Dangerous Tree Removal with Climbing Spurs
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- Опубликовано: 18 окт 2024
- This video is about cutting down a dead Ash tree that is at risk of falling and hitting our workshop. In the video I review Vevor Brand Tree Climbing gear that I purchase of Amazon. I also demonstrate the bottle jack technique for falling leaning trees. This Ash tree was killed by Emerald Ash Bore an invasive insect that kills the tree.
Out of all of the videos I've liked on RUclips today, I believe this one actually deserves a like more than all the others. You killed it for your first time. Very impressive.
2024-08-15
Well done.
This video popped up in my recommended after I've also bought my own equipment to handle my own home-threatening trees.
I've done 2/4, I'll probably do the other 2 next summer. I'm climbing solo with only the camera app on my phone as a witness. I hope "Hey Google, Call 911" works if I need it lol
I had bought the JATCSG kit back in June 2024 because the flip-line has the metal core and the harness has nice thick padding and webbing and solid metal loops for both flip-line and rappel.
When I got the kit, the climbing spikes had loose gaffs. So, definitely do a once-over on the equipment with the supplied wrench and make sure things are torqued and tight. The climbing spikes also had the leather collars reversed. I had been told that the thicker extension of the leather is supposed to go in front, so I had to remove them and swap them left/right to put them in proper orientation.
I'm 6'5" and with the climbing spurs at full length, the upper leather straps hit solidly mid-calf. They aren't quite tall enough for me, but they do work, as seen in my videos.
I also bought 200' of 3/8" eyelet rope for a rappel line and backup to the flipline, since my trees do not go straight up and my climbing spikes gaff out often. My trees are also too thick at the bottom to use the flip-line. I had to wait until I was about 20 feet off the ground to even use the flip-line.
And if you're looking for a perfect tree-top saw, I bought the MS194T and absolutely love it. It's thousands of orders of magnitude greater in quality than the same size McCulloch I was using for decades before.
On my wishlist to buy before tackling the other 2 trees is a Petzl ZigZag and an Insta360, so depending on how my finances go through winter, I might be better capable of recording next time around.
Good on ya for the DIY spirit. Have a good one.
I still have a few more to do this fall.
Always tie in twice using buck strap and climb line, if u cut that cheap buck strap you will fall. Its not a steel core flip line it will cut under tension very easy.
Never thought of looking at vevor for climbing gear. I have buying chicom stuff, but it might be a good entry considering the prices on the "quality" gear. Great to see that you managed everything so well.
The leather straps on the spurs are the worst part. If you are handy these can easily be re-riveted and/or replaced. The belt/harness seems good, at least for occasional "home-owner" use. A steel-core flip line is a MUST and did not come with the VEVOR package. Thanks for comment.
Nice job! Wanting to build a pole barn out in my backyard and need to take out a few decent trees to Make it happen. Definitely inspired to do this same setup without paying thousands for tree removal
Im still learning... but RUclips is an amazing resource.
Well done Mr. Woods!
Thanks, you can always learn new skills.
Good job . Safe and simple
Thanks 👍
Not bad at all honestly. Like others have said, double tie in always. Either a rope and buckstrap or 2 buckstraps. Dead ash with what looks to be a predominately hardwood forest in the background seems Midwest or eastern US to me, I never used the whole bottle Jack thing myself, that’s more a west coast technique. I would say if you are going up to set a line, then you might as well set up a 3 to 1, or 5 to 1, which you can do mostly with caribiners, and it makes the Jack redundant. You didn’t show the gaffs.. are they set up with tree gaffs or pole gaffs?
Ontario Canada. Emerald Ash bore killed al lot of trees on my property. I have upgraded my gear since this video, and now have a rope so I can double tie in. Not sure if they are tree/pole gaffs... Im going to be doing a follow up video soon showing all the equipment upgrades. Thanks for the comment.
Para cortar con la motosierra utilizando puas debes tener dos lineas de anclaje (acollador) para hacerlo mas seguro, el corte final se hace mas largo y se corta a ambos lados del tronco asi no utilizas un gato para derribarlo
Correct. They charge a lot for those trees in order to cover their overhead with all the expensive equipment they bought.
But there some of us who would climb/drop your trees for much less. $100-200 a tree. You chopping it up once it’s on the ground.
Well-done mate niceone!!!
Thanks
Lots of firewood for Op WOODSMAN this year!😁👍👍
Good job. That ash will make great fire-wood.
Yes it will
Pretty good for a beginner. Tip on using a jack I would recommend a 12 ton or larger in a tree of that size 20 ton would be best also put a 3/8 or 1/2 thick steel plate on top of the jack and when using a jack cut your jack seat first and back cut then under cut. And you did cut a proper jack seat always leave a place for a wedge. Stay safe out there. 🙏🙏👍💪
Thanks for the advise... nice to get some constructive criticism.
So it's been a year. How are the spikes holding up?
Holding up well. Just used them recently… check out my Dewalt chainsaw review video to see me using the spurs more
Bro there's smaller tree cares like me who would've came out and done it for real decent price and probly fell most of those pretty easy ...it's just not worth trying I could've set the lines for you from the ground .and you should've had someone their with you at least .being zero experience
Thanks for the comment. I was not alone, my son was there helping. This is going to be a long term investment for me, there is a learning curve... but everyone has to start somewhere. Since I made this video, I have improved some of my gear, learned some new stuff. Im a firm believer that to learn, you have to be willing to take risks.
Looking back at this particular tree, I positive I could have fell it in the right direction with the jack and wedges alone.
More constructive criticism is welcome.
With the amount of work to do , I would step back and up grade all of your kit it will be a good investment in the long run and you don't get a second chance at being safe .
Im still alive... but yes totally agree and I have already upgraded and added gear. Plus more upgrades in the works. Thanks for the comment.
Fair play to you, but i woukdnt trust a cheap amazon set. You have balls of steel. For face cuts/notch, tra doing the angled cut first, especially on bigger trees, its easier to finish with the straight cut to finish your face cut. Id look into better safety gear, wire flipline as well as cut away strop, and always have an escape plan or someone with you. But other than that fair play, it takes balls
I have already upgrade alot of gear, including a steel core flip- line and climbing rope (for safety line). I have done 4 trees since then and I have improved safety and cutting technique considerably. Thanks for the comment, I apricate the constructive criticism.
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Put a bite on the line out. More leverage and pull.
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Hahaha this guys an animal. Way to go 💪
You we close to cutting your only tie in point when you first started the saw. You Tube may get you and a bunch of other people killed. You could have bought a throw bag and slick line and pulled a rope up into the tree to pull it into the huge area available to pull them into. Bottle jack is another You Tube accident waiting to happen. Find someone who can teach you to work safely. Being single tied in if you cut yourself in tree you will likely bleed out before you can climb down to the ground.
Yeah I did plenty wrong for sure... lived to tell the tale. As a result of this experience I have upgrade my gear, steel core flip-line and rope for secondary tie in. The bottle jack worked great and Id do it again in the right situation. Thanks for the comment.
@@woodsarmoury 👍Stay safe. Don’t make any move until you know you have it. Don’t guess as to the end result. Best to you👋
@@woodsarmoury you should really do some more research into your idea of how to use a bottle jack and what kind of bottle jack you should be using. How to properly set it... etc.
You can get lucky many times until that one time you and your family suffer because your shortcuts, your "sorta looks and works like the professionals" attitude, and copycat youtube education, get you seriously injured or killed.
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Just buying more equipment isn't the best or even next step.
You should really try and hook up with someone who has actual tree-climbing experience, does it safe, and is willing to walk you through proper gear and training.
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Not trying to bust your balls. But I'm also not going to fawn all over your ass like some folks and say you did a great job or have big balls.
You took big risks, got lucky, but hopefully you'll get help from people who know this work a helluva lot better than you will ever just watching youtube and buying "the more expensive amazon" cheap climbing equipment.
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In the end... it's your choice. I can see you want to do this, and are willing and able to climb... but think more about your safety, your son's safety (I suppose that's the young man with you?), and your family's security and their well-being having you around and not dead or crippled for life.
This is serious work.
Hes learning he stated thG period calm down give him help not dog him dang
Awesome job! I climbed my first tree today using the moving rope system and cut two whole branches with a hand saw😂
Soo much negativity and snowflake behavior in the comments.
Brother, you did a damn good job for your first time. You learned from it and made the necessary adjustments.
Our forefathers have been climbing and dropping trees with just ropes and spikes. Yeah it was dangerous, but here we are... You dont always NEED to be a professional to get things done.
Stay safe and stay at it.
There's a HUGE difference from being what you call a "Snowflake" (still in high school?) and someone who actually takes the proper care to be safe. Especially if one has a family depending on them.
Those 'forefathers' you talk about... I suppose you mean the loggers and climbers from long ago?... also knew how to be safe with respect to what they had back then. They totally understood that if they didn't make it home at the end of the day, or suffered a major injury that kept them from working... they could NOT provide for their families.
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