It was a pleasure meeting you the other day Reg! Here I though you just cut down trees in backyards. I have a huge respect for what you do! Cheers! Matt
Re watched this after you mentioned it in your q&a. There's more to it than it looks! Can you explain the thinking behind the 3 tie ins for the topping cut? I'd imagine it's because they're they're, so might as well.
Great video! Questions: 1. How did you decide where to do the topping? Were you trying to maintain a 12 inch diameter? Are those cedars to be made into utility poles? 2. What do you mean by "standing stem logging"? Is that heli-logging? Thanks.
Terry, they requested the climbers top the tree at 8 inches diameter where possible. but if the top was decayed, flawed or unsafe to climb, then take it bigger. that's a 16in bar on the saw, for reference. sone will be used as poles, others for lumber. correct, on the second question.....the large helicopter will pluck the logs from their standing position.
very nice video. how do you measure the trunk and where you cut the top of? im so jealous about that job...where i live climbing is a very tiny business and trees are waaay smaller
When I first watched this I was discombobulated for a day or so. it sort of had me unsettled. This I imagined was because the gods, ether, hidden universal web, or glitch in the matrix wanted me to tell Reg to keep off that damn dangerous helicopter. I didn't want to look a fool and said nothing. then some weeks later,or days I forget, that helli crashed on the landing pad... thank god no one was hurt. if you read this Reg I just wanted to let you know I was worried sick for a few days. and it seemed with good reason after all.
Nice work...those are some big tops! Question; do you ever need to keep lower limbs on for stability? I know that you mentioned keeping some limbs on when speed -lining at angles.
Caught up on most of your current work and now getting into your archives. When you did the heli-logging gig did you give much thought to how many vertical feet you climbed each day? Curious to know the number.
Super cool! were you able to swing to neighboring canidates, or were the trees so selective you had to do individual climbs? how many did you do at once??? excellent video!
You can transfer across with a grapple hook if they close enough. 100 ft and less you could probably do 1 tree per hour from scratch. upto 150 takes longer. also depends how far you have to hike between trees.
+Reg Coates Does a video of such a transfer exist? Because I would be very interested in seeing that. Also, do you only use wedges and a hatchet, or have you climbed with a felling lever? Great video, too.
So when you’re topping a tree that tall, how do you decide where to make your cut? You take off some limbs but done go up further before you cut. Is there a certain diameter you are looking for?
These stems were all being harvested, Eric. We were supposed to save them right down to 10inches if they were still in tact that high. The standing stems are them plucked from the hillside by a huge helicopter at a later date. But obviously many were not good enough to save right up to 10 inch, or the tops were in fact too rotten to climb to that point so we would top them much sooner. The video shows them being topped anywhere between 24 and 10 inch. The wide angle lens on the camera often gives a warped perspective
Reg Coates Cool. Just curious. You guys are crazy getting that high. I’m good at 20-30 feet on my land. Really enjoy the videos, especially the how-to vids. Enjoy the holidays. Hey, can I come work for you? I could learn a lot..... ha ha.
@regcoates : what is your actual job title, do u work for a logging company, topping the trees geting them ready to be cut for timber, or residential tree work or what. .
10-4, im in basic tree work, residential, crane jobs, really want to get into climbing, its very intersting seeing how companys use chopers in their work, lol, great work buddy. be safe
those were just outakes from over the course of a week. I don't know how you'd break it down. some of the trees were 5 ft at the base and upto 150 in height, over a hundred cuts a tree. it's a lot of work when you're packing a rope, fliplines gas/oil, axe and wedges, grappling hook, saw....not to mention a whole bunch of other crap up the tree. consider also you're hiking up incredibly steep terrain in 2 feet of snow at times in between trees. what you see on the video is really the easy part, topping. We got 6 hours from drop off to pick up at the pad. So, if you can locate and strip one tree an hour you're doing pretty good.
I tried to depict the whole process through the B&W clips. they were outakes from just one tree. to show just thay one tree with no other clips would've been too dull to watch. so I threw in the extras.
nice! did you ever catch the short season of Heli Loggers on A&E a few years back? Way better videography of climbing footage compared to the show Axe Men! hahah Yeah great gig there! What's the wood going to be for! Be safe out there! love the vids Reg!
+Bix Vid I pretend like every limb has Ben Franklin on it and pretty soon their all gone. I definitely have certain trees I look forward too and some I dread. That's just being human I think.
+Bix Vid I think it helps if you have something to prove at that stage Brian. without that desire you'll stay at the same level. which is fine too If you're content with that, or if that's all your situation demands.
+Reg Coates I thoroughly enjoy my steel core I like the way it flips and the minute bit of safety it offers. Do you use a swivel snap on yours or is it the biner type?
believe it ir not, this was actually Martin's job. he's not just a youtube weirdo stalker type. thankfully we were always working more than a few tree lengths apart so I was spared much of his sharp wit.
@@Recoates 3:20 mark! I might be mistaken, I've been in the industry for about 9 months but specialize in line clearance and I've got climbing school next month. I know we sometimes do it on the ground, but was wondering if there was a significance for up high in a forest? You've nothing below you that I can see , so other then damage to other tree's I don't understand
@@daskew9599 im not able to see it clearly on the phone. I made a recent vide called Topping cut explained. If I was in fact deliberately cutting the sides it will be covered in the video just mentioned
I always drill a small hole in my climbing wedges so I can put a piece of paracord through the hole and tether the bastard thing to my saddle, I hate dropping stuff out of trees on accident since I'm an absolute div
because its not a clear-cut ting area. Rather, certain trees are just being singled out. much easier for the sky crane to spot and pluck them standing up.
www.mcmaster.com/#die-setters'-bars/=12xched Here is a link to a tool called a die setters bar. It is like a crow bar but with a very different contour on the bent end that makes it very useful for getting tops over center and on the way when used with a chase wedge. I have found it to be much easier than using an axe and wedges while on spurs. I'll try to get some video next time I use it. I use an 18". Just an idea.
Great vid Reg stunning scenery on the way out.
I'm envious. I'd love to do that work with a chopper for a ride! Nice video!
Nice work Reg. Thanks for sharing!
Great video. love how remote it is. Nice way to get to work!
It was a pleasure meeting you the other day Reg! Here I though you just cut down trees in backyards. I have a huge respect for what you do! Cheers! Matt
Good to see a late 201T in service...
Looks like great fun. Nicely done Reg although I didn't expect anything less
Reg has finally made it big time & gets chauffered to work in a helicopter.
''The names Coates...Reggie Coates''....Great video man.
Another great video Reg.
Huston, Reg has reached the top!.. awesome video. thanks for sharing
Another great video Reg..thanks.
Great work! Great video!
Re watched this after you mentioned it in your q&a. There's more to it than it looks!
Can you explain the thinking behind the 3 tie ins for the topping cut? I'd imagine it's because they're they're, so might as well.
Reg Coates..... The tree mans Dibnah :)
Those new 201 TC are the real deal we have 2 of them they kickass. The best saw ive used since the 200t
wow what a beautiful place to work ..
Great video bud.
Nice job really nice job
I’m sure it’s difficult terrain but that looks pretty peaceful. Be a nice break from dodging houses
brilliant !
I once saw Reg simaltainously pilot a helicopter and top a 300' coast redwood (which happened to grow out there in Canada). What a badass.
A lot of climbing knees must have been pissed at you that day!
Great video!
Questions:
1. How did you decide where to do the topping? Were you trying to maintain a 12 inch diameter? Are those cedars to be made into utility poles?
2. What do you mean by "standing stem logging"? Is that heli-logging?
Thanks.
Terry, they requested the climbers top the tree at 8 inches diameter where possible. but if the top was decayed, flawed or unsafe to climb, then take it bigger. that's a 16in bar on the saw, for reference. sone will be used as poles, others for lumber. correct, on the second question.....the large helicopter will pluck the logs from their standing position.
Thanks Reg. Inspiring work.
very nice video.
how do you measure the trunk and where you cut the top of?
im so jealous about that job...where i live climbing is a very tiny business and trees are waaay smaller
Woumm d of been cool to see the trees you worked from the heli
pretty sweet
When I first watched this I was discombobulated for a day or so. it sort of had me unsettled.
This I imagined was because the gods, ether, hidden universal web, or glitch in the matrix wanted me to tell Reg to keep off that damn dangerous helicopter.
I didn't want to look a fool and said nothing. then some weeks later,or days I forget, that helli crashed on the landing pad... thank god no one was hurt. if you read this Reg I just wanted to let you know I was worried sick for a few days. and it seemed with good reason after all.
I want some of that. That was awesome. Reminds me of my time in the Army. So when do they haul the logs out?
Radical!
looking good
Thanks for the video. How did you get into this?
What Bar is on the t540? Lovs the vids thanks!
Excellent topping! Do you get paid on an incentive basis?
Nice work...those are some big tops! Question; do you ever need to keep lower limbs on for stability? I know that you mentioned keeping some limbs on when speed -lining at angles.
No real need if your free falling stuff Ken. when you're rigging, the tree is being loaded v free falling, limbs and tops are just being separated.
Caught up on most of your current work and now getting into your archives. When you did the heli-logging gig did you give much thought to how many vertical feet you climbed each day? Curious to know the number.
Looks like you left a mess around the bottom of that tree -- was this a no-cleanup job?
Great vid Reg. Do they allow you to do any traverses?
absolutely, If it saves work
Thats Awesome. Does a logging company typically pay your per job, day or how many trees you prep with that type of work?
day rate
thanks!
Hi why are you using the 201T and not the Husky T 540 xp ? Thx top video love the music and black white shots ...bang on
+steve jones I borrowed it, to see how it faired
Super cool! were you able to swing to neighboring canidates, or were the trees so selective you had to do individual climbs? how many did you do at once??? excellent video!
You can transfer across with a grapple hook if they close enough. 100 ft and less you could probably do 1 tree per hour from scratch. upto 150 takes longer. also depends how far you have to hike between trees.
+Reg Coates Does a video of such a transfer exist? Because I would be very interested in seeing that.
Also, do you only use wedges and a hatchet, or have you climbed with a felling lever?
Great video, too.
what happens if you run out of fuel before cutting the top? :D
So when you’re topping a tree that tall, how do you decide where to make your cut? You take off some limbs but done go up further before you cut. Is there a certain diameter you are looking for?
These stems were all being harvested, Eric. We were supposed to save them right down to 10inches if they were still in tact that high. The standing stems are them plucked from the hillside by a huge helicopter at a later date.
But obviously many were not good enough to save right up to 10 inch, or the tops were in fact too rotten to climb to that point so we would top them much sooner. The video shows them being topped anywhere between 24 and 10 inch. The wide angle lens on the camera often gives a warped perspective
Reg Coates Cool. Just curious. You guys are crazy getting that high. I’m good at 20-30 feet on my land.
Really enjoy the videos, especially the how-to vids.
Enjoy the holidays.
Hey, can I come work for you? I could learn a lot..... ha ha.
Honor life. All life. All the time. :)
@regcoates : what is your actual job title, do u work for a logging company, topping the trees geting them ready to be cut for timber, or residential tree work or what. .
I have a tree service business in Victoria BC. I'm just helping another company here with the climbing. There was about 8 climbers on this job.
10-4, im in basic tree work, residential, crane jobs, really want to get into climbing, its very intersting seeing how companys use chopers in their work, lol, great work buddy. be safe
Was that a stihl 201 or your new 150tc? I specifically remember how you modify a 201 with a dodge truck haha
It's the more recent TC version. I borrowed. it's pretty good.
+Reg Coates Oh ok, I have to think the t540 feels beter to run, perfect ergonomics. good stihl is advancing the 201 though
Buckin asked me to say hello. He said you are good people.
how many hours of climbing to top that group...give or take?
those were just outakes from over the course of a week. I don't know how you'd break it down. some of the trees were 5 ft at the base and upto 150 in height, over a hundred cuts a tree. it's a lot of work when you're packing a rope, fliplines gas/oil, axe and wedges, grappling hook, saw....not to mention a whole bunch of other crap up the tree. consider also you're hiking up incredibly steep terrain in 2 feet of snow at times in between trees. what you see on the video is really the easy part, topping. We got 6 hours from drop off to pick up at the pad. So, if you can locate and strip one tree an hour you're doing pretty good.
That is freaking fast man!
interesting vid, black and white parts gave it kind of a spooky woods feel.
I tried to depict the whole process through the B&W clips. they were outakes from just one tree. to show just thay one tree with no other clips would've been too dull to watch. so I threw in the extras.
+Bix Vid I wouldn't go that far Brian.
nice! did you ever catch the short season of Heli Loggers on A&E a few years back? Way better videography of climbing footage compared to the show Axe Men! hahah Yeah great gig there! What's the wood going to be for! Be safe out there! love the vids Reg!
Not sure what the wood is for specifically Devon, if at all. but they short on cedar.
I wish that show would come back
So is that a 201tc? Have you converted back to Stihl? Awesome vid that is a dream job come true haha.
I tried it, and it was a good saw. someone else's, nor mine.
+Reg Coates 😃 was it the 201t you moded. and then 201tc you hade in this video?
thanks for shearing av new great video
Taxi for Reg🚁 Nice1
That's awesome man, I am not sure I have enough guts to go that high did you go all the way up with just a flipline?
Yeah I tried to use 2 on the way up, but more often than not it too slow. different regs in forestry.
+Bix Vid I pretend like every limb has Ben Franklin on it and pretty soon their all gone. I definitely have certain trees I look forward too and some I dread. That's just being human I think.
+Bix Vid I think it helps if you have something to prove at that stage Brian. without that desire you'll stay at the same level. which is fine too If you're content with that, or if that's all your situation demands.
Yeah that's right Jared, 5/8 steel core
+Reg Coates I thoroughly enjoy my steel core I like the way it flips and the minute bit of safety it offers. Do you use a swivel snap on yours or is it the biner type?
Was it just you out there? Long way from the first videos you posted taking down trees in formal gardens. 150-180'?
+Martin Evans Hahaha. Sure.
believe it ir not, this was actually Martin's job. he's not just a youtube weirdo stalker type. thankfully we were always working more than a few tree lengths apart so I was spared much of his sharp wit.
+Martin Evans haven't you got paperwork to do ?
how did that bag hold up i have the same one ?
It's good. but it could do with a couple pockets for small stuff.
+Reg Coates yeah you bet! Nice work out there stay safe
+climber brandan Thanks Brandan. You too
Hey Reg! Are you cutting your corners out for a reason ??
Can you pinpoint a time frame ?
@@Recoates 3:20 mark! I might be mistaken, I've been in the industry for about 9 months but specialize in line clearance and I've got climbing school next month. I know we sometimes do it on the ground, but was wondering if there was a significance for up high in a forest? You've nothing below you that I can see , so other then damage to other tree's I don't understand
That is if I viewed it correctly!
@@daskew9599 im not able to see it clearly on the phone. I made a recent vide called Topping cut explained. If I was in fact deliberately cutting the sides it will be covered in the video just mentioned
Whats the purpose of cutiing the tops of the trees?
It's called standing stem logging. they will be later extracted by helicopter
+Reg Coates Ahhh, I see.
I always drill a small hole in my climbing wedges so I can put a piece of paracord through the hole and tether the bastard thing to my saddle, I hate dropping stuff out of trees on accident since I'm an absolute div
No moths on you man!
why didn't you acend by srt just asking bill
setting the lines in those types of trees and environment would be too slow Bill. easier to spur up and strip all the limbs along the way.
Why dont you simply fall the hole tree and than pickup the log. I dont see a point of topping it first. Thanks for answering Sebastjan
because its not a clear-cut ting area. Rather, certain trees are just being singled out. much easier for the sky crane to spot and pluck them standing up.
+Reg Coates What about money? Is the log worth enough to pay toping and helicopter expence? Thanks Sebastjan
+Sebastjan Domenih You bet Seb. Some of them logs are worth a couple thou. 6-8 clmbers averaging 6 trees each, per 6 hour working day.
+Reg Coates I would like to do that too. Any chance?
10 4 I was assuming a week
You lucky bastard
OK I know u now your shit maybe If I get some time we could meet up and do a tree with ya where you live looks beautiful
www.mcmaster.com/#die-setters'-bars/=12xched Here is a link to a tool called a die setters bar. It is like a crow bar but with a very different contour on the bent end that makes it very useful for getting tops over center and on the way when used with a chase wedge. I have found it to be much easier than using an axe and wedges while on spurs. I'll try to get some video next time I use it. I use an 18". Just an idea.
Kinda reminds me of when I was abducted by aliens to lead the resistance when their planet Goguubilahn was being invaded by Zendifa trees...