Thanks for the vid. It wasn't too long, even with the ascent. As a climber myself, I like to see what branches you choose to use on the way up. It's more educational than you think.

I have been watching you guys for the past several years. This the first time I sent a message I love the interaction between you and your team. Thanks for the video.

"The noise annoys me." Thats funny. My brother is a veterinarian and hates animal hair on him and can't stand a barking or whining dog.

Its great that your back is letting you climb and awesome to see you enjoy a 200t again! 😎👍🏻

Just a word of thanks. I have not climbed a tree in over 50 years and at 66 am probably not going to again. But I have learned so much by watching your videos over the years and I love learning. Your teaching and explanations to KZfaq are fantastic. Thanks again for showing us a world that I would not otherwise have seen. God richly bless you and your family!

That 🤠 seems like it's the perfect emoji for that video title.

The last 2 videos gave me lots to reflect on in a good way. Adapting to macro economic conditions with adaptation on a micro level. Tough decisions. Focusing on what the strengths are and what contributes in a meaningful way to the bottom line and livelihood. A body that has seen and experienced a long hard career. I just had to refocus my life after moving from Colorado to northern Michigan. The team you build is seasoned, with deep and diverse talent - a great recipe for successful adaptation and coevolution with new economic and physical realities. This diversity of business venues, skill, wisdom and talent, the strength of your family bonds and friendships will make you prevail. It would be a great conversation over a cup of coffee - sharing ideas and visions. Strength to you and team. (and of course your family) The strength of of you is in your heart, your faith, your ingenuity and authentic commitment to your craft and team-less in your back! Accept a comrades embrace, there is lots left in the tank and back…thank you for sharing!!!!

I definitely enjoy watching the climbing and rigging process. I find just watching the zip zip zip and limbs falling can get tedious. For me, a blend of the whole process is the most educational and enjoyable. 2c

I LOVE August in a tree! I love when he talks to us. It really is a happy place for him. Nothing better than August Hunicke in a tree!!!! I could care less what his content ever us cuz if you watch you'll find yourself enjoying this time & space he's sharing!

some fancy footwork there August..outrunning that chaser. We once bought a Dodge minvan that had I Love you Mom scratched on one of the doors...funny we didn't notice it when first looking at it on the lot...still true kids will be kids

Awesome video. When you start talking about your little boy and your father and what the boy did to his grandpa's Jeep, brought back memories. Thank you for sharing!

It's great to see Adam back working 💪

❤ Love your perspective Enjoy your story telling 🤠 🌲 Return for your content Always awesome videos! Jayden loves his Grandpa ❤️

I like the climb up the tree part too 😊

LOVE LOVE LOVE your van, August... with a climbing harness on one side and a bunch of kids' toys on the other! . Great video!

I call that the “new normal”. Stay positive. Heal 🙏.

Nice Work August and Damien. Liked the way you rigged the Tree,and glad you explained the reason you rigged it that way. I learn something everytime I watch. I never question anything you do,because if anybody knows what hes doing that would be you Friend.

Great variety in this vid. Love your son’s perspective on the treasure he created for Grandpa! It didn’t look too deep….after some anxiety and hyperventilating, I’d probably keep it! 👍👍

Thanks for this wonderful content as always, it's so lovely to hear your laughing in the tree, balancing that nervous tension with humor! Fantastic!

Great video! Love the pinstripe idea, with his name and the date like any true artist. Perfect accessory for a grandpa's ride.

I think I been watching you for at least 10 years it seems. And I don’t think I have ever left a comment lol I been climbing with my new monkey beaver saddle for a two weeks now by far the best one I have ever used. Maybe worthy of a shout out. Your my version of m Jordan. The tree goat. Thanks for everything

August, love ya brother. You do things differently than I do. I will admit your videos have made me change how I do things. I love seeing you do things safely. You're a great tree guy. Love the videos. Great learning new aspects of the industry.

August, some of my favorite parts of tree videos is the climbing. More of you doing that would be super cool. 💪💪

that was me lol, i was talking about when you were on that maple last month, cool seeing how different people go about climbing wider hardwoods. the conifers are pretty simple/ strait forward

Nice work August and crew as always God bless you guys stay safe. The way you were dodging August that was nice LOL

Great video and good job guys. Take care and have a blessed and safe weekend

.....G'day August, I am so glad you like Joe's gift, the sound of that saw is Awesome. Cheers, Malcolm.

Me too. Thankyou very much showing going up

After years of drt, i switched to the notch rope runner and some thinner rope, up in the tree today i was moving different. and i thought, I feel a little like August Hunicke

I had to back up and watch DAMIEN scurry across there the second time, first time was scary second time amusing

I don't climb trees anymore but I like to see you still throwing a 200t around on a DRT

GOD PLEASE KEEP AUGUST AND THE GUYS BUSY I HAVE MISSED WATCHING THEIR VIDEOS!

Thanks for the video August! Good stuff...

Great video August...tricky tree done well!

Great job August.... no substitute for experience!

hey wolf-child from Beyond Thunderdome... it's your experienced processing and solutions to each new problem that keep a lot of us coming back for more. After four years climbing semi-pro I still learn something new from each vid. Mad respect buddy

Long time subscriber. This is the first video that made the cringe working on a really dead tree. August is a treestar.

Cheers august - very helpful to have a ‘raw footage’ style video like this.

A saying that amuses me, "A camel is a horse designed by a committee". The beaver harness makes me think of Game of Thrones. Awesome.

All of August's crew shows you how it's done. Positive through the suck is what's up.

Brilliant Auguste!

August, I sympathize with you on the low back issues, they can make life rough. Just remember, you haven’t reached your “Best By” date yet!

There's something uniquely satisfying about watching you, sew, August! Great vide, thank you!

Fun fact: the early spring buds on a cottonwood can be used to make a balm of gilead (same stuff in the bible). Those buds smell like sweet cinnamon until they start to leaf, then they smell like urine! Haha

I also like seeing the climb from the bottom, that’s all part of it sometimes on certain trees, it can be the hardest part of the climb

I like the throw ball on the end of your climb line! What a neat trick! Thanks for sharing!

I enjoy the longer format videos immensely!

I absolutely love those mini pulleys. That with a loopie is my main go to for rigging

I was kinda wanting to see the ascension too good job as always August God Bless!!

THANK you for the "tedious" detail of the climb, August! That helps more than you know. Rigging and cutting are glorious and fun, but getting into the tree is sometimes more of a challenge than I anticipate. Straight stems are pretty understandable; it is some of the deciduous, meandering leads that I find more frustrating. Limb walks and their kin are a dandy workout for me. My buddy is always yelling from the ground, "Climb like a kid, Den!" Yeah, easy to say from the ground! LOL!

I liked seeing the climb up the tree part. Partially for the technique and partially for the meandering banter.

Always educational and entertaining, and you make it look so easy. Love all the mental calculations; experience is the best teacher. Nice work.

Awesome job guys! Very nice mitigation work on a compromised tree.

Gaw dang that little saw dawgs into a bar full cut just like big saw does, just tractors on through.

At 3:12 mark you just thought me something very useful. August thank you so much for these videos I’ve learnt so much from you.

august is such a gentleman. let' s not forget his great crew

It's great to see another video August, Thank you. You're content is always thoughtful and deliberate, like your tree work. I appreciate it sir. This weekend I was able to do a removal of a couple of dead Ash trees (victims of the EAB). One had a pretty significant lean- I ended up guying it back to add a layer of security. Turns out they were pretty hollow at the bottom as carpenter ants had started to make them into there home as well. videos like this one and many of your others give insight into an experienced approach to situations we all find ourselves in if we do this kind of work. Thank you

Once again thank for sharing! I learn every day…..not that i will ever use it, but its nice to have👍👍 i’ll stick to being a pilot, its something i can do!

Kids will be kids, awesome work again mate- Video, tree work and life skills all coming together! Well done

I also enjoy watching the climbing part

Nice climb. Excellent video perspectives. Rigging setup shows years of experience and knowledge. Thanks for sharing.

Congrats on the new member of your family Well, almost, only I am a bit premature:) Cheers, Rik Spector

Good job, August. I've been hammering trees for way too long, and I hope you don't end up like me. 2 bad knees and bone spurs and arthritis in my spine. Entertaining always brother. Stay safe. God bless ya.

Great video, I've never noticed you're weight on your throwline before. Crazy to see a worm all the way at the top of the tree, how do they even get up that high?

I like the start to finish vids too. Make'em long!

I would have left the artwork on my truck haha

awesome sauce! arborbist artistry as per usual. well done sir!

"The best of us will fail doing somthing that we trusted, .... but not this time!" :-)) Another sentence I keep in mind and heart! August, thanks for all... Regards from Germany

Love the loving sarcasm funny dude with his comments 😂

August, you say about, What noise annoys you. Here's a little rhyme for you. It's a bit of a tongue twister. Try saying it quickly, or even more fun get the kids to try it lol. What noise annoys an oyster? Any noise annoys an oyster? But a noisy noise annoys an oyster most. Stay safe, love your videos.

Love how you're rocking lupillos hat all day long :)

😂 Great job! I’m glad you chose this life. Did you know that in 1990 it cost $715.00 to fix a hole and match paint on a car door? 😂 Got to have love for the littlins! I hope you are having a blessed weekend.

Amen. I’ve been watching for years. I don’t kno if u do this on other videos. I just seen it on this one rn. But I love the Bible verse man. The fact that you put that stuff out there and your not canceled. Is so amazing. God bless you sir. Keep on keepin on. Love the content. You’ve helped m get thru some pretty scary situations

That overhead shot at 24:25 is really cool! Took me a couple of seconds to realize where you and the camera were set up.

Intuition informed by experienced, Much better than just guessing and sending it!

Nice dancing around the trunk at 22:30 haha

as a new climber i really like to watch guys that know what they're doing climb from start to finish. thanks for the beginning.

heck ya love to see the climb up as well thanks : )

Well I too want to see the ascent.... and every bit of Everything you will possibly show us 😀 I see Adam is back in some extent and I know he doesn't like the camera but would like to know how he's doing !! And definitely need to keep the art on the jeep !!! I think pink pin stripping would look good on that color jeep with a tiny signature and date 😁😁

Thank you.

The snap shot photo after the top gets pulled out @31: 35 ...you straight up look like a type of monkey beaver in the tree🤣🤣 great video August, and a scratchy tree too!

13:40 ish : Maybe it also comes from that we all 'could' make mistakes - even if we are awesome at our jobs. I agree - take always precautions.

I was wondering about the climb up as well, so thanks for showing that! Even at 65 years old, I find myself tempted to get some gear and give it a go on my wooded property. Probably say that just until I am about to dig the spurs in and climb, then remember I have something else to do, ha! I had a good laugh out of the drawing for grandpa - heck, that is a keeper! Reminds me of my boy when he was young, sliding a stick figure drawing under the door of the bathroom I was occupying (way too long I guess) of a guy holding it and having to pee really bad. I still have it, and laugh every time I look at it. Enjoy the moments August, they grow up fast!

Joshua (my youngest) will be 5 in May. His 8 older siblings are constantly telling him what he can and cannot do (wonder where they got that from?😂😂). Your story about Jaden cracks me up because it brings to mind the many times Joshua has wanted to show us something that probably did not illicit the proud and positive reaction he was looking for. We are getting better though...it's hard to temper my reactions to be loving until I get over the initial shock 😅.

Gee. I am so pleased you added this part. I am merely a new viewer, but have watched hours of your KZfaq videos and find them mesmerising. I don't even like the sound of chainsaws either! Wishing I were as capable. The climbing of this tree is so interesting. We are all looking on, knowing when you say "it isn't rocket science", these are all techniques you have learnt over years, now built into your muscle memory and body. This is why you are hopefully paid decently for the dangers you encounter each day. Many thanks for sharing with us!

Clear coat the drawing to keep the Jeep from rusting. If it ever gets stolen it will be the unique identifier.

That was pretty neat how u went up that tree. AWESOME technique.

Great job, glad to see the saw is still running great. I love the pinstriping idea. Also when is the last day for the poem entries?

Out of the blue my 355t started hurting my elbow so I’m having to use a 1/4P 2511. Great climbing saw for an old guy but dang it could sure use a touch of that 200 bark! 👍🏼

Just traded tree work for saw yesterday , nice 200t , I’ll will be calling for bar and chain .

Love the kids artwork. Maybe can see it sometime?

How did you get your rope in the tree? 🤣

That's an awesome story about ur 4 yr old. That's nothing but love I would get some 1 to hand paint it so it stayed for ever just. For grand pa

👏Good warning there while you were doing that face cut while tied in. The one major fuck up I've had in the last 8 years or so was forgetting to take my rope out after cutting a notch to top the tree, ive done it many many times and I even mentally noted it before starting the notch but still forgot, it was hot and i was admittedly rushing more than i should have been. Thankfully it was a small top off a soft maple and only managed to rip me into the tree and damage my ribs(think I cracked one but I never went and got an x-ray so who knows🤷🏻‍♂️)... I still do it, which probably isn't real smart, but I'm extra careful now lol... well off to work, thanks for the motivational video to start the day!👍👍

Your the man!

We have one tree that is losing branches bit by bit but not enough at once to get the owners to realize it is dangerous.

Was that close up , a) tree worm or b) an earthworm reaching for the stars ? As for the 4 year olds artwork , it's priceless . I like the pinstripe idea .

liked this a lot August

Stupid question but what is that zig zag looking thing that connects to your lead rope I want to get one

Good Job good video ( Dead Tree Hugger Man ) ty Ron