519]

hi Bino. i have palm tries but they are spiky! how to climb those ones. and also can u writedown list of equipment and parts to climb palm trees? do you recommend to buy them from?

[@SmfPawgy]

I recommend you hire a company. Gear is expensive, and if you don’t have prior experience, you could hurt yourself

[@aliveli3519]

@@SmfPawgy thnx for comment. but it's really expensive to hire company. these trees needed to be prone 2 times a year at least...

[@SmfPawgy]

@@aliveli3519 yw and good luck

[@iwontbebeat7111]

That was very thrilling ... I can't do that .. LoL 🤣

[@BinoH]

It's possible in time!

[@THEJavelinX]

I'm an certified climber (buildings, not trees) and have a dead palm I need to cut, 25 feet tall or so, but it's too close to a fence and pool and other trees to just fell it whole, so I plan on chunking it in 4/5 pieces. my problem is that the top fronds are 100% gone, so there's nothing to wrap around securely. I've been thinking about using 2 straps around the trunk to anchor to (1 for a primary for my SRD and and 2nd as a backup to the 1st one, connected by a short lanyard to the SRD)+ a lanyard around the trunk. Do you have another way you would recommend other than using a cherry picker or removing the fence (it's my neighbors fence, but they also have a pool on their side that mirrors my pool, so I have a very small felling window, which is also why I can't really get a cherry picker back there very easily)

[@BinoH]

It would be a good idea to use climbing spikes in that type of situation or hire it out.

[@joshmccord9507]

Can you ascend up the rope like that while wearing spurs? Like what if the dead frongs were hanging down and you wanted to get up past it and spur climb on the way down?

[@BinoH]

I believe you can , but if you already had a line over the top it would be easier to just climb over the fronds and work from the top down.

[@joshmccord9507]

When I was writing that I was thinking more along the lines of a removal not just cleaning up the palm. I see in my original comment that I didn’t put that so my apologies!

[@tittyrino]

You can. There are a few videos on YT of guys wearing spurs with a foot ascender and a SAKA.

[@ferryfirmansyah420]

How do you shoot the line all the way up over the tree? I am not that good at throwing..

[@BinoH]

I do it with a throw bag and throw string. There's other options such as a Big Shot or an air gun.

[@Anythinginlife777]

Wouldn’t an adjustable frictions saver be easier?

[@BinoH]

Yes that would work or a Tree Squeeze.

[@eddypagan8675]

Where to buy this equipment, set or bundle at?

[@BinoH]

You can buy it at bishco.com/ or sherrilltree.com/ or www.treestuff.com/ or you might try to do a search for arborist supply company near you.

[@salehalsabih]

would this work with other eastern palm trees ?

[@BinoH]

Do you mean Date palms?

[@salehalsabih]

@@BinoH yes.. i can email you photos if u provide me your email

[@salehalsabih]

yes.. can send you photos by emsil

[@BinoH]

@@salehalsabih okay

[@salehalsabih]

ur email ?? ​@@BinoH

[@josephastier7421]

Does the rope damage the top of the tree?

[@BinoH]

No it does not get damaged.

[@jmichel70]

Thanks

[@BinoH]

Glad to help!

[@joelmartinez9178]

how to get rope over palm tree?

[@samuelasamoah6906]

Name of this palm,Sir?

[@BinoH]

It's a Queen Palm ( Syagrus romanzoffiana)

[@fortyniners674]

It’s a lot easier dragging a slimmer body up no hate just saying cause I was exhausted at work carrying extra poundage It’s amazing how good it feels being lite Great video always like how well you explain techniques

[@BinoH]

That's what Noah keeps on telling me.

[@lhprestes1]

@@BinoH if you switch to a whole food plant based diet, not only you will get rid of all that extra weight but you will also have way more energy and will reduce your risk of heart disease, diabetes, stroke, and even cancer. Trust me, it's not as hard as it sounds. I'm from Brazil and used to eat lots of animals. I've been on a plant based diet for over a year and all I can say is that, from the research I have done, it's the only way to go. You can msg me at [e-mail] if you need any help. I'm not selling anything, just trying to help as many people as I can. Be safe.

[@SmfPawgy]

Bino! 1 you’re awesome 2. Can you make a vid doing this with a Mexican fan or canary. Again you are awesome Take care

[@BinoH]

You're welcome and I will keep it in mind!

[@natevance5832]

Where are u located man? I’m in Jacksonville Florida

[@BinoH]

Southern California.

[@evanweeks8492]

South georgia

[@Funckinnutcase]

What happens when you get that throw bag stuck in the top of the tree?

[@BinoH]

Hopefully when you throw it goes over the palm and reaches the other side. you would always remove the bag before you pull it back through. If it gets stuck having another line with a bag if helpful and if all else fails spikes.

[@jhuntley575]

They seem like a big plant more than a tree

[@BinoH]

Yes kind of like glorified grass.

[@Red-uf4hr]

When you do your anchor at the base use a half hitch above the anchor so you have two points and not just one. Why did you do a canopy tie? You only made more work for yourself. Like he said, “hopefully bring it down.” I really hope you didn’t prune those palms but we all know you did. You already reduced the life of the tree by trimming it 11-1 not 9-3.

[@BinoH]

On a Queen palm I would just use a hand saw to prune. The reason to do the canopy tie is if you were trimming maybe a Mexican Fan Palm and using a chain saw like I said in the video. No I didn't trim these palms I did remove the seed stalks. This is a friend of mines house who was nice enough to let me film. He had someone trim them before I asked it I could film at his house.

[@thelastdetail1]

Bonus fun: If you use a big shot you can shoot out coconuts from coconut palms.

[@BinoH]

I never tried that.

[@billhowe4863]

Screw that, I don't like any palm well enough to do them spurless

[@BinoH]

I have to admit that palms are not my most favorite tree but if you have a client who doesn't like marks on the trunk this it a good technique.

[@philhanley4128]

So much easier to pull a ddr system off a pulley and base tie. I would have had that palm in the back of the truck half way through this vid.

[@BinoH]

If don't choke the top you can trim with a base tie and pull it out with no extra setup.

[@kaamdstyhjamitaton528]

why am i watching this? i only have pine in my country

[@BinoH]

Thanks for watching, You can use SRS on pine trees.

[@JD-by9gk]

This man is going to have a heart attack up there. I don’t think he’s in shape to be doing that.

[@BinoH]

I sure hope not!

[@JeromeLicari-t4y]

You think he is getting in better shape climbing like he is i know i am good work

[@BinoH]

Thanks

[@cubanito813martines8]

7/16 rope works

[@john-bullenglish6343]

If I took 20 min to trim a palm tree, my boss would kill me

[@BinoH]

Unless they were very tall and you had no lift access and the owner of the palms didn't want them spiked and the owner of your company bid them at a hirer price.

[@geraldbeatty5686]

anybody notice the quickie pin against the tree?

[@BinoH]

Very good point, The quickie started with the flat side against the trunk but when I re-adjusted it rotated because the eye of the butterfly was wide enough to let thicker part of the pass through. A good reminder that the flat part of the quickie should always be against the trunk, and to always check your self and equipment. Thank you!

[@geraldbeatty5686]

@@BinoH You bet be safe friend

[@SnoopCatts]

This shit is Scary AF!

[@panchovilla5767]

The think is how much he charge.

[@erikdiaz6872]

You need some cardio in your routine bro. You’re completely winded from rope walking that’s not ok. You’re health is by far most important

[@BinoH]

Yes I know!

[@markhamze154]

I don't see how climbing spikes can harm a palm tree! The spikes only go in a few milimetres!

[@fastguysslowbikes]

You know nothing about the biology of palm. Palms are not trees. They are grass. They do not compartmentalize as a tree does. Each wound is a permanent vector for disease.

[@BinoH]

There are some fungus and diseases that can clog the xylem cells of the palm and kill them. If the climber had used the spikes on a palm that had a fungus or disease and didn't clean his spikes it would be like injecting the palm with the fungus or disease.

[@1stFlyingeagle]

you cheated you did not let us see how you got the throw bag over the palm.

[@BinoH]

I just used the throw by hand. The palm was only around 35 feet tall.

[@clintstathis]

This is great if you're the owner or working for yourself. A large company is going to be focused on production, and all I see is a lot of time being wasted.

[@LiveFromLondon2]

What an utterly unsafe way to do it. Quite clever but stupidly unsafe. And not necessary.

[@mrfsavas6318]

Scarry I take off my hat to you

[@BinoH]

Thank you!

[@Armedfireman]

20 minute video of you hyperventilating. Big breath in the nose and out the mouth. Haha. You seem very nervous. I would definitely be.

[@TheMarsgia]

My oh my always a hater.

[@bizzybugseverywhere7801]

awkward af

[@meloniesnyder3255]

Too much rope weigh on stem of palm will do damage to Heart area Ladder or bucket is best for trees health ✅🌴

[@BinoH]

Did you know that the American National Standard Istitute requires you to trim a palm tree that has threes years of growth from the top using this method or using a false crocth over the terminal using MRS. A rope over the top of a palm does not harm it. Here is a vedio that shows why. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYvSmJt_qK92ppI

[@clintstathis]

This is great if you're the owner or working for yourself. A large company is going to be focused on production, and all I see is a lot of time being wasted.

[@fmunoz162]

Everyone has there customer base people want things done differently

[@imrox8905]

I can do 3 25s by this guy was done with this not even 15ft but hey we don't know what time of customers base he had but still I rather use a fk ladder what a waste of time