Holy shit.

[Drewtree]

This guy, I don't even know where to begin.

 

[Kris Anderson]

Wow. I watched it on my phone, did that guy even have spurs? That was some big wood.

 

[InTheTree]

Most impressive. I saw no spurs.

 

[Treezybreez]

Ninjas don't need spikes. What kind of tree was that?

 

[Boomslang]

Crazy bastards. He definitely had on something similar to these:

You can see two spikes on the outside of his foot a few times in the video.

 

[ROYCE]

What was the crane for?

 

[lucky_dad]

Looked to bring the pull line back up to him.


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[squad143]

What was the crane for?

Looked to bring the pull line back up to him.
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That and to change saws.
I'd have to guess that the bottom crane was for moving the pieces.

 

[surveyor]

I'd like to know how he avoids having his saw stuck?

 

[MikePowers321]

I'd like to know how he avoids having his saw stuck?

Looks like he was leaving a strap on the backside of his cut. example, check out 3:00 mark

Edit: So since it didn't look like he was making a face cut, he must have had a strap left in the front and back, with a small cut lower than the strap in the direction of the fell. Essentially a snap cut with a strap on the back. That sound right? I think it looks like that at like 1:23 - 1:28 ish..

 

[JeffGu]

Little guy handled the big saw like a champ, didn't he? I got tired just watching him.

 

[MikePowers321]

Little guy handled the big saw like a champ, didn't he? I got tired just watching him.

yup, lactic acid was building in my forearms as I watched along.

 

[Treezybreez]

My hips and ankles were getting sore watching him.

 

[squad143]

I quite liked the pic at the end with the workers standing proudly on the stump.
Just proves that no mater where the tree work is in the world, were pretty much the same

 

[JeffGu]

What kind of tree was that?

I think Cryptomeria japonica... looks like a sequoia doesn't it?

 

[Drewtree]

What was the crane for?

Assisting with the support of his giant balls.

 

[Drewtree]

I think Cryptomeria japonica... looks like a sequoia doesn't it?

Definitely Cryptomeria Japonica.

 

[Leroy]

Looks like he was cutting with the top of the bar. Filling kerf with chips to avoid pinching.

 

[TreeLogic]

Looks like he was cutting with the top of the bar. Filling kerf with chips to avoid pinching.

X 2. agreed. probably a smart move when there's no face cut. I can only imagine how much longer that job would've taken with face cuts. hell if I would drop a log that big without one though.

You can see two spikes on the outside of his foot a few times in the video.

agreed. not to mention he had ninja "toe-shoes" on. he wasn't standing down on the spikes, or even at a slight angle, but he was totally flat-footed against the tree, nearly 90 degrees to the trunk. i kinda want to try those spikes now.

looks like that one log might have busted up the mile-long stairs.

 

[Leroy]

looks like that one log might have busted up the mile-long stairs.

yeah I was wondering about that... that must be an expensive repair!