Tree Climbers

[@kylearmijo6820]

incredible! tree guys should comment their favorite sounds and any injuries out of the norm as so the gang can learn. Lots of strange things happen. amen you guys rock !

[@stihlsavvy]

I like your stuff guy. I have to tell you that you totally hit the nail on the head when you talk about how family or friends just don't get it when they ask about your day. I deal with the same thing on a daily basis. My in-laws think I'm a landscaper cutting hedges and complain when I don't have the energy to entertain them at the end of my day climbing and bidding. Thanks for relating.

[@LawrenceSchultz3000]

I'm not actually Batman, I just play him on August vids ;p looks like i really took role & ran with it, hehe. Travor & crew shuld have their own reality show, think it wuld be awesome.

[@treechildu.s.a1953]

Your answers cracked me up hehe

[@TravorAhern]

Foes Batman ever admit he's Batman when he's Bruce Wayne .

[@trtrees1694]

+Travor Ahern was watching your daily blog and is so funny

[@TravorAhern]

+T&R Trees totally glad you like em !!! keep watching and I'll keep making em

[@40motomike]

@@TravorAhern Im in st pete! we should climb.

[@danljohnston]

August, thanks for making/sharing these videos. It takes a special person to do what you guys do. Made for this is absolutely true. I could never do it, but in a way, it looks so fun.

[@outlawstar7284]

As a tree man, I really can appreciate this one, August! Thank you for putting it together. Thouroghly enjoyed it.

[@jahdawg321zieman4]

Likewise. I appreciate every one of them.

[@joshmullinnex5113]

it chose me! love it. my wife just said u just got home and now your watching other dudes cut trees. NO They dont get it.🖒👊

[@AugustHunicke]

😆😆lol sorry

[@joshmullinnex5113]

+August Hunicke is it bad when u luagh at other guys getting stung. ha ha it happened to us two weeks ago

[@AugustHunicke]

+Josh Mullinnex what a coincidence, I get hysterical with laughter when other people are getting stung. So, no, I don't think it's bad.

[@AugustHunicke]

By the way, tell your wife I will try to make the vid shorter next time.

[@joshmullinnex5113]

+August Hunicke thats funny i said i only have 14 more minutes. she was like those vids r that long whatttttt the heck!😂

[@terryhale9006]

Congratulations on coming up with a great concept! Congratulations also to each of your contributors. Not only good content, but a well edited production. Mention was made of how each tree is unique and how important it is to have a good plan for each component of an operation. I would like to see more videos where the planning was included, if even briefly.

[@trevorblack3385]

Great vid you have quite a talent putting those things together looking forward to the next one! 🐝🐝🐝

[@jibiroo]

Well worth the rewatch!!!

[@johndurant8687]

Wow- I never thought I'd find a vid like this about my work and life. I'm an old timer now but I remember praying right b4 I cut my first scary top loose that god would let me live to see and hold my first born. Things get real when you step away from your comfort zone. I really liked when you talked about if it mattered knowing that your wife and kids didn't understand what your day was like. I really felt that one. thanks for the great vid - I'm looking forward to more!

[@alsnipe]

I prayed before every hairy cut.

[@TreeBoi4Life]

It's always nice to get others perspective on tree climbing and what a blend of talents you have here and the abundant amount of experience too. This is a great video for anyone examining whether or not tree climbing is for them or not. I am like all you guys, all the way in too at this point. Way to connect this all together in yet another amazing video. I appreciated seeing and hearing all of you guys' experiences. Good job!

[@AugustHunicke]

Thank you.

[@mcloughlinarboriculturalsv4786]

Always great watching what you've come up with. Someday I'll have to get savvy and learn to film stuff. Keep up the good work August.

[@lukecarvell798]

I love your vids watch them every morning before I go out and preform this job I love. I will be posting my go pro vids soon I've started climbing with one and still getting use to it. Be safe and climb high see y'all soon!!!

[@ArsonistArborist]

I saw the bee video like a year ago and I wanted to show someone else but I couldn't remember who posted it.. Travor handles those like a total boss. Keeps his cool and keeps going, love it! Awesome video, August. A few future issue ideas.. how about Reg Coates, Graeme McMahon, Mat Fernandez, Buckin Billy Ray, Tarzan Thomas, Daniel Murphy, Kevin Bingham, and/or Richard Mumford?

[@TrevorDennis100]

If you asked those questions of Buckin' he start singing his song. 🎵 'He's a Wood Man... uses files to wipe his bum' 🎵

[@nephilly87]

I never knew Laurence was from philly I kinda had a hunch but figured you grew up In New York it awesome seeing other climbers working around the country and in. England stay safe guys see you in the trees and thanks for the videos august always awesome

[@andrewsantillan6737]

August I hope this doesn't sound too cliche but when when I have a few consecutive days when I'm not in the trees working grinding it out I get some sort of anxiety.. watching you guys on KZbin especially this vid in particular it calms me down I feel at peace

[@andrewsantillan6737]

Because of all this quarantine I have been home last 2 weeks and I watch this vid to calm my anxiety and I came across this comment hahaha

[@GREMLlN]

Great video, love the contrast of Travor's fun, Dan's honesty and Lawrence's humour. Keep it up!! Sam

[@sambromell2171]

Im 17, last month i saw a video by you and it inspired me to start tree care, since then i have bought a few saws and some climbing gear and started teaching myself from youtube and a crazy tree surgeon, cheers dude keep up the youtube

[@AugustHunicke]

sam bromell thanks, take care

[@TravorAhern]

sam bromell how's it going with the climbing a year later ?

[@andrewsantillan6737]

Same here

[@samuelluria4744]

"I AM RockandRoll!!!" Lawrence drops the best line of the year!

[@TrevorDennis100]

Yes. That line and 'It chose me' were the stand out moments in this video.

[@dougdiplacido2406]

Nothing more fun than a hard hat full of bees lol.

[@GoodFellerTreeCare]

Haha Shultz for batman. Great video guys! I am rock and roll

[@srimplernremtp]

You put this video together very nice and professional !

[@dryad130]

Liking this new project of videos, getting to know so others views especially lawrences, keeping it surreal as expected. as with previous comments my wife although qualified to use a saw will never really get it, once you've had sap in your eye at 80ft it's in your blood never to leave and those without it can never understand fully.

[@ChopperGooders]

Top vid, with great questions and answers! from a Tree Surgeon watching I can totally relate and makes me ask myself the same questions. And to take my gopro to more jobs.

[@blazeweaver7467]

Love this man, that's why I hate working for a guy that's never done it. Nobody understands. I get asked alot if I have a death wish. NO WAY. I want to live. We live more in a day up here than most people do their entire lives.

[@traffictime5254]

this is your best vid yet! i suppose relating climbing is like relating combat. probably for the same reason that no sane person would want to do it. there is no way to relate unless the person your talking to has been there, and those who haven't couldn't care less. what was the old saying? if i have to explain it, you won't understand. lol. both are super fun, super scary, super dangerous... but something keeps you coming back for more. climb safe.

[@AugustHunicke]

Thanks, good points.

[@stevereynolds8812]

Tree work is the best man. It just is. Every tree is different. You are always learning, testing yourself. You can work anywhere on earth where there's trees. Its satisfying. You get fresh air all day. Not many CAN do it. The smells of it...the sounds...I wouldn't want to do anything else, no way.

[@zub305]

Brilliant vid august, really interesting incite into you monkey beaver folk! ...... be safe.

[@michaeldougfir9807]

•Hey don't you guys keep BEE spray in the truck? •Part of the value of arbor videos on KZbin is, you can show people something about our work, and what we mean when we insist we are NOT GARDENERS, landscapers, etc. •I had been to forestry school and worked in timber management, which was very rewarding. But I was engaged and moved way down the length of California. I needed a job. I got a government job with a coastal city and was willing to take anything just to get started. It turned out to be an arborist course that mixed the work of a city tree crew with a college-style training course. I've enjoyed the work since the 1980s, both privately and for bigger companies.

[@davidgambler1591]

Lmao, there is a product called Bee Gone Spray, great repellent, doesn’t hurt the bees.

[@stevejones7140]

Great video, always a new angle in your videos. really enjoyed it.

[@AugustHunicke]

Thank you.

[@justinhanet7678]

what a VIDEO!!!!!! Mind Body Soul, Tree LIFE!!!!!!! Full Time Sickness!!! Love the Life !!!!AWESOME August!!!

[@davidwilsonjr6889]

Nice vid. Getting into peoples head and making them think about not trying to be a millionaire; but being who they were created to be and doing it 100% because it is what they love. Sorry for commenting on old videos, I just found your channel and am catching up.

[@scatoutdebutter]

Great video. I used to be an "IT" database administrator for 15 years and my wife or anybody else never really understood what I did... I'm not 100% sure that I did either in that it would be difficult to explain just what was involved and what was at stake..... only another DBA would understand... but even they wouldn't understand 100% unless they worked in a similar shop where DBA's had similar responsibilities.

[@TrevorDennis100]

A question that came to mind right after seeing the close call at 11:05 was how important are the crew? I can't imagine your rope man allowing a big piece to swing back at the climber if he's been told to let it run a bit. You work as a team and it is poetry in motion. I see quite a lot of running in your videos. When one of the lads needs to be somewhere - and especially if it is to get to where someone else needs a hand - they don't waste time, and they don't need to think about it. They get there fast but safely, and everyone goes home safe and happy when the tree is chipped and squared away. That must be an important aspect of any lead arborist's operation.

[@Ch3ster27]

Hey August..this is Jan from germany..far away but very impressed about your work and videos..thumbs up..

[@AugustHunicke]

Thanks

[@joeshmoe8912]

August, I am not an arborist/ climber, but I do get it. The things you guys/ gals do just completely amazes me every time I see it. Another thing is that I dont think that people understand the consequences how much damage a tree can do if it falls on something. You guys save so many lives and property on a daily. Thank you for that and thanks for sharing this. As Buckin' would say, "I love it!!"

[@stephenlawlor211]

Hands up who think tree guys are nuts ! 🖐🏻✋🏻👋🖐🏻✋🏻🙋🏻☝🏻️🤗🖐🏻✋🏻

[@abselagage8258]

gréât video ! ! wondering if you gona present other great arborist of your tribe ; ) part i liked . .how did people get into it ! the spark when discover that job ! again great work fellas its a blast to follow all of ya !best regards from france

[@Human1337]

Amazing video, very much liked it. Must say your causing me some anxiety though, driving me nuts wondering how the paint on that 880 turned out! We going to see it soon?

[@AugustHunicke]

I will keep you posted. It's still out.

[@347firedude]

great video......i've ran into bees before and just did an emergency bail....ill come back when its winter or after the exterminator

[@mikeduffy8229]

wow such a great video........ nice job

[@actualtreecare]

Truly entertaining!!!!

[@zachpalmer6785]

14:00 through 16:30 never truer words. Thank you for that.

[@dijidave]

Thanx, that was great . . . . . 9-)

[@ddalton692]

Wow! An amazing video. Such talent in all of you. 🌲❤️💫 Thank you August for your time and effort, Each video is top notch 👍 Just watched today’s “Modded chainsaw video” with reference to this one. Thought I had watched all yours numerous times. I will be more diligent Your thoughts in job, life, respect, blessings, ... It was a treasure to hear perspectives from each of you. It would be awesome if continued. ❤” Tree life chose me” Made For This ❤️

[@AugustHunicke]

Thanks

[@rskybiztree]

Another great vid worth watching! smoker and veil/suit are cheap save the hive!

[@toyotatherapy9685]

Well that video was great.. A bit corny at times but really insightful... I've been climbing 2 years now and I can't even tell you all its done for me, really cool hearing others thoughts... Thanks man.

[@AugustHunicke]

Ya, a fair amount of goofing around in this video.

[@AugustHunicke]

Ya, a fair amount of goofing around in this video.

[@TravorAhern]

+August Hunicke a fair amount of goofing around ?

[@AugustHunicke]

+Travor Ahern just referring to Law being a deliberate ham for the showman in him and the director in me.

[@thomasseemann2547]

Awesome video 👍👍 thank you⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@AceTreeManagement]

Another nice one August, best part was Lawrence at 16:50 (PFannerman rocks)

[@ironwoodworkman4917]

Man I have worked as a Tree-man AKA Arborist from age twelve as a pro to this very day. I am 50 years old now. For me it was not so much made for this. It was born into this. More like it has always been a part of me. I owned a tree service and land clearing/logging service from 1989 to 2000 (age 19 to 30) out of Seattle, WA I moved more into trucking and heavy equipment and just do tree work part time now days. People know me, trust me, and want me to do their work. So I do the tree work. It is fun most of the time. They are the people that helped me pay the bills. So if they ask me to climb. I climb and I am happy to do it. :)

[@chadmako4636]

The tree life chose me! Love it. Awesome video.

[@MrSingleJack]

Great vid, August … especially your monologue @13:30 … first rate!

[@lucfournier3939]

beautiful content. keep up incoming vidéos. ..greetings from canada

[@xSK8COLOMBIAx]

My worst nightmare!!! Bees!!!

[@AttitudeAdjuster]

Really good video, I don't think you should tell your loved ones all the close calls, They happen in life anyway and people don't really know how to react when you try to explain them, I guess we love the Adrenalin in anything we do and its our choice to go stand on the edge but once you get the taste for it then its hard to imagine another existence, Wives can never follow it because if they really did then they would try to stop you and Kids would fear for you and Truly I can tell you that would get you killed, So many of us live that edge and keeping sharp keeps you from going over the edge, If you Truly start to think of all the Variables then you will cause them to go against you, while you stay Fluid and Moving on your wits then you ride that ride. Only the people who are drawn to your thrill can ever understand what you go through and what gets you moving. The Brother Hood of your Sport that we call work is what binds us and the Loss we all feel when one does not come home, That is what ties is the world over, Man, Women or Chip Munk LOL You only owe one thing in life and that is to come home every day. Stay Safe and Play Hard. By the way unless your standing on the edge then your taking up to much room. Garry

[@AugustHunicke]

Attitude Adjuster haha I like that!

[@AttitudeAdjuster]

Your Video's and your Crew are the Real Deal Matey, your bringing real entertainment through management of risk in a truly professional way and you also on a personal note keep the eye on the Edge. So I have the Greatest respect and admiration for you all there. I also want to say that you also show your ethics that we do not always enjoy the taking of life which I think some one like you needs to say, like you did so well with the Church Tree, People just assume wrongly that we just do it for the pay, But the Customer must be safe and at the end of the day they have to be happy, so we don't always get to decide all the outcomes. Our Whole lives are educated risk, But like you said Gravity is a known but once Mass and Momentum is set in motion then we are along for the ride with only our educated guess work to decide if we are Hero's or we are Men doing our best in a seriously tough arena, But we get her done at the end of the day, cause you know when I go to work stuff is gunna swing and its coming down, LOL well its not gunna be up there all day is it :-), Stay Safe Matey From OZ to you Guys Yours Truly Garry

[@AugustHunicke]

Attitude Adjuster thanks

[@danhargrave1811]

Agreed. Well said.

[@donnierobertson3088]

Great

[@rosariogarcia6465]

very inspiring video. great compilation of tree workers from all over.

[@TravorAhern]

agreed

[@robertgreen2288]

Excellent video everyone you asked was pleased with their lifestyle. I know it is difficult when you you want to tell your wife about your day and you know they love you but just don't get it. Stay safe.

[@BaumpflegeMertens]

wow! Nice to hear i'm not the only one,who has scars,and break some stuff from time to time...

[@TravorAhern]

we've all broken things

[@eldoradowoodcrafthobbies3888]

My goodness, would not expect this caliber of talent in grant pass. I'm proud to say I am an Oregonian. Stay alive and thrive young man.

[@AugustHunicke]

Thanks

[@richardsmith6628]

awesome video. next episode xman , bixler, ???

[@jonzimmerman6656]

great video

[@TheMoonBeats420]

like the Grayback sweater! Worked for the company in Southern Oregon

[@arboristBlairGlenn]

Really good video. Good subject. Good thoughts and interesting answers. Found myself answering. Good job editing as well. I don’t tell my wife very much. She would worry more than she does.

[@AugustHunicke]

arboristBlairGlenn thanks, I think moms worry,. Wives. . . I’ve come to believe they mostly worry about making whatever current changes they are into.

[@arboristBlairGlenn]

August Hunicke can’t argue that one! The end of the day, the wife can’t begin to understand.

[@theaxeman4429]

Loving the Yellow bar! - what make is it??

[@bthompson661]

Wow I've been there and it sucks. Needless to say I didnt stay as calm as travor did. I've only been climbing for like 6 months and I love it. I'm not great at limb walks yet but I manage. I switched to this industry after doing electric work for 15 years. Now I cant see myself doing anything else. I already got a vermeer mini skid, stump grinder, and bc1000 chipper. Oh and my dump trailer. Bucket truck or lift is next.

[@daveinky]

What a great video ! So glad you highlighted it for us late comers August (1 year of watching now)

[@donovantreeremovalllc.8205]

Super inspiring; great material gentleman!

[@1d1hamby]

Probably couldn't get get enough G rated material from Human (Cory) and John Reilly to feature them. Buckin is missing.

[@freehub7486]

I watch a lot of tree stuff, (pun), for educational purposes, and it usually bore's me. Blame ADD. This didn't . Thanks.

[@johnosullivan675]

Hey guys. Call a beekeeper if you find bees. We know how to deal with them without jumping out of trees and running away. I face palmed when I saw that guy cutting the hive in half.

[@jtsimmons3133]

Good vid. And no, it doesn't really matter what you do, folks who don't do it won't/can't fully understand. You're right when you say it's more important to understand than to be understood. Rock on.

[@juanitawatts3218]

August, Zi am glad you presented this aspect of it. I am 74 years old female and I always wanted to be in trees. So I did next thing I danced a lot!

[@brandonsmith3060]

I called a local bee keeper who came over and sucked out the hive and then found the queen in a swarm the next day on some downed branches, so he scored a new hive (about 100$) and they gave me a grip of honey.

[@traffictime5254]

how many stings on that dude in the first vid? obviously those weren't the killer bees. they are way better at their job. i cut into a tree and got swarmed. later found out they were africanized bees. they are way worse than reg bees. 120 stings on me. sympathy to your dude. lol

[@finksies23]

Wow great video. I nominate pfannerman to play Bruce Wayne in the next batman.

[@newtreevision]

Thanks for making this. I thought it was very well done.

[@vega-jk1ft]

the sound of a climbing saw idling down and the wind being displaced by a plummeting top then the crack of impact with the ground

[@GoProBiscuit]

haha we were 60ft up and got hit with bald faced wasps, well my buddy did. Over 70 stings.

[@hphillips7425]

Good video 👍. Measure twice and cut once. Arborist caculate 20 times and cut once.

[@kogerlaan]

Very courageous telling about misshaps and other mistakes...

[@joshuap7501]

This is probly the best video you have made august thats my biggest hurdle wife not understanding or customers and i let them get me in a pinch sometimes when they dont have money

[@philbohrman3918]

It is gratifying to be passionate about the calling you have to any work. I found that to be a most interesting video.

[@robertsleezer5476]

Does any of you guys have any equipment that you don't use anymore?

[@southerntasclimbers7271]

Oh man I hate dealing with bees my crew got bitten a few months back August. Jim

[@mvblitzyo]

That was super awesome August I love the end. I got voluntary work in the summer of 1989 but are you and Mike called me up and says hey bro you want to work start off as a groundsman. Little over 20 years later I got my certified arborist then I got my server tree worker went backwards I was born in 1969 I've never made made a KZbin video but seeing all the work knowing what I've done over the years. I sure have seen some interesting things my life all related to tree work. Thanks for being awesome.

[@clintheser6314]

Enjoyed the video as always. I was amazed at the different perspectives and I liked the family perspective. I work with my wife, daughter and boys in our business. No outside workers, although that may change. Working only with family definitely has it's challenges, but I think the rewards outweigh them. I wouldn't trade climbing with my wife and boys for anything! My wife is a master at "letting it run".

[@ericball5404]

Tree guys are a different breed most wifes and families dont understand its our life and thats how it is

[@Therevlev]

Absolutely 100% love your videos. Hopefully in the not so far future, I'll have the time to make some of my own. They're educational and give people a little view into what we do. Our days are all numbered, so we have to make hay while the sun shines. Nothing is more satisfying and gratifying than a tree job well done, when everyone gets to go home safe at the end of a job. Even jumping out of airplanes is boring compared to our day to day life.

[@theaxeman4429]

Pfanner man’s The Rock&Roll 💪👍👍

[@gerardmulvihill104]

That was a great video I love doing tree work

[@davepenman1023]

Great Vid August! Cheers from NZ👍

[@bloodseedrums]

i know its a couple days late, but fyi bees dont like light colours

[@gabrieloflaherty9187]

13 minutes 40 seconds in, “do you think people get it?”…. No, no, no, and no.

[@thejackel1844]

That fella would've lasted only a second or two with Bald Faced hornets or Yellow Jackets...

[@dougcarter1924]

the jackel I got the crap stung out me by hornets I was about 25 feet up.

[@leeveler7729]

25 years climbing started out climbing towers when that got slow worked with a tree co in Charlotte NC and got bit by the bug and never looked back. Just turned 50 and I'm in the saddle 5-6 days a week with at least 20 more to go God willing. Rock on brothers

[@stevenpope940]

I had a rigged lead on a triple trunked maple I was chunking out stretch out the rope and spin back and smash my hand between the log (10' long and 15" dia.) and trunk. HURT LIKE HELL!

[@Lazybiker60]

Steven Pope at that point you just hope you have a good beley device that you don’t need two hands to operate

[@justincombs7561]

Big fan my tree brother. In your video you asked about embarrassing moments. I've owned my own Tree Service for 20 years, I'm a 3rd generation tree climber. But when I was 16 and thought I knew it all, I butt caught a 30ft top on a natural crotch which is basic but I used a small diameter let down rope trying to show off and of course the rope popped and hit a water main in the subdivision I was working in. I knocked out water for over 3,000 homeowners. Humility is something I didn't know about but learned real quick.

[@AugustHunicke]

+Justin Combs that’s do it 😁

[@brucelund5788]

Really enjoyed the video, and Dan's comment at the end, "guess they just don't watch enough KZbin"