Felling a Heavily Leaning Tree Over a Creek!
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This is one intelligent, well informed , hard working family. No greed here. Nothing in the stream to pollute is fantastic,
The love,trust,care and respect your family has for each other is awesome.
MR.BOSS MAN, the heart felt talk you gave ISRAEL and ask people to pray, well you just received One big blessing ,,THE ONE WHO MADE THAT TREE LAID IT DOWN FOR YOU GUYS.
I would ike to thank the log truck drivers, loggers, and lumbermill workers who picked me up on the side of the road when I backpacked the western states between '89 and '98. Many of you opened your doors showing me your beautiful cultured families. Those wild men have peaceful calm healthy families.
Ken: For your safety… Climb it and put 3/4” rope on tree. Put a split tail from your saddle to the 3/4” rope and safety descend to ground. Run the 3/4 rope directly to a block where you are pulling the tree to. Tie the rope to your winch line with skidder safely pulling from an offset location. 👋
This.
@@samuelluria4744 I just saw your comment to Ken. I told my wife that I need to see him to show him how easily he can work safer and with positive results with the felling. Think we have the same idea. 👍
If I drove as fast as most people, I'm at least 4 hours East of there, but I drive slow, so I'm probably over 5 hours away...😆😆🤷🏻♂️
( Radio voice...) " As we once again pull Victory from the jaws of defeat....." ...Great job!
Love It…Boss Man.
Didn’t go in the stream, didn’t land where you wanted it to, BUT it did land next to the road… I’d call that a success! Good job Bossman!
As someone who doesn't have a clue what I am talking about I am going to say that was absolutely perfect.
Absolutely lucky, rather..
@@jamesrussell6870 but safety ahead of all other things
@@jamesrussell6870 If your courage holds out luck will generally follow
@@storybookfloors1702"generally" is the part that kills people. Trees don't respect humans. They always obey physics..
Great job, Dad.
As I suspected the tree was not on the same pages as you were😊
Nice set of gafes, I climbed plenty a power pole with them.
I wish you all the success and safety.
Knowing not one job in Lumber is without extreme risk and quick death.
I'm beyond proud of you and the entire family.
God Bless
I work them back and forth between the winch and plastic wedges. I pull just enough to keep some weight off it and allow me to pick it up with the wedges. Once it’s up vertical I’m able to cut enough holding wood out and send it over.
Yes Sir, If you had enough cable, a snatch block. Thanks so much for taking us along on the job.
Did that as a younger man and know all to well about being nervous and the danger.Your Dad is as tough as nails.
I'm glad everyone safe and it didn't hit the skidder
Me too, have a good evening…Boss Man.
Husband doesn't have a skidder , but a specialty designed logging winch on our tractor, he grew up with his grandfather and a older John Deere 440 skidder.
He likes to use a snatch block to direct the tree to where he wants it to fall, or even using a choke chain to fair lead the cable. Glad it went ok , trees do strange things when you least expect it.
As wise and experienced as Ken is, it’s a clear demonstration of the ways of inanimate objects… and also a clear demonstration of why logging is one of the most dangerous jobs in the world. Glad the tree is down and everyone is safe and sound!
Your dad a freakin' bad@$$. I think the tree fall and precaution was elite. Not only did he make sure everyone was OK when plans fell through, he saved the equipment, but didn't damage any of the timber. Chef's kiss 🤙🏻😎👨🍳🤌🏻
Only other option would have been to use a snatch block up the hill from the tree but you still missed the skidder and kept it out of the stream. Another great video!
That how I think I would have done it. Still it was a lot of work for one tree.
@@robertgrey5993 a hemlock no less
I'm truly surprised he didn't use a snatch block. I always had one as a piece of my gear.
@@arkansas1336 I think the plan was to just pull it enough to get the tree leaning into the notchthen let gravity take over. But he left the hinge (wood) to thick
@@oldbonesbushcraftrodjackso474 that's where I spent most of my life logging fishing and mining I would have looke for a tree or stump to hang a block from didn't have to be high though ended up good for him though
Wow.
That had me on the edge of my seat.
Me too…Boss Man.
Old Dad is a very experienced logger. That tree could have easily pulled the skidder into the river with it's tremendous weight and leverage. Poppa know best. As he said, things can go wrong. Father faces so many calculated dangers out in the woods alone..
Emerald needs a lid for these operations. I love your content.
💯%!!!
I was just by a mechanic today with a fellow tree guy, and we were all reminiscing about people over the years getting hit by falling limbs/logs/chunks/etc.... ⛑️⛑️⛑️⛑️⛑️🙏🙏🙏🙏
Even a small piece of limb can do a LOT of damage.
I was cringing when she was handing up the choker.
Got lucky on that one. Enjoyed the video!
Great save! Keep working. Good luck! 👍
I have pull many right toward the skidder when Buzz cut them off , winch in abit to get it coming over center and then release the winch and move the skidder out of the way to the side .
As for getting pulled over the bank buy that tree if it was to start going to the creek , just release the winch and it will not take the skidder anywhere .
I use to put the chain and cable with a bit of slack and winch locked on trees that would slide down the hill before we cut them down that way I didn't have to go down the hill from the stump to get it and usually would just winch them up to trim the branches of.
I have used a snack block across the skid road to pull loads up to side of the road and then take the cable out of the block and take the load and go , that keeps form rolling the skidder over when pulling hard to the side of the road .
I could pull up three times the weight and go with it that way .
I ran a 225 TimberJack .
l wish that I would have gotten pictures and movies of some of the places , things that we did and the size of the monster loads that I could hook on it and take to the landing .
Be safe and keep looking up for that widow maker .
Great video again. Cutting down trees. Makes me smile.
Thanks Emz and Bossman ❤
WOW!!! There's a saying, "I'd rather be lucky than good". The Boss is both, thank God! He stayed calm and relied on his experience. But that kind of work is so unpredictable.
I been working with a fellow climber that has 40+ years climbing experience, but he's very much a cowboy, and whenever he gets blatantly LUCKY, he infamously chalks it up to being GOOD!!🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤣
He's insufferable, Lol.
Your NOT LUCKY in the woods very long.
@@danbentsen - I don't know, man...I guess it's a pithy saying, but, alas....some people get lucky in the woods for _quite_ a long time... my friend is living proof....🤷🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️
Great job Bossman! Thanks for sharing. I had a few oh crap moments just watching! 👍👍
110 thousand subscribers outstanding to all
Wow that cool and pretty intense
That shows real skill - careful planning, and adaptability when things aren’t going according to plan. Expertise on show right there, as much as any surgeon or airline pilot. Calm, unhurried and very impressive.
Little do we know how much effort goes into to creating our coffee tables, bed posts and barstools.
Very cool. Be safe. Peace on earth.
Not to mention the very houses we live in.
@@charlesb4267 Absolutely true.
This year marks 30 years for me, climbing for a living, and therefore, this beautiful surprise video is now my all-time favorite one, just by virtue of the fact it involves climbing!😁😁🙏🙏🙏🙏
This is a simular job to the second job I ever had when I was 18. My old boss wouldnt let us use gafts to climb the trees but that is a great way to get it done. The first tree I ever did on my own was one monster Oak it a trailer court. Dropping it between trailers scared the crap right out of me But it came down just where I wanted it. It also leaned away from where I wanted it. I had to cut all the branches off it to keep it frrom hitting anything and a power line. but when she lad down where I said it was gonna go I felt on top of the world. NICE GOING BOSS MAN! I would feel so great having you take down trees around me anytime! Great JOB!!!!
Scared the daylights out of me son. Dangerous work you do! Besides loving what you do, you are an expert at it. I pray for your safety everyday 😮❤
I am working alone here in my woods in NY. That was a little scary but worked out. I also get nervous every time I fall a big tree. I think that is a good thing. Keeps you on your toes.
Reminds me of pole climbing with those spurs with other students. All of us were up and down well spurred out 60 foot poles when one portly fellows spurs kick out and down he went from the poles weathering heights. He grabbed the pole so tight that all the porcupine pieces of spurred out wood was cleanly and neatly in a round pile at the bottom of the pole as he moved quickly down the now pristine pole. It was quite the event as he bounced a bit off the wood shaving at the base, but I had a birds eye view of his demise and the hollering as he went down.
YEA THAT IS BECAUSE EDISON AND THE TELEPHONE COMPANIES DID NOT HAVE, AND WOULD NOT USE THE LATEST AND GREATIST EQUIPMENT.
That really gave me a “pucker factor!” Well done!
Thanks Tim, I was nervous too.
Me three! 🤣 (and sweaty palms instantly)
Fantastic job. Getting large trees to fall where you want them to is so difficult. When I was taking down a 70-foot elm tree, I needed to fell it in two pieces, so I climbed up about 40 feet and tied a large rope that was attached to my dad's car. I dropped down to 30 feet and started sawing the tree while my dad pulled the tree in the direction I needed it to fall. The rope broke, and the tree snapped back trapping my chainsaw. I had cut halfway through the trunk when the rope broke. I got another rope and I finally got the tree down where I wanted it to fall. I cut down five 50 to 70-foot elm trees that summer.
Wow, Timothy. Great story…Boss Man.
One of the many reasons I love your channel is I know how much work it is to fell trees.
I'm glad you survived them all...
Excellent video! I enjoy the harvesting footage. Take care!
The Boss is beyond impressive. I will temporarily describe his logging as awesome till someone gives me a better word.
I think when you climbed way up there and put the chain on it at like ten feet is probably why you didn’t get enough leverage on it with the skidder! Great video because you showed it! Could of pounded the cab in on that new skiddy , but it didn’t! Bossman you’ll get em next time, love the lumberjack videos…takes a big set to do that work!
I agree with Em. THAT was nnnnerve wracking. he whole process had my heart thumping. Glad it went well. Be safe!
Looks to me it fell about as perfect as it could have. Good job.
The Boss is ok..the skidder, is untouched..n the tree is Not..Not ..in the stream!!
Yay!!
A good day on the range!!
Thanks for sharing your adventures with all of us!!
C ya on the next video !
👍🧙♂️🐺!!
Very interesting video that you have shown us that watch your channel. Impressive tree work.
Uphill is never easy.!
The higher your tag line the more control you have, also a pulley attached to a tree in the direction you want it to fall gives you more control of where it falls.
Could you do a video on how you tell the different trees?
We will do that video…Boss Man.
OH PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.
bark and leaves. No other way than just studying it.
@@KenBreon While you are at it, could you please explain how you calculate board feet on the logs? I don't really understand what boardfeet means, since i feel like the board feet would depend on the cut, I.E. the same log would produce more boardfeet to 2x4's that it would of 2x10's. When you mark the boardfeeet on the logs for the girls, do you also have to mark the dimensions of the boards to cut? Or am I wrong about what boardfeet means?
WOW! I thought it was going to hit the skidder! I’m glad your Dad is okay! 😮
(Deep down, I knew it would not be a tragedy, since we are being shown the footage....but)
I was wondering about how the welds on that roll-cage were feeling today...😀
Where are you located? In Jersey, there is a swamp, called Bear Swamp, and through the swamp runs a creek, called Bear Creek....
@@samuelluria4744 I'm from Michigan.
@@BearCreekWoodworking - Ahh, cool...I guess we're not neighbors then.
@@samuelluria4744 I guess not, but it was nice hearing from you.
Thanks for sharing. Much respect for your dad (the boss) and the whole family
WOW!!!! That was SO EXCITING!! Well done for bring the tree down without any accident.
Nice job Bossman, tree is on the ground with no harm, no foul. I don't think I would have stayed in the cab with that monster falling towards me. Dedication, whatever it takes for family. 👍 👏👏
Thanks Jeff for the comment. Have a good evening…Boss Man.
Those machines typically have a ROPS cab and frequently (but didn't notice on this one) a steel grate over the cab windows to protect against flying limbs - Would be safer in the cab than out on the ground. ROPS cab may not have survived the tree but likely would not have flattened enough to be a huge danger. (I've seen them hold up some big trees, depending on how they got hit) Biggest danger was probably to underpants. Nice job there, Ken. I was thinking along the lines of the others, might have been better to go with snatch block on a stump up the slope, but hindsight is always 20/20
@@briangustin3745 It takes a pretty big snatch block to hold up to the pressure a skidder can put on it. And those are expensive.
@@verteup Well, I was assuming by "Snatch Block" we were referring to what is otherwise known as a block and tackle - compound leverage much like what you'd see on a crane to lift far more weight than a tree (or a skidder for that matter) Honestly I'd be amazed if one wasn't available to be rented from a heavy equipment place or an oil field rigging place - When I worked in oil field, we would have one in the tool shed - they were quite handy especially on steep hillsides. Besides which, it'd probably be a lot cheaper to buy one than to pay hospital bills if something went wrong... I'd imagine one could be rented in a "Big City" (to us rural country boys, Williamsport, PA is a big city) I know of more than one heavy equipment shop within 50 miles of here where one could be rented, that would be big enough to winch that skidder , AND the tree it was trying to pull, right up the hillside. (Bulldozer pulling the cable. Been there done that, but with a drilling rig) All you would need to be sure of is the chain (Choker chain?) and the stump or anchor capable of holding the weight.
@@briangustin3745 not very economical wasting time renting a snatch block for a tree that's worth $200 on a good day
Loved it. Thats where i would have went with it anyway. Much safer and easyier. Great job thinking in heat of battle...dont get cocky and things work out. Thanks for the show EM. and Jade!
Hi Ken and Em,
This brings back memories of my telephone lineman days. I also did tree topping for charity and used the same Klein tree gaffs you had on. But now that I am 70, I gifted my "hooks" to an up and coming Electric Membership Cooperative lineman who intends to also do tree topping. This is a great video and just shows how you guys are doing everything possible to protect and manage the forest around you.
This was certainly one of the more exciting videos in recent memory. From where you had the skidder positioned I couldn't imagine right from the beginning how you would ever drop the tree in front of the skidder. In the end it all worked out and no damage to people or machinery. It would be awesome to see more videos of Ken working in the woods. It is too bad he is working alone. In the event of an injury or to help with downing a tree like this a second pair of hands would really be helpful. Thank you for another really interesting video.
Whoa! God Bless ya’ll Always.
Boss, great job thinking during the heat of the felling. Very exciting and Em, you and Jade did great capturing the event. Love this video, nice work LCLY.
Those moments are where grey hairs are born....
The logging videos by Boss Man, are my favorite. I grew up in timber country in South West Washington state and it brings back good memories
Hello everybody 👋🏻 this was another look at the Professional at his passion and his trade giving us another peek into his daily life 👍🏼☕️☕️🇺🇸thank you so much for video and Emerald and Jade y’all are amazing ❤️👍🏼🙏🤙🏻🇺🇸
Stay safe out there. Great video.
Well, sometimes chickening out is the right thing to do. With as much experience as Bossman has, a gut feeling should probably not be ignored. Tree down where you can get to it and no damage is a win in my book.
That was amazing!!!!! Glad all are safe, plus the skidder wasn't harmed.still dry!!!
That was a tough one 😳, no damage and it's in a good place
Watching this video was a great way to start my day.
At least no one was hurt and no equipment was destroyed but working alone in the woods is risky but I have done it myself. I like your company's work ethic. I've been around sawmills all my life. Enjoy your channel a lot.
I climbed for 25 years so kudos on your skills there! Would it not have been better to use a snatch block on the uphill side then back to the skidded? It would have made the pull straight from the hinge wood.
Sweet Em & Jade, A great video you both have a wondeful (Valentine's Day) and a real good job by your Dad - Bossman! Hope you all have a nice day!
For a moment I was like oh boy then no sweat.
Good job.
Well done Maestro!!! Looking at the way it was wiggling, I thought it might land on your grappler!! It actually landed perfectly 👌 🙌!! Well done 👏!!!
You are very lucky!
Watch out girl's
Dear Boss. with a block & tackle, you could have easily dropped that tree in the exact direction you wanted. The block would be placed on a tree across from yours. You pass your cable from your winch through the pulley secured to the tree across the way, and then secure it onto yours. The cable goes from the winch, to the tree across the road, and then to the tree you are harvesting. This method would be the safest and surest one I know to get the job done right. Kind Regards to ALL at LCLY. Dave Franklin
Bossmans harness is very similar to our Parachute Harness in the Army
A double dose of Emerald!!!!!!!! My day is complete
Calm down, buster
Cool video! Had me worried that it was coming down on the skidder! Glad everyone & everything are safe and sound! You really do need someone else out there with you!
Another great video. This is very educational for people that don't. Know about all that you go through. Out there in the woods. My great grandfather. Had a brother. That. The tree didn't fall the right way. And lost his life. Back then. All they had. Was a team of horses and. Rope.snatch blocks.
Boss man, you have more guts than I do to climb that tree. I would freeze solid and become the tree.
The entertainment was listening to you girls narating this, love you young girls, great job bossman👍✔️
Never a doubt in my mind! Awesome stuff Amigo!
Living my best La Vida Loca here in south eastern Arizona
The Boss has some skills! Enjoyed watching this and him explaining this thought process along the way. Glad everyone is safe.
Wow Boss Man that was insane! It was really interesting to see your process ! Thanks for bringing us along! Please be careful! Those girls of yours need you to stick around a while!
Sketchy videos are always more interesting. Glad it worked out.
Much respect for putting your insecurities out there. Tree work is never a 100% sure thing. It's super easy to get yourself in a sticky situation. Like I've seen in the comments a redirect inline with the direction of fall would take that risk out of pulling 90° to the hinge and coming off sideways, but I'm sure he knew that and was working with what he had. Awesome episode yall.
Wow! That was lucky! Pulling a tree at an angle, with lower rope angle, & thicker hinge = pop & gravity takes over.. If you don't respect physics with logging someone or equipment is going to get hurt. Get a longer bar to own your notch & back cut, leave a healthy hinge & place that snatch block as close to perpendicular to notch as possible. Higher the rope, the less stress on snatch block.. I hope this renewed your respect for details!?!?
That was a damn difficult tree to cut down. It will never fall on the desired side and not in the river, I would have bet on that. I would have lost my bet. Well done, boss man.
Glad you were so careful and had help
It’s strange how people in different parts of the country do the same job differently, like out here on the west coast where we’re cutting doug fir and redwood. The first thing I noticed was we wear the pads on our spurs (or climbers or hooks or spikes or gaffs or whatever you call them) in the front to protect our boney shins. Another thing we would put the cable much higher up in the tree, run it to a snatch block in the direction we wanted it to fall and then to the skidder 90 degrees off to the side. Having the cable higher in the tree causes it to tip over rather than having a tendency of pulling the tree off the stump. Which way is better, you be the judge. It’s a hard and dangerous job no matter how you do it.
A dangerous occupation with risks, but as your dad said, eliminate as many variables as you can. You guys are professionals and have the right stuff. ❤
A couple of questions, Ken how old is your climbing harness, from a few years of climbing and building cell phone towers. I know for a fact of harnesses made of fabric and nylon don't last as long as Leather. Plus your climbing loop needs replacing. About the only true difference I see between your loggers climbing harness and a tower climbers harness is the tower climbers harness has over the shoulder as well as the belt complete with 2 lanyards and 2 separate drop braking life lines. But towers range from min of 100 feet to smoke stacks of 1000 feet and even self standing towers of 2,500 feet. So I ask again how old is your climbing harness? Thank you Ladies for a nice informative and entertaining video, loved to here the voice under breath when for a moment it looked as if the tree was going to fall in the direction of the camera.
About 7 years old. Thanks for asking Chip.
Great video! 👍🏻🤩
Awesome
Very good video!
Tricky situation good job getting her done 💪👏
Good safe work habits.
Great vedio
"Crooked Tree"
Bluegrass music by Molly Tuttle and Golden Highway..🎶
Two trees in the forest
One was crooked, one was straight
Crimson bark and Emerald needles...
A crooked tree won't fit into the mill machine...
They're left to grow wild and free...
I'd rather be a crooked tree...🎶
Not that I'm a Tree Hugger or anything like that... but I noticed the tree next door and it made me think of Molly Tuttle and this song...🤟
Brilliant video, more like this please.
That' was a close one.. Impressive...😎 God be with...
My very first thought was that the tree could pull the skidder down the bank as there is a lot of weight up high on the tree. Bossman managed to keep just enough tension on the cable to keep that from happening. In these fast moving fluid situations instincts kick in and evidently served Ken well. The two most dangerous professions in the world are logging and salmon fishing in the Pacific Northwest. By chance I happen to know an individual that has thirty five consecutive years doing both. Logging in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont in the winter and crewing a commercial salmon fishing boat off the coast of Alaska in the summer. He likes his beer off duty just like the Bossman. Nice job with the video Emerald.
That was a nail biter! I used to do cable-TV installation and had a nice set of Kline climbers and gear. I never got used to climbing poles with it, so I used the trusty 28' ladder.
_"LADDER?!?!?"_ 😯😳
_"GIT Thee beHIND me, Satan!!!"_
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@@samuelluria4744 😂😂😂
A small nuance I noticed was that both of you folks were handling the wire-rope cable barehanded. I've worked with lots of wire-rope, and I'm amazed you don't have cuts and embeds in your ungloved hands from the whiskers. After the first few times, I learned to wear leather gloves.
We run an ELT 70 on the weekend. It's a lot of work getting finished products. I grew up in a similar environment. Working for mom & dad. Considering overhead/labor cost with sponsorship. You're able to spring for some handy equipment. I commend you teaching your kids work ethic. That puts them ahead of most. Jade is distracting. Guessing low maintenance & reminiscent of every hard working woman I know. We love you all on the Bayou.