taking a sizeable locust off a house

mint work. I like how the tree came off the house in one piece.

But are you not wearing a harness in the bucket? Because at 2:41 when you throw the piece, I dont see a harness. Just wondering. Be safe
 
Hairy! What size was that pulling rope? Also those roots looked pretty rotten. Why do you think they rotted? Thanks for the suspense.
 
Sorry but I am a stickler when it comes to one handed chainsaw use. It seems like you know how to snap cut why not just do it the entire time? Just looking out for you
 
C.A.T.R.

I've watched many "daniel videos" and that was sketchy.

Question: how long ago was the grade increased in that yard? Curious as to how long it took for the roots to rot and the tree to fail? 5 years? 10 years?
 
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mint work. I like how the tree came off the house in one piece.

But are you not wearing a harness in the bucket? Because at 2:41 when you throw the piece, I dont see a harness. Just wondering. Be safe

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I ALWAYS work in the bucket with a harness.. ALWAYS.. someone stole my Petzl with the suspenders, but I wasn't using that anyhow.. I use my regular climbing harness, a B1, with a short tether to the steel ring on the boom.. Its slightly longer than 2'.. 2' is kosher... it never shows in the video, but is always there..

As far as one handing from the bucket.. I don't know any production arb thast doesn't do it from time to time.. some do it all day long.. We've had that discussion here before. Several times. probably back when you were learning how to drive.. Speaking of driving .. do you keep your hands at 10 & 2 all the time?
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Nice job Daniel! I personally use the two hand grip as much as I can in my daily tasks. If they were to make a law that said that I couldn't when I see fit,then I would use the middle finger grip!
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I cant say I would trust the remaining roots to hold when they have already failed. Pulling at those angles in multiple directions is too much for my stomache. A well planned schedual could have a crane in and out in an hour. Much safer and predictable.
The problem with a climbing harness in a bucket is the fall can break your back. A dorsal attatchment on a proper harness is much better.
 
I doubt a crane would have made it onto this site.. A real funky bend in the drive, we could just barely get a 4 door pick-up around the corner. In any case I sold the job by assuring the customer I would have the tree off his house the next day. My crane guys don't jump like that.

As far as fall arrest, I was told by Asplund's main safety co-ordinator that a saddle with a 2' tether is acceptable by industry safety standards. I tried a 2' tether, but it was just a little short. The one I use now might be 3'. Can't see a 3' fall breaking my back, especially when using a side D ring.. That's just the way I roll, doesn't make it "right".
 
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Rough physics...3' fall, 200# load=800# impact on anchor/climber...might injure a back

Side d for single lanyard? No, that is NOT right.

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only thing is you aren't going to have a straight drop out of a bucket to a completely sudden stop. Tom you know that the math you quotes accounts for a straight drop to a dead stop... otherwise we'd all be dead..
 
I started with 'rough physics' to account for some variables. My goal was to reduce nit picking.

So...lets say...you 'only' hit with 200# load. How would it feel to have me sit on your back. In the time that a rescue would take place I'm still on your back. You're going to be sore at a minimum. This body, a bag of salt water and calcium, isn't that durable.


Or, 300#...watch some NFL linebackers and invite them to sit on your back. 400#...Kishi using your back as a cushion???

http://www.newwrestlingnation.com/site/roster.html

Our climbing systems are work positioning not fall arrest.

The point is...don't fall. Especially with a lanyard attached to only one side D ring.
 
OH stop!

Your rough physucks are very misleading and you know it.. That lanyard is there to keep me from falling should I over reach and go over the side, or something catches me and pulls me over the side, or the boom gets spring loaded and catapults me like a pea from a spoon. Its there to save my life..

The way I use the truck, I have never had even the slightest possibility of the latter, and either of the former two will not subject me to serious injury on the tether I use. Going over the side is not going to be a straight drop to a dead stop!

That said, it would be nice to use a tether with a lot of spring to it.. Any suggestions

PS..DISCLAIMER: because I AM self-employed, I take responsibility for my own safety. If you have employees.. you are responsible for providing a safe working environment. Bending the rules in this or any other way could subject an employer to penalties, should he be caught, or should an employee sustain injury ...
 
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I started with 'rough physics' to account for some variables. My goal was to reduce nit picking.

So...lets say...you 'only' hit with 200# load. How would it feel to have me sit on your back. In the time that a rescue would take place I'm still on your back. You're going to be sore at a minimum. This body, a bag of salt water and calcium, isn't that durable.


Or, 300#...watch some NFL linebackers and invite them to sit on your back. 400#...Kishi using your back as a cushion???

http://www.newwrestlingnation.com/site/roster.html

Our climbing systems are work positioning not fall arrest.

The point is...don't fall. Especially with a lanyard attached to only one side D ring.

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You are trying to reason with someone who knows waaaaaay more than you could ever know, Tom.

The ancient wisdom of Feng Shui runs deep through Daniel, causing him to install mirrors on the inside of his gear boxes on the bucket truck. The light reflected keeps him grounded in the knowledge that there is nothing that he can't master and videotape himself mastering.

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PS..DISCLAIMER: because I AM self-employed, I take responsibility for my own safety. If you have employees.. you are responsible for providing a safe working environment. Bending the rules in this or any other way could subject an employer to penalties, should he be caught, or should an employee sustain injury ...

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WOW!!! In your video you say "we", that to me seems like you have employees. So, does your disclaimer prove you are providing yourself and your employees an unsafe work enviroment? I think you should quote your disclaimer with your estimate. There is no one with a disclaimer like Daniel.....NO ONE!!!
 
Let me get this straight:
In the last few days Daniel has defended improper one- handed sawing, improper fall arrest, and using natural crotch rigging for giant dynamic loads?

This seems like one of those "find 10 things wrong with this image" challenges. Is this all meant to be educational for us dumb TBers as a what NOT to do exercise??

Daniel, you are either clueless or a masochist, possibly both.
 
we are not all rookies or boy scouts.. Ask Chisholm if he one hands and see what he says...

You make is sound like you're some authority... your a weekend warrior, nothing more (though you're pretty good with those legos)..

Like everything else in this business there are trade offs.. natural crotch rigging is one of them. It has its place.. Anyone that says it doesn't is a boy scout...

My fall arrest is acceptable... I know guys that have been running buckets bareback for 35 years and never wear a helmet. Save your childish lectures on safety protocols for them.
 
The issue is not so much that these things happen, but one's attitude towards it. Sorry I don't see one handed sawing as no-big-deal, the way you seem to.
Do I do it sometimes? yes. Do I take a lift up into a tree with only a climbing belt? Sure. But these are exceptions and I KNOW that what I am doing in these cases is a problem. I will not shrug them off and certainly not insult others for having a strong safety ethic.

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Ask Chisholm if he one hands and see what he says...


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Sure, let's do that. Are we asking if he does it or if it's only really a problem for SOME treeworkers?
 
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