Great video, August! For people like me - old and wishing I could go back for round two at a career - the gear and rigging narratives are highly valuable. You, Traver, Buckin and many others inspire me to ignore my freakin age and start career number two anyway! You guys are having fun doing what you love to do! Be safe. You were made for this!

Hey August, don't take it personally about referring to the viewers as "youtube". I watch a lot of video's on the tube. The best one's are the ones that are connecting to each person. You are a great guy and I think the world of you and your product. You explain what's happening to detail so even someone like me can understand it. Thank you for your hard work and honest narration. Hard to find people that convey that to people. Please don't be offended by the request for not wanted to be referenced as 'youtube" even though, as a group we are. Thank you again. All you guys on your team are good shooters. Thank You!!

This is my favorite style of video, explanation as you go along, discussion of risks, etc.

August, I am liking your tree cutting videos. I own my own landscaping company and I mainly deal with mowing, prop clean up etc. Soft landscaping. I do do tree trimming and tree removal but the tree has to been in an open area and not to big. I have taken a chainsaw class and a tree climbing class from the local community college. I know how to and have climbed 70ft up a tree and loved it!!! Customers get scared when I am up that high when I am just sitting in my saddle chillin. lol I like watching you make your cuts when you are up in a tree. I like how when you make the wedge cuts you sometimes get creative. You might not always make a text book wedge cut but you do what you think will work best in the tree. I have learned from your videos some very handy cutting techniques. I like how you were dropping limbs by making a back cut a little way out so that the branch would fall down on itself then you cut the branch completely off so that it would fall straight down without hitting the house. I will be using that type of cut on a tree job that I have. And as you know there is nothing more rewarding than when you are able to drop the entire tree and watching it fall exactly were you want it to fall. I had a customer who was scared when I was cutting a 40ft tree down in his back yard. I told him that he saw me fell the other 2 trees and they landed perfectly. I used a stick and marked off the area and location I was going to fell the tree. I was taught how to use a stick to estimate were you are going to fell a tree and were it is going to land. The customer finally let in and let me cut the tree down. I was going to try to top the tree but when I got up about 20-30 ft my spikes were going into the trunk way to easy and without much effort. I climbed down and said that the trunk was not safe to climb because my spikes were going into the tree. The customer wasn't sure about this but I said it is my call and I wasn't go to climb the tree because it wasn't safe. When I felled the tree I had a 15ft opening to land the tree. It was between the garage and the garden. When the tree fell I was off only 6" from the rock that I used to mark my estimate. The customer was happy. When we started to clean up the tree the bark was falling off by just touching it so it was a good thing that I did not climb that . The trunk was rotten. Thanks for the videos.

The bass note of that 200 is heaven in my headphones! I’ve just had an immaculate 020t from 1999 rebuilt and ported, its just beautiful 😁🎉

You guys are hilarious! Love the attitude and "back and forth" while you casually wreck out the tree, really good stuff. .....and the neighbor coming over and asking you to look at a tree, had that happen more than a few times, love it. Keep yourselves safe August and Damien. Randy

The bid paper fold observation had me thinking back on my own hiring contractors and my response. I’d say spot on. I’m glad so far I haven’t had to call in someone else to fix subpar work

Been binge watching and I have to say this was the most fun to watch. Relaxed, humorous, just 2 guys doing what they are good at and having fun. I’m just a guy with my own sawmill and lots of woods here in WI trying to learn better ways to take down snagged oaks and other hardwoods. Thanks and be safe.

Thank you for taking the time to teach us new tricks. I’m a few years into tree work(still new to rigging), but when I see most the things you guys do, I love know I have so very much to learn. Keep up the great work.

Love the hinging wood seene and Sound!

Hey August, happy Sunday, thank you for the hinge wood, to top off a great video, have a great day,

Buck 10 Florida Girl here...you two are amazing! I love watching your videos. You always make it look easy. Love to hear you and your team bantering and having fun but always keeping it safe. True talent guys! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

“ yeah, I don’t wanna use the electric saw”😂😂 I’ve been watching your videos for a long time. I always enjoy them!! Thank you for putting out great videos!

ive always used the same old school cheapy snaps for light rigging, same reasons, i just use a different knot to attatch mine to my line...lol... good to see that im doing some things right in life. i may never be as skilled, or as knowledgable, but i often see you and i approach things the same , which makes me feel kinda like i was made for some of this...hahaha! i loved the face cut no back cut, though ive been cutting for 20+ years, cant say ive ever intentionally done something like that, awesome stuff! thank you for all the great videos!

HEY AUGUST THESE TYPE OF VIDS ARE AWESOME FOR ANYONE ..THOSE WHO ARE BEGINNING OR FOR US W EXPERIENCE WE MAY NOT HAVE CONSIDERED SNAPS..I'LL USE SLINGS FOR KNOTLESS RIGGING BUT SNAPS COULD BE EVEN QUICKER..BONUS FOOTAGE OF HOW TREE WORK CAN BE FUN BETWEEN "LITTLE BOSS" AND STAFF.

That was awesome video!!! I just love how you share your videos for us. And we share the same tree botherhood!! Have a good one August!!!

I vote for calling us the "Monkey Beaver Tribe." Great video as always.

Great video. Love the lighthearted chitchat. It it so enjoyable.

Love the action August. Good ground help is hard to find you can't shine if you don't have good help. Team work.

great job guys we love the channel 👍

Well done! Thanks for the fun in my day today.

Yay ! An August video to make my Sunday awesome !

You guys make me smile thank you

I think that we should be called your FANS August.....we are fans of all your vidz...: )

i love you guys, having so much fun! Great to watch!

I like the way you train him you lead by example. you took the real high part and had him go up when it was lower and safer and you had the safety lines in place.

Science monkey request, two lag bolts for anchor points placed vertically a foot or so apart by the backcut with the enforcer in between the bolts to measure the leveraging sheeting force of felling trees! Just a though, understand if you don't want to potentially destroy that gadget. Love the channel, thanks!

Great job and video like always young man

I can turn my hand to most things but this is one job i'll leave to the experts. Can't see this as a job you can learn in a few videos. Great vids guys.

New company rule. Rule #1 "The boss is always right" Rule #2 If the boss is ever wrong refer to rule #1

Love you guys. You are by far my favorite guys to watch. Owning a tree service for 23 years its hard for me to watch some of these guys try to play the part. But you guys put different perspective on our work. Cant say I could work like you guys lol it's like you take the work out of it lol. But stay safe.

That was fun August and Damian 😎👍👍👍

"This ones kinda heavy so ill manipulate it by hand" Was totally expecting a rig there. I manipulate them by hand too but that looked so close to the gutter at its origin point in the previous side shot. Again, Awesome. 7:00 ish for any interested parties

Loved the wind chimes as the hingewood stretched and poped.

I really like your tone and humor. Wish I could work with you guys.

1st off...I want to say...You guys REALLY KNOW your stuff when it comes to falling trees..!! Like PERFECT..!! I'm sure there is some accidents, but from watching quite a few of your vids, You guys are VERY SAFETY MINDED..!! And that is ABSOLUTELY #1 on anything... 2nd off...When you guys were talking about the body language persay..with the folding of the bid, and Damien mentioned winking at the wife on the way out, you didn't say anything about...What if THE WIFE WINKS at you on the way out?? :-)

I’m just starting to watch this video and I already like Damian’s sippy cup😳

The multifold is the polite way of crumpling it up in your face! And another nice bid sheet wasted ha ha. You definitely can tell most of the time

nice hat boss, not to mention teamwork! good job boy's

I don't care what you call me just keep climbin

I hope Dutch Brothers gives you free coffee for all of the free advertising you give them. 😀

A lot of great tips and techniques here 😁

Sweet video and step by step

Yes, makes sense. Thanks for ALL the pro tips and commentary! ***==> Just say "youtube" or "you out there in youtube land" like you always have... it is honest and well understood like phenomenological language (e.g. the sun "rises" and the sun "sets"). Funny! great team!

Hi August nice one buddy

That winch line lanyard! Some things never change eh!

You need a gopro looking at the screen on the scale. It would be really useful to see the static vs dynamic readings.

Thank you buddy

We need more videos showing the weight of wood and rigging

Talking to you. Kevin from Thailand. cool videos.

Hey august i bought the scion by Sterling about a year ago maybe more now. It tangles a lot when descending from tree,do you have the problem aswell and if so what do u recomend solving that issue?? Thanks bro

Great stuff

quick question for you buddy the monkey Beaver climbing belt I recently purchased I've never climbed with a belt that has buckles that clip together like the i s c buckle you trust them buckles a hundred percent I always climb with a belt that had like a regular belt buckle on it and should you ever change them buckles or are they good for the life of the belt

Love doin redirects.nice video!

That 200 is one sweet little saw... I want one!

Funtime vid, cameo from Mr. Electrician 😆, almost sounds like a Mr. Rodgers episode, also what chain are you using on the 200? kinda looked a bit grabby

Do you guys have any advice for someone who is wanting to be an arborist

as I sit at my desk, I could almost smell the 2 stroke exhaust

Dude! The folding of the bid sheet!😆 totally! That’s real!

That 200 is hungry! Is that the bucket saw with silvey razor grind chain from the chainsaw guy?

I suggest you try the enForcer on the pulley sling to see the real weight a cut can generate. The dynamic elongation of the rope can change those stats I think. Cheers ! Nice vid as always!

One question August do u prefer bucket rigging,, or climbing rigging when doing take downs,,

on your presentation show them a videos of several similar trees and how many hours each took to do the work.

Damian is smart, he can call the scale weight to benefit him and his guess.

Where do you get those snaps? Cannot find them on Sherrill or TreeStuff.

Ur the man

Great cutting. What kind of sling and thimbles are you using to use for your rigging rope? It looks great, i have never seen one like that. Any info would be helpful. Thank you Tony

Just stopped Dances with wolves to watch this video lol.

No criticism, but there is always a safer better way. Always rig from above your tie in. Just one of those things like loading the spine of the biener not the gate. If your rig point blows out you're still tied to something. Love the videos. It's nice to watch professionals. Keep up the great work! And not only is that electric saw a wuss, it's ugly and the ergonomics are brutal. Stay safe and climb high!!

Where are getti g them snaps, treestuff, Sherrill tree, west spur? Or other? Love to grab a bunch.

Great video as always! Dedicated to putting out great content for us to enjoy. Question for you, when you were natural crotch rigging at 2 points would that decrease the dynamic loading of the enforcer? Making some of the actual weights higher, as opposed to the negative rigging forces on the single spar through the xrings? Thank you for any explanation on this

Have you done any videos where you test dynamic vs static force/weight of pieces in negative rigging scenarios? I have never seen good testing data on that. Just bomb a piece out, get the number, then weigh it hanging there.

When I was delivering barrels of beer it was essential to wear gloves,I wouldnt be using a rope to lower weight without them,you can soon burn your hands if you get the weight wrong

I need to get on that scale myself. I think I'd weigh much less! LOL God Bless We say "Y'all"

Don’t call me radio unit 91, Don’t call me unit 91 radio

If you can't guess the weight, how do you balance the picks so well?

it's the same here in Denmark with the wife if they say they need to talk to her first, you will not get the job😂😂

Interesting under cut only... 👍 does that work in most species? Good to hear all the laughing at work, be well

It's freaky, that I can smell the wood as you cut it.

You could call us friends, like Buckin Billy Ray does.

Just call us August zombies

YOU ALL!

keep calling us KZfaq!

Holy cow its not raining

You really couldn't leave saws in the back of a pickup like that where I live in the UK. you'd turn your back and they'd be gone! haha

So how do you go about acquiring a monkey beaver harness?starting a new job soon where all kit is supplied,I have a tree motion at the moment but if I was to get a new one it be monkey beaver all day long!!

What is the ground saw you are using?

Yup definitely editing that out🤣

Any long sleeve? I looked and didn't see.

Fueling up on the Dutch bros

Keep it personal. We , I , Us. Here's what we got here. And what I'm doing now. And this is what we do next Don't engage the audience. You and the tree. The Tree and I.

I lost a front tooth to a metal snap. I wasn’t used to using them.. Iv never used them since. Tooth fixed

HOW DO I BUY ONE OF THOSE SHIRTS???

28:01 very nice hinge cut.

LO That is so true about the "I'll check with the wife" and bid folding.

What a bunch of pole dancers with chainsaws!

Where do you get your ropes?

Better to guess to high in our line of work though.

Hey “viewers”

My friends.