AxMen on Superbowl

LNG24 · 5th February 2008, 12:07 AM

Anyone see the Axmen trailer from the History Channel on the Superbowl?

Here is a link to it:

AxMen on the History Channel

shaggs · 5th February 2008, 10:38 AM

Looks like a great series to come.
I dont think we will get it in Oz though?????
Any possibility of someone putting it on the site/net????

I like their attitude. Obviously from years of experience. "Everything could kill you here.....we put our lives on the line everyday"
Some would say thats taking it up for the camera,,, I'd say that attitude will bring you home tonight.

Cheers LNG

Urban Treecare NZ · 5th February 2008, 02:38 PM

Just a side question, what are the regulations in connect to logging in the states with hearing protection and hi-viz? didnt see any of those guys wearing any?

Eric Frei · 5th February 2008, 04:43 PM

Hey, you guys got a tape it then we can show it here for all our guys, DBS and I put one up, can be done.

Just need to get the recording into my hands.

arbdog · 6th February 2008, 12:03 AM

Makes our jobs look safe and easy!

LNG24 · 6th February 2008, 10:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by arbdog

Makes our jobs look safe and easy!

How? They show how many injuries in that trailer? How is that showing how Safe it is?

Therrin · 6th February 2008, 09:00 PM

The guy says, "You couldn't just wimp out with an accident like this, I mean, It's only a hand..."

I'd like to see them try some SRT or tying stuff for rigging with one hand and a claw.

Eh, it's only a hand...wth... you've got 2 afterall, deal with it!

arbdog · 7th February 2008, 08:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LNG24

How? They show how many injuries in that trailer? How is that showing how Safe it is?

That was from a u.k arborist opinion! I aint a faller am I ! And i dont think that looked safe i work at the other end of the spectrum, smaller trees and more health & safety.

ronnyb · 8th February 2008, 12:55 PM

He could probably bolt some cool ascenders onto that claw thing though,

Eric Frei · 8th February 2008, 07:48 PM

I'll decide after I see a show, dont forget to tape it guys.

Oldtimer · 9th February 2008, 01:50 PM

I like the part when the guy says "I went back to work the day after I got out of the hospital....... it was only a hand I lost!

Holly s...t

I am so lucky that I work indoors in a relative safe environment. Some workers put their life on the line every day to just barely pay their bills .... Pretty sad.

OsAGe85 · 11th February 2008, 06:15 AM

Show looks awsome. Finally not some stupid !@* reality show.

shaggs · 15th February 2008, 11:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ronnyb

He could probably bolt some cool ascenders onto that claw thing though,

And no friction burns!!!

newguy18 · 10th March 2008, 04:31 PM

I watched he premier episode,most of them were only wearing chaps and a hard hat but thats more than me.Mostly yarder set ups and talking not so much dropping or logging and of course saftey this saftey that,everything can kill you out here,same old same old.I did however appreciate them not showing how the guys made thier cuts so people can't watch that and say hey i saw how pros do it i think that tree out back needs to come down.Then it would end up on youtube.

bigshea13 · 10th March 2008, 05:16 PM

i just watched. you can clearly see why that industry produces a high number of incidents. alotta morons and only a handfull of real thinkers. jeezuz some of those clowns are stupid. if that yarder operator quit id never let his whiney ass back. he d be workin at walmart. and as for the idiot trying to keep the cable clear as the chopper was spinning it out........your an IDIOT! he s going to end up looking like his boss and then they can start a buisness{limbless logging} is the dollar raelly that important, and are they really making that much to justify those rediculous moves?
man could they use a cable slingshot or what. maybe even a cable catapult.

Therrin · 10th March 2008, 07:38 PM

Yeah Shea,

I just got done watching it tonight too, that guy who was "tending" the cable that the chopper was hauling out... crazy! Chopper's pulling cable from these coils on the road, at 60mph. The guy reaches down and grabs the cable to "keep it from kinking", and it catches him and just about rips his leg off!!

I got a kick out of the yarder that was built from a converted sherman tank.

Sucked that the one guy strained his back, but they throw the other older bloke down in the brush to be a choker and they're all harassing him cuz he hasn't had to work lower than the upper landing area for apparently quite a load of years.
The other guy who they're showing how to operate the aerial rig has this dumbfounded look on his face that they caught in a perfect freeze frame... priceless.

DBS · 10th March 2008, 11:17 PM

i got the first ep recorded i will see about getting to PC...

-Daryl

crucificio · 11th March 2008, 10:21 AM

Thats utterly nuts!

treevet · 18th March 2008, 08:41 AM

I hope Daryl sends you the last night Assmen too.

It got to a point where on one crew, they had to install a hook up about 50 feet up in a 2 and half foot stem with the top blown off (gone). Well......you d have thought they asked the guy to jump into shark infested waters. After about a half hour wine athon he finally got some old cruddy worn out gear together and, still wining and moaning headed up this huge trek

. Looked like he had a saddle from the 60 s and about a 3/4 inch manilla hemp core rope. He got about 10 feet off the ground and started crying about his foot strap. Turns out it had rotted through and you ll never guess what they.......maybe you will.....

They duct taped the spike right to his ankle

bigshea13 · 18th March 2008, 12:00 PM

assmen!

that just about sums it up. what a disappointment for a show. iwas hoping for much more than a bunch of backwood idiots in outdated machinery.

treevet · 18th March 2008, 01:08 PM

There s one squared away (seemingly) crew out of four. That crew has taken 64 loads off the site. The next crew has 13, the next 12 and the next has11. One dude after the carrier (carriage?) went down and all production stopped and they had to lower the unit, admitted to forgetting to put the gas cap back on when fueling and all the diesel sloshed out. Every time a guy has his back to you and he turns around , kind of expect his face to be Barney Fife's.

5th February 2008, 12:07 AM	#1
LNG24 Sappling Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: LaGrangeville, NY Posts: 8	AxMen on Superbowl Anyone see the Axmen trailer from the History Channel on the Superbowl? Here is a link to it: AxMen on the History Channel __________________ Larry LNG Contracting LaGrangeville, NY Jonsered 2065 Turbo '03 GMC Yukon Cam Superline 3.5 Ton Dump Trailer Exmark Metro 48" Walk Behind Mower Polaris Sportsman 500 ...and lots more toys But what I really want is a: Timberwolf Log Splitter...Know of any used ones?

5th February 2008, 10:38 AM	#2
shaggs Mature tree Join Date: May 2007 Location: sydney Posts: 419	Re: AxMen on Superbowl Looks like a great series to come. I dont think we will get it in Oz though????? Any possibility of someone putting it on the site/net???? I like their attitude. Obviously from years of experience. "Everything could kill you here.....we put our lives on the line everyday" Some would say thats taking it up for the camera,,, I'd say that attitude will bring you home tonight. Cheers LNG

5th February 2008, 02:38 PM	#3
Urban Treecare NZ Certificate in Horticulture (Level 4) + Diploma in Arboriculture (Level 6) Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New Zealand Posts: 256	Re: AxMen on Superbowl Just a side question, what are the regulations in connect to logging in the states with hearing protection and hi-viz? didnt see any of those guys wearing any?

5th February 2008, 04:43 PM	#4
Eric Frei Admin - Owner Palm & Tree Services in Brisbane Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,994	Re: AxMen on Superbowl Hey, you guys got a tape it then we can show it here for all our guys, DBS and I put one up, can be done. Just need to get the recording into my hands. __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Palm and Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

6th February 2008, 12:03 AM	#5
arbdog Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: england Posts: 108	Re: AxMen on Superbowl Makes our jobs look safe and easy!

6th February 2008, 09:00 PM	#7
Therrin Former Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bakersfield, Ca Posts: 2,497	Re: AxMen on Superbowl The guy says, "You couldn't just wimp out with an accident like this, I mean, It's only a hand..." I'd like to see them try some SRT or tying stuff for rigging with one hand and a claw. Eh, it's only a hand...wth... you've got 2 afterall, deal with it!

8th February 2008, 12:55 PM	#9
ronnyb Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 62	Re: AxMen on Superbowl He could probably bolt some cool ascenders onto that claw thing though,

8th February 2008, 07:48 PM	#10
Eric Frei Admin - Owner Palm & Tree Services in Brisbane Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,994	Re: AxMen on Superbowl I'll decide after I see a show, dont forget to tape it guys. __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Palm and Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

9th February 2008, 01:50 PM	#11
Oldtimer Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Austin TX Posts: 100	Re: AxMen on Superbowl I like the part when the guy says "I went back to work the day after I got out of the hospital....... it was only a hand I lost! Holly s...t I am so lucky that I work indoors in a relative safe environment. Some workers put their life on the line every day to just barely pay their bills .... Pretty sad.

11th February 2008, 06:15 AM	#12
OsAGe85 Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Littlerock Arkansas US Posts: 59	Re: AxMen on Superbowl Show looks awsome. Finally not some stupid !@* reality show. __________________ Gotta love the smell 2 stroke and wood chips. Be smart, be safe.

10th March 2008, 04:31 PM	#14
newguy18 Part of the Furniture Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: orlando,fl Posts: 4,948	Re: AxMen on Superbowl I watched he premier episode,most of them were only wearing chaps and a hard hat but thats more than me.Mostly yarder set ups and talking not so much dropping or logging and of course saftey this saftey that,everything can kill you out here,same old same old.I did however appreciate them not showing how the guys made thier cuts so people can't watch that and say hey i saw how pros do it i think that tree out back needs to come down.Then it would end up on youtube. __________________ Have your say join us today. old schooler

10th March 2008, 05:16 PM	#15
bigshea13 Former Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: super 8 motels Posts: 361	Re: AxMen on Superbowl i just watched. you can clearly see why that industry produces a high number of incidents. alotta morons and only a handfull of real thinkers. jeezuz some of those clowns are stupid. if that yarder operator quit id never let his whiney ass back. he d be workin at walmart. and as for the idiot trying to keep the cable clear as the chopper was spinning it out........your an IDIOT! he s going to end up looking like his boss and then they can start a buisness{limbless logging} is the dollar raelly that important, and are they really making that much to justify those rediculous moves? man could they use a cable slingshot or what. maybe even a cable catapult.

10th March 2008, 07:38 PM	#16
Therrin Former Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bakersfield, Ca Posts: 2,497	Re: AxMen on Superbowl Yeah Shea, I just got done watching it tonight too, that guy who was "tending" the cable that the chopper was hauling out... crazy! Chopper's pulling cable from these coils on the road, at 60mph. The guy reaches down and grabs the cable to "keep it from kinking", and it catches him and just about rips his leg off!! I got a kick out of the yarder that was built from a converted sherman tank. Sucked that the one guy strained his back, but they throw the other older bloke down in the brush to be a choker and they're all harassing him cuz he hasn't had to work lower than the upper landing area for apparently quite a load of years. The other guy who they're showing how to operate the aerial rig has this dumbfounded look on his face that they caught in a perfect freeze frame... priceless.

10th March 2008, 11:17 PM	#17
DBS Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: CT USA Posts: 182	Re: AxMen on Superbowl i got the first ep recorded i will see about getting to PC... -Daryl __________________ Stihl MS 200T Stihl MS 361

11th March 2008, 10:21 AM	#18
crucificio Sappling Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: isle of man Posts: 30	Re: AxMen on Superbowl Thats utterly nuts!

18th March 2008, 08:41 AM	#19
treevet Monument Status Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Posts: 2,119	Re: AxMen on Superbowl I hope Daryl sends you the last night Assmen too. It got to a point where on one crew, they had to install a hook up about 50 feet up in a 2 and half foot stem with the top blown off (gone). Well......you d have thought they asked the guy to jump into shark infested waters. After about a half hour wine athon he finally got some old cruddy worn out gear together and, still wining and moaning headed up this huge trek . Looked like he had a saddle from the 60 s and about a 3/4 inch manilla hemp core rope. He got about 10 feet off the ground and started crying about his foot strap. Turns out it had rotted through and you ll never guess what they.......maybe you will..... They duct taped the spike right to his ankle

18th March 2008, 12:00 PM	#20
bigshea13 Former Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: super 8 motels Posts: 361	Re: AxMen on Superbowl assmen! that just about sums it up. what a disappointment for a show. iwas hoping for much more than a bunch of backwood idiots in outdated machinery.

18th March 2008, 01:08 PM	#21
treevet Monument Status Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Posts: 2,119	Re: AxMen on Superbowl There s one squared away (seemingly) crew out of four. That crew has taken 64 loads off the site. The next crew has 13, the next 12 and the next has11. One dude after the carrier (carriage?) went down and all production stopped and they had to lower the unit, admitted to forgetting to put the gas cap back on when fueling and all the diesel sloshed out. Every time a guy has his back to you and he turns around , kind of expect his face to be Barney Fife's.

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