Tree Removal of a large Oak growing inside of house, complex rigging, Fortner and Sons, Arborist, Guy A. Fortner

[BirchFeather26]

o_o......A TREE

[xst276]

2:57 hate when that happens the groundie has to let it run a little more

[jettastreetracer]

awsome work but....who the hell built this house or was this an addition to the house? lol

[ginaeightysix]

the climber wasted a lot of effort by taking the pieces in 2 or three cuts when they easily could have been take in 1.  He alos one hands on a high cut which was very dangerous... one handing may be acceptable in certain situations, but not when you are waving the saw over your head like a flag..

[rranger1014]

Bravo! Stout rope for those rounders!

[sthilmadd]

cant decide whether you guys are inspired or nufties, PPE? wheres the consideration for poor mister groundie if the midpoint tie in on those blocks slips out? would it hurt to run the tag line on the block itsself not the pulley you would have better control to stop the swing back at the climber.otherwise you got balls and guts to do a good job in difficult position with out a crane being employed. Nice one!

[tommymiller66]

Interesting seeing guys do things different than what is our style. Was refreshing to watch. It was done very well.

[tl124]

Nice job buuuoooooooyyyyyysssss

[ultimateguitarwizard]

that could have been a good cantidate for a zip line while taking down the top imho. I like that rigging set up for the trunk but couldn't you have used a block with a tag line on the chunks to pull them out and away? nice clean removal though! good to see others doing the work that carefully.

[ultimateguitarwizard]

would have been a good cantidate for a zip line.

[joshuarugg]

haha nice. i like the part at the end with the lens cover. and nice usage of the porty wrapper. modern arborist techniques are 40% what you were taught and 60% your own creativity. good job boys.

[AudiophileTubes]

AMAZING WORK!!! I have the highest regard for arborists that fell huge trees.

[xtpuller]

Been there Done that. Good job. Hard to tell from the vid but saw sounded like mine a 038 super. Our first loader was a case w4 which is very versatile. Loved watching someone else that knows what they are doing work while I sat here drinking coffe for a change.

[thisiscompletecrap]

how long did this take?

[ggttp]

About 8 hrs.

[johncap75]

good job guys

[Rickchainsaw]

Fantastic job well done!

[kobikiya]

ah.... port a wrap wrong usage

[ggttp]

Read the comments below there is a reason it was done that way.

[kobikiya]

Yeah... I understand the reason now. Thanks a lot for your dynamic deceleration tech demonsteration.

[FourS1ght]

I love when people come out of their house and and ask....trying to sound smart... "soo how much danger pay do you guys get"....we stop look at each other... blink a few times... and reply "whats danger pay" lol

[CarlLewenski]

I liked that rigging set up. It was pretty slick.

[brapbrapism]

nice! one handing the saw!! you'll sound like such a hero when you tell the story of how you stopped a bucking chainsaw with your face!! play safe champ

[treeslayer1234]

pussy.  why its a top handle.

[treeslayer1234]

pussy, why its a top handle.

[treeslayer1234]

pussy why its a top handle.

[russelltree]

Good over all, but teach your ground man how to thread the port-a-wrap correctly, you could completely loose your friction the way its wrapped at 1:46.

[ggttp]

There is a reason it was done that way.

[stihlthebest]

Been there, done that. But its fun watching someone else do it!!

[TGCIII]

improvise adapt and overcome! i'm not sure about thinking on getting the big wood down but it worked and u got the money! ###1 order of business. get the money good job

[Gorteenminogue]

Excellent video.

But what idiot built the house?

[treemanwalt]

VERY nice job, boys!! Great use of rigging! Until people see what we do, they don't really understand, do they? Looks like it was pretty cold that day too. Again; nice job! Great team-work!!

[gabe1377]

Oh crap that was amazing! Loved the rigging and especially the professionalism/smoothness that the whole operation was handled with. Sucks to be out in the cold I bet! Great from start to finish.

[TheExtremetree]

Working a portawrap from the roof, looked fun, but miserable cold. Big tree in a bad spot.

[steve12965]

Hey Fortner & Sons - you are the true arborists that make all the rest of us arborists look good also - watched the whole video and I thought I was simply SMOOTH from start to finish - absolutely flawless - great job - Steve, from Timber Top Tree Service - Owner/ Operator - Columbus, Oh USA - I gotta get me one of those bobcat crawlers/ looks like it takes the stress outta lifting heavy wood - great job guys !!!!

[mistyqqq]

Amazing skill

[channa843]

good job, unique rigging, always sucks when u havent any room to let the rope run...can do nothing but hold on to the bull to try not to get buckd off! haha. impressive.

[tomboswelltrees]

Very impressive, I watched that from start to finish. Very delicate around the house.

[station888]

The rope is threaded into the port-a-wrap in a strange way... do you find that works best, or do you just not know the correct way?

[TheLimbReaper]

Good eyes-That is incorrect way to thread. Should have taken the bight and run it through the upper loop and under the peg.

[stihlman440mag]

I tip my saws to you sir and the good cutting you did,, Every now and again you havea bad shot but you kept it in check and did not miss a beat..So good work keep cutting safe..

[mbanchero]

good work gentleman, I like the use of the bobcat.  Are you using two rope breaks when lowering the trunk?

[nervouswreck75]

Wow. Sweet rigging! I'll have to try that. :)

[VolkgartenBySquirrel]

That was professional!

[boydb56]

Most friggin' EXCELLET!!!

[bthorn50]

Wow. I'm sick of driving trucks. Where do I learn to do work like this? Does the work vary considerably throughout the year?

[beergulpenyooper]

cool job, lucky miss at 2min 49 seconds or so!☺

[rftreeman]

screw murph, damn fine job.

[DavidRWymore]

Why not use a telehandler/reachlift/skytrack to hold/set down the peices as they're cut instead of messing with rigging and having them do the happy dance on the line?

[MRCHUPKE]

Some of the finest work I've ever seen...

[timberfeller6]

Nice firewood. Do you ship UPS?

[articcs22]

nice work

[maxfior]

what was the cost of that job... pretty wild stuff!

[SPACECADET2U]

I was only scared at 2:43 when you threw the saw. Very nice work. I bet you guys slept good that night. Hard work right there. What size was the big Stihl?

[ggttp]

066

Thanks,

[boydb56]

Great work, most professional!