Man's work. Theres no app for that. Suspenders, grizzly stubble beard, work pants, stout proper solid old pickup truck. The old guy got the beard and the garden working. Let us hope this breed of men always has a place, always has life in this world. Stay gold.
Buckin that was smooth work with that Poor Man's Come along. Not only did I learn a new trick . I learn how to be a Soldier of kindness in the Buckin Army. Love your Channel.
I can finally file a chain to where it rips through stuff like i see your saws do. I must have 30 chains i gave up on bought new but saved them this year i brought them back to life they cut like a hot knife through butter , Thank you for your help Buckin' Billy Ray. Thank you.
I am among many who are lucky to have you as not only a teacher, but also a role model. Some may say you're of a dying breed, but your sharing goes a long way towards keeping that breed off of the endangered species list. Thank you.
My mother was a living saint that came from Munich, married my Pittsburgh father and shared 59 years of marriage with a yinzer. Humorous name for local yocal. Her many trips back to visit friends and family brought me a wonderful respect for the beautiful landscapes and history of little towns in the mountains. My wishes to travel there are gone now but her glorious memory lives on. 🙏
Vos vidéos sont géniales ! Merci. Watching those is probably a medium to my loving father who died a few years ago. I've had a hard time communicating with him. But now, it looks like I feel his presence, at last ! Thank you ! God bless you Laurent, from France
When I did rotten trees like that I would use the spare tire and tie it to the middle of the rope so it was up higher off the ground as a weight to keep pulling so after the cuts are made and the tree begins to fall the tire weight keeps pulling in the direction I want to make my cut a success. Some times even more weight for extra insurance when houses and buildings are involved are involved . One time two tires and one floor jack that happened to be in my truck. I am in no way a pro like you that is why I love watching your videos..... Keep them coming ......
That’s what life is all about. Doing for your fellow man, just to do it. I hope I spell his name correct, May God Bless you Hans. You are a good man Buckin.
A poor mans comalong with a Truckers hitch! Thank you for all you do and helping out people like him! Your kindness doesnt go unnoticed! Definitely tha k you for all you have taught me and others Buckin Billy!
Good explanation. May I add some extra handy knowledge: A) Use a non elastic rope. B) The longer the rope, the stronger the linear force will become! C) Attach a short second rope just in the middle of the first rope (but out of harm’s way). D) The harder the main rope is tensioned the stronger the linear force will become when you start pulling the secondary rope! E) Grab the short rope and pull laterally (sideways). By pulling sideways one uses the “Parallelogram of force” which shortly means - pulling sideways on a straight rope creates thousands and thousands of pounds of linear pulling force in the main rope (actually unlimited force initially). The more sideways the main rope is moved, the lower (exponentially) the pulling force in the main rope becomes. Therefore, when pulling (or moving) things one may need to retighten the main rope numerous times. (You can singlehanded pull your truck out of a ditch if you know this technique and have a long rope.) Kind regards Anders Sweden
I just have to say thanks Buckin for teaching me not to be scared not just with a round file while it is most satisfying to see a chain cut after I sharpen it.
Buckin, I’ve been watching your videos for a couple years now. I’m up in the mountains in California and do a bunch of tree work. A lot of older folks up here I do work for and don’t charge them. The smile on their face when I say no charge makes it all worth it. You inspire more than you know buddy. We all appreciate you very much! Keep doing your thing and we’ll be here to support.
What a great channel this is . I have been watching for years now. . I did wood with my dad as a child and with my husband as a woman . Love to watch .
Hay buckin iv just made the leap to be an abreast iv had a passion for power Saws since i was a little boy. For year video iv learnt and now you gave me the inspiration to make it my job id love to thank you for the bottom of my heart love you brother
I agree with you about helping people. I am not a trained professional but have cut down many trees for firewood using wedges and skidding them out of the bush. I always wear my protective equipment when doing it. I had the opportunity to help 2 different friends and a neighbor with removing dead and danger trees on their properties. I use both wedges and ropes and pulleys most of the time to be on the safe side. I had to do a bore cut on a 31 inch leaning poplar anď it worked like a charm. It's true that it makes you feel good for helping your neighbors and getting the firewood was a bonus. We need more people helping one another. Keep it up with the great videos and spreading the message.
I've used the alpine butterfly knot doing rope rescue when I was in the fire service here. But we attached pulley systems to give us extra leverage. That would work great if you had a really large tree that you needed to help it to come down. This was great to see, too. That saw is cranking out the chips!!
I was wondering if you were going to pull the line to get the mechanical advantage. You should emphasize how much control and pulling force you have when grabbing the line in the middle and pulling sideways. This technique will often help pull you out when you are stuck in the mud or snow. You can use the same techniques you used here with a rope tied to the car and a any other good anchor. It often take nothing more that a little pull by a friend to get you out. As to the firewood cut, split, and stacked in advance is a cultural thing in the Nordic countries. After years of building handcrafted log homes in the PNW, I decided to move to Sweden with my business. My dad's side of the family is Swedish and I always remembered that my father's father (min farfar in Swedish) used to have his entire winter's supply of stove wood cut, split and stacked in his woodshed. I had never seen anyone do that and my family owned a sawmill. We always used a wood cook stove. Grandpa never mentioned it to me as to why he did his wood that way. It wasn't until I started spending more time in Sweden (his mother was born in Sweden in 1860) that I learned that you're not a real Swede if you do not have your wood cut, split and in the shed by June 21st which is Midsommar, probably the second biggest holiday in Sweden. Everyone follows that 'rule' where I live. I'm about three hours north of Stockholm and my property would be about 10 miles south of Talkeetna if I were in Alaska. All of Sweden is beautiful, but I am especially lucky to live where I am. I have one of the most amazing properties a person could have.
I use that poor man come along for alot of tie downs!! Very simple & very effective! Thank you for your continued learning for us none pro wood cutters!👏👏👏
Mate, using your utube funds to help others to ease their burden is priceless. I put the red suit on for our local special ed children at Christmas and I maintain that I get far more back in smiles and laughter than I ever put into it. Thank you for the video. Terry from Australia.
I use this knot all the time, it's great! Here's a tip though, if you send your rope through the eye of that Alpine Butterfly twice rather than just once, it'll become self locking and therefore eliminate the need to pinch while tieing off. Just send the rope back through the eye and pull to unlock it. It allows you to really get things pulled tight. Keep up the good work! Love your videos!
There is not one thing more satisfying as a tree guy than a "cat claw" sharp chain cutting through wood and watching the chips fly! Well done! BTW I also use the knot trick all the time it's easy, quick, and you don't have the tree rocking backwards as the friction holds it snug with every pull. I use this method when I could use the power of 2 guys on the rope but only have 1.💪
Buckin!! Thats what its all about brother!!! Im glad ya left that blurp in the video to show the new followers what your all about😊 nothing better than helping one another!! And that poor mans comealong...im definately taking notes on that lil trick😊😊thanks again from my living room to yours brother❤much love, and respect as always
Just did this last Saturday, it works beautifully Thank you for all you do and the kindness that you share/spread Your videos bring a smile to my face even on the worst of days
Loved the small part you had with the gentleman. A very rare and amazing moment of two good men just being there true honest selfs. Thank you for keeping that in the video buckin, that’s what the world needs more of. Catching up on all the videos, been gone a while. Love ya buddy ✊🏻
8:08 I'm guessing you heard it in the comments but this is a standard Trucker's Hitch and a great find by you for this purpose....if nobody has mentioned it, Billy, the next time you do this, go through that loop twice before you start pulling, instead of once and it will hold itself. It's like knot magic. Love your videos, humility, and desire to teach. Thank you. 🙏🙏
I do it so close to what you do. I use a truckers hitch,, same basic knot, action as what you did.. you end with a three to one advantage. 10 pounds of pull on the tail, puts 30 pounds on the pull line. One for you Billy. I use two basic types of rope,, I think you know this already,, static and dynamic lines Dynamic stretch,, Nylon can stretch up to 40% and still return to its normal. The really good part of that is a pre loaded line say stretched 30%, will give a continued pull as the tree starts to move. I can also use a static line,, a non strtech line,, polyester, dynema, etc. And I can set those at 90 degrees to the direction of intended fal,, so the tree cannot choose sideways and head for the house. Set the static line at 90 degrees to intended fall and the dynamic line stretched hard to pull it in the direction I want it to go. I have even been known to set the stretchy line 3/4s of the way around the bole up high to not only pull,, but also to induce a spin to get the interlocking branches to pull out of its neighbor or off the roof. When I REALLY want to reef on a tree,, dynamic line with the truckers hitch to initially stretch it attached to a come along at full extension,,, then crank on the come along to stretch that nylon braid ed line to its fill 40% stretch, It maintains the strong pull till nearly the entire 40% is returned. You do goooood work Billy. Your hinges are art. I bust my keester,, and only get half so good a hinge.
I'm a homeowner with 10 acres, managing some of it for basic firewood and otherwise just cleaning stuff up for dog walking trails. I've got the smaller brother 562xp, stock setup and usually running a 20" bar. I seriously LOVE running this saw. By comparison (and not a fair one, admittedly), my old Stihl MS-271C just sits in the shed collecting dust. Hard to start, won't stay running at idle even after Stihl shop tune-up. Just a world of difference. I know, I know . . . it's not a Stihl vs. Husky thing. It's a amateur saw vs. stepping up to a pro-saw thing. Even though I'm not a pro, I'm so glad I threw down that giant wad of cash!! So worth it.
you da man Billy.. I had a huge Eucalyptus that I did like that but used a block & tackle from a target anchor, w/ 250" x 5/8" poly to my friends pickup in 4 wd.. the tree weighed tons 80 ft. X 30", dropped it perfectly avoiding the house & the phone lines.
When I saw you go low on that stump I said wow there's no room for an undercut, how's he gonna pull that off? My mouth dropped when I saw you finish it as a conventional. I said honey! Call the police! We have an imposter!! Then a second later you addressed it ha ha. Loved this, Especially the poor man's come along, I don't think I've seen that before
I used to work for a tree company here in New Hampshire. We would make your "poor man's come-along" but we called it a Turkey Hauler. I don't know why, that's just what we called it. It's amazing how much leverage that gives you with no hydraulics!
Take your time, and right first time! That was such a dangerous tree. As an amateur tree feller who's been taught properly, I wouldn't go near that one for any price. I'd definitely call an expert like you in. There is no substitute for experience. For tensioning ropes when there's no machinery available, I use "The Midshipman's Hitch". It is self locking and saves a lot of wear on your hands, because you don't need to pinch the knot and tie it off, you just pull it in the right way, and it is self locking.
Mr Smith not sure if I should call you Billy or something else, I'd just like to say, found your channel a couple of weeks ago I really appreciate your videos, you take the time to explain to us everything that you are doing on a job, and then sometimes you do the job no charge for someone that can really us a little help now and then, god bless you for your kindness 👍🙏❤
We call him Buckin... Buckin Billy Ray He is indeed a ray of sunshine in our lives. 👍 Glad you found the Woodman, he loves to teach his craft and work hard and ramble on about cool things. He has extended my life by teaching me to be at peace and not be in a hurry. 🎶🪵🪓🔥
Ur a beautiful being BBR!, The Gods and Goddesses of which there are many are smiling brightly!, What U do here/now matters, Ur all set ! Love and Truth, highest path, UR on it my friend,
I use this all the time. I also use cut logs and place them in the middle of the rope to place pressure on the rope as if someone was pulling in the direction of the directional wedge.
Big time respect to you mr buckin ,,pretty awesome doin what you did ,i live the idea that you use your UA-cam channel to be able to do such things ,i will gladly follow and support your channel ,✊️✊️💪🤙🍻
If your rope is short and you need all you can get rather than using the Butterfly use a Half Sheep Shank which requires less rope and is a bit faster. Nice to see someone who really cares about their work. Great job!
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@@spencerh2860 we will not be selling axe heads. Thank you for watching and supporting the channel.
Man's work. Theres no app for that. Suspenders, grizzly stubble beard, work pants, stout proper solid old pickup truck. The old guy got the beard and the garden working. Let us hope this breed of men always has a place, always has life in this world.
Stay gold.
Billy Ray Smith, you are an inspiration. You are a good man with a good soul. Your talent as a lumberjack is only exceeded by your kindness! ❤
Buckin that was smooth work with that Poor Man's Come along. Not only did I learn a new trick . I learn how to be a Soldier of kindness in the Buckin Army. Love your Channel.
I can finally file a chain to where it rips through stuff like i see your saws do. I must have 30 chains i gave up on bought new but saved them this year i brought them back to life they cut like a hot knife through butter , Thank you for your help Buckin' Billy Ray. Thank you.
Welcome
You are a kind man. You are a gift to the world. ❤ bless you.
I am among many who are lucky to have you as not only a teacher, but also a role model. Some may say you're of a dying breed, but your sharing goes a long way towards keeping that breed off of the endangered species list. Thank you.
thanks br for the solid advice on a rotten stick ✊️
Thank you Buckin for helping out this older german Gentleman.
Love his Garden, like my Grandpa used to do it too.
Kind regards from Germany
My mother was a living saint that came from Munich, married my Pittsburgh father and shared 59 years of marriage with a yinzer. Humorous name for local yocal.
Her many trips back to visit friends and family brought me a wonderful respect for the beautiful landscapes and history of little towns in the mountains.
My wishes to travel there are gone now but her glorious memory lives on. 🙏
Acts of kindness pay for themselves in how you’re made to feel afterwards.
Buckin , you’re a true gentleman.
🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲
Rock on buckin,I help people who can't afford tree work all the time.god bles you.
Some times a person just helps out old timers because its the right thing to do thanks Bucking
Love it that you pay attention to other surrounding trees that you don't want to harm👍
Truckers hitch, works great. Just pulled a leaning stem over with this yesterday! Thanks for sharing Buckin!
Shake makers hitch, Hay makers hitch... I've seen it called by probably 10 different names, everyone that uses it claims it. it is a great hitch.
Those have a potential to bind up under a lot of tension making untying difficult...but they are a little easier and quicker to tie...
Half hitch
Buckin Love the respect you show him
Vos vidéos sont géniales ! Merci.
Watching those is probably a medium to my loving father who died a few years ago. I've had a hard time communicating with him. But now, it looks like I feel his presence, at last !
Thank you !
God bless you
Laurent, from France
When I did rotten trees like that I would use the spare tire and tie it to the middle of the rope so it was up higher off the ground as a weight to keep pulling so after the cuts are made and the tree begins to fall the tire weight keeps pulling in the direction I want to make my cut a success. Some times even more weight for extra insurance when houses and buildings are involved are involved . One time two tires and one floor jack that happened to be in my truck. I am in no way a pro like you that is why I love watching your videos..... Keep them coming ......
That’s what life is all about. Doing for your fellow man, just to do it. I hope I spell his name correct, May God Bless you Hans. You are a good man Buckin.
A poor mans comalong with a Truckers hitch! Thank you for all you do and helping out people like him! Your kindness doesnt go unnoticed! Definitely tha k you for all you have taught me and others Buckin Billy!
im a powersaw guy. i know a bit, not muchm, but i love it!!!! I come here for the vibes i get!!!! heck yeah!!!!
Good explanation. May I add some extra handy knowledge:
A) Use a non elastic rope.
B) The longer the rope, the stronger the linear force will become!
C) Attach a short second rope just in the middle of the first rope (but out of harm’s way).
D) The harder the main rope is tensioned the stronger the linear force will become when you start pulling the secondary rope!
E) Grab the short rope and pull laterally (sideways).
By pulling sideways one uses the “Parallelogram of force” which shortly means - pulling sideways on a straight rope creates thousands and thousands of pounds of linear pulling force in the main rope (actually unlimited force initially).
The more sideways the main rope is moved, the lower (exponentially) the pulling force in the main rope becomes.
Therefore, when pulling (or moving) things one may need to retighten the main rope numerous times.
(You can singlehanded pull your truck out of a ditch if you know this technique and have a long rope.)
Kind regards
Anders
Sweden
it's a good message you're putting out there driftin dem trees for free. jah blessings!
I just have to say thanks Buckin for teaching me not to be scared not just with a round file while it is most satisfying to see a chain cut after I sharpen it.
Your a good man BUCKIN thanks for sharing all that you do so easy to forget to Help others and share so much of what you know
Buckin, I’ve been watching your videos for a couple years now. I’m up in the mountains in California and do a bunch of tree work. A lot of older folks up here I do work for and don’t charge them. The smile on their face when I say no charge makes it all worth it. You inspire more than you know buddy. We all appreciate you very much! Keep doing your thing and we’ll be here to support.
Yup, lead by example is the best ‘teacher’ aka “be a light unto the world”.
Right on! Everyone wins when love is allowed to.
What a great channel this is . I have been watching for years now. . I did wood with my dad as a child and with my husband as a woman . Love to watch .
Yet again, we receive waay more than we pay for here. Another banger!
Hay buckin iv just made the leap to be an abreast iv had a passion for power Saws since i was a little boy. For year video iv learnt and now you gave me the inspiration to make it my job id love to thank you for the bottom of my heart love you brother
Same setup as a trucker's hitch. I use that all the time for things in my truck bed. Amazingly usefully
Community = knowing your neighbors = and being a good one = I'm very proud to recommend your content, and feel good about it. ❤❤
I agree with you about helping people. I am not a trained professional but have cut down many trees for firewood using wedges and skidding them out of the bush. I always wear my protective equipment when doing it. I had the opportunity to help 2 different friends and a neighbor with removing dead and danger trees on their properties. I use both wedges and ropes and pulleys most of the time to be on the safe side. I had to do a bore cut on a 31 inch leaning poplar anď it worked like a charm. It's true that it makes you feel good for helping your neighbors and getting the firewood was a bonus. We need more people helping one another. Keep it up with the great videos and spreading the message.
Good work
Good job
Stay safe...👍
In this changing world, you are correct. Stay safe and help others when ever you can 👍👍👍
No handles yet, I’ll keep looking. Big Thanks to you and your channel!
Thanks for taking care of your friends, I know he appreciated it
There are Jack-o'-lantern and Bicolored Bolete mushrooms growing out that dead root flare. The jacks actually glow in the dark.
First thing I noticed. Wasn't sure what kind though. I been learning abt 5 6 yrs now so I'm fairly new to the fungi world
Is that turkey tail (polypore) on the target trunk . This fungus is more adaptable than I thought . Just saw it on ash few days back .
I've used the alpine butterfly knot doing rope rescue when I was in the fire service here. But we attached pulley systems to give us extra leverage. That would work great if you had a really large tree that you needed to help it to come down. This was great to see, too. That saw is cranking out the chips!!
Billy is living the dream. A good man can be found by his works, nothing more! 🫡
I was wondering if you were going to pull the line to get the mechanical advantage. You should emphasize how much control and pulling force you have when grabbing the line in the middle and pulling sideways. This technique will often help pull you out when you are stuck in the mud or snow. You can use the same techniques you used here with a rope tied to the car and a any other good anchor. It often take nothing more that a little pull by a friend to get you out.
As to the firewood cut, split, and stacked in advance is a cultural thing in the Nordic countries. After years of building handcrafted log homes in the PNW, I decided to move to Sweden with my business. My dad's side of the family is Swedish and I always remembered that my father's father (min farfar in Swedish) used to have his entire winter's supply of stove wood cut, split and stacked in his woodshed. I had never seen anyone do that and my family owned a sawmill. We always used a wood cook stove. Grandpa never mentioned it to me as to why he did his wood that way. It wasn't until I started spending more time in Sweden (his mother was born in Sweden in 1860) that I learned that you're not a real Swede if you do not have your wood cut, split and in the shed by June 21st which is Midsommar, probably the second biggest holiday in Sweden. Everyone follows that 'rule' where I live. I'm about three hours north of Stockholm and my property would be about 10 miles south of Talkeetna if I were in Alaska. All of Sweden is beautiful, but I am especially lucky to live where I am. I have one of the most amazing properties a person could have.
I use that poor man come along for alot of tie downs!! Very simple & very effective! Thank you for your continued learning for us none pro wood cutters!👏👏👏
Mate, using your utube funds to help others to ease their burden is priceless. I put the red suit on for our local special ed children at Christmas and I maintain that I get far more back in smiles and laughter than I ever put into it. Thank you for the video.
Terry from Australia.
I use this knot all the time, it's great! Here's a tip though, if you send your rope through the eye of that Alpine Butterfly twice rather than just once, it'll become self locking and therefore eliminate the need to pinch while tieing off. Just send the rope back through the eye and pull to unlock it.
It allows you to really get things pulled tight.
Keep up the good work! Love your videos!
You're knotty...
i don't like it...i love it 😊
Was just going to say this!
Whats nice too is how easy it is to undo. Just grab that tail and yank it towards the tree, and it'll break the autolock.
I used the Alpine Butterfly for YEARS before I learned the twice-through trick. So brilliant, so simple. How did I never think of that??!?!
It looks like a truckers hitch to me !
@@davidelo5843 You're right, Trucker's Hitch is one name for the whole set-up. The Alpine Butterfly is just the loop in the middle of the line 👍
The Buckin keeps on a Rollin,Hi Hans, you have the best man for the job there,great educator of a clip!❤
I try
Hey Buckin, nice trick. That’s a truckers hitch. If you run the tag end back thru the loop it will hold the tension on its own.
There is not one thing more satisfying as a tree guy than a "cat claw" sharp chain cutting through wood and watching the chips fly!
Well done!
BTW I also use the knot trick all the time it's easy, quick, and you don't have the tree rocking backwards as the friction holds it snug with every pull. I use this method when I could use the power of 2 guys on the rope but only have 1.💪
Thanks BBR. Yep pretty amazing what can be done with just rope. It's all about the physics/leverage. Hope you have a great weekend.
Buckin!! Thats what its all about brother!!! Im glad ya left that blurp in the video to show the new followers what your all about😊 nothing better than helping one another!! And that poor mans comealong...im definately taking notes on that lil trick😊😊thanks again from my living room to yours brother❤much love, and respect as always
Just did this last Saturday, it works beautifully
Thank you for all you do and the kindness that you share/spread
Your videos bring a smile to my face even on the worst of days
Loved the small part you had with the gentleman. A very rare and amazing moment of two good men just being there true honest selfs. Thank you for keeping that in the video buckin, that’s what the world needs more of. Catching up on all the videos, been gone a while. Love ya buddy ✊🏻
I always learn something new watching your videos. Thank you BBR. Stay safe out there.
I appreciate that
8:08 I'm guessing you heard it in the comments but this is a standard Trucker's Hitch and a great find by you for this purpose....if nobody has mentioned it, Billy, the next time you do this, go through that loop twice before you start pulling, instead of once and it will hold itself. It's like knot magic.
Love your videos, humility, and desire to teach. Thank you. 🙏🙏
I do it so close to what you do. I use a truckers hitch,, same basic knot, action as what you did.. you end with a three to one advantage. 10 pounds of pull on the tail, puts 30 pounds on the pull line. One for you Billy. I use two basic types of rope,, I think you know this already,, static and dynamic lines Dynamic stretch,, Nylon can stretch up to 40% and still return to its normal. The really good part of that is a pre loaded line say stretched 30%, will give a continued pull as the tree starts to move. I can also use a static line,, a non strtech line,, polyester, dynema, etc. And I can set those at 90 degrees to the direction of intended fal,, so the tree cannot choose sideways and head for the house.
Set the static line at 90 degrees to intended fall and the dynamic line stretched hard to pull it in the direction I want it to go. I have even been known to set the stretchy line 3/4s of the way around the bole up high to not only pull,, but also to induce a spin to get the interlocking branches to pull out of its neighbor or off the roof.
When I REALLY want to reef on a tree,, dynamic line with the truckers hitch to initially stretch it attached to a come along at full extension,,, then crank on the come along to stretch that nylon braid ed line to its fill 40% stretch, It maintains the strong pull till nearly the entire 40% is returned.
You do goooood work Billy. Your hinges are art. I bust my keester,, and only get half so good a hinge.
Love and be Kind to your neighbor and you will never want for anything! Thank you Sir for proving this!
Much love Buckin! ❤️🪵 keep it up!!
Thanks, Buckin'!❤
You always make it look so easy, but its not, love the content.. :)
Thanks for your generosity, kindness and patience teaching everyone that wants to learn the trade safely...God bless!
ur a beast bucking!
The recipient program in action! ❤️
Truth snowman
Hello Donald
Old-timer! ✊🏻✊🏻💪
I'm a homeowner with 10 acres, managing some of it for basic firewood and otherwise just cleaning stuff up for dog walking trails. I've got the smaller brother 562xp, stock setup and usually running a 20" bar. I seriously LOVE running this saw. By comparison (and not a fair one, admittedly), my old Stihl MS-271C just sits in the shed collecting dust. Hard to start, won't stay running at idle even after Stihl shop tune-up. Just a world of difference. I know, I know . . . it's not a Stihl vs. Husky thing. It's a amateur saw vs. stepping up to a pro-saw thing. Even though I'm not a pro, I'm so glad I threw down that giant wad of cash!! So worth it.
@Buckin' Billy Ray Smith - You're a good man. Blessings!
you da man Billy.. I had a huge Eucalyptus that I did like that but used a block & tackle from a target anchor, w/ 250" x 5/8" poly to my friends pickup in 4 wd.. the tree weighed tons 80 ft. X 30", dropped it perfectly avoiding the house & the phone lines.
We call it a 1 man come along in southern Ohio. Love ya BBB
Thank you for sharing your work I have learned a lot from you and I have been doing it for years
The Alpine Butterfly is one of the greatest knots ever. I always called this type of rigging a trucker's hitch. I use them all the time.
When I saw you go low on that stump I said wow there's no room for an undercut, how's he gonna pull that off? My mouth dropped when I saw you finish it as a conventional. I said honey! Call the police! We have an imposter!! Then a second later you addressed it ha ha. Loved this, Especially the poor man's come along, I don't think I've seen that before
Have done this for years. Thank you for old school.
got yourself a poor man's block and tackle there Billy Ray, with another eye and another loop through it you could multiply the leverage even further
Love yer vids brother! Always a pleasure to listen to your experience and learn more every day.
I used to work for a tree company here in New Hampshire. We would make your "poor man's come-along" but we called it a Turkey Hauler. I don't know why, that's just what we called it. It's amazing how much leverage that gives you with no hydraulics!
The amount of times he said friends is just hilarious 😂😂😂😂
no better feeling than helping someone when u can ...because u can, kudos to u BBR.
Take your time, and right first time!
That was such a dangerous tree. As an amateur tree feller who's been taught properly, I wouldn't go near that one for any price. I'd definitely call an expert like you in. There is no substitute for experience.
For tensioning ropes when there's no machinery available, I use "The Midshipman's Hitch". It is self locking and saves a lot of wear on your hands, because you don't need to pinch the knot and tie it off, you just pull it in the right way, and it is self locking.
That long bar makes it nice. I'm gonna havta check on a longer bar and chain. That seems like a back saver. Thanks, take care brother.
Mr Smith not sure if I should call you Billy or something else, I'd just like to say, found your channel a couple of weeks ago I really appreciate your videos, you take the time to explain to us everything that you are doing on a job, and then sometimes you do the job no charge for someone that can really us a little help now and then, god bless you for your kindness 👍🙏❤
Welcome to the Buckin army, glad you are here
We call him Buckin...
Buckin Billy Ray
He is indeed a ray of sunshine in our lives. 👍
Glad you found the Woodman, he loves to teach his craft and work hard and ramble on about cool things.
He has extended my life by teaching me to be at peace and not be in a hurry. 🎶🪵🪓🔥
Welcome to the Community!
That saw, sir, is some fine piece of equipment tuned to perfection. Makes me jealous.
Thank you Billy for what you do! You are such an inspiration. Any camp your in is a better one!
Love your channel. Love your sound effects!
We need more people like you Buckin❤ imagine what it would be like!
No greater teacher than experience! Well done!
Wow you cut for free because you enjoy the work.... you are a good guy...
Ur a beautiful being BBR!, The Gods and Goddesses of which there are many are smiling brightly!, What U do here/now matters, Ur all set ! Love and Truth, highest path, UR on it my friend,
Mate, helping out where you can is great. Well done!!
Thanks for the video Billy!
Great Rope work... glad you got solid leverage on her... once you got her down... Uff Dah total punk wood
A master class in felling. Every tree's different and knowledge is key 🙌
Best rope trick ever if you are by yourself or like u said poor man's come along. Works great little at time even as u cut the tree.
I love when you show knots but I never use them enough to remember them
Hey every time I watch you I learn some new things. Good video. God bless. (Old guy from Arkansas)🇺🇸
I use this all the time. I also use cut logs and place them in the middle of the rope to place pressure on the rope as if someone was pulling in the direction of the directional wedge.
Nice work. I'm surprised you're not wearing gloves. 😮
Love the suspenders. 😂
Big time respect to you mr buckin ,,pretty awesome doin what you did ,i live the idea that you use your UA-cam channel to be able to do such things ,i will gladly follow and support your channel ,✊️✊️💪🤙🍻
I. Love the way your saw cut so fast
If your rope is short and you need all you can get rather than using the Butterfly use a Half Sheep Shank which requires less rope and is a bit faster.
Nice to see someone who really cares about their work. Great job!
Love your show , it's so much knowledge being given freely, THANK-YOU AND GOD BLESS YOU AND YOURS 🩸🙏🏼✝️🙏🏾🩸
Great stuff, Billy (as usual). Glad the hear Hans has got his axe back (I'd been worrying about that (!))
You're a good man, Buckin!
👍 Another excellent fall, well done! 🙏
Buckin you never cease to amaze fella😂😂😂
Poor man come along worth it’s weight in gold when you need it. ✊🏼
Great video as always Buckin, I really wanna port a 572 after seeing how amazing Rip Saws run