Before commenting please read. You don't need to explain to me what woke means. My mention of woke in this video was intended to be completely ridiculous. Please don't take it seriously. It was meant for humorous purposes only. I am getting many comments from people trying to explain to me what woke means. Which I find to be hilarious.
@@WilsonForestLands ...sorry this thing posted before I finished my sentence which was... the media trying to define us. If a shoe doesn't fit, I refuse to wear it. Same goes with labels like woke or maga. Last time I checked we are all red blooded Americans. If your cow gets stuck in a ditch I'm going to help you get it out, and I'm not going to ask you first what label you live under. Whether you're a nut loosener or a bar bender makes no difference either. I will help you either way. I got the humor Michael and epreciate it for what it is. Life is too short to be getting angry over how the other fella does a thing. If it isn't giving him or me an injury, just let him be. As long as he affords me the same respect, we'll get along just fine. Like the ol song by Glen Campbell, "Try A Little Kindness." "...if you try a little kindness, then you'll overlook the blindness, of the narrow-minded people on the narrow-minded streets."
I have no idea what the forestry service are not allowed to do. Can you please enlighten me? PS. I have no doubt as to the validity of such a statement. I'm just curious how they are handicapped
I occasionally will run a Stihl 084 with a 36" bar my dad bought back in '92 after a massive hurricane wrecked Kauai. I had the opportunity to work with an old logger/log home builder who taught me this technique. Over the years, I've been told not to do it because it would send the earth spiraling in to the sun. It's good to see a real pro talk some real sense. Subscribed.
my first thought every time I throw a chain is "good. now I get to sit down and take a break, fuel up, give my chain a quick once-over check my phone for messages, take a piss and have a few sips of coffee." Granted I would never make it on a job site, I'd get fired the first day.
@@Bigwyn80 totally been there... I think there's at least 1 or 2 guys on any given crew that end up doing that crap.... like what was said before, they usually don't last long... unless it's the boss's son. Gotta love that 🙄
Authenticity. Real world experience. I suspect the majority of UA-cam content creators don’t have a lot of it. I hope your channel grows, I appreciate you sharing your knowledge with us.
Just when I thought I have seen every trick related to a chainsaw, another one comes along. It would also be very handy if throwing a chain in a situation where no tools were available. Thank you kind Sir.
I don't log on to youtube all that often, but this one needed a thumbs up. You held my attention for 12 minutes without even starting the saw. Best description of this technique I've ever seen, most pros do it so fast you can't really tell what happened...
Ha! At the start of the video I thought you were going to start the engine and pop the chain back on using the motor. Great video. Too much common sense for most people.
The people who make those sorts of comments are from the same sort of folks that have never cut even a cord of wood in their lifetimes. Keep up the logger style tips I really enjoy them. I have been running a saw since I was 13 and I am now 61 and you can never know it all !.
@@jefflary5457 20 plus years of trailcrew here in glacier national park, miles and miles of timbered trails, some if which is burned over - lots of cuttin here! And yes, i do heat with wood too..
Back when I was a logger we’d use this technique but as we were rolling the chain over the tip we’d bump the throttle with the toe of our boot. Made it even faster. Keep up the good work Wilson. Cheers
Wilson, I have been running a saw since I was 11 years old, yes I''m a few years older than you but I do agree, people should do what ever works for them!!!
I kicked a chain cutting brush and a few of the drive links were damaged enough to hang in the groove and I had to file them down to get running again. Of course, I'm in NO hurry at all, so I don't mind taking the chain off to check.
😂😂😂 I knew what you were up to, the minute you started! Now you're giving away old logger secrets.😂😂😂 About the only time my dad fiddled with loosening nuts was at the end of the day when he took everything apart. His chainsaw was always kept meticulously clean. He cleaned the pitch off with a rag dipped in kerosene, then wiped it down with a clean rag. My grandpa's did not keep theirs as clean, but both used your method. I grew up seeing this done and never thought anything about it. Didn't know it puts some folks tails in a knot. This was hilarious!😂😂😂
I came across your channel two days ago. I said to my wife, “finally, a guy who can buck up a fallen tree without pinching his bar.” You wouldn’t believe how many times I’ve seen a video where that happens. Great channel. Great information. Great sense of humour.
@ with polite indifference “that’s nice dear”. Then I followed up with a long discussion about other UA-camrs get their bars stuck in the tree and have to use wedges, a second and third saw, that inevitably get stuck too, then resort to pulling with a tractor, an on and on. She responded, “that’s nice dear”, that’s when I noticed she had ear buds in 😁
@@spaltedwoodsman4368 Thats what I figured. 🤣. Kind of like when they yammer on and on to us concerning loading dishes in the dishwasher, washing clothes and other assorted house work, people at their job who bug them…
I knew this would be a good tip, and it did not disappoint. I am a wildland firefighter, and I also run a tree service, and I've never seen this done. Awesome
LOL! Excellent job! I've been rolling "impossibly" tight v-belts onto pulleys for decades....and yet I have always woked my thrown chains back onto even the long bars. Who knew!? Thank you! 👍
I love this guy! As an older guy who listened to punk rock I swear I feel like I’m listening to Jello Biafra from the Dead Kennedys narrate a chainsaw video. 😂 Freaking Awesome! Love your videos man.
I absolutely love getting tips and tricks from you and Bucking Billy. Doesn't matter that I have decades of experience, I always have room for improvement. Thank you.
I’ve used the technique to remove the chain for a long hike, untie chain from handle bend it back and start cutting.. saves time clearing trails. Good tip Wilson
I have seen my buddy Ady do that many years ago,, he was in forestry for decades, and I have never seen that guy cut a crooked line, you have to do what works and something are just tried and true techniques this being one of them. great video,
I always enjoy watching your humble and well informed videos. Unlike so many other logging/chainsaw channels out there, you're 100% transparent and introspective enough to convey an honest message, covering both skepticism and criticism. Too many other guys like to say "this is how it is, there's no other way to do it, and if you disagree you're an idiot." For many things that may be true, but it's not a universal statement. Keep sharing your knowledge, tips and all around good advice. Respectfully from Northern WV 🤟
First off, I really enjoy your videos. I appreciate you showing techniques like this that are used by veteran, professional loggers who do this for a living and find shortcuts because time is money. As for myself, I was trained with a chainsaw when I was a Park Ranger, so the procedures I was taught are so ingrained that it's tough not to follow them. Second, I might take more liberties with a government owned chainsaw than I would with one that I paid for. Retired, now I just cut on my own 20 acre woodlot, and I have a Stihl 661c with a 36 inch bar that I'll be making payments on for another year of so. I baby it, I admit it. My point is that much of it depends on how you were taught, and if you can afford to easily repair/replace the equipment.
Welding Engineer here, my Books told me long time ago : In materials science and engineering, the yield point is the point on a stress-strain curve that indicates the limit of elastic behavior and the beginning of plastic behavior. Below the yield point, a material will deform elastically and will return to its original shape when the applied stress is removed. Once the yield point is passed, some fraction of the deformation will be permanent and non-reversible and is known as plastic deformation. The older you get the more you appreciate the things you learned in your physics lessons back then.
Please keep doing exactly what you feel is best. It has helped me become a better logger and forester. We have a small forest that we also wish to take care of. Trimming, thinning, dead removal, and replanting. Our mill is somewhat primitive but often gets the job done. Our lumber has been used for numerous farm buildings. Thank you sincerely
Thanks for entertainingly sharing this tip with detail and caveat (bar length limits). I never saw my older family members out logging, but this tip is nostalgic for me because I am sure they flexed the bar to put the chain back on.
That makes a whole lot of sense, like you said, for those who run long bars to make a living. Never saw that before. Good video! No wok mentality here!
That was fun and educational to boot. I missed watching the first one, but it looks like this one is even better! A long time ago I worked with someone whose standard line was “if you can’t take a joke you shouldn’t be here!” (He had a less ‘polite’ version too ;) ) Thanks for this and keep them coming!
I've seen Buckin' Billy Ray do this in the bush but I don't think he ever explained what he was doing or how to do it. This was terrific! Thank you. Love your channel.
I am still a newbie sawer, sawyer....user of a chain saw. Great technique. I will try it on my short 24' bar. Woke chainsaws make a lot of noise, but don't do much.
I like to run my chainsaws a little loose too. Less stress on the clutch. I've only been running a saw for ten years. I never knew how enjoyable it could be before I started. From the occasional storm debris, down blow and firewood it's my favorite hobby and I even make a little money helping neighbors with cutting, task, the occasional felling but the best part is limbing, bucking and splitting with a maul/axe. I sell firewood when I can. It's a great feeling to be able to provide campfire wood or wood that heats people's homes. I live in upstate New York. A 20 inch bar is more than enough on my cutting tasks on my Husqvarna 455 Rancher and 365. God bless you Mr. Wilson and Happy New Year.
I love this guy... he could totally be mean about some really simple pro chainsaw techniques that most saw owners don't know, but think they know more than they do, but he is patient and calm. I'd go fellin with this guy any day
Great video as always. I’ve been using the same trick for 30 years myself, works wonders. It’s a bit of a struggle with a 24” bar sometimes but anything longer works well. Happy new year from Northern Alberta!
I like a long bar for the reasons we often see and also i often buck root wads off drift logs that are floating down the Yukon in spring. Leaning off the side of the boat a long bar is great. Frikin water and sawdust fly back but i don't mind. Im grateful to be able to still be out and at it at 76 years. This is the coolest yt logger channel! Keep em comin!
You need to see this video of the Loggers working the aftermath of th 1980 Mt. St. Helens eruption. In Part 2 you will see a logger reseting his chain on a 60" bar. You are spot on. I grew up in Longview Washington and was there on May 18th for the eruption. Your technique is solid my friend. Mt. St. Helens: Logging the Blast - U.S. Logger (1983)
You addressed my issue. I am a land owner in Kentucky. I have mainly small trees. I have an 18" battery chainsaw for very small amount of firewood production I need. There is a quick tension feature on my particular saw. Plus, having grown up in the suburbs, I didn't learn to use chainsaws until much later in my adulthood. Like after retirement from the military. :) Anyway I enjoy watching Wilson Forest Lands because I learn new things. Thanks!
What do you think this is, the USA? You think you can size your chainsaw to your needs??? You aren't allowed to watch these videos if you don't own a Stihl with a 36" bar! 😂🤣😂
@@tomlorenzen4062 Why should the guy from Kentucky get rid of his battery saw? Do you have a gas powered hand drill or battery? Your tools should fit your job. Not the biggest and most powerful dump truck to haul 20 lbs of manure... Or did I miss your joke?
@tomlorenzen4062 why? I have 3 batteries, I can everything I need to with it. And it is paid for. No mixing fuel, no engine issues, it always starts. Granted if I had large trees to deal with, I would buy a larger saw quickly. But now it isn't worth the money or hassle. And I didn't say my battery saw was better than the big saws. I said it was all I need.
Lots of difference being a firefighter and a firewood cutter. I probably won't do this to my saw, however if I was a firefighter... ABSOLUTELY time is of the essence! Keep up the great work!
so many great points made in this video, WHY should we change the way we do things just because someone else says we should? Who has the authority to say the old school way is wrong? That is on reason why im glad i grew up when i did before everything became "wrong". Keep the old school ways alive!!!!!
That’s legit. Good technique. 😂😂😂 I thought you were gonna start it… that’s dangerous. But I like your style. Cheers thanks for the videos. You’ve taught me allot 😊
I have been running chainsaws since I was 12 years old I own Timber land in Columbia County Oregon I Primarily run the exact saw as you also with a 32 inch bar except I run the regular Stihl Rollomatic ES. I am currently thinning Alders and Building a road through the section of alders on the far side of my property. I can tell you the little suckers that come out of the side of the alders when I am limbing and cutting them I have NEVER had my chain pop off as many times as the last month (As you said always at Low RPM's) is my experience as well. This technique works great on a "regular bar" I as a personal preference do not use gloves and keep my chains overly sharp and I have minorly cut myself 1 out of 10 times hell I average cutting myself about 1 and 4 times I sharpen my chain again your not rolling it on from the sharp side when your working it over the tip I think sometimes people just have to argue. A friend of mine that spent 45 years contract cutting in Oregon showed me how to put the chain back on like you did in your video. It is as you said Guys that make their living in the woods and get paid by production do what they have to do to get the job done. I enjoy your videos!
Yeah, it's a great time saving trick but it isn't going to work for me. 1. I am not a pro. 2. The longest bar I have is a 20-inch bar. 3. Whenever my chainsaw throws a chain, it buggers up some of the drive links, and I have to sit there with a flat file and file down the burrs to get them to fit in the bar groove.
Great video cant believe people think that will bend the bar the bar had to flex that much for the chain to run off to begin with theres always people who think they know everything
Good to know! We only have a 16" bar (battery operated Husqvarna). Getting to old to weild anything much bigger. But if we get one with a longer bar I'll definitely give it a whirl.
You are awesome, and that technique would've saved me so much time over the last three years. The problem with my 441 is that is usually burrs up the drivers when it throws chain.
@@danr308 The chain catcher burrs them up so much that they don't fit in the guide, and the catcher gets mangled in the process. I have three on order now. Damn briars and honey locust. I'm in Texas.
If you are running a star sprocket, those will destroy the drivers as the chain flips off. Get a rim sprocket set up and most of that problem will disappear.
im so happy ya got to all the negative commenters before they have a chance to type haha love your videos yes even the ones I go back two + years ago what great progression of great information PLUS great content ..
Thanks for the tip! Up until I bought my ms 462 all my saws had 20" or shorter bars and I never would have tried it with those. This could save me a lot of walking on my property. I often get blow downs and depending on the time of year I often can't take the tractor on the trails without tearing them up so tend to just have what I can carry and sometimes it's just the saw.
Great tips and thank you for showing people the slow and precise way of doing it. I use some long bars including a 6’ bar for my Alaska mill. I have used the “non-woke” way of resetting a chain, and I’m always cringing inside wondering if I bent it to far:) stay safe folks.
Ha, ha, This guy is so old school, I like that. I've done that before, Only in a pinch though when time is of the essence. It's true though , everything he has said. Thanks for all these videos.
In this wonderful world of “This is the way you have to do it”’, it’s good to see there are still those that believe in the old school method of “Whatever works”. I can remember bosses asking me “ How’d you do that?” and telling them “You don’t want to know”.
My brother in law has a tree service so that makes me a professional. That said, you’re correct in being concerned about people. I know, because I know a guy. 🤣
I have done that on a 16 inch bar once. Forgot bar wrench and it was a good ways back to truck. You do have to bend it the other way to get back straight. Beat a 30 min walk
When it comes to reading comments, I remind myself of a saying that goes something like”those that speak the first and loudest, usually have the least to say”. Not to say we can’t learn something from anyone, but, you know what I mean. Great video, I haven’t thrown a chain many times, but never have I had the luck to throw a chain and not mangle the drivers.
Likely the chain came off during a cut, perhaps falling a tree, perhaps halfway through the cut. Excellent method to install chain while the tree is close to falling, get that chain on quick and finish the cut. No time for a bar wrench.
I learned something new today. And I am one of those trainer types. I might not teach this (since it's not in the "book")....but I just might use it myself.
Before commenting please read. You don't need to explain to me what woke means. My mention of woke in this video was intended to be completely ridiculous. Please don't take it seriously. It was meant for humorous purposes only. I am getting many comments from people trying to explain to me what woke means. Which I find to be hilarious.
I woke sometimes...
Then I cut a piece of wood or two...
Then I have Coffee...
Then I unwoke with a nice NAP!
You're based bro. Subbed.
@@WilsonForestLands Some folks sure get defensive about the latest stupid "catch word" the media comes up with to
@@WilsonForestLands ...sorry this thing posted before I finished my sentence which was... the media trying to define us. If a shoe doesn't fit, I refuse to wear it. Same goes with labels like woke or maga. Last time I checked we are all red blooded Americans. If your cow gets stuck in a ditch I'm going to help you get it out, and I'm not going to ask you first what label you live under. Whether you're a nut loosener or a bar bender makes no difference either. I will help you either way. I got the humor Michael and epreciate it for what it is. Life is too short to be getting angry over how the other fella does a thing. If it isn't giving him or me an injury, just let him be. As long as he affords me the same respect, we'll get along just fine. Like the ol song by Glen Campbell, "Try A Little Kindness." "...if you try a little kindness, then you'll overlook the blindness, of the narrow-minded people on the narrow-minded streets."
@@siriosstar4789 lol cry some more, boy
"Back when The Forest Service was allowed to do things that made sense." Truer words were never spoken. 👍
LMAO
@@johnduffy6546 nice. Do you understand what it says?
Or just laughing the a o?
I have no idea what the forestry service are not allowed to do. Can you please enlighten me? PS. I have no doubt as to the validity of such a statement. I'm just curious how they are handicapped
This channel makes UA-cam better.
I occasionally will run a Stihl 084 with a 36" bar my dad bought back in '92 after a massive hurricane wrecked Kauai. I had the opportunity to work with an old logger/log home builder who taught me this technique. Over the years, I've been told not to do it because it would send the earth spiraling in to the sun. It's good to see a real pro talk some real sense. Subscribed.
So you are the guy that has doomed the Earth! Nice job buddy.... 🤣
@@purdunetae2995 Guilty as charged 😎
@@kauaikanani between you and me, we will doom the Earth one thrown chain at a time.
Damn good thing I run MY dull chain BACKWARDS to counteract that doom spiral!
@@WilsonForestLands The uproar will be great. I actually have two of those 084 122cc beasts, so it'll take no time
This dude is the Paul Harrell of chainsaws.
Rest easy, paul.
RIP legend
I knew he seemed familiar you just hit the nail on the head
@@AlBundysDuster I was thinking the EXACT same thing. Some people got all the common sense and left the dish empty for the majority.
❤ best comment, just need a favorite snack
my first thought every time I throw a chain is "good. now I get to sit down and take a break, fuel up, give my chain a quick once-over check my phone for messages, take a piss and have a few sips of coffee."
Granted I would never make it on a job site, I'd get fired the first day.
I prefer the whole cup of coffee and and fall asleep watching a feature length movie.
Same
😂 I have a guy on my crew who I swear dulls and or throws a chain on purpose just so he can smoke/drink monster/check phone!!
sounds like a job with an union^^
@@Bigwyn80 totally been there... I think there's at least 1 or 2 guys on any given crew that end up doing that crap.... like what was said before, they usually don't last long... unless it's the boss's son. Gotta love that 🙄
Authenticity. Real world experience. I suspect the majority of UA-cam content creators don’t have a lot of it. I hope your channel grows, I appreciate you sharing your knowledge with us.
Just when I thought I have seen every trick related to a chainsaw, another one comes along. It would also be very handy if throwing a chain in a situation where no tools were available. Thank you kind Sir.
thanks for sharing these pro tips...much appreciated 👨🔧
That video was off the chain, yo!
😂
I don't log on to youtube all that often, but this one needed a thumbs up. You held my attention for 12 minutes without even starting the saw. Best description of this technique I've ever seen, most pros do it so fast you can't really tell what happened...
Ha! At the start of the video I thought you were going to start the engine and pop the chain back on using the motor. Great video. Too much common sense for most people.
I was thinking the exact same thing! 😂
I was waiting for it!!
Shush!
LoL
6 mins of comment “damage control”. 😂 Here’s a comment for ya…. Keep up the GREAT work! Thanks!
Thank you sir for being a real person with real experience and the kind heart it takes to teach other humans how to get things done. Hats off to you.
The people who make those sorts of comments are from the same sort of folks that have never cut even a cord of wood in their lifetimes. Keep up the logger style tips I really enjoy them. I have been running a saw since I was 13 and I am now 61 and you can never know it all !.
@@jefflary5457 20 plus years of trailcrew here in glacier national park, miles and miles of timbered trails, some if which is burned over - lots of cuttin here! And yes, i do heat with wood too..
Back when I was a logger we’d use this technique but as we were rolling the chain over the tip we’d bump the throttle with the toe of our boot. Made it even faster. Keep up the good work Wilson. Cheers
Thank you, excellent technique
Wilson, I have been running a saw since I was 11 years old, yes I''m a few years older than you but I do agree, people should do what ever works for them!!!
I kicked a chain cutting brush and a few of the drive links were damaged enough to hang in the groove and I had to file them down to get running again. Of course, I'm in NO hurry at all, so I don't mind taking the chain off to check.
Best educational channel in some time. Thanks!
😂😂😂 I knew what you were up to, the minute you started! Now you're giving away old logger secrets.😂😂😂 About the only time my dad fiddled with loosening nuts was at the end of the day when he took everything apart. His chainsaw was always kept meticulously clean. He cleaned the pitch off with a rag dipped in kerosene, then wiped it down with a clean rag. My grandpa's did not keep theirs as clean, but both used your method. I grew up seeing this done and never thought anything about it. Didn't know it puts some folks tails in a knot. This was hilarious!😂😂😂
Thank you for the comment. I may be more like your grandfather, my saw is covered in pitch.
Nice trick! Thanks so much for sharing.
Thankyou for showing me this technique.
I detest WOKE but never realised i was one of them when i used the socket and bar screw technique 😮😂👍
I came across your channel two days ago. I said to my wife, “finally, a guy who can buck up a fallen tree without pinching his bar.” You wouldn’t believe how many times I’ve seen a video where that happens. Great channel. Great information. Great sense of humour.
How did the wife respond?
@ with polite indifference “that’s nice dear”. Then I followed up with a long discussion about other UA-camrs get their bars stuck in the tree and have to use wedges, a second and third saw, that inevitably get stuck too, then resort to pulling with a tractor, an on and on. She responded, “that’s nice dear”, that’s when I noticed she had ear buds in 😁
@@spaltedwoodsman4368 Thats what I figured. 🤣. Kind of like when they yammer on and on to us concerning loading dishes in the dishwasher, washing clothes and other assorted house work, people at their job who bug them…
I knew this would be a good tip, and it did not disappoint. I am a wildland firefighter, and I also run a tree service, and I've never seen this done. Awesome
LOL! Excellent job! I've been rolling "impossibly" tight v-belts onto pulleys for decades....and yet I have always woked my thrown chains back onto even the long bars. Who knew!?
Thank you! 👍
Excellent video learning a lot
I love this guy! As an older guy who listened to punk rock I swear I feel like I’m listening to Jello Biafra from the Dead Kennedys narrate a chainsaw video. 😂 Freaking Awesome!
Love your videos man.
I absolutely love getting tips and tricks from you and Bucking Billy. Doesn't matter that I have decades of experience, I always have room for improvement. Thank you.
Thank you for the comment. Buckin' and I do a lot of things differently but I learned things from him too.
I’ve used the technique to remove the chain for a long hike, untie chain from handle bend it back and start cutting.. saves time clearing trails. Good tip Wilson
Thank you for the information, well said!
I have seen my buddy Ady do that many years ago,, he was in forestry for decades, and I have never seen that guy cut a crooked line, you have to do what works and something are just tried and true techniques this being one of them. great video,
Thanks for sharing. It is an effective technique
Tell your armchair experts. When you do this technic , make sure the saw's not running.
😂😂😂
Yeah, but, that's how the real pros do it!
I'm glad you mentioned that good safety tip.
Yep I didn't even think to mention that.
Super funny 🤣
1 year of videos like yours is better than 30 years of trial and error
I always enjoy watching your humble and well informed videos. Unlike so many other logging/chainsaw channels out there, you're 100% transparent and introspective enough to convey an honest message, covering both skepticism and criticism. Too many other guys like to say "this is how it is, there's no other way to do it, and if you disagree you're an idiot." For many things that may be true, but it's not a universal statement. Keep sharing your knowledge, tips and all around good advice. Respectfully from Northern WV 🤟
Thank you for the comment and encouragement.
Thanks for saving me a lot of typing! Totally agree. I would add, and mighty entertaining!
That was awesome! Makes sense and so much easier in -20C!
Winderdome Resort BC
Great technique.
First off, I really enjoy your videos. I appreciate you showing techniques like this that are used by veteran, professional loggers who do this for a living and find shortcuts because time is money. As for myself, I was trained with a chainsaw when I was a Park Ranger, so the procedures I was taught are so ingrained that it's tough not to follow them. Second, I might take more liberties with a government owned chainsaw than I would with one that I paid for. Retired, now I just cut on my own 20 acre woodlot, and I have a Stihl 661c with a 36 inch bar that I'll be making payments on for another year of so. I baby it, I admit it. My point is that much of it depends on how you were taught, and if you can afford to easily repair/replace the equipment.
Great video like always 👏
Thanks for doing your thing, I have learned a lot from your show!
Welding Engineer here, my Books told me long time ago :
In materials science and engineering, the yield point is the point on a stress-strain curve that indicates the limit of elastic behavior and the beginning of plastic behavior. Below the yield point, a material will deform elastically and will return to its original shape when the applied stress is removed. Once the yield point is passed, some fraction of the deformation will be permanent and non-reversible and is known as plastic deformation.
The older you get the more you appreciate the things you learned in your physics lessons back then.
I think that's just a fancy way of saying, don't bend it too far. 😁
😂 Yep, isn't the " brain computer " a wonderful thing ,especially when it's switched on !
Please keep doing exactly what you feel is best. It has helped me become a better logger and forester. We have a small forest that we also wish to take care of. Trimming, thinning, dead removal, and replanting. Our mill is somewhat primitive but often gets the job done. Our lumber has been used for numerous farm buildings. Thank you sincerely
Thanks for entertainingly sharing this tip with detail and caveat (bar length limits). I never saw my older family members out logging, but this tip is nostalgic for me because I am sure they flexed the bar to put the chain back on.
That makes a whole lot of sense, like you said, for those who run long bars to make a living. Never saw that before. Good video! No wok mentality here!
Thanks for explaining this technique.😁😁😁😁😁😁😁
That was fun and educational to boot. I missed watching the first one, but it looks like this one is even better!
A long time ago I worked with someone whose standard line was “if you can’t take a joke you shouldn’t be here!” (He had a less ‘polite’ version too ;) )
Thanks for this and keep them coming!
That was the best video I've watched in a while. Thanks!
Thanks for the pro tip!
Always love your channel and get a laugh every time. Thanks for the videos.
I've seen Buckin' Billy Ray do this in the bush but I don't think he ever explained what he was doing or how to do it. This was terrific! Thank you. Love your channel.
Thanks man
I am still a newbie sawer, sawyer....user of a chain saw. Great technique. I will try it on my short 24' bar. Woke chainsaws make a lot of noise, but don't do much.
I like to run my chainsaws a little loose too. Less stress on the clutch. I've only been running a saw for ten years. I never knew how enjoyable it could be before I started. From the occasional storm debris, down blow and firewood it's my favorite hobby and I even make a little money helping neighbors with cutting, task, the occasional felling but the best part is limbing, bucking and splitting with a maul/axe. I sell firewood when I can. It's a great feeling to be able to provide campfire wood or wood that heats people's homes. I live in upstate New York. A 20 inch bar is more than enough on my cutting tasks on my Husqvarna 455 Rancher and 365. God bless you Mr. Wilson and Happy New Year.
I love this guy... he could totally be mean about some really simple pro chainsaw techniques that most saw owners don't know, but think they know more than they do, but he is patient and calm. I'd go fellin with this guy any day
Thank you for the kind comment.
Love your way of explaining things.. thanks ;)
Happy new year 🎉
I appreciate your content sir. I'm glad your channel found me. Thanks.
Great video as always. I’ve been using the same trick for 30 years myself, works wonders. It’s a bit of a struggle with a 24” bar sometimes but anything longer works well. Happy new year from Northern Alberta!
That is a cool trick! Thanks for sharing
Thanks for sharing this. 😁
I like a long bar for the reasons we often see and also i often buck root wads off drift logs that are floating down the Yukon in spring. Leaning off the side of the boat a long bar is great. Frikin water and sawdust fly back but i don't mind. Im grateful to be able to still be out and at it at 76 years. This is the coolest yt logger channel! Keep em comin!
You need to see this video of the Loggers working the aftermath of th 1980 Mt. St. Helens eruption. In Part 2 you will see a logger reseting his chain on a 60" bar. You are spot on. I grew up in Longview Washington and was there on May 18th for the eruption. Your technique is solid my friend. Mt. St. Helens: Logging the Blast - U.S. Logger (1983)
Mr. Wilson, You have THE KNOWLEDGE.
You addressed my issue.
I am a land owner in Kentucky. I have mainly small trees. I have an 18" battery chainsaw for very small amount of firewood production I need.
There is a quick tension feature on my particular saw. Plus, having grown up in the suburbs, I didn't learn to use chainsaws until much later in my adulthood. Like after retirement from the military. :)
Anyway I enjoy watching Wilson Forest Lands because I learn new things. Thanks!
What do you think this is, the USA? You think you can size your chainsaw to your needs??? You aren't allowed to watch these videos if you don't own a Stihl with a 36" bar! 😂🤣😂
@@purdunetae2995 Hahahahaha
Get rid of the battery saw, first lesson.
@@tomlorenzen4062 Why should the guy from Kentucky get rid of his battery saw? Do you have a gas powered hand drill or battery? Your tools should fit your job. Not the biggest and most powerful dump truck to haul 20 lbs of manure... Or did I miss your joke?
@tomlorenzen4062 why? I have 3 batteries, I can everything I need to with it. And it is paid for.
No mixing fuel, no engine issues, it always starts.
Granted if I had large trees to deal with, I would buy a larger saw quickly. But now it isn't worth the money or hassle. And I didn't say my battery saw was better than the big saws. I said it was all I need.
Lots of difference being a firefighter and a firewood cutter.
I probably won't do this to my saw, however if I was a firefighter... ABSOLUTELY time is of the essence!
Keep up the great work!
Great video! As a homeowner usually running 16”-18” and occasionally a 24” I always think “A man as got to know his limitations”. 🙂
Thank you for your knowledge and experience. It's amazing how those less experienced are the first to bemoan advice from true professionals.
Brilliant video, I never thought of doing that!
so many great points made in this video, WHY should we change the way we do things just because someone else says we should? Who has the authority to say the old school way is wrong? That is on reason why im glad i grew up when i did before everything became "wrong". Keep the old school ways alive!!!!!
Well said.
Another gem!! I never knew about this. I’ll have to give it a try if I ever throw a chain. Thanks!
Excellent instruction 💯👍
That’s legit. Good technique. 😂😂😂 I thought you were gonna start it… that’s dangerous. But I like your style. Cheers thanks for the videos. You’ve taught me allot 😊
I have been running chainsaws since I was 12 years old I own Timber land in Columbia County Oregon I Primarily run the exact saw as you also with a 32 inch bar except I run the regular Stihl Rollomatic ES. I am currently thinning Alders and Building a road through the section of alders on the far side of my property. I can tell you the little suckers that come out of the side of the alders when I am limbing and cutting them I have NEVER had my chain pop off as many times as the last month (As you said always at Low RPM's) is my experience as well. This technique works great on a "regular bar" I as a personal preference do not use gloves and keep my chains overly sharp and I have minorly cut myself 1 out of 10 times hell I average cutting myself about 1 and 4 times I sharpen my chain again your not rolling it on from the sharp side when your working it over the tip I think sometimes people just have to argue. A friend of mine that spent 45 years contract cutting in Oregon showed me how to put the chain back on like you did in your video. It is as you said Guys that make their living in the woods and get paid by production do what they have to do to get the job done. I enjoy your videos!
This is new to me. I'm gonna try it
Cool. Thanks for mentioning minimum bar length
Yeah, it's a great time saving trick but it isn't going to work for me. 1. I am not a pro. 2. The longest bar I have is a 20-inch bar. 3. Whenever my chainsaw throws a chain, it buggers up some of the drive links, and I have to sit there with a flat file and file down the burrs to get them to fit in the bar groove.
Thanks dude. I just learned something.
great jobs mr wilson👍
Cheers Wilson, handy tip.
Great video cant believe people think that will bend the bar the bar had to flex that much for the chain to run off to begin with theres always people who think they know everything
Thank you for the tip on how to get the chain back on by slightly bending the bar and working the chain back on.
Good to know! We only have a 16" bar (battery operated Husqvarna). Getting to old to weild anything much bigger. But if we get one with a longer bar I'll definitely give it a whirl.
You are awesome, and that technique would've saved me so much time over the last three years. The problem with my 441 is that is usually burrs up the drivers when it throws chain.
I just let them run smooth. Probably works over the guide rails but I haven't noticed yet. I am not a professional...
@@danr308 The chain catcher burrs them up so much that they don't fit in the guide, and the catcher gets mangled in the process. I have three on order now. Damn briars and honey locust. I'm in Texas.
@brettmckenzie900 Yeah totally. Do you have the sharkfin or the cross one made of urethane. Between the dogs I mean? I bet that makes a difference.
If you are running a star sprocket, those will destroy the drivers as the chain flips off. Get a rim sprocket set up and most of that problem will disappear.
@@danr308 Metal sharkfin. It comes stock. I've got the poly on my 661 and I never have that problem.
Good deal thanks for info
I like it, never seen that before. Love and love the channel
Ok, you sold me today. Subscribed.
Great tip. Thank you very much. How well does it do with shorter bars?
im so happy ya got to all the negative commenters before they have a chance to type haha love your videos yes even the ones I go back two + years ago what great progression of great information PLUS great content ..
great tip, Thanks.
"Oh yeah, try that without clothes on, covered in honey, while a bear is right behind you." That's what I thought. lol, nice "tip".
Ok you got me there. 😂
Thanks for the tip! Up until I bought my ms 462 all my saws had 20" or shorter bars and I never would have tried it with those. This could save me a lot of walking on my property.
I often get blow downs and depending on the time of year I often can't take the tractor on the trails without tearing them up so tend to just have what I can carry and sometimes it's just the saw.
Great tips and thank you for showing people the slow and precise way of doing it. I use some long bars including a 6’ bar for my Alaska mill. I have used the “non-woke” way of resetting a chain, and I’m always cringing inside wondering if I bent it to far:) stay safe folks.
Learned this from a logger in the Santa Cruz mountains back in 93 great tip.
Ha, ha, This guy is so old school, I like that. I've done that before, Only in a pinch though when time is of the essence. It's true though , everything he has said. Thanks for all these videos.
Spot on , brother,
In this wonderful world of “This is the way you have to do it”’, it’s good to see there are still those that believe in the old school method of “Whatever works”. I can remember bosses asking me “ How’d you do that?” and telling them “You don’t want to know”.
My brother in law has a tree service so that makes me a professional. That said, you’re correct in being concerned about people. I know, because I know a guy. 🤣
I have done that on a 16 inch bar once. Forgot bar wrench and it was a good ways back to truck. You do have to bend it the other way to get back straight. Beat a 30 min walk
When it comes to reading comments, I remind myself of a saying that goes something like”those that speak the first and loudest, usually have the least to say”. Not to say we can’t learn something from anyone, but, you know what I mean. Great video, I haven’t thrown a chain many times, but never have I had the luck to throw a chain and not mangle the drivers.
Likely the chain came off during a cut, perhaps falling a tree, perhaps halfway through the cut. Excellent method to install chain while the tree is close to falling, get that chain on quick and finish the cut. No time for a bar wrench.
I learned something new today. And I am one of those trainer types. I might not teach this (since it's not in the "book")....but I just might use it myself.
Every video you made is very logical and entertaining. Even the round table. Thank you!