Professional Arborist FAILS of 2022

[@patriley9449]

I did this type of work for 45 years and was considered one of the best in my area. I loved doing removals as each job was different. Some were easier than others, but they all required an understanding of physics, geometry, weight, and forces along with a good understanding of how various varieties of trees responded when cutting them. Some were brittle and broke away when cut into by as little as 1/3 of the diameter. Some would hold un until almost cut completely through. It was very interesting and challenging work. Thanks for posting these videos. It brings back memories. I too had some close calls and caused some damage, but those were few and not fatal or too costly.

[@wcreview8227]

WOW!! I was just commenting on how you really have to know what youre doing and take Safety seriously.. No Joke Career

[@peterjones7288]

Everyone wants to be a tree climber, until you have to do what a tree climber does. 45 yrs is impressive, I’m going on 30yrs. Most only last 2 or 3

[@thomasward4505]

I did not see too many large failures just some minor issues

[@Scott-fy7fm]

Are you a risk taker type of person in your private life?

[@williamstaton3811]

And don't forget Murphy's law.. lol, I appreciate you making a difference in your years of work.

[@freedomle4022]

If people only knew what it's like to be up in a tree. So many things can go wrong, and it's up to you to manage it while not dying in the process. I'm glad you did a video on mistakes. Everyone makes them. It is better to be humble than ignorant.

[@ReallyTallTreeGuy]

I definitely agree. I certainly dont try to hide my mistakes, and those ones are all in their reapective videos

[@SLOCLMBR]

@ReallyTallTreeGuy good on you for posting this. I try to keep the limbs butt heavy for crane picks, getting chased by it is not fun

[@ReallyTallTreeGuy]

@@SLOCLMBR yeah I'm not super experienced doing crane work, and as such I make a few more mistakes than normal. I'm just glad I put myself in a position where I could Dodge out of the way if I needed to and I ended up having to.

[@SLOCLMBR]

@@ReallyTallTreeGuy be able to move is the trick to all of it really, lol

[@TreeBoi4Life]

Well said 👍🏾

[@leandroramirez6879]

My brother did this for a long time. I helped him on several jobs. He was the climber I was the driver/ground work guy. We were going to start our own business. He was killed in a work related accident. Thanks for the video. Gave me a view of what it looked like through his eyes.

[@ReallyTallTreeGuy]

Sorry for your loss, its definitely a dangerous job

[@hugosanchez9025]

So sorry for your loss I also do this job and know it’s dangerous sadly we have to put food on the table

[@fuckingstupidthatihavetoma2528]

sucks to suck, maybe he shouldnt have been a tard

[@boxybox100]

@@hugosanchez9025damn it sucks that you are forced at gunpoint to work as an arborist

[@bimirabu]

I’m so sorry you lost your brother to this. Thank you for doing a job that needs to be done but, by sheer danger and skill alone, not many can do at all.

[@ThomasB1694]

I lost a best friend December 2022 on a tree cutting job. He was 2 days shy of his 35th birthday. Left behind 4 babies and a wife. This was his line of work. For all of you that do this kind of dangerous work, please remember there are people on the ground that are depending on you. Be safe

[@johnrobertson7583]

Jed?

[@billpetersen298]

Sorry to hear. Insurance money helps, but doesn’t replace a dad. Nothing does.

[@wwaynemcg]

My Great-Grandfather was killed while felling a tree at only 22 yrs of age; leaving a daughter and three sons - 1888

[@shanghunter7697]

@@wwaynemcg Same here in 1889, north central Pa. Best wishes to you and yours.

[@shanghunter7697]

Sorry for your loss, HARD, dangerous work for sure !!

[@shawnhill4779]

I watched the whole video waiting for the "fails." You must have a much higher standard than I do. If these were fails your good jobs must be phenomenal. Job well done.

[@ReallyTallTreeGuy]

Yea I know there weren't any major 'fails' but I could have avoided all of these, so I wanted to highlight things that I messed up and could have avoided.

[@alticetube]

I was thinking the same. I’ve had bigger fails than this cutting my nails. These guys are pros for sure.

[@aaronarmstrong9776]

This stuff is dangerous and the stakes are very high, sometimes. A lot goes into place to bring it down in a specific way. Any deviation is a fail of sorts.

[@nwicconsultants6640]

seriously thought I would read comments complaining about clip bait caption....instead I find that my standards are so low that I didn't even notice anything that resembled a fail. The clip bait was all in my head .....lol😆

[@floripilsl2671]

@@ReallyTallTreeGuycould be cool to hilite why you see it as a fail

[@peterthebull8578]

As a carpenter that frames homes, arborists have my utmost respect. Different breed.

[@onesadtech]

In a world where everyone is always trying to look perfect online, this is a breath of fresh air. Way to own your mistakes! If nobody got hurt, and you learned something, that's still a pretty good day!

[@ReallyTallTreeGuy]

I dont want to pretend I'm something I'm not, so i want to show my mistakes, in every single video that these mistakes came from they're not edited out. They're shown in the video, however I figured I'd make a compilation of my mistakes from last year so that I can better learn from them. Think it's completely foolish to think that no one ever makes a mistake especially doing tree work. No one's gotten seriously hurt especially from my mistakes and I certainly do my best to learn from them.

[@Alex462047]

Well, you didn't drop one through somebody's roof or onto their car, and you didn't fall out of a tree yourself, so I'd say you did pretty well.

[@ReallyTallTreeGuy]

I certainly try not to destroy anyone's roof, and if its iffy that I'll be making an unscheduled decent I wont climb it, but I try to learn from these mistakes. But thanks for downgrading them.

[@Jeff-xy7fv]

Exactly! I don't see how this is a "fail" as suggested by the title.

[@scottinnh88]

Why not just let the branch it the ground straight down instead of swinging it out

[@andrewferguson8032]

@@scottinnh88that’s no fun

[@steverobinson364]

Agreed. Losing your grip on the saw isn’t a fail when it’s tied off. You did a great job.

[@justinmcnulty601]

Not everyone understands how complex rigging trees really is. Calculating loads, rope paths, dynamic forces, tension & compression, balance points, the list goes on and on…. Glad you posted your mistakes and I’m sure you learned from everyone of them. I carry a wedge on a string in my climbing saddle for the exactly the situation where you were using a carabiner to try and push a large piece off. Learned that one by trial and error myself.

[@ReallyTallTreeGuy]

Yeah I say it a lot, but it's funny how many people don't really listen. But I'm not perfect and I'm not going to pretend like I am. And that's partially why I posted my mistake so that I'm showing and demonstrating clearly that I am not perfect and I do make mistakes. And I have absolutely learned from every single one of them.

[@brentmagerowski7886]

Those types of people think blue collar are the dumb kids in school so smart they’re fucking stupid

[@natemartinez4595]

​@@ReallyTallTreeGuy I've made a bunch of the same ones..maybe some new jack will see it and learn it before it goes wrong. 🤘🤘 good shit man stay safe

[@ReallyTallTreeGuy]

@@natemartinez4595 I made a specific videoto show that I'm not perfect and don't pretend to be. All of these clips are in the videos that represent the respective trees. Everyone of these mistakes was preventable, and I do my best to learn from my mistakes and try to not repeat them.

[@jackdonkey22]

Also how easily a huge branch gets hung up in a neighboring tree and refuses to move.

[@njh18]

Arborists are just a different breed man, they have my utmost respect for the work they do.

[@ReallyTallTreeGuy]

Thanks

[@JohnWayne-r4k]

Thanks brother 🙏

[@njh18]

@@JohnWayne-r4k you’re welcome!!

[@michaelmahoney4889]

I put on a pair of spurs for the first time in 1977 and still climb. If you prevent just one injury it's worth it to share our mistakes. Thanks for putting such an informative and humble video.

[@ReallyTallTreeGuy]

I dont want to pretend I'm perfect, and as such I know all of these mistakes could have been avoided. I wanted to make the video to remind myself of things to try to not do again

[@milesteg8183]

You ever meet someone that is so distinct and unique that it almost feels like sitting with an alien? Had a crew come out to dispatch a few tall pines and a big ass oak. The lead was as man a man as you could get. 55 years old! Looked like a jacked Clint Eastwood. Totally out of time. He belonged back 200 years. Made the job look easy with a cigarette hanging the Entire time. Not flashy. All business. I’ve known some tough dudes throughout my life, but this guy, he was the toughest. Also, kind as could be. A genuine good person. It’s weird that I still remember a dude that cut some trees for me years ago. I acknowledge that. But I don’t care. If I can be 10% more like him, I’ll be a better man.

[@thejavelin7832]

I recently had my first experience with this type of tree removal. I rented a 65' manlift to remove a 70'+ pine tree that was next to, and leaning over, my shop. I did it along with a guy we know who used to do arborist work for a living. He was in the tree, and I was in the basket. I have a fear of falling, so we took it slow and got that big bastard down without issue. We worked extremely well as a team. I was proud of myself for overcoming my fear, and it gave me a newfound respect for the folks who do this professionally. You know it's a dangerous job that makes you say, "screw that" when you see the work being performed, but to actually do it is something else entirely. I felt like Mike Rowe up there, harnessed to that basket, doing a "dirty job" I never saw myself doing.

[@brooktyler710]

How much for the lift?

[@Skipdogg15]

I did the same. Rented a lift and thought itd be no problem...boomed the lift the whole way up and i was probably still at least 30 feet from the top. Thats when i knew i was in over my head lol. Im not afraid of lifts though. It sure was a long day.

[@mattygersh544]

Iv been a self taught climber a few years now and these kind of videos are the best kind because it allows all of us to learn for what looks normal but turns out differently then planned. I need to start making these same kind of videos they help so much.

[@matthewtaylor2185]

True! Even learning to run a saw on the ground, one of the best ways to learn the crazy dangers is to watch chainsaw fails. Somebody can tell you all day long, and it might sink in, but you see it a few times and it makes sense and helps get you paying attention.

[@Scott-fy7fm]

Saying this out of genuine love and concern, do you have background experience in tree work?

[@mattygersh544]

​@@Scott-fy7fm I started with no background and since then iv taken down hundreds like (500)+ of trees and still do it as a side gig .

[@Skiptooth7319]

There are two parts about learning a dangerous occupation, what you can get away with and what you can’t get away with. Both are equally important. What doesn’t kill you makes you wiser not stronger. Your job makes you stronger. Thanks for showing us the other half that makes us wiser. Be safe up there bro. Subscribed.

[@ReallyTallTreeGuy]

Appreciate it thank you.

[@Skiptooth7319]

You bet

[@spelunkerd]

I always learn much more from the close calls and errors than I do from the wins. Bravo to you to post something that helps everybody.

[@ReallyTallTreeGuy]

Yea i dont want anyone to think I'm perfect and definitely dont want to forget that I'm not. As such i wanted to make a video of the things i could have improved on to both remind myself and maybe help others.

[@Woofer49]

As an professional arborist, it's nice to see that other also makes mistakes, not only me :) There is so much things to be aware of, while you are in the tree. And you learn from your mistakes. Keep going strong .

[@ReallyTallTreeGuy]

Thanks

[@jacobl8877]

Right I was waiting for the actual fail😂this is like second Tuesday every month

[@KevinMiller-og6wm]

How can you make that many mistakes and still be alive?

[@jacobl8877]

When you dumb you gotta be tough like we always say it takes a special kinda stupid to do tree work:)

[@Bamlydean]

My friend has been doing this for almost a decade now and it is amazing to sit down with him and hear him talk about what he does. He has thrown me in a harness and sent me up a tree without a saw and man. It's a whole new world when you get up in the tree vs looking up at it from the ground. I have seen even some claimed arborists here saying well, "what you did wrong is." It's is like bro. You only know this guy did wrong cause chances are you did it yourself and made the mistake and now you know. The only difference is you didn't take the time to record it and put it on KZbin. It is good to see mistakes and learn from them. No one got hurt and that is the most important part. Property is always replaceable even though it sucks to damage it.

[@x1bl0odman]

Makes me not miss this line of work, the close calls that is. But, when I don’t think about that aspect, I do miss being out there 50-100 feet in the air thinking about how cool it was I doing a job many people wouldn’t dare to do. Salute to all you tree workers. Brave men and women.

[@ReallyTallTreeGuy]

Oh absolutely there are times when I'm in the top.of something big and I wonder if anyone else has ever been in the space I'm in, or if I'm the first person to be there.

[@m.i.c.h.o]

As someone who wants to become one of these guys soon these fail compilations from this perspective help me try to recognize and predict your mistakes/ predict what's about to happen. Thanks!

[@SeanGavin-on9jj]

I started trying to clear my own backyard which has about 30 trees that need to go. This brought a whole new respect for what you guys do. Balls of steel

[@ReallyTallTreeGuy]

Thanks

[@baljangsin3517]

"Seeing danger is the beginning of safety." Thank you for sharing this video. I hope you have a safe work this year.

[@ReallyTallTreeGuy]

Thanks. Wanted to share it to show that I'm not perfectand certainl make mistakes.

[@Profeex22]

Common misconception tree work is not dangerous it’s hazardous because if you plan your shit out generally the danger can be avoided unless you’re complacent then you’re just asking for the butt of a limb to smack you in the teeth Edit: not god, I’ve made my share of mistakes but as someone will 15k plus hours in less than a 4 year period I’ve seen some off the wall shit and a lot of what not to do 5:52 i commented before that time but it rains true

[@2011leoc]

These dudes got a hard job! No room for errors! Much respect!

[@ReallyTallTreeGuy]

Thanks

[@chrisgee5893]

Massive respect for what these guys do.

[@SyrusCole]

As an Arborist myself, I can say that 90% of these aren't fails especially the last few.

[@ReallyTallTreeGuy]

Every single one of them i could have prevented/avoided. I have done my best to learn from my mistakes, and to not repeat them. Figured that I would make a compilation of all of them in one place outside of their respective videos to show that everyone makes mistakes, and that I am by no means perfect or the best.

[@patrickgrant9502]

Some were...some not...one thing I noticed...never try to meet a forward cut with a back cut...it will ALWAYS grab your saw/bar...just use a notch...even a slight one.

[@treemands]

@@patrickgrant9502 takes some practice but when chunking if you can cut downwards and when almost finished put a couple of twigs in the back of the cut to act like wedges...you have to put a hand on the top of the chunk so it doesn't slide back into you...then you finish the cut and the piece and saw bar and all slides right off. Requires a one hand cut but it is the best option in my opinion but I am not an employee but an employer. 53 years in this year.

[@dearnaley941]

​@@patrickgrant9502the finishing cut of a step cut has to be into the standing piece rather than the falling. On a stem lower or on a limb inward. Then if saw does stick it's in the static piece.

[@exodeus7959]

@5:50 I was like, “I guess he wants to go see Vlad the Impaler”.

[@hithere-cz4oc]

I mean damn this “fail” video really shows the depth of understanding these men have in their equipment, a huge variety of techniques for various situations, problem solving, and intuitive understanding of mechanics. I’m so impressed - and it seems like a dangerous job to boot

[@erniea4424]

I have tremendous admiration for you guys who do this work. Even when I was young, I can't even imagine....

[@ReallyTallTreeGuy]

Thanks

[@lifeoftreedom]

'm just getting into treework and I have to say, that you handle your mistakes excellently and your swearing is on point. Thanks for being confident enough to share your mistakes. This is very helpful thanks for making it.

[@ReallyTallTreeGuy]

Thanks. I cuss occasionally but for the most part it's not really in my videos, but for some of these mistakes it was kind of inevitable that there'd be a few words here and there. Just wanted to show that no matter what people put on the internet they're not perfect

[@cliffordbuttle4529]

@@ReallyTallTreeGuy guts to do that man 😊😊😊😊

[@gl3618]

Had a pine in our yard about 50' tall and 4' diameter at the base. It was a strange one that must have split low as a sapling and grew as one/two trunks close together. Stayed kind of together for about 15' then split but still rubbed until about 25' up. Each trunk at the split was about 1.5' in diameter. Quite an interesting tree. Hurricane Michael hit and split her down the center and left one side leaning toward the neighbors and the other towards our house. Got an offroad scissor lift and started putting in work. There were others pines around that one and I wasn't paying attention to them. When I capped one half of the split tree, instead of tipping down and going top first, it hung on some branches from another tree, twisted, and a large broken branch hung on the side rail of the lift and about tipped it over, fully extended. Is it hung and started to catch and tip, I kicked the broken branch a couple of times quickly to break it from the rail if the lift and it fell to the base...I still had to holler for my wife because it hit the kill switch of the lift at the bottom. Lol!! Would have been a long slow fall. Rest if the tree went great luckily, even managed to fall the main trunk perfectly where I wanted to between two close pines. Almost VERY bad. Previous step father was almost killed cutting a big FL Oak that had a guy wire inside of it. It grew around the wire and put a lot of tension on it. Damn wide trunk. They trimmed the top and got it down to a decent height to fall it. As he was cutting, the tension of the wire/cable shot the trunk base into his chest and shoulder/face, then rolled over his legs. Crushed his saw but that saved his legs. One collapsed lung, several broken ribs, broken clavicle, broken jaw, dislocated shoulder, and quite the strange bruising patterns throughout. Dude was 70 years old, still running his trimming and clearing business. Back to cutting 3 months later, but spent most of his time on the loader since.

[@johns3106]

I’ve been climbing for 30 years and have seen all these scenarios! Make each one a learning experience!

[@ReallyTallTreeGuy]

I certainly try.

[@TrippyNoShoe]

I watched, with morbid interest, a neighbor trying to cut quite a large tree down with little more than a chainsaw and 30ft ladders. He came off the ladder from about 20 ft and still holding the screaming chainsaw, more by luck than judgement it landed with him but at arms length, had he landed on it I shudder to think what would have happened. Bruised ego and angry wife was his main concerns. Those things don't give you a small hacksaw type nick, they take things off. Leave it to those who know is my advice.

[@percywillis]

Delightful description. 😂 You should write books. Great literary touch.

[@TrippyNoShoe]

@@percywillis Thank you for your comment, often pondered about writing something but wouldn't really know how you would go about it.....

[@percywillis]

@@TrippyNoShoe You should try childrens books. Parents spend large amounts on kid literature. I would say start with content first, whatever the topic. When you have something to showcase, everything else comes together. People are always looking for great entertainment. If you make something, send me a sample. Id like to read it over. Im an investor. Always looking for ways to make money. :D

[@taylorriley572]

This is what it’s all about homie, learning from this stuff after it happens is a part of it all. Love seeing it!

[@ReallyTallTreeGuy]

I certainly have done my best to learn from these mistakes and done my best to not repeat them.

[@ItAintFar]

I think it's really cool you showed your mistakes. thanks for being real. it is a precision job and takes much skill.

[@ReallyTallTreeGuy]

I'm not perfect so I don't want to pretend I am, so yea mistakes definitely happen.

[@sebastianschellhase738]

That first tree was like: "if I go down, I will take you with me"

[@charliepearsall9376]

If those are the worst mistakes of your season you’re doing pretty damn good. You can tell the professionalism by lack of causing a scene when something does go wrong just play it through keep going

[@ReallyTallTreeGuy]

Thanks

[@cha-ka8671]

Glad to finally not see anyone or anything hurt or broken

[@pauljanssen7594]

Brings back memories climbing up them trees

[@Nayte08]

I don’t know anything about this subject, but it’s quite brave of you to post your own mistakes for everyone to judge. Downright scary job, I wish you the best.

[@dc6233]

Just that one yellow rope keeps you alive, that terrifies me. I'm at the age that I don't even want to shingle tall roofs anymore, you sir are a skilled craftsman! Thanks for sharing your bloopers...

[@ReallyTallTreeGuy]

Thanks

[@bryede]

Yeah, I'd probably cut through my harness on the first day.

[@TheYoungster17]

Don’t lie to me at 5:55 you all moved your head back! Great video dude, those who never make mistakes never make anything! It’s making mistakes that teach us how to not make them!

[@ReallyTallTreeGuy]

I try my best to avoid making them, but as you can see I'm not perfect and I do still make them.

[@Jakob.s_ladder]

Sure did

[@Matthias53787]

I dodged that thing too!

[@_Roasted_Marshmallow]

When mistakes can cost me my life, I tend to make way less mistakes! 🤷🏻‍♂️💯 how you have 2 fails in the same damn tree?? I couldn’t have someone on my job site like this! More of a liability than anything.

[@ReallyTallTreeGuy]

@@_Roasted_Marshmallow I am not perfect, and given that these are all of the mistakes that I made last year I am pretty happy, especially given that nothing was damaged, and no-one was hurt. If you think I should have done something different please tell me, I am still learning and welcome constructive criticism.

[@vincebowling1778]

Very dangerous work….something I could never do. My hat’s off to you guys for sure. Stay safe up there!! 💪

[@ReallyTallTreeGuy]

Thanks

[@johnnywakefield7948]

As a fellow logger I didn't do much of that but I have dropped my fair share and even if the notch, back cut, and hinge is perfect things can still take a turn for the worst great video bud

[@ReallyTallTreeGuy]

Thanks

[@branchmanager1100]

Glad to see you didn't get hurt ! NO BIGGER " FAIL " than THAT ! STAY SAFE , brother !🙏

[@ReallyTallTreeGuy]

Thanks

[@branchmanager1100]

@@ReallyTallTreeGuy You know it.

[@TheJoeman11]

I appreciate your admitting to these fails since they are a lesson in caution and knowledge for us.

[@ReallyTallTreeGuy]

The fails can all be found in their original videos. I did not edit them out I don't want someone to watch my videos that I've hidden all my mistakes in and think I'm perfect, when the reality is I make mistakes I'm not perfect and I'm still learning.

[@Johnnyreengo]

Your entire year of fails can’t even make a 10 minute video. You’re pretty good!

[@ReallyTallTreeGuy]

Thanks, it doesn't help that I was out all summer because I had broken my wrist. If I had worked the entire summer then I'm sure there would be a few more thrown in there

[@simontrangmar4537]

Wow... i am really impressed with your calmness under pressure

[@ReallyTallTreeGuy]

Thanks

[@mregskwach6037]

Gives me anxiety, and I'm just sitting on my couch.

[@christopherwaller3115]

Good video man. Takes balls to show people your mistakes like this. I have had many identical and similar situations in my career. The only clip that stood out to me was when your saw got stuck in a log and pulled out of your hands, easy to avoid by always making your back cut lower than the face cut

[@ReallyTallTreeGuy]

Thanks. Yeah, I always try to match my Cuts up, but I was pretty tired by that point in the day and just made a simple mistake.

[@cm9195]

My buddy took a ride with a 1,000 lb oak log when he cut a saw snatcher by accident. Took the 460 with it and pulled him out of his gaffs. Lucky we use break away lanyards and he ended up fine other than some nasty scrapes and bruises. Stay safe man. If this job wasn’t fun it wouldn’t be worth the money 😂

[@ReallyTallTreeGuy]

@@cm9195 yea i have a breakaway lanyard for precisely that reason.

[@Maverick8t88]

I was a Climber/Arborist for over 25 years, specializing in big takedowns in small back yards. It’s a super challenging job, and people don’t quite realize how much perspective changes when you’re up there. I was always super cautious, erring on the side of taking a smaller piece than a bigger risk. I’d rather tie twice than fix something. Another thing people don’t realize is how much you’re ground guy can make or break you.

[@moon_dog4]

I started at Bartlett in 1977 for $ 3 .00 an hr. Learned quickly not to cut with saw tethered. If saw binds ,let it go !( im 65 now and pruning ornamentals to keep busy) almost killed a few times.

[@timoconnell351]

I know you would have felt bad but if that was my home and it turned out that you hit my deck, I would’ve said “no big deal.” I would just repair it and be happy the tree was gone. Not only are you doing the most physical job I can think of, it also takes skill and risk factor is huge. I wouldn’t be willing to move a deck or shed for you so me personally, I would assume that small monetary risk on my own. Keep posting! Thanks!

[@ReallyTallTreeGuy]

Glad you enjoy the videos, and many people watching dont realize how challenging the job is.

[@louisvandeventer2497]

Thanks for sharing, alot for new guys to learn from. Also alot of schoolboy errors that more experienced guys make when they rush. Hope you have a good new year brother 💪

[@ReallyTallTreeGuy]

Thanks, I'm always trying to improve.

[@spoonnet2675]

Много хора не си дават сметка как това е изключително опасна професия! Ние арбористите правим чудеса от храрост за да решим проблемите на хората. Живи и здрави да сме всички. Поздрави.

[@ReallyTallTreeGuy]

Yea it definitely is dangerous. Thanks

[@Boguardis]

2:00 Nice of you to put a tarp on those air handlers...

[@ReallyTallTreeGuy]

Yea it was definitely an oversight, that we have since addressed and we now cover any AC units with plywood to prevent this from happening again

[@Boguardis]

@@ReallyTallTreeGuy noice!

[@tomadamsenergy]

Really appreciate this post. Part of the safety culture on my work sites is that after every climb we debrief on worst parts of the job and how to do better. In this line of work, death is one mistake away.

[@MeltingRubberZ28]

That's a really good practice

[@ReallyTallTreeGuy]

More companies should do that. We don't unfortunately although because I have the GoPro I have the ability to go back and watch my mistakes, so I do my best to learn from them.

[@JoshuaDomoslai]

Damn. Never really seen footage of these dudes doing their thing. Mad props to these boys.

[@ReallyTallTreeGuy]

Thanks, all of theese fails are pulled from the individual video that ahowed the entire job.

[@hawaiianpunch808]

I’ve been doing tree work for 20 years. Sometimes after all the angles and calculations you have to rely on good old fashion strength. Awesome video and thanks for sharing the not so fun parts too.

[@ReallyTallTreeGuy]

Yeah especially wanted to share it because I don't want to pretend like I'm perfect. Because I'm not, and I'm still learning.

[@dereknichols3408]

I was an ISA certified Arborist, started doing tree work since I was 18, had a tree company with two crews, bucket trucks, chipper dump, skid steer, stump grinder & Workers Comp Insurance. People do not realize the amount of overhead that adds up to and you have to get jobs done. It takes a while for a climber to learn the ropes and rigging along with how the wood reacts and every tree grows different. We have had many of the same mistakes and then some, should have made a differnet cut, but not reckless disregard or incompetance.

[@ReallyTallTreeGuy]

They were all avoidable, but that's hindsight speaking. I have donemy best to learn from them, and not repeat the same mistakes

[@dereknichols3408]

That is very much true and the best of the best learn from their mistakes, make them fast and do not repeat. Then there is wreckless stupidity that we see from what I call the " Lawn Mower Guys" you know the ones that only climb with a linemans belt, tag line and spurs.

[@geralddorsett607]

I have cut a lot of wood with axes, manual and chain saws, but always on the ground, or a short ladder. My admiration is high for those who climb trees and do this kind of work. I don't have the desire, or the gift for climbing trees to cut them. More power to you, I am glad there are brave souls who will do this kind of work.

[@ReallyTallTreeGuy]

It's definitely an interesting time, to say the least especially given that pretty much everything is guesswork backed up by just experience. But I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

[@dreally7029]

You are one educated and talented arborist - too bad there are not more like you.

[@ReallyTallTreeGuy]

Thank you, although I certainly don't know everything, and I'm still trying to learn as much as I can

[@trvr_inds]

Learn way more from the little mishaps than the smooth easy wins most the time. Good vid man

[@ReallyTallTreeGuy]

Absolutely

[@markt538]

This isn’t just tree trimming. It’s a learned skill. I’m not sure there were many mistakes here. Very hard to predict the loads that may be present before you cut through. Also noticed this could be a commercial for Stihl. If you’re going to do it, do it right and if there’s a show, Stihl it!

[@ReallyTallTreeGuy]

I counted these as mistakes, because right after they happened I immediately knew what I could have done differently in order to prevent them. And as such I wanted to share that everyone makes mistakes, especially people who are "professionals"

[@metaspencer]

Dang man! Some wild stuff and close calls ... good to see in an odd way. Very helpful

[@Dizzyfingers2]

How are these fails? Felling an entire tree from the bottom through a house or on a car is a fail. These guys are great.

[@ReallyTallTreeGuy]

I called them fails because I could have avoided all of them. As such I wanted to post them to show that I'm not prefect, and to remind myself of some of the things I can improve on.

[@Leeu6543]

Great job. I learned throughout the years that trees can be somewhat vengeful when a guy with a saw enters the arena.

[@ReallyTallTreeGuy]

Oh absolutely

[@LTawesomesauce]

That's quite a number of close calls for 1 year. And it looks like a majority of them you knew (and it wasnt hard to foresee) what was going to happen.... slow down (especially with the crane stuff) 👍

[@ReallyTallTreeGuy]

Yea I'm not super experienced with cranes so i make more miatakea then Id like to.

[@Arbormedics]

@@ReallyTallTreeGuy its all about balance for the load. if you're serious about crane removals the crane safety climber school in Pennsylvania is worth the trip.

[@ReallyTallTreeGuy]

@@Arbormedics yeah I understand the theory behind it all, the thing I struggle with is when I'm in the tree looking out along a branch, and picking where it's Center of balance is. It also didn't help that that operator didn't let me ride the ball so I had a little bit more difficult of a time getting out to the tips to balance everything. But I'll definitely look into that school. Thanks

[@taylorstephens2027]

@@ReallyTallTreeGuy what is the logic behind not letting guys ride the ball?

[@ReallyTallTreeGuy]

@@taylorstephens2027 its a liability for the crane company, and is only supposed to happen if its a hazardous tree.

[@pdheffler6944]

I find every time I fell or watch a limb drop after a cut my pulse quickens....trees and gravity are always just playing with us ;). We can manage to keep their laughs to a minimum but every now and then you can hear them chuckle....like that stump that came off at a weird angle when carabiner fell out....

[@ReallyTallTreeGuy]

Honestly the Carabiner was just there to keep it from pinching down on my bar. I thought I had more leverage than I did to push it out in front of me as opposed to it coming over to the right. Hindsight being 20/20 I should have just rigged it down like I'd rigged down all the other pieces.

[@daveseaver6337]

Good vide . But sorry Bro been climbing 35 years 3rd gen. If that's only one year you should slow down. all of those cinereous were avoidable. the worst thing that can happen besides some one getting hurt is having to tell the customer you broke something. I am lucky to have grown up around a lot of tree guys. both grandfathers three uncles and my father all climbers. best thing you can do is slow down have fun don't worry about how fast you can do a job just to get to the next one. think about what could happen its the little things that count. you will find your faster and more productive and safe if you take you time. No disrespect, sure your a great climber, be safe.

[@ReallyTallTreeGuy]

Thanks, im completely self taught so I'm bound to make mistakes, and i do my best to learn from all of them. I appreciate the advice, i always welcome constructive criticism.

[@ManDuderGuy]

5:50 Man that could have had you unconscious up there!

[@ReallyTallTreeGuy]

Yea it absolutely could have, but I was ready to use the trunk to hide behind

[@ManDuderGuy]

@@ReallyTallTreeGuy Impressive bro, I doubt you're getting paid enough!

[@savageinstitute9569]

It is weird I never hear feminists demanding to do half of this work.

[@acemanifester1401]

I’ve been up a tree like that the amount of strength you need just to get up there and then you have to lug a heavy chainsaw while balancing and cutting hardwood. Most people would die trying to do it. It’s pretty dangerous but also exhilarating 😊

[@spencerbaldwin2303]

That big chunk falling towards the deck had me yelling. Done the same thing and had it miss by an inch!

[@ReallyTallTreeGuy]

Yea, i should have just rigged it, but inwas tired, and just wanted to get the tree down.

[@eclipsearchery9387]

Coming from someone new to the game...that was a really great video. Respect to you for putting this up - very useful stuff...you can't buy experience :)

[@Truckerdaddy]

I did tree work for about a year. I did cleanup and pulled rope on multiple occasions. Hardest one I did was being a rope man for our tree climber on a job in Cedar Point subdivision on Lake Livingston Texas. We had to drop a tree that had grown to the point it was contacting the house. Well just so happens that there is a garage 3ft away from the house and a 6ft privacy fence about 8ft behind the garage perpendicular to the house. I had to control every piece he cut so it wouldn't contact the house, garage or fence. My hands were sore as hell thr next day.

[@phillipculler1874]

you had heart to post these. we appreciate it

[@j.elliottcole9506]

I spent one summer running a saw for the Montana Conservation Corps. People have no idea how hard this is. And we never had to do this up in a tree. Respect.

[@ReallyTallTreeGuy]

Thanks. Its a whole other world that most dont know

[@j.elliottcole9506]

@@ReallyTallTreeGuy I just did project work like pre-commercial thinning and one hitch on wildfires. Both of those jobs were statistically more dangerous than my 3 overseas deployments. And still way safer than being strapped to a sketchy tree.

[@kevindunlap5525]

If my fails were at that level, I'd start cutting trees myself. These guys are incredible. VERY much respect.

[@ReallyTallTreeGuy]

Thanks

[@bigthey1827]

1:40 next call: “ACs not working” 😂 Tip for homeowners: If you’re having any yard work done thats going to create a lot of dust and debris, shut down the condensers so that they aren’t pulling all that dust into the coil and diminishing the cooling performance.

[@ReallyTallTreeGuy]

It was certainly an oversight on our behalf, and something that we have since started to do if we are working near condensers

[@bigthey1827]

@@ReallyTallTreeGuy Cheers, always good to see crews who are willing to go that extra mile 👍

[@fishinbob4]

Great vid mate good to see the tru stuff people don't normally see after all as good as we can be it don't always go as planned

[@ReallyTallTreeGuy]

Yea, I don't want to pretend that I'm perfect, as such all of these mistakes are in their respective videos

[@boiledelephant]

I'm very green to this profession (2 yrs) but already I spotted a lot of these coming so I must be learning something as I go. I've done a few of these and a good few not featured too. As you say, you learn fast when it's your ass on the line.

[@greggreg2263]

Wow, super scary. That is so high up I would freeze.😢

[@trevorforreal2094]

Always admired the guys who do this stuff. Its really not an easy thing to do. Always gotta be thinking 10 steps ahead.

[@ReallyTallTreeGuy]

Thanks, some days are better then others, and as shown I definitely have occasional bad days

[@varazslajos]

I just love the smell of fresh cut and petrolvapor!!! 😍 Nice job.

[@SuperLooneyrooney]

I had a good friend who did this kind of work in MN. He was one of the smartest guys in our graduating class. Probably could have even gone onto an Ivy league university if he wanted to. But he was an adrenaline junkie at heart and chose this line of work (his wife worked as an investment banker. lol). The more challenging the job, the more he liked it. For real hard jobs, he joked that the first task the crew would do was to decide where to dig a hole 6ft. in the ground - can bury you right on the spot. Seriously though, much respect to the guys who do this kind of work.

[@ReallyTallTreeGuy]

Thanks, its definitely a job like no other

[@BradfordVenzon]

we recently had 11 trees taken down, including a few that were withing 15 feet of our house and one that was a huge sycamore, roughly 50-60 feet tall. They were amazing and had to use a crane for the big boy. They were fun to watch. From the ground. a safe distance away.

[@davidmann2988]

Everyone went home at the end of the day. A good day

[@jackberdine]

I appreciate you allowing others to be critical of your work. Tie in twice !

[@ReallyTallTreeGuy]

I certainly do my best to. In all of these clips I was tied in twice.

[@jackberdine]

@@ReallyTallTreeGuy oh ok from the camera angle I couldn’t tell. Mistakes happen. I was humbled yesterday by a huge poplar prune.

[@ReallyTallTreeGuy]

@@jackberdine yeah the videos that they all came from show me paying in twice. Yea those are always fun

[@palmer1461]

5:51 piece went for an uppercut good thing you weaved🤣

[@ms38wr1]

Man, no way in HELL could I do that job for an hour much less week after week. The view from the operator standpoint is WILD!

[@Yardcall34]

Great job on showing how so many things can happen in this profession. Stay safe

[@ReallyTallTreeGuy]

Thanks, definitely not everything that could have gone bad, just the handful of things I clearly and obviously messed up this year

[@baconactual3858]

Talk about inserting yourself into a situation where literally everything is trying to kill you... Spinning saw blades of death, thousands of pounds of weight and let's not forget about everyone's favorite nemesis: gravity.

[@tonyj5408]

bro!!! watching this just gave me insane anxiety! lol hats off to you stay safe keep up the food work!

[@ReallyTallTreeGuy]

Thanks I'll try

[@danh4766]

I have done some sketchy shit in my day, but refuse to do your job. Thanks for making it look easy.

[@ReallyTallTreeGuy]

It's a lot of fun to be honest.

[@bigtecch]

A chainsaw isn’t just a tool; it’s an art form! Every cut creates a new masterpiece.

[@krismaggs7488]

The climber is only using a lanyards. We always apply 200 percent tie in . Lanyard and climbing line

[@ReallyTallTreeGuy]

In every clip im tied in twice. Either to another tree, or below my flipline.

[@zyphon7]

To quote my neighbor “I’ve seen guys fall out of a tree with their chainsaw still roaring, your doing alright”

[@BenjaminEmbrace]

What was the fail at 3:41? With the nub and stub mention- I didn’t see the fail. I want to learn, I just got hired as a climber! Very excited, as I done it for recreation for years, free solo, and some trimming for fam and friends, much to learn about ropes but I’m loving it!

[@ReallyTallTreeGuy]

The way I had the rope and spiderleg set up, it made it so that once it hit that nub it was impossible to get it to the ground with the rope. And it had to be cut in half so the two ends with then go to the ground. Basically the fail was I was being slightly lazy and didn't flush my nub

[@clearviewtrees47]

You boys run some big bars on your top handles, looks sick!!

[@ReallyTallTreeGuy]

@@clearviewtrees47 they are 16" bars

[@clearviewtrees47]

@ a big bar for us in the uk is a 14”. Most of my cutting is with a 10” or 12”. I’m surprised how well it works on a 16” 👍🏻

[@ReallyTallTreeGuy]

@clearviewtrees47 yea certainly when the entire bar is buried it can bog down, but for the most part a 16" will get a LOT done here.

[@clearviewtrees47]

@ 👌

[@owenchabot]

4:48 *”Yeah I’m good.” Legendary bravery right there*

[@Scoupe400]

Truly fascinating. I’d have loved to do this when I was younger as a profession. Having got a flavour of it felling trees for parents as a teen. Although one funny story. Tried to top a dead silver birch. Up the ladder with a bow saw, the ladder was rocking. So I was told to get down and let’s pull on the rope hard with the half cut I had made….. the whole tree came down snapping at the rotten base. 2:02 is the fail the amount of saw dust going into the vent lol? 3:30 what goes wrong here?

[@ReallyTallTreeGuy]

Yes partially but also bumping the post for the porch. The second one was two-fold one I slipped and almost cut my hand, and second the piece got caught up on a nub that I was lazy and didn't cut