Very nicely done. Looks like you took advantage of several different rigging techniques. Really enjoy seeing various rigging styles, I'm trying to learn everything I can. Well done putting the video together. Thanks for taking the effort to post it up also. Be safe.
Although so many of the tree vids on YT these days are focused on far-out climbing tricks/gear, I'm one of those who likes the rigging side more so; you sure have a feel for swinging the weight into a speed-line to manage forces!!! Truly excellent work! And nice to see a European who's not running to use a k-boom at every drop of the hat!!! Cheers!
Arcadian Trees & Gardens Glad you liked it, always hard trying to get decent footage whilst trying to get job done. When you are not battling that you are battling the battery life of the gopro! Finding the time in the evenings to edit the vids together can be hard sometimes which is why it is nice to get positive feedback, it inspires you to carry on making more so i thank you for your kind comments. All credit to the ground crew as always for their awesome job running the ropes, their skills made the video. Thanks again
No worries mate. From what I've seen you're a true pro, cautious and methodical.. Throw into the mix a good ground crew and the rest just falls into place. Keep making vids! It's good to find ones like yours in amongst a sea of cowboys that litter this industry. I found this vid on arbtalk though!
Just wow...I recently found your channel and have been facinated with your level of skill with rigging. Where did you learn it, any books, pdf, or particular videos you recommend. In my area most guys here use crane, but anybody can do that, this is another level.
Sometimes I question myself, and wonder if I go back and re-watch this video, will it still be as good? Every single time. It is the best rigging video I've seen. It would be great to see more content from you, but I understand that it's a lot of work. Hope to see more in the future! All the best.
+patkarlsson Hi Pat, Thanks for your kind comment. I am about half way through a new video which is a bit of a compilation with an emphasis on a few different (but not exhaustive) speedline methods. I was away in the mountains over summer which is why there is a bit of a delay in uploading new vid. Some people have suggested doing a kind of "directors cut" of this Birdland video explaining choice of techniques and the decisions as to why to use them, basically explaining stuff from the job which is not always evident in the video. Do you think this would be a good idea or not? all the best
+Arborist treeworkvideos Okey nice to here there is more videos coming in the future! Regarding the dir-cut I like the idea so we can get the whole picture of the job!
man an I thought I was the only one using a munter for the old school speed control.great way to rig big too.good work can tell you been in the trees a while.stay safe m8
7:54 close one! Some "in your face" stub action there. Good job on the removals, nice one with the munter on the carabiner to control the butt of those longer limbs.
That is awesome! I'm looking at getting a GRCS just skeptical on the price tag! Do you have any tips on where you learned those rigging techniques? Books, videos? Any tips would be great. Thanks bro keep the vids coming!
GRCS is expensive but it, and other winching devices do open up a different perspective to dismantling trees. If you were to get one remember that if you choose to power it with an external source, the lowest gear on a Harken winch is anticlockwise so make sure petrol drill (or whatever you use) turns anticlockwise for optimum lifting performance. For me lifting is great but the handiest function I find for all ratcheting bollard devices is being able to effortlessly pretension the rigging line. The additional visor for the GRCS is a must if you intend snatching timber out on the bollard. As for tips, probably too many to list. I guess the most important would be to learn the basic physics behind rigging, more specifically rope angles and pulley placements and the forces that can be generated. This then gives you the building blocks to design systems around the different scenarios that can occur; no tree is the same. Experimentation and experience will then guide you through the rest for which there is no substitute. Hope it all makes sense, all the best and thanks again.
Arborist treeworkvideos Thanks for the tip for powering the winch with a drill, definitely cant wait to get the GRCS to open up more rigging options. I find that having one groundie using a 5:1 to pretension lines is very time consuming and I often use a different technique because of it. I hear you with the experimental side of it, I am in that stage now where I am confortable with the basics and want to step it up but you are right with the different scenarios to apply it. Thanks for the response man, really enjoy this video, see more things everytime i watch, I'm already going to apply some of the things you use. I like the munter hitch to control how fast the piece of wood travels. Kickass!
Thanks JL, we were using a GRCS type rigging device only with more winching power (larger winch) and running off a chainsaw engine to have powered lifting capabilities. We also had a GRCS on site which was used for lowering while the powered device winched drift lines to get debris over obstacles and into the large (and only drop zone). Also used same tactic for getting wood where the bobcat could pick it up. By doing this we managed to lower five of the first trees down into one drop zone. All credit to the ground team, not easy running all those ropes and they did an awesome job. Glad you liked the vid.
andrew h Hi Andrew, glad you enjoyed the Vid. The trees are around the 120ft mark to the tips, not monsters but formerly plantation grown so very skinny for their height. All the best
Awesome video, like everyone else has said your rigging is insane. SO many variations. How many guys did you have on the ground on this job? I would love to work for a company that did big technical jobs like this.
Thank you for your kind comment, running a three man team including myself, in fact it is the same two guys running the ropes in this video as in the new "Birdland part 2" video. Glad you enjoyed the video, more to come :)
Hi Thomas, yes it was exactly as planned, the limb was set to balance with the balancer and pre tensioned on the winch so the hinge holds better instead of snapping early with the weight of the limb and stretch in the rope. I knew it was going to be close to the top of the conifer but it cleared it rather well and the conifer seemed to find a hole between two branches on the limb to slide through... this part was luck :) if it hadn't gone past the conifer we always had the rigging winch to lift it up and over though. all the best
It's a mini felling lever made by bahco www.freetree.de/en/bahco-43-cm-felling-jacks-24-022/ :) I also use it like a hammer to knock in wedges sometimes too.
HeyPanacea Gardens, sorry it is still available but only on computers not mobile devices. RUclips did it, to do with copyright on the music I think. don't know why it was ok for over a year before they made it unavaliable though. Lesson learnt though, I will try to use copyright free music in future. All the best dude.
haha, well spotted! yes butthole was tighter than a camels arse in a sandstorm. Thanks for the kind comment and thanks for sharing vid as well, sadly i'm not on arbtalk facebook page, would have been good to read the feedback. More videos on the way, just strugging to find time to edit and upload. All the best
+Joey Malin Hi Joey, for rigging I use 16mm Teufelberger Sirius for most operations (75meters), 20mm Teufelberger Sirius for snatching heavy timber (45meters). Currently climbing on Teufelberger/ New England fly and tachyon. Power ascender/ srt is using beal industrie and for winching or any time timber/branches have to be rigged horizontally (speedline/ tyroleane) i use teufelberger dyneema arbor winch. In the video I think in addition to the above selection there is yale limelite and yale double esterleron 16mm. all the best
An absolute bloody masterclass in rigging, well done sir, my hat's off to you.
thank you skilled crew.... awesome tree work....!!!
i learn so much from you ....
Very nicely done. Looks like you took advantage of several different rigging techniques. Really enjoy seeing various rigging styles, I'm trying to learn everything I can.
Well done putting the video together. Thanks for taking the effort to post it up also.
Be safe.
Although so many of the tree vids on YT these days are focused on far-out climbing tricks/gear, I'm one of those who likes the rigging side more so; you sure have a feel for swinging the weight into a speed-line to manage forces!!! Truly excellent work! And nice to see a European who's not running to use a k-boom at every drop of the hat!!! Cheers!
Brilliant video, wicked music, epic rigging. This is defo the best tree video I've watched. Thanks!
Arcadian Trees & Gardens Glad you liked it, always hard trying to get decent footage whilst trying to get job done. When you are not battling that you are battling the battery life of the gopro! Finding the time in the evenings to edit the vids together can be hard sometimes which is why it is nice to get positive feedback, it inspires you to carry on making more so i thank you for your kind comments. All credit to the ground crew as always for their awesome job running the ropes, their skills made the video. Thanks again
No worries mate. From what I've seen you're a true pro, cautious and methodical.. Throw into the mix a good ground crew and the rest just falls into place. Keep making vids! It's good to find ones like yours in amongst a sea of cowboys that litter this industry. I found this vid on arbtalk though!
Just wow...I recently found your channel and have been facinated with your level of skill with rigging. Where did you learn it, any books, pdf, or particular videos you recommend. In my area most guys here use crane, but anybody can do that, this is another level.
Sometimes I question myself, and wonder if I go back and re-watch this video, will it still be as good? Every single time. It is the best rigging video I've seen. It would be great to see more content from you, but I understand that it's a lot of work. Hope to see more in the future! All the best.
Really good compound rigging. I liked the video a lot. So much experience and knowledge. Thanks for posting it and sharing it with us.
What a great video. Seems like a dream job for filming. Your rigging is masterful; very enjoyable to watch.
Great job guys! seen you working like that, you can call yourself real skilled arborists. Respect!
I love the rigging in the beginning! Great work both video and rigging!
Awesome video mate! Can't stop watching it!
You on Instagram?
This was the best clip I have watched! Your rigging is insane and I am very impressed! Are you going to upload more videos? Very nice work!
+patkarlsson Hi Pat, Thanks for your kind comment. I am about half way through a new video which is a bit of a compilation with an emphasis on a few different (but not exhaustive) speedline methods. I was away in the mountains over summer which is why there is a bit of a delay in uploading new vid. Some people have suggested doing a kind of "directors cut" of this Birdland video explaining choice of techniques and the decisions as to why to use them, basically explaining stuff from the job which is not always evident in the video. Do you think this would be a good idea or not? all the best
+Arborist treeworkvideos
Okey nice to here there is more videos coming in the future!
Regarding the dir-cut I like the idea so we can get the whole picture of the job!
+Arborist treeworkvideos I think a directors cut would be great. Looking forward to your next video.
+Dstrukt2k2 I would love to hear the directors cut version. incredible job!
Amazing the possibilities with such a high rigging point.
Great video, some good rigging there and good tunes. Well done.
man an I thought I was the only one using a munter for the old school speed control.great way to rig big too.good work can tell you been in the trees a while.stay safe m8
7:54 close one! Some "in your face" stub action there. Good job on the removals, nice one with the munter on the carabiner to control the butt of those longer limbs.
Great use of the Munter hitch for swing control, I use it a lot. Good bit of rigging, that’s the kind of job we live for🤩
That is awesome! I'm looking at getting a GRCS just skeptical on the price tag! Do you have any tips on where you learned those rigging techniques? Books, videos? Any tips would be great. Thanks bro keep the vids coming!
GRCS is expensive but it, and other winching devices do open up a different perspective to dismantling trees. If you were to get one remember that if you choose to power it with an external source, the lowest gear on a Harken winch is anticlockwise so make sure petrol drill (or whatever you use) turns anticlockwise for optimum lifting performance. For me lifting is great but the handiest function I find for all ratcheting bollard devices is being able to effortlessly pretension the rigging line. The additional visor for the GRCS is a must if you intend snatching timber out on the bollard. As for tips, probably too many to list. I guess the most important would be to learn the basic physics behind rigging, more specifically rope angles and pulley placements and the forces that can be generated. This then gives you the building blocks to design systems around the different scenarios that can occur; no tree is the same. Experimentation and experience will then guide you through the rest for which there is no substitute. Hope it all makes sense, all the best and thanks again.
Arborist treeworkvideos Thanks for the tip for powering the winch with a drill, definitely cant wait to get the GRCS to open up more rigging options. I find that having one groundie using a 5:1 to pretension lines is very time consuming and I often use a different technique because of it. I hear you with the experimental side of it, I am in that stage now where I am confortable with the basics and want to step it up but you are right with the different scenarios to apply it. Thanks for the response man, really enjoy this video, see more things everytime i watch, I'm already going to apply some of the things you use. I like the munter hitch to control how fast the piece of wood travels. Kickass!
mad rigging and lowering skills! especially the traverse stuff!10/10...!
top video :) great work .Thanks for posting .
Sweet rigging there mate. Good job and good edit. Watch your fingers though on the Munters Hitch. Don't wanna be de-gloved!
Hey Bro, Great job on the video!! Really like your rigging techniques also. What device were you using to lift the limbs with>? GRCS?
Thanks JL, we were using a GRCS type rigging device only with more winching power (larger winch) and running off a chainsaw engine to have powered lifting capabilities. We also had a GRCS on site which was used for lowering while the powered device winched drift lines to get debris over obstacles and into the large (and only drop zone). Also used same tactic for getting wood where the bobcat could pick it up. By doing this we managed to lower five of the first trees down into one drop zone. All credit to the ground team, not easy running all those ropes and they did an awesome job. Glad you liked the vid.
Wow. This was frigging EPIC man. EPIC. and I call myself a climber. Hahaha. Much respects to you and crew. Those guys on the ropes are just as badass.
Love ur video brother
Little bit of everything on this job. Great job great edit! What's the height on these trees?
andrew h Hi Andrew, glad you enjoyed the Vid. The trees are around the 120ft mark to the tips, not monsters but formerly plantation grown so very skinny for their height. All the best
Nice work fellas
Awesome video, like everyone else has said your rigging is insane. SO many variations. How many guys did you have on the ground on this job? I would love to work for a company that did big technical jobs like this.
Thank you for your kind comment, running a three man team including myself, in fact it is the same two guys running the ropes in this video as in the new "Birdland part 2" video. Glad you enjoyed the video, more to come :)
@ 5:30-5:45.. is that precisely as you planned? or a combination of everything/everyone producing a spectacular rig?
Hi Thomas, yes it was exactly as planned, the limb was set to balance with the balancer and pre tensioned on the winch so the hinge holds better instead of snapping early with the weight of the limb and stretch in the rope. I knew it was going to be close to the top of the conifer but it cleared it rather well and the conifer seemed to find a hole between two branches on the limb to slide through... this part was luck :) if it hadn't gone past the conifer we always had the rigging winch to lift it up and over though. all the best
What is that spatula thing you use for tipping the chunks of stemwood ?!
It's a mini felling lever made by bahco www.freetree.de/en/bahco-43-cm-felling-jacks-24-022/ :) I also use it like a hammer to knock in wedges sometimes too.
DAMN. Why did you stop making content?
wow amazing work!
This is very beautyfiul VIDEO:)CHEEERS!!
Top work
finally someone who knows what their doing
DUDE!!! Why is this video not available?? I came back to watch it and it's not available! Gutted
HeyPanacea Gardens, sorry it is still available but only on computers not mobile devices. RUclips did it, to do with copyright on the music I think. don't know why it was ok for over a year before they made it unavaliable though. Lesson learnt though, I will try to use copyright free music in future. All the best dude.
haha, well spotted! yes butthole was tighter than a camels arse in a sandstorm. Thanks for the kind comment and thanks for sharing vid as well, sadly i'm not on arbtalk facebook page, would have been good to read the feedback. More videos on the way, just strugging to find time to edit and upload. All the best
beautiful to watch.....
man could you explain your high line set up at the beginning and what you've got going on here? It's fucking sweet
That was amazing !
What type of assortment of ropes do you have?
+Joey Malin Hi Joey, for rigging I use 16mm Teufelberger Sirius for most operations (75meters), 20mm Teufelberger Sirius for snatching heavy timber (45meters). Currently climbing on Teufelberger/ New England fly and tachyon. Power ascender/ srt is using beal industrie and for winching or any time timber/branches have to be rigged horizontally (speedline/ tyroleane) i use teufelberger dyneema arbor winch. In the video I think in addition to the above selection there is yale limelite and yale double esterleron 16mm. all the best
+Arborist treeworkvideos Thanks!
+Arborist treeworkvideos pretty decent sized poplars.. I'm sure you were glad to have the power ascended for this job!
Yo brother you definitely know your shit I like this video
Good video. Rather you than me..
Haha, you know a mans got a GRCS when he puts a face cut in the topside of a branch 😛
Meindl Airstreams?
The hideous noise makes this video unwatchable. The noise is not from the saws, it's from the 'music'