TRIMMING A TALL PALM TREE

stihl 200t
silky zübat
petzl zigzag, 1/2 rope
I don't like climbing loose skinned palm tree like this, but it is what it is!

[@irmaknight2573]

Good job...this man is brave!....People should appreciate the effort and risk he puts into trimming these palms.

[@mr.benitezhimself]

Irma Knight thank you! 🙏🏼😊🌴🌴🌴

[@RodTree]

Hace un par de dias me tope con mi primera palmera con la piel suelta... llegue hasta un punto que no pude seguir subiendo ... Los spikes se me resvalaban en la piel suelta y el landyard no lo podia subir porque se atoraba en los picos largos de la piel ... Puse mi salvarramas y descendi mejor ... Ahora con tuvideo entiendo que llevar 2 acolladorespudiera ayudar y dar mas seguridad. Gracias man por compartir ...

[@danstegenga4830]

Video convinced me to hire a professional like yourself haha, great video!

[@mr.benitezhimself]

Thank you for watching my friend

[@PoplarMechanic]

Haha love it man! That 200 is a beauty. Stay safe up there brotha and good job. 👊

[@mr.benitezhimself]

Poplar Mechanic thank you my friend 💯🙏🏼

[@elizabethmartinez8520]

Omg those are so tall!! Definitely can’t have a fear of heights doing this 😅

[@mr.benitezhimself]

Elizabeth Martinez I was scared of heights before entering this line of business 😅😅

[@elizabethmartinez8520]

Mr. Benitez Himself I guess that’s one way to get rid of it 😂

[@mr.benitezhimself]

Elizabeth Martinez either I Climbed the palms and made some good $ or go broke 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@AM22900]

Step aside, This man is a Hero! 😏😌

[@mr.benitezhimself]

Hahaha my friend!!! You’re too kind 🙏🏼💯🌴

[@MexiTyler]

Holy shit bro, I’ve been on a fully extended boom lift but this shits next level

[@mr.benitezhimself]

Mannnn I thought those lifts were something else myself 😳 but I’m always making sure I’m safe and secured when climbing palms! Thank you for watching my friend 💯🌴

[@joelgranados8442]

Chingon quedo esa palma👍

[@mr.benitezhimself]

Gracias my amigo 🙏🏼💯

[@colinsawyer3953]

Subbed with all notifications 💚💚🌴🌴

[@mr.benitezhimself]

z Burbxry thank you 🙏🏼🌴🌴

[@stallion2208]

Wow awesome vid!

[@mr.benitezhimself]

Thank you for watching! 🌴

[@mr.t.3689]

Amazing!! Brave man.

[@mr.benitezhimself]

Mr. T. Thank you my friend I appreciate that 🌴🌴🌴🙏🏽

[@AjLloyd-uy2tr]

beautiful work

[@mr.benitezhimself]

Thank you my friend 🙏🏽🌴

[@andrewsantillan6737]

Hell ya Get some!! I love me some tall palms💪 yo I’m gona be in Vegas here in like 2 months Ill get at you when I’m on the way

[@mr.benitezhimself]

Andrew Santillan I’m with it bro hmu 👍🏼

[@y4sm33n]

It was so well shot! I am impressed that you manage to get everything needed in the screen and perform such a thorough job! Awesome video!

[@mr.benitezhimself]

y4sm33n thank you my friend! I try to get the best footage for the people 👀🌴🙏🏼

[@WildlifeWarrior-cr1kk]

Why would you be impressed? Point your head At what you're looking at in it films

[@joedalmolin9170]

How much do you charge per tree?

[@mr.benitezhimself]

Joe Dalmolin each tree is varies 🌴🌴🌴

[@colinsawyer3953]

🌴💚

[@swantreeservicesd1488]

Try and convince client to skin palms if you are going be doing them regular. Much safer quicker and cheaper in long run . Nice job tarps on roof if you do skin them 👍

[@mr.benitezhimself]

Swan Tree Services d1 thank you my friend 🌴🌴🌴

[@catalinamonica6983]

What is the gear you use to slide down the palm and because I have a 150’ rope but no attachment to safely get down

[@mr.benitezhimself]

I have a few to choose from but there’s folks that use the Blake’s hitch I’d master the knot before actually rappelling

[@claywhite5569]

Just out of curiosity, what would you charge the customer for 2 trees like those. I am new into that line of work.

[@mr.benitezhimself]

A couple hundred

[@kenxiong6830]

Palm trees are beautiful but they sure are a pain in the ass to maintain unless you have hurricane winds then it takes care of itself

[@coopergt500twin5]

Broo good content I’m late but good stuff

[@alanencinasmartinez4277]

Qué buena chamba Benitez! Quiero aprender a hacer eso. Acá en México no ha de ser fácil conseguir el equipo. Cuánto calculas que cuesta el equipo que traes puesto sin contar la motosierra?

[@mr.benitezhimself]

Muchas gracias mi amigo! Todo el equipo que yo tengo sin las motorsierras a gastado mas o menos $800- $1,000 dollars americanos Saludos desde Las Vegas, Nevada

[@alanencinasmartinez4277]

@@mr.benitezhimself ok. Muchas gracias. Voy a ver todos tus vídeos. Cuidate

[@mr.benitezhimself]

Alan Encinas Martinez igual mente mi amigo, si tiene mas preguntas aqui estoy 💯👍🏼

[@chrisclarke5328]

How much did you get for this job?

[@mr.benitezhimself]

Chris Clarke lots of dollars

[@chrisclarke5328]

@@mr.benitezhimself how many dollor

[@juanriverol7527]

Do you have any advice for someone that’s thinking about doing that

[@mr.benitezhimself]

I read books about the trade, learn from others, watch people I admire, and actually doing the work myself🌴

[@mr.benitezhimself]

If you have a job, stick to your job as long as you can. Have a large savings account to support you just in case things don’t work out. As you have your job, try and get jobs, get licensed, build a reputation in your community. When you have enough work to replace your full time job, leave. 🌴

[@juancarrilll6846]

Good job, do you use that zig zag with a half inch rope or the 11 mm?

[@mr.benitezhimself]

juan carrilll thank you my friend! The rope line I use is a just little thicker than 12mm

[@1594simonsays]

How scared were you when you first started, saw the comment about you being afraid at first

[@mr.benitezhimself]

chris x I was so scared, I wouldn’t climb anything over 15ft. And I would pass on jobs with regular trees. But eventually you have to let go of the fear to get to the other level. Thanks for watching my friend 🌴

[@randomgolf9207]

Fuck i can see y we would use a boom takes too much time and can’t really get the bark off .

[@mr.benitezhimself]

In Vegas, CAN but WONT pay for a lift price. I’ve tested the market serval times. But to each their own I guess! Thanks for watching my friend 🌴🌴🌴🌴

[@mylifeisamememylifeispathe3140]

Give us a mower review

[@mr.benitezhimself]

MY LIFE IS A MEME MY LIFE IS PATHETIC can do 👍🏼

[@josealfredovaldezaragon5047]

Compa Benitez,?como se llama la carabiner donde cuelgas la sierra y la acuerda que la sostiene ?

[@mr.benitezhimself]

Jose alfredo Valdez aragon compa jose! Mire, el carabiner que uso es de petzl! Me lo dio mi amigo Pero donde cuelgo la Sierra, el equipo se llama Petzl Caritool

[@josealfredovaldezaragon5047]

@@mr.benitezhimself k muchas gracias mr.Benitez gracias por siempre contestar los mensajes ,cuidese y que dios lo bendiga siempre estoy al pendiente de sus videos ,yo tambien apodo palmas pero una nunca deja de aprender

[@mr.benitezhimself]

Jose alfredo Valdez aragon igual mente Jose! En este negosio (o en la vida) tienes que aprender algo todos los dias Ande con cuidado 💯🙏🏼

[@Vanguardcredit]

What about the skinny palm trees? Those look like they will break in half

[@mr.benitezhimself]

Very dangerous to do, but it’s safe if you know what you’re doing 🌴🌴🌴🌴

[@bradymartin9588]

What is the rope called that he wraps around the tree at 10:57?

[@mr.benitezhimself]

That’s called a friction saver. Im this video, I’m using a 4ft friction saver 🌴🌴🌴

[@juanriverol7527]

Are there class to take

[@bowbowx]

this is crazy.. i was thinking to do it myself... never mind..

[@mr.benitezhimself]

Edward Lin it’s definitely dangerous but a lot of fun 😊🌴🌴🌴🌴

[@albertoguzman7964]

Los guantes azules son mejor para trepar que Los de carnaza.

[@mr.benitezhimself]

Alberto Guzman sabe como se llama la marka de los guantes 🤔

[@garrettdavis9630]

Fuck I miss climbing

[@mr.benitezhimself]

It’s the best my friend! If you ever climb again, climb safe 🤘🏽💯🌴🌴🌴

[@qxwt]

why the alive fronds and the spear?

[@jacoboslandscapemaintenanc1988]

👍on the job,👎for the loose skin.

[@mr.benitezhimself]

William Jacobo sucks but have a lanyard on top of the just a flipline help Thank you my friend 💯🙏🏼

[@jacoboslandscapemaintenanc1988]

Thats a good idea👍 stay safe

[@tswvxyastswvyeej5510]

Do you enjoy clumb tall trees? How much do you charge to trim a 40 feet palm tree?

[@mr.benitezhimself]

The tallest the better. To get a free quote from me, you need to be in Las Vegas/henderson area

[@tswvxyastswvyeej5510]

@@mr.benitezhimself I just want to know. I live in the East

[@mr.benitezhimself]

@@tswvxyastswvyeej5510 I won’t answer because LITERALLY every quote will be different from someone from the west coast to the east coast. And most of the time, I give consultations in person when it comes to tree work

[@mr.benitezhimself]

Thanks for watching anyway 🌴

[@marcusjensen3409]

The client really wanted a hurricane cut? If they didn’t want a hurricane cut how would’ve you cut them? Hurricane cut bad look and not good for tree. You asked your co worker to cut more or not, maybe you cut them to how your co worker wanted them to look and not the client? I’m just wondering from what I watched.

[@mr.benitezhimself]

The client REQUESTED hurricane style. If they didn’t want hurricane style I would do a natural style trim. I didn’t ask ANYONE to cut more, I AM the one climbing this tall palm. And no, if the client wants hurricane style even tho I told them the harm and effects of it, I won’t argue with them. They are paying for the job, and will get what they wish. Thanks for watching Marcus 🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💚

[@gutesgelingen]

Hello Benitez this is my second season to trim palm trees. how would you handle 80ft or taller skinny palm tree? I wouldn't go up there for not less than 50-70 each. what do you do when your friction saver stucks up there? nice job man ;)

[@mr.benitezhimself]

PCJunkie even if it’s 50-70 ft, I will climb them the same way. Just have two support lines in case one slips. I place my friction saver in a place where I know it won’t get stuck. But if it does, you have no choice but to get up there again and try and get it. Or buy a new friction saver 🌴🌴

[@corbancutten]

Why do you not clean the trunk also?

[@mr.benitezhimself]

I didn’t get paid to skin the tree. Only prune/trim it

[@prutissbartlow8835]

Don't use spikes you're killing a living tree over time it'll die use a forklift but something a Lyft apparatus.

[@mr.benitezhimself]

Prutiss Bartlow over time. They will outlive both of my friend. 🌴

[@shahphone]

Terrifying

[@mr.benitezhimself]

But a lot of fun

[@aaronkesterson9613]

Yikes, boot spikes, good way to permanently damage a tree, and invite disease and pests to set in.

[@mr.benitezhimself]

Climbing boots with tree climbing spikes, yes. The client didn’t want to pay for srt climbing. This palm is thriving and will outlive both me and you 🌴

[@dragonfruit453]

I feel bad for palm tree 😭😭😭

[@mr.benitezhimself]

The palm is living and thriving 🌴💯💚

[@catterkitty6470]

😢😢😭😭👊👎👎

[@mr.benitezhimself]

😂😂👍🏽🦾