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I also gotta call out that prick that runs the crane. I know it is staged with the funny guy riding around the golf cart and golf clap etc. pisses off the op...but the skinny pathetic lead he dropped in the pond and blamed the funny guy...he'd be getting some knuckle lunch from yours truly if he fired me for just the yanking part of total his fault as the boss said not to drop in the lake...

And why the OCD boss can't let a little branch drop in his pond and fish it out.? Send that skinny crane twerp back in the crane and let him wait it out and drink coffee with his spindly legs crossed like usual... while the real tree guys (are there any lol) do the td....aaaaand why they bring the crano anyhoo...just for sho not for dough!

How bout that exaggerated Christmas tree Teddy did for his first TD too. lol...this show is a riot.

It's funny how easy it is to point fingers and talk while sitting behind a keyboard. I have never hid my name on here the way a lot of other people do. I don't get in to the name calling and bashing that occurs on threads. I usually on respond when I can help people out. I'm hoping this response will help open your eyes and educate you as well. In the nicest way possible, I will let you know that I have been working for the company for 18+ years. There were 5 guys when I started. We had one chip truck, one bucket and one chipper. The OCD boss you complain about, started with a pick up and a chainsaw and has busted his ass and given up a lot to get us to the point where we are today. None of us were handed anything. We just worked hard and made it happen no matter what it took,never walked away from anything. We have grown into a company of 100+with a lot of equipment, as you can see from my avatar. You don't do hack work getting to the size of the company we are, and still growing. How you see me on TV is how I am everyday. Will some see me as a prick? Yes. Is it for the safety of my crew that I act this way? Absolutely. I am one of the toughest guys in the company to work for, but that is because safety is of utmost importance to me. I try my hardest every day and expect the same ethics from others. Am I human and made and will still make mistakes? Yes. For those that are willing to learn, especially on my crews, I am always willing to stop what I'm doing to educate them and pass on my knowledge. I have taught many guys over the years and have learned from many great guys, in and outside the company. I have seen and experienced myself firsthand the damage mistakes can cause. I try to use my experience to prevent others from doing the same. I don't know everything, nor will I ever claim to. As far as I'm concerned, everyone can and should learn something if they can every day.

To answer the 2nd season question, we have not heard anything yet. It has business as usual since we stopped filming.
 
It's funny how easy it is to point fingers and talk while sitting behind a keyboard. I have never hid my name on here the way a lot of other people do. I don't get in to the name calling and bashing that occurs on threads. I usually on respond when I can help people out. I'm hoping this response will help open your eyes and educate you as well. In the nicest way possible, I will let you know that I have been working for the company for 18+ years. There were 5 guys when I started. We had one chip truck, one bucket and one chipper. The OCD boss you complain about, started with a pick up and a chainsaw and has busted his ass and given up a lot to get us to the point where we are today. None of us were handed anything. We just worked hard and made it happen no matter what it took,never walked away from anything. We have grown into a company of 100+with a lot of equipment, as you can see from my avatar. You don't do hack work getting to the size of the company we are, and still growing. How you see me on TV is how I am everyday. Will some see me as a prick? Yes. Is it for the safety of my crew that I act this way? Absolutely. I am one of the toughest guys in the company to work for, but that is because safety is of utmost importance to me. I try my hardest every day and expect the same ethics from others. Am I human and made and will still make mistakes? Yes. For those that are willing to learn, especially on my crews, I am always willing to stop what I'm doing to educate them and pass on my knowledge. I have taught many guys over the years and have learned from many great guys, in and outside the company. I have seen and experienced myself firsthand the damage mistakes can cause. I try to use my experience to prevent others from doing the same. I don't know everything, nor will I ever claim to. As far as I'm concerned, everyone can and should learn something if they can every day.

To answer the 2nd season question, we have not heard anything yet. It has business as usual since we stopped filming.
So what your saying is that the color blue smells like pickles ! just kidding man the show is fun I enjoy it I hope that all is well with you fellows . Thanks for letting us watch . I for one enjoy watching others do tree work as much as doing it myself ! BTW my name is Jim Doe .
 
It's funny how easy it is to point fingers and talk while sitting behind a keyboard. I have never hid my name on here the way a lot of other people do. I don't get in to the name calling and bashing that occurs on threads. I usually on respond when I can help people out. I'm hoping this response will help open your eyes and educate you as well. In the nicest way possible, I will let you know that I have been working for the company for 18+ years. There were 5 guys when I started. We had one chip truck, one bucket and one chipper. The OCD boss you complain about, started with a pick up and a chainsaw and has busted his ass and given up a lot to get us to the point where we are today. None of us were handed anything. We just worked hard and made it happen no matter what it took,never walked away from anything. We have grown into a company of 100+with a lot of equipment, as you can see from my avatar. You don't do hack work getting to the size of the company we are, and still growing. How you see me on TV is how I am everyday. Will some see me as a prick? Yes. Is it for the safety of my crew that I act this way? Absolutely. I am one of the toughest guys in the company to work for, but that is because safety is of utmost importance to me. I try my hardest every day and expect the same ethics from others. Am I human and made and will still make mistakes? Yes. For those that are willing to learn, especially on my crews, I am always willing to stop what I'm doing to educate them and pass on my knowledge. I have taught many guys over the years and have learned from many great guys, in and outside the company. I have seen and experienced myself firsthand the damage mistakes can cause. I try to use my experience to prevent others from doing the same. I don't know everything, nor will I ever claim to. As far as I'm concerned, everyone can and should learn something if they can every day.

To answer the 2nd season question, we have not heard anything yet. It has business as usual since we stopped filming.
Now it's game time! GO PATRIOTS!!!
 
It's funny how easy it is to point fingers and talk while sitting behind a keyboard. I have never hid my name on here the way a lot of other people do. I don't get in to the name calling and bashing that occurs on threads. I usually on respond when I can help people out. I'm hoping this response will help open your eyes and educate you as well. In the nicest way possible, I will let you know that I have been working for the company for 18+ years. There were 5 guys when I started. We had one chip truck, one bucket and one chipper. The OCD boss you complain about, started with a pick up and a chainsaw and has busted his ass and given up a lot to get us to the point where we are today. None of us were handed anything. We just worked hard and made it happen no matter what it took,never walked away from anything. We have grown into a company of 100+with a lot of equipment, as you can see from my avatar. You don't do hack work getting to the size of the company we are, and still growing. How you see me on TV is how I am everyday. Will some see me as a prick? Yes. Is it for the safety of my crew that I act this way? Absolutely. I am one of the toughest guys in the company to work for, but that is because safety is of utmost importance to me. I try my hardest every day and expect the same ethics from others. Am I human and made and will still make mistakes? Yes. For those that are willing to learn, especially on my crews, I am always willing to stop what I'm doing to educate them and pass on my knowledge. I have taught many guys over the years and have learned from many great guys, in and outside the company. I have seen and experienced myself firsthand the damage mistakes can cause. I try to use my experience to prevent others from doing the same. I don't know everything, nor will I ever claim to. As far as I'm concerned, everyone can and should learn something if they can every day.

To answer the 2nd season question, we have not heard anything yet. It has business as usual since we stopped filming.

That long diatribe being said and understood...and I too have been in business a long time (44 years) and been quite successful and earned everything I own, it seems to me it would bother you all to make all the intentional mistakes, scripted I suppose, that you all make. Also might add...you may not as you said engage in a lot of name calling on this forum...but you are sure good at it on the show.
 
In the nicest way possible I want to know if your the forman(climber) then why would you have a guy with one arm trying to pull a top over that is leaning in the wrong direction? Maybe it was staged IDK but It seems a little mismanagement on your part. If it were me I would have stopped the show and got the other two guys on that rope. For someone that has been doing this for 18 years it seems to be a no brainer.
 
I liked watching the show too mostly the same reason 101 said, I like watching others do tree work too. I guess I dont get a chance to watch others work too much so I liked to watch how others would handle a tree. I wish there was just more tree work being done and less staged accidents. The accidents I thought was dumb I liked watching the guys on the crews some of them are pretty funny.
 
In the nicest way possible I want to know if your the forman(climber) then why would you have a guy with one arm trying to pull a top over that is leaning in the wrong direction? Maybe it was staged IDK but It seems a little mismanagement on your part. If it were me I would have stopped the show and got the other two guys on that rope. For someone that has been doing this for 18 years it seems to be a no brainer.

Not to pile on but there is not 1 chance in a meelion I couldn't keep that branch out of the pond if I was not supposed to put it there. You blame the gm and fire him...outrageous.! If the slightest chance existed that it wouldn't turn enough in the notch (no brainer in your job) then I would have just rigged the damn thang down. Also curious why you "had to remove the elm too because it was on (or under?) the root system" of the defect tree. Pls. take this as good natured as I think this show can be the best learning experience for learning hungry arbs. since...well...ever. (if we talk about it afterwards).
 
Before the crash on AS you could see who was reading the thread on the bottom. Cant they bring that back?
 
I do like watching other tree guys work but not dumb **** like this. I'd much rather watch a regcoates video over something like that.
 
The worst part of the last show was not the big top rigged chunk that spun around and nailed the guy in the ribs, out of stupidity but rather the American Climbers when Gilley took out that large upright branch (boss called a lead lol) that fell sideways off the notch (dumb...very dumb EVERY time that happens) and then it became entangled in his lanyard and had all the weight pulling down on those little connections to his saddle. Little bitty straps. Just like shock loading it with that much combined weight on this saddle (positioning device they call it) and if it was lowered (like he pleaded them not to) it probably would have broken, and he would have free falled to the ground and been dead as a door knob. Doubt if that was a staged scenario. Just bad tree work.

Mr. John H. have a any comments on this stuff or has he politely dismissed himself?
 
I think some good video of tree work with some narrating and throw in some action and drama from the ground crew would make a good show.
 
Not to pile on but there is not 1 chance in a meelion I couldn't keep that branch out of the pond if I was not supposed to put it there. You blame the gm and fire him...outrageous.! If the slightest chance existed that it wouldn't turn enough in the notch (no brainer in your job) then I would have just rigged the damn thang down. Also curious why you "had to remove the elm too because it was on (or under?) the root system" of the defect tree. Pls. take this as good natured as I think this show can be the best learning experience for learning hungry arbs. since...well...ever. (if we talk about it afterwards).

Good post Dave,, now you are the 'Bully",,,,lol!
Jeff ;)
 
Good post Dave,, now you are the 'Bully",,,,lol!
Jeff ;)

I think that the show needs to make the drama,,they would be bored watching a good job done, I know I would.
Cone off and post a street and to make it interesting, buy an old crap car from a junk yard and tow it under the tree,
Find a house foreclosed and buy and bash,
Good fun!
Jeff,,,,,I get it.
 
I for 1 like the show, but i liked Nosak much better. { no acting just real s*** imo} Anyway I don't understand why everyone thinks this gives us tree companies such a bad name. In my area tree companies drop tree on homes by accident, Cut down power lines with falling trees, show up drunk at customers homes and leave the beer cans in the bushes like the customer wont find them later. I know one that their grapple truck leaks so much hydro oil that grass will never grow again where it was parked. What i am saying is if your service area is anything like mine ( and i bet it is ) and full of Hacks the damage was done long before the show ever started.

...and I meant that in the nicest way possible John H. You look like a good crane op and carry yourself like a good foreman...even tho you may be a prick. I see this show as a sit com and it is hard to visualize the reality of it, like you being a real person and not an actor.

Vet....it is hard to be a foreman and not be a prick.....that is why most good guys don't want to move up. I hear people talking about team building and **** like that but at the end of the day, we get some characters in the tree business and they have to be dealt with....being nice, in many cases, allows them to walk all over you.

How many foreman do you have in your business?
 
I like when rich ***** slapped gilly or whatever his name is with that top . Not nearly hard enough to knock him down but hard enough to really wake em up ! LOL as far as season two well I don't know 10 people other then tree workers that even knew it was on so hopefully there's a lot of tree guys LOL
 
Vet....it is hard to be a foreman and not be a prick.....that is why most good guys don't want to move up. I hear people talking about team building and **** like that but at the end of the day, we get some characters in the tree business and they have to be dealt with....being nice, in many cases, allows them to walk all over you.

How many foreman do you have in your business?
Weren't you the guy that sent out an inept crew who tore down service then started a thread called electric line mishap . When it shoulda been called I almost got a idiot BBQ'd today ! Just saying if your gonna say how tough ya gotta be maybe a dose of training in your case would be better ! Just saying
 
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