Topping a Maple in the Wind

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[@br-dj2ti]

I wish you could record longer raw videos of you taken down trees. Your videos learned so much from them, God bless.

[@robbob_the_climber]

He has quite a few you just have to look for them He did a storm damaged, Norway, maple climb, not too long ago. That was one of my favorite videos.

[@br-dj2ti]

@@robbob_the_climber Yeah, I've been following him for years, buddy. I watched all his videos. I just wish recently God bless.

[@TreeMuggs_PatrickM]

Will do

[@firedtradesman]

Helluva job! Love the 3 strand ultra sling. I'll be making one of those. Thanks as always!

[@firedtradesman]

If I can figure out how to make one of those, that is. :-)

[@ianfriel8160]

oof that wind looked uncomfortable. Nice job in the tree and on the ground.

[@frederickrodger7249]

Nicely done!

[@StickyManMaxxx]

bootiful toppen ol buh

[@marcvallois8984]

Rooohhhh beautiful good good job buddy with the wind not easy respect 🫡

[@chadmako4636]

Nice!

[@havespurswillclimb]

Enjoyed the video. Nice work rigging and dropping. Certainly beneficial to have a really good ground person. I use quick links quite a bit. They take a little longer to use than a carabiner, but they give you that extra feeling of safety. A1

[@203_climber]

siberian hitch for climbing, cool. I put a carabiner on it and tag it to climbing line after

[@bilaylor2552]

sweeet

[@jonkeith2624]

You ever tie the running butterfly knot

[@jeffschroeder9089]

🤘

[@SaintRegime]

Helluva Job! Where you get that ascender bud? I cannot find it on any store.

[@TreeMuggs_PatrickM]

Sold by Gordon Svedberg on Treebuzz, goes by the handle "surveyor". You can dm him on there

[@tholi1052]

Which climbing device are you using. Appears to easily from single rope to double rope. Does it work well on both? Also, do you find that the heat generated with rings while negative rigging on long runs cause damaging heat in the bull rope?

[@samuelluria4744]

So far this morning, Jackson, New Jersey, I've been on this job site for 4 hours, and not one single leaf has turned. Totally still, hot, humid air...I'm about to turn on my blower, to pretend like it's breeze.

[@chocrow]

Yo pat. Are you using a rope grab for an adjustable bridge? If so, how's that working for you? I'm thinking about doing the same to my monkey beaver. Thanks.

[@samuelluria4744]

Why are people making adjustable bridges? If a person has, let's say, two lanyards, is that not enough mobility/flexibility??🤷🏻‍♂️

[@dredthis9473]

Off the top of my head I can think of 3 reasons. First, in the winter or on rainy days you can slip the saddle on and off a lot easier by adjusting the bridge to a wide extent without bunching up your outerwear. Second, when using a hitch climber system you can extend your bridge far out away from you allowing you to pull on the climbing line and tend your slack at the same time. A final reason is you can move your knot right up next to your belly when in a confined space or slide it a foot or two out away from you if you are limb walking and facing away from your TIP. I dont know how the lanyards would substitute for these scenarios. I use an adjustable bridge sometimes but not always, kind of back and forth on it. @@samuelluria4744

[@MrHappysBalling]

what is the knot you are terminating the rig line with? i always half hitch with a bowline on bight. yours looks pretty easy and fast.

[@erichailperin-lausch262]

Daisy Chain Hitch. Patrick helped introduce this to US and Canada. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bYGYfoaJp6eCirc

[@SaintRegime]

Siberien Hitch: A daisy chain with the tail through the last loop. Makes for real fast and easy untying for your groundsmen. They'll love ya for it.

[@TreeMuggs_PatrickM]

It's a Siberian hitch, I call it the Daisy Chain Hitch

[@SaintRegime]

@@TreeMuggs_PatrickM If I can tag your attention, where can I get the mechanical ascender? Thing looks slick.

[@mwiekhorst]

Sooo....what happened to the fence?

[@batmantiss]

I'dve watched the whole job.

[@neutralglider]

I like how sleek and fast you tied the alpine butterfly knot at 1:34. In fact I'm mesmerized at all your knot tying and work included, I guess that's why you're a pro.

[@TheZakperna]

What are the purpose of those small cuts you made after the face cuts?

[@MsLivestronger]

Just makes the hinge wood break off clean and not pull or "hold on" to one side. Reference- Patrick, tree muggs, 2018

[@TreeMuggs_PatrickM]

Side Cuts, kerf cuts, wing cuts, lots of names for it

[@TheZakperna]

thanks!@@TreeMuggs_PatrickM

[@TheZakperna]

thanks! I'll try it out.@@MsLivestronger

[@heresmytake2782]

Be you tee! Eh?

[@DavidBoschGR]

Patrick, not once while I watched this video, sitting in a comfortable chair, in front of my desktop computer, did I feel the least bit afraid, even in those terribly windy conditions. Ask me again next time that I'm way high in a tree, battling winds, in real life.

[@samuelluria4744]

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