I did this for 28 years. There are a few different ways to speed line. This is a very good technique for getting brush over Miss jones prize roses without touching them or whatever is required for the job. Loved it while I was doing it but glad to be retired now at age 55. These guys are good.

Over 7 years watching you’re videos August. Look what you have achieved with crew and kit in that time. Well done Sir 👏

love your style ! Ive been climbing 16yrs and it always irritates me when climbers over complicate simple trees. You my friend are very efficient. love the videos too thank you.

Hi... just watched this as it came up in the suggested list from watching a basics video. I'm a green wood woodturner and use a chainsaw to log and blank up timber for turning. This... well... scared the cr*p outa me! Which... as I see it... is a good thing. Out of all my tools I respect the chainsaw the most. To watch it being used in the hands of a pro is an amazing sight. The fact that I'm sat here thinking "holly cr*p I could never do that" simply makes me respect my saw ever more. Thanks for sharing a great video. ☺

never cut a tree in my life, closest I came to this was breaking my chopsticks with a serrated knife. You make this look like art. Very much enjoyed watching. Thank you.

In reply to Jeffrey Spear. . . I shot this video out of the frustration I felt watching so many clunky, slow, over-complicated, poorly sequenced, and just plain inefficient speed line videos on KZfaq. This is just the simple technique I use for speed lining and though I didn't invent speed lining I believe I have at least kept it simple enough to demonstrate some level of efficiency. As to the rigging of large logs. . . The dynamics of this particular job site made firewood size pieces more efficient. A 6 minute video doesn't tell the whole story.

I watched this video 5 years ago when I started out in the tree industry. I've seen every video and they have been unbelievably helpful. A week ago I invested in a gopro. I have one video up and many more to come. STAY SAFE

What an awesome technique. I have watched my husband fall trees for 30 years, but never in this way. he did tie lines on a car that I had to move slowly, and always praying the tree would not turn my way... this is too awesome and great. thanks for sharing.

Absolute precision. Hell of a tree surgeon.

BALLS OF STIHL !

I enjoy watching this man work. He truly makes our job look easy . Thanks for all the great info

The most intense tree-cutting video you can ever find. Wonderfully done!

Nicely done. I've used speedline on a few jobs and I'll be the first to admit I've got a lot to learn. Your video will help me out. Thanks for the effort to make it and post it.

That pumped me up, great video.

Man, I've ridden so many black hawks and chinooks over the years, but watching this video made my 4th point of contact pucker! Dang man you do a hell of a job quick and accurate! Can't get better than those two things! Be safe!

The music was totally awesome thanks for posting a great video!!

Amazing! Just too high for me and the skill you demonstrated was incredible.

Like a boss. And I thought working on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier was crazy.

Skill with a Stihl. There's also the skill of videography, the skill of audio mixing and the skill of video editing. Just amazing.

I've Been climbing part-time for 21 years - many majestic fine tree prunings, almost all solely using rope and saddle, but quite a few big removals requiring most cuts be lowered. I used speed line technique on up to 100 pound chunks into the back of a dump truck. You are totally right about practice - knowing the type of tree, the situation, your tools, and your abilities - which are clearly highly skilled. Fine removal work. Fine camera work and I love the music. Thanks for posting.

Damn, this makes me anxious just watching it, and I'm not even afraid of heights.

first time I ever saw someone cut cord wood vertically.

You sir are a pro! I have never seen such a display of Arborist professionalism ever in my life!

Love your videos! Great to see a speed line in action. Haven't had a chance to set one up over here in Scotland yet but I look forward to it. Keep up the good work and videos coming!

August, Dude, Your music is cool, Your kit is cool, I hope it sells. Your videos are really cool. Nicely done. I like that it keeps ropes at the bottom of the tree from getting tangled in limbs. looks that way anyway. Keep it up man. You may have a career in movie or documentary production after tree work lol. Movie studios are goin up like crazy down here in Ga. Be safe. Don't get Complacent.

Excellent work!!!

My dad was a "tree surgeon" back when he was young my grandfather had his own business. He has tried to explain to me what I just watched.. Seeing it gives you a whole new respect for it. This video was so well done! Definitely subscribing for more!!!

I did that in my younger days. I would wrap a rope around the trunk and use it as a break for the larger parts. That saw is way faster then the ones I used. I made a mistake of not updating my climbing gear soon enough , The belt was a leather one and it snapped when I went to throw my rope, my feet were at 20'. I had enough time to spin around and land on my feet but the saw motor hit my elbow and banged it up pretty good. You are very effective arborist, stay safe, keep your self and gear in top shape, and move into supervision before you get to old to safely climb.

whew! only thing missing is the movie trailer guy voice, ' a man and his team, up against incredible heights ...lol

You sir, are a badass.

Hi. Thanks for your interest. At a certain point of weight they become too heavy to go fwinging off. The trick (with this technique anyway) becomes keeping the chain speed fast at the end of the cut to make sure your bar shoots out and doesn't sit there pinched under the gummy, pitchy, weight of the chunk. It is faster and requires less exertion than a snap cut which requires 2 cuts. When they become very heavy, a salami cut can be used to ease weight on the bar when exiting the cut.

Love watching these type of videos. Thank you for sharing.

great video august

Wow :-) This is a thriller :O

The dramatic music when the branches fall is awsome lol

Love your truck setup with the old fords. On point 👍🏿

Stihl,gut machina !!!

ca c'est du professionnel ! =)

You are awesome! That is an amazing job you did is so many ways! Especial Safety and convenience! GREAT JOB!!!!!

What sets this video apart from others I've watched on youtube is that your climbing saw.. the stihl 200... was SHARP! A saw blowing ribbons makes me smile any day.

this guy is crazy!looks scary af!heights freak me out,I would have turned to stone,after latching on to the tree and completely shiting myself!ha

Great video, makes me nervous to think of that sharp saw near the rope! I would not have the nerve to even climb that high, it looks like one tall tree!

Methods change with each job. Sometimes I freefall everything including big tops and logs, or rig out massive pieces. Sometimes I fall the tree whole as in my vid, "Deliberate Treework." On this job there were many obstacles below me that the video doesn't reveal so the most efficient way to achieve steady production and precision placement of stem pieces was to cut them firewood size (client wanted wood). Once logs were short enough to clear wires and pavement I fell big pieces for log truck.

Amazing how far August has progressed. Apply effort and focused and you’ll achieve what he has in any field/profession you choose. Great to go back and watch the first videos again August

are those drums or your heart beating

I FEEL DIZZY WHEN WATCHING THIS....

I appreciate the video. I've been a climber roughly yr an a half an love watching other guys doing what I feel is one of the greatest careers out there. Been a groundsman on plenty of zip lines but haven't gotten the chance myself in a tree.

Thanks, GoPro cameras tend to exaggerate height. This tree was 130 feet which looks pretty high when looking down the trunk with any camera. The editing of the video took about 6 hours. Putting the tree on the ground and capturing raw video took a little over five hours. I don't have tons of camera experience but I do have a lot of tree work experience so I have a good idea of what I want to capture via camera angles etc. I have had hundreds of film jobs ruined by lame ground cameramen.

Well done climber... But lmao at the speed lining to save the ground crew from dragging brush all of 20 feet... But I wasn't there so maybe there were obstacles I didn't see

this guy should easily make 100 bucks an hour

Awesome. Very many thanks. Loved tree and video/camera skills.

That's a great video. A lot of bravery and skill. Thanks for sharing.

overly dramatic...

sound sucked.

So cool. Thanks for making the video of your work!

Ive watched alot of your videos so far now. It was kool to see how you updated your gear throughout the years. One of my favorite techniques that kept catching my eyes was when your chunking down the wood without rigging you just follow through with your cut by bracing the piece of wood with your hand then pulling back on the wood to keep from pinching your saw and forcing the wood off the stub. Ive always notched and backcut or two cut or snapcut wichever terminology you use. Im going to start trying your method and see how i feel doing it. Thanks for the awesome videos.

Wow, amazing video editing and music. Really great job!

This was the very first video I watched of yours. At the time I was extremely green and new to tree climbing and I thought this was the most foreign and amazing thing I had ever seen. As I've progressed, evolved and learned over the years I have great deal of pride rewatching this video and have utilized this technique and many others over the years! They don't seem as foreign anymore but still are amazing to me! Great videos, great inspiration!!!!

Awesome job. I'm learning how to climb with the tree care company I'm with, and I definitely want to use the technique you're using.

Your frign crazy, that's just awesome. I'm checking out some more of your vids

Very impressive rope and saw skills, thanks for sharing it.

Excellent video. You guys rock!

Been watching your videos for a little while now. Good stuff.

Just amazing! Takes some skill to make such a dangerous job look like a piece of cake. Good to know there are a few professionals remaining. Keep it up

awesome video and great set of skills. Arborist from the UK.

Hi August, Can’t thank you enough for your video/s great stuff and great music sequenencing. It might sound ridiculous like beating oneself with thorns but I always wanted to be a tree cutter/downer. I am an invalid so it was never on so now I have finished work Worked in the building industry and the in the cardboard box making one designing cartons, I now just chill and try not to get frustrated from not being able to work in the last 22 years by watching video and I am pleased I found another source in you. I used to do some line work in the building industry but nothing as fancy as the kind of things you use rope for and all the different knots, I just never knew them. Take care, I can never get enough videos of the type I like so keep making your video, though I know editing can often take longer than making they are very good and certainly well received by me thank you. Take care mrbluenun

I love that drama :D watched from start to finish!

Oh my gosh ,my husband did this for 18 years.Awesome work

This is cool. I love watching people who are good at what they do work. The camera work was an added bonus. Thanks for this. I'm subscribing just to see if you do in the future.

as anyone who has used the speedline technique knows, true efficiency comes from being able to move the rig to the next area to be cut, much like blocking down a trunk and roping it back to itself. if you're not proficient at the rig/re-rig then you're prolly not gonna save much time. that along with a ground crew who knows what to do to facilitate that process. I have been climbing trees for a living for almost 16 years and I am always checking out tree work vids to gain new insight and techniques to use in my everyday work. I would have liked to have seen how you move your speed line rig and how you anchored it at the ground end or if you just had guys holding it. that's not to take anything away from you or your crew, in fact the opposite is the case. you guys did great.

Awesome Video! You are a true professional.

Old School Cool, i've watched many KZfaq vids and yes i'm more new school liking all the shiny stuff but its guys like you that show experience and technique is what it really takes, you don't need the bling to be good at your job.

Thank you mr. August Hunicke for selflessy sharing your knowledge, that combined with excellent physical condition, courage and skill, produces such marvellus results. The montage and music also look very well coordinated. I wish you good luck in the future...

Some serious skill! Good job editing too, fun to watch

Super technique! Didn't even know about speed lining...pretty cool!

Cool! My husband speed lines limbs alot but never thought of doing it directly to the chipper. I just showed him this.

That caera position at 5:30 nearly gave me a heartattack :-) Amazingly fast and precise work!

Dude, that is some brilliantly efficient rigging. Well done sir!

Holy wow! great video. Love that feeling when you top a tree and you look down and you're sitting on top of a 90 foot toothpick...epinephrine FTW

I love to see your videos - best technique, safe, fast- true mastership. thx for sharing.

Enjoyable video to watch, awesome editing and wicked sound track. Nice work

You are the speedline , straight to the chipper, been there dont that for a long time lol. Nice job August.

this is the standard. outstanding work. you are an artist.

Hey bud nice job man and that camera shot at the end when you brought her right to the beautiful anyhow happy New Year happy holidays to you and your loved ones Charlie Western PA

I work with my father in the woods. But man i know you couldn't pay us enough to do that! Hats off to you guys!

Good job! I'm one of your biggest admirers!

did i just watch a movie? i like that bit were the tree fell! The speed line is awesome technique!

love the zip line ..soo efficient and not too many worries where it drops at

Excellent technique and skill. Thanks for posting such an awesome video. I have done similar work and bow to your talents.

nice to see someone who is competent in their work

Pro job!!!! easy and less hard for the groundsman.... less rush, less person, less stress and more relax for the ground man..... when i can i do it every time for have the branches ready for feed the cheeper without pull the branches and spend a lot of energy useless ...... one time i've done for let run the branches over a swimming pool..... the cheeper was 200 feet from the trees and groundsman said thanks a lot of time..... the best way for a clean and safe job..... only one thing in the video..... one hand saw, but i know...... compliments again....

That big saw blocking that tree down was mean. Cool video love tree work.

lots of courage to do that for a living! My hands were sweating as I watched this video LOL

There are zero tree climbing videos on KZfaq better than yours. The cinematography is astounding.

You sir are amazing!! Very professional. Stay safe and GOD Bless!

Very cool video! You can even cut your crew watching you work down to 1 by stacking it at the chipper for them like that. Pretty slick work outta very technical hard work, good job.

I have been climbing over 20 years. Your a pro man, nice music and video too

Very nice work bro, love your videos, keep up the good work. Btw them saws are looking sharp as hell.. nice chips.

Thanks.

@Cosme o Depends on what you are trying to miss between the tree and the destination. To slide over a house for instance, you need enough span and line tightness to provide the needed clearance and account for sag.