Cutting Redwood between Houses

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  • @jamescouch3607
    @jamescouch3607 7 місяців тому +5

    August Hunicke, you are a good man. Your philosophy on life is so clear and obvious and I believe it was the way this country and others used to be governed. Perhaps you need to run for Congress and try to get these basic principles taught to the younger men.

  • @patricianeely2475
    @patricianeely2475 7 місяців тому +4

    You are a very handsome man and a good man! So was my husband of 31 years until he passed away in 2016 from lung cancer

  • @E.Meyers
    @E.Meyers 7 місяців тому +2

    August, you are one heckuva incredible gentleman for many reasons. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and wisdom. 🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻

  • @craigmize4395
    @craigmize4395 7 місяців тому +4

    Hey Brother as a retired HVAC man / shop owner I conformed to all the rules at first . After 17 years I started my own business and more mobile is safer crawling around attics , we traded boots , jeans and hard hats for tennies and shorts , way cooler and agile ! Safer ? Who knows , worked for me , like you said pay attention , plan ahead and good things will happen . 40 years in the trade and the worse injury is a worn out back ! keep up the positive vibe !

  • @timgrant1796
    @timgrant1796 7 місяців тому +4

    Completely with you (as usual) on the nature and application of safety procedures. Just because you can drive a car doesn't mean you can just jump on a motorcycle or back up a big rig. The notch-filler is on p72 of the most recent version of The Fundamentals, if anyone is looking. Thanks for the demo, along with the rest of the excellent vid.

  • @NHlocal
    @NHlocal 7 місяців тому +1

    August, I also give credit to Mr. Beranek for that chunk of wood
    in a tight crotch trick. Not to mention the many, many other rock
    solid techniques I learned from him through his books and videos.
    Always a pleasure to watch the MonkeyBeaver crew making the
    hard work look easy.
    Keep yourselves safe! 😃👍❤🌲
    Randy

  • @marcduclos9789
    @marcduclos9789 7 місяців тому +3

    The description of the task was Redwoods. You said they were just babies. I thought about the big one Gerry cut. I sat and watch you and was contemplating hum haven’t heard about Gerry is years. Sitting here in a New Hampshire in a little nor’easter snow storm and you brought him up 30 minutes in. Wow Prity cool.

  • @scanadaze
    @scanadaze 7 місяців тому +2

    You got me thinking. On the bar tip. I have tagged my leg. My dad has tagged his foot. Something I am doing as I am watching your video. Painting the tips of my bars bright orange. The no zones. Take care.

  • @Woodrats272xp
    @Woodrats272xp 7 місяців тому

    Excellent explanation August! You are a Rock Star! Thanks for clarifying your techniques to the unaccountable individuals.

  • @roncaron-l1r
    @roncaron-l1r 7 місяців тому +1

    Great video August praise the crew ( ty Ron

  • @SidearmSinner
    @SidearmSinner 7 місяців тому +1

    The men. The myths. The legends.

  • @Brian-Mondeau37
    @Brian-Mondeau37 7 місяців тому +4

    I can relate to ya about the one hand on the saw, I'm a welder fabricator and I can't even imagine using a guard on a grinder. But ordinary society says you must 100% at all times have one. Nope, no way, can't do it, I know the risk, I know how to safely handle them, and I know when I'm in potential danger. Let professionals be professionals

  • @richardtruesdell8289
    @richardtruesdell8289 7 місяців тому

    I love the high speed limbing!

  • @batmantiss
    @batmantiss 7 місяців тому

    I'm always so proud watching my contemporaries build their companies.

  • @wendymorrison5803
    @wendymorrison5803 7 місяців тому

    August, thanks for discussing safety and planning, while up a tree!
    We had a huge storm in South Gippsland Australia two days ago. A rural town local to me hit badly. Houses lost rooves. Sheds collapsed. Hundreds of trees affected or down. A man killed by flying debris. Our volunteer emergency service are still up there two days later. Clearing tree falls, debris off roads, protecting damaged homes, flagging power lines down. Local tree services have gone up too. Those workers need to be trained and stay safe.

  • @Rico-ki5jq
    @Rico-ki5jq 7 місяців тому +2

    Good to see a redwood getting a little love on UA-cam. Viva La Redwood!

  • @Arbor-Ed
    @Arbor-Ed 7 місяців тому

    Great videos! Keep up the good work!
    -Arbor Ed

  • @novocainesoul4529
    @novocainesoul4529 7 місяців тому +18

    That fast motion with that song cracks me up! Thanks August for the entertainment.

  • @opendstudio7141
    @opendstudio7141 7 місяців тому

    That Timelapse definitely illustrates just how efficient Monkey Beaver Team really is. Definitely giving customers value for their hard earned cash. 👍👍👍

  • @Wildwoodjake
    @Wildwoodjake 7 місяців тому

    For some reason I can envision August playing the banjo on that song.

  • @ridermak4111
    @ridermak4111 7 місяців тому

    About those choices.
    How do we learn the difference between good and bad choices when we are young ? The choices you are talking about, I learned from DAD. He let me screw up and smile at me when I looked up at him, knowing I would remember it better….unless my screw up was about to be expensive or dangerous, then he would loudly stop me and we would sit and talk about it. I miss him.

  • @runninonempty820
    @runninonempty820 7 місяців тому

    The banjo always makes me think of the Beverly Hillbillies.

  • @amourmtungo623
    @amourmtungo623 7 місяців тому

    Thank you for the tips 🤝

  • @jimratliff2753
    @jimratliff2753 7 місяців тому

    My redwoods after 30 years looked just like this. They start out looking good and after a while the have to go.

  • @ronaldbrown7780
    @ronaldbrown7780 3 місяці тому

    Nice Work August and crew

  • @garymatthys3605
    @garymatthys3605 7 місяців тому

    and I thought a tortoise was a long term commitment

  • @sporranheid
    @sporranheid 7 місяців тому

    Jumped here after watching a totally different UA-camr who's a bit ponderous. I'd upped the speed to 1.25 and forgot to change back to normal. Opening banjo moment was highly entertaining sped up! 😂
    Everything ye said seemed common sense to me but that doesn't mean others might not benefit from your undoubted wisdom.
    Great job as always. 👍 ✌

  • @jimholmes4729
    @jimholmes4729 7 місяців тому

    4:50 ish. Catching the throw ball you'd lost? August, you've built up a deep well of great karma!

  • @mallrdgrn6058
    @mallrdgrn6058 7 місяців тому

    August love your videos. I am a climber in Humboldt County, CA. I learn a lot from your videos. Why have you not been running your Husqy battery saw? I purchased one and love mine.

  • @Tanner-williams1
    @Tanner-williams1 7 місяців тому

    What a snag and catch!

  • @opendstudio7141
    @opendstudio7141 7 місяців тому +1

    Through grace, Jesus makes us better than we could ever attempt to be. Thank you Father for blessed salvation to those you haven chosen and loved.

  • @Curbudog01
    @Curbudog01 7 місяців тому

    I'm currently dealing with a Sequoia in my dad's yard in Seattle. The thing is 120 yo and is thicker at 60' then those are at the base. About seven or eight feet at the stump. In an urban neighborhood lot.

  • @richardf9137
    @richardf9137 7 місяців тому

    “DO NOT LORD KNOWLEDGE OVER OTHERS”!

  • @Woodrats272xp
    @Woodrats272xp 7 місяців тому

    August! You and the boys are definitely COOL! Jedi knights. There are a ton of clones (copy cats) out there. Made for this is totally lagit!

  • @danmcburney3247
    @danmcburney3247 7 місяців тому +1

    MAN you guy's move fast !!! No wonder you run out of work 😅 yeah I can't figure out why they put that handle on top of some of these saws 🤣🤣 and I wish the government would stop trying so hard to keep us from hurting/killing ourselves.... let the stupid people weed themselves out !!!

  • @chgames026
    @chgames026 7 місяців тому

    This is a useful vid to understand how kickback works with a chainsaw

  • @br-dj2ti
    @br-dj2ti 7 місяців тому

    Vermeer if you see this comment. Get there and fix the chipper, please. Because now when they get back, they have to dig all that stuff out by hand all that brush. And it's not fun god bless everybody great job august and crew

  • @BobbieJeanM
    @BobbieJeanM 7 місяців тому

    I honestly don’t know what people are thinking when they plant the trees they do where they put them. I see it all the time around here…maples, pines, trees that will get tall and wide…under power lines, within 5 feet of the house, at the corner of a driveway and road, etc!

  • @tomlorenzen4062
    @tomlorenzen4062 7 місяців тому +1

    August there is no accountability / responsibility in the world anymore I would say more but UA-cam would just kick me off for another day😅

  • @default_user_id
    @default_user_id 6 місяців тому

    Always good to take out the life that
    Could live a 1000 years
    For a couple of houses that won't last
    100

    • @AugustHunicke
      @AugustHunicke  6 місяців тому

      I suppose the client who planted those trees is not allowed to change her mind.

  • @White_devil1980
    @White_devil1980 7 місяців тому

    The banjo background music reminds me of the hillbilly’s of Beverly Hills 😁 man I feel so old referencing that 😵‍💫

    • @danmcburney3247
      @danmcburney3247 7 місяців тому +1

      And it doesn't seem like that long ago 🤣🤣

    • @amberruby4896
      @amberruby4896 7 місяців тому +1

      If it's make you feel better, it use to be one of my favourite shows and I'm 25. Use to watch it with my great grandad, that and Hogan's Heroes but I'd check out when the theme song for mash came on 😂

  • @jackboagard1461
    @jackboagard1461 7 місяців тому

    Good work 👍. I personally prefer you using the electric chainsaw, it's easier on my ears.

  • @noonehere1793
    @noonehere1793 7 місяців тому

    It is the one failing of the founding fathers. They lived in a time when COMMON SENSE prevailed so they failed. They failed when they forgot to write the BILL OF RESPONSIBILITIES to accompany and enhance the BILL OF RIGHTS. Rights are EARNED no simply granted.

  • @dgoodman1484
    @dgoodman1484 7 місяців тому

    I’ve got the same trees at my place and the same issues but since they have sentimental value (I’ve grown them from cuttings) they get to stay for now but should I go up and cut out the co-doms? I know the likely answer. lol 👍🏼

  • @Idahoprepper71
    @Idahoprepper71 7 місяців тому

    How long do those ropes last with all that friction sliding over the logs all the time?

  • @gregstewart7442
    @gregstewart7442 7 місяців тому

    August, why did that second Redwood have so many "tops?" Was it an environmental thing or was the tree just biologically flawed?

  • @amberruby4896
    @amberruby4896 7 місяців тому

    When you say the bolts rattled out, your not talking about the chipper blade bolts i hope!😬

  • @pekerja27
    @pekerja27 7 місяців тому

    Pohon pinus yang sangat tinggi..
    Apa disana ada ulat

  • @MOON_KID
    @MOON_KID 7 місяців тому

    I think the issue with sharing ideas with other people is that the people you share with claim the ideas as their own and give no credit.

    • @guyfuller1369
      @guyfuller1369 7 місяців тому +1

      That’d be them adding to the burden of their own guilty knowledge. When you give it away, you’re playing with house money.

  • @chichitex1252
    @chichitex1252 7 місяців тому +13

    Great video! I like when you philosophize way up in the tree! You are very generous with praise of your crew!❤❤❤

  • @carolgadles7045
    @carolgadles7045 7 місяців тому +10

    A true master is one that imparts his knowledge, is patient with training and respect for the journey. You sir, are all of these !!! My respect to you and your crew !!!!!!

  • @ChuckRentz
    @ChuckRentz 7 місяців тому +8

    I just wanted you to know that I appreciate both your skills and commentary. I think it was profound that you think it is a goal for you to help enable those who work with you to be the best they can be. You have a real teachers mindset, or better yet, the mindset of one who disciples. Thanks for making my day a little better by taking the time to create and post these videos. Blessings, Chuck & Jenny Rentz

  • @billroberts3864
    @billroberts3864 7 місяців тому +22

    August, thanks for sharing 'tips and tricks' while you are cutting the limbs. Yes, I agree we need to pass along our knowledge and enhance the other person to make them better at what they are doing. Pay it forward. Blessings to all of you guys.

  • @stevesrt8
    @stevesrt8 7 місяців тому +3

    sadly personal responsibility is not the mainstream anymore. victimhood is pushed more and more. The knot trick was pretty cool. cheers

  • @Zogg1281
    @Zogg1281 7 місяців тому +2

    OK, I'm at 11:50 and August is talking about the consequences of actions while referring to doing dumb things as kids/young adults. My first fulltime job was at an outdoor centre and I discovered a LOT of new and interesting ways of making my own adrenaline and one of the guys I worked with really enjoyed pushing those limits as well...... to the point of us making huge rope swings etc. ..... and me dropping over 10 meters (30ft) straight down and missing the ground by a couple of inches. Thankfully I had my legs bent, so I didn't hit the floor!! 😅 And we did so many other crazy stuff that was quite often much more reckless then that. When looking back I did joke a couple of times that I probably missed being in a wheelchair for life quite a few time. Life's go a sence of humer sometimes because a few years after I moved out of the outdoor industry and away from the adrenaline fixes I loved so much, I started getting a LOT of back pain. I knew that I had a really high tolerance to pain and it turns out that I had Juvenile Arthritis in my upper back and one day I did something stupid and crushed one of the vertebrae in my back into a nice wedge shape and as I had been doing something stupid I decided not to tell anyone that I was now in quite a bit of pain! Shines a whole new light on my jokes about being in a wheelchair full time, but I can say that I broke my back and decided that I'd just walk it off!

  • @user-qp5lr6kl5k
    @user-qp5lr6kl5k 7 місяців тому +5

    Thank you August for what you teach us, for your knowledge, for your so precious knowledge that you give us without asking for anything in return, THANK YOU AUGUST, you are a wonderful person. Greetings from Italy

  • @TheRooster1122
    @TheRooster1122 7 місяців тому +6

    Lots of words of wisdom August..!! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

  • @RogerFlanagan-l7j
    @RogerFlanagan-l7j 7 місяців тому +4

    Your sermons from above are relaxing to listen to while enjoying your craft . Believe it or not back in the day a master of his craft would share his knowledge with apprentices who were eager to learn , a rewarding experience to pass on what you have learned to another ....

    • @terrymillerii4181
      @terrymillerii4181 7 місяців тому

      This man has done that for me over the years and the things I've picked up here help feed my six little ones. Discipleship is always freely given!! Share wisdom give God the Glory amen

  • @bvisbuilds
    @bvisbuilds 7 місяців тому +4

    I love the little moves that most people would take for granted like at 17:12 the little nip and grab so the branch doesn't hit that little roof below! Nice Work Mr. H! Inspiring.

  • @hhlumberjacktx
    @hhlumberjacktx 7 місяців тому +3

    I never knew the banjo made people work so fast. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. I’ll tell everyone I learned it from you.

  • @RonKimmerly-v1o
    @RonKimmerly-v1o 7 місяців тому +3

    As a person who watches your channel I learn a lot from you, gilty of treason and Buttler Bajoran. How things can go south fast or new gear or a safe way to cut trees down. Thank you and please keep teaching boring or not.

  • @billribas
    @billribas 7 місяців тому +2

    Spouting wisdom from a pine tree? Pardon the pun, but love hearing your fir-losophy. Stay safe up there

  • @swagtech_
    @swagtech_ 7 місяців тому +1

    I like when you philosophize way up in the tree! You are very generous with praise of your crew!👍

  • @Bixby-and-Buckshot
    @Bixby-and-Buckshot 7 місяців тому +1

    Man, this job looked like it put the "Funicke" in August Hunicke.
    I... I'm terribly sorry. I'll show myself out.

  • @ScottfromNB
    @ScottfromNB 7 місяців тому +2

    16:55, Most of us have a face for helmet cam pics....😂😂

  • @JLMTreeService
    @JLMTreeService 7 місяців тому +1

    Wow!! Smart sticking that piece of wood in the tight fork!! I've learned a lot from you my friend, Great video!!!

  • @philiplindley7384
    @philiplindley7384 7 місяців тому +1

    I think that knowledge has two factors, information and personal experience and we need both for real knowledge.
    The plethora of rules and regulations these days is just making us more stupid, in the long run.

  • @amberruby4896
    @amberruby4896 7 місяців тому +1

    19:38 this also works great for repelling out of palm cleans 👍👍

  • @oscaralmeida8772
    @oscaralmeida8772 7 місяців тому +1

    Dude you just cracked me up with the handsome joke😂

  • @hulkthedane7542
    @hulkthedane7542 7 місяців тому +1

    Individual accountability is a LOT more important than the American law and way of thinking reflects. Also MUCH more pronounced in Denmark, Europe, where I live.
    You are a wise man, August. 👍👍👍

  • @hrothgeirrH
    @hrothgeirrH 7 місяців тому +1

    Fundamentals of Tree Work is a fantastic resource for anyone wanting to climb or cut trees. 20:27

  • @MurrayC
    @MurrayC 7 місяців тому +1

    Right trees, wrong place

  • @Deathfromblaow
    @Deathfromblaow 7 місяців тому +1

    Funny you mentioned the fundamentals because I just got it from work and read the forward you wrote today. Definitely a must have book.

  • @tompinnef6331
    @tompinnef6331 7 місяців тому +2

    Good Morning Sir - thank you for the video.

  • @ChrisBrown-kp1tb
    @ChrisBrown-kp1tb 7 місяців тому +1

    Thanks for sharing about one handed saw use. I remember asking the arborist i started with about top handled saws and his response was "theyre the ones always cutting themselves"😂

  • @susansmith-franks684
    @susansmith-franks684 7 місяців тому +1

    While it’s unfortunate that those beautiful babies won’t be able to grow to their full glory, but hopefully you will find someone who will be grateful for the raw materials for their art, whatever that may be. ❤

    • @dgoodman1484
      @dgoodman1484 7 місяців тому +1

      Hopefully someone cut a couple of tips off those branches, stuck them in a pot in the shade and started the process all over again. I’m the worst gardener on the planet but even I’m good at growing redwoods from cuttings 👍🏼

  • @reonrounds7404
    @reonrounds7404 7 місяців тому

    Well done video! your a pro!💪

  • @sjoshuan
    @sjoshuan 7 місяців тому +1

    Haha it would be a tragedy mate keep your face intact your family will appreciate it more than us!

    • @sjoshuan
      @sjoshuan 7 місяців тому +1

      And a great job done as always.
      I say to my guys at work all the time if you get better than me then I’ll just go back in the tools full time. It’s way better when the good worker knows exactly what to do without being told.
      Great example of a good leader in my mind.

  • @davidanger8681
    @davidanger8681 7 місяців тому +2

    what about lock tight, on the bolts?

  • @michaelnewman-ds3fr
    @michaelnewman-ds3fr 7 місяців тому +1

    Thanks August for all your knowledge and time! You are the man!

  • @brunobarks6544
    @brunobarks6544 7 місяців тому +1

    Old school ways give me a warm fuzzy feeling all over. Lol. Thanks again 👍

  • @melkingrealestate
    @melkingrealestate 7 місяців тому +1

    Love the time lapse with the banjo.

  • @woodystreeservicePNW
    @woodystreeservicePNW 7 місяців тому

    Ive had my MB harness 2.0. And my honest opinion is its a great harness and the lower back support you just dont get in a weaver and last but not least if set up correctly there is 0 ball crushing. 😉

  • @charlesward8196
    @charlesward8196 7 місяців тому +1

    I call that quote, “Callahan’s Law:” “A Man has GOT to know his own limitations!”
    One of the problems in life, however, is that, as we age, LIFE keeps sneaking in NEW limitations that we did not have last week, or even yesterday.
    Another issue is that, at the end of the day, as fatigue and dehydration set in, our brains get dull, our capabilities are imperceptibly degraded and we become more error-prone. It is up to the individual to recognize this, adjust their activities accordingly, slow down, and become more deliberate in their actions, not reach as far, or lift as much in the rush to get the job wrapped up on go home.
    This is especially true as one passes “three-score and ten,” and embarks on their eighth decade. I sometimes feel like a used Lithium ion battery: It takes FOREVER to recharge, and I only get to 80%.

  • @DM-rp7ps
    @DM-rp7ps 7 місяців тому

    Redwood is beautiful material; nice to hear it's going to good use. Aged Cherry is another favorite from here on the East side. Great counsel as always. Someday, I expect you'll finally say something I don't agree with, but will only make me ponder my own view to reverify it. You remain a Wise Sage of the Towering Green Cathedrals! Nice to see you slinging the two stroker. Never knew how bushy redwoods are, maybe too much for Bat-Saw.
    Thank You

  • @rickstafford5316
    @rickstafford5316 7 місяців тому

    Very cool work site. Great from everyone as usual, But something breaking on the job breaks the rhythm, but not this crew. They find a way to get the job done & done right.
    Like that fabric on the saddle. Nice work as well.
    It’s time to do another episode of
    “At the sew shop”
    Thanks August for making my Friday wishing I was in a tree.

  • @ollieh7627
    @ollieh7627 7 місяців тому

    ...and thank you for wearing GLOVES in this episode.

  • @johnscott2849
    @johnscott2849 7 місяців тому

    I have cut wood for over 35 years not a tree guy just cutting firewood. Only had a saw kick back once and when I realized what caused it I have never had it happen again. I am always ready for it, but once you know what causes it I just don't do it. for me once I realized the tip was the problem, I just make sure to not use the saw in a way it is a problem. I guess I was lucky that someone had warned me to be careful about kickback and I took them seriously.

  • @guyfuller1369
    @guyfuller1369 7 місяців тому +1

    Good teachers make themselves redundant. Pay it forward and no regrets.

  • @willardgreenfield650
    @willardgreenfield650 7 місяців тому

    For them thar drum bolts that keep backing out, the nord-lock washers may work ua-cam.com/video/id973dHbATc/v-deo.html

  • @willtricks9432
    @willtricks9432 7 місяців тому

    When you get new information or a trick and you pass it on improved in your own way and the next Fella does the same, that trick evolves. Very human.

  • @briananderson7497
    @briananderson7497 7 місяців тому

    Those Redwoods really push their roots all over. Just when you think you've gotten rid of a Redwood, next thing you know, the roots are popping up a new tree somewhere else.

  • @margaretgallo7475
    @margaretgallo7475 6 місяців тому

    Didn’t know Josh Brolin started cutting trees

  • @willtricks9432
    @willtricks9432 7 місяців тому

    "Just the Tip and only for a second" AvE.

  • @thecartatree
    @thecartatree 7 місяців тому

    Hell of a story there Damian. Wow.

  • @ringofiremfg
    @ringofiremfg 7 місяців тому

    Just learned a new trick! Cheers!

  • @xTHExJACKALx
    @xTHExJACKALx 7 місяців тому

    lol planted the trees just to pay to have them removed

  • @robgunter4800
    @robgunter4800 7 місяців тому

    Banjo's & fast forward! Fun :)

  • @bradywatcherson498
    @bradywatcherson498 7 місяців тому

    Thanks for hanging out and chatting with us!

  • @alfadoofus
    @alfadoofus 7 місяців тому

    Thanks for sharing the job.