Ace Master All in a days work.

Ace Master · 8th May 2008, 07:07 PM

tree world some more vid..

Just a average day at Ace.

YouTube - Ace Master rigging out a tree head.
YouTube - Ace Trees. all in a days work.
YouTube - Ace trees blocking down a big tree.
YouTube - Ace removing a 55m tree.

Eric Frei · 8th May 2008, 08:04 PM

Hows the big block that just shatters on impact, rotten eh.

Nice towers.

Ace Master · 8th May 2008, 10:47 PM

Eric
The 45m is a hire in,great tower, i have some very excellent footage from the bucket and woody(Justin) had his helmet cam on too, but have to edit it first this will take time.It's got tree shaking,rope smoking,tree climbing,rigging and big blocks crashing down, this one's got the lot.

How did you go at that night job?

cheers

newguy18 · 9th May 2008, 01:18 PM

Awesome vids Ace.

Ace Master · 20th May 2008, 06:16 PM

Another dead tree today, i used the tower as a high point, couldn't quite reach with the tower.

YouTube - Ace Master climbing ,high point out of a bucket

cheers
Ace Master.

Sean Freeman · 20th May 2008, 06:38 PM

Very impressive, calm well thought out cuts...good judgement and touch esp the lateral over the lines way below.

When I was climbing a lot more I never had cause to use a bucket as a high tip, but with a documented risk assessment the safety of such a practice-enabling the removal of the dead tree over target-would definately justify its use imo.

newguy18 · 21st May 2008, 02:56 PM

Thats cool,never seen that done before.

Ace Master · 1st June 2008, 04:24 PM

The Ace Crew last week did there falling tickets and got some video for us to have a look at

YouTube - Ace Crew Logging Day
YouTube - Ace Crew Logging Day 2 with Skider

Ace Master · 4th June 2008, 08:02 PM

Got some video from todays climbing, climber is Justin Nash. Not a bad size tree job

I filmed it from the neighbouring tree.
YouTube - Tree Climbing at Ace Tree Management
YouTube - Tree Climbing at Ace Tree Management take 2

Cheers

Sean Freeman · 4th June 2008, 08:20 PM

As always you guys make what I know to be hard and hazardous look easy and comfortable...very well done. Good angle too, level with the climber.

JohN Dee · 4th June 2008, 10:38 PM

Nice work there Ace

What kind of cut was used on that first video with the branch? To get it to fall but first like that I'm assuming a step cut

When I drop big branches using a step cut I like to unclip the saw from my tool strop to make the cut, just incase of the unpredictable and it wants to bite my saw

One time I was step cutting a blackbutt branch probably half a metre long and about 10-12 inches in diameter, little that I knew at the time I hadn't made the top cut parallel with the bottom and it bit my saw as it was dropping... I held on

for some reason... OUCH! Man did that ever hurt... Had to jiggle the log off of the bar while holding and supporting the 2.

Ace Master · 4th June 2008, 11:03 PM

JohN Dee

It took about 4 hours to set that all up, Justin the climber took small nibbles at it untill it just ripped off by it's own weight.It was a pretty

big branch plus we had 2 ropes pulling down.

JohN Dee · 5th June 2008, 04:51 PM

Oh okie doke then

If it was me prolly woulda taken 6 hours cuz I woulda nibbled at it with my handsaw

Eric Frei · 6th June 2008, 09:38 AM

I would have put a snap cut in it, hidden around the other side and said reef on it with all ya got!

Snap cut at 45 degree angle inline with pulling direction and rope further out. Just my 0.02

newguy18 · 7th June 2008, 01:13 AM

Is a step cut simaler to what i know as a jump cut where you make an undercut[not a notch]and make a matching top cut to make the limb drop straight down?

Ace Master · 9th August 2008, 09:41 AM

Found some video's

of me blocking down that big dead tree from last year, saw was a husky 396 that did the cutting job.

YouTube - Big Tree Cutting at Ace Tree Management

cheers.
Ace Master

Eric Frei · 9th August 2008, 08:36 PM

That's fuggen hard work!

How much you reckon that lump of dead shit weighed?

Ace Master · 10th August 2008, 02:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ekka

That's fuggen hard work!

How much you reckon that lump of dead shit weighed?

Eric
Around 4ton, we pull them of with the grcs.

Ace Master.

newguy18 · 11th August 2008, 06:19 AM

Man if i did your kind of big trees i'd definatly buy those foot plates for my spikes.

JohN Dee · 12th August 2008, 12:08 AM

Nice work Ace, I thought I could hear the GRCS clicking.

Ace Master · 4th September 2008, 09:25 PM

G'day tree world,

Got my hands on some old time climbing footage with axe work.
check this out

YouTube - Old Time Tree Climbing
and this one too
YouTube - Real Old Time Tree Logging

Ace

a_lopa · 4th September 2008, 11:04 PM

Awesome!

These pics arnt bad looks like he could climb! DPI: Giant Trees page3

Ace Master · 28th November 2008, 07:13 PM

Some more video to check out.

YouTube - "Big Tree" Top Removal by Ace Tree Management

Ace.

phill ellison · 29th November 2008, 07:06 AM

awesome ACE

, just keep them video coming in mate

Galbee · 29th November 2008, 05:46 PM

great vid ace iv'e just watched your stump grinding vid awesome i thought the guy to the left of the picture was rolling a cigarette just watching didn't realise they were remote controlled wow so cool

Ace Master · 9th December 2008, 08:22 PM

just a quick one of some bucket work for you guys, it was a tall one today and it made some holes in the ground

3 vidoe's to look at.

YouTube - Ace Tower Hire 60 metre Barin Aerial Work Platform
YouTube - Ace dropping out tree sections from 60 metres up in a aerial work platfrom
YouTube - Ace tower hire 60 metre bucket truck

cheers
Ace

a_lopa · 9th December 2008, 09:02 PM

Thats huge!!!

Galbee · 10th December 2008, 05:11 AM

Nice one ace feeling the vibrations up the tower huh thats one big lift for a take down

phill ellison · 10th December 2008, 04:35 PM

good video there ace, that is one hell of a awesome tower you got there mate, does it take long to set it up

Ace Master · 17th March 2009, 10:28 PM

tree world

Some Video of one of the larger trees that i fell in the bush fire effected area.

most were 70m + in height.

YouTube - 1 Big Tree take down in the bushfire areas.

Ace

8th May 2008, 07:07 PM	#1
Ace Master Mature tree Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Australia, Vic, Melbourne Posts: 368	Ace Master All in a days work. tree world some more vid.. Just a average day at Ace. YouTube - Ace Master rigging out a tree head. YouTube - Ace Trees. all in a days work. YouTube - Ace trees blocking down a big tree. YouTube - Ace removing a 55m tree. __________________ Website: The Mt Dandenong Ranges Tree Specialists YouTube: Ace Tree Master

8th May 2008, 08:04 PM	#2
Eric Frei Admin - Australia's most prominant Arborist - prev Ekka Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 10,775	Re: Ace Master All in a days work. Hows the big block that just shatters on impact, rotten eh. Nice towers. __________________ Free Online Tree Value Calculator by TreeWorld Free Online TPZ and SRZ AS4970-2009 Calculator by TreeWorld Free Online Tree Surface Area and Tree Volume Calculator by TreeWorld My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist \| Project Arborist

8th May 2008, 10:47 PM	#3
Ace Master Mature tree Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Australia, Vic, Melbourne Posts: 368	Re: Ace Master All in a days work. Eric The 45m is a hire in,great tower, i have some very excellent footage from the bucket and woody(Justin) had his helmet cam on too, but have to edit it first this will take time.It's got tree shaking,rope smoking,tree climbing,rigging and big blocks crashing down, this one's got the lot. How did you go at that night job? cheers __________________ Website: The Mt Dandenong Ranges Tree Specialists YouTube: Ace Tree Master

9th May 2008, 01:18 PM	#4
newguy18 Part of the Furniture Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: orlando,fl Posts: 5,206	Re: Ace Master All in a days work. Awesome vids Ace. __________________ Have your say join us today. I ship USA saws out of the USA old schooler

20th May 2008, 06:16 PM	#5
Ace Master Mature tree Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Australia, Vic, Melbourne Posts: 368	Re: Ace Master All in a days work. Another dead tree today, i used the tower as a high point, couldn't quite reach with the tower. YouTube - Ace Master climbing ,high point out of a bucket cheers Ace Master. __________________ Website: The Mt Dandenong Ranges Tree Specialists YouTube: Ace Tree Master

20th May 2008, 06:38 PM	#6
Sean Freeman PDF King & Arborist Extrodinaire Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Townsville Nth Queensland & Gold Coast Sth Queensland Posts: 2,129	Re: Ace Master All in a days work. Very impressive, calm well thought out cuts...good judgement and touch esp the lateral over the lines way below. When I was climbing a lot more I never had cause to use a bucket as a high tip, but with a documented risk assessment the safety of such a practice-enabling the removal of the dead tree over target-would definately justify its use imo.

21st May 2008, 02:56 PM	#7
newguy18 Part of the Furniture Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: orlando,fl Posts: 5,206	Re: Ace Master All in a days work. Thats cool,never seen that done before. __________________ Have your say join us today. I ship USA saws out of the USA old schooler

1st June 2008, 04:24 PM	#8
Ace Master Mature tree Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Australia, Vic, Melbourne Posts: 368	Re: Ace Master All in a days work. The Ace Crew last week did there falling tickets and got some video for us to have a look at YouTube - Ace Crew Logging Day YouTube - Ace Crew Logging Day 2 with Skider __________________ Website: The Mt Dandenong Ranges Tree Specialists YouTube: Ace Tree Master

4th June 2008, 08:02 PM	#9
Ace Master Mature tree Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Australia, Vic, Melbourne Posts: 368	Re: Ace Master All in a days work. Got some video from todays climbing, climber is Justin Nash. Not a bad size tree jobI filmed it from the neighbouring tree. YouTube - Tree Climbing at Ace Tree Management YouTube - Tree Climbing at Ace Tree Management take 2 Cheers __________________ Website: The Mt Dandenong Ranges Tree Specialists YouTube: Ace Tree Master

4th June 2008, 08:20 PM	#10
Sean Freeman PDF King & Arborist Extrodinaire Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Townsville Nth Queensland & Gold Coast Sth Queensland Posts: 2,129	Re: Ace Master All in a days work. As always you guys make what I know to be hard and hazardous look easy and comfortable...very well done. Good angle too, level with the climber.

4th June 2008, 10:38 PM	#11
JohN Dee Moderator Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 941	Re: Ace Master All in a days work. Nice work there Ace What kind of cut was used on that first video with the branch? To get it to fall but first like that I'm assuming a step cut When I drop big branches using a step cut I like to unclip the saw from my tool strop to make the cut, just incase of the unpredictable and it wants to bite my saw One time I was step cutting a blackbutt branch probably half a metre long and about 10-12 inches in diameter, little that I knew at the time I hadn't made the top cut parallel with the bottom and it bit my saw as it was dropping... I held on for some reason... OUCH! Man did that ever hurt... Had to jiggle the log off of the bar while holding and supporting the 2. __________________ We are what we repeatedly do... Excellence then, is not an act, but HABIT... Red : Green : Blue

4th June 2008, 11:03 PM	#12
Ace Master Mature tree Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Australia, Vic, Melbourne Posts: 368	Re: Ace Master All in a days work. JohN Dee It took about 4 hours to set that all up, Justin the climber took small nibbles at it untill it just ripped off by it's own weight.It was a pretty big branch plus we had 2 ropes pulling down. __________________ Website: The Mt Dandenong Ranges Tree Specialists YouTube: Ace Tree Master

5th June 2008, 04:51 PM	#13
JohN Dee Moderator Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 941	Re: Ace Master All in a days work. Oh okie doke then If it was me prolly woulda taken 6 hours cuz I woulda nibbled at it with my handsaw __________________ We are what we repeatedly do... Excellence then, is not an act, but HABIT... Red : Green : Blue

6th June 2008, 09:38 AM	#14
Eric Frei Admin - Australia's most prominant Arborist - prev Ekka Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 10,775	Re: Ace Master All in a days work. I would have put a snap cut in it, hidden around the other side and said reef on it with all ya got! Snap cut at 45 degree angle inline with pulling direction and rope further out. Just my 0.02 __________________ Free Online Tree Value Calculator by TreeWorld Free Online TPZ and SRZ AS4970-2009 Calculator by TreeWorld Free Online Tree Surface Area and Tree Volume Calculator by TreeWorld My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist \| Project Arborist

7th June 2008, 01:13 AM	#15
newguy18 Part of the Furniture Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: orlando,fl Posts: 5,206	Re: Ace Master All in a days work. Is a step cut simaler to what i know as a jump cut where you make an undercut[not a notch]and make a matching top cut to make the limb drop straight down? __________________ Have your say join us today. I ship USA saws out of the USA old schooler

9th August 2008, 09:41 AM	#16
Ace Master Mature tree Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Australia, Vic, Melbourne Posts: 368	Re: Ace Master All in a days work. Found some video's of me blocking down that big dead tree from last year, saw was a husky 396 that did the cutting job. YouTube - Big Tree Cutting at Ace Tree Management cheers. Ace Master __________________ Website: The Mt Dandenong Ranges Tree Specialists YouTube: Ace Tree Master

9th August 2008, 08:36 PM	#17
Eric Frei Admin - Australia's most prominant Arborist - prev Ekka Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 10,775	Re: Ace Master All in a days work. That's fuggen hard work! How much you reckon that lump of dead shit weighed? __________________ Free Online Tree Value Calculator by TreeWorld Free Online TPZ and SRZ AS4970-2009 Calculator by TreeWorld Free Online Tree Surface Area and Tree Volume Calculator by TreeWorld My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist \| Project Arborist

11th August 2008, 06:19 AM	#19
newguy18 Part of the Furniture Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: orlando,fl Posts: 5,206	Re: Ace Master All in a days work. Man if i did your kind of big trees i'd definatly buy those foot plates for my spikes. __________________ Have your say join us today. I ship USA saws out of the USA old schooler

12th August 2008, 12:08 AM	#20
JohN Dee Moderator Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 941	Re: Ace Master All in a days work. Nice work Ace, I thought I could hear the GRCS clicking. __________________ We are what we repeatedly do... Excellence then, is not an act, but HABIT... Red : Green : Blue

4th September 2008, 09:25 PM	#21
Ace Master Mature tree Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Australia, Vic, Melbourne Posts: 368	Re: Ace Master All in a days work. G'day tree world, Got my hands on some old time climbing footage with axe work. check this out YouTube - Old Time Tree Climbing and this one too YouTube - Real Old Time Tree Logging Ace __________________ Website: The Mt Dandenong Ranges Tree Specialists YouTube: Ace Tree Master Last edited by Ace Master; 4th September 2008 at 10:41 PM.

4th September 2008, 11:04 PM	#22
a_lopa Veteran Heritage Status Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 1,378	Re: Ace Master All in a days work. Awesome! These pics arnt bad looks like he could climb! DPI: Giant Trees page3 __________________ Drouin Tree Services and Excavator Hire \| Excavator Hire - Drouin and SE Gippsland

28th November 2008, 07:13 PM	#23
Ace Master Mature tree Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Australia, Vic, Melbourne Posts: 368	Re: Ace Master All in a days work. Some more video to check out. YouTube - "Big Tree" Top Removal by Ace Tree Management Ace. __________________ Website: The Mt Dandenong Ranges Tree Specialists YouTube: Ace Tree Master

29th November 2008, 07:06 AM	#24
phill ellison Mature tree Join Date: May 2008 Location: new zealand Posts: 457	Re: Ace Master All in a days work. awesome ACE, just keep them video coming in mate

29th November 2008, 05:46 PM	#25
Galbee Veteran Heritage Status Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Brisbane Aus Posts: 1,315	Re: Ace Master All in a days work. great vid ace iv'e just watched your stump grinding vid awesome i thought the guy to the left of the picture was rolling a cigarette just watching didn't realise they were remote controlled wow so cool __________________ In the land of the blind, the man with one eye is king

9th December 2008, 08:22 PM	#26
Ace Master Mature tree Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Australia, Vic, Melbourne Posts: 368	Re: Ace Master All in a days work. just a quick one of some bucket work for you guys, it was a tall one today and it made some holes in the ground 3 vidoe's to look at. YouTube - Ace Tower Hire 60 metre Barin Aerial Work Platform YouTube - Ace dropping out tree sections from 60 metres up in a aerial work platfrom YouTube - Ace tower hire 60 metre bucket truck cheers Ace __________________ Website: The Mt Dandenong Ranges Tree Specialists YouTube: Ace Tree Master

9th December 2008, 09:02 PM	#27
a_lopa Veteran Heritage Status Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 1,378	Re: Ace Master All in a days work. Thats huge!!! __________________ Drouin Tree Services and Excavator Hire \| Excavator Hire - Drouin and SE Gippsland

10th December 2008, 05:11 AM	#28
Galbee Veteran Heritage Status Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Brisbane Aus Posts: 1,315	Re: Ace Master All in a days work. Nice one ace feeling the vibrations up the tower huh thats one big lift for a take down __________________ In the land of the blind, the man with one eye is king

10th December 2008, 04:35 PM	#29
phill ellison Mature tree Join Date: May 2008 Location: new zealand Posts: 457	Re: Ace Master All in a days work. good video there ace, that is one hell of a awesome tower you got there mate, does it take long to set it up

17th March 2009, 10:28 PM	#30
Ace Master Mature tree Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Australia, Vic, Melbourne Posts: 368	Re: Ace Master All in a days work. tree world Some Video of one of the larger trees that i fell in the bush fire effected area. most were 70m + in height. YouTube - 1 Big Tree take down in the bushfire areas. Ace __________________ Website: The Mt Dandenong Ranges Tree Specialists YouTube: Ace Tree Master

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