This was a big timber sale in Strawberry Valley, California. A lot of sugar pine in this part of CA. This tree was barely over 100 years old. Fast growing stuff.
I thought it was pretty cool to watch somebody do a job that knew what the fuck they were doing. I'm getting tired of watching people fuck shit up trying to do something. And for the tree huggers out there, trees are a renewable resource so how many have you planted to offset the construction of your own home?
Well...I take off my hat in face of such wonderful craftsmanship.... not only is he a great lumber jack....he seems to be in total unison with his saw -listen how he handles the revs - how little he works against the clutch-how he gives the saw time to breathe after tough cuts..... And at the end...he knew before the tree,that it falls - so impressing.... This man is an artist -truly is.... Thank you very much for posting this video...
I fell a sugar pine years ago when I was much younger….I measured it and it was 7 ft 10 across the stump inside the bark….it was up on a mountain pass in Northern California by Mt Lassen……it sure shook the ground when it hit……I miss those days….
I love all these guys scoring the cuts. Been a logger for thirty years about 100 miles south of this guy. First, it isn't a notch. It's the undercut; in this case a Humboldt. Second, if you look at the cuts before it falls and disregard the remnants of the hinge sticking up afterward, the backcut is just about flush with the undercut which in the real world is what we, the operators and landowners want; low stumps and flush butts. Could the backcut have been an inch or two higher? Yeah. Does it make a practical difference in the real world? No, as one can see by the results. If the tree had severe lean or catface or other defect then it would be a different matter. And getting an undercut out clean on a four or five foot tree is not easy and more often than not requires some ax work to knock it out, which is preferable to overcutting when trying to get it out clean and wrecking the hinge point. Considering his work on that size of tree this guy could have worked for me with no complaints.
Humboldt .... Look it up ya shit talkers.... And take a lesson. This was a good cut/ job! Ya sniveling ...patie wasted sum bitches would wet your dipers on a five footer.... Ya'll a bunch of jack wagons! Go read a book ya sissy's ... Leave the real work to the big dogs and stay on the porch where ya belong....ladies!
The big trees are needed for some cover for the pot farmers...man. But I'm all about ... Let it grow... Let it grow! So, drop them big sum bitches!@! Hell Yeah!!!! Get er' done!!! Trees grow back... It's good stewardship and dambnabbit hard work to maintaining a nice grove of timber....man! I spend countless hours wondering threw woods and forest chopping poison ivey and other vines so they can't continue to wreck there havoc on the trees canopies. I'm a major tree hugger...and I actually get out there and make their lives better...man! I just hate shit for brains talking shit on subjects they know nothing about....and saying bad things about guys working hard and doing great work ....working a great resource. Almost all toilet paper comes from those quick grow pines in north Florida....that's why they grow them.... So all the coutch potato opinionated know-it-all jackwagons can whip their bungs .... LMAO!!!
AlmostCirculated I believe the problem people have with this video is not that they are cutting down trees, but that they are cutting down old growth and not new growth from tree farms. Also, paper is a bad counter-argument as hemp fibers make great paper and is more sustainable and faster growing than trees.
This guy made hard work of cutting down this tree. Safety has to come first, always. The first thing to do, when cutting down any tree, is check if there is any breeze or wind blowing and determine which direction the wind or breeze is blowing. Then check where the greatest weight is on the tree top, heavy branches, etc. The next thing to consider is the escape route that the logger will take when the tree starts to fall. The loggers escape route must be absolutely clear of any debris or loose foliage. (1) The first cut at the base of the tree should go in, in a flat dead level cut, as close as possible to the ground. Any tree will remain standing, regardless of any wind, with the first cut going in up to two thirds of the way into the diameter of the tree trunk. The tree will not pinch the guide bar of the chainsaw either by going two thirds of the way into the diameter of the tree with the first cut. (2) The second cut could be started about 8" to 12" above the first cut, in a tree trunk of this size, sloping downwards to meet the end of the first cut as closely as possible, about two thirds of the way into the tree trunk's diameter. When the second cut is complete the "bird's mouth" can then be removed from the tree trunk. There is absolutely no danger of the tree falling at this point in time, regardless of any breeze or wind or any other contributing factor that may endanger the logger, unless the wind reaches gale force at which point it would not be safe for cutting down trees in any case. (3) The third and final cut should again be a flat, level cut, made about 2" to 3" below the level of the first cut at the back of the tree trunk, cutting towards the "birds mouth", ie. the wedge that has already been removed from the tree trunk. The remaining timber that is about to be cut will then take the weight of the tree and as the cut goes deeper into the tree trunk a couple of wedges can then be driven in to the third cut as a safety measure, the wedges to be spaced apart at the loggers discretion, to prevent the tree from pinching the guide bar of the chainsaw and falling back on top of the logger, should there be a shift in the breeze or the direction of any wind that may arise. On a calm day the cutting of any tree can be achieved safely, and without the aid of any wedges, if the three main cuts are made properly and if the logger has his/her mathematics on safety worked out properly. If the first two cuts are made properly and winds and weather are favourable, and if all of the first suggestions in this comment are observed to the letter, the tree should give ample warning that it is about to come down. And it will do so, ever so gently, and as straight as an arrow in the direction of where the "bird's mouth" was cut into the tree trunk at the outset, without any form of a kickback and with minimum damage to the tree trunk while the tree is falling and landing on the ground. In the meantime the logger can make his/her escape to safety, well out of the danger area when the tree finally does land on the ground. Any tree can also be manipulated to fall forty five degrees or more, left or right of it's intended line of fall. This can be achieved, only if the first cut is made properly, a flat level cut in both directions. To achieve this, one can take a section of the wedge that has already been removed from the tree's trunk and insert it in the left or right hand side of "bird's mouth" in the tree itself. For example, if the section of the wedge is placed into the left hand side of the "bird's mouth" and nailed down to prevent it from slipping out again when the weight of the tree comes down on it, the tree on it's decent will come down on the wedge and will throw itself of to an angle of forty five degrees towards the right hand side, away from the wedge and without any form of kickback from the tree trunk itself. If this operation is executed properly, it will work out exactly as it should work, not once, but every time it is attempted. This I know to be a fact because I myself have much experience in this field of work. I hope this comment will be of some benefit to somebody because it has been my experience that the following of proper procedures, keeping safety uppermost in our minds, can save lives. Thank you for reading this comment and I hope it will be to your advantage one day for having done so.
First of all your felling cut,or birds mouth in your case should only go 1/3 deep in the tree.secondly your 3rd.cut or back cut should go 2 to 3 in.higher not lower and i know because i have much experience in this line of work myself.i would like to add when we are cutting lumber for the saw mill,we make are second cut below the first cut......
ROBERT SOHM If one studies the science of felling a tree, no matter how big or small, one will come to realise that by placing the back cut three inches above the initial first cut as opposed to three inches below the initial first cut, one will find that it defeats the purpose of creating the "Hinge Effect" which will take place when the back cut is placed three inches below the initial first cut. Even Chainsaw manufacturers recommend the back cut to be placed two to three inches below the initial first cut, depending on the size of the tree in question, to enable the tree to topple over freely and to save the tree trunk from splitting thus avoiding any waste of the tree trunk due to the tree splitting upwards with the grain of the Medullary Rays of the tree itself. I have taken full and comprehensive courses on the safety and the operation of Chainsaws and I have researched this subject thoroughly. This is the way it has has been thought to me and it has stood me in good stead down through the years in the course of felling trees. The method I have described above has worked for me, not just one time, but every time I have felled a tree, be they big or small. There is no substitute for practical experience and safety must always come first. Experience has taught me that getting the basics right promotes better safety while performing an operation such as felling trees. By observing the proper protocol and procedures, one can fell any tree, regardless of it's size, in complete safety. There are many instruction manuals on this subject but a whole lot of them were written by people who have never felled a tree in their entire lives. Having said that, a proper instruction manual will advocate the method for felling trees that I have already outlined above. Thank you for your reply Robert Sohm and I suggest you give, the method of felling trees that I have briefly outlined above, a try, at least once. Respectfully Yours, Sean Taniane.
Sean Taniane You need to realize all trees are not the same! and they way you described is very undesirable in the northeastern US hardwood timber stands!! Your method can and will get you in trouble and also can destroy valuable Black Cherry, Black Walnut, White Ash, Sugar Maple, Smooth and Ruff bark Hickory and Red Oak!! Also all of our logging safety classes have denounced this method sense the 1980's!! Not saying in other species of timber in other areas your method is spot on. But it should not be used in northeastern United States!!!
dozerduff2010 It works for me every time and the method I use minimises the damage to the tree trunk itself, so why fight it. In point of fact, the method I use, does not damage the tree trunk in any way whatsoever and if you study the mechanics of it very carefully, you will see why. I fail to understand what the difference would be between trees from the 1980's to the trees we have at the present day because I was felling timber in the 1980 also but we can agree to disagree.
Sean Taniane, when you are felling trees like this one you never use a "farmer face" or "birds mouth" as you call it, you make a humbolt face cut for the purpose of saving wood, if you start taking a foot or more off each log to square the butt after its on the ground you won't have a cutting job very long on up in here the Pacific Northwest.
1. Running the saw at full throttle. 2. One hand on the saw, leveraging the tip into the cut, just letting it do it's thing 3. Sight perpendicular to the bar, to aim it. 4. Double up on the wedges with dirt in between 5. Feels when the tree is 10 seconds from falling and gets away. 6. Tree falls 10 seconds later. We just saw a master artist at work.
Dirt between the wedges? I'm thinking to make them hold each other and not get that ricochet thing that sometimes happens, sending one of them flying back out?
I liked the way your list ended. I had felt critical at one point early on, then laughed at myself. I think any man alive that loves chainsaws and the skill it takes to run one safely knows deep inside that start to finish, he just saw a master. Anyone critical probably never cut anything bigger than firewood, like myself.
This man certainly knows what he is doing. He calculates the stable diameter of the trunk and does not go beyond it. Then he wedges the other side for safety though a small hydraulic wedge would have made things easier. I like the manner in which he handles that axe, where the last split second, not only he accelerates the head to maximum speed but he damps the last action so beautifully. Not many people I know do that. The sound "Thud" shows that this action is perfect and cannot be any better, he certainly got the best out of that axe. I think the inertia of the tree was so large, that felling would be slow, and that he could have risked going in a little further with the first cut which would have made it easier..
HAHAHA... all these comments are making me laugh!!! First to the tree huggers... Trees are a renewable resource. If you live in a house of wood, write on paper, wipe your butt with paper or own anything containing wood products shut the heck up!!! Because you are a Hypocrite! Cutting the larger trees opens up the light so the smaller ones can grow healthier and faster.... it's called management. Mr Stumpshot is a pro faller. Now anyone whom is a proffessional faller ends up beating on those blasted wedges. 1.sometimes you have to to get the better lay.....( save the tree out ) 2. keep it within the property lines 3. keep it out out the creek 4. keep from damaging seed trees or smaller trees for the next harvest in 50-100years. Managing the forest is healthy and produces more trees. Diseases, bugs and fires would ruin the forests if they are not dealt with. Nobody is allowed to harvest with out a harvest plan. Kinda like the inspector whom checks off your house when it is being built. They do the same thing with the forest. Yes sometimes there are clear cuts and they are ugly but there is a reason why they are done. You did OK Stumpy!! I could critique you some but I won't. You got it down, and the mill doesn't care if the back cut is 2 inches low- it's in speck!!! ;) Thanks for supporting your family, town, state and country and contributing to the economy. The USA needs more like you!!! who are willing to risk life and limb.
@@cooldudecmh Did you even read his text? Because if you did, you didn't get it right, but it is very clear, easy to understand. So please, next time, first educate yourself about the matter, thank you.
we can plant new trees to replace the cut ones/old ones. not that big of a deal. also, if trees aren't used, they'll still die; even healthy ones. drought, insect infestation, a lightning hit (rare for humans but common for trees) and a hurricane can quickly turn a healthy, 100 year tree into a broken mangle of splinters. Now *_unsustainable logging_* i understand the hate for, but I commend loggers for what they do; I wouldn't have a table to type on right now if not for their work. most logging companies in the US now reforest areas they've cleared out, so it's not "disasterous" deforestation like it was in the 70s and 80s. South America and India need to plant new saplings more, but for the most part the problem has been resolved (after that, it's just a waiting game and occasionally checking plots to make sure the trees are healthy growing back.)
Very well done. God gave man dominion over his creation. The video gave me a nostalgic feeling of my boyhood growing up on the farm. We had a plentiful oak grove that was good for pasturing hogs, supplying firewood and cutting trees for boards. You have a good eye and know your work. I am impressed. Chainsaw band?
Suggestion... If you cut a small rectangular shape in the back of your tree just big enough to put a hydraulic bottle jack in you don't have to use wedges saves a lot of time and back labor but you did excellent job
@@TiqueO6 yes true but it is safer than a wedge (my opinion) and saves on you back labor and more of a direct location for the tree to land where you want it.
If a tree falls in the forest and there's no one there to hear it, does it make a noise ? If a man says something in the forest and his wife is not there to hear it, is he still wrong ?
I love this awesome sugar pine tree felling, congrats! Wow, this is just beautiful. Keep on your excellent work and don't care about those stupid comments... you ARE doing the right thing, and you are doing it very well. Love it how you've made this huge tree coming down, looking it over and over again.
If you think this part is impressive, you shoulda seen that fella hoist that big sucker up on his shoulder and heft it back ten miles and thrown it in the back of his pickup.
When i was 25 i cutted a 1 meter circonferec tree with a 40 inch of stihl chainsow all by myself.that was my first time of cutting a tree and i did as this man do in this video
Joe Tibbetts me And my sweetie just got a sack full of sugar pine cones not far from lake almanor, it brought back many memories of falling timber all around lassen and Shasta.
He should go to jail said the guy living in a house made of wood with furniture made of wood using toliet paper which yes is made of wood.Timber is the only truly natural resouce that replenishs itself. Idiots are hard to tolerate.just saying
That was really well done! Cut safety area, escape route, lined up well, able to pound it over...well done!! I am sure these are answered in the comments, but with over 1000 of them, I figured asking might be faster. You guys do 'Humbolt' cuts to save on board feet, is that accurate, (that is the type cut you made, I think)? Is it any safer or less safe than conventional face cuts? Is there any difference in felling any of the pines in the NW, like this sugarpine vs doug fir or pondos? I work with USFS and want to get my "B" Sawyer cert this year, and figured you may have some insight.
Benjamin Miller No, it was just an exclamation as to the size of this Sugar Pine, But we've seemingly uncovered the biggest fucktard tree-hugger on this thread...good job, Doubtful anyone will even try to compete with you.
Benjamin Miller: You are the ignorant one for saying that! I have lived there too and it is easy to believe what he said. And why not? Timber is my business.
Sounds like an older Stihl 065 maybe with a 36” bar. When a chain is nice and sharp and the depth gauges are ground properly our shop manager always said it’s “throwing door stops”. This guy knows what he’s doing. Notice he’s not fighting the saw but letting it do the work and perfect use of the cleat. Keep in mind he said this tree was over 100’ tall so 1/2” with the wedge would give you several feet at the top. Pretty easy to tell when it’s ready.
I was foreman on several timber sales in Colorado in the 70's. This fellow is very lucky. Poor safety (no chaps, for one, no gloves) and his face cut is both too deep and not open enough. The real issue is the back cut: is not high enough to to leave a shelf in back of the hinge to prevent kickback. This tree must have had a lot of lean in the direction of face notch. This could have been very disastrous if even a small breeze came up from the wrong direction. Glad it worked out for him.
I haven't used a chain saw in 30 years but my first thought was the back cut was a little low. Second thought was you old fool haven't cut a tree down in 30 years -what do you know!
I've never seen a tree that size be wedged over like that. Expert cutter there! Well done… As for all the tree huggers, maybe you can holler at nature for me cause I watch beautiful old oak and walnut trees on adjoining property fall over in wind and ice storms all the time. Makes me sick to see them rot on the ground rather than be managed and harvested properly. Nature is far more cruel than man, no matter a tree or starving deer...
100 years in 15 min....just like that! I am sorry but offenses like this against us should be forbidden, except in some circumstances that might be harmful to humans!
Parese que savez de lo que esta hablando entonces habras notado que ese arbol fue jalado de la punta por que ya llevaba su propoa direccion para el lado vontrario y y por los cortes que avento y esas cuñitas jamas lo levanta es un arbol muy pesado
I thought it was pretty cool to watch somebody do a job that knew what the fuck they were doing. I'm getting tired of watching people fuck shit up trying to do something. And for the tree huggers out there, trees are a renewable resource so how many have you planted to offset the construction of your own home?
Well...I take off my hat in face of such wonderful craftsmanship....
not only is he a great lumber jack....he seems to be in total unison with his saw -listen how he handles the revs - how little he works against the clutch-how he gives the saw time to breathe after tough cuts.....
And at the end...he knew before the tree,that it falls - so impressing....
This man is an artist -truly is....
Thank you very much for posting this video...
Stumps - I've watched this several times. Never get tired of it. I admire your technique and the very well maintained saw you run.
Never get tired of it. I admire your technique and the very well maintained saw you run.
SKILL-NICE JOB! Never would have thought those wedges would help move that tree!
Always good to watch a trades man apply his trade ! You made quick work of that one.
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I fell a sugar pine years ago when I was much younger….I measured it and it was 7 ft 10 across the stump inside the bark….it was up on a mountain pass in Northern California by Mt Lassen……it sure shook the ground when it hit……I miss those days….
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Timber!!! Amazing video n I can clearly understand the safety cutting tree down. Two thumbs up
I love all these guys scoring the cuts. Been a logger for thirty years about 100 miles south of this guy.
First, it isn't a notch. It's the undercut; in this case a Humboldt.
Second, if you look at the cuts before it falls and disregard the remnants of the hinge sticking up afterward, the backcut is just about flush with the undercut which in the real world is what we, the operators and landowners want; low stumps and flush butts.
Could the backcut have been an inch or two higher? Yeah. Does it make a practical difference in the real world? No, as one can see by the results. If the tree had severe lean or catface or other defect then it would be a different matter.
And getting an undercut out clean on a four or five foot tree is not easy and more often than not requires some ax work to knock it out, which is preferable to overcutting when trying to get it out clean and wrecking the hinge point.
Considering his work on that size of tree this guy could have worked for me with no complaints.
Humboldt .... Look it up ya shit talkers.... And take a lesson. This was a good cut/ job! Ya sniveling ...patie wasted sum bitches would wet your dipers on a five footer.... Ya'll a bunch of jack wagons! Go read a book ya sissy's ... Leave the real work to the big dogs and stay on the porch where ya belong....ladies!
+Mudpuppyjunior It's called a scarf in Australia, no matter which way it's done.
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+Mudpuppyjunior You're a logger AND you can use a computer??? You're not really a logger, are you?
The big trees are needed for some cover for the pot farmers...man. But I'm all about ... Let it grow... Let it grow! So, drop them big sum bitches!@! Hell Yeah!!!! Get er' done!!! Trees grow back... It's good stewardship and dambnabbit hard work to maintaining a nice grove of timber....man! I spend countless hours wondering threw woods and forest chopping poison ivey and other vines so they can't continue to wreck there havoc on the trees canopies. I'm a major tree hugger...and I actually get out there and make their lives better...man! I just hate shit for brains talking shit on subjects they know nothing about....and saying bad things about guys working hard and doing great work ....working a great resource. Almost all toilet paper comes from those quick grow pines in north Florida....that's why they grow them.... So all the coutch potato opinionated know-it-all jackwagons can whip their bungs .... LMAO!!!
AlmostCirculated I believe the problem people have with this video is not that they are cutting down trees, but that they are cutting down old growth and not new growth from tree farms. Also, paper is a bad counter-argument as hemp fibers make great paper and is more sustainable and faster growing than trees.
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they die of old age you know?? should see the fatties i cut
This man said tree farms lol
Exactly what it is! Thank you, Coco!
This guy clearly is an expert in cutting down huge trees. Very interesting video!
hi there you made it look real easy . good job john
This guy made hard work of cutting down this tree. Safety has to come first, always. The first thing to do, when cutting down any tree, is check if there is any breeze or wind blowing and determine which direction the wind or breeze is blowing. Then check where the greatest weight is on the tree top, heavy branches, etc. The next thing to consider is the escape route that the logger will take when the tree starts to fall. The loggers escape route must be absolutely clear of any debris or loose foliage.
(1) The first cut at the base of the tree should go in, in a flat dead level cut, as close as possible to the ground. Any tree will remain standing, regardless of any wind, with the first cut going in up to two thirds of the way into the diameter of the tree trunk. The tree will not pinch the guide bar of the chainsaw either by going two thirds of the way into the diameter of the tree with the first cut.
(2) The second cut could be started about 8" to 12" above the first cut, in a tree trunk of this size, sloping downwards to meet the end of the first cut as closely as possible, about two thirds of the way into the tree trunk's diameter. When the second cut is complete the "bird's mouth" can then be removed from the tree trunk. There is absolutely no danger of the tree falling at this point in time, regardless of any breeze or wind or any other contributing factor that may endanger the logger, unless the wind reaches gale force at which point it would not be safe for cutting down trees in any case.
(3) The third and final cut should again be a flat, level cut, made about 2" to 3" below the level of the first cut at the back of the tree trunk, cutting towards the "birds mouth", ie. the wedge that has already been removed from the tree trunk. The remaining timber that is about to be cut will then take the weight of the tree and as the cut goes deeper into the tree trunk a couple of wedges can then be driven in to the third cut as a safety measure, the wedges to be spaced apart at the loggers discretion, to prevent the tree from pinching the guide bar of the chainsaw and falling back on top of the logger, should there be a shift in the breeze or the direction of any wind that may arise.
On a calm day the cutting of any tree can be achieved safely, and without the aid of any wedges, if the three main cuts are made properly and if the logger has his/her mathematics on safety worked out properly.
If the first two cuts are made properly and winds and weather are favourable, and if all of the first suggestions in this comment are observed to the letter, the tree should give ample warning that it is about to come down. And it will do so, ever so gently, and as straight as an arrow in the direction of where the "bird's mouth" was cut into the tree trunk at the outset, without any form of a kickback and with minimum damage to the tree trunk while the tree is falling and landing on the ground. In the meantime the logger can make his/her escape to safety, well out of the danger area when the tree finally does land on the ground.
Any tree can also be manipulated to fall forty five degrees or more, left or right of it's intended line of fall. This can be achieved, only if the first cut is made properly, a flat level cut in both directions. To achieve this, one can take a section of the wedge that has already been removed from the tree's trunk and insert it in the left or right hand side of "bird's mouth" in the tree itself.
For example, if the section of the wedge is placed into the left hand side of the "bird's mouth" and nailed down to prevent it from slipping out again when the weight of the tree comes down on it, the tree on it's decent will come down on the wedge and will throw itself of to an angle of forty five degrees towards the right hand side, away from the wedge and without any form of kickback from the tree trunk itself.
If this operation is executed properly, it will work out exactly as it should work, not once, but every time it is attempted.
This I know to be a fact because I myself have much experience in this field of work. I hope this comment will be of some benefit to somebody because it has been my experience that the following of proper procedures, keeping safety uppermost in our minds, can save lives.
Thank you for reading this comment and I hope it will be to your advantage one day for having done so.
First of all your felling cut,or birds mouth in your case should only go 1/3 deep in the tree.secondly your 3rd.cut or back cut should go 2 to 3 in.higher not lower and i know because i have much experience in this line of work myself.i would like to add when we are cutting lumber for the saw mill,we make are second cut below the first cut......
ROBERT SOHM If one studies the science of felling a tree, no matter how big or small, one will come to realise that by placing the back cut three inches above the initial first cut as opposed to three inches below the initial first cut, one will find that it defeats the purpose of creating the "Hinge Effect" which will take place when the back cut is placed three inches below the initial first cut. Even Chainsaw manufacturers recommend the back cut to be placed two to three inches below the initial first cut, depending on the size of the tree in question, to enable the tree to topple over freely and to save the tree trunk from splitting thus avoiding any waste of the tree trunk due to the tree splitting upwards with the grain of the Medullary Rays of the tree itself.
I have taken full and comprehensive courses on the safety and the operation of Chainsaws and I have researched this subject thoroughly. This is the way it has has been thought to me and it has stood me in good stead down through the years in the course of felling trees. The method I have described above has worked for me, not just one time, but every time I have felled a tree, be they big or small. There is no substitute for practical experience and safety must always come first. Experience has taught me that getting the basics right promotes better safety while performing an operation such as felling trees. By observing the proper protocol and procedures, one can fell any tree, regardless of it's size, in complete safety. There are many instruction manuals on this subject but a whole lot of them were written by people who have never felled a tree in their entire lives. Having said that, a proper instruction manual will advocate the method for felling trees that I have already outlined above.
Thank you for your reply Robert Sohm and I suggest you give, the method of felling trees that I have briefly outlined above, a try, at least once.
Respectfully Yours,
Sean Taniane.
Sean Taniane You need to realize all trees are not the same! and they way you described is very undesirable in the northeastern US hardwood timber stands!! Your method can and will get you in trouble and also can destroy valuable Black Cherry, Black Walnut, White Ash, Sugar Maple, Smooth and Ruff bark Hickory and Red Oak!! Also all of our logging safety classes have denounced this method sense the 1980's!! Not saying in other species of timber in other areas your method is spot on. But it should not be used in northeastern United States!!!
dozerduff2010 It works for me every time and the method I use minimises the damage to the tree trunk itself, so why fight it. In point of fact, the method I use, does not damage the tree trunk in any way whatsoever and if you study the mechanics of it very carefully, you will see why. I fail to understand what the difference would be between trees from the 1980's to the trees we have at the present day because I was felling timber in the 1980 also but we can agree to disagree.
Sean Taniane, when you are felling trees like this one you never use a "farmer face" or "birds mouth" as you call it, you make a humbolt face cut for the purpose of saving wood, if you start taking a foot or more off each log to square the butt after its on the ground you won't have a cutting job very long on up in here the Pacific Northwest.
Lot of experts out there. I'm pretty sure buddy in the video knows a lot more about felling then 99% of the people critiquing.
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1. Running the saw at full throttle.
2. One hand on the saw, leveraging the tip into the cut, just letting it do it's thing
3. Sight perpendicular to the bar, to aim it.
4. Double up on the wedges with dirt in between
5. Feels when the tree is 10 seconds from falling and gets away.
6. Tree falls 10 seconds later.
We just saw a master artist at work.
Dirt between the wedges? I'm thinking to make them hold each other and not get that ricochet thing that sometimes happens, sending one of them flying back out?
And he does it all within 15 minutes!
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I liked the way your list ended. I had felt critical at one point early on, then laughed at myself. I think any man alive that loves chainsaws and the skill it takes to run one safely knows deep inside that start to finish, he just saw a master. Anyone critical probably never cut anything bigger than firewood, like myself.
Holy cow!! That saw run’s amazing!! Music to my ears! Very very nice job brother!
This man certainly knows what he is doing. He calculates the stable diameter of the trunk and does not go beyond it. Then he wedges the other side for safety though a small hydraulic wedge would have made things easier.
I like the manner in which he handles that axe, where the last split second, not only he accelerates the head to maximum speed but he damps the last action so beautifully. Not many people I know do that. The sound "Thud" shows that this action is perfect and cannot be any better, he certainly got the best out of that axe.
I think the inertia of the tree was so large, that felling would be slow, and that he could have risked going in a little further with the first cut which would have made it easier..
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HAHAHA... all these comments are making me laugh!!! First to the tree huggers... Trees are a renewable resource. If you live in a house of wood, write on paper, wipe your butt with paper or own anything containing wood products shut the heck up!!! Because you are a Hypocrite! Cutting the larger trees opens up the light so the smaller ones can grow healthier and faster.... it's called management. Mr Stumpshot is a pro faller. Now anyone whom is a proffessional faller ends up beating on those blasted wedges. 1.sometimes you have to to get the better lay.....( save the tree out ) 2. keep it within the property lines 3. keep it out out the creek 4. keep from damaging seed trees or smaller trees for the next harvest in 50-100years. Managing the forest is healthy and produces more trees. Diseases, bugs and fires would ruin the forests if they are not dealt with. Nobody is allowed to harvest with out a harvest plan. Kinda like the inspector whom checks off your house when it is being built. They do the same thing with the forest. Yes sometimes there are clear cuts and they are ugly but there is a reason why they are done. You did OK Stumpy!! I could critique you some but I won't. You got it down, and the mill doesn't care if the back cut is 2 inches low- it's in speck!!! ;) Thanks for supporting your family, town, state and country and contributing to the economy. The USA needs more like you!!! who are willing to risk life and limb.
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@@cooldudecmh Did you even read his text? Because if you did, you didn't get it right, but it is very clear, easy to understand. So please, next time, first educate yourself about the matter, thank you.
You made that look easy. People don't realize hw many things can go wrong. That was a surgical felling and not your first rodeo. Great video thanks!
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I have finally found somebody on you tube that knows how to put in a proper under cut nice job.
Yep this man definitely knows what he's doing.
Good Job Man...nice to see someone knowing what there are doing...hope some of the younger kids pick-up some of these TRADES
The comments on this show the disconnect of people and how we get lumber
we can plant new trees to replace the cut ones/old ones. not that big of a deal.
also, if trees aren't used, they'll still die; even healthy ones. drought, insect infestation, a lightning hit (rare for humans but common for trees) and a hurricane can quickly turn a healthy, 100 year tree into a broken mangle of splinters.
Now *_unsustainable logging_* i understand the hate for, but I commend loggers for what they do; I wouldn't have a table to type on right now if not for their work.
most logging companies in the US now reforest areas they've cleared out, so it's not "disasterous" deforestation like it was in the 70s and 80s. South America and India need to plant new saplings more, but for the most part the problem has been resolved (after that, it's just a waiting game and occasionally checking plots to make sure the trees are healthy growing back.)
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"A true masterpiece of precision and skill. You've made that stump look like a work of art."
every time i wipe my ass i'm glad there are still trees like this.
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A true craftsman and a thing of beauty. Anyone who has ever attempted cutting a tree over 12 inches knows what an awesome and terrifying feat this is.
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Now that is the way to notch & cut a tree Stumpshot. good job. no loss of board feet. I wish all the other hacks on here would watch your vid.
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He used the law of inclined angles, haven't you learned that law yet?
Good job ,perfect cut,excellent looking stump.
I have only my left arm and cut trees down. It’s part of my small business. Use a Homelite SuperXL with a custom 18” bar I modified to work.
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Very well done. God gave man dominion over his creation. The video gave me a nostalgic feeling of my boyhood growing up on the farm. We had a plentiful oak grove that was good for pasturing hogs, supplying firewood and cutting trees for boards. You have a good eye and know your work. I am impressed. Chainsaw band?
Amount of old growth redwood left on the planet? About 1%. And you praise "man's dominion." You are an idiot.
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Harvesting mature trees like this is what is suppose to be done the forest is a renewable resource.
Still making money after 10 years 32 million views wow🎉
I challenge you to do another video with a similar tree using an MS170 coupled with a 26 inch bar. That would become an instant 40 hour classic video.
Yessir and to add to that let the tree be a 5 foot Bodark tree. I have one on my property that makes sparks when I trim it up.
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Suggestion... If you cut a small rectangular shape in the back of your tree just big enough to put a hydraulic bottle jack in you don't have to use wedges saves a lot of time and back labor but you did excellent job
but replacing a stuck or broken wedge has to be cheaper than the jack?
@@TiqueO6 yes true but it is safer than a wedge (my opinion) and saves on you back labor and more of a direct location for the tree to land where you want it.
If a tree falls in the forest and there's no one there to hear it, does it make a noise ?
If a man says something in the forest and his wife is not there to hear it, is he still wrong ?
It would fall silently btw
Yes to both questions.
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Good cutting man five foot sugar pine I’ve never seen them that big for me that’d be one for the books
I love this awesome sugar pine tree felling, congrats! Wow, this is just beautiful. Keep on your excellent work and don't care about those stupid comments... you ARE doing the right thing, and you are doing it very well. Love it how you've made this huge tree coming down, looking it over and over again.
I agree with you
this man knows what he's doing. that was a very fast work
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Niezłe rżnięcie :) I don't understand all the thumbs down. People, he got that big tree down, stop hating.
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That saw doesn't sound stock. Be safe my friend. God bless you. 🙏
Very good at operating chainsaws ..
eagerly awaited the next video
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Would have been nice to see the tree from a distance before the falling, but nonetheless nice, educational video. Thanks!
One nice sounding Ms660...Correct me if im wrong but looks like a hot 660 anyway. Nice work brother!Cheers from NZ
Chur bro looks like a 660 or 088 i like the full wrap handles they get havnt seen 1 in nz yet might make my own after warenty runs out
Very good suger pine "BIG BUCK'S"$$$$ "!!!! Lot's of crown molding .!!! Thanx from NOR-CAL!!!!
Nice job! Definitely a great sense of accomplishment felling a tree
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Geez don’t you realise that this is wrong
9.8 out of a 10Tree surgery is awesome to watch when done correct! Job well done..
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Whoever ported that 660 knows a thing or two about chainsaws.
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That saw screams! Nice lesson in professional felling.
The first crack I herd I'd be running further than he did. Ha ha ha. Nice job, well executed.
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If you think this part is impressive, you shoulda seen that fella hoist that big sucker up on his shoulder and heft it back ten miles and thrown it in the back of his pickup.
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It's so good to know that i'm not alone in hating trees.
Only from this comment I realized how stupid you are
Amazing how far saws have came since then!
He is a freaking skilled worker that's all I know
He is so fuckin scared
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When i was 25 i cutted a 1 meter circonferec tree with a 40 inch of stihl chainsow all by myself.that was my first time of cutting a tree and i did as this man do in this video
One very good tree man with an ass kickin saw, nice job ! :-)
ua-cam.com/video/U8WtKPuchV4/v-deo.html. That's a better job 😂 😂 😂
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Nice Work Man 😎👍🇦🇺
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To cut down a tree is to fell it, not fall it, and felling, not falling a tree.
Hope this helps. Nice video.
all that work and no "TIMBERRRRRRRRR"
Dehumanization that
One man show, perfectly done.
I liked how the safety goggles protected his forehead.
😂😂🤣🤣 LoL!! I was thinking the same!
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I cut one big sugar pine years ago at mt lessen California .... it was 7 ft 10 inches side to side , it made a boom
I love Lassen Co. My family lived 8 minutes outside of Lake Almanor.
Joe Tibbetts me And my sweetie just got a sack full of sugar pine cones not far from lake almanor, it brought back many memories of falling timber all around lassen and Shasta.
He should go to jail said the guy living in a house made of wood with furniture made of wood using toliet paper which yes is made of wood.Timber is the only truly natural resouce that replenishs itself. Idiots are hard to tolerate.just saying
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That was really well done! Cut safety area, escape route, lined up well, able to pound it over...well done!! I am sure these are answered in the comments, but with over 1000 of them, I figured asking might be faster. You guys do 'Humbolt' cuts to save on board feet, is that accurate, (that is the type cut you made, I think)? Is it any safer or less safe than conventional face cuts? Is there any difference in felling any of the pines in the NW, like this sugarpine vs doug fir or pondos? I work with USFS and want to get my "B" Sawyer cert this year, and figured you may have some insight.
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I've heard the board-footage argument, could be true.
I just like the cut, makes a better drop.
Humbolt makes the stump touch the ground before the top whil traditional is reverse
I live in the Sierras... on Sugar Pine Mountain's eastern slope. I have lots of Sugar Pines (and diggers and pondis) but nothing that big!!
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No, it was just an exclamation as to the size of this Sugar Pine, But we've seemingly uncovered the biggest fucktard tree-hugger on this thread...good job, Doubtful anyone will even try to compete with you.
Benjamin Miller: You are the ignorant one for saying that! I have lived there too and it is easy to believe what he said. And why not? Timber is my business.
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Good job my freand,,
Amzing skill👌👍
very interesting to see. one of my friends got under the big tree.
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people bitching about cutting trees down realize wood is in the following.... I expect you to use none of it.
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piano keys
rayon - books
fishing floats - inks
telephone books
varnish - atlases and maps
price tags - ping pong balls
tires - umbrella handles -signs
automobile instrument panels
space craft reentry shields - newspaper
photographic film - newspapers - posters
football helmets - toilet seats - guitars
road building materials - insulation
shatterproof glass - artificial vanilla flavoring
cork - vacuum cleaner bags - movies - stadium seats
adhesives - decorations - turpentine - camphor - waxes
fireworks - crayons - tannin - charcoal - pine oil - pitch
musical instruments - perches for birds of prey - toilet paper
milk cartons - flooring - bark for landscaping - cardboard
grocery bags - furniture - chewing gum - paper towels
oil spill control agents - Christmas trees - hockey sticks
wildlife habitat - cosmetics - roofs - baby foods - cider - vitamins
cooking utensils - photographic film - lacquer - pallets - rubber gloves
mulch - clean water - golf tees - egg cartons - nail polish - fence posts - toys
toothpaste - eyeglass frames - syrup - antacids - shampoo - rubber gloves
menthol - electrical outlets - medicines - energy for electricity - plates and bowls
sausage casings - torula yeast - rulers - wooden blocks - houses - notebook paper - oars
plywood - paper plates - computer casings - stain remover - coffee filters - toothpicks
movie tickets - carpet and upholstery backsides - imitation bacon - diapers - horse corrals
postcards - tax forms - sponges - shade - particle board - shoe polish - luggage - bowling alley lanes
postage stamps - colognes - animal bedding - irrigation piping - fruit pie filling - golf balls - game boards
suspending agent for drinking soda - pencils - dry wall - baby cribs - baseball bats - lumber - decoys - kites
magazines -ice cream thickener - step ladders - birthday cards - broom sticks - cider - ceiling tiles
crutches - backyard play sets - axe handle - food labels - 2 x 4's - candy wrappers
scenery - party invitations - disinfectants - cd inserts - gummed tape - fruit
railroad ties - shelter belts - puzzles - swings - baking cups
buttons - cutting boards
benches - bird houses
stereo speakers
garden stakes
stairways - beds
tables - barrels
window frames
bulletin boards
linoleum - seesaws
fishing boats - billboards
disposable medical clothing
church pews - totem poles - desks
How many other tree products can you list?
Their stupid ass paper straws
They are the perfect example of the regular libtard.
I do quite a bit of cutting and sharpen every 1/2 chord but can't imagine how that chain is so sharp.
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Sounds like an older Stihl 065 maybe with a 36” bar. When a chain is nice and sharp and the depth gauges are ground properly our shop manager always said it’s “throwing door stops”. This guy knows what he’s doing. Notice he’s not fighting the saw but letting it do the work and perfect use of the cleat. Keep in mind he said this tree was over 100’ tall so 1/2” with the wedge would give you several feet at the top. Pretty easy to tell when it’s ready.
A square grind also lasts longer. And pine is easier to cut.
Nice video I do love trees beautiful sugar pine there smashed the thumbs up for ya
Damn I am tired just watching the man work!
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Lots of tree huggers out there, what's your houses built from?
Don't forget what you wipe your butt with!
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I was foreman on several timber sales in Colorado in the 70's. This fellow is very lucky. Poor safety (no chaps, for one, no gloves) and his face cut is both too deep and not open enough. The real issue is the back cut: is not high enough to to leave a shelf in back of the hinge to prevent kickback. This tree must have had a lot of lean in the direction of face notch. This could have been very disastrous if even a small breeze came up from the wrong direction. Glad it worked out for him.
H Paul Cohen. Yea. I would have done it differently. But he has his way and it worked
I have cut quite a few sugar pine and think he did a good job. Does Colorado have trees that big?
melvin boyce. I have cut quite a few big ones. I dont use wedges, some people do. What ever works. Do that !
I haven't used a chain saw in 30 years but my first thought was the back cut was a little low. Second thought was you old fool haven't cut a tree down in 30 years -what do you know!
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Someone needs to make some ASMR out of the tree snapping and falling noises. I love wood ASMR and crackling and tapping etc
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whyyy you killing this tree?! oh my gooood
Ilya Karyagin who tf cares
Why was the face cut angle so shallow? Seems like the hinge broke really early (serious question)
He Roze on a humboldt the hinge should break early so it can fall further into the wedge.
Also sending up hill. A wide notch potentially wouldn't break
Wow... !!! My best friend, Great... Awesome... Full watched. Thanks Have a happy day!
Where's the guy that screams "TIM-BUUUUUUUURRR!"?
+Matthew Hawthorne He committed suicide. A tree fell on him.
+Matthew Hawthorne eating a coockie and watching P#RN
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Logger porn! That guy is amazing. It couldn't have fallen any better
Mick DEllAHUNT and the famous dance band playing in the whit-worth. Dance hall Lawerance street
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Good thing he's got those safety glasses covering his forehead.
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It creates a root response! 80yrs. Later three or four trees same single tree.
He cuts down trees
He skips and jumps
He likes to press wild flowers
Monty Python?
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Great minds think alike..
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I've never seen a tree that size be wedged over like that. Expert cutter there! Well done…
As for all the tree huggers, maybe you can holler at nature for me cause I watch beautiful old oak and walnut trees on adjoining property fall over in wind and ice storms all the time. Makes me sick to see them rot on the ground rather than be managed and harvested properly. Nature is far more cruel than man, no matter a tree or starving deer...
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Its so sad when bad weather takes them down..onto lines and homes too
Word, always something huh. Understood
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Its gets mighty thirsty out there ! Doesn't it!
That tree was beautiful
That dude knows what he's doing.
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Now that's a big tree. It's probably enough to frame up an environmentalist's house ;)
Nice! 😆
If I heard him correctly, It was 5' in diameter and 180 feet tall ! Now that was a tree !!
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awesome work
100 years in 15 min....just like that!
I am sorry but offenses like this against us should be forbidden, except in some circumstances that might be harmful to humans!
Para la boca, La parte de abajo es bién derecho, Y arriba corte angulo, Luego atras solo el corte derecho 😂😂😂 Ahi lo corto alreves.
Parese que savez de lo que esta hablando entonces habras notado que ese arbol fue jalado de la punta por que ya llevaba su propoa direccion para el lado vontrario y y por los cortes que avento y esas cuñitas jamas lo levanta es un arbol muy pesado
Need get a go pro so we can see the tree fall from your point of view.
All that beautiful lumber. Can I have it? lol
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Why do West Coast guys always turn the saw away from the fuel filter and up against the gas cap?
It's FELLING...FELLING a tree.
Not FALLING a tree...
sheesh.....
...all over the net...spelling/word usage catastrophe...
west coast loggers call it falling and they are called fallers--from Oregon
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Why do a lot of people call it 'Falling' it is FELLING
+Sheila Allder ^The German word for "felling" is "faellen" ; due to that , many German people use "falling"
Imagine doing this a hundred years ago with a two-man handsaw.
Those men were unique in the world. They deserve much respect.
@@deanjones2525 Next time you see any of them, tell them that we all said hello !
How about an axe?
That's a monster! I'd hate to hate to block and lower all of the limbs in someone's yard. Fortunately, we don't have many that big here in Georgia.
WHAT THE HELL MAN, KIDS IN AFRICA COULD HAVE EATEN THAT.
Nice job, but the safety glasses do no good up on your forehead!! Just saying !!
MAGNIFICENT WORK !!!!
haaaa there she blowss ,it sureis fun watchin somone who knows what they r doind lol,im a recently retired logger lol
Fighting it must of been spent after that. Maybe next time he'll get the lean right or side wedge it. Or try not to undercut your Humboldt cut
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Gotta Link to your video doing it" the right way"?
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For big trees