theXman

Tree with the split. yes, 60 mph gusts split it that day, still had 35-40 mph gusts when we arrived. I set climb line in a tree next to it. didn't know tree was bad like that till we arrived and was a good drive to get there, didn't have our big rachet straps like we do now a days. so used what we had, the hobbs LD and a tenex sling. After tying into nearby tree, then climbed up the cracked tree and prepared to bail if I had too. stripped it out fast without lowering anything. tree was tall enough to hit house if it broke near it's base. thanks, X

yes, chipper winch used to tighten that particular speedline. Groundman has to be very dependable and follow hand signs well, or .... Also, i set it up, so they can't keep on winching, such as you saw it get to the end of the winch cable when line is fairly tight.

is that the TCIA conference? is it in winter? if both questions as yes, then yes, likely I will go.

NO WAY man! Never would put a speedline on a compromised tree. Did that hollow Tulip Tree with the k-boom crane (was going to rope rig it out, then found the hollow on the way up, so changed plans). I'm so glad you approved of my music in the end after some thought.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHNULa8WPgg&feature=channel]YouTube - ARBOR-X the Arborists known as The X-Men, promo of videos to come.[/ame]Hey, I kinda did a promo video, showing a few clips of videos to come. It's fast and I think exciting. Hope you like it. I'm getting a little better at editing. It was a LOT of work, so I hope some of you like it. We are just a small company in Maryland, USA. I'm one of the main climbers and I edited it on my office computer. stay safe, theXman (or... David Driver:top:)

wow, that sucks! It's gotta be hard on your bodies then! I used to do everything by hand the hardway, loading trucks by hand, two guys on each ring lifted into a truck..... but that was because I didn't have the equipment to help load full size logs. Rarily do we ever load a truck by hand anymore. But you English chaps have to do it because there is no other way.

WOW! I've never been more than two days on a single tree! That's nuts. I was suprized to see someone say they like to spend more than one day on a tree. I hate more than one day on a tree. Seems like the equipment on the ground is a little smaller than here in the states, so maybe that's why a big tree takes so long... But I did notice some of the peices taken seemed to look a bit small for lowering on such a large tree. I hope I'm not being too "macho" here. It's just what I thought when I viewed the pictures.

ha,ha,ha, ha. Good one! Okay, will do crane pictures soon. Where is the place to post crane pictures? The Big Equipment area?

Hi, I see that new comers are supposed to write a bit about themselves here, so I shall try to do so. I am an Arborist in the USA. I am a tree service owner and the main climber. I was “created” by the US Military. They took DNA from an orangutan, multiple human athletes and special forces military persons and combined them in an egg, the fertilized egg was inserted into an orangutan ape. I was born and cared for by a caged orangutan until the age of 6 months. I was already holding on and mildly climbing at that age. I was schooled and trained by the military. I was honed and trained to do special operation missions. They wanted a single person that could climb and enter buildings and locations with minimal equipment. I underwent numerous medical operations to improve my body as they saw fit for future missions. One of which I occasionally still use today. Saw blades (similar to the tri-cut tooth razor handsaws used in tree care) exist in my hands, attached to my bones in my hand. During adrenaline episodes those blades are released and protrude from my hands. I guess someone must have liked the comic book character Wolverine a lot or something. Anyway, I got tired of the killing and I questioned what was going to happen to my soul when my time on this earth was finished. What if I killed someone that didn’t deserve it and most of it wasn’t self defense because I was putting myself into those situations. I wanted out. I had never joined the military, they thought that they just owned me. I respect and love our armed forces, but I wanted out. After years in court, from age 18 to 19, I finally was able to leave. I was awarded NO monetary amount for the wrong they did, but I was allowed to leave and lead my own life the way I wanted to. With my strong desire to climb and be in the trees, I looked into tree work. I worked for various tree services and liked the hard work. I graduated from a 2 year college with a forestry degree. At age 21 I couldn’t find a good tree service to work for, so I created my own. I have been the owner and main climber of Arbor-X Inc. for about 15 years now. I basically climb every day of the work week and do estimates on Saturdays. I enjoy rope rigging but also greatly enjoy doing removals with our Palfinger 29002 knuckleboom crane that I run from a remote on my side. I climb, cut and use the crane at the same time. I hope that I can contribute to this forum and I hope you liked my “story”.

thanks for the heads up. u mean skyhuck?

thanks for the nice welcome all! I will try to contribute to this site and look forward to learning some of your names. that was a nice welcome and thanks for the comments.

that one above is a little slow at first, action starts at around 2 minutes. Here is one that Jerry Beranek filmed and posted on an unusual job location we worked on. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zx3sRc8jk_s]YouTube - Speedline Wizards[/ame]

Hey guys and girls, I met Steve Bullman in person at Baltimore TCIA convention and I heard he had a forum. So here I am. I'm an Arborist in the U.S.A. Main climber and owner of Arbor-X Inc. Residential tree service company. Anyway, wanted to introduce myself and I hope I'll get some time to get on here now and then. I have very little free time, but I think it will be interesting to read and view tree stuff from overseas. I plan on editing lots of short video of our work this winter, I have a huge box full of film and stuff. What better way to introduce myself then to post a quick video link of our work. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmw0FmWWZlI]YouTube - youtube Harf Co Hazard Tree 09[/ame]