Yes, absolutely. You and Ryan put good effort into keeping things orderly down there. Definitely necessary for the a.punt of space available.

Yeah, I did that on my wood cuts, I didn't think to do it on the branches. I will next time though.

Haha, that's mighty kind of you to share that perspective, Clell. I do get a little lost in falling short of perfection. Jon often reminds me at the end of the day that the tree is safely on the ground, and that's what the goal for the day was. I just want the things that don't go perfectly to not go to waste and to be used to their full potential as learning experiences for myself and anyone viewing.

Thank you, sir! I've honestly found it to be helpful to myself because viewers will often comment when I have something wrong or if there is a better way. It's a symbiotic relationship 😁

Thanks man! I've been blessed to learn a lot from yourself and others here in the comment section. I'm glad it's observable

Haha thanks man, that will be next weekend's video!

Thanks, Bill!

Thanks for sharing, Michael! I know what you mean, I wasn't even able to get a video out last weekend because I've just been so busy with the season getting started.

Thanks Greg!

Thanks Kevin!

Just had Jon pull me over. It was too far to jump 😅

Thanks man. Took me awhile to figure it out, but accidents only ever happen when everyone is in a rush.

Haha it felt like it was! I'm glad they're not popular landscape trees. Ropes got stuck everywhere, groundies were constantly dodging falling bark, etc. It was nice to work a strong tree, but it was different for sure

@@zaccheus yeah a big pain to try to pull ropes through spots with the bark the way it is

@HYDETREEWORKS absolutely!

Aw, thanks, man 😊 I remember when that thing came out and I was so excited to get one and then they all got recalled. I think there was maybe a second recall after the first which made me pretty hesitant to throw $70 at it. I might still get one. Maybe if I see it on sale or on black Friday or something.

@@zaccheus I wasn't aware of the second recall. Yikes 😬.

@alotl1kevegas860 I'm not sure what it was about I heard about it from others, so it might not have been a big deal. Might have even been a result of miscommunication 😬

@@zaccheus It was just the 1 recall. It was a certain batch made at the beginning of 2023 that effected both models. I would think they're good to go if you get one now. ISC makes some pretty bomber gear. Their blocks have some of the highest mbs ratings.

Thanks, Austin!

Haha, based on this experience, I can't agree more. I shpukd have .Abe switch out to the 201 to see how it compared.

Haha good morning, Wendy. It's about to be a beautiful day. I hope you have a blessed experience at church 😂

@@zaccheus 🙏ty❤

I haven't cut enlught to say I've experienced that. It sounds pretty plausible. I certainly wouldn't be suprised. It's also so tough that it makes any saw that was cutting spruce just fine the day before fell a little dull 😂

@@zaccheus LOL!

Thanks, Josiah! The GRCS is the best tool in my toolbox for sure. Definitely also the most expensive 😅

Thanks Todd!

I believe dmm has determined that the pintobis.notvapprovef for that set up

I have heard of it. When it was coming out I was super excited to get my hands on one. Then they got recalled and redesigned and then recalled again and that kinda killed my interested in getting one. I might still if I see it on sale somewhere. As I recalled, they're rated for life support across the minor axis.

@@zaccheus Agreed. I saw the recalls, I'm assuming it's now sorted. Looks readily available here in the UK.

Thanks, man! It really does save some time. It's rare that it's the only solution to a problem, but it's quite common that it's the fastest solution to a problem.

That's something I haven't heard before. Thanks for sharing. I have to argue that I think that's a pretty minor detail beciase it take 700lb to shear the barbs off of the slic pin and I don't think that much force could be applied by movement is the pin is pointed the correct direction. That being said, there is no real reason to not do as you mentioned, and what can happen is not limited to my imagination, so I'll start setting it up like you mentioned.

Thanks Michael!

Thanks Hans!

Thanks for those pointers! I did start making wider notches, under Jon's advisement, and that seemed to help a little bit. I have a bad habit of making them too narrow.

I was super excited when it came out, but then the recalls kinda killed my excitement. I might pick one up if I ever see them on sale. I really like that that are rated fir life support across the minor axis.

Haha, no worries, I made them where they were important. Just not on all the limbs, though it might have given me a better experience to do so.

@@zaccheus where are you located? We have a decent bit to shag bark hickory here in PA. And a ton of locust where I am at.

@@TylerKegolis Canton, Ohio. Probably not too far away

Yes, that is true. Notch angle can affect angular acceleration, but it's range of effectiveness is a lot narrower than adjusting the length of the piece. Fiber quality also plays a big part a part in things, and this hickory was outside of my experience as far as that was concerned 😅

@@zaccheusAs well as how the Groundman yanks on it!

@richardf9137 Haha, that is an excellent point, too! That's a variable thats really hard to keep consistent and account for.

For sure! The small stuff is always the most under estimated

Great question. It is an inappropriate use of a carabiner as per every manufacturer out there. They all say it's not okay because it side loads the spine and gate and can cause a failure below the load rating. Petzl says you can do it on large limbs where the larger diameter prevents the biner from being side loaded, but canopy anchors are never on large limbs 🤷‍♂️ I think the chances of failure are fairly low, but they are probably higher than using a quickie or if you want to be even safer, feeding the tail of the rope through the butterfly knot.

I'll use a sling and carabiner for redirects all the time, but stick to the quickie for the main anchor. I never liked the idea of losing sight of the carabiner, and it potentially (however also unlikely) shifting and loading the gate.

Yeah, I struggled with the flip line and the ropes getting caught all day 🙄

Mmm I'm not sure I understand the benefits there. Rings have tighter bend radii yet.

I should have tried some side cuts on the limbs, I just didn't think of it while I was up there 🤦‍♂️I did it on the wood, but even those hinges held on more than I wanted 😅 I'll have to check it out!

It is the ISC RP057. It is specifically made for 3/4" rope and a 1 1/8" sling. It's rated for way more than I'll ever need to rig, but I like it because of the sheave diameter. Technically, using smaller diameter ropes in bigger blocks mean that the groove in the sheave won't craddle and support the rope the way its supposed to. I do use 5/8" rope in it and a 3/4 sling. Maybe that's wrong 🤷‍♂️😬 I really hope not 😅 I think the bend radius is worth it. If your considering a purchase, I would advise handling one at a show or something as it is surprisingly heavy.

@@zaccheus I did order the block I did get it in last week I was surprised at how big it was

@br-dj2ti Thats great! Some guys I've worked with call it "the traffic cone" because it's so big 😅

@@zaccheus I know buddy I open the box up I was like oh my goodness LOL

@@br-dj2ti lol, that's great. One thing is for sure, you'll never break it. Never. 😂

I use a big shembiner on my belt. The tether on the saw is a monkey beaver piece that someone at the monkey beaver booth gave me at the TCIA show. The side handle on the 500 sits nicely in that shembiner. It can be awkward if there are things around to catch the bar on, but otherwise I like to hang it that way so it's not as far to lift wverytime I take it off my belt

You know, thays what I thought by the end of this. But the video I release most recently was another shagbark on the same property and it broke much easier. I'm not really sure what the different was.

Stronger tree..Kevin ham does video about this topic .on s solo removal.job out by a lake..in my experience hickory won't let go.gotta keep saw going all way threw as much as u can..one little fiber depending on season and health of it will hold entire tree tops ..customer has a huge one that fell in feild and the trunk by stum looks incredible the fiber tear from the wind storm is testimonial to power of GOD. It looks like it was chipped then put back together half-way. 3ft bar size spar about 25ft ..however the top left side had Carpenter ants as suspected from previous trees I removed off this old farm land ..the cherry s and silver maples had them..to...very old trees..they has not yet ate therr way to the stump yet bevause of hickory being so hard ..but on the cherries maples they had gotten down to the stump..in winter Carpenter ants go down in the stump base underground..we also have the cicadas back in some areas this year millions of them...the buzzing of saws or equipment they swarm you ..harmlessmostly but very very distracting as they are huge...landing on your head area flipps me out ..we had them real bad few years ago they sat every 17 years or something like that..strange..had ultra sounds ,scans today still haven't gotten better praying 🙏

Thanks!

Beautiful tree ..have Custamer woth a dozen or so in her yard ..it's veery large like 12 acres.i mow the property..took down several big trees about 15 but never got one of those shaggy barks..they drop nuts everywhere..absolutely destroys my blades on zero turn..s

They are really cool trees, but I can definitely see why they're not popular lawn trees 😅

​@@zaccheusthey are the worst on the mowers ..I mow as well and comercial..tge nuts and limbs will dull blades and destroy spindle s belts ..just fixes my bobcat mower..from hickory,,oddly enough I'm sick and customers had one fall in the storm .but can't do it right now .gett8ng Dr, visits tests

@Sethhaun78 I've been praying for you man, let me know how that turns out.

@@zaccheus thank you God bless you ..waiting on results. But nit healing..can barley work couple hours..quite terrified..

Ah, it wasn't anything spectacular, I just had Jon pull me over 😅

Haha fair enough. This little Milwaukee is built different. But the slower chainspeed does make it a different animal. Its an animal in wood though.

I think I've ran them both, maybe. It was awhile ago, so I'm not sure. Why do you like the 536 more?

@@zaccheus I'm not sure yet as I said I've had the battery t536 since 2014 maybe even a little earlier, the 540 seems like it has a slightly slower chain speed in the high mode, but it is considered rated, it might be that I've run the t536 so long that I'm comfortable with it

Also if you're into electric saws (not everybody is) the echo DCS 5000 18 INCH is a good contender also, give my 35 / 40 CC saws a run for their money

@@thetreeguy4611 I gotcha, that makes sense

@thetreeguy4611 I think they have their place. I haven't climbed with my 201 since I got this milwaukee. I have the DCS2500 here in box to do some comparison stuff with. Mayne after than I'll do the 5000. Do you think it would compare to the MSA300?

That would have helped some of those limbs for sure. I'm not well accustomed to needing that on limbs too much and so I didn't think do it. I should have. Thank you for sharing

Yes, I'm familiar with it. The inventor, Chris Coates, showed me himself. Its great for trim climbs and such. Bino there still uses a quickie, but the sweet thing about the TT is that you can use it with just the climbing end of the rope fed through the anchoring butterfly, which would technically be safer than using any hardware in the anchor. I would not use it on a removal. Thanks for sharing that idea here!

@@zaccheus Np brother. Always looking forward to your uploads! Stay safe, cheers!

The screw gate style? I think they have to be wrench tightened to be acceptable for lift support. I don't really wanna carry a wrench. That is something I neglected to mention as a comparable piece to the quickie. Thanks for sharing the thought!

@@zaccheus Patrick brandit.uses them all the time..he doesent use spikes.but is a climber does cat rescue and I believe was the first along with mumford to test the rope wrench on the zigzag he uses delta links you don't need wrench..

@@zaccheus I may have miss spelled last name..but he's longtime in the climb industry..I learned about the links from his videos..he uses them on spar s climbing without spurs.useing links and straps for foot holds..quite interesting

@@zaccheus being honest rather have something screws than those pins ..I bought some delta links big and small..bevause after trying the quickie for me it's hard to open and don't realy trust pins ..becreal difficult for link to unscrew has many threads ..stay safe

@Sethhaun78 That's mighty cool. Spikless climbing definitely requires more creativity than spike climbing. I can totally see using delta links for non life support applications, thats makes plenty of sense. I don't love the quickie myself. I was really hoping the ultra link would turn out to be something better than it did. I don't want to have my life supported by a finger tight screw gate just like I wouldn't want to drive a car with finger tight bolts hold the brakes on.

I know some folks love them, and I see why. They add a little more risk to the system than I prefer to tolerate. The certainly work, it's just that 1 time out of a million that I don't want to experience. That being said, I still use them for low load applications and double blocking.

@@zaccheus What risk are you referring to? I’ve rigged out 750#-800# chunks on them. The only downside I see is reduced rope life, but when rigging heavy wood, a rope needs to be cycled out more frequently anyway.

@small-town-southern-man3573 just bend radius and unmonitored heat development. I'm not advocating that nobody should use them. I just prefer a block and the amount of extra effort is minimal for me.

@@zaccheus Gotcha. Having blocked down many a trunk over the last 38 years, the ease of moving/repositioning a Bend Right ring on an ultra sling down after each cut shines brightly over moving a big block! 😁 I enjoy your videos! Keep it up!

@small-town-southern-man3573 For sure, the bend rite ring definitely has a better radius too. I think it's 4:1 for everything up to 9/16 as I recall. And if you're moving it constantly, you can keep a eye on how hot it gets.