Watch the removal
Job Facts
- Location: Altamonte Springs, FL (Seminole County)
- Date: September 16, 2026
- Job type: Climbing takedown — the tree reduced to a bare spar and sectioned from the top
- Site: Back yard, the trunk standing within a few feet of a row of carports and sheds
- Method: Climber on rope and saddle, sections cut from the top, rigging line worked from the ground
- Equipment: Chainsaws and rigging lines, skid steer, chipper, dump trailer
- Debris: Wood left on site for the customer, the rest chipped and hauled out
Climbed, Not Bucketed
There is no bucket truck in this one. The trunk stands a few feet off the end of a row of carports, and the whole removal is done by a climber working up the stem on rope and saddle.
By the time the camera starts, the canopy is already gone and the tree is a bare spar. The climber works his way up, cuts a section, and the piece is either lowered on the rigging line or dropped clear into the open yard — the call changes depending on what is underneath.
“Once we get it down about another 12 foot, what we’ll probably do is start blocking some of that wood down.”
The Rigging Line
The ground crew runs the rope. Two of them lean back on the line to hold tension while the climber makes his cut, then let the section down under control rather than letting it swing.
The owner coaches the lowering from the ground as it happens, and the skid steer keeps the work area clear — brush moved off, cut logs carried out to the trailer while the climber is still working above.
“Let it go a little bit more tight, just like that. Now ease it down. Good job. Ease it down slow.”
The Last Section
The top section is the one worth watching. It is cut, tips away from the carports, and lands flat in the open grass, leaving a clean stump standing.
After that it is cleanup: the skid steer works the logs, the trailer gets loaded, and the yard is walked at the end. The customer asked to keep some of the wood, so that stays on site.
Climbing Tree Removal in Altamonte Springs, FL
Kirby’s Tree Service works Altamonte Springs and the rest of Seminole County. Some removals can be reached from the street with a bucket truck; the ones in back yards, behind fences, or tight against a carport or shed usually have to be climbed and rigged down in pieces instead.
If you have a tree that a truck cannot get to, call 407-253-6291 or send the details through the contact page. We also take emergency tree service calls in Altamonte Springs around the clock.
What Nathan Said on Site
Nathan narrates this one as the crew works. These are his lines from the video, in order. Anything unclear on the audio is left out rather than guessed at, and crew members are not named here.
Read the full transcript
“It’s just like that guys.”
“Let it down a little bit, let it go a little bit more tight, just like that. See how you did that? Now ease it down. Good job. Ease it down slow.”
“Man, he’s almost got this whole tree rigged out.”
“Once we get it down about another 12 foot, what we’ll probably do is start blocking some of that wood down.”
“I want the bobcat to move some of this wood right here, just to ricochet purposes.”
“He’s already moved this brush. He’s out there loading the trailer now.”
“Perfect!”
“You can see these guys got this thing licked, about to pick this wood up, get this trailer loaded.”
“We went ahead and took the neighbor’s tree out there. We took this one out also.”
“This one all cleaned up, client wanted some wood, trailers loaded to the gills. Another happy client.”
On the job
