Professional Arborist FAILS of 2022
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This is a much shorter video then normal, but I thought it might be a good chance to show some of the larger fails and mistakes that I had this past year. While this is by no means all of them it encompass the majority.
If people only knew what it's like to be up in a tree. So many things can go wrong, and it's up to you to manage it while not dying in the process. I'm glad you did a video on mistakes. Everyone makes them. It is better to be humble than ignorant.
I definitely agree. I certainly dont try to hide my mistakes, and those ones are all in their reapective videos
@ReallyTallTreeGuy good on you for posting this. I try to keep the limbs butt heavy for crane picks, getting chased by it is not fun
@@SLOCLMBR yeah I'm not super experienced doing crane work, and as such I make a few more mistakes than normal. I'm just glad I put myself in a position where I could Dodge out of the way if I needed to and I ended up having to.
@@ReallyTallTreeGuy be able to move is the trick to all of it really, lol
Well said 👍🏾
I watched the whole video waiting for the "fails." You must have a much higher standard than I do. If these were fails your good jobs must be phenomenal. Job well done.
Yea I know there weren't any major 'fails' but I could have avoided all of these, so I wanted to highlight things that I messed up and could have avoided.
True. At least nobody got hurt. But I'm sure the homeowners will have something to say about any and all damage.
My brother did this for a long time. I helped him on several jobs. He was the climber I was the driver/ground work guy. We were going to start our own business. He was killed in a work related accident. Thanks for the video. Gave me a view of what it looked like through his eyes.
Sorry for your loss, its definitely a dangerous job
So sorry for your loss I also do this job and know it’s dangerous sadly we have to put food on the table
sucks to suck, maybe he shouldnt have been a tard
@@hugosanchez9025damn it sucks that you are forced at gunpoint to work as an arborist
I’m so sorry you lost your brother to this. Thank you for doing a job that needs to be done but, by sheer danger and skill alone, not many can do at all.
I did this type of work for 45 years and was considered one of the best in my area. I loved doing removals as each job was different. Some were easier than others, but they all required an understanding of physics, geometry, weight, and forces along with a good understanding of how various varieties of trees responded when cutting them. Some were brittle and broke away when cut into by as little as 1/3 of the diameter. Some would hold un until almost cut completely through. It was very interesting and challenging work. Thanks for posting these videos. It brings back memories. I too had some close calls and caused some damage, but those were few and not fatal or too costly.
WOW!! I was just commenting on how you really have to know what youre doing and take Safety seriously.. No Joke Career
Everyone wants to be a tree climber, until you have to do what a tree climber does. 45 yrs is impressive, I’m going on 30yrs. Most only last 2 or 3
I did not see too many large failures just some minor issues
Are you a risk taker type of person in your private life?
And don't forget Murphy's law.. lol, I appreciate you making a difference in your years of work.
In a world where everyone is always trying to look perfect online, this is a breath of fresh air. Way to own your mistakes! If nobody got hurt, and you learned something, that's still a pretty good day!
I dont want to pretend I'm something I'm not, so i want to show my mistakes, in every single video that these mistakes came from they're not edited out. They're shown in the video, however I figured I'd make a compilation of my mistakes from last year so that I can better learn from them. Think it's completely foolish to think that no one ever makes a mistake especially doing tree work. No one's gotten seriously hurt especially from my mistakes and I certainly do my best to learn from them.
Well, you didn't drop one through somebody's roof or onto their car, and you didn't fall out of a tree yourself, so I'd say you did pretty well.
I certainly try not to destroy anyone's roof, and if its iffy that I'll be making an unscheduled decent I wont climb it, but I try to learn from these mistakes. But thanks for downgrading them.
Exactly! I don't see how this is a "fail" as suggested by the title.
Why not just let the branch it the ground straight down instead of swinging it out
I lost a best friend December 2022 on a tree cutting job. He was 2 days shy of his 35th birthday. Left behind 4 babies and a wife. This was his line of work. For all of you that do this kind of dangerous work, please remember there are people on the ground that are depending on you. Be safe
Jed?
Sorry to hear. Insurance money helps, but doesn’t replace a dad. Nothing does.
My Great-Grandfather was killed while felling a tree at only 22 yrs of age; leaving a daughter and three sons - 1888
@@wwaynemcg Same here in 1889, north central Pa. Best wishes to you and yours.
Sorry for your loss, HARD, dangerous work for sure !!
Not everyone understands how complex rigging trees really is. Calculating loads, rope paths, dynamic forces, tension & compression, balance points, the list goes on and on…. Glad you posted your mistakes and I’m sure you learned from everyone of them. I carry a wedge on a string in my climbing saddle for the exactly the situation where you were using a carabiner to try and push a large piece off. Learned that one by trial and error myself.
Yeah I say it a lot, but it's funny how many people don't really listen. But I'm not perfect and I'm not going to pretend like I am. And that's partially why I posted my mistake so that I'm showing and demonstrating clearly that I am not perfect and I do make mistakes. And I have absolutely learned from every single one of them.
Those types of people think blue collar are the dumb kids in school so smart they’re fucking stupid
@@ReallyTallTreeGuy I've made a bunch of the same ones..maybe some new jack will see it and learn it before it goes wrong. 🤘🤘 good shit man stay safe
@@natemartinez4595 I made a specific videoto show that I'm not perfect and don't pretend to be. All of these clips are in the videos that represent the respective trees. Everyone of these mistakes was preventable, and I do my best to learn from my mistakes and try to not repeat them.
Also how easily a huge branch gets hung up in a neighboring tree and refuses to move.
Iv been a self taught climber a few years now and these kind of videos are the best kind because it allows all of us to learn for what looks normal but turns out differently then planned. I need to start making these same kind of videos they help so much.
True! Even learning to run a saw on the ground, one of the best ways to learn the crazy dangers is to watch chainsaw fails. Somebody can tell you all day long, and it might sink in, but you see it a few times and it makes sense and helps get you paying attention.
Saying this out of genuine love and concern, do you have background experience in tree work?
@@Scott-fy7fm I started with no background and since then iv taken down hundreds like (500)+ of trees and still do it as a side gig .
I put on a pair of spurs for the first time in 1977 and still climb. If you prevent just one injury it's worth it to share our mistakes. Thanks for putting such an informative and humble video.
I dont want to pretend I'm perfect, and as such I know all of these mistakes could have been avoided. I wanted to make the video to remind myself of things to try to not do again
I recently had my first experience with this type of tree removal. I rented a 65' manlift to remove a 70'+ pine tree that was next to, and leaning over, my shop. I did it along with a guy we know who used to do arborist work for a living. He was in the tree, and I was in the basket. I have a fear of falling, so we took it slow and got that big bastard down without issue. We worked extremely well as a team. I was proud of myself for overcoming my fear, and it gave me a newfound respect for the folks who do this professionally. You know it's a dangerous job that makes you say, "screw that" when you see the work being performed, but to actually do it is something else entirely. I felt like Mike Rowe up there, harnessed to that basket, doing a "dirty job" I never saw myself doing.
How much for the lift?
I did the same. Rented a lift and thought itd be no problem...boomed the lift the whole way up and i was probably still at least 30 feet from the top. Thats when i knew i was in over my head lol. Im not afraid of lifts though. It sure was a long day.
As a carpenter that frames homes, arborists have my utmost respect. Different breed.
As an professional arborist, it's nice to see that other also makes mistakes, not only me :) There is so much things to be aware of, while you are in the tree. And you learn from your mistakes. Keep going strong .
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Right I was waiting for the actual fail😂this is like second Tuesday every month
How can you make that many mistakes and still be alive?
When you dumb you gotta be tough like we always say it takes a special kinda stupid to do tree work:)
That first tree was like: "if I go down, I will take you with me"
There are two parts about learning a dangerous occupation, what you can get away with and what you can’t get away with. Both are equally important. What doesn’t kill you makes you wiser not stronger. Your job makes you stronger. Thanks for showing us the other half that makes us wiser. Be safe up there bro. Subscribed.
Appreciate it thank you.
You bet
Everyone went home at the end of the day. A good day
"Seeing danger is the beginning of safety." Thank you for sharing this video. I hope you have a safe work this year.
Thanks. Wanted to share it to show that I'm not perfectand certainl make mistakes.
Common misconception tree work is not dangerous it’s hazardous because if you plan your shit out generally the danger can be avoided unless you’re complacent then you’re just asking for the butt of a limb to smack you in the teeth Edit: not god, I’ve made my share of mistakes but as someone will 15k plus hours in less than a 4 year period I’ve seen some off the wall shit and a lot of what not to do 5:52 i commented before that time but it rains true
'm just getting into treework and I have to say, that you handle your mistakes excellently and your swearing is on point. Thanks for being confident enough to share your mistakes. This is very helpful thanks for making it.
Thanks. I cuss occasionally but for the most part it's not really in my videos, but for some of these mistakes it was kind of inevitable that there'd be a few words here and there. Just wanted to show that no matter what people put on the internet they're not perfect
@@ReallyTallTreeGuy guts to do that man 😊😊😊😊
My friend has been doing this for almost a decade now and it is amazing to sit down with him and hear him talk about what he does. He has thrown me in a harness and sent me up a tree without a saw and man. It's a whole new world when you get up in the tree vs looking up at it from the ground. I have seen even some claimed arborists here saying well, "what you did wrong is." It's is like bro. You only know this guy did wrong cause chances are you did it yourself and made the mistake and now you know. The only difference is you didn't take the time to record it and put it on KZhead. It is good to see mistakes and learn from them. No one got hurt and that is the most important part. Property is always replaceable even though it sucks to damage it.
I have tremendous admiration for you guys who do this work. Even when I was young, I can't even imagine....
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As an Arborist myself, I can say that 90% of these aren't fails especially the last few.
Every single one of them i could have prevented/avoided. I have done my best to learn from my mistakes, and to not repeat them. Figured that I would make a compilation of all of them in one place outside of their respective videos to show that everyone makes mistakes, and that I am by no means perfect or the best.
Some were...some not...one thing I noticed...never try to meet a forward cut with a back cut...it will ALWAYS grab your saw/bar...just use a notch...even a slight one.
@@patrickgrant9502 takes some practice but when chunking if you can cut downwards and when almost finished put a couple of twigs in the back of the cut to act like wedges...you have to put a hand on the top of the chunk so it doesn't slide back into you...then you finish the cut and the piece and saw bar and all slides right off. Requires a one hand cut but it is the best option in my opinion but I am not an employee but an employer. 53 years in this year.
@@patrickgrant9502the finishing cut of a step cut has to be into the standing piece rather than the falling. On a stem lower or on a limb inward. Then if saw does stick it's in the static piece.
@5:50 I was like, “I guess he wants to go see Vlad the Impaler”.
If those are the worst mistakes of your season you’re doing pretty damn good. You can tell the professionalism by lack of causing a scene when something does go wrong just play it through keep going
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Glad to see you didn't get hurt ! NO BIGGER " FAIL " than THAT ! STAY SAFE , brother !🙏
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@@ReallyTallTreeGuy You know it.
I’ve been climbing for 30 years and have seen all these scenarios! Make each one a learning experience!
I certainly try.
Good video man. Takes balls to show people your mistakes like this. I have had many identical and similar situations in my career. The only clip that stood out to me was when your saw got stuck in a log and pulled out of your hands, easy to avoid by always making your back cut lower than the face cut
Thanks. Yeah, I always try to match my Cuts up, but I was pretty tired by that point in the day and just made a simple mistake.
My buddy took a ride with a 1,000 lb oak log when he cut a saw snatcher by accident. Took the 460 with it and pulled him out of his gaffs. Lucky we use break away lanyards and he ended up fine other than some nasty scrapes and bruises. Stay safe man. If this job wasn’t fun it wouldn’t be worth the money 😂
@@cm9195 yea i have a breakaway lanyard for precisely that reason.
I don’t know anything about this subject, but it’s quite brave of you to post your own mistakes for everyone to judge. Downright scary job, I wish you the best.
Thanks for sharing, alot for new guys to learn from. Also alot of schoolboy errors that more experienced guys make when they rush. Hope you have a good new year brother 💪
Thanks, I'm always trying to improve.
Had a pine in our yard about 50' tall and 4' diameter at the base. It was a strange one that must have split low as a sapling and grew as one/two trunks close together. Stayed kind of together for about 15' then split but still rubbed until about 25' up. Each trunk at the split was about 1.5' in diameter. Quite an interesting tree. Hurricane Michael hit and split her down the center and left one side leaning toward the neighbors and the other towards our house. Got an offroad scissor lift and started putting in work. There were others pines around that one and I wasn't paying attention to them. When I capped one half of the split tree, instead of tipping down and going top first, it hung on some branches from another tree, twisted, and a large broken branch hung on the side rail of the lift and about tipped it over, fully extended. Is it hung and started to catch and tip, I kicked the broken branch a couple of times quickly to break it from the rail if the lift and it fell to the base...I still had to holler for my wife because it hit the kill switch of the lift at the bottom. Lol!! Would have been a long slow fall. Rest if the tree went great luckily, even managed to fall the main trunk perfectly where I wanted to between two close pines. Almost VERY bad. Previous step father was almost killed cutting a big FL Oak that had a guy wire inside of it. It grew around the wire and put a lot of tension on it. Damn wide trunk. They trimmed the top and got it down to a decent height to fall it. As he was cutting, the tension of the wire/cable shot the trunk base into his chest and shoulder/face, then rolled over his legs. Crushed his saw but that saved his legs. One collapsed lung, several broken ribs, broken clavicle, broken jaw, dislocated shoulder, and quite the strange bruising patterns throughout. Dude was 70 years old, still running his trimming and clearing business. Back to cutting 3 months later, but spent most of his time on the loader since.
Just that one yellow rope keeps you alive, that terrifies me. I'm at the age that I don't even want to shingle tall roofs anymore, you sir are a skilled craftsman! Thanks for sharing your bloopers...
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Yeah, I'd probably cut through my harness on the first day.
Very dangerous work….something I could never do. My hat’s off to you guys for sure. Stay safe up there!! 💪
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I appreciate your admitting to these fails since they are a lesson in caution and knowledge for us.
The fails can all be found in their original videos. I did not edit them out I don't want someone to watch my videos that I've hidden all my mistakes in and think I'm perfect, when the reality is I make mistakes I'm not perfect and I'm still learning.
This is what it’s all about homie, learning from this stuff after it happens is a part of it all. Love seeing it!
I certainly have done my best to learn from these mistakes and done my best to not repeat them.
Damn. Never really seen footage of these dudes doing their thing. Mad props to these boys.
Thanks, all of theese fails are pulled from the individual video that ahowed the entire job.
As a fellow logger I didn't do much of that but I have dropped my fair share and even if the notch, back cut, and hinge is perfect things can still take a turn for the worst great video bud
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Really appreciate this post. Part of the safety culture on my work sites is that after every climb we debrief on worst parts of the job and how to do better. In this line of work, death is one mistake away.
That's a really good practice
More companies should do that. We don't unfortunately although because I have the GoPro I have the ability to go back and watch my mistakes, so I do my best to learn from them.
Looks like I'm not the only person with a personal arb fails reel on youtube now 😅 props for sharing mate
Your entire year of fails can’t even make a 10 minute video. You’re pretty good!
Thanks, it doesn't help that I was out all summer because I had broken my wrist. If I had worked the entire summer then I'm sure there would be a few more thrown in there
Brings back memories climbing up them trees
Coming from someone new to the game...that was a really great video. Respect to you for putting this up - very useful stuff...you can't buy experience :)
Wow... i am really impressed with your calmness under pressure
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Don’t lie to me at 5:55 you all moved your head back! Great video dude, those who never make mistakes never make anything! It’s making mistakes that teach us how to not make them!
I try my best to avoid making them, but as you can see I'm not perfect and I do still make them.
Sure did
I dodged that thing too!
When mistakes can cost me my life, I tend to make way less mistakes! 🤷🏻♂️💯 how you have 2 fails in the same damn tree?? I couldn’t have someone on my job site like this! More of a liability than anything.
@@_Roasted_Marshmallow I am not perfect, and given that these are all of the mistakes that I made last year I am pretty happy, especially given that nothing was damaged, and no-one was hurt. If you think I should have done something different please tell me, I am still learning and welcome constructive criticism.
You are one educated and talented arborist - too bad there are not more like you.
Thank you, although I certainly don't know everything, and I'm still trying to learn as much as I can
I did tree work for about a year. I did cleanup and pulled rope on multiple occasions. Hardest one I did was being a rope man for our tree climber on a job in Cedar Point subdivision on Lake Livingston Texas. We had to drop a tree that had grown to the point it was contacting the house. Well just so happens that there is a garage 3ft away from the house and a 6ft privacy fence about 8ft behind the garage perpendicular to the house. I had to control every piece he cut so it wouldn't contact the house, garage or fence. My hands were sore as hell thr next day.
I'm very green to this profession (2 yrs) but already I spotted a lot of these coming so I must be learning something as I go. I've done a few of these and a good few not featured too. As you say, you learn fast when it's your ass on the line.
I was an ISA certified Arborist, started doing tree work since I was 18, had a tree company with two crews, bucket trucks, chipper dump, skid steer, stump grinder & Workers Comp Insurance. People do not realize the amount of overhead that adds up to and you have to get jobs done. It takes a while for a climber to learn the ropes and rigging along with how the wood reacts and every tree grows different. We have had many of the same mistakes and then some, should have made a differnet cut, but not reckless disregard or incompetance.
They were all avoidable, but that's hindsight speaking. I have donemy best to learn from them, and not repeat the same mistakes
That is very much true and the best of the best learn from their mistakes, make them fast and do not repeat. Then there is wreckless stupidity that we see from what I call the " Lawn Mower Guys" you know the ones that only climb with a linemans belt, tag line and spurs.
This isn’t just tree trimming. It’s a learned skill. I’m not sure there were many mistakes here. Very hard to predict the loads that may be present before you cut through. Also noticed this could be a commercial for Stihl. If you’re going to do it, do it right and if there’s a show, Stihl it!
I counted these as mistakes, because right after they happened I immediately knew what I could have done differently in order to prevent them. And as such I wanted to share that everyone makes mistakes, especially people who are "professionals"
Glad to finally not see anyone or anything hurt or broken
I’ve been doing tree work for 20 years. Sometimes after all the angles and calculations you have to rely on good old fashion strength. Awesome video and thanks for sharing the not so fun parts too.
Yeah especially wanted to share it because I don't want to pretend like I'm perfect. Because I'm not, and I'm still learning.
Good vide . But sorry Bro been climbing 35 years 3rd gen. If that's only one year you should slow down. all of those cinereous were avoidable. the worst thing that can happen besides some one getting hurt is having to tell the customer you broke something. I am lucky to have grown up around a lot of tree guys. both grandfathers three uncles and my father all climbers. best thing you can do is slow down have fun don't worry about how fast you can do a job just to get to the next one. think about what could happen its the little things that count. you will find your faster and more productive and safe if you take you time. No disrespect, sure your a great climber, be safe.
Thanks, im completely self taught so I'm bound to make mistakes, and i do my best to learn from all of them. I appreciate the advice, i always welcome constructive criticism.
That's quite a number of close calls for 1 year. And it looks like a majority of them you knew (and it wasnt hard to foresee) what was going to happen.... slow down (especially with the crane stuff) 👍
Yea I'm not super experienced with cranes so i make more miatakea then Id like to.
@@ReallyTallTreeGuy its all about balance for the load. if you're serious about crane removals the crane safety climber school in Pennsylvania is worth the trip.
@@scott6361 yeah I understand the theory behind it all, the thing I struggle with is when I'm in the tree looking out along a branch, and picking where it's Center of balance is. It also didn't help that that operator didn't let me ride the ball so I had a little bit more difficult of a time getting out to the tips to balance everything. But I'll definitely look into that school. Thanks
@@ReallyTallTreeGuy what is the logic behind not letting guys ride the ball?
@@taylorstephens2027 its a liability for the crane company, and is only supposed to happen if its a hazardous tree.
Great job on showing how so many things can happen in this profession. Stay safe
Thanks, definitely not everything that could have gone bad, just the handful of things I clearly and obviously messed up this year
If my fails were at that level, I'd start cutting trees myself. These guys are incredible. VERY much respect.
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I’ve been up a tree like that the amount of strength you need just to get up there and then you have to lug a heavy chainsaw while balancing and cutting hardwood. Most people would die trying to do it. It’s pretty dangerous but also exhilarating 😊
Difficult and dangerous work. Mad respect.
I was a Climber/Arborist for over 25 years, specializing in big takedowns in small back yards. It’s a super challenging job, and people don’t quite realize how much perspective changes when you’re up there. I was always super cautious, erring on the side of taking a smaller piece than a bigger risk. I’d rather tie twice than fix something. Another thing people don’t realize is how much you’re ground guy can make or break you.
Always admired the guys who do this stuff. Its really not an easy thing to do. Always gotta be thinking 10 steps ahead.
Thanks, some days are better then others, and as shown I definitely have occasional bad days
I find every time I fell or watch a limb drop after a cut my pulse quickens....trees and gravity are always just playing with us ;). We can manage to keep their laughs to a minimum but every now and then you can hear them chuckle....like that stump that came off at a weird angle when carabiner fell out....
Honestly the Carabiner was just there to keep it from pinching down on my bar. I thought I had more leverage than I did to push it out in front of me as opposed to it coming over to the right. Hindsight being 20/20 I should have just rigged it down like I'd rigged down all the other pieces.
I know you would have felt bad but if that was my home and it turned out that you hit my deck, I would’ve said “no big deal.” I would just repair it and be happy the tree was gone. Not only are you doing the most physical job I can think of, it also takes skill and risk factor is huge. I wouldn’t be willing to move a deck or shed for you so me personally, I would assume that small monetary risk on my own. Keep posting! Thanks!
Glad you enjoy the videos, and many people watching dont realize how challenging the job is.
I spent one summer running a saw for the Montana Conservation Corps. People have no idea how hard this is. And we never had to do this up in a tree. Respect.
Thanks. Its a whole other world that most dont know
@@ReallyTallTreeGuy I just did project work like pre-commercial thinning and one hitch on wildfires. Both of those jobs were statistically more dangerous than my 3 overseas deployments. And still way safer than being strapped to a sketchy tree.
1:40 next call: “ACs not working” 😂 Tip for homeowners: If you’re having any yard work done thats going to create a lot of dust and debris, shut down the condensers so that they aren’t pulling all that dust into the coil and diminishing the cooling performance.
It was certainly an oversight on our behalf, and something that we have since started to do if we are working near condensers
@@ReallyTallTreeGuy Cheers, always good to see crews who are willing to go that extra mile 👍
you had heart to post these. we appreciate it
I have cut a lot of wood with axes, manual and chain saws, but always on the ground, or a short ladder. My admiration is high for those who climb trees and do this kind of work. I don't have the desire, or the gift for climbing trees to cut them. More power to you, I am glad there are brave souls who will do this kind of work.
It's definitely an interesting time, to say the least especially given that pretty much everything is guesswork backed up by just experience. But I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
Wow! Much respect to for doing this challenging and necessary job!!!
Thanks for being real and showing these clips
I have done some sketchy shit in my day, but refuse to do your job. Thanks for making it look easy.
That big chunk falling towards the deck had me yelling. Done the same thing and had it miss by an inch!
Yea, i should have just rigged it, but inwas tired, and just wanted to get the tree down.
I just love the smell of fresh cut and petrolvapor!!! 😍 Nice job.
Each of you: Wow! Let me watch this video of Professional Arborist Fails! Me: I never even knew there was such a thing as a Professional Arborist!
Glad to see you didn't get hurt, and all ya can do is learn from the mistakes and keep on climbing. The mistakes should get less and less. God speed, climb high and.be safe
Thanks, I certainly learned from those mistakes, and am doing my best to avoid making mistakes
Dang man! Some wild stuff and close calls ... good to see in an odd way. Very helpful
I appreciate you allowing others to be critical of your work. Tie in twice !
I certainly do my best to. In all of these clips I was tied in twice.
@@ReallyTallTreeGuy oh ok from the camera angle I couldn’t tell. Mistakes happen. I was humbled yesterday by a huge poplar prune.
@@jackberdine yeah the videos that they all came from show me paying in twice. Yea those are always fun
The fails are still 1000x better than I could do
Thanks I think?
@@ReallyTallTreeGuy sorry, it was meant to be a compliment. I wouldn't be able to climb that high and would get the saw pinched on my first cut.
Love the 24 inch bars to top and limb trees have the diameter or less.
Много хора не си дават сметка как това е изключително опасна професия! Ние арбористите правим чудеса от храрост за да решим проблемите на хората. Живи и здрави да сме всички. Поздрави.
Yea it definitely is dangerous. Thanks
i usually try to do most of my own housework but big trees are something i'll always hire out. There's usually a sticker shock at first but then i remember what kind of work this is and happy to pay up
Yea it's definitely one of the things people shouldn't try themselves. Far too easy for things to go bad real quickly
Enjoyed the video. Quite the compilation. No really bad fails....that's good for you. But, some close calls. When I have a questionable rig I always go for a second rope as tag line or butt tie, etc. Second ropes can save the day. You do good work.
Thanks. I certainly try to avoid the mistakes, but I'm not perfect, and i have certainly gotten better at calling for a tag line.
Epic education for us weekend warriors! Thanks for posting!!!!
Im glad you enjoyed it, but not sure this video will be the best educational advice.😅
@@ReallyTallTreeGuya video in which everything goes smoothly is easily forgotten; a video that makes you stop breathing and wince sticks!
@@kennethsizer6217 thats fair I suppose
Hats off, you even make the fails look good.
fairplay to ya squire i also worked chainsaws at very high and dangerous jobs in demolition it take a brave soul to do it hats off 2 u !!!!!
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Anybody who's used both Stihl and Husq for longer than 100 hours on each: Which do you find lasts longest between sharpenings? I've had less than 10 hours with Stihl (was cutting with a buddy who had one), less than 50 hrs with Husq (another buddy), over 200 hours with Poulan Pro 50cc (my first saw), over 500 hours with McCulloch (my current saw). I am debating switching to Stihl or Husq, but I loved how fast the full chisel of the Husq melted through logs. The Stihl had a semi-chisel and wasn't as fast as the Husq, but I'm wondering if maybe the Stihl would last longer than the Husq between sharpenings. Granted, I'm sure it's possible to get a full chisel in the Stihl brand, but which lasts longer?
That entierly depends on what you're cutting, and if you're touching uo your chain bwtween trees/tanks of gas. It doesnt matter how sharp your chain was if you hit dirt, rocks, etc.
Thank you so much for posting this!!! Your a beast!!!
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Man don’t feel bad I’ve had days where if anything could go wrong it would and I’d spend the next couples days fixing what got messed up but at the same time we are always glad that we still get to go home with are life’s and nothing seriously wrong with us.
Yeah I definitely had days like that. I have one video coming up at some point in the future where I was just off my game that day, you could say I got out of bed on the wrong side, or whatever saying you want but I just had mistake after mistake. It was a two tree job, and after the first tree I just had to take like 30 minutes and just kind of get out of my own head
These FAILS are better than most weekend warriors successes
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...It is a world where time is money... and sometimes the fifth job of the day is there to pay the bill and is maybe one that in a ideal world you'd postpone... Sometimes, its the evaluation of the job that was not 100% accurate... Some jobs are first time technical puzzles... Sometimes it is everything you may experience emotionally in your life at the time or the cumulated fatigue that makes your thoughts and skills fails. Arborists are humans too! And that profession, even though there are proven techniques and academic certifications involved, is still a mix of self-made pro athlete / self-made entrepreneur / self-made rigging engineer all combined. Thanks for humbly sharing your experience. May the path be good to you.
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Zip line for branches. Never seen that. Genius!
It's definitely super helpful when it can be applied.
Watching this just makes me nervous! Just thinking of the small spot sometimes they have to drop those huge branches on sometimes!! My son-in-law is an Arborist and I just can’t imagine an accident happening with him so high up in one of those trees!!
Wow! What a dangerous job. Hats off to them.
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5:51 piece went for an uppercut good thing you weaved🤣
Yup, this is a really good example of the most common mistakes we can make.
You ever meet someone that is so distinct and unique that it almost feels like sitting with an alien? Had a crew come out to dispatch a few tall pines and a big ass oak. The lead was as man a man as you could get. 55 years old! Looked like a jacked Clint Eastwood. Totally out of time. He belonged back 200 years. Made the job look easy with a cigarette hanging the Entire time. Not flashy. All business. I’ve known some tough dudes throughout my life, but this guy, he was the toughest. Also, kind as could be. A genuine good person. It’s weird that I still remember a dude that cut some trees for me years ago. I acknowledge that. But I don’t care. If I can be 10% more like him, I’ll be a better man.
I’ve been climbing for 15 years and still learn something everyday I climb anything can happen at any given moment
Yea im always trying to learn and keep improving
Happens to us all, i’ve had to duck some pretty good hits before that were close calls.
Good on you for posting ur mess ups mate. I do hope u talk to ur crew about what went wrong and what could of been done better before you get hurt one day.
Thanks, yea, for the most part its pretty obvious what went wrong, but when it isn't, I definitely chat with them after I get down to try to avoid it happening in the future.
I had a good friend who did this kind of work in MN. He was one of the smartest guys in our graduating class. Probably could have even gone onto an Ivy league university if he wanted to. But he was an adrenaline junkie at heart and chose this line of work (his wife worked as an investment banker. lol). The more challenging the job, the more he liked it. For real hard jobs, he joked that the first task the crew would do was to decide where to dig a hole 6ft. in the ground - can bury you right on the spot. Seriously though, much respect to the guys who do this kind of work.
Thanks, its definitely a job like no other
some of those close calls were absolutely beautiful tho😂 stay safe -LA Climber
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Gives me so much anxiety this. A few years ago in my city a trainee arborist fell feom height with the saw still running. Dead in seconds.
My uncle unfortunately passed away after falling, so I do my best to not repeat that, and have yet to have anything serious happen. Luckily these mistakes were all pretty small in the grand scheme of things, and I have learned from them to try to not repeat them.
I was just curious about the video. But as soon as I saw that you were up in a tree. oooooh. My legs locked up and started tingling. And I'm sitting in a chair. I never was able to handle extreme heights.
I see good equipment, advanced techniques, and some really bad habits. Congratulations, you're an arborist! I've had my share of close calls, straight up fails, and damaged property in my time. Just learn from mistakes and take your time!
I've certainly done my best to learn from mistakes that I've made, and I am always trying to learn more, be that new techniques or ways to correct some bad habits that I have.
Like using a carabiner as a wedge?
FYB deadliest catch ain't got nothing on you guys your job is too dam scary but thank God for brave guys like you
Good video to learn from others. Scary but something to learn like letting it fall a little 😂