This has to be my favorite video that you have put out and I have watched 75% of your videos. How Raw And honestly It came out can’t blame you for putting your safety first and for making the call nobody wants to make. This video truly puts perspective to the climbing world how ground guys need to be train more thoroughly On their knot skills basic common knowledge of running a portawrap . Thank you for putting content that most won’t!
It's a damned shame that so many arborist are sent to a backyard monster with not a single honest to goodness, ground technician. As soon as I finished typing above, dudes knot failed for your saw. Poor guy WTF😁😂😂😂
Fucken hell pretty much like having Cory and Trevor down there good thing you came down before they fucked something up that would hurt you I like how he lies about using the porta wrap too
“Any knot that’s not going to break my $700 saw”. 😅 After watching him kink the break line on the wrap 2 times while you were on the ground I would have packed all my shit in my Mazda 3 and rolled out. Wrapping is like riding a bike, not something you forget after a while of not doing it. Kudos to you for giving them a chance, only to be let down. 😞 Climbers get a bad wrap from ground guys such as these that make careless mistakes that can put your, their and the home owners life/property in harms way. I believe climber is only as good as his rope man. Always staying one step ahead of you and knowing where to go next. Glad you ended this job the way you did on “ non-personal” but personal terms man. You seem like a very grounded climber, no pun intended. Stay safe my friend.
Man I have a small tree service and I truly feel you mane it's like they don't care they just want a few bucks no regards to the damages of the equipment that cost alot but they didn't pay nothing for so they just don't care to them it's free and that's how some people are with other people's property. Also envy, hate and jealous I think be in some helpers heart. I'm the type of owner if you help me truly I will acknowledge it and give that same help in return because all business owners need good hearted employees to grow their company.
Never thought I’d say this; but I completely agree with you Travor. There is no room for ignorance in this industry.. he owns a buisness and can’t tie a saw onto a rope or run a wrap? Run.
you need a good groundie, I would love to help you out mate, but I live in adelaide and it's way to far to come and work for you, maby oneday I'll come up and say hello
U had referred to this in another video. I wonder who this company is oh, what they do, that they have no clue how to work with a climber. I keep trying to convert people I know in the ground he's and it's frustrating as hell when they can't remember basic ass knots
Gotta love how non committal that dude was. Just made a fool of himself on the porta wrap and immediately asks about a fucking tire lmao. No respect for the work
Well I learned something new today I never knew you could connect the other end of you climbing rope to you're rope wrench like you did that was slick as shit
Being a contract climber i would look at having a contract groundman as well its key in removing trees. I dont blame you one bit for stopping the job, its better than 3 broken ribs from a shock load or worse
Dam when I saw the saw hit the ground that would have made me backflip out the tree let alone not knowing how to use the portawrap should have been the walk off for me you did the right thing tho that’s a big safety issue in my book
Ya, you can only tell someone something or ask a question so many times... you should print up some of your tree work tips about porta wrap and just paste to tree above it all the time. Lol then you can just yell what page to look at. You the man dude! 💪
I would have been out of there as well. Best part is, these guys make a killing off us. If he calls you again and you decide to even answer, bang him on the head. 1,000 a day for you and Jeff, if not don’t even call again. People like that take jobs from the real tree guys and it’s pathetic. Let em rent a man lift and smash the house. Fuck that nonsense
I've done and sounded like that at least two handful of times. This video actually cheered me up. I can't stand people who you need to train with your life and your own personal gear and equipment to be just mistreated or worse. 👏👏👏👍🏼
Been in your position. And your watching them make every move and then your not watching what your doing. The higher up the tree you go and you can hear the bumble fuckery on the mic but cant see them anymore it gets so damn sketchy . I got lucky as another friend came after I phoned him and he worked as a groundie for 15years and stopped because of poor health but atleast I knew I had someone below me that I could put my life on. The job at the bottom is just as important as the job as the top . And more in most cases
I’ve seen a few of your videos now and I won hundred percent and I mean 100% appreciate your decision as a lot of us have all been there once before if not numerous times before which Insane really. Honestly though if I could give you some professional advice, we all have our vises but smoking on the customers property and in the tree is out of line. Professionalism should be number one and this just shouldn’t happen. God for bid you be a tree and flick a cigarette down and catch the house on fire or the tree you’re in or anything else. Not to mention cigarette butts on your customers property is inappropriate Stay safe
When the porter wrap talk doesn't go well eg not being honest or not listening its usually the foundations for a shit day my bro my heart sunk when saw drop 🌳🌴🌲🔥💯
Man you where so right on that!!!! That's your life they are dealing with and they had no idea from what I saw that they where doing. And like you said its business and this is your business you do what feels right!!!!
Your safety is not worth stupid guys that don't listen. I hate when guys lie to me and tell me that they know how to do something and they don't it puts everybody at risk.
It all catches up when having to retrain people all the time..you have a stack of patience & i'm amazed you lasted this long before you up & left..good on you..safety first .
You were very patient with them. I'd have said something after he pretended to know what the portawrap was. I'd bet my last dime they'd have got 4 hands on that lowering line. You did right.
I dont know how you deal with it everyday bro Fuckin business owners pretending to be tree guys Run your own shit you'll be rich in two years straight up
Travor these guys were beyond green .when your baby fell 20ft and landed on its head i knew it was game over for them.then the rigging line i was saying f this then you did right on .
This was my day today. Twice in a row the guy wrapped the wrong direction on the port-a-wrap while I was giving him the demo. He had used tree wraps for years so I decided to just go with the tree wraps. He some how lost control of the first piece and hit the gutter! Alright, that's a day, I'm going home.
Glad ur ok travor i get in ur situation a lot its horrible and sometimes when ur mind gets so clouded with frustration and the ground guys are such dumbass's the best choice u can make is to call er a day. Them kiddos need their dad
Hey buddy just a question I've always used a Blake's hitch to climb I recently purchased the zigzag just your opinion I know you've used it a lot do you trust it a 100% I just never used nothing mechanical before I really really like it I just want your opinion
Thank you buddy so much for your opinion I really trust what you say one more question I just ordered the 2019 zigzag plus and the chaine for single rope do you think that is very trustworthy also for single rope
U got out safe and sound,they don’t know shit and the worst don’t understand what you are explaining,dropping your chainsaw and can’t even tie a rope.Better to leave,good call and glad u make it.
You have experience right? You have used a porta wrap before? Yes show me. Hmmmm "you"-Greer. As you were walking away I could read your mind" he's going to kill me if not I'm going to kill him. Lol
It was a tree I started a few days earlier with Jeff " out of town job with Jeff video " Jeff wasn't available so the " boss" said hed rund the ropes .
Hey Travor, a real great video. I think a lot of guys never would have put up sth like this. Working with those guys would be a nightmare. You made the only sensible decision, cheers to that. Some other things: -Nice bar one that 200T or 201T ;) -Did something break on it? -What happened to your great groundy? You know..the guy of your own heart...he was a king on the rope keep safe man
I’m only 21 and I swear I wouldn’t have even made any of these mistakes. After watching the saw fall that’s when you should have been out of that situation. Love watching your vids brother just please stay safe
I don't know how you've kept your patience so far. Arboriculture/tree surgery companies need at least one ground guy with 3 years (minimum) commercial experience/qualifications. Well done for sticking to your guns
Love this video man, Just shows you that theres guys out there that win bids and need to get someone else contracted in cause they're clueless. That guy couldn't even load the portawrap never mind tie on a saw. If in doubt tie as many overhands as you can after it. Its scary to think this guy is probably going to get some gear and try climbing a tree himself. Hes either gonna kill himself or cause some serious damage. You made the right call, get out there otherwise you would be leaving with 2 rigging ropes instead of 1 cause they would cut through it or no chainsaw left . Surprised they knew how to fill it up. Would be good to see the other parts leading up to this point
Hey, happy Sunday, hell yeah, congratulations, he was totally lies, about the port a wrap, and his dumbbell dropped the saw, good you left, maybe his dumbbell will get the message now, have a great weekend, safety first,
Pretty funny how when you’re up in the tree you curse him out then when you’re face to face you don’t bring that same energy. I get it that dudes a dumb ass and can’t tie knots, I rig on off shore oil rigs so I understand the importance. You should have just clipped a carabiner to your rope and had him clip that into the rope itself to dummy proof it. I would have never left the ground before I saw him tie a clove hitch and bowline anyway. Stay safe bro.
Respect bro! This has happened once or twice to me up some of Australia's big Eucalypts. I love watching your videos man, humble real life Arbor living. I'm going to start getting a bit of footage together soon. Peace!
How did u end up with that ground? I heard u say business owner? I imagine as a traveling contract climber you meet all types, but really? No way in hell I’d trust a kook like that, from the very beginning dude didn’t take things seriously
This has to be my favorite video that you have put out and I have watched 75% of your videos. How Raw And honestly It came out can’t blame you for putting your safety first and for making the call nobody wants to make. This video truly puts perspective to the climbing world how ground guys need to be train more thoroughly On their knot skills basic common knowledge of running a portawrap . Thank you for putting content that most won’t!
Yeah sometimes things have to be said as they show up😃
It's a damned shame that so many arborist are sent to a backyard monster with not a single honest to goodness, ground technician. As soon as I finished typing above, dudes knot failed for your saw. Poor guy
WTF😁😂😂😂
When hurting peoples feelings is necessary.
Yep
Good call
damn that chainsaw thing would piss me off
Dude I fuckin felt that sigh at 4:10
Fucken hell pretty much like having Cory and Trevor down there good thing you came down before they fucked something up that would hurt you I like how he lies about using the porta wrap too
Dude's got attitude, I like it!!!
Definitely feel ya on this one, can't be doing that kind of work with guys that dont know shit ...
How hard is it to tie a mid-line clove......snap a carabiner to the climbing saw hole?
How hard ?
@@TravorAhern well, seemed to hard for the ground guy there...lol.
“Any knot that’s not going to break my $700 saw”. 😅 After watching him kink the break line on the wrap 2 times while you were on the ground I would have packed all my shit in my Mazda 3 and rolled out. Wrapping is like riding a bike, not something you forget after a while of not doing it. Kudos to you for giving them a chance, only to be let down. 😞 Climbers get a bad wrap from ground guys such as these that make careless mistakes that can put your, their and the home owners life/property in harms way. I believe climber is only as good as his rope man. Always staying one step ahead of you and knowing where to go next. Glad you ended this job the way you did on “ non-personal” but personal terms man. You seem like a very grounded climber, no pun intended. Stay safe my friend.
Yer happens alot. Fullas get a climber n give em guys never done it. Hard prob best call
yee good to have ure own contract groundy for this sorta set up ay fuck that
"I cannot deal with the novice nature of this" hit the nail on the head hilarious
The saw dropping even pist me off
Man I have a small tree service and I truly feel you mane it's like they don't care they just want a few bucks no regards to the damages of the equipment that cost alot but they didn't pay nothing for so they just don't care to them it's free and that's how some people are with other people's property. Also envy, hate and jealous I think be in some helpers heart. I'm the type of owner if you help me truly I will acknowledge it and give that same help in return because all business owners need good hearted employees to grow their company.
someone needs a snickers bar 🤣
Never thought I’d say this; but I completely agree with you Travor. There is no room for ignorance in this industry.. he owns a buisness and can’t tie a saw onto a rope or run a wrap? Run.
you need a good groundie, I would love to help you out mate, but I live in adelaide and it's way to far to come and work for you, maby oneday I'll come up and say hello
My friend you have more patience than me I would have lost my mind after I got down
fair call man. safety first.
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Lost just as bible says ..America wake up
U had referred to this in another video.
I wonder who this company is oh, what they do, that they have no clue how to work with a climber. I keep trying to convert people I know in the ground he's and it's frustrating as hell when they can't remember basic ass knots
Nice.😆 again 💪💪.mate!!!! Beautiful 💪💪💪👏👏👏👏👌👌👌👍👍
I had to stop watching after the saw drop. I was getting pissed and having flashbacks.
to this day still my favorite video you've put out
Oh, florida.
Not knowing is one thing. Being completely ignorant and thick about it is another. Thats how people get killed
Good call they were a joke was he the owner of the business?
Scary!
Bro..I respect the fuck out of your patience, and not going up the tree before knowing they know the way shit works....fuck yeah dude!!
This comment was before the saw fell...Fuck!! That's a really bad sign bro
"Yeah I've done this before, just been a while" geez, dudes will lie about everything! Just say you haven't and learn
Best call Leave it all!! #StaySafe
Every time i have a bad day i come back to this video and think hey at least ive never been the groundie that dropped a 600 dollar saw
Truth.....
Gotta love how non committal that dude was. Just made a fool of himself on the porta wrap and immediately asks about a fucking tire lmao. No respect for the work
I watch this video sometimes when I have a bad day to remind me that it could always be worse
Thanks for making me laugh . Cause I do the same exact thing man
Well I learned something new today I never knew you could connect the other end of you climbing rope to you're rope wrench like you did that was slick as shit
You can’t, it’s not life support!
Being a contract climber i would look at having a contract groundman as well its key in removing trees. I dont blame you one bit for stopping the job, its better than 3 broken ribs from a shock load or worse
David Eaton Jr. Jeff was there with me the first day but he wasn't available this day and he's my rope man
Yeah I know how to use it’s just been a while what the fuck, what the hell you been doing in between
good call bro, someone was gonna get hurt bad...
Bro I’ve had this same thing happen while I was in the bucket, I can only imagine how frustrating it is climbing.
I think you made the best call there Travor to be fair.
“You’re a business owner, you have common sense, right?” I’m dead 😂😂😂😂😂😂 💀 You are the ultimate alpha male travor
Fair enough! Good call, keep yourself safe
Dam when I saw the saw hit the ground that would have made me backflip out the tree let alone not knowing how to use the portawrap should have been the walk off for me you did the right thing tho that’s a big safety issue in my book
Incompetent groundsman boy oh boy what a shame.
the longest storm out... rightfully so, but working in an office has its advantages when you want to storm out hehehe
Felt like forever
That groundsman was all doped up. 1 Mistake after another...I wouldn't trust him to rope anything down.
Ya, you can only tell someone something or ask a question so many times... you should print up some of your tree work tips about porta wrap and just paste to tree above it all the time. Lol then you can just yell what page to look at. You the man dude! 💪
Paul Smeall that's a great idea
all tree workers should have to watch this! learn to know when to say NO! shit aint no joke!
We call those nope knots lol. Is it gonna work?... nope lol
I would have been out of there as well. Best part is, these guys make a killing off us. If he calls you again and you decide to even answer, bang him on the head. 1,000 a day for you and Jeff, if not don’t even call again. People like that take jobs from the real tree guys and it’s pathetic. Let em rent a man lift and smash the house. Fuck that nonsense
I've done and sounded like that at least two handful of times. This video actually cheered me up. I can't stand people who you need to train with your life and your own personal gear and equipment to be just mistreated or worse. 👏👏👏👍🏼
Hell yeah travor. I would be aggravated too! That is not cool. My patients runs thin for that shit!!
Been in your position. And your watching them make every move and then your not watching what your doing. The higher up the tree you go and you can hear the bumble fuckery on the mic but cant see them anymore it gets so damn sketchy . I got lucky as another friend came after I phoned him and he worked as a groundie for 15years and stopped because of poor health but atleast I knew I had someone below me that I could put my life on.
The job at the bottom is just as important as the job as the top . And more in most cases
I fuck with you man! Keep it 100 so I can teach you something! Love your videos Bro!
I feel this on such a deep level. Had some really similar experiences. Respect for walking away.
That saw has taken a beating in the last few weeks I seen it take 2 falls 😒 fucking inexperienced tree guys.. I don’t blame u one bit bro good call
Oh yeah didn't it get dropped a few weeks ago or something?
I’ve seen a few of your videos now and I won hundred percent and I mean 100% appreciate your decision as a lot of us have all been there once before if not numerous times before which Insane really.
Honestly though if I could give you some professional advice, we all have our vises but smoking on the customers property and in the tree is out of line. Professionalism should be number one and this just shouldn’t happen.
God for bid you be a tree and flick a cigarette down and catch the house on fire or the tree you’re in or anything else. Not to mention cigarette butts on your customers property is inappropriate
Stay safe
When the porter wrap talk doesn't go well eg not being honest or not listening its usually the foundations for a shit day my bro my heart sunk when saw drop 🌳🌴🌲🔥💯
Man you where so right on that!!!! That's your life they are dealing with and they had no idea from what I saw that they where doing. And like you said its business and this is your business you do what feels right!!!!
Holy hell I would of lost my sh#t your a better man then me!! New to the channel love it 🍻🤙👊
Your safety is not worth stupid guys that don't listen. I hate when guys lie to me and tell me that they know how to do something and they don't it puts everybody at risk.
This is the biggest downside of being a contract climber!
You dropped the ball bro, sorry. You should have asked him (completely stone faced, non aggressive) "Hey bro, Who tied your shoes this morning?"
Omg ahaha
Real tough spot for you, being a contract climber and bailing...Good thing there's a video as to why you did haha
Plot Twist: he wears Velcro shoes 😂
Yeah haha. I can hear the theme from "Curb Your Enthusiasm"
It all catches up when having to retrain people all the time..you have a stack of patience & i'm amazed you lasted this long before you up & left..good on you..safety first .
You were very patient with them. I'd have said something after he pretended to know what the portawrap was. I'd bet my last dime they'd have got 4 hands on that lowering line. You did right.
I dont know how you deal with it everyday bro
Fuckin business owners pretending to be tree guys
Run your own shit you'll be rich in two years straight up
I would be rich with money but also streessss. I would be a miserable man running a business
Best video ever!
Oh the joys of contract climbing...
Good call respect for you walking away.
hahaha the porta wrap
I would of slid down on the saw falling.
this has to be kne of my favorote Travors videos! know when to say No!
Dnt blame u one bit trav that shit was goin sideways fast!!!
Travor these guys were beyond green .when your baby fell 20ft and landed on its head i knew it was game over for them.then the rigging line i was saying f this then you did right on .
That’s the first video Iv sin you pissed off,I don’t blame you tho it looked like hard work
stu right! Seems like à narrow area to work with dummies
I just couldn't do. Also this was just the first video I've posted of me being mad . Although it was prolly the one of the worst .
stu. fun starts at 1:06. Travor you did your best to cooperate with those :goofy:
@@TravorAhern you should post the other ones
This videos are on a hard drive somewhere . Lol
This was my day today. Twice in a row the guy wrapped the wrong direction on the port-a-wrap while I was giving him the demo. He had used tree wraps for years so I decided to just go with the tree wraps. He some how lost control of the first piece and hit the gutter! Alright, that's a day, I'm going home.
Good call man, that saw hitting the ground stressed me out just watching
did you have your lanyard in at 11:16 ?
Yep. Best to move on. Wow.
Good call on duckin outta that 👍
OK Jesus is Lord, and told us to be wise.... So you did,
Blessings to you and your family ❤️
Glad ur ok travor i get in ur situation a lot its horrible and sometimes when ur mind gets so clouded with frustration and the ground guys are such dumbass's the best choice u can make is to call er a day. Them kiddos need their dad
Hey buddy just a question I've always used a Blake's hitch to climb I recently purchased the zigzag just your opinion I know you've used it a lot do you trust it a 100% I just never used nothing mechanical before I really really like it I just want your opinion
It's the best device for DRT hands down . Totally trust worthy
Thank you buddy so much for your opinion I really trust what you say one more question I just ordered the 2019 zigzag plus and the chaine for single rope do you think that is very trustworthy also for single rope
U got out safe and sound,they don’t know shit and the worst don’t understand what you are explaining,dropping your chainsaw and can’t even tie a rope.Better to leave,good call and glad u make it.
You have experience right? You have used a porta wrap before? Yes show me. Hmmmm "you"-Greer. As you were walking away I could read your mind" he's going to kill me if not I'm going to kill him. Lol
Shane Aubuchon yep
Dude I hate new groundies man I’d rather pay someone good money that knows what there doing down there
Who started doing the cuts on that tree?
It was a tree I started a few days earlier with Jeff " out of town job with Jeff video " Jeff wasn't available so the " boss" said hed rund the ropes .
Hey Travor, a real great video. I think a lot of guys never would have put up sth like this. Working with those guys would be a nightmare. You made the only sensible decision, cheers to that.
Some other things:
-Nice bar one that 200T or 201T ;)
-Did something break on it?
-What happened to your great groundy? You know..the guy of your own heart...he was a king on the rope
keep safe man
He could make it out that day. It's a 201tc . I haven't started it yet. :/
I’m only 21 and I swear I wouldn’t have even made any of these mistakes. After watching the saw fall that’s when you should have been out of that situation. Love watching your vids brother just please stay safe
I don't know how you've kept your patience so far. Arboriculture/tree surgery companies need at least one ground guy with 3 years (minimum) commercial experience/qualifications. Well done for sticking to your guns
Love this video man, Just shows you that theres guys out there that win bids and need to get someone else contracted in cause they're clueless. That guy couldn't even load the portawrap never mind tie on a saw. If in doubt tie as many overhands as you can after it. Its scary to think this guy is probably going to get some gear and try climbing a tree himself. Hes either gonna kill himself or cause some serious damage. You made the right call, get out there otherwise you would be leaving with 2 rigging ropes instead of 1 cause they would cut through it or no chainsaw left . Surprised they knew how to fill it up.
Would be good to see the other parts leading up to this point
Hey, happy Sunday, hell yeah, congratulations, he was totally lies, about the port a wrap, and his dumbbell dropped the saw, good you left, maybe his dumbbell will get the message now, have a great weekend, safety first,
Pretty funny how when you’re up in the tree you curse him out then when you’re face to face you don’t bring that same energy. I get it that dudes a dumb ass and can’t tie knots, I rig on off shore oil rigs so I understand the importance. You should have just clipped a carabiner to your rope and had him clip that into the rope itself to dummy proof it. I would have never left the ground before I saw him tie a clove hitch and bowline anyway. Stay safe bro.
Respect bro! This has happened once or twice to me up some of Australia's big Eucalypts. I love watching your videos man, humble real life Arbor living. I'm going to start getting a bit of footage together soon. Peace!
How did u end up with that ground? I heard u say business owner? I imagine as a traveling contract climber you meet all types, but really? No way in hell I’d trust a kook like that, from the very beginning dude didn’t take things seriously
Tomaste la mejor decisión la seguridad es lo mas importante como siempre eres el mejor se te respeta mucho bendiciones