White Fir Top

Jamin_Mayer

Jamin_Mayer

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I've finally had some time to edit and put together videos!
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Well, this is a short 4 min. video. Feel free to critique methods, technique, the video, etc... (As long as you don't make me cry... Ed).
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This was a job I did last Spring. It was a 75' White Fir (Concolor Fir). She had a lean towards the H.O.'s home & porch. It was a tedious tree removal with multiple limbs and in a tight area.

This video is just the top being blown out. Nothing too special. I'm taking bits and pieces of this one job to explain a few things to potential customers and to us... tree guys!
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I'll apologize for no music. I wanted the viewer to listen to the wind that I had to deal with...

Also, I'll apologize for so much text in the video. I'm going to get a microphone for my computer soon. I'll then voice over stuff to make shorter video times...
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White Fir Top.

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Nice, Jamin.

I think this is a great way to not only teach our clients (the ones that care) about what we have to do, and why we just can't go in and "Paul Bunyun" the tree. It also is a great way to teach other climbers. Sometimes a straight vid doesn't explain the "why." Thanks for the info.

Professional tree fallers have a lot of situations that we generally don't come across, and arborists have a lot of situations that they don't have to deal with. A lot more info can be shared through vids like this. I know you've pointed out a few from tree fallers, and I have both on my web site.

You may get some critiques, but hey, not a near miss, nothing broken, nobody hurt -- it's a good day!

Hope to see more like this.

We could probably start a new thread about how much wind is too much.
 
I must be missin somthing, how was the wind such a big factor ? I figured if I went up & roped out a baby top, how was the wind a factor ? I would just fall it with the wind. Now if I try a big top thats another story. As far as videos, nice job James. A good tool for custermers.
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I must be missin somthing, how was the wind such a big factor ? I figured if I went up & roped out a baby top, how was the wind a factor ? I would just fall it with the wind. Now if I try a big top thats another story. As far as videos, nice job James. A good tool for custermers.
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Allen. Are you saying youd fall it "with the wind," as in, directly east to clobber the neighbor's trees? Or, are you saying, you'd do it inspite of the the wind?

Now, it wasn't a terribly large top, but not small either. In my case, the phrase "error on the side of caution" may be applicable. I believe I made a series of safe choices to accomplish what I wanted. If I had not, I would have clobbered the neighbor's Locust below, clipped off some of the neighbor's Cottonwood, and crushed the fence.

How would you have prevented all of that with out making any precautions?

And my name is Jamin.
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James, no harm no foul. you done a nice job.To answer your
question, yes I would of topped it anywhere in the 360 degrees/ with the wind.as far as damage , none as said earlier, baby top, baby top to me is a copenhagan can sized top. Maybe I was taught wrong, but like you I ain't no hacker. Happy New Year, James
 
SWEET.. nice drop and a great explanation... you nailed it and told us all how, which is pretty much what needed to get done to make it work... Shadow was cool too.
That's rare to have such a complete explanation of the intricacies of a cut. If one of those corners peeled, you'd end up with the same effect as an open face notch, or worse. The whole top could swing out and land 180º to the intended lay.. Happened to me once on small cherry top.. last climbing cut of the day, and I just took my mind off it and made the backcut too high.

The one thing you might hear from the safety heads... is that you didn't wrap your left thumb around the side handle... I know this becasue I hear it from time to time about my saw handling... Its just a really comfortable place to rest the thumb... I don't have a problem with it... like one handing a saw, if you're an experienced pro and being careful about kickback and cutting with a sharp saw, no problem.. Newbies should be trained to use two hands on the saw and wrap the thumbs..

Thanks for posting that... very fresh..
 
Good job, and ditto on the great notation.

I generally cut a Humbolt in that situation, but that's a personal choice not a mandate.
 
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You sure you got it, James?
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-Tom

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It's a good thing I can see the humor. Otherwise, I might have to "dump a load of mulch in your driveway."
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Trivia: Can anyone name the person who was captured on film with that quote?
 
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Good job, and ditto on the great notation.

I generally cut a Humbolt in that situation, but that's a personal choice not a mandate.

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Thanks. Funny. I like the Humbolt in those situations as well. Some times it's my mood or something...
 
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...is that you didn't wrap your left thumb around the side handle...

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Thanks for the nice words. And you've got a good eye. I didn't even see that.
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I agree too, it is a safer practice to have the thumbs fully wrapped on the handles.
 
Good job on the vid! Why did you not take a smaller top? It seems like you had no problem with what you took, but like timberbeast said it may have been a little less risky just to zip a small top. Not critisizing just tossing some ideas. Looks like it went just how you had it planned, and that is what matters.
 
Interesting. I thought back to why I didn't climb up further to block out the top in smaller pieces... and I remembered it was an included union. And I wasn't comfortable with that. In fact, the top had 2 inclusions. Therefore, the 3 leaders you see in the photo of that tree.

So, the leader to the north has a favorable lean. I used it to my advantage.

Sorry for the small photo.

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Nice video Jamin. I like how the text gets bigger as you read it.


I have a client who insists on corresponding through email only, and every time he writes to me, he addresses me as "Steve". I write him back, signing my name "Stephan", and he responds "sounds good Steve!"


Some people won't ever catch on, James.



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