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Well, what can I say, not a lot. Thanks for posting

So, Mog, I looked at a couple of your othe vids and they both had two climber riding the hook into the tree. And this one looked like 2 guys in the tree also. Who's the other guy and why's that mate ? Thanks

Didn't actually show that many picks to learn anything mate. Was a good job and video. I can suggest that chains are $hit for rigging limbs and stuff. And the bit at the end, yeah that was an unnecessary risk. Its not like the tree was not safe to tie into, and just a few feet from the ground there. At the very least, if the guy wanted to hang in the crane for a while then he could have for 3/4 of the cut and then unclipped for the last part. As you know, once your saw is in then you're not supporting its weight, just your own, which shouldn't be too difficult. So, did somebody tell the new guy to do what he did?

Log scrounging bstards, is what you're seeing there.

Thanks David, I wont be marrying Jared any time soon though.... That was my regular sony Camcorder. 2, and 3 foot away at most. Looks more but it wasn't. I was concentrating hard I can tell ya....that camera costs way more than the drift.

A big log falls....some little ones too. Watch in HD

Nice effect Tim....and good job:thumbup1:

I have 2 threads active at the same time....boy do I feel popular:biggrin: And zigzags, spiderjack nor stiff tethers even involved. Just treework!

Thanks Tim, no I just added a rope grab to a 20ft 3/4 sling. No steel core, just for getting up wide trunks really.

Its a one person Bucket....although I suppose I could ride it up and then the guy on the ground could bring it down again. But some of the trees are like 3 times what that bucket can reach, so it's almost not worth it. Whats a few extra minutes on top of 10 hours climbing. Thanks.

To get up Ben? Whatevers easiest. On that particular tree, I got Scott to put my line up in the bucket (Doubled) and then went up on the spurs and flipline.....tending the climbline as I progressed. I came down for lunch and spurred all the way back up after....I have a huge flip-line for that, 3/4in. Sometimes I'll SRT also to get up, with or without spurs, depending. I'd never work the whole tree and leave a base tie though....always tie-in up top.

Yes that's the same one, world of difference when its done right:thumbup1:

Thanks guys Yes Carl, especially so on big conifers like that.....so many limbs rubbing on your line.

Same property as the last bunch of photos I posted from Langford. Another long day, didn’t leave the site until 8....although to be fair, for last 30 mins we were just sat around with the home-owners. This one had some of its top blow out in the past, so a little shorter at about 120-125. All conventional rigging this one, no zipline. Plenty of room to chunk down the logs later. Windy at times but dry and bright. Thanks

Is that Australian humour, Joe? Cant believe I actually sat through the whole 15 minutes:biggrin: Thought I saw Mr Canning there, Thats a lot of apps to remember, thanks for posting:thumbup1:

Thanks a lot Scott was just trying out his new gopro, so he spurred up right at the end to test it. There's a thread here about the bar, I've just been trying it out thats all. http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/chainsawbars/55329-new-range-solid-silver-pro-sugihara-bars-here.html

Rob D from the forum sent me a Sugihara guide-bar for the 201T to try out and offer some feedback. Some recent footage. Heli-cameras and 70m towers were out of the budget I’m afraid, just cutting and climbing. Watch in HD. Thanks [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqYN--SqZmo]Tree Climbing and Cutting. Sugihara guide-bar. - YouTube[/ame]

You're right to be patient and build on your skills....so long as youre getting plenty of opportunity where you're at now. The thing is, take BC for example....its all about speed and production. So if you're still in you're relative infancy so-to-speak, its doubtful you'll get much hands-on opportunity to learn. More likely you'll be just there to support others. Brutal at times, lot a quick decisions often walking a fine line between success and disaster....at least contract climbing that is. Take your time, absorb as much info as you can, try'n hook up with some of the experienced guys here on the forum perhaps....just to watch even.

The tree was horribly one sided where it'd hacked over the house in the past, not to mention leaning away also towards houses, powerlines and a busy road. The roots were also literally picking the house up. The driveway was in bits. First option was to go for the end-weight on the leanside as the first stage in trying to restore more balanced pull on the roots....but without being able to offer a guarantee the home-owners were just too frightened of the liability. Retention would neither solve the roots lifting the house and driveway. Scott counted only 84 growth rings through the felling cut, unreal !

Lol, more like Juliet texting saying ' hurry up you have to put Ria to bed, I need to go out'. As I'm racing down the Highway in the truck, eyes clogged up blind with sawdust, starving and dying for a pss!

Tipping the log. It had a back lean so was pulled by the truck winch. Wedges to back it up as it lifted. Use HD setting. Thanks again [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epLLYA6eHG4]Fir log, Langford BC - YouTube[/ame]

Great work, nice vid. Greame looks so light on the spurs....he's in shape:thumbup1:

Thanks a lot, glad the pics are up to standard. Long day alright, stopped for lunch about 1is, we had a thai delivered. At that point it looked like we'd hardly done anything to the tree (I'm sure most have experienced that depressing feeling).....just a mass off limbs from about 30ft - 110, and then much less that top 30. I was really glad to hit that last 30. Got out of the tree just before 6 oclock. Rich I did get some video, haven't looked at it yet but there should be some good stuff. Thing is Rob D from the forum sent me that sugi bar for the 201t, so I've been compiling some footage (including yesterdays) to put some kind of review together. Brendon, we dont move wood, ever. Always somebody wants it, especially in Langford. Yeah a bucket like that is kinda redundant a lot of the time. But it was useful in this instance as I could get on with rigging a little higher while Scott worked some of the lower limbs, and then make a start on another tree which is also coming out next week. Mark, you're still funny mate, keep it up:thumbup:

A good sized Douglas fir removal from yesterday. Had some help from Scot in the Bucket over the first 50 ft, as lots of long 30ft + limbs....so it was easy for him to sweep around hacking the ends off where he could. Pretty much all the limbs on the tree had to be rigged. I used a 220 ft rigging line until we ran out of length, and then switched to the zip-line for the last 30ft of which the limbs were much shorter anyway. The pic of the zipline was taken from the bucket while starting another tree on that site. That’s Jared from the recent vids making the falling cut. Long day, lots of wind, didn’t leave the site till 7. Thanks

I like the Drift HD. Seems better and a less disproportionate pov than previous models of the brand. I have two batteries which are good for the best part of a full day....but I do switch it off in-between recordings, by reaching up and pressing the off switch. I dont use the wrist remote, again just reach up and press the record/stop button which both make different sounds. Shoot everything in 1080. Playback on the mini screen is a nice option also. Only thing that I didn't like was the mounting which broke in a couple of places. Other than that its a nice slick unit and good value for money.