MONSTER Cottonwood tree reductions, these were scary!!
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
- We had 3 Massive Cottonwood trees to heavily reduce in height and width for hazard mitigation purposes. We only found out quite how bad they actually were once getting high up into the canopy. You can tell with the tones of our voices and the heavy breathing that we sure were nervous. This video really doesn’t give you the true scale and height of these trees, or how sketchy they felt.
The adrenaline rush of knocking some of those huge limbs and tops out really was something else.
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It’s great to see that even seasoned pro’s have days that are out of the ordinary and fear inducing that demand critical, creative, out of the box thinking. Awesome video Dude! 🤘🏻
Thanks for the comment Jake, this was a scary one for sure. The fear slowed us down and made us seriously evaluate each step we took
The way I think of it. The more you master something, the harder it ends up getting. The expert always ends up on the challenging jobs.
I, for sure, can feel the strain just by watching... This holes were big enough to move in.
Outstanding work. Much respect and a wish for better trees to climb for you all.
At least it wasn't raining...
Thanks buddy, appreciate the comment
I dont blame you in the slightest for being nervous with this job. About fell over when you put the camera in that chunk of the stem. Stay safe man
This is such a good video because it captures the stress of the person teaching the new guys while simultaneously performing the work. The noises you make when the other guys are making cuts are the same ones I make when training my guys, and the same noises I made while watching your guys from my comfy chair at home hahah very very cool and I can tell it's a big one because I finally heard you curse. A lot hahaha. Love your videos my guy, always excited to see what you've got coming out 🤘
Cheers brother , really appreciate the comment
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Did some trimming on a large sweet gum today. Not being able to use spikes made climbing around in it difficult cause the limbs were few and far between. Resetting my lifeline had me shitting. I was only about 65' up and it was a strong tree but I haven't been climbing all that long still have a lot to learn and get comfortable with. A couple times all I wanted to do was bail out and repel down but I hung in there. The only way we grow is by getting out of our comfort zone. Respect to you on this nothing easy about it. Appreciate the content. Stay safe.
Great job mate. And glad you left them stood up 👍
I love the way you were telling it as it was.
Your heart going flat out.
Awesome video. Thanks for taking the time to share what you do. Love the intro of the video when the groundsman says he just saw a tree come out the sky. You tell him you weren't going up there.lol. Mad Respect.
Stay safe and keep up the good work.
I have spent the last four hours watching various different climbs you've done, and coffee break talks whilst revising for my my DSC. I found myself learning some helpful pointers. Thank you, keep it up!!
Thanks Jack , glad you found them somewhat helpful
On trees like these lifeline has a new meaning 😳 Thx for sharing this great job, guys. Stay safe!
Cheers Agnes 👍
That was edgy for sure. The video work only shows a small part of what theses big nasty babies are truly like. These have to be my least favorite trees to climb, especially when they are this big, but more so when they are this rotted and just nasty dangerous. Great safe job. Watching this put me right there with you. And I would have had at least two safety lines on as well. Nice choice with the mini carabiner there too, having a breakaway in place is very wise Dan, Very wise. A rescue up there would have been a big difficult job. Thank you for making and editing this Dan, Jim H.
They where terrifying trees
@@ClimbingArborist I totally hear you and agree. I have removed a few of these giant (Black Cottonwoods) before, and they barber chair on larger leaning pieces, I've put cinch straps above and below the felling kerf before. Anyway you slice it, theses trees are big nasty pig-dogs. I'm super glad both of you are safe. I imagine when you edited the segments you had to take breath and be glad you are not up there anymore. JIm H.
Thanks for taking us to work. I could feel that nervous tension. Been there, you handled that well. Your experience shows.
It's crazy how small those look on video lol. But with you standing beside it it's alot bigger. Awesome job man!
They were absolutely massive
Wow... I appreciate what you accomplished. Not sure I'd have had the nerve to climb past that huge split area in the day one tree! Great watching you work and changing saws as needed. I love that Husky battery powered saw. That alone actually makes a difference in my overall stress levels in general when not needing the larger gas saws. (I like how there is NO DRIFT in the chain after releasing the trigger and it's nice that it only sings when cutting!) Thanks again. I'm hooked! Thank you for sharing.
nice touch using the dmm clip as a breakaway
Cottonwoods suck. Biggest removal I ever did was a cotton. My 120’ line got me to the first crotch with two big stems, drt, then had to rope out every piece because it sat between power lines on each side. Took me three days as the one climber with two guys running my ropes.
wow just crazy to see that. Makes my heart pound man. Great video, great planning and what a cool job to film. Would love to see the update on this in a few years to see what happens to the trees
I’m glad it made your heart pound watching it, I feel like I have a dent in my chest from this job, but it’s hard to capture the feeling on camera.
For sure it will need the regrown that pruning off every 5-8 years, I think each time we would bring the trunk down another 30-50 feet
@@ClimbingArborist The camera never does justice to how sketchy a tree really is. Loved the video. When I’m scared I do my best and safest work it does really make you think
They certainly looked that tall for sure. Awesome video as always. Thanks for the amazing content. I love your video on the 11.7 mil ropes. I will be buying Focus next. Hopefully it's durable. 🙂
Cheers brother! Focus is a great rope, and looks so cool in the sunlight (you'll know what I mean when you get it)
I vote for Blue moon
@@alsotnyk7785 Focus is Blue Moon. It just has a different jacket.
greetings from Chile ! I am seeing that the tree has phytosanitary problems and it looks dangerous, you work very well I like your videos. I also work in pruning and felling of trees but in cleaning the electrical line, I admire your way of working 😃👍
might be, but Larvae is not exclusively a problem brought from abroad. cheers from another chilean
This poplar genus has a pretty short lifespan and the tend to rot naturally. Unfortunate when they are over 100 feet tall
@@GeertSawek yes the cavities are common on poplars this size
looks like you handled it like a professional!! that's a tall one.
It was crazy nerve racking... I don’t know how much that will come across in the video, I hope it does
It’s amazing to see that the compromised tops held all that weight, plus you. Some scary stuff tho for sure! Enjoying learning from your videos and podcasts. Keep up the great work and stay safe. 👍🏼👍🏼🤘
What a great video. I'm surprised your client didn't want them both down, but what remains will be wildlife trees for more years to come.
One of the best tree vids I’ve seen, you are a legend
Cheers Lewis, that is a fantastic comment to read 👍
Wow I wish I could come and work for you! I need a patient and experienced arborist to help me learn rigging and sharpen my climbing! You seem like an excellent teacher mate, and an excellent arborist as well. Thanks for your videos they are very informative!!
I can hear the anxiety in your voice and that may be a first but great job mate balls of steel
Good job. Enormous. Felt your stress ! 😂 already climbed one poplar of 100-110' more spreaded at the top crown. Had to cut some big branch that broke. With a fence right under. And i was not feeling confident at all. And it was not with spurs (which i feel less comfortable with ). Big props ! It was really high
Good job too, Poplars are unnerving at the best of times
Man that was sketchy! Been there and one time what I did instead of going up higher I dropped the tops with our ht133 pole saw. That pole saw made my day :)
well done have done several of these over the years always an event.
Very cool techniques with the dmm biner, I'm a novice climber and enjoy watching your videos
very impressive. love your candor, respect for your team and obviously your high level of skill.
Sketchy, good job dan.
Thank you🙏
You guys are awsome! slow methodical decisions. Nice work fellas...
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Why did you top those trees instead of cutting down? As you say, maybe 5 or more years and you should come back to cut down even below... Why the client want to keep them up?
The imagery really doesn’t do those Pops justice in terms of scale, but from experience, I could tell they were monsters. I bloody hate them too. You handled it brilliantly! I would have gone very, very quiet. Great work, crack on and go safe.
Thanks for your comment Matt 👍
Cottonwood trees (especially ''Eastern'' & ''Plains'' cottonwoods in the U.S.) are quite beautiful trees when they are young and only about 10 to 15 feet high, with a nice dense crown. (See the small cottonwoods in the opening credits of the TV series ''Rawhide''). Too bad those nice young cottonwoods grow up into thinned-out, ugly, gnarled giants !!!
Lower mainland famous for it's old growth Cottonwoods. Looks reaaaaal sketchy. Nicely done.
If you look at the house from up in the tree it gives pretty good idea how high up you are.
Yeah, that’s the best way to get some kind of scale of the trees.
Sketchy as F....
Nice work Dan.
I'm assuming the top you were tied into was sturdy enough to rig the one you were climbing.
I definitely don't like climbing things i don't trust, even with another tie in. Good job staying appropriately focused and keeping communication calm.
This finished job was not pollarding, the trees were lopped Lopped Cottonwoods (aka Poplars) rot very quickly and any regrowth becomes unstable. This trees should have been felled, across the garden and the client warned beforehand to expect that there will be some dents in the lawn and some damaged shrubs, but that's always better than someone taking a chance and ending up in a wheelchair or a coffin. Always listen to your instincts and take good care of yourselves.
Great video ! Thanks for taking the extra time to film even when your under a lot of stress.. If those trees didn't scare you I'd recommend you cut down on the drinking ,,,,,
I felt this one had to be filmed, it’s not all sunshine and rainbows 😄
Always great Dan !
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How to send you files videos or photos to have suggest and ask for some question ? For example Yerstday for dismantle a fir tree with 4 trunk on the top the saw kick back and i scratched a little bit on tha rope ..( new rope ) fu...k ...in the side of the eye (3 mt ) and i want to show if is bad ( and i have to cut the rope ) i think its only the skin ...but ?many thanks Roberto
I started to use quikie ..its simple but great in much case ..but in my opinion if the carabiner is trilock .. the quikie should be better with 3 cams ...maybe the pin should be longer but its not a problem i think
Hell yeah Dan, Conner & Tom 🤙 definitely sketch town but you all got the job done safely 👏
Those look scary indeed Great job and hats off to the fence maker
Dont blame you sweating it on that junk Dan, theres plenty holes i can see in your cut shots, its not a nice feeling climbing above trashed spots its always gonna make the sphincter pucker, you’re not sane if it doesn’t....i like your 2nd line weak link karabiner idea, i recently climbed a big fat dead as f### Oak with a pronounced lean towards a road that had been pollarded a number of years previously but it had killed it off ( been standing dead a few years by now and the bark was coming off in sheets, why they leave them till they’re bad is beyond me) and was tied into a big sycamore behind it but at about 55’ when it was moving around too much for comfort, for a tree of that size, I bottled it and topped a big 25-30’ top about 26”diameter (had a 20” bar on a 441) in that spot and it speared into the soft ground about 3 - 4 feet.... the ground conditions were so wet and lush i wasn’t sure how bad the roots were cos i didn’t bring my x ray eyes that day and had a ‘bail out’ plan if it started to go which involved unhooking my older 2 gate flip line hook rather sharpish ( didn’t want to use a 3 gate on a rope positioning lanyard in case i messed up the release despite the obv danger of using the wire line ) sweats were off once that lump was off but after seeing this vid i do like your ‘weak link’ karabiner plan better, what poundage do you est. it would fail at? Wouldn’t want to over load my harness points altho...I think i will keep that tactic in mind for future arse clenching jobs....you’re definitely in ‘Patrick’ territory working this crap eh.. its usually him i’m watching dealing with the ‘deceased’ in the cemetary...! You live to fight another day Dan, stay safe buddy. 👍
Awesome video brother
Sick video and way to keep cool bro
I know these electric saws are the way to go now days, but the dental instrument sound is horrendous haha.
Lastly, I wanted to say man, Ive been using ultra bright lasers to point out limbs etc to clients and I couldn’t help but wish you had one when talking to this home owner. Check them out, they are cheap on Amazon and once you talk to clients with one you won’t go back
Healthy cottonwoods are scary enough😖
Lucky you missed that plane flying past.
Nice work men! Trees are amazing.
Cottonwoods in Michigan are much larger.
Those are not pollards. That is a top job. Pollards you start young and re cut to pollard heads. Those cavitied big stems are still there because of how strong woundwood is. You guys need a Wraptor.
Pollard seems to be quite a varied and ancient term, as a text book canopy control method(often street tree) I would agree with you. Planned small cuts in a regular cycle can avoid large wounds altogether.
Whatever term you think fits, this was to mitigate the hazards of major failure, but the client didn’t want 130+ ft of massive wood on the floor to deal with. Rather bring the height down in another 5-8 years
Trees a whole lot lighter now ;-)
Great video as always 👍
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Great work guys. Anyone who has climbed will k ow what you were feeling.
There is no fucking way I would have done those trees way too far out of my comfort zone.
Cheers for the comment @Rawly
Hello from Oregon...yes sir, done a few like that myself. When you're going up the tree wondering if this is going to be your day it makes for a pretty stressful time of it; cussing the tree helps though. Just wondering why no spurs in those nasty bastards? Good job ! You're still vertical
No spurs cause he was just topping them. It's against industry standards to spur trees that your not completely removing.
Definitely nice to be dropping bombs instead of rigging out through the old ladies garden. But respect to ur team for being focused and humble.
Nice work👍
11:21 is me in my ash tree only 20-30 feet above ground. Plus i sit there for about 10 minutes thinking.
What type or brand of earmuff are you wearing here mate?
Good stuff!
amazing!
You'll love this one, it's a really great watch 👍
Great job loved it
Thank you 🙏
Loved the vid man nice scary climbs
Cheers dude, it was a scary one alright...🤙
Climbing Arborist AKA BLOODY LEGEND
Dude, I see you’ve hung your clip around your neck to allow your climbing system to self tether. I do the same but recently felt that if I took a swing a a stumble and get that could on on something it might not be a good idea to have it round our necks. What are your thoughts? I mean what we do is riddled with danger anyway but if there’s a safer option shouldn’t we take it?
Great work!!
Christ. Genuinely scary bro.
Certainly was
Yer bro they stink of rot, an they were some tall ones. Not sure why let em grow back. But yer money. If me get em out. Cheers good crew.
Scary,....fracture pruning would be nice also
Good work mate
Thank you for your comment buddy 😁
id be thankin God for my angels
What country are you based out of?
Do tree work, they said
It’ll be fun, they said
What country do you live in ?
SCARY !
why did u use the xsre carabiner? non locking and rated to 4kn?
I imagine it was a positioning line not a lifeline, attached to something that had a chance of snapping off and dragging him down
@@neild7971 Yes you are right.
As @Neil D said, it was in case of major failure while on that compromised top, I’d like to know the carabiner could break at 4kn rather than 23kn +
I was attached to the adjacent tree also
Do you ever have lunch up in the tree? I think the view would be nice but probably not on this tree with the sketchiness.
Love it
Cheers buddy
Sketchy alright.
You can say that again
Pucker Factor: 10
I think this was pushing 11 😂
Try to keep the tree balanced ....also helps with the nerves ....haha ....
What took you to America?
In Canada
@@ClimbingArborist what took you to Canada ?
"that's gonna be a yikes from me"
Why dont you guys use FPV drones to inspect the tree before going up and to easily get a throwline above the best branch possible?
About a 1.5k investment and a month of (fun) practice but then you never have to throw a line or deal with surprises like this up in the tree.
Never pleasant, but handled well. Worth an ask if the homeowner cares to dynamite them hahahaha. Seriously, well done.
There is a very expensive fence and Christmas tree farm on the north side, hence the little bit of rigging you see in the video
Fucking anxiety.
Gnarly
Cottonweeds.
You got that right
Ohh man they should have been taken down those trees... And replant something else, those trees are gonna rot alot at the big topping cuts. If he didn't want to deal with all the wood you guys could have just gotten it out of there, extra cost but not as much as coming back in a few years and taking them down anyway. Just my humble opinion anyways a job well done and safely!
Ya being tied in twice still doesn't give ya much confidence does it?
Oki 1/2 way through the vid and it looks like you're cutting breadsticks. My guess is if you dropped it whole, it would have shattered.
3/4 of the way thru vid I noticed you switched to gas power.😜
Oki now that you showed me the top you blew out, I'm gonna call it potato chips.😲
Best pollarded trees I've ever seen was at the tower of London.😁
Funny, you said the name Jesus. My dad once told me that is the only name one can be saved by. 🇨🇦
Cottonwood, more like rottenwood
You can say that again 😂
Don't swear.
Ugh, I hate cottonwoods and I don't even climb rofl. Garbage trees.
sketch
Put some fucking spurs on! Why would you make things harder on yourself?
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exactly 😂
DUDE!!!! there for a second right at 15:30 you were putting it all on that DMM XSRE..... Please tell me I saw that wrong lol I know they're rated for a thousand pounds and all but come on dude that can't be safe
Looks easy. This is not hard work. I could EASILY do this……. Yeah. Never. Save this post for April 1st.
Awesome video brother
Thank you for the great comment 😁