Smashing a Big Maple with the Bucket Truck - Start to Finish

Smashing a Big Maple with the Bucket Truck - Start to Finish
This is me and the boys knocking down another ugly, decayed Silver Maple at the cemetery using the bucket truck. Tons of captions throughout this one, trying to explain all kinds of things. If you like these longer videos, let me know in the comments, and thanks for being here :) - Patrick
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[@rayhutcheson3294]

Keep the full ones coming. Loving it.

[@prospectingontarioceciliow4126]

I do this everyday and i'm super safe and always looking and taking care of my ground crew.. We work very fast and clean.. I enjoyed this video, you are a true professional! Keep up the good work!

[@lonewolftech]

Working fast doing this work will kill you. Don’t be an idiot, pace yourselves and get it done safely!

[@deluth4638]

Every arborist: "Don't use a saw one-handed." Also every arborist: Uses their saw one-handed

[@roylarsen1206]

I was gonna say the same thing

[@DAVIONSMOOTH]

Honestly man I finally did my first removal with bucket not to long ago and even how much I was told try no to, you really see why they sometimes do it. It’s like a natural reaction to small stuff ig.

[@deluth4638]

@@DAVIONSMOOTH Oh, sure. I do it, also. I was just pointing out the irony of it.

[@ertreeservice9558]

Five years on my own 11 years total in tree work I finally going to be getting a bucket truck here soon! I sure hope it saves my back. Great video

[@firedtradesman]

Excellent as always. I just bought a Nifty Lift SD50 and your tips are very helpful. I'll specifically plan to always take a rope and some means of descent with me in case I have to bail out of the bucket; great pointer there! Thanks for continuing to share your work and knowledge. Loving the long format videos.

[@justinp9515]

This video was extremely helpful! thank you very much for all of the useful information and tips!

[@johnbird6475]

Very interesting video. I like the way you work in not compromising on safety. Great job.

[@guuslucassen2007]

This title is a whole lot better than smashing a bucket truck with a big maple😆 nice video!

[@david7three]

Enjoyed every bit of it, especially the Hemingway quote.

[@carlobernardi1387]

Now that was a great video... best of both worlds, some rigging, some bucket work,, I really enjoyed not alot of video editing very raw...real time...I learned a few things, great job....

[@mjbelken6462]

Thanks for this man! Learn something new every time!

[@highvalleycowboy1]

Just bought a bucket. Super excited!

[@KennysTreeRemoval]

Great video Patrick really enjoyed the context

[@fredpayne7581]

Great job brother, love your cutting style, one of the best I've seen on KZbin and I am now a new subscriber, keep up the videos and great work!!

[@TravorAhern]

Ahhh filming full jobs eh ...💪💪

[@toddjacks8288]

Love ur video's as always brother

[@liammullins7333]

"Back at the cemetery where most of my fail videos come from" ghosts bruh.. lol they're messing with ya

[@sethhaun4440]

Like that slide out bed and vice ..slick old-school......nice

[@Flowtester1]

I try to cut it so that the ground guys don’t have to run a saw. It’s a little slower for me in the bucket but I feel it speeds them up on the ground.

[@nomad2076]

Me too usually

[@jesseshort8]

I do the same.

[@Kc-bb4dt]

I throw acorns at my brother

[@pleasekeepbritneygrinersru2204]

@@Kc-bb4dt lol yea

[@nomad2076]

Watching trees come down on my day off from taking trees down.. doesn't make much sense 😅

[@Jamie-vp2yb]

cool tower setup man

[@rickstafford5316]

Nice work

[@julianalderson6996]

We had 90 metre 2 man buket at the council. N used a baby porta wrap alot straight out the buket. Only on sound limbs n with in reason. But was fast fullas jat untie it when they c em dangling. Saved alot of settin pulleys so forth. Good vid cheers"

[@joshpomponio2993]

Like full vids my brother would love all them burs he makes all kinds of stuff out of them the grain looks so cool

[@geekay4703]

I read you post Pat. I appreciate your candidness and your fortitude. You're a good dude. Off topic, I heard you had Blair Glenn on your podcast. Wildfires a ravaging Northern Cali. Wondering if you are able to contact him and see if he and his family are ok. I'm sure reading comments on YT is the last of his priorities atm.

[@martindiaz3581]

exelente trabajo

[@TheGreyGhost_of43rd]

that 2008 and older 200 is the best damn climbing saw ever made. period. ill give you 3 brand new 201s for just one of those monsters

[@batmantiss]

Ever use the stick saw that goes with that bucket? Super slick gizmo

[@adamcastro8497]

Some climbers just cut to much to fast everything is jack stacked and takes longer to clean up, its stupid

[@Dan-jg7zl]

I agree, I let the lads on the ground catch up until I drop more. Best thing is for everyone to keep on top of the brash on the ground. Day runs smoother than when you are faced with a big messy brash pile.

[@patriotarborist711]

I like your idea of mounting the inverter in your bucket. I want to do the same. What size inverter did you go with, and is there anything to keep in mind with the installation? Thanks

[@Neverforget343]

Somehow we end up at our local cemetery too a couple times a year, they always have a widow maker or later over or dead tree to take out

[@luciepaul1]

I’m in Sc and having a very large maple removed in the next few weeks. This is how one company quoted me they were gonna use a bucket truck so I figured I would check out how this is done. Thank you for your info. BTY I figured u were in Canada with the Timmys cup and the other two guys have a Canadian accent eh. Lol. We r originally from Canada

[@mikel9567]

My only complaint is when the guy handed you the 575 he grabbed the bar with the engine running. Even with the chain brake engaged, don't ever put your hand near that chain when its running. The brake can fail, they could bump it and accidentally take the brake off and then if you accidentally grab the trigger it will be ugly. As rare as it is, always, and I mean always teach your guys to never hold onto the bar when handing you a saw.

[@11ccom]

This might help with my fear of heights.

[@Saki630]

I'm starting my tree business as soon as I can get my hands on machinery now that I have my license. Everything is expensive (used), and out of stock (pre-order waitlist), and my main employee has been climbing and doing rigging for the past few years and I need to give him some quality of life upgrades!

[@santizoslawncare8084]

This is awesome! How much did this job pay?

[@claytonvanderwesthuizen3167]

You the best

[@scubastv1500]

Your the shit brother, where you located. Love your videos

[@cateye_leaning_910]

Man I want that 200t you can’t find no more where I’m at in NC if you can the price is outrageous!

[@robbiepatton6735]

Did he have to tie off the tree like that, giving the ground is clear?

[@climbhightreeservice2153]

Are you wearing a full body harness and lanyard?

[@KennysTreeRemoval]

Hey Patrick what's the height limit of your bucket truck. Planning on buying myself one here soon, any tips?

[@TreeMuggs_PatrickM]

Hey Kenny, this one is 60 ft working height.... tbh buckets kinda sketch me out, seen so many pictures of failures.... my biggest concern with them is the maintenance history.... ours is an old city truck so it was always taken care of on schedule.... All the best brother... - Patrick

[@lonewolftech]

@@TreeMuggs_PatrickM agreed! Bucket trucks are sketchy as can be! Even man lifts feel more sturdy.

[@turtlezed]

hey Patrick, those trees you generally take down in the cemetary are usually as dead its occupants ! do you think the corpses maybe arent good for the root systems?

[@turtlezed]

its good you've no targets this time......

[@puulangetus]

Hi man. You run your own company? If so how many men and what machines you have? Anybody els besides you climbing?

[@aladeenmadafaka6286]

space around is free to cut whole tree, is not it? this piece cutting is just because of not to smash lawn around? cheers

[@julianalderson6996]

Not attached to buket but the limb its self if anyones panicking.

[@joelisaac7835]

Where abouts are you located?

[@DandaFundas]

Just curious, why didn’t they cut at the root and bring the whole tree down at once and chop it down , instead of doing all that hard work on the ladder?

[@jwit76]

Looks like you could have put a control line up in it and dropped it across the road? I'm sure I'm missing something.

[@69adrummer]

What is the ballpark starting wage for "groundsman"? Any advice on "getting in to the biz"? Thanks

[@nomad2076]

Depending on the company. Dont accept less then 160.. that should be the bottom. I started at 120 and people don't like paying more money once you set the bar low

[@lonewolftech]

@@nomad2076 120 160? What the fuck are you talking about? He’s asking what a groundsmans hourly wage is..

[@neild7971]

I guess he’s saying an 8 hr day $20 per hour, $160 day rate.

[@ethansnyder4523]

I’m very curious to why ur rigging the logs I’m sure it’s just preference those logs r very easily pushable and the rigging just takes up more time yes it is safer I’m not arguing that I’m just curious I guess I’m just so spoiled with my crew using equipment all the time that we don’t ever hand drag brush or ever have to use a saw on the ground

[@marianatequiero28]

Easy grounding there , I’ll one branch to the chipper all day

[@MichaelDavis-fb7fl]

Why didn't you face the bucket truck the other way, so the chipper was directly under the tree making it easier on your ground crew. You could have rotated the bucket and worked off the other side of the truck while they were chipping. I also don't understand why you would rig anything, unless you were trying to avoid divots or ground damage. Your in a bucket, cut the tree down! Now putting padding logs down when dropping the trunk to protect the road or to keep the log out of the dirt when your cutting it up makes sense. Just my opinion...

[@armondhammer9]

it makes less divots dropping smaller limbs

[@jodezp5345]

what happened with the fell??? 2 foot too high, and he cut through his hinge!!!

[@James-ys7gj]

GG beat 1 yet

[@julianalderson6996]

Takes couple of minutes to set up. But least theres not a heap of small stuff to pick up 2 blokes can chip it whole

[@VincesDIYsAroundtheHouse]

Need the exceptions to make the rule :)

[@treemands]

On a scale of 1 to 10 in difficulty, 10 being the most difficult, that was a 1. That whole tree could have been done with 1 man in bucket and 1 on ground and if wood removed...a Dingo & grapple. I would not have lowered one branch. Hang em all on a 9/16" by 8' double braid lanyard and then slice them up in the air while the groundy chips. Shove all the chunks off dingo size.

[@ethansnyder4523]

and as far as I can see that tree was very easily a pull over

[@mjstreeservicellc7035]

That’s easy climb no need for heavy equipment on site

[@lonewolftech]

It’s faster and easier in a bucket. 🤷🏼‍♂️ why bother and waste energy climbing the thing when you can just use the equipment? Work smarter

[@pekerja27]

Ngelihat naik pohonnya Seperti nya gampang sekali,padahal aku tiap hari naik pohon capai sekali

[@damnkids7192]

Why not just fell the tree. Looks like a wide open space.

[@claytonvanderwesthuizen3167]

We also have a chainsaw

[@noglobe4105]

I've never tied or untied butter

[@batmantiss]

You don't know what you're missing

[@noglobe4105]

@@batmantiss I'm glad I don't

[@sethhaun4440]

I'd pay the price for any 200 saw like that .it cuts better than most 50 saws.screamer.

[@dprevish100]

Ah the silver maple, out here in OR they are so commonly planted and turn into root monsters for sidewalks and foundations, I wish there more sugar maples planted, in my opinion a superior tree in every way to the silver

[@lonewolftech]

Seriously though who gives a fuck about concrete and foundations? Don’t build your shit next to majestic trees and this won’t be an issue. For sidewalks I could careless they’re a cancer anyways. Nature always wins in the end

[@treemands]

@@lonewolftech lol

[@douglasfolsom3426]

I am a firewood cutter and I would never leave that much stump.

[@marcopolo5365]

Buddy, u jerk ur camera around wickedly. Hard to watch!

[@tjaartvanaardt8587]

Good tree work, bad camera work. I feel like I was on roller coaster.

[@lonewolftech]

It’s called a GoPro on the helmet. Get over it 🤷🏼‍♂️ it’s how we record you fool.

[@rachael9372]

What is the matter? Thank you isn't in your vocabulary? All the stuff the guys do for you. "Ever hear oh manners? Being thankful.

[@lonewolftech]

This is how 95% of supervisors or employers are. That’s why they can’t find help anymore these days. People refuse to be treated like property and not assets.

[@abc-pn6yi]

Yellow helmet guy seemed slow as hell.. I hate working with someone that has 1 speed and thats slow as fuck...

[@NakEdits]

Lol 😂