newsawtooth
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I celebrate the man's whole catalog. Among a list of instant classics it is difficult to pick a favorite, but the following video at 2:23 is pure genius.
What NOT to do....
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sac-climber
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Hadn't seen that one before. I'm amazed he is still alive.
Topbuilder
Mouth breathers need not apply.
That was a promotional video??
At least he wears safety colors, but that was the only safe part I saw.
At least he wears safety colors, but that was the only safe part I saw.
BuckmasterStumpGrinding
ArboristSite Operative
at 7:45 he says now bring in the crane?!?
FSburt
ArboristSite Operative
All I can say to these videos on this guys page is wow. Hung up falling wood in his climbing rope not just once but twice is'nt that rookie stuff from climbing 101 to mind your lines and keep your climb out of the way of any lowering work. He keeps bringing up that he is been doing this work for over 40 yrs but it is a true example of 40 yrs worth of experience 1 time over because the bad habits displayed were never improved on over all that time. The cut leg video was the topper. I guess the positive in it all is he has lived thru all of his f}#%ups to tell the tale on video.
Overwatch
ArboristSite Member
regarding the "badly hung oak" video...
Maybe I'm a timid safety-sally or whatever but after the chunk snagging his climb line, the business side of his handsaw gets awful close to his climb line.... and all that action going above hiis head while releasing the hung spot with the pole saw is also something that seems, at least from this angle, to venture way too far into pucker-factor territory. lol
Maybe I'm a timid safety-sally or whatever but after the chunk snagging his climb line, the business side of his handsaw gets awful close to his climb line.... and all that action going above hiis head while releasing the hung spot with the pole saw is also something that seems, at least from this angle, to venture way too far into pucker-factor territory. lol
AA is the man. You need to watch his videos and do the exact opposite. His films are perhaps the finest examples of how not to do tree work safely. When in the presence of a master pay close attention.
KenJax Tree
Terraphobic
Last video i saw AA in he was on a stretcher with a gash in his leg.
Well, that's one way of doing it, trying to work out where the ten ton is...
old_soul
ArboristSite Operative
I agree completely. working safely is not at all the same as being a "timid safety sally". Its called working smart.
Those cuts are ridiculous, why drop a piece that size, right next to the building without a lowering line? The guy filming should be running ropes instead
Why not cut the hanger out of that topped spar while the ground is still supporting the rest? Plenty of other trees to rig to, no excuse to be lazy and not set up a block, porty, etc and do it the right way.
Never saw any of AA other videos, don't think I want to either.......................that's just madness
This AA guy comes across as a guy that thinks he knows it all but in fact he's just a sloppy fool that doesn't even have the basics right, to make it worse he proudly shows off his poor work and expects admiration. I should probably focus on being a bit less cynical but that's my honest impression
You are correct.
newsawtooth
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sac-climber
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Toddppm
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You missed the whole charade when he was still allowed to post here. Went on quite a while and he actually had some people defending him!
KenJax Tree
Terraphobic
FTA was a trip too.
I miss AA.
oldboy
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he's just another noodle arm panzy. if he put a little more time in pumpin iron, he'd have it done in half the time.
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