Pro Gear for Pine Tree Removal

[@Sea-forest]

Retired disabled now and wishing I could meet you, destroyed my back and neck in the grocery business but you were inspiring to me and I built my own chainsaw mill and have sawn 40 logs of white pine and red pine from my property into lumber because I didn’t want it to go to waste and have made some interesting stuff from it for my home

[@jamesrichard6458]

That's what I respect the most about you Aug, not only are you gifted with excellence in the trees. But most importantly you are not ashamed of Gospel of Christ. ✝️💪 My moddo "Christ's Servant Live or Die" 44 years now by God Faithfulness.

[@Hausmann300]

Amen brother

[@danpowell1776]

Amen

[@jeffcoon7160]

Tried filming a pine removal, had 3 hours of video. After editing bloopers and poor climbing techniques, I had a single still shot. Best I leave youtube alone. Appreciate all you do

[@AugustHunicke]

Haha at least you know what proper fluidity SHOULD look like. The smoothness of workflow in our minds often doesn’t match reality. And social media waits to pounce on the first perceived defect.

[@Zebracat5]

Always learn better ways to do things on this Channel. Liked the Rigging with the Speed Line Kit. Those bundles of Limbs looked heavy. Glad those Suspenders work good for heavy Saws. I just got a new pair.

[@masonfarley640]

After many years of watching it was great to meet you. Mason Farley with Mastiff Lawn&Tree Care of Daniels,Wv

[@AuditRecon]

Have my soul giggled again. I have those days where every step I take is a new experience in pain. My back gave out years ago after being in construction for 25 years. As a carpenter with respect to your job, I see a lot of 2x4's being cut by you & your team. You know We get most of Our lumber from Germany now. Great video from 1 camera.

[@brianpelton5888]

Adam is the man for sure handling those bundles. Those kind of job give us ability to use our bags of tricks , learning videos are worth your time over and over . Stay safe and enjoyed the deer sighting .

[@nicksanders9140]

Nice job as always I love watching you guys work. The talent and I love when Jeff the silent slayer or Damien are in another tree beside you. The coordination and professionalism......you have a great team!

[@nicksanders9140]

That kit and harness you sell looks like it makes life so much nicer in the air. One day hopefully I'll be getting them.

[@TimoGoesKnots]

Awesome video and beautiful pictures! Hello from Finland! I'm just a hobbyist tree climber, but I've tried to learn some filming tricks and techniques from your videos. Thanks for all your hard work!

[@lorriedmussett4692]

This was great,August. I love watching you in your natural habitat doing what you do...including the whole team. These are the types of videos I've always loved.

[@Sea-forest]

Love your content thanks For sharing your experience and knowledge and faith, love from Wisconsin

[@stevenkarbowski2366]

Adam’s the man! That run on the top was great.

[@andyanderson9165]

Great video! I really like your channel. I love the honesty!

[@timkirkpatrick9155]

Many thanks August for such excellent production and fun arborist work! Love the product line! Happy Thanks Giving to you, family and crew!

[@zacharyvought5597]

That welcome home picture warms the heart

[@madamecampsalot6384]

Happy Thanksgiving to all! August, some observations and a question. Your head is always on a swivel, your footwork is fun to watch, you are a great boss - always complimenting and watching out for the guys, you look to be entirely comfortable moving around that tree - made for this, some of your moves - looking back over your shoulder to watch a cut you are making on the opposite side of the tree - are just too awesome, your precision when cutting so close to the ropes puts me in a little panic, really great camera work! I was really studying your helmet and its design. Any chance you could do a video explaining the design functions and their relevance to tree work and safety? It sure ain't no motorcycle helmet! Thanks for all you do.

[@bendoherty3129]

Its a pfanner protos. Google them they are great helmets for our industry but also couple other uses. People like the fact the ear defenders slide under the helmet

[@lorriedmussett4692]

And it maybe the fact that I'm a fan of everything MB and not a tree climbing expert by nature, but where's the battery saws? LOL AS I TYPED THAT YOU COMMENTED on that exact thought....cool to see I noticed it as you addressed it. I just love your channel, August. Thanks for sharing again. YT MISSES YOU!

[@doritleis2773]

Yes this Video to show how important a Profi equip by Your Work is. But You Master, the equip self to make. On a little Mangle to react upon and a new and better You make. The Video to show how important a good Schooling Team is and 100 %to reliance give. You and Your Partner in the Trees have sometimes Fun. The far sighteness from the Tree Spitz is wonderful and enviable. But You make the Video and we to know this Picture see. Over the Saw mark will I not to say I thinking by all Trees Sort other! Thanks vor this wonderful Video! And a Beautiful Thanksgiving Holiday, for You the Family and the Crew. Greeting 🇦🇹

[@joepiker]

Very good video, August....I rally liked the guitar music you played near the end. Thank you!

[@MassiveRam]

I got a GoPro 9 and I've been filming my work just got a laptop and start editing some videos. You have inspired me!

[@moregold]

Happy Thanksgiving to the whole crew! Copious blessings.

[@michigangundogoutdoors9234]

Love it 6mins in “if I were in a different state boom I’m in the top” lmao I love that ride to the top

[@sammosher1812]

Great 1 camera vid August. Thank you.

[@redbeardtree1776]

Always love your videos, you inspired me to start my Chanel a year and a half ago, I really enjoy making them and editing the videos Thank you for all the time you take to teach and share your skills, I heard a saying once “ the greatest of kings can learn from the lowest of servants” . You are right the best teachers are teachable Happy thanksgiving!!!

[@redbeardtree1776]

I’m pretty sure I heard that saying in bad trees 3 from a very wiseman

[@Scoutdynamics]

Hello Thanks for all your videos and teaching. Would be great to see the progress of adding (hooking up) your climbing to the tree and your process. I want more info on using a second line either as a second lanyard or as a drs or srs. Keep going!

[@That_Kai_Fella]

Hands down Hunicke is the Goat💯💯💯 Aloha From Hawaii brother🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽

[@benjaminwhiteley83]

#getaugustto200k Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family Sir! As well as Damion, Jeff, Adam and everyone at the MB factory.

[@alotl1kevegas860]

Happy Thanksgiving! I just bought a bunch of Petzl gear to start my journey climbing trees. You are an inspiration! Thank you for the content

[@johndurant8687]

Happy Thanksgiving! I like the climbing rope bag idea. Good Christmas present!

[@Gordon_L]

45:44 mike drop moment 🙂. Thanks for all you do August .

[@noahharper957]

I love the voice-over!

[@williamfleenor7687]

Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family August and the crew It is amazing to see those giant logs floating through the air Having that crane saves a lot of time and energy for sure

[@chadcollier250]

What determines when you can or cannot ride the block? I have heard different people mention it but never a clear explanation if there is one. Lol

[@scottnyc6572]

My guess if there were power-lines present

[@Hausmann300]

State safety regulations..... different rules state to state.

[@mrtreejunkie]

Sucks that I couldn’t go see you guys at the TCI convention! I had to work! Hopefully next year I’ll be able to see you guys! I’m in South Carolina around the beach area working for Mr. D’s trees and landscaping. My daughter has the same birthday as your son! She really wanted to come see you and Damian! She loves watching you guys and she’s 4 years old. Loves telling people her daddy climbs trees! Haha happy thanksgiving 🦃! Y’all boys take care and be safe! 💯💪🏼

[@nigelsears7191]

thank you as always for the amazing ride along video , Happy thanksgiving

[@indiancreekspirit5102]

Yes greetings from the woods Owsley county Kentucky

[@AFloridaSon]

You get some really amazing views in the top of those trees. Happy Thanksgiving.

[@richardflagg3084]

Happy Thanksgiving to you and the crew!

[@ryandavis578]

thanks for the video! how big is the rope with Omni Block?

[@timbroome212]

I sure wish I had known you were going to be in N.C. I would have come down to see you! I'm just north in VA.

[@bernardfranchi1791]

Bonjour August un grand merci pour vos conseils vos vidéos car vous êtes très efficace tout en calculant le risque beaucoup d intelligence vraiment super encore merci🎉

[@lindaarbogast6499]

Great video! Happy thanksgiving to you and all your crew and families! Stay safe and warm this season!

[@br-dj2ti]

So August when you do the bundle and delivery what do you have on the end of the rope that stops the branches from coming off you have like a carabiner tied on and then you cut the rest and it catches them I didn't catch that part thank you so much God bless buddy

[@bwrightaway2877]

Dang! I hate I missed the expo. I live in NC. I remember hearing last year that it was in NC this year but completely forgot.

[@arborymastersllc.9368]

Nice job on that top Adam!!!

[@alfadoofus]

Happy Thanksgiving to your crew, their families and you and your family . Also to all the viewers

[@havespurswillclimb]

Enjoyed the video. Really entertaining and informative. What size Omni block were you using to top and chunk? Seems rope may have been a little big for it???

[@AugustHunicke]

Ya small one

[@saltybuckeye]

the best teachers are teachable. that's going to stay with me

[@bradysolomon1915]

So I notice you use a carabiner when rigging tops or any part of the tree for that matter. May I ask what type of steel carabiner you use? And what is your above when using them such as limitations if you've found any?

[@TheDenny62]

I have a question? I know nothing about your job other than what i see on you tube. When you have a job like this one and the crane is being used on other trees and you making bundles and send them straight down,,, would it be possible to build bundles and leave them up in the tree and as time allowed use the crane to pick them and take them directly to the chipper.

[@christoherhenninger6401]

Any chance you fellas will be producing the friction saver you climb with for retail?

[@ramblin660]

A great crew doing amazing work!

[@linhhoang-gm7me]

What chain saw is the one you were using cutting the small branches sir?

[@ThienTran-ly9fi]

Hi August, just wondering why you favour a block over a ring at the top when drop things.

[@AugustHunicke]

I don’t really favor anything you will see different things happening as the videos come

[@Sea-forest]

Peace and love from Wisconsin ❤🙏🌲

[@207ice2woods]

Awesome video! What are the pads you use on your spikes?

[@domthomas1002]

I have only Southern Pines on my property and they are a pain in the "Butt"! Always limbs down and pine needles all over the place.

[@jeffharvey6768]

Great job August.... You do it right.

[@nickmiller671]

Nice video, appreciate the time you take to inform other professionals and elevate the education that's available. Who mods your saws?

[@AugustHunicke]

I’ve got no official modder

[@BluecollarMan92]

August how long is your flip line and what’s the brand?

[@ServicestarOy]

You are doing awesome videos! May i ask what Gopros are you using and which models have worked the best? Cheers from cold and white Finland.

[@AugustHunicke]

I like 8 black and 10 black

[@ServicestarOy]

@@AugustHunicke Thanks for the answer! Thinking of buying 8 black gos its a little cheaper. Hoping to get better footage on tree removal videos. On the really really cheap cameras sound guality is awful, 200t doesnt sound good and that is a bummer for a gas chainsaw fan like i am

[@MowgliWolfcub]

I love the “Loading” graphic😂

[@NHlocal]

Cold..... took a couple trees down Monday with the day starting at 21°. 🥶 Definitely don't want to stop moving on days like that. I appreciate you taking the time to explain your techniques with videos like this one. And I agree 100% about using one camera. Pretty much everything I get video of is just one GoPro. I'm just not real talkative like you, I only "document" my work..... not to mention your amazing editing skills. 😁 Another great video watching the MonkeyBeaver crew gettin' it done. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family! 🦃 Keep yourselves safe! 😃👍❤🌲 Randy

[@Chris-2648]

Great videos. I've learned a lot and you have really inspired me in my climbing career to go from good , to great. Happy Thanksgiving, enjoy your family and friends!

[@massmtman]

I love these tree "services", more like Residential Loggers. When was the last time anyone these operations:planted, pruned,trimmed,fertilized,screw rodded, and/or cabled a tree ? This is tree service, not just cutting down a tree.

[@AugustHunicke]

Our company does loads of tree pruning, tree training, cabling, planting, consultation etc. but the channel is about tree removal. Always has been.

[@completehorticulture]

Happy Thanksgiving. What top handle saw are you running in the tree? Sounds like it's tuned up right.

[@geoffreygreen297]

Happy Thanksgiving August and crews.

[@dogwoodtreecare1115]

As always great video and explanations! What size Omniblock are you using here?

[@davidchang8428]

August: newbie here, so sorry for the dumb question. Are you using a Yale Scandere rope with an MRS system? Yale says the Scandere is for SRT

[@AugustHunicke]

Ya. I do whatever I want 🤷🏼‍♂️😁

[@SotTreeService]

I have a question august. How do you manage the extra rope on the adjustable bridge. I find myself spiking it already.

[@AugustHunicke]

Ya, I put it through a biner on my right side

[@erlendgreulichfrontierbigw218]

After using the modified 150 - is it similar to your Echo? Happy Thanksgiving. Loved your motorcycle church outfit-especially the shirt…the message was on point. A teacher that is teachable…insures continued learning. I also enjoy the wisdom of leaders who hire smarter people than they are…humbling as it may be…it insures as a leader you are always inspired to learn, improve, perform - pushing you to lead with more integrity…I know you belong to that camp…great rewards come from that…

[@AugustHunicke]

you're a wise hombre

[@markwhite5638]

Unreal! What a pro! You couldn't pull a needle out of my ass with a tractor if I tried this.

[@BisonSkinner]

How do you like the scandere and zigzag combination?

[@AugustHunicke]

Love

[@mfahim1995]

My issues is editing August, what software do you use and what resources helped you learned to edit? I thought the go pro Quik app was going to be way more legit so now I just have raw GoPro footage and not sure what to do next! Thanks!

[@AugustHunicke]

Final Cut Pro

[@mfahim1995]

@@AugustHunicke on iPhone or computer?

[@AugustHunicke]

@@mfahim1995 MacBook

[@mfahim1995]

@@AugustHunicke 🙏🏼

[@tommyoberster23]

Quick question, how far away from the base of the taller tree were you? It looks about 40 feet but was just wondering and the crane is 127 tall right?

[@AugustHunicke]

Crane is 100

[@mississippijohn1432]

Happy Thanksgiving to yall and yalls family's.

[@rickstafford5316]

Very nice work by all. Stay safe Happy Thanksgiving!

[@angryjay06]

what are the mods on your 150 besides the bar?

[@grahampope5684]

What are you using for adjustable bridge?

[@danpowell1776]

Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family August. Do you have the ability to set your DRT Omni block from the ground ? I've never climbed DRT. But I always set my climb line from the ground. I do a lot more pruning than I do tree removals. I would like to try DRT with my zigzag and my scandere rope. Also: Is your zagwrench tether of no practical use on your DRT ? (btw: this was another great instructive video. Repetitive instructions are very useful to people's memories) Thank you!

[@stevehartley5803]

I watch tree videos without narration all the time. Of course yours is the best and if you have to work and you can't talk over the noise that's more than the acceptable to the rest of us. By the way I enjoyed the flying videos too are you gonna make more?

[@AugustHunicke]

Yep thanks

[@johndurant8687]

How does the 150 compare to the 2511?

[@AugustHunicke]

Prolly about same or a bit more power

[@Chevron.Muskoka]

Establish dominance by tossing kit at ground crew... noted

[@devondunkle1063]

Gonna get the Reon hoodie all pitchy. Hate when ya love a hoodie or shirt and promise yourself you wont work in it, then 2 weeks later ya cant help it.

[@darrelljohnson4658]

Good job sawrus nice 👍

[@joshpomponio2993]

You all have great thanksgiving

[@przemysawjanusz2247]

How high can you climb pines and spruces or to what diameter? Makes me anxious especially when pine is thin and bark is slippery.

[@AugustHunicke]

Case by case 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@ericharris893]

Two by four can hold some weight. A seven foot tall Christmas tree wouldn’t fall over or break off if you were on three inches of wood. But that’s not any indication of the health of particular trees in various circumstances

[@pjseiber2774]

Happy Thanksgiving, we have so much to be thankful for. Great video an Great explanation. How tall was that tree? Looking at it through the camera it looked about 5000 feet😆. Just curious. Thanks again for another great one 👍

[@moretmolina274]

That reminds me of the video lunch time with the tree man sardines crackers and little treats from Germany yeah I do have my passport

[@treeworksch6959]

I, also, really like the bundle and deliver but, once, an other climber (much better than I) was a little concerned about the biners hitting together. What do you think (or anybody)? Thanks P.S: maybe you already said something about it somewhere and I didn't catch it...

[@AugustHunicke]

Clack those biners all day long. Clack clack clack done.

[@treeworksch6959]

@@AugustHunicke Hahaha I will keep on clacking, then.

[@moretmolina274]

Thank you for the tips on the use of the GoPro at 12 minutes yeah I'm still not the greatest editor but I get the job done usually I'll just take pictures after the jobs done sometimes before and after pictures sometimes no pictures at all sometimes I just hustle hustle hustle and do my paperwork and get out but most of the time I'm the guy with a rake climbers got to do his part

[@TimNonn.]

🤔 You totally rode the crane up. Oregon doesn't allow that, but Washington does?

[@AugustHunicke]

Ya Oregon is silly

[@scotttam7491]

No he did not 😅 jeeez

[@4.0gpa44]

@@AugustHunicke I guess you should sue the state of Oregon for infringing on your constitutional right to make a living. The takings clause of the fifth amendment prohibits most of these types of regulations. The trouble is finding a judge willing to overturn a century of bad legal precedents.

[@dgoodman1484]

Remember, airspace is federally regulated. The state doesn’t have jurisdiction once you leave the ground! 😆 Happy Thanksgiving!

[@jaredwilliams1425]

What church do you attend in Oregon?

[@AugustHunicke]

Mostly, I attend, United Church of God

[@charlesmercer1975]

Awesome job! Happy Thanksgiving!!

[@SHUTUPCHICKEN2]

"if I was in a different state I'd ride the hook up.... Through the miracle of editing I am in the top of the tree" 😂😂😂

[@scotttam7491]

To me it’s silly that different states have different regulations one would think there just be a standard for tree work like OSHA book . Just like in my state CT they don’t recognize the ISC certificate they have there own CTPA it basically cover all the same information but only certified you for CT were ISC cover you for most other states it basically just about the money

[@caseyobryantjones7564]

What Omni block is that?

[@AugustHunicke]

I don’t know. Kind of a small one

[@joegreenwood1443]

Very good, I'm not really into voice over though.