Hey folks, I’m sorry, I misspoke in the video. If you’re looking to buy either Milwaukee top handle chainsaw, or the new dual battery chainsaw, the affiliate link is within the video. If you don’t see it, just click or tap on the screen and you should see it appear in the lower, left hand corner.
Apparently that doesn't work with the desktop version of Chrome running RUclips. Clicking on the screen simply pauses the video, and the only option is to click it again to resume the video. No links show up - at least not here. The only thing that shows in the lower left is the PLAY icon.
@@matambale hmm, when you click or hover the mouse over the screen, there should be a “view products” button or small icon right above the play/pause button. If it’s not there, something isn’t working properly.
Perfect timing. Bad weather came in just when you guys finished. Such a dangerous job but you guys seem to know what you are doing to minimize risk. Great video!
Just for the record you are one heck of a tree climber!!!🤣🤣 Keep up the great work!!! You guys are such a good team!!!! Stay safe, and MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!🎄❤️🙏
Hi Zach, always enjoy these Crane job videos and the guessing of the weight on the heavier pieces. Teamwork is so important for jobs to work the most efficiently. When you have three different groups working together it is even more important. The Crane is always such an important link to get those big jobs done so hats off to Rick for being topnotch. Rick seems to enjoy working if you as well so it is great there are 2 solid and knowledgeable links in the chain. Wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas Holiday and a Happy and Healthy 2025 Zach.
@@benburns5995 thanks so much for the well wishes, Ben. I hope the same for you and yours! I have been very blessed to get to learn about crane work under Rick and his other operators. They’re all excellent operators, all who have climbing experience and tons of crane/tree experience. I probably would have messed something big up by now if it was up to me to make all the big decisions by myself in these crane jobs. I have another one coming out next week. Stay tuned 🤙
It’s the least I can do. We all go through stuff in life. Some suffer more than others. If the strong don’t help the weak, the strong will never have anyone to help them when they need it.
Zach nice smooth job as usual. The crane operator's weight capacity was way higher then what you were cutting. But I understand have to put it down one cut. Had my climber cut a 12 thousand lb piece of tree yea it was easier for him but took us 45 min to get it on ground and chipped which included cutting limbs off out of my bucket truck. Have a safe and Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year
@@robertvannicolo4435 thanks Robert! You’re right, we were good for around 8,000lb for most of the tree. The winch on that crane will only lift around 10,000 so we try not to go bigger than that. It’s not worth two parting the line just to save one pick most of the time. I run into that same problem with the GRCS some times. I can get a big piece in the rope pretty easy, but then the groundies have a hard time setting it down. Big pieces are fun but they’re not always fast
The Milwaukee saw has to make the day less exhausting. People don't realize how exhausting it is listening to loud noises all day. I worked next to the compressor in one shop. By the end of the day i was exhausted with my ears ringing and head pounding.
Buety, still amazed can lift that much without goin over. Watched a forest harvester one day grab strait but very tall trees cut em track round abit an lay em down easy. It doesent make sense haha. Great vids have good xmas cheers
@@infbajuk they are the best I’ve ever worn. I’d definitely buy them again. I especially like that you can buy a foot ascender that bolts on to them. They do have issues with the Velcro that holds the pads in coming off, but it is what it is.
Hey good stuff like always Zach. Yeah buddy that oak is dense and quite heavy. I've been looking into getting the single battery saw. Don't know if I can justify the expense of the duel battery model ( for my purpose of just small felling/ light cleanup). Do these get up to rapid speed as quickly as the pole saw? As always, stay safe my friend.
@@ClellWise the Milwaukee single battery rear handle is a little lackluster. It was their first attempt at chainsaws I think. The dual battery saw throttles up super fast. The top handle is alright but maybe not as fast as the pole saw I don’t think.
@@zaccheus Yes, it is. This wodnerful weekend of mine has lastend almost 8 years already. Still, from time to time, I see nightmares of being back at the working life. That's no big issue though. I turn to the other side, and go on sleeping, even on Monday mornings.
@@rynraff haha thanks, I made this one out of a bungee cord from Walmart, and xsre carabiner and a piece of hydraulic hose sheath. The sheath off of a double braid rope works well enough too.
@@TheModernArborist they look interesting. We don’t seem to break out the spider legs very often around here. I’ll ask the crane owner if he would ever be interested in in them
Hey bud when your making those cuts standing up those leads it’s better for the OP to bring your bottom cut in at an angle so the piece stays in the cut instead of dropping into the boom
@@drakedezarzana1771 maybe if you completed a sentence I could understand what your trying to say but I get your brain is too small to form a complete sentence
@@tylerclimbstrees831 when you’re talking about the bottom cut, are you talking about the hinge cuts? I do believe that all three of those trees could have been done in one day with two climbers and a big crane. Our biggest struggle was that I was the only experienced tree man there. Everyone on the ground works primarily in landscape. It’s an organization that helps men return to the workforce after prison.
@ oh that’s cool man I figured it was something like that it helps when everyone on the site works together all the time and yes when standing up limbs make the bottom cut at an angle which makes it like a shelf for the piece to sit into instead of dropping that way Rick can just boom up instead of it dropping into the boom
Is that Milwaukie saw complete overkill for a regular homeowner guy? I have a 60cc Echo that get's after it pretty good. Weakest link is my chain sharpening ability.
@@AnomadAlaska the Milwaukee saw would probably compete pretty well with that saw. Homeowner use can be a pretty broad term. If you’re just looking to use it for cutting up limbs in the yard, I’d say it’s probably overkill. If you’re using it to cut up medium to small trees, I think it would suite that task pretty well. When you get into big cuts, it’s draws the batteries down pretty fast, but typically working on your own property you cut a little and pick up a little and cut a little more. Electric saws to depend on a sharp chain more than gas saws, I have noticed that. What do you think your sharpening skills are lacking?
@@zaccheus I think my sharpening just needs more practice. I was more aggressive on my last chain and very satisfied with the results. Rakers and teeth. Got a 2 in 1 Stihl, haven't tried it yet.
that tie-in sketched me out a lil bit! Could be wrong, but it looks like you choked around both ends of the cable, could be fine im sure, but it can still come off if it gets slack somehow I always go between the tail and the live side of the becket, can't come down because the tail catches, I can see with your tie-in that it would be tricky without moving the ropinator, but the job can't get done if you fall off the hook!
@@WoodCutr1 Fair thoughts. Technically you’re not allowed to let slack into your climbing system, but we know that’s not realistic. Most of the time we double wrap the anchor which would decrease the risk substantially. It doesn’t meet the ANSI standards then because the rings are higher than the hook. Also supposed to throw the flip line in the hook.
Just a heads up, Zach, having your anchor sling wrapped around the steel cable on the crane is a little sketchy. 😬 When I was still working on high ropes courses, we had a purple spanset rubbing up against a steel cable..... and it slipped along the cable while it was loaded. Thankfully, it was only holding up a poll, and we were all out of the way when the spanset snapped! I'm not trying to call you fat.... heavy..... or anything 😅 just a little consened that with you moving around in the tree that you may cause the cling to rub against the cable as those things can be really harsh on solt goods under any load. I don't know if you could put the sling around the steel just above the ball or use a steel carabina through the loop created where the "2" cables pass each other (even if it was just to add a secondary anchor for a backup)? Great job in that tree. Happy Christmas 🎄😊🎄
Fair concern! There is a non structural anti chafe sleeve on the anchor for just that reason. It will show signs of damage before any damage is done to the structural components of the anchor.
@@jeffschroeder9089 😂 you know it! On a serious note, I do make a proper effort to run a lower viscosity bar oil in cold weather because there isn’t any engine heat to warm the oil up.
Yes! Seem like a lout if our tree were really heavy this fall. We had a really dry winter and just started to get some consistent rain when I filmed this video. I’m thinking the trees sucked it up and retained it pretty hard.
Crane operator would lose license here in NYS hoisting you on hook. Not allowed. Supposed to be in a rated basket. Unknown weight of piece is spooky . I always boom back xtra. We didn't have lmi scale on older rigs . Just saying. No criticism . I had to hoist guys up on steel. NYC crane operator mechanic here 1990. Retired now . 👍 Good job
@@Nudnik1 thanks for sharing your thoughts! Picking unknown weights is always spooky and that’s why it’s important to have someone with experience involved. I know a lot of crane operators will decline the work. Climber in the hook is a gray area here in Ohio that many companies take advantage of. Crane operators lifting organic material asleep don’t need a license which is rather unfortunate because it allows so real under qualified people in the seat for tree work where there is a special demand for qualified people.
@zaccheus organic material? Wood dirt stone ? My nephew does tree work has a 60ft high ranger and mobark chipper . I grind stumps now have two grinders retired. As a Crane operator tree work was one of the most stressful since weights were a guess. You guys did awesome job. Love that Battery chainsaw. I have an 084 Sthil monster to cut stumps down . Interesting Thanx .
@ I think the regulations have their own definition for “organic material” I think it’s pretty much living stuff. Like new trees to be planted, animals, limbs and trunk sections off of trees. It’s goofy thought because technically all wood is organic material. So in theory, you wouldn’t need a crane license to swing wooden trusses. But you definitely need a license for trusses. I think it all stems from it being very difficult to regulate crane work on trees because there are not rated anchor points, no known weights, and no known gravity centers. It’s all guess work and in trees it’s all dynamic, live picks with no second chances. That sounds like a really good kit for your nephew. Do you do all of his stump grinding? Are they your grinders or his?
I'm almost positive there is a second set of rules for tree removals. Have to be tied separately from crane hook. By rule if unsafe can actually ride the cut piece down.have only done it one time when base of tree snapped off at bottom there was no safe tie in spot. Had a highly experienced climber that I brought in for the job crane size was way overkill probably could of lifted 3 times amount that the cut was made. There was no room for extra crane for climber to hang off separate hook
@@BS-lx6nj okay, if you feel that is the right thing for you to do I understand. I don’t believe I mislead anyone. My effort was to illustrate the seriousness of correct guesswork. This video was all about the guess work, so I feel as though it was accurate for the video.
Hey folks,
I’m sorry, I misspoke in the video. If you’re looking to buy either Milwaukee top handle chainsaw, or the new dual battery chainsaw, the affiliate link is within the video. If you don’t see it, just click or tap on the screen and you should see it appear in the lower, left hand corner.
Apparently that doesn't work with the desktop version of Chrome running RUclips. Clicking on the screen simply pauses the video, and the only option is to click it again to resume the video. No links show up - at least not here. The only thing that shows in the lower left is the PLAY icon.
@@matambale hmm, when you click or hover the mouse over the screen, there should be a “view products” button or small icon right above the play/pause button. If it’s not there, something isn’t working properly.
@@zaccheus Well darn, it doesn't show up here. Appreciate your comments on the matter.
@@matambale no problem, I’m really sorry it didn’t work out for you
Perfect timing. Bad weather came in just when you guys finished. Such a dangerous job but you guys seem to know what you are doing to minimize risk. Great video!
@@gopropeterchockey thanks! The timing really did work out well.
Another great video of total professionalism!! That is a dangerous profession and watching your guys work safely and proficiently is a real treat!!
@@lonhoschar1943 thank you sir!
Nice job Zach. I've never done a crane job before. I'm looking forward to the day though. 👍
@@VeteranTreeService it’s the easiest kind of tree work as long as you have a good operator
I enjoyed your video. To me, you seem to be a very smart man. I wish you well in your life.
Blessings.
@@ejeanroh377 thank you!
Just for the record you are one heck of a tree climber!!!🤣🤣 Keep up the great work!!! You guys are such a good team!!!! Stay safe, and MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!🎄❤️🙏
@@grannyshell5425 Aw thanks! Merry Christmas to you too! Thank you for all of your comments over the last little while!
Nice job well done. Battery saws have their place and definately make it easier to communicate. We have a few we use for tree jobs
Great job brother 🪵🪓 stay humble and always keep learning every job
@@SidonianTree thanks! I can’t agree more
I been watching two of your videos when you are the man Zack and ❤❤❤ and your Team 😊y’all are pro when it comes to take down these trees
@@JoshuaVigil-d8z thanks Joshua!
Hi Zach, always enjoy these Crane job videos and the guessing of the weight on the heavier pieces.
Teamwork is so important for jobs to work the most efficiently. When you have three different groups working together it is even more important. The Crane is always such an important link to get those big jobs done so hats off to Rick for being topnotch. Rick seems to enjoy working if you as well so it is great there are 2 solid and knowledgeable links in the chain.
Wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas Holiday and a Happy and Healthy 2025 Zach.
@@benburns5995 thanks so much for the well wishes, Ben. I hope the same for you and yours!
I have been very blessed to get to learn about crane work under Rick and his other operators. They’re all excellent operators, all who have climbing experience and tons of crane/tree experience. I probably would have messed something big up by now if it was up to me to make all the big decisions by myself in these crane jobs. I have another one coming out next week. Stay tuned 🤙
Red Oak was always my favorite wood to burn! Nice Job on the Limb Cuts! That Battery saw has some Torque!!
@@richardf9137 thanks! It really does!
That tree was a pin or scarlet oak leafs and wood color from video look not to be red oak
Awesome job.Great explanation s as you go along.thanks for sharing.stay safe.
@@brentwoodburn8930 thanks Brent!
Great job as usual brother God bless Merry Christmas I hope you have a wonderful New Year
@@br-dj2ti thanks Bill, I wish the same for you!
Thanx heaps for helpin guys get back to work after stuff. Respect bro'
It’s the least I can do. We all go through stuff in life. Some suffer more than others. If the strong don’t help the weak, the strong will never have anyone to help them when they need it.
Zach nice smooth job as usual. The crane operator's weight capacity was way higher then what you were cutting. But I understand have to put it down one cut. Had my climber cut a 12 thousand lb piece of tree yea it was easier for him but took us 45 min to get it on ground and chipped which included cutting limbs off out of my bucket truck. Have a safe and Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year
@@robertvannicolo4435 thanks Robert! You’re right, we were good for around 8,000lb for most of the tree. The winch on that crane will only lift around 10,000 so we try not to go bigger than that. It’s not worth two parting the line just to save one pick most of the time.
I run into that same problem with the GRCS some times. I can get a big piece in the rope pretty easy, but then the groundies have a hard time setting it down. Big pieces are fun but they’re not always fast
That one piece you said to guess I guessed it correctly it was 4100 I said 4100
@ hey, nice work! I was way off on that one in a bad way 😬
@@zaccheus thank you I just randomly guessed
Awesome job brother
@@toddjacks8288 thanks Todd!
Merry Christmas to the Zaccheus crew!👍
@@bioniclife Merry Christmas, Kevin!
The Milwaukee saw has to make the day less exhausting. People don't realize how exhausting it is listening to loud noises all day. I worked next to the compressor in one shop. By the end of the day i was exhausted with my ears ringing and head pounding.
@@aaadamt964 I hear you there! There are days I’m just so excited to turn off the chipper and get rid of the noise.
Buety, still amazed can lift that much without goin over. Watched a forest harvester one day grab strait but very tall trees cut em track round abit an lay em down easy. It doesent make sense haha. Great vids have good xmas cheers
Beautiful Wood
how do you like the edelrid talon spikes? thinking of getting them.
@@infbajuk they are the best I’ve ever worn. I’d definitely buy them again. I especially like that you can buy a foot ascender that bolts on to them. They do have issues with the Velcro that holds the pads in coming off, but it is what it is.
Nice work man. Cool video
Thanks Dan!
Hey good stuff like always Zach. Yeah buddy that oak is dense and quite heavy. I've been looking into getting the single battery saw. Don't know if I can justify the expense of the duel battery model ( for my purpose of just small felling/ light cleanup). Do these get up to rapid speed as quickly as the pole saw? As always, stay safe my friend.
@@ClellWise the Milwaukee single battery rear handle is a little lackluster. It was their first attempt at chainsaws I think. The dual battery saw throttles up super fast. The top handle is alright but maybe not as fast as the pole saw I don’t think.
I don't have to work for the money anymore but it sure is nice to watch pros doing their thinns.
@@juhanipitkakari5999 that sounds like a nice place to be in life
@@zaccheus Yes, it is. This wodnerful weekend of mine has lastend almost 8 years already. Still, from time to time, I see nightmares of being back at the working life. That's no big issue though. I turn to the other side, and go on sleeping, even on Monday mornings.
I watch these videos when I’m bored and I learn from them
@@JoshuaVigil-d8z I think that’s a great practice. I learned about tree work from watching other people in RUclips videos and here I am doing it now
Hey in your last video I asked you what model that battery Milwaukee chainsaw was. Just curious thanks
@@tomlorenzen4062 aw man, sorry I missed the comment. This is the new Milwaukee “20” Dual Battery Chainsaw”
@zaccheus Thanks. Great channel. Merry Christmas!
@ thanks! Merry Christmas!
Excellent job , but could you ask your editor to lowerthe volume of the saw part?
@@MeztliNeydaCruzDávila thanks! The electric saw is too loud? I didn’t see that coming. Thanks for the feedback!
@zaccheus just because I enjoyed too much the other parts!
Hey Zach aka Smooth Operator. Where can I get the necklace at?
@@rynraff haha thanks, I made this one out of a bungee cord from Walmart, and xsre carabiner and a piece of hydraulic hose sheath. The sheath off of a double braid rope works well enough too.
You should really look into NT slings! They are the best
@@TheModernArborist they look interesting. We don’t seem to break out the spider legs very often around here. I’ll ask the crane owner if he would ever be interested in in them
Hey bud when your making those cuts standing up those leads it’s better for the OP to bring your bottom cut in at an angle so the piece stays in the cut instead of dropping into the boom
Also we would’ve put our 55ton in the driveway with two climbers and been done by 4pm 😂❤
@@tylerclimbstrees831big doubt
@@drakedezarzana1771 maybe if you completed a sentence I could understand what your trying to say but I get your brain is too small to form a complete sentence
@@tylerclimbstrees831 when you’re talking about the bottom cut, are you talking about the hinge cuts? I do believe that all three of those trees could have been done in one day with two climbers and a big crane. Our biggest struggle was that I was the only experienced tree man there. Everyone on the ground works primarily in landscape. It’s an organization that helps men return to the workforce after prison.
@ oh that’s cool man I figured it was something like that it helps when everyone on the site works together all the time and yes when standing up limbs make the bottom cut at an angle which makes it like a shelf for the piece to sit into instead of dropping that way Rick can just boom up instead of it dropping into the boom
0:51 maybe some old trash cans or traffic cones, like rip em the long way so you can wrap it around the whole outrigger
@@TimSoto39 not a bad idea at all!
😮 pohon apakah ini? Daun nya berwarna kuning.
It looks like a pin oak to me
I’m going with pin oak and the leaves are yellow because they stay on until most all the deciduous trees loose them. But on oaks they persist.
Is that Milwaukie saw complete overkill for a regular homeowner guy? I have a 60cc Echo that get's after it pretty good. Weakest link is my chain sharpening ability.
@@AnomadAlaska the Milwaukee saw would probably compete pretty well with that saw. Homeowner use can be a pretty broad term. If you’re just looking to use it for cutting up limbs in the yard, I’d say it’s probably overkill. If you’re using it to cut up medium to small trees, I think it would suite that task pretty well. When you get into big cuts, it’s draws the batteries down pretty fast, but typically working on your own property you cut a little and pick up a little and cut a little more. Electric saws to depend on a sharp chain more than gas saws, I have noticed that.
What do you think your sharpening skills are lacking?
@@zaccheus I think my sharpening just needs more practice. I was more aggressive on my last chain and very satisfied with the results. Rakers and teeth. Got a 2 in 1 Stihl, haven't tried it yet.
@ I hear the 2 in 1 tools are pretty good. It takes a bit of practice, not matter what you use
Wanted to see the base of the limb first. That seemed very big. I thought 3800
that tie-in sketched me out a lil bit!
Could be wrong, but it looks like you choked around both ends of the cable, could be fine im sure, but it can still come off if it gets slack somehow
I always go between the tail and the live side of the becket, can't come down because the tail catches, I can see with your tie-in that it would be tricky without moving the ropinator, but the job can't get done if you fall off the hook!
@@WoodCutr1 Fair thoughts. Technically you’re not allowed to let slack into your climbing system, but we know that’s not realistic. Most of the time we double wrap the anchor which would decrease the risk substantially. It doesn’t meet the ANSI standards then because the rings are higher than the hook. Also supposed to throw the flip line in the hook.
Just a heads up, Zach, having your anchor sling wrapped around the steel cable on the crane is a little sketchy. 😬 When I was still working on high ropes courses, we had a purple spanset rubbing up against a steel cable..... and it slipped along the cable while it was loaded. Thankfully, it was only holding up a poll, and we were all out of the way when the spanset snapped! I'm not trying to call you fat.... heavy..... or anything 😅 just a little consened that with you moving around in the tree that you may cause the cling to rub against the cable as those things can be really harsh on solt goods under any load. I don't know if you could put the sling around the steel just above the ball or use a steel carabina through the loop created where the "2" cables pass each other (even if it was just to add a secondary anchor for a backup)?
Great job in that tree. Happy Christmas 🎄😊🎄
Fair concern! There is a non structural anti chafe sleeve on the anchor for just that reason. It will show signs of damage before any damage is done to the structural components of the anchor.
Good to know, thanks
You got to warm up the electric saws? 😝
@@jeffschroeder9089 😂 you know it! On a serious note, I do make a proper effort to run a lower viscosity bar oil in cold weather because there isn’t any engine heat to warm the oil up.
Not leakin water but heavy oak?
Yes! Seem like a lout if our tree were really heavy this fall. We had a really dry winter and just started to get some consistent rain when I filmed this video. I’m thinking the trees sucked it up and retained it pretty hard.
Rekon the go pro. All looks bit smaller. Should know that but yer.
@ the camera definitely makes everything look smaller
Crane operator would lose license here in NYS hoisting you on hook.
Not allowed.
Supposed to be in a rated basket.
Unknown weight of piece is spooky .
I always boom back xtra. We didn't have lmi scale on older rigs .
Just saying.
No criticism . I had to hoist guys up on steel.
NYC crane operator mechanic here 1990.
Retired now .
👍 Good job
@@Nudnik1 thanks for sharing your thoughts! Picking unknown weights is always spooky and that’s why it’s important to have someone with experience involved. I know a lot of crane operators will decline the work.
Climber in the hook is a gray area here in Ohio that many companies take advantage of. Crane operators lifting organic material asleep don’t need a license which is rather unfortunate because it allows so real under qualified people in the seat for tree work where there is a special demand for qualified people.
@zaccheus organic material?
Wood dirt stone ?
My nephew does tree work has a 60ft high ranger and mobark chipper .
I grind stumps now have two grinders retired.
As a Crane operator tree work was one of the most stressful since weights were a guess.
You guys did awesome job.
Love that Battery chainsaw.
I have an 084 Sthil monster to cut stumps down .
Interesting
Thanx .
@ I think the regulations have their own definition for “organic material” I think it’s pretty much living stuff. Like new trees to be planted, animals, limbs and trunk sections off of trees. It’s goofy thought because technically all wood is organic material. So in theory, you wouldn’t need a crane license to swing wooden trusses. But you definitely need a license for trusses. I think it all stems from it being very difficult to regulate crane work on trees because there are not rated anchor points, no known weights, and no known gravity centers. It’s all guess work and in trees it’s all dynamic, live picks with no second chances.
That sounds like a really good kit for your nephew. Do you do all of his stump grinding? Are they your grinders or his?
I'm almost positive there is a second set of rules for tree removals. Have to be tied separately from crane hook. By rule if unsafe can actually ride the cut piece down.have only done it one time when base of tree snapped off at bottom there was no safe tie in spot. Had a highly experienced climber that I brought in for the job crane size was way overkill probably could of lifted 3 times amount that the cut was made. There was no room for extra crane for climber to hang off separate hook
@ It’s ANSI vs OSHA rules to my knowledge
2800 lbs
Man, I hate when you say uh oh. 😯
@@gambrell8186 haha yeah me too 😂
3000 lbs
I suck at this ... looks like the same as the last one. So i will say 1500
@@stevehartley5803 haha it’s honestly hard to say when looking through the camera. Thanks for giving it your best effort!
1800
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The title crosses the line into clickbait for me, so unfortunately I had to unsubscribe.
@@BS-lx6nj okay, if you feel that is the right thing for you to do I understand. I don’t believe I mislead anyone. My effort was to illustrate the seriousness of correct guesswork. This video was all about the guess work, so I feel as though it was accurate for the video.
you’re a solid dude zach.🫡💪🏼
@@ztkrx aw thanks man!
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