Who likes one handing?

i didn't post because the video bored me and i didn't watch the whole thing.

From what i saw:

I want to bitchh slap the guy on the ground with no shirt.

The climber using one hand didn't bother me, except why not notch things for more predictability?

the one handing on the ground was redicuous.

again, i didn't watch the whole thing, too slow for me and boring; like most videos.
 
im sorry for that last post sounding harsh but this is just ignorance to safety(major safety items i may add). i dont wish him harm but i hope he somehow gets an awakening to realize how important a helmet and 2 tie ins is. i live in a community where tree safety is greatly neglected and am absolutely tired of it. NO ONE GETS IT! all you have to do is wear a helmet and have 2 attachments when chainsawing. i dont understand why it is soo hard to just put a hardhat on your noggin and take 2 seconds to clip in a second lifeline. is it really that hard?
 
While you're at it .. might try to tell this guy that his tautline is a relic of the stone age...

Actually the rip cut has plenty of uses and one of the best is in rigging applications... that said, I don't like him throwing his arm up to push every little piece over.. that is a move that he could get away with for decades, then one day when the saw isn't cutting right, it could end up in his lap.. happened to a local tree guy here, working from the bucket.. He swears it would not have happened if the saw was cutting well. over 200 stitshes to the face. Plastic surgeons did a great job and you can barely tell he had any damage..

I think this isn't the guy that I talked to, though that could be mistaken.. I love that look of puzzlement in his eye as he contemplates his next move. And the bare chested workers..... kind like COPS meets arboriculture.

and IMO, this guy is doing nothing different that 80% of the arborists out there.. What you see him doing is probably SOP for the vast majority of pros in the USA.. You all just hang around these websites and start thinking everybody has a similar knowledge and attitude regarding safety.. They don't.. and they keep getting lucky, without realizing it.. 'til one day the hammer drops..
 
Pumpkin!

I knew it was just a matter of time before the TB safety patrol caught up w/him. I know Matt personally, have talked w/ him about modern techniques. He even expressed interest in learning about the throwline and maybe footlocking. Can't get him out to any seminars though.

Unfortunately, until the real safety cops (OSHA) catches him he'll continue to make good money by spiking for removals as quickly as posssible. He gets alot of work around here, but he'll never last because all of the treees he works on are gone!

I wonder if it's a mistake to offer modern arborist equipment to just anyone. Need a license to buy spikes and a 200T? I suppose just cause you own a compressor and a couple nail guns and a ladder doesn't make you a good roofer. It's up to the customer to pick the good apples out of the overflowing barrel of bad ones. Too bad some bad apples still look good on the outside.

BTW this latest video is off the hook! Did you see how close his left arm is to the spinning chain on EVERY cut?!? Newbies take note: that's NOT how ya do it.
 
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You all just hang around these websites and start thinking everybody has a similar knowledge and attitude regarding safety.. They don't.. and they keep getting lucky, without realizing it.. 'til one day the hammer drops..

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Daniel, you keep reminding us all the time with your video posts by example that there are dangerous people out there, surviving on luck and the grace of God himself to keep you safe.

...so thank you for always keeping us in reality of what is out there.
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Daniel, you keep reminding us all the time with your video posts by example that there are dangerous people out there, surviving on luck and the grace of God himself to keep you safe.

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Wait til I get today's job up X.. LOL.. you guys are gonna freak out! Taking 40'+ tops out a big dying oak... had to thread the needle with the tops, which were bound to hang up a bit on the surrounding canopy. SO I used a vertical speed line on the buts to keep them from swinging out under the tips, which could have been ugly..
 
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