Right on, thanks for the great ideas. These self rigging tips would have came in very handy the other day. Oh well another tool for another day. Again, thanks for sharing.
I want to say a huge thanks. This gives me tons of clarity and hope with where I want to go. This year is my second year by myself and I truly cannot wait to be where you have gotten with your business being surrounded with like minded people.
I started my own tree company as well and always work alone. Really appreciate your tips and perspective for a guy doing his own thing and it’s nice knowing I’m not the only one to work by myself up in a tree
@@verteup I usually avoid work over buildings, but if there is targets or a shed I’ll cut and chuck small pieces. I’ll be employing some of the techniques he used in this video. Also I haven’t had to do it yet but with two speed line slings you can hang a bigger limb until both hands are free and unclip the slings so it can be chucked away, pretty sure I got that idea from guilty of treeson
I also work alone part time and You taught me a few tricks. I grew up in WI in New England now. I liked WI better people are much more friendly!! To old to pull up roots and move back. Thanks for the lowering on a bite trick!!
Quality and sensible approach to true care. It’s a pleasure to watch this as a professional. Yeah just keep in mind just like scuba diving you always want a buddy system. I had a friend who is not a tree trimmer but it was cutting trees on his property with a tractor and he dropped a large tree and he started working on the upper branches and didn’t realize it one of them was twisted really bad with a lot of pressure on it, he made the cut and about a 6 inch branch broke loose with incredible force and shattered his knee and one of the bones in his leg and pinned him under the tree as it rolled over, I don’t know how he managed to get out from under the tree or back on the tractor and get home and call someone….. he almost died that day. Always better to have two…..
Great video. I own my business and work with my 19 y/o son who isn’t always available. So, I end up doing a lot of solo work. Rigging by myself has eluded me until now. Your method of lowering the limb on a bite is a game changer. Thanks. Sometimes I work out of a rented lift with precarious trees. If the lift can’t reach the top/end of branches, I will tie it off to itself and drop/hang it. Then I’ll dismantle it in small pieces as it hangs. In doing this, care must be taken to avoid the limb from slamming into the bucket or boom.
Once the rigged limb reaches the ground, do you have any tricks for directing where it lays over? In tight spots, you don’t want a limb’s butt leaning onto a fence , house, or car.
Yeah, stopping it when it is leaning slightly in the wrong direction then jerking the bite til it slants into the right direction. Persistence usually gets it to work.
Hey thank you very much for this video I honestly just started my own tree business these past two weeks and it's going alright I like these tips I'm sure I'll find my self out there alone more then a few times this year so much appreciated
Thanks for affirming my reason for doing it. Good luck and stay safe. And don’t undersell yourself. Your prices are probably too low:) provide great service and charge for it.
@@GameofTrees Haha, I am still working out which one I prefer, I like contract climbing because it gets good GoPro footage for my channel, but the coin is better with the business. It is all good fun & hard yakka. I have subscribed to your channel. Peace!
I dropped my hand saw yesterday from the top of a 55 foot cherry tree. I was done with it so I didn't go down and get it, had to chunk it down around the saw.
Yes, I had a friend show me that myself a while after I had utilized the rig on a bite trick:) it’s amazing how many times that little trick is an option.
Must say cabling job u said is very impressive..no doubt..nice when we were young ..wish I could go back I time.knowing thectruth and God's word ..would've been unstoppable and was healthy and strong ..all my buddy's and big brothers in tree care were 6ft 5 ft 6 ft7 ...I'm 5ft 6 160 and could woop them out lift them run circles around them now I'm old busted up ,and can't lift 420 pounds anymore ..if I just knew then what I waz shown now ..wow no words ..good old days
First off all hands down to AALLL the arborist s out there second hands down to all the hard working people and third hands down to all the people that make a high effort to become successful on their own and then make successful apprentices and employees
Very nice solo demo. I do this alot but I usually step cut the spars when they're that vertical. I was wondering if u prefer to cut the wedge & side cuts b4 making the back cut cuz of the electric saw? I use alot of riggng rings with a port-a-wrap @ the bottom when I'm not working with a zip line. A 2nd climbing safety line on a neighbor 🌳 along with with a climbing line & my lanyard is a must when working solo. Take care.
I usually take off as much back weight as possible so I have a little bit of front Lean. If I need friction in the tree when working solo album creatively you Stubbs or the mini wishbone. Thanks for watching
That was a good video. How do you get the rope untied to retrieve the line back without coming down? I like the idea of hanging a top then being to drop cut it once it’s hanging. I never thought of that I’ll definitely do that one of these days soon just to save time waiting on getting the line back up
You tie the working end in the tree near you, create the bite of rope that will lower to the ground, pass it through a crotch that is the rigging point clip the carabiner from the rigged branch into the bite. Once it’s lowered to the ground, simply untie the working end near you, throw it to the ground as neatly as you can and pull it out of the carabiner and back to you leaving the sling on the ground. Carry multiple slings. Watch it again and you’ll see me doing this. Thanks for watching
I have to come up with all kinds of ways to rig limbs alone can't get people to work where I am and I ha e to tell home owner they can't help all the time
Electric motors do not advance or retard the brush timing therefore they make the same torque at 1 rpm as at rated rpm, also most if not all el chainsaws have NO clutch. Chaps were designed to bind the chain to prevent the clutch from fully engaging. You see where im going? Chaps have ALMOST NO PROTECTION with an electric chainsaw. Just an fyi for everyone out there. Be EXTRA careful with an electric saw, PLEASE!
@@GameofTrees tie your old chaps to a log. Idle the gas saw, lean the chain onto the chaps and hit the throttle. If the chaps are good they will ball up and prevent the clutch from locking in. The electric saw should have enough snoose to ball up the chaps and keep on cutting.
And Kevin why are you by yourself I know you have guys you just wanted to do by yourself or nobody wanted to work that day just curious buddy thank you
I wanted to do this video:) total choice. I thought it might be a benefit. All that is ever said is, “never work alone.” Well, I know that people do, so I thought I’d give a little insight. Thanks for the question
Right on, thanks for the great ideas. These self rigging tips would have came in very handy the other day. Oh well another tool for another day. Again, thanks for sharing.
You bet
I love it thank you been in business for 8 years I’m 32 now and sometimes you just have to do it yourself.
As someone who works solo most days (slowly, carefully, saying "no" to a lot of jobs), it's interesting to hear your perspective.
One fule DONT WORK ALONE
@@treeninja5305 "its not a how to video its just a video of how he did it." - MetaSpencer
Thank you for this video brother! You’ve got my wheels turning in the ol dome and I love it!
Thank you. I’m looking for an opportunity for another one on this.
I want to say a huge thanks. This gives me tons of clarity and hope with where I want to go. This year is my second year by myself and I truly cannot wait to be where you have gotten with your business being surrounded with like minded people.
Persistence is everything
I started my own tree company as well and always work alone. Really appreciate your tips and perspective for a guy doing his own thing and it’s nice knowing I’m not the only one to work by myself up in a tree
How do you rig limbs or do you never do trees near houses or above buildings?
@@verteup I usually avoid work over buildings, but if there is targets or a shed I’ll cut and chuck small pieces. I’ll be employing some of the techniques he used in this video. Also I haven’t had to do it yet but with two speed line slings you can hang a bigger limb until both hands are free and unclip the slings so it can be chucked away, pretty sure I got that idea from guilty of treeson
I'm that guy most jobs now, thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience!
Work safe!
😂 I'm that guy too! Biggest thing is knowing what you can do. Not being afraid to say, I can't do that, or I need help.
Ahh the joys of solo..and then theres the cleanup! Great vid Kevin! looked like a leave lay on that one..yeah..
Yup leave lay, pure joy:)
I love this video keep up the great work 👌it's hard to find good teachers thank you 😊 🇺🇲
Thanks for the encouragement
Much appreciated always want to learn from a guy with many years experience
Awesome solution to the solo rigging problem 👍 subscribed
I do a fair amount of solo work
I usually put it in the title somewhere :-)
Glad to have you
Great work... You make it look too easy... I guess the home owner is responsible for clean up..The best jobs ever..😁😁😁.
I’ve never complained about leave lay:)…except when the tree doesn’t fit in the space:)
I also work alone part time and You taught me a few tricks. I grew up in WI in New England now. I liked WI better people are much more friendly!! To old to pull up roots and move back. Thanks for the lowering on a bite trick!!
You bet, glad you liked it. I’m going to expand on it soon.
Quality and sensible approach to true care. It’s a pleasure to watch this as a professional. Yeah just keep in mind just like scuba diving you always want a buddy system. I had a friend who is not a tree trimmer but it was cutting trees on his property with a tractor and he dropped a large tree and he started working on the upper branches and didn’t realize it one of them was twisted really bad with a lot of pressure on it, he made the cut and about a 6 inch branch broke loose with incredible force and shattered his knee and one of the bones in his leg and pinned him under the tree as it rolled over, I don’t know how he managed to get out from under the tree or back on the tractor and get home and call someone….. he almost died that day. Always better to have two…..
Indeed!
Great video. I own my business and work with my 19 y/o son who isn’t always available. So, I end up doing a lot of solo work. Rigging by myself has eluded me until now. Your method of lowering the limb on a bite is a game changer. Thanks.
Sometimes I work out of a rented lift with precarious trees. If the lift can’t reach the top/end of branches, I will tie it off to itself and drop/hang it. Then I’ll dismantle it in small pieces as it hangs. In doing this, care must be taken to avoid the limb from slamming into the bucket or boom.
Once the rigged limb reaches the ground, do you have any tricks for directing where it lays over? In tight spots, you don’t want a limb’s butt leaning onto a fence , house, or car.
Thanks, work safe
Yeah, stopping it when it is leaning slightly in the wrong direction then jerking the bite til it slants into the right direction. Persistence usually gets it to work.
Thanks for sharing.
Hey thank you very much for this video I honestly just started my own tree business these past two weeks and it's going alright I like these tips I'm sure I'll find my self out there alone more then a few times this year so much appreciated
Thanks for affirming my reason for doing it. Good luck and stay safe. And don’t undersell yourself. Your prices are probably too low:) provide great service and charge for it.
@@kevinhammatgameoftrees7080 Well said! Guilty of this myself.
There’s not lot of people like you left out there and we can only try to pass it down hoping someone will stick around and learn
Absolutely
Hey mate, great video regarding solo tree work. I solo climb 25% with my business and 75% contract climbing. Cheers!
Know you guys exist, I was there once😃👍🏻
@@GameofTrees Haha, I am still working out which one I prefer, I like contract climbing because it gets good GoPro footage for my channel, but the coin is better with the business. It is all good fun & hard yakka. I have subscribed to your channel. Peace!
I dropped my hand saw yesterday from the top of a 55 foot cherry tree. I was done with it so I didn't go down and get it, had to chunk it down around the saw.
I used to have a phone cord like key chain to prevent that saw loss.
awesome! I didn't think about the no caribiner crotch trick
Yes, I had a friend show me that myself a while after I had utilized the rig on a bite trick:) it’s amazing how many times that little trick is an option.
Great info
Thank you
Nice job
Thanks Jeff
Must say cabling job u said is very impressive..no doubt..nice when we were young ..wish I could go back I time.knowing thectruth and God's word ..would've been unstoppable and was healthy and strong ..all my buddy's and big brothers in tree care were 6ft 5 ft 6 ft7 ...I'm 5ft 6 160 and could woop them out lift them run circles around them now I'm old busted up ,and can't lift 420 pounds anymore ..if I just knew then what I waz shown now ..wow no words ..good old days
All of us sir.
First off all hands down to AALLL the arborist s out there second hands down to all the hard working people and third hands down to all the people that make a high effort to become successful on their own and then make successful apprentices and employees
Thanks for the shout out!
Very nice solo demo. I do this alot but I usually step cut the spars when they're that vertical. I was wondering if u prefer to cut the wedge & side cuts b4 making the back cut cuz of the electric saw?
I use alot of riggng rings with a port-a-wrap @ the bottom when I'm not working with a zip line. A 2nd climbing safety line on a neighbor 🌳 along with with a climbing line & my lanyard is a must when working solo. Take care.
I usually take off as much back weight as possible so I have a little bit of front Lean. If I need friction in the tree when working solo album creatively you Stubbs or the mini wishbone. Thanks for watching
Nice 😊
You can do something like span rigging and using slings
That was a good video. How do you get the rope untied to retrieve the line back without coming down? I like the idea of hanging a top then being to drop cut it once it’s hanging. I never thought of that I’ll definitely do that one of these days soon just to save time waiting on getting the line back up
You tie the working end in the tree near you, create the bite of rope that will lower to the ground, pass it through a crotch that is the rigging point clip the carabiner from the rigged branch into the bite. Once it’s lowered to the ground, simply untie the working end near you, throw it to the ground as neatly as you can and pull it out of the carabiner and back to you leaving the sling on the ground. Carry multiple slings. Watch it again and you’ll see me doing this. Thanks for watching
Ahh super legit I understand now
I have to come up with all kinds of ways to rig limbs alone can't get people to work where I am and I ha e to tell home owner they can't help all the time
I did spend seven years in a Federal Prison….working as a CO and case manager. I could have used that line on him:)
Hey Kevin do you have a video by any chance showing that bowline with the Yosemite finish
ruclips.net/video/qPa8hm8Z8Y4/видео.html
It includes several variations of the bowline
@@GameofTrees thank you buddy
Gotta call you out about the lack of seatbelt in the truck….. (only because I care about ya)
Good eye! Admonishment well taken:)
@@GameofTrees 😂🤣🤣🤣. I’m just as guilty most times. It’s funny watching someone give a safety talk (while driving) , but not using their PPE…😂
@@GameofTrees But you did have it on in the later half of the video at least!!
You’re not the first. It might have been under my arm which was a habit. My Toyota belt fits nicely 😃 thanks
Electric motors do not advance or retard the brush timing therefore they make the same torque at 1 rpm as at rated rpm, also most if not all el chainsaws have NO clutch. Chaps were designed to bind the chain to prevent the clutch from fully engaging. You see where im going? Chaps have ALMOST NO PROTECTION with an electric chainsaw. Just an fyi for everyone out there. Be EXTRA careful with an electric saw, PLEASE!
My chain on the electric saw binds much more often than on the gas saw, I will run a visual test with an old pair of chaps on what you just stated
@@GameofTrees tie your old chaps to a log. Idle the gas saw, lean the chain onto the chaps and hit the throttle. If the chaps are good they will ball up and prevent the clutch from locking in. The electric saw should have enough snoose to ball up the chaps and keep on cutting.
Enak banget kerja nya di atas salju, kami disini potong pohon panas banget kalo kerja
I prefer winter over hot days
Definitely need ear protection the sound of that electric saw is horrendous
It’s a real whiner;)
What saw is that??
Husqy battery 1st gen I’ve had another one on order for month’s
I would toss that weak ass electric saw from the highest tree I could find. Without the ability to quick cut limbs I would be lost on line clearance.
True! When I know I’ve got to quick cut with a purpose, there is no replacement for displacement. Power saw:)
And Kevin why are you by yourself I know you have guys you just wanted to do by yourself or nobody wanted to work that day just curious buddy thank you
I wanted to do this video:) total choice. I thought it might be a benefit. All that is ever said is, “never work alone.” Well, I know that people do, so I thought I’d give a little insight. Thanks for the question
@@GameofTrees definitely I work alone all the time this video helped me too and a couple of techniques to use thank you
I'm doing it alone because no one in my life supports what I do , unless it directly benefits them.
Win/win relationships are important