Gordy, what are you guys wearing for chainsaw pants? Are those regular denim over some sort of chainsaw pant layer, or are they the denim chainsaw pants?
Our oaks in the south are nowhere near that size, but my favorite limber is an ms400c, very light and still strong, good video Gordy, thanks for sharing.
Hey Gordie, Great series with the spruce monsters. Question.....What product comes from these incredibly knotty lengths, when the mill is done with them? Thanks, Bryan from Nova Scotia
Your 500 is good when doged in but limbing its 4 stroking bad! We've been having Aaron Lynch port our 500s and his recipe gets rid of all that 4 stroke. That was a bit of a taxing job as spruce has always got so many limbs! Good stuff Gordy thanks for sharing!
I loved watching this. Nothing better than gypo logging!!!! Thanks for sharing with us. Also I made this months cover on loggers world. Crazy a little guy like me gets recognized.
I love it. But at the same time it makes me wonder how much farther could my saw go. My 400 is a lot zippier and when it hits the rev limiter you can hear just how much more that saw could very easily go.
Ever use a 550xp or 562xp to limb or do you pretty much stick to 70cc plus saws ? Our bark in Michigan is quite different but I love the 550 to limb. Also there is no way you are almost 50!!
Yes the 70cc and up is what we run mainly to be able to pull a 32” and up bar so we can stand up save the back And yes I will be 49 in march born in 76
What suspension are you running? The upgraded fellers suspension or you still got factory ones. Im looking at changing mine as i feel the factory ones are too soft when dogging in with long bars.
Awesome, I've been looking at your 500i kit? Time to bite the bullet and upgrade the suspension. I been worried that the upgrade would lose the vibration protection. But this video give me the confidence it's the right move.
@westcoastsaw1368 Thanks for the reply! The fuel looked like VP 50:1 mix to me, because of the blue color and bar oil looked the same as you can get from Madsons. Thanks again for the reply! Keep the great videos coming! I will be ordering more from you guys soon.
Limbing a tree laying on the ground is so freakn dangerous, people need to really be careful and watch for the tension and compression on the limb when they are cutting it and as you could see Gordy was being very careful making several cuts to try and release some of that built up pressure, nicely done Gordy!
@@westcoastsaw1368 I first learned felling in 1971 at 8yrs old, but didn't get to use a chain saw until I was 10 and those first 2 years I learned to fell trees with a chopping axe and you want to talk about intense, lol. Gordy there are lots of people on here doing tree felling, but in my humble opinion none of them do it to the same degree of proper technique/etiquette as you do. I wish I had an opportunity to have done what you are doing, so thank you young man for sharing all these educational videos with all of us!
I know I'm showing my ignorance but does each ring represent 1 year? Seams like I heard that when I was a youth, but I've never really given too much thought to that
Yes each growth ring represents one year, the outer layer under the bark is what grows and adds to the tree each season. When you see big spaces in the rings it means that tree had some really good growing conditions ie lots of rain and sunshine at just the right time, when the rings are real close and tight means it was through some very dry years. That's how they know when we had bad droughts in the past by studying old trees, pretty interesting how these things can be figured out from looking at a trees lifetime.
I use to ms 880 with a 3 foot bar on it all day long and at night my arms would just get numb and falling asleep and feeling like they weren’t even part of my body I use to cut a lot of oaks and eculyptus trees a lot of them up rooted themselves in rain storms and a lot of them I just dropped and had to be removed they were like from 50 inches to 60 inches in diameter at the base and 200 feet tall and some times when I had room to drop those trees that were that tall I would throw my climbing up in them and I would tye my climbing rope to my Ford F-250 power stroke and I would pull them down with my ford250 powerstroke and then I would cut them up
That saw won't out live warranty by many years being run like that but then again it is the orange stuff and I'm pretty happy with the abuse my saws have put up with
Appreciate the take on suspension and numb hands. I’ve been getting that now in my late 30s for the first time. I’m guessing it’s due to snowmobiles and chainsaws. Is there a big difference in antivibe between an ms460 and the 500? I’ve been eying the 500 and if it’ll help my hand health than it’s worth the cost.
😊😊 IVE heard of big trees 🌳 😊 like that be 4 the size of a tractor trailer tire the biggest buggy skidder wouldn't pull the trees either until the trees where cut in half and that wasn't that far away from here 😮😮 and back in the day 😳 😮 there was only the cable skidders U had 2 hook every tree by hand buck cut limbs off also and U had 2 cut all of it by hand ✋️ 😮 W,a chainsaw everyday 😉 😮 OMG 11 1O 2O24
Donnys, big timberjack will yard big logs. :) Don't ya love spruce limbs:/ (sarcasm) harder then hell right at the base. As usual say hi to donny for me.
I could definitely see how the hard mount would be harder on your hands. I don't even think it would matter about age. Vibration is just hard on the muscles!
@@westcoastsaw1368 65 my days are now mostly 1 1/2 gallon days on a good day and I might hit 2 gallons on a great day which are few, wife for some odd reason keeps telling me I am not as young as I used to be. 🤨🤔🤪
Such a satisfying process to watch! Well done! 💪
Thats some big timber,im older too and that 500i got me spoiled,I can't run heavy saws anymore the 500i is a great saw im definitely loving mine
Nothing but Respect you guys earn every dime of your pay be safe.
Thanks for the video Gordy!
You bet!
Great series of videos, hope you can keep them coming
Thanks, will do!
Good stuff Gordy, cheers for the reel...
Gordy, what are you guys wearing for chainsaw pants? Are those regular denim over some sort of chainsaw pant layer, or are they the denim chainsaw pants?
I can’t believe you are 49, I was thinking late 20’s. The videos are great.
I know I can’t believe it sometimes either time sher flys
Huge love gs hell yeah 💯❤️🤩
What 2 stroke oil are ypu using that is blue colored?
Our oaks in the south are nowhere near that size, but my favorite limber is an ms400c, very light and still strong, good video Gordy, thanks for sharing.
One of the smoothest cutting saws ever ran for me
I love my 400 it cuts great.
400 is baby saw
Good stuff. Thanks
What a day.
Super cool
How much you get for a big tree like that? All processed and hauled to the mill?
I love my 500 I. It’s just stock
Good video!!
How can I buy one Jed’s shirt ????
i was wondering how yall got the logs out. imrpessive
That ol Komatsu is in pretty good shape. I'd love that grapple on my jd 790.
Those old saws have the suspension of a shopping cart
Spot on
Hey Gordie, Great series with the spruce monsters. Question.....What product comes from these incredibly knotty lengths, when the mill is done with them? Thanks, Bryan from Nova Scotia
Your 500 is good when doged in but limbing its 4 stroking bad! We've been having Aaron Lynch port our 500s and his recipe gets rid of all that 4 stroke. That was a bit of a taxing job as spruce has always got so many limbs! Good stuff Gordy thanks for sharing!
I noticed that too . But she still cuts good !
You need to make a spring suspension kit for the 661s. That would be awesome!
We do have a kit for the 661 👍it’s super simple makes it feel not so sloppy but still lets the anti-vibe work like it should
@@westcoastsaw1368 will it fit the 660 ?
Great video! Not sure what all the throttle foreplay was all about whilst limbing.
Me neither😂 I get going and don’t think about it
Do you have your compression release plugged? If so what do you get to plug it Gordy?
All the saws I’ve seen have had it plugged with a short bolt of the same thread pattern as that insert
Yes, I do. You can get them on eBay.
I loved watching this. Nothing better than gypo logging!!!! Thanks for sharing with us. Also I made this months cover on loggers world. Crazy a little guy like me gets recognized.
I'll check it out!
Lovely! Am I the only one who is bothered by the 500's rev limiter sound?
I love it. But at the same time it makes me wonder how much farther could my saw go. My 400 is a lot zippier and when it hits the rev limiter you can hear just how much more that saw could very easily go.
Uh@@illnaturedsaws
I find it annoying.....
huh
I find stihl saws annoying. Husqvarna 390 all day
Ever use a 550xp or 562xp to limb or do you pretty much stick to 70cc plus saws ? Our bark in Michigan is quite different but I love the 550 to limb. Also there is no way you are almost 50!!
Yes the 70cc and up is what we run mainly to be able to pull a 32” and up bar so we can stand up save the back
And yes I will be 49 in march born in 76
That spruce seems very slow to cot. Either that or it’s as hard as a rock. Did it do any damage to your chain?
It’s hard and there’s a lot of tension on those limbs so I was taking my time because they can spring back and hit you or pinch. The bar really bad.
@ Understood.
What suspension are you running? The upgraded fellers suspension or you still got factory ones. Im looking at changing mine as i feel the factory ones are too soft when dogging in with long bars.
I run our 500 kit
Awesome, I've been looking at your 500i kit? Time to bite the bullet and upgrade the suspension. I been worried that the upgrade would lose the vibration protection. But this video give me the confidence it's the right move.
Is a lot of that wood too big for a processor or does he just not have one?
Too big
Where was this located, western Oregon or Washington? FYI love these logging videos!
Western Washington
Wow, masih cukup terdapat kayu besar besar disana yah, Mantap👍 Salam dari Indonesia🙏
Great video as always! What type of fuel and bar oil are you using? Thanks
Non-ethanol pump gas. I think I got that from Madison’s.
@westcoastsaw1368 Thanks for the reply! The fuel looked like VP 50:1 mix to me, because of the blue color and bar oil looked the same as you can get from Madsons. Thanks again for the reply! Keep the great videos coming! I will be ordering more from you guys soon.
Gordy, what kind of fuel are you using that’s blue like that?! Great video btw! Stay safe.
Amsoil saber 50:1
😊 made an old man smile miss the days when I good news work before this damn arthritis got both my hands screwed up
😢
Nice job buddy God bless stay safe
Forest work!
That Komatsu is old only seen a couple of them in that color
@@ggcutter4098 80's
Get to the choppa ...😮😅
Limbing a tree laying on the ground is so freakn dangerous, people need to really be careful and watch for the tension and compression on the limb when they are cutting it and as you could see Gordy was being very careful making several cuts to try and release some of that built up pressure, nicely done Gordy!
You are correct I was being careful those limbs are no joke good eye 👍
@@westcoastsaw1368 I first learned felling in 1971 at 8yrs old, but didn't get to use a chain saw until I was 10 and those first 2 years I learned to fell trees with a chopping axe and you want to talk about intense, lol.
Gordy there are lots of people on here doing tree felling, but in my humble opinion none of them do it to the same degree of proper technique/etiquette as you do. I wish I had an opportunity to have done what you are doing, so thank you young man for sharing all these educational videos with all of us!
If you ran a stihl super 56 or 45 back in the early 80's wide open like that limbing,it would of blown up before lunchtime😂😂😂
really? why is that
Great job and that is definitely some big timber. Don't feel alone my hands are in the same shape. Stay safe homie.
👍
I know I'm showing my ignorance but does each ring represent 1 year? Seams like I heard that when I was a youth, but I've never really given too much thought to that
Yes, each ring equals 1 year of growth.
Yes each growth ring represents one year, the outer layer under the bark is what grows and adds to the tree each season. When you see big spaces in the rings it means that tree had some really good growing conditions ie lots of rain and sunshine at just the right time, when the rings are real close and tight means it was through some very dry years. That's how they know when we had bad droughts in the past by studying old trees, pretty interesting how these things can be figured out from looking at a trees lifetime.
@ thanks
@@olsno26 thanks
I ran 660’s for years. Soon learnt to wear thick leather gloves
I use to ms 880 with a 3 foot bar on it all day long and at night my arms would just get numb and falling asleep and feeling like they weren’t even part of my body I use to cut a lot of oaks and eculyptus trees a lot of them up rooted themselves in rain storms and a lot of them I just dropped and had to be removed they were like from 50 inches to 60 inches in diameter at the base and 200 feet tall and some times when I had room to drop those trees that were that tall I would throw my climbing up in them and I would tye my climbing rope to my Ford F-250 power stroke and I would pull them down with my ford250 powerstroke and then I would cut them up
That’s a lot of saw to cut with for sher
👍👍
That saw won't out live warranty by many years being run like that but then again it is the orange stuff and I'm pretty happy with the abuse my saws have put up with
I noticed that as well I have arthritis in my hands and I'm only 34 used a 044 for ever finely got a 500 and my hands don't hurt
I am same love that 500 because of it
Appreciate the take on suspension and numb hands. I’ve been getting that now in my late 30s for the first time. I’m guessing it’s due to snowmobiles and chainsaws.
Is there a big difference in antivibe between an ms460 and the 500? I’ve been eying the 500 and if it’ll help my hand health than it’s worth the cost.
Yea going from the 460 to that 500 is a lot easier on the hands for sher you will be noticeably less tired
😊😊 some trees 🌳 😊 grow fast like 👍 😊 the ground the are on the dirt soil sunshine 🌞 😊 and water 💧 😊 and the kind of tree 🌳 😊 it's is 😊😊 OMG 11 1O 2O24
😊😊 IVE heard of big trees 🌳 😊 like that be 4 the size of a tractor trailer tire the biggest buggy skidder wouldn't pull the trees either until the trees where cut in half and that wasn't that far away from here 😮😮 and back in the day 😳 😮 there was only the cable skidders U had 2 hook every tree by hand buck cut limbs off also and U had 2 cut all of it by hand ✋️ 😮 W,a chainsaw everyday 😉 😮 OMG 11 1O 2O24
Wait, sore hands? I’ve been running an old homelite every day for the past 25 years.
Donnys, big timberjack will yard big logs. :) Don't ya love spruce limbs:/ (sarcasm) harder then hell right at the base. As usual say hi to donny for me.
I could definitely see how the hard mount would be harder on your hands. I don't even think it would matter about age. Vibration is just hard on the muscles!
Le Tim fait encore son jobs
You want to sell that 66?
Ug you said “I’m old”. I think you’re my age.
How old you think I am ?
@ well I’m 42, and based on previous videos I thought you were around there.
A tank of gas might last you a bit longer if you don't goose the trigger every 0.4 seconds even when not in a cut...
je vois que des vilains gros branchus ils y en a dans tous les pays !!!!
Old? Gordy u look about 35.
I am almost 49 i still feel like I am in my 20’s but every once in a while my body says no your not 🤣
@ damn Man U look good for 48. Happy almost bday! 😎
@@stevezielinski9257thanks man
@@westcoastsaw1368 65 my days are now mostly 1 1/2 gallon days on a good day and I might hit 2 gallons on a great day which are few, wife for some odd reason keeps telling me I am not as young as I used to be. 🤨🤔🤪