Maple Tree Removal Timelapse

Tr33Climb3r

Tr33Climb3r

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Hey guys,
I have a timelapse video that I put together that my dad and brother did. It went well and I feel we worked well to get the job done efficiently. My brother and I were able to keep up on the ground. Only concern we had was a split rail fence that was in the neighbors yard.

Comments: Yes we pulled the 12 foot stump over with the truck. This is my dads thing and I have been slowly converting him away from this. If he is the one felling the tree which is usually the case my brother and I set up a MA. So don't kick me off treebuzz.
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When it came to the trunk I don't know what I was hitting but the saw would dull quickly hence the longer time to get it resharpened. Which you can see in with my pauses.

So I hope you enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRdavMz5me0
 
Nice video.. You guys are hard workers.. Looked like there was a lot of room to drop the entire tree, or at least a lot more than just that trunk...

Did you ever get Dad off the tautline?.. he looks old school with all due respect..
 
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Nice video.. You guys are hard workers.. Looked like there was a lot of room to drop the entire tree, or at least a lot more than just that trunk...

Did you ever get Dad off the tautline?.. he looks old school with all due respect..

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Yea there was a lot of room possibly to drop the whole tree. We probably would have done that if we couldn't back right up to it. Not sure of the thinking behind that but Dad climbed it so he did it how he wanted to.

Yea my dad is pretty old school. However he is not on the tautline...he is on the blakes. Still not that much more past old school.

He is a lot more conservative when it comes to removing a tree. I grew up working with him and have learned a lot. But have also learned a lot from other resources like school and some of the experienced videos that are posted on youtube.

Thanks
 
Nicely done!

Why aren't more vids done like yours? Time lapse or lots of editing makes for a much better video.

I noticed that every once in a while there was a little coarse raking to keep the chipping deck clear. That is a detail that escapes a lot of crews. Tripping or having bad footing around the chipper is dangerous. Good job!
 
Nice to see a family working well together.

As Daniel said, it looked like most if not all of the tree could be felled, but it is also cool at times to climb because you WANT to and not only be driven by outright production.

I agree Tom, it's just good practice to rake as you go & keep the area around the chipper clear. Not enough do this.
 
Thanks guys for the great comments. Yes I am with you guys on felling larger portions of the tree but there was great concern with the new cedar split rail fence in the neighbors yard and pretty much all the lean was to the back over this fence. Hard to see from camera. Also where the camera is positioned was about 6 feet from the house.

So being pulled towards the camera is the best angle. There is no spot to anchor a pulley.

So from what you know and see in the camera what would your plan of attack be?
 
I still would have climbed it I think. Much more fun to dismantle something rather than just drop it and fight with wood on brush and pieces stuck in the lawn and all.
Also I hate raking large areas. If you drop a 50' high tree that is 30' wide you've got 1500 square feet of area to rake. If you piece it down right in that 30' circle its just over 700 square feet. Big difference when the lawn hasnt been mowed in a week or more and is the favorite spot for the neighborhood dogs
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. Or you are raking pin oak.
Great job, I like the time lapse as well.
 
Nice, Casey. I wish I was working with my dad like that. Don't take a single minute for granted...not that you would.
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Nice, Casey. I wish I was working with my dad like that. Don't take a single minute for granted...not that you would.
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Yea man, I sure don't. Even though we butt heads on some techniques I wouldn't change the experience and knowledge I get from him.
 
I hope that I can still climb like your dad once my boys get to be your age Casey. Nice work to you all. One thing, can you make your vids available to mobile users? I have tried to watch several of your vids on my phone and it never lets me.
 
I would have found a way to drop it if possible, which usually can be done given enough room in the DZ..

You can make a ground anchor, or better yet, use a long floating block, in combination with wedges. I suppose you could even pull evenly from two equally opposing directions to create the proper vector.. You might even be able to create some kind of shim plate to fit over the peak of the roof if you really had to. Not that it would be worth it on that tree...

Seems like you have a lot of respect for your Dad, which is nice to hear... With you getting into all the cutting edge climbing gear and him sticking with the blake's hitch, it'd be fun to listen in on some of those dinner conversations.
 
Nice video! I believe I could have easily flopped that tree toward the camera with a tree jack and probably would with a large chipper and winch. Would have tackled it the same way with your set up!
 
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I hope that I can still climb like your dad once my boys get to be your age Casey. Nice work to you all. One thing, can you make your vids available to mobile users? I have tried to watch several of your vids on my phone and it never lets me.

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Thanks! Having my dad introduce me to the career has been great. Your boys will have the same great opportunity!

Yea man. EZ (Stephan Zimmerman) has been on me a few times because of this. It is because of the music in the video and copyright issues. Doesn't allow me to be mobile enabled. Doesn't make sense I know.

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Nice job Casey! Who's doing all that smoking under the porch roof on the left?
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I noticed the same thing...I think it was a dryer vent?

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I like the vintage M&M chipper. I can still feel the whiplash on a cold day.

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Yea one of the things that I get on him about. We are currently looking into an older Morbark self feeder.

Thanks again for the positive comments.
 
Just because its able to be flopped doesn't mean it should... A tree like this comes down nice, clean and orderly. Reminds me of most of our spruce or pine removals, some of them can be flopped but we almost always climb them. Limbing them up on the ground with branches spiked into the ground, half broken off, or sticking straight up in the air is more of a pain in the then just climbing it. Seems cleaner in my opinion, good job and nice video work.
 
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