This is my old elementary school! Played under this tree in the early 90's... small world! I'm now an apprentice arborist in BC - your channel has been a huge resource for me since the first day I decided to take up the trade. Thanks for all the hard work

I like that you use that shelf cut. But do it the other way around. First the cut thats paralel to the ground. Then the back cut on a angel. Let it sit on to the cut. Get out of the way and then its time to pick it 😊 i like your videos 😉

It’s true, I could go to other companies and learn different techniques. However I have you, and I’ve learned more from you than one company would teach me.

Do the “shelf” cut with the “flat” cut first, watching the kerf as you make the top cut. You can kinda gauge the preload and adjust. Also a slight vertical V cut helps when you have to rotate the piece horizontally and keeps the butt from springing towards you.

I like how you're open about showing how you're learning on this one ... cool to see and well done, from my perspective

Nice job Patrick. I appreciate the attention to detail and how humble you are. Keep it up!

You make the best videos out there man! Straight to the work with important commentary Awesome work! 👌

Nice job, just a small piece of advice, try using D shackles instead of choking the slings, that way you don't have to bring the hooks right down to you. Also hands free communication is a game changer. Do you know what the maximum lift was from that position ?

Like riding a bike after the first few picks u got the swing of things . My only advice is go over the proper crane commands with the operator despite coms he cannot see you , awesome job . Love your channel keep up the great work dawg 💪🏿💪🏿

Well done mate I've only done two crane jobs I feel your nerves. Nice feeling to be out of the comfort zone every now and then. Keep up the great work mate. 👌

Love the videos they have helped me with things I didn't know I was doing wrong so thank you for the videos and keep them coming

Looks like u were a rad bit nervous on pic 3. I dont blame ya. A guy doesnt wanna start too big and get into trouble. Nice work man.

A lot went right in this crane removal. Ok some cuts were back to front on execution,, but nothing that led to danger or serious problems. Also I noticed that you got your weight right on the big lateral branches and that is hard to do with little experience. Nothing broke, everyone stayed safe and even with your "door security" intercom, that should at least had some velcro attachment or something, you managed it well. No stress, much of the improvements come with better equipment and time in the tree doing this kind of work. In the end you´ll find it easier than some of the other stuff. Great stuff for being so honest!

great video, really enjoyed watching it, thanks for sharing it

If you do crane work frequently id highly recommend the 3 peice crane rigging sling set. Fully adjustable by the climber to keep brush picks sitting perfectly as they come off. Im 26 years old and just bought a 25ton grove last year. World of difference in the removal game.

You should call up August and do a gest appearance with his crane crew! (I'm sure August would pay the expenses lol)

Also, as the crane is getting in final position to be hooked (cable/swing) to the tree i like to give a countdown (5,4,3,2,1) so the operator can start slowing the motion. Especially when the operator can't have direct sight to me or the pick.

nice one patrick. last pick had me a little worried drifting to the house. not really sure how close it was looking pretty close on the video. greetings. Valentin

Really good for someone that hasn't done it in a while

what's interesting to me is how different the same tree species look state to state. In Colorado our Silver maples don't look like that

Can’t wait to see the rest of this video

I have been on enough crane Jobs to know that it looks really easy from the ground . but the climber and the crane operator must have good n clear commutation . great video and as for the ground crew some times its the little pieces really get in the way ..

Nice job Patrick!! I enjoyed the video!

We’ve always found on crane jobs that round slings are best as they are more manoeuvrable and cinch up better on limbs , you should probably get a set to have there for yourself when these jobs arise , anyway good stuff from Ireland .

Thanks Patrick for the videos. Just curious if you’re going to continue with the podcast? Also I would like to buy the book On your webpage do you except PayPal?

What do you think about rope runner? It seems to work very well.

Hey Patrick, you should definitely check out some videos about cutting technique or just watch some crane videos of Reon or August. The V-cut is much safer than what you did. Also try to make the first cut from the side you can‘t reach that good. Great job though! Climb safe =)

Great job buddy.

I like you ..because there is no nonsense or bousting' nothing wrong with starting out small.we get used to certain ways and strentghs' gear .I laughed when u said get 572". Lol.could tell your so used to rigging ..I'm rusty like a nail.these days.never did crane picks myself back then ..but seems way easier .would suck to be on you tube .then drop big peice on school.slow is smooth and smooth IS fast ..mistakes are not worth it.lov ya ..seek the savoir .stay hum BLE

How do you like the rope runner pro? keep up the good videos! watching from Sarnia

Good job buddy. Last crane job I did was on a big cottonwood, the top swung upside down and beat my ass. Little bit Scary lol

in Connecticut we had a tree climber get crushed by a log that swelling back and crushed him unfortunately he lost his life I don't know how experience he was or the whole situation but it was really sad news

What brand of harness and cleats are u using ? I’m new to it too lots of fun working outside f$&@ indoor workin.

i know for certain if you were on the senas it would have been even better, either way great job as usual brother

good show!

Love ur video's brother

i know the feeling .. i felt the same way when i did a 500 ton crane removal

I'm just a couple of minutes into your video and I'm curious as to why you dropped those smaller branches that most likely had to be bundled up and carried out I'm assuming through the school hallways? Didn't you get the crane because of the lack of access to get brush and logs out of there? To pick it up out of that little courtyard? Maybe you just wanted to keep your ground guys busy? I'm sure you answer these questions somewhere in your video. Anyways, cheers and good luck to you.

Serious question, where you able to sleep the night before this job? My first couple crane jobs I didn’t sleep a wink the night before due to nerves, excitement and inexperience. As always keep up the great work🤙🏻

Kinda lucky we use 2 crane guys. Both been doin trees long time. Can hook up bluetooth n they can let ya know were there happy. Sayin that doesnt work so well they cant c ya. Cheers

28:52 was that as close as it looked to the building?

Hello from fruitland Idaho!

28:48 From cam pov looks terrifying!

where is part 2 here to this one i've been waiting

I feel like with some more slings you could've lifted the entire tree out of there and set it in the parking lot then cut it up from there.

Why did the tree need to be removed

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I wuda used the isoceles stance at 10:45

Crane jobs are fun but scary man.

Did great considering .for sure useing A DEWALT radio.lol had use those things under houses and attacks .in xonsteuction years ago they suck ..had dude prank me once while under the house not cool.?lol

I commend you for climbing the tree instead of riding easy crane.

beautiful tree, shame it was in the wrong place if the school was built around it, most likely planted.

thats a HUUUUGE crane dude...prob need the reach (and redundancy )cos youre lifting over the top of the building with all those very squishable kids in there ! ! ! August has plenty of crane jobs on file here , Im confident you'll knock this outta the (park) quadrangle Pat......

Dude! Gotta come to Wisconsin and we will show you some tricks! (I bought Reon’s old crane last summer). 1. Gotta get Sena units and a crane set. I wouldn’t do crane work without them. 2. Get some deadeye slings! We still use straps for wood chunks but they are almost impossible to truly balance brush picks with. 3. Did you know what his capacity was for each pick? Even within the same tree our capacity often changes dramatically. 4. Why not ride the ball? Is it not legal up there?

I'd be giving the crane operator the other comms helmet. Rather than radio

Excellent, but not my cup of tea. I like cutting small & accurate.

Why was the ground crew complaining? They get the same money.

You should have hard hat on

Yep, big weeds only get more and more dangerous as they get older and larger becoming potentially lethal. No one truly knows just exactly when they gonna fall down. Have fun, safety always comes first. Prost 🍻