Tree House Bicycle Elevator (How It Works) + Upgrades

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  • Опубликовано: 15 сен 2024
  • How does the tree house elevator work? And how was the contraption build? In this video we explore these exact questions! Ethan Schlussler build the tree house elevator 5 years ago with steel cables, a bike and some old scraps. Today we swapped out the old steel cable with Dyneema rope and messed around on the home made zipline.
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    Tree House Bicycle Elevator (How It Works) + Upgrades

Комментарии • 527

  • @joshuambean
    @joshuambean 2 года назад +11

    I remember seeing this video back when it first came out. And I was just watching all your new content with the Power Wheels Cars and whatnot, and I just realized that you guys are the same people that built all this cool stuff! So much fun to watch all the insane (in a good way) stuff you build! Thanks for letting us follow along.

  • @GrindHardPlumbingCo
    @GrindHardPlumbingCo  6 лет назад +78

    It's still processing guys 4K will be up in a few minutes. Party on!

    • @jonjohnson102
      @jonjohnson102 6 лет назад

      Grind Hard Plumbing Co to bad ill watch this in 360 any day

    • @mikeyvidz3880
      @mikeyvidz3880 6 лет назад

      Grind Hard Plumbing Co that's super cool!

    • @stepheng887
      @stepheng887 6 лет назад

      Good job to whoever does the editing on these videos! 👍

    • @ellenorbjornsdottir1166
      @ellenorbjornsdottir1166 6 лет назад

      are higher gears usable?

    • @GrindHardPlumbingCo
      @GrindHardPlumbingCo  6 лет назад

      No, it’s only a one speed now, but you would really not want a higher gear. It’s hard enough to pedal already!

  • @apocalypse92ia
    @apocalypse92ia 6 лет назад +170

    You guys have the coolest freaking house ever

  • @leef8063
    @leef8063 2 года назад +2

    Amazing, was sitting outside thinking I would love to climb that tree. I thought, tree elevator! And with all my previous ideals after a search, it wasn't original. What I liked was his own critique to help others. THANK YOU and your friends for sharing.

  • @kollak01
    @kollak01 6 лет назад +135

    "Just like riding a bike....except up into the sky." LOL

    • @hondaguy5226
      @hondaguy5226 5 лет назад +2

      On that next level ET shit

    • @msen5030
      @msen5030 3 года назад

      Imagine a random guy trying to ride it not knowing what it was

  • @johnjuiceshipper4963
    @johnjuiceshipper4963 6 лет назад +58

    All I can think while watching this is “I should’ve learned a trade.”
    But i’m sure it’s never too late learn. Can’t wait to have more free time after graduating so I can pick up some skills like woodworking and metalworking.

    • @evanbarnes9984
      @evanbarnes9984 6 лет назад +5

      How old are you? I started learning woodworking and metal work after college, and just a few years later I feel like I can make just about anything. It's never too late!

    • @johnjuiceshipper4963
      @johnjuiceshipper4963 6 лет назад +1

      Evan Barnes 21! Taking my first woodworking class next month!

    • @evanbarnes9984
      @evanbarnes9984 6 лет назад +1

      @@johnjuiceshipper4963 hell yeah! Dude you have so much time, it's absolutely not too late. To put it in perspective, the brain isn't fully matured until about age 25, so while I'm 28 now, I feel like I'm really just at the beginning of adult life with a vast range of things available to me to learn and explore. You've got all the time! I teach woodworking and fabrication to kids, and in some way new adults have an advantage over kids despite the later start because they have more highly developed problem solving faculties than children do.

    • @chefsweaty6744
      @chefsweaty6744 6 лет назад

      John ‘Juice’ Shipper I feel the same way. I see a lot of people commenting about how cool it is but I dont see a lot of comments asking about how they learned this stuff. I would love to be able to create the things they do

    • @modelnutty6503
      @modelnutty6503 6 лет назад

      Juice it can get really fun, it does cost for the toys to make toys with. highly recommend picking up a little welder and learn to use it decently, so darn handy!

  • @coolbirdy1
    @coolbirdy1 6 лет назад +36

    two years in a tree!?!? Damn guy. Thats dope.

  • @CarswithNash
    @CarswithNash 6 лет назад +17

    That is so awesome! That whole setup is like something out of a movie set! You guys certainly know how to have fun!

    • @GrindHardPlumbingCo
      @GrindHardPlumbingCo  6 лет назад +3

      Thank you! That’s what we live for: Having as much fun as possible!!

    • @MrDino-hp7fy
      @MrDino-hp7fy 4 года назад +1

      Childhood dream

    • @force311999
      @force311999 4 года назад

      ewalks the battle of endear ewalk village

  • @Pscribbled
    @Pscribbled 6 лет назад +8

    Hey man, hopefully you didn’t figure this out the hard way but dyneema doesn’t do well with knots it’s a very slippery cord so generally either the knots will come undone or they will sinch down on themselves eventually cutting themselves.
    There are a few knots that are safe to use with dyneema but the figure 8 knot isn’t one of them.
    The safest option is to look into splicing the dyneema.
    Otherwise, looks wicked dude! Stay safe

  • @TheTreehouseShop
    @TheTreehouseShop Год назад

    That's what I love about the Treehouse Building Scene - loads of creative people and free spirit🥰 THANKS FOR STAYING KIDS!!!!!!

  • @JustIn-sr1xe
    @JustIn-sr1xe 6 лет назад +6

    That's the coolest tree house I've ever seen. Looks amazeballs to be in. Probably a pretty sweet spot to blaze one either at sunrise/set or while the stars are out...

    • @kalebperkins7084
      @kalebperkins7084 6 лет назад +2

      Just In Real shit though I have the same take

  • @benb.1273
    @benb.1273 6 лет назад +10

    I'd be absolutely terrified to go down that zipline. Awesome video!

  • @ajcnini5124
    @ajcnini5124 3 года назад +3

    A paddle boat would have been a cool variation, Awesome job guys! 👌🏼

  • @gabron21
    @gabron21 6 лет назад +167

    Are you guys gonna do a "About Us" video? Would love to know more about y'all. You'd be awesome neighbors.

    • @NoAnchorTV
      @NoAnchorTV 6 лет назад +2

      aaron125productions they are doing a Q&A this week!

    • @stepheng887
      @stepheng887 6 лет назад

      NoAnchorTV Where’d you hear that? I just asked the same question on another video :)

  • @britneyspearsbiggestfan1026
    @britneyspearsbiggestfan1026 3 года назад +2

    this house has a LOT of use to it so if a killer is chasing you in the woods and you have your bike here you can just get on it and start pedeling and then you get up there and if the killer finds a way up go to the zip line :)

  • @tategeddis5201
    @tategeddis5201 9 месяцев назад +1

    Uhm this was 5 years ago and I just got a notification for it today 🤷🏻‍♂️ don’t know why but i love it and that elevator bike is premium

  • @garriteinig3445
    @garriteinig3445 6 лет назад +2

    We need more tree house content! I just watched the No Anchor TV video, the tree house spins! You two are definitely inspirations for anyone looking to make stuff and have fun!

  • @aduckwithayoutubechannel
    @aduckwithayoutubechannel 3 года назад +28

    “My bike has a basket and water bottle holder!”
    “Well, my bike has 20 gears and a case for my phone!”
    “Oh yeah!? My bike has a built in flashlight and radio!”
    *”My bike goes straight up.”*

    • @msen5030
      @msen5030 3 года назад +1

      He on X games mode

  • @edwardthayer9386
    @edwardthayer9386 6 лет назад

    you guys are enjoying life! so happy you are sharing! Thank you!!!!!!!🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕

  • @summittaedae2323
    @summittaedae2323 5 лет назад

    I’m not sure how I found this clip but wow. So glad I did. 👍🏼🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  • @raulvz
    @raulvz 4 года назад

    Love people´s creativity.

  • @prophez23
    @prophez23 3 года назад +2

    Ethan truly is a genius! I’m so happy I found this channel way back in the beginning. It’s been cool watching the progression.

  • @Cartoonking3
    @Cartoonking3 4 года назад

    The bike elevator attached to the treehouse, is the worlds greatest invention ever!

  • @Al-of3zp
    @Al-of3zp 6 лет назад +5

    This is beyond cool! You guys are awesome. I come here to see all my dreams played out.

    • @GrindHardPlumbingCo
      @GrindHardPlumbingCo  6 лет назад +1

      Thanks man!! That’s what we are trying to do here: live the dream!

  • @insurancedice
    @insurancedice 6 лет назад +26

    You should be real careful with the the knots you tie in Dyneema. It's extremely strong stuff, but knots will weaken Dyneema (and other 'high modulus fibers') even more than knots weaken regular poly/nylon rope. Splice is best.

  • @empress.l.e.tra5904
    @empress.l.e.tra5904 4 года назад

    This beyond my thoughts how cool and fun safety nobody can't brake in on u and it looks clean nice new all the features are awesome excellent job who ever dis like this is a hater

  • @kadenluster2908
    @kadenluster2908 4 года назад

    You guys are on the history channel woodsmen

  • @BarnStangz
    @BarnStangz 6 лет назад

    As they say, necessity is the mother of invention! Man that is a slick setup!

    • @GrindHardPlumbingCo
      @GrindHardPlumbingCo  6 лет назад

      Haha! Precisely! Thanks man!

    • @BarnStangz
      @BarnStangz 6 лет назад

      NP! You guys are going to have a sick huge channel! Glad I got here before 100K subs! Keep up the hard work! Oh and man, it looks beautiful out there! It would be cool if you took us viewers on a dirt bike woods adventure!

    • @GrindHardPlumbingCo
      @GrindHardPlumbingCo  6 лет назад

      We both ride so that would be no problem!

    • @GrindHardPlumbingCo
      @GrindHardPlumbingCo  6 лет назад

      And thanks!

    • @GrindHardPlumbingCo
      @GrindHardPlumbingCo  6 лет назад +1

      Thanks man! Thanks the dream! It is really beautiful here. We have something kind of similar to that planned soon!

  • @shawnoelrich4228
    @shawnoelrich4228 5 лет назад +4

    Well sir I really admire and appreciate your creativity. As do both of my teenage sons. I love to see the inspiration your channel gives them their own ideas and sparks their own creative fire. Any advice you may have for a dad trying to support that fire will be taken to heart. Thank you from your new subscriber.

    • @GrindHardPlumbingCo
      @GrindHardPlumbingCo  5 лет назад +3

      Thank you! I’m very glad to hear that we have inspired you and your sons! I don’t know what advice can give, except to support them in whatever projects they want to create, but also let them make some mistakes, because sometimes that’s the best way to learn. Thanks for watching!
      -Ethan

  • @bisket2003
    @bisket2003 10 месяцев назад

    To think, in 5 years these cats would have a massive shop and some EPIC motorized radical PREMIUM vehicles!

  • @jeff7049
    @jeff7049 6 лет назад +83

    I think you should install a 80cc engine on the bike

    • @GrindHardPlumbingCo
      @GrindHardPlumbingCo  6 лет назад +19

      Haha! That would certainly make things easier...

    • @kevincampos3797
      @kevincampos3797 6 лет назад +5

      Just an idea. Why not make it an elevator at once and install everything separately on a plank like an actual elevator motor and then add walls and ceiling to it. You could leave the bike as is and just conceal it behind a plank and leave the necessary engine part accessible inside the elevator.

    • @naterally2176
      @naterally2176 6 лет назад +1

      No er visit straight to the box

    • @memd777
      @memd777 6 лет назад +6

      Stop giving idiotic suggestions like elevator or motor engine, the reason he used an old bicycle is because its free, making elevator or adding motor will cost money and make it look like a modern fucking building and less creative, more complicated, its a piece of art , a simple machine, not some fancy ride where you go up and down... morons...

    • @antonios4926
      @antonios4926 5 лет назад

      @belinda hawkins U tell him/At least he is trying. From Cyprus

  • @pkaspar78
    @pkaspar78 5 месяцев назад

    That bicycle will take you up in heaven

  • @marclopez9809
    @marclopez9809 6 лет назад

    Dude your property is out of this world.

  • @oskarthepyrenees5277
    @oskarthepyrenees5277 5 лет назад

    I AM AN ELEVATOR CONSULTANT AND THIS IMPRESSIVE. A TRACTION ELEVATOR WITH 2 :1 ROPING POWERED BY A BIKE, NICELY DONE! TRY A LARGER REAR RIM. ALSO I WOULD HAVE YOU USED THE OLD CABLE TO FISH THE NEW LINE THROUGH.
    WE USE THAT SYNTHETIC WINCH LINE ON ALL OUR ATV/UTV'S SINCE IT DOESN'T FREY AND STAB YOUR FINGERS.

  • @TysyTube
    @TysyTube 6 лет назад +27

    Wat is happening if your chains brakes when you are up?

    • @yogeebear2599
      @yogeebear2599 6 лет назад +6

      he can most likely manually pull it but idk how much force that would take, or he can just ride it down and repair it on ground

    • @robertletsche9492
      @robertletsche9492 6 лет назад +3

      Or you can take the zip line

    • @modelnutty6503
      @modelnutty6503 6 лет назад +3

      look at it again, it self descends, you use the brake to slow and stop. Yogee saw.
      I would worry about the main cable (now rope) much more, and I'd feel better about it if it were larger size. a really FAT little 20" rim could make pedaling easier, has to be wide and deep enough it doesn't get over spooled.

    • @lawnmowerdude
      @lawnmowerdude 6 лет назад +1

      Counter weight. No free fall.

    • @cornemouton2740
      @cornemouton2740 3 года назад +1

      Or the counter weight cable breaks while you're up high, yikes.

  • @phillycheezcake907
    @phillycheezcake907 5 лет назад

    Tree houses wicked sweet go karts mad max jag 1 million% swag Grind Hard Plumbing Co has it in the bag👍🤯👍😎

  • @borisp9163
    @borisp9163 5 лет назад +3

    This is just awesome, I am obsessed with Treehouses since childhood, my dream is build treehouses, this bike elevator is fckng engineering masterpiece :D

  • @svetlanaz7872
    @svetlanaz7872 6 лет назад

    youre going to have the happiest kids in the world!

  • @lukehuffman8655
    @lukehuffman8655 6 лет назад +4

    sick vids man been here since 5K keep up the great work

  • @Mil0Fedaikin
    @Mil0Fedaikin 4 года назад

    Hello.
    In case you don`t think about it - when you descend in this elevator whith Dyneema cord or another synthetic ropes , friction rope frome bicycle
    frame generate
    enough heat to damage the cord. And steel of frame not helping to spread this heat avay frome rope.
    That`s why most climbing descenders made frome aluminium
    alloy.

  • @lefteris.adamou.1
    @lefteris.adamou.1 6 лет назад +2

    Wow 😍😍 you said you slept there for two years and now do you showing it to us?

  • @sydney59
    @sydney59 4 года назад

    Sydney Stoyko
    Oh that’s seriously the coolest combinations: tree house, bicycle, tree house elevator (for every kids imagination who was told to go play outside)

  • @cheesegromit9423
    @cheesegromit9423 6 лет назад +1

    yall living the dream

  • @MrDylanskate
    @MrDylanskate 6 лет назад

    great addition of the basket to bring up your beers

  • @live-with-breath
    @live-with-breath Год назад

    Really beautiful, amazing

  • @Chong1975
    @Chong1975 6 лет назад

    Genius! Simple yet really effective.

  • @stephenheagy4156
    @stephenheagy4156 6 лет назад +5

    Maybe throw some inertia reels from seatbelts or something at the top and bottom of the counterweight for safety in case the blue line or anchor fail.

  • @andrewknutson2175
    @andrewknutson2175 6 лет назад

    Bathroom on a separate tree maybe a 4x4 little shack with the toilet like a portapotty with a very large pipe running down facing away from the house/treehouse(out of sight) into an rv sewage tank that’s on a small trailer. That way whenever it’s full you can just dump it, only problem is water to “flush”. Maybe a rain barrel with a tarp funnel?

  • @bikedoc4145
    @bikedoc4145 2 года назад

    I want to see Ethan build a Mouse Trap, bet it would be crazy 🤣

  • @harleco1
    @harleco1 6 лет назад

    Got a suggestion on the way you anchor the Bike at the bottom. If you were to set a post in the ground with a hook like a cane you could set it right under and as it set down it would slide off the side and hook itself . To unhook push down and over keeping both hands free. Thanks new subscriber. Enjoyed the video

  • @stevethewsimpson25
    @stevethewsimpson25 6 лет назад +1

    Neat-O! When I was a kid I did the same. Had a Zip line, but we called it a cable car. For an elevator all we did was tie a rope to tires for a counter balance. That was so when you got to the ground you just let go of the rope and let the tires fall back down. So yeah, had to climb up. You solved that. But I think I would put a barricade around the counter weight water tank. That's a bad spot to wonder into in case the cable holding it broke and the tank should fall.

  • @Zark-Muckerberg
    @Zark-Muckerberg 6 лет назад +4

    This is cool. Nice zipline as well.

  • @stevetrevella
    @stevetrevella 4 года назад +2

    great job i love it and plan on doing something very simaler... A warning though be careful the rope dosent get a nick or cut in it. it can break quickly then. the only advantage wire gives it dosent bother it much.
    so watch out for wear or chaffing......

  • @vibeandride2984
    @vibeandride2984 6 лет назад +109

    Are you a plumbing company

  • @dumpsterstu4474
    @dumpsterstu4474 6 лет назад +1

    Like no 100! This elevator fing Rocks!

  • @suzukiest
    @suzukiest 4 года назад

    this goes up this goes down

  • @davidcrandall3643
    @davidcrandall3643 6 лет назад

    The wicked winch of the west!

  • @TimpBizkit
    @TimpBizkit 3 года назад

    This beats my caravan winch tree climber. The counterweight saves pedaling effort.

  • @dailylife3975
    @dailylife3975 Год назад

    I would weld a guide on the lower part of the frame that goes against the rim and then a guide on top of the frame that goes against the rim so when the wire comes in and spools around that top and bottom guide will direct it hopefully keep it from popping off

  • @amalfi460
    @amalfi460 5 лет назад +2

    Just found this channel love it, I remember seeing Pete Nelson try out your bike elevator and he was a little nervous haha.

  • @stevenwithanS
    @stevenwithanS 6 лет назад +1

    I think that old basket was for the quart size milk bottles.

  • @joenels4356
    @joenels4356 5 лет назад +2

    nice peice of property

  • @TheMetalButcher
    @TheMetalButcher 6 лет назад +12

    Just watch out for UV degradation and it may rub when going through the bike frame and fray. Otherwise, cool stuff.

  • @HeyMykee
    @HeyMykee 5 лет назад +2

    Damn the whole yard is like the ultimate playground!! Also, ET confirmed!!!

  • @MrDizzyDavis
    @MrDizzyDavis 2 года назад

    Ethan is the real life "Reodor Felgen"😁

  • @zzzz-ko9kn
    @zzzz-ko9kn 6 лет назад +2

    Heeeeeeeeeeyyyyyyyy. You were on treehouse masters

  • @bradbutcher3984
    @bradbutcher3984 4 года назад

    Your grandpa I believe was a badass with anything he touched.

  • @Dikkepriem
    @Dikkepriem 5 лет назад

    Geez. You’re sooo creative

  • @therocky1157
    @therocky1157 4 года назад

    Guys you are for sure the real life version of my dreams

  • @chatb999
    @chatb999 5 лет назад

    wow wow wow wonderful

  • @DaRockUr
    @DaRockUr 6 лет назад

    I'm loving the videos. Good work

  • @1meesh
    @1meesh 6 лет назад +5

    Soft landing bro 😂😂

  • @FreakyT333
    @FreakyT333 5 лет назад

    Not sure how I missed these killer tree house vids you guys did nearly a year ago but dang boys this stuff is pure innovative freedom! Just can't get enough of your creations, they make me feel dumb for a minute but that's my lazy ass fault 😉

  • @moofymoo
    @moofymoo 4 года назад +5

    Dogo: I don't know why my human is flying, but it looks cool! AF!

  • @xicala2
    @xicala2 7 месяцев назад

    So. The remaining steel cables are both attached to the water tank?! And the dyneema goes up and back down to the rear wheel? Coool

  • @gogotravelreview
    @gogotravelreview 5 лет назад

    Oh very good idea

  • @ryanchase9746
    @ryanchase9746 5 лет назад +1

    Awesome tree house
    Super cool bike elevator
    Where is She from?

  • @Freizeitflugsphaere
    @Freizeitflugsphaere 6 лет назад +1

    Wow! I absolutely love that!!!

  • @chromasux2
    @chromasux2 Год назад

    ::has arguement with the wife:: "That's it, you're sleeping on the--, where are you going?" "To the treehouse! Niiiiight!"

  • @streamzkid6783
    @streamzkid6783 4 года назад

    Omg that look so fun especially treeehouse it’s so cozy comfy and warm

  • @internettoughguy
    @internettoughguy 6 лет назад

    Looks safe af.

  • @voithy8351
    @voithy8351 6 лет назад +45

    This was on tree house masters wasn't it ?

    • @GrindHardPlumbingCo
      @GrindHardPlumbingCo  6 лет назад +31

      Yes it was actually haha

    • @willparker3170
      @willparker3170 6 лет назад +8

      Grind Hard Plumbing Co I knew I saw this somewhere

    • @IanMarkie
      @IanMarkie 6 лет назад +1

      Found this too: ruclips.net/video/HxGAiwe9RQk/видео.html

    • @trevor3803
      @trevor3803 6 лет назад +3

      I remember that my life just went full circle

    • @danieldavidson8149
      @danieldavidson8149 6 лет назад

      I was thinking the same thing. How was that experience

  • @tranthiduyen615
    @tranthiduyen615 5 лет назад

    Ôi anh làm nhà trên cây tuyệt đẹp anh ơi.anh giỏi quá

  • @yourselfdotcomlol
    @yourselfdotcomlol 6 лет назад

    That thing is wicked

  • @lebeaunicolas921
    @lebeaunicolas921 4 года назад

    Magnifique la vidéo

  • @joepah51
    @joepah51 6 лет назад

    What a remarkable contraption.. Kudos to you sir!

  • @steeltree-fabricatingandcu3796
    @steeltree-fabricatingandcu3796 5 лет назад +1

    What about having some rings plasma cut out
    To make the rim a deeper pulley

  • @wevefriends
    @wevefriends Год назад

    Love the idea of a bike elevator...but what if your too tired to pedal to the top?

  • @John-pm5qi
    @John-pm5qi 3 года назад

    Silly mad scientist and his bicycle elevator haha

  • @wobbleplayz9358
    @wobbleplayz9358 4 года назад

    Hi creator what a cool design!

  • @user-pj3lq1sy6c
    @user-pj3lq1sy6c 5 лет назад

    Very Good

  • @joshuastrong2398
    @joshuastrong2398 5 лет назад

    Staying in whatever shape you put it is memory

  • @dorisreeves-reid8097
    @dorisreeves-reid8097 5 лет назад +1

    I saw this quite a whie back and loved it....interesting new ideas people forget to think about. Have you thought of making a type of skii lift from one area to another so that, the approach could be most mysterious from a long distance of visitors coming to see you?

  • @boraporco
    @boraporco 4 года назад

    Massa a bike p subir..bom q se algo der errado a queda não mata, só deixa alguns pinos pelo corpo.

  • @patelpresident2972
    @patelpresident2972 4 года назад

    Nice ideas

  • @ianjackson3707
    @ianjackson3707 5 лет назад +6

    Was your tree house on a uk tv program George Clark’s amazing spaces??

  • @kpaaa
    @kpaaa 6 лет назад +1

    Yall deserve to have more subscribers than Logan Paul

  • @commodoreNZ
    @commodoreNZ 6 лет назад

    Super sketch! love it

  • @calvinaleto640
    @calvinaleto640 4 года назад

    I was totally expecting you to put the dog in the basket

  • @joshuaalvarez7487
    @joshuaalvarez7487 6 лет назад

    Hello what beautiful everything