Risky Traverse, Tree measuring, Grand Fir, Vancouver Island

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  • @DrTubeman
    @DrTubeman Месяц назад

    Excellent example of messuring a standing tree, cheers Reg.

  • @chrisa1250
    @chrisa1250 2 года назад +20

    Reg; thanks very much for another great Video. Enjoyed your creative and adaptive methods for getting into the tree, the tree assessment, the transverse, comments on dead wood, pruning considerations and all else. Thanks especially for your creative camera work which, in the end required another time consuming ascent to retrieve second camera. Thanks very much for all the extra effort you put in for your appreciative viewers.

  • @petehendry4756
    @petehendry4756 2 года назад +27

    I always like when you explain the job and your plan and then implement it .
    Thanks for bringing us along.

    • @scottm8374
      @scottm8374 2 года назад

      Passed my climbing course and chainsaw from rope n harness last week. Took my first tree down completely today 80ft conifer went very well. Watch most of your videos the one that’s helped me is when you spoke about fear being your friend and it’s there to help u and it helped me up that tree also read the book you recommended

  • @jbpict
    @jbpict 2 года назад +4

    I loved the comments: “I’m safe” and a moment later “I’m totally safe”. This is what I think as well that “safe” is very relative.

  • @RC-ve7pq
    @RC-ve7pq 2 года назад +2

    Hello Reg. My name is Rick. Been a long time viewer but never subscribed to any ones channel just because I never seen a reason to do that kind of thing. I’m trying to start a little business in tree work cause I just love being out and working with my hands. I’m 58 so it’s not easy but I’m gonna do it. You have showed so many good practices and I think I’ve actually learned from you. I thought I at the very least I could do is show some appreciation and subscribe to your channel. Thank you for all your work and all you bring to the table. It’s not in vein. Take care and stay safe up there. And thanks again. Rick

  • @marcduclos9789
    @marcduclos9789 2 года назад +2

    The sound of those limbs brushing against the camera had the sound of calamity acquiring. Kept me on the end of my soft chair. Thanks for the Tomas tip.

    • @sluggo2014
      @sluggo2014 2 года назад

      I thought the grapple had let go

  • @waynegriswold8953
    @waynegriswold8953 2 года назад +1

    i had to pop over here and tell you how much i enjoyed watching you take Buckin' and his boy to the worlds biggest fur and the carmanah valley. both of those spots are fantastic, i just watched those videos tonight, from tucson, arizona. im so grateful that you guys shared your adventures with the world. thank you. we dont have trees like yous up north but close to the washes grow some monster mesquite trees that are wonderful. thank you for showing me that amazing slice the earth.
    be well,
    wayne

  • @benjaminhenderson9068
    @benjaminhenderson9068 2 года назад

    Thanks Reg, I think your tone when doing these videos embodies the spirit of every arborist old and new in this industry. Kind of like “well this is sketchy but here I go” and half enjoying yourself the whole way through.

  • @trimbaker1893
    @trimbaker1893 2 года назад

    Hi Reg, "Ya might see something interesting...." I will repeat this during my work, if only in my head. Your smooth candor is a comfort to my mind as I experience my jobs. Thank you, truly. George.

  • @gerrylarson3675
    @gerrylarson3675 2 года назад +8

    I heard you about making two trips for a camera. THANK YOU for that, we all learn from sharing experience.

  • @troythompson2798
    @troythompson2798 2 года назад

    What a fun job! Thanks for taking us along.

  • @aarons3203
    @aarons3203 2 года назад +2

    Thanks Reg! I always learn something from your videos!

  • @jamesglenn2006
    @jamesglenn2006 2 года назад +3

    Reg, your office views are some of the best the world has to offer mate. 👍🍻 Great work 👏

  • @scatoutdebutter
    @scatoutdebutter 2 года назад +1

    What great real-time commentary traversing those trees!
    Thanks again, Reg, for your generosity in patiently sharing your hard-won knowledge and experience!

  • @garrettoetken8718
    @garrettoetken8718 Год назад

    Very very impressive hats off to you Mr. Coates. True legend in the tree world. Still waiting to see the new stein device release.

  • @forestknowledge
    @forestknowledge 5 месяцев назад

    Beautiful view at the top of that tree!

  • @stihl660
    @stihl660 2 года назад +3

    Another Fantastic video, Thank you very very much Reg, I greatly appreciate you sharing your knowledge and taking us all along to the job. Thank you! From your friend Mike, Rotorua city, North island New Zealand. Have a look at our redwood forest here in Rotorua, New Zealand :)

    • @Recoates
      @Recoates  2 года назад +3

      Thanks. I worked in Auckland 99-2000, but regrettably I never did visit Rotorua. I have many fond memories form that time. Beautiful country

  • @batmantiss
    @batmantiss 2 года назад +7

    I can't imagine what's taught in "college" anymore. I learned a variant of your stick method in Boy Scouts, I like your way a little better. Thanks for the traverse, I'm VERY happy it worked out. Tree looks great, too.

    • @matthewarena749
      @matthewarena749 2 года назад

      Went to college and have a degree in forestry…. We used a clinometer…. A lot. It’s a tool to measure the angle of the thing you are looking at and you plug the numbers into a formula and get a height within 5 feet. It’s pretty accurate or you can use a reglsoscop, biltmore stick that’s calculated at a certain distance. There is some colleges that still teach practical stuff, lmao

  • @rustysteel8714
    @rustysteel8714 2 года назад +1

    Thanks for all the EFFORT it took to video this, Reg...and the lesson on tree height. 👊

  • @patrickdchow
    @patrickdchow 2 года назад +3

    Reg it just blows my mind how good you are at your art

  • @enc252
    @enc252 2 года назад +10

    Reg, so easy on stick measuring. Can't wait to try it this afternoon. I felt little guilty at your trip up again for camera. I'll get the farm freshest Pecan samples to you for the hard work you do. Very well deserved, excellent tasting this year and harvest begins in week to 10 days from now.
    Thanks Mate

  • @jacklumber223
    @jacklumber223 2 года назад

    Thanks for all the great videos :)

  • @shanejongebloed3590
    @shanejongebloed3590 2 года назад +3

    Early here in Oz🇦🇺, alway get a lift when I turn on and see you have dropped a video. Still sort of lockdown here so it’s been a great distraction……thanks mate!!!!

  • @alfadoofus
    @alfadoofus 2 года назад

    You are a Wildman, "I'll trim one branch so you don't feel cheated " lol The view after your traverse was well worth the price of admission. Great vid

  • @paulmorin2582
    @paulmorin2582 2 года назад +3

    Thanks, Reg. Even more impressed than usual -- you're on a whole other level.

  • @jasonarbour1616
    @jasonarbour1616 2 года назад

    Thanks for the 1 branch Reg, love the sense of humor 😂

  • @jamesblack687
    @jamesblack687 5 месяцев назад

    👍 RUclips took your thumbs up off, so here’s a thumbs up for you.

  • @allenhuling598
    @allenhuling598 2 года назад +1

    Great video, Reg, always appreciate the work you put into them....and that on top of working alone on a less than simple job! Cheers!

  • @jasonpeters4867
    @jasonpeters4867 2 года назад +1

    Great work Reg, I always enjoy watching your video's

  • @migueljose2944
    @migueljose2944 2 года назад

    thank you! I appreciate the extra time and effort you put into filming. I always learn something from you and I'm 70 (still climbing).

  • @joshpomponio2993
    @joshpomponio2993 2 года назад +1

    Boy that view was awesome of the lake an thanks for taking us along

  • @user-mg9he3qj3n
    @user-mg9he3qj3n Год назад

    Cheers Reg very good informative 🚒👍👍

  • @shawnsimpson7785
    @shawnsimpson7785 2 года назад +1

    The master at work. So calm and collected. Methodical and well executed. Thank you very much for your work good sir!

  • @fern6114
    @fern6114 2 года назад +1

    Thanks for filming and sharing, cheers from Luxembourg 🇱🇺 Europe

  • @jacobgrotheer2046
    @jacobgrotheer2046 2 года назад

    That camera angle when you were in the middle of the traverse was so good. Being suspended like that must be so fun but also kind of eerie. You definitely set the bar high for the rest of us climbers. You da man!

  • @spelunkerd
    @spelunkerd 2 года назад +1

    Nicely demonstrated, Reg.

  • @loggerjake8506
    @loggerjake8506 2 года назад +1

    I really appreciate the effort you put into these videos. They are so very educational.

  • @boyse69
    @boyse69 2 года назад +2

    Yes I did Reg very relaxing Video Thank you

  • @treeoflife7611
    @treeoflife7611 2 года назад +1

    Always learning a new thing watching your video!
    Thanks
    Jo

  • @TheDenny62
    @TheDenny62 2 года назад

    Can you imagine some kid looking out the window in a passing car and seeing you between trees!!! Mom I just saw Spider man. And mom saying ah you have such an imagination!

  • @Billster1955
    @Billster1955 2 года назад +1

    Thanks Reg, it seems I learn something new every day about tree work.

  • @waltthesalt6432
    @waltthesalt6432 2 года назад +1

    Thanks for all the content!

  • @claytonmorrow1966
    @claytonmorrow1966 2 года назад

    Great videos.

  • @63sfletcher
    @63sfletcher 2 года назад +1

    Great vid Reg thank you for your time and effort.

  • @lschmidt2405
    @lschmidt2405 2 года назад

    I enjoyed it heaps thanks Reg!

  • @OfficeLinebacker-FJB
    @OfficeLinebacker-FJB 2 года назад

    Your followers are the best. They would support you if you would put some merchandise (shirts & hats) out.

  • @shanesouza4303
    @shanesouza4303 2 года назад

    Tnx for taking us along Reg.

  • @kingslew1866
    @kingslew1866 2 года назад +1

    Thanks for the vid Reg! Appreciate it...

  • @northernninjarunner5506
    @northernninjarunner5506 2 года назад

    Stunning views from the top there Reg

  • @iainwilliamson3721
    @iainwilliamson3721 2 года назад

    Thanks for explaining that Reg, great video too!

  • @ronaldmatros9890
    @ronaldmatros9890 2 года назад +1

    Impressive as usual 👏

  • @c42cly
    @c42cly 2 года назад

    Very interesting stuff!

  • @StjerneDK
    @StjerneDK 2 года назад

    Always enjoy your videos 🤙🤙 thanks for shareing.

  • @billbliss2500
    @billbliss2500 10 месяцев назад

    That made me nervous watching you traverse! I remember watching you years ago when you got that grappling hook and I bought one myself and I tried it, I had about 40 feet I think that was one of the most scared times I ever had.

  • @ronnybe7994
    @ronnybe7994 2 года назад +1

    Very interesting
    Great footage

  • @kenwood2242
    @kenwood2242 2 года назад

    I loved the Trowlinestorage.😄🤘

  • @Buzzjugs
    @Buzzjugs 2 года назад

    Appreciate your effort to film and edit these videos. Thank you for your time Reg.

  • @plant.more.trees.
    @plant.more.trees. 2 года назад

    I love the throw line storage!

  • @chriswebertreesurgeon
    @chriswebertreesurgeon 2 года назад

    Like several I will be trying the stick method of measuring today. Never saw that before but its brilliant. 2 more quick comments, 1, I've never seen anyone use a foot ascender so smoothly. Like you're walking up an escalator. 2, that was amazing with the grappling hook this time. I've watched all your grappling hook videos and plan to get one one day when I'm a little more experienced in SRT but I doubt I'll ever be using a foot ascender to go up the grappling hook like you did here. That was kinda spooky. Really appreciate your taking the time to do these. I know its extra work so its really appreciated.

    • @chriswebertreesurgeon
      @chriswebertreesurgeon 2 года назад

      I hope you're doing ok with all the flooding. I just saw some video on it, awful.

  • @eddiephillips2000
    @eddiephillips2000 2 года назад +3

    Had never heard of tree measurement this way. Always nice to see and have well explained how you do things Reg! Thanks very your patient camera work also! Would be nice to have a trained squirrel/monkey to fetch those left behind cameras! hEE hEE

  • @sakamotosensei2506
    @sakamotosensei2506 2 года назад

    As always an excellent video, your efforts with the filming are appreciated.

  • @jeffschroeder9089
    @jeffschroeder9089 2 года назад

    Nice job Reg

  • @mackenzietree7953
    @mackenzietree7953 2 года назад

    What a great view

  • @SD43
    @SD43 2 года назад +1

    Great to have you back Reg. Best wishes from Saudi👍

  • @Shmaffer
    @Shmaffer 2 года назад

    What a wild job!.. I mean really! You do an excellent job all around. Thanks for sharing your experience!

  • @fabianfranzke1233
    @fabianfranzke1233 2 года назад

    Thanks Reg ! Good trick you showed us. And very enjoyable to listen to you fact based and calm way of explaining you thoughts - even with quite a swing being an option. Thank you!!

  • @wesleymed4825
    @wesleymed4825 2 года назад

    keep making videos man much love from a brand new climber in the US

  • @mikesr3407
    @mikesr3407 2 года назад

    Absolutely Loved the trapeze , I mean the Traverse LOL ! I'm sticking to the basics for sure but very informative video and fun to watch what a pro can do ! So funny when you look back up the climbing tree and have to retrieve camera ! That was way COOL shot of you heading over to the work ! Thanks Reg

  • @br-dj2ti
    @br-dj2ti 2 года назад +1

    After you did all that climbing you had to go back up to get your camera you are an amazing man that's a lot of work to go back up I know all about it wonderful job

  • @br-dj2ti
    @br-dj2ti 2 года назад +1

    The things u say are great. U are a great man. I really mean that my friend.

  • @dprevish100
    @dprevish100 2 года назад +1

    Thank you Reg. I really appreciate it the instruction. Interesting I’ve always thought myself how the Grand Fir branches have such incredibly tough branch collars..especially once they die. This being a tree that otherwise has very weak stemwood compared to the Doug Fir. In the few times I’ve been desperate enough to harvest it for firewood I always have noticed this. Especially since really the only usable firewood starts about halfway up the tree due to rot. At least in my opinion.

  • @patrickgerardphotography
    @patrickgerardphotography 2 года назад

    Good to meet you today mate! (I work with harbour view)

    • @Recoates
      @Recoates  2 года назад +1

      Good to meet you also, Patrick. I'll see you around

  • @br-dj2ti
    @br-dj2ti 2 года назад

    When you were done with it it looked great amazing

  • @dan-dan-da-treeman
    @dan-dan-da-treeman 2 года назад

    Great climb! Thanks for not jipping us from a cut. 😁! Thanks for hanging out with us. That place is totally amazing. I haven't seen the stick trick. I also was wondering how that was working. 🤙

  • @johndurant8687
    @johndurant8687 2 года назад +2

    Looks like having that second handsaw was important. I'm pretty sure I saw one that must've fallen while you were aloft. Great job by the way! I always admire your work and value your thoughts about all of it.

  • @rogerford4427
    @rogerford4427 2 года назад

    Green video. Hard work, you are a daredevil. Good info on the stick measurement.
    Stay safe, and hope to see you soon. 🤙🙏

  • @treeculture9249
    @treeculture9249 2 года назад

    Cool, thanks Reg.

  • @514frambo4
    @514frambo4 2 года назад

    Thanks reg for another great video, awesome commentary and beautiful view. I'll forsure use the stick technique next time we fall a stem. Take care

  • @claytonmorrow1966
    @claytonmorrow1966 2 года назад

    That measuring like area life's skills and it's good that you are passing them on. Great Job and great work ethic's.

  • @Faith-vl4lv
    @Faith-vl4lv 2 года назад +1

    Another good trick to determine where a tree is gonna land is by holding your arm out at a 45 degree angle and kneeling down. Whenever you get to the spot the top of the tree is at the tip of your fingers, that is where the tree will land. It's a trick my dad, who was a great climber such as yourself, showed me. He used to put a stick in the ground where the top of the tree would touch when it lands

  • @bonzey1171
    @bonzey1171 2 года назад +1

    Some nice thinning on that top, very nice work. I like your pruning vids the most, it's honest work for people who love trees.
    I always saw removals as an unfortunate aspect of arboriculture, I much prefer pruning. Not that I haven't done my share of removals, but given the choice, I'd prune all day and leave removals to the hacks

    • @bonzey1171
      @bonzey1171 2 года назад +1

      @@Jason-eo9yl Oh yeah, I've seen loads of August and the crew vids. They're solid arborists. Watched a bit of Buckin' too. I prefer Reg, he's all substance and no flash. And he doesn't say much, which after nearly 30 years of doing this sh!t, I prefer, because I'm not really looking for tips or techniques, just want a nice bit of watching some c_^t fight with the same crap I fight with up a tree. More an empathy trip I reckon.
      I have no problem taking out hazardous trees whatsoever. What always f#$ked me off was the people who wanted perfectly good, structurally sound trees taken out because of silly reasons.
      It's one thing if the tree is a hazard, or it's going to the mill, or is going to be used for fuel or something, but to take out a nice specimen because some human deemed it an inconvenience always rubbed me the wrong way. Especially when I'd end up chipping a lot of good usable wood. It seemed wrong when I started 3 decades ago, and it still seems wrong. But don't get me wrong, I've done it a lot. But I always try to talk em out of it if it's a good tree. If it's invasive though, all bets are off. I will murder it without hesitation

    • @savage22bolt32
      @savage22bolt32 2 года назад

      @@bonzey1171 I'm really p-off because my next door neighbor is taking down a healthy walnut tree He doesn't like the nuts in his yard.
      I'll miss seeing the squirrels running up & down with those big green nuts clenched in their teeth.

  • @freespeechforall1069
    @freespeechforall1069 2 года назад +1

    Thank you.

  • @andrehak
    @andrehak 2 года назад +1

    Lessons from the master of the trade are soaked in, even across the big pond! Thanks Reg, means a lot!

  • @arbolorian
    @arbolorian 2 года назад

    amazing location

  • @scottmarshall6766
    @scottmarshall6766 2 года назад

    Thanks Reg, good one. You make tough stuff look easy. Love the stick measuring technique, will be using that for sure. Now I have to do a diagram and figure out the math because it will bug me until I know exactly why it works...
    Have a great day!

    • @timcrosby4651
      @timcrosby4651 2 года назад

      It does work, I’ve tried it. When you figure WHY it works, please share....it baffles me and drives me crazy not knowing.

  • @chiefjohnsonBR549
    @chiefjohnsonBR549 2 года назад

    👍💯👍, Thank You Reg.

  • @shakey6069
    @shakey6069 2 года назад

    Awesome video. Hand ascender would have been handy on the traverse. 🖐🏻 you rock brother

    • @shakey6069
      @shakey6069 2 года назад

      I literally felt the anxiety. Way to push through

  • @joshpomponio2993
    @joshpomponio2993 2 года назад

    I was taught the stick trick it’s a little different but same out come it’s a great tool for your tool bag

  • @joenewton1988
    @joenewton1988 2 года назад +4

    Thanks Reg, remote line setting is always risky. Not a nice feeling to ascend your top point to find it's compromise in some way.
    Have you looked at the DMM hook? Looks like it would be easier to retrieve after a missed throw than yours.

    • @Recoates
      @Recoates  2 года назад +4

      Itd definitely be easier to retrieve Joe. But with limited ability to hold when you want it to, especially on conifers where you might want to grab multiple branches at once. Looks a great tool nonetheless. I wouldn't definitely like to own one.

  • @captainconner4060
    @captainconner4060 2 года назад +2

    Lol @ " let me cut one branch so you won't feel cheated " buwhahahahaha.

  • @willllllssey
    @willllllssey 2 года назад

    thanks reg 🙏

  • @zippythechicken
    @zippythechicken 2 года назад

    i did enjoy that :o)

    • @ishure8849
      @ishure8849 2 года назад

      This blokes driving down the road and a three legged chicken passes him and runs into a farm, curious he follows it and sees all these three legged chickens running around. He ask the farmer WTF he replies there's me the missus and the daughter and we all love a drumstick so I bred these three legged chooks, the motorist asked what do they taste like to which the farmer replied dunno we haven't been able to catch one yet😜.ive been wanting to tell you that joke for three years Zippy 👍.

  • @davebelton1717
    @davebelton1717 2 года назад

    Nice traverse! The mark of a truly experienced Pro when you say to yourself “ I really shouldn’t do this…..but here goes”. What do you think Gareth, is Reg ready for high production heli-logging with his great style? Cool you set that camera in the Doug Fir to get the shot of the Big Swing if things went south. Gotta bounce, cheers!

  • @lewistyszyk2578
    @lewistyszyk2578 2 года назад

    Thanks Reg

  • @flybynight4928
    @flybynight4928 2 года назад

    Who needs a throw cube..... a 2x6 will do just fine....
    Good stuff 👍

    • @Recoates
      @Recoates  2 года назад +1

      It's a good way of keeping the rope stretched out.

    • @flybynight4928
      @flybynight4928 2 года назад

      Sounds good to me. . do you flake it in a pile before shooting the bag or do you just let it come off the board?
      Thanks for the reply
      Honored...

    • @Recoates
      @Recoates  2 года назад +3

      @@flybynight4928 I flake it on the ground or on a tarp, as much as I think I'll need

  • @emmettlawrence6556
    @emmettlawrence6556 2 года назад +4

    Would you ever consider a retrenchment pruning in this context? Like, take the top down to where the trunk is about 4" in diameter? Taking about 8' off the top of the tree. I've worked with several arborists who say this a a good practice for reducing wind loading on Douglas-Firs by mimicking the natural life cycle of older trees (in windy areas like the Salish Sea). What are your thoughts on retrenchment pruning. Viable on Grand Fir?
    Love your videos! I've learned a lot from you. I'm just across the way on the San Juan Islands. Cheers!

    • @Recoates
      @Recoates  2 года назад +3

      Yes I've worked on several projects where that technique was specified, and produced great results. More specifically at the edge of clearcuts. Thereafter, out of all the blowdowns which occurred through the next big windstorm, the modified trees stayed upright and survived. So it definitely works. In particular, on conifers with a very poor foliage to stem ratio, it actually seems like the less harmful pruning/wind firming strategy. I did discuss the option with the client here, but he preferred the idea of thinning instead of reducing.

    • @neild7971
      @neild7971 2 года назад +1

      I do like this idea, just taking a very small top, as for mimicing the broken tops of older trees, older trees usually react quite moderately compared to the younger trees we are often dealing with around houses that are likely to put on 25’ tops over a handful of years and cause a problem? Maybe a lot less reactive when cutting just 4inch wood as you suggest?

    • @Recoates
      @Recoates  2 года назад +2

      @@neild7971 well the smaller the reduction cut, the smaller the platform and potential for new growth. Certainly, thinning is the more tried and tested technique here in the forestry industry, but reduction clearly has its place too

  • @MrGmhutchings
    @MrGmhutchings 2 года назад

    I was shitting myself when you went over Incase that branch snapped and I'm sat on the sofa 🤣🤣 good video though mate 👍🏻

  • @diegoamalfitano6831
    @diegoamalfitano6831 2 года назад

    Yes I did. Thanks Reg

  • @ItreboR63I
    @ItreboR63I Год назад

    Another great video, was gong to say "what about the camera!?"

  • @TreeSawyer
    @TreeSawyer 2 года назад

    If you’re a potential tree client watching this, and you’re wondering why the proposal for your tree trimming was high we than you had expected, I do hope this gives you and appreciation for what goes into it