Underbid job

Glad you had your wits about ya... I am sure we have all had those type of jobs, never ending, and it's like watching dollar bills blow in the wind. Often it's best to just say fuck it, and we will get through this. Just as you did.. Reminds me of your old videos from the far side of the pond. I remember one where you had to set eyebolts in cookies to zip small chunks. Looked like it would take forever!
Don't forget the day rate or hourly card for the nasties...
 
Reg, awesome job. The true measure of talent in our industry is being able to face adversity safely and win. So many times, the underbid causes guys to rush, bosses to break out in cold sweats and climbers to cut corners. It is always is great to see your videos, but this one is different. First it's great you were willing to share the back story on the impressive tree and your mistake. And second, being an inspiration to so many (through your video and knowledge), you stayed the course. You didn't cut corners, you changed your work plan and took the appropriate time for the tree, and most importantly you recognized the fatigue and went home!
Winning doesn't mean walking away with tons of money, it is about going home in one piece!
Great job, and great video.
Thanks Reg
 
Reg, thank you for sharing a job most would prefer to forget. You made light of a bad situation. I HATE THE JOBS THAT SEEM LIKE THEY'LL NEVER END. Again another good vid shared by you.
BTW I'm also a fan of the green bottles. St. Paulie Girl, Groulsh (spelling?), Heiniken, ....
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I for one completely understand the 1/3 notch...however there are times where you need to shift weight...awesome explanation...and i so totally agree...arbor master level 1 certified. Sometimes you gottta know when to bend the rules...love your videos.
 
It definitely was massive! I couldn't tell how big it really was until his feet came into sight. Thanks for the vid and education wise sir!
 
Another great video Reg!
Yes we've all been there, get into a job and the game plan can change completely.

Have to rely on the other jobs that you charged high on and made good profit to average everything out.
Like what you said about your friends diesel truck getting it on the ground. I can't say enough about my diesel 4x4 pickup, being one of my best tools in my kit.
 
Here's a good example from today where my pickup got the tree on the ground being one of the handiest tools in my kit. Of course partnered with the BigShot, throw line and weight bag.

Unfortunately I don't think to take a picture of the tree standing, only until it's on the ground, lol.
This is a balsam poplar that had a very heavy back lean over the cottage topping out at 77 feet.
Septic tank right under it so with myself working solo it's not coming down from top down.
Did the triangulation stick trick with OCD.
With height lost in the heavy back lean, it averaged out with the tree sitting 10 feet below where I was standing at the end of the lay. No side lean so no side line needed.
My calculations worked out to where the arc of the tree's top would just clear the heavy bottom phone/cable line and lay on the ground past it.
Plus I had a camper to the left and a sign post to the right.
Diesel pickup in 4x4 low range on a 3/4" Stable braid got the momentum going quick.
Last pic shows my bore back cut with a strap to give the hingewood stability.
A slash cut below the strap releases the strap when pickup starts the pull.
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In this business you gotta know your limitations and apply the safest work procedures.
Not always listen to what a arborist training company advises.
Here we have climbers risking life and limb altering the fall of gravity of tons of wood, while isolated hanging from a crane hook. Or worse tied into a work position on a unstable spar tied into a neighboring tree for backup escape.

Yeah I know the climbing Arborist community and their sponsors would never agree with this.

But alot of times you have to adapt to learning how to get those tons of wood safely to the ground....
From ground level.
 
Actually my plan is to eventually mount a 2" receiver hitch on the front off my pickup. A 2" receiver hitch on the back of my chipper and on both sides of my trailer. So I can mount the Honda powered portable capstan winch in all those different positions to drag wood and tops up to where I'm working.

But for pulling a tree over without a side or guy line for maximum momentum with no lose of control.....only a vehicle in 4x4 low range backing up for best visibility works the best.
My Cummins Ram pickup has the best on the market front mounted hooks for attaching a rope .
 
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I'd like a front hitch, too. Are they all custom fabricated, unlike rear hitches?
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Hey Sean it's good to read you again!
Yes like 96Coal said Reese etc make a bolt on receiver hitch to bolt onto the front of trucks.

This is the style of tow hooks I have on my Ram 2500
2 of them one on each side under the radiator. A rope splice eye girths perfect on these hooks.
Don't even have to girth, just slip the eye on the centre pin.
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