NeoTec Maple Takedown - From Climbing to Cleanup

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  • Опубліковано 1 тра 2023
  • Using a low budge Neo-Tec top handle chainsaw (this one: amzn.to/3VrrkZd) on a maple takedown. Solo tree work from climbing to cleanup.
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  • @Kevin.L_
    @Kevin.L_ Рік тому +4

    Nice work. Excellent cleanup job.

  • @mtbguidecoeurdalene2741
    @mtbguidecoeurdalene2741 Рік тому +1

    I find it pretty funny you go for the cheapo equipment all the time man 😂, it like playing the little grab a toy claw machine games they have in the entry of a grocery store. Love the vids man, stay safe out there 👍

    • @metaspencer
      @metaspencer  Рік тому +1

      Yeah you said it: I'm a cheapskate and am always playing with the low-budge stuff ... sometimes it works out, but seldom

  • @misterz2719
    @misterz2719 Рік тому +3

    As we get older it seems we don't have the time , patience and energy to work with crap tools. When i was younger i started with crappy tools, had an old corded electric drill that didn't have reverse, now i would smash it against a tree.

    • @metaspencer
      @metaspencer  Рік тому

      You said it man: gotta have the tools you know and like and respect ... everything else is no longer worth it.Thanks man

  • @southernrebel159
    @southernrebel159 Рік тому +3

    Nice video, and great job brother. I'm glad you mentioned about the ground crew. Because if you didn't, you know I was going to, lol I think you should dock their pay just a little bit. That would definitely get their attention. 😂
    Anywho brother, thanks for the video. And my Father YHVH bless y'all.

    • @metaspencer
      @metaspencer  Рік тому +1

      A pay reduction! I'll have to run that by the boss and see how it goes :) Good hearing from ya man

  • @alexdunn9181
    @alexdunn9181 Рік тому +1

    Nice vid as ever. I've got the holzforma Chinese ms200t and it's taken a bit of messing around to get it running well. Replaced the fuel and air filters for Stihl ones, shortened the line on the spark plug boot etc. But the main thing has been loads of fiddling around with the carburettor.
    That little saw sounded like the low screw needed adjusting to stop it bogging out as much on full revs. Just a thought and someone might've already mentioned it in the comments but it's worth a go.

    • @metaspencer
      @metaspencer  Рік тому +2

      You said it man: monkeying around with those carb screws has helped a lot, though I always feel like I'm experimenting when it comes to carb adjustment. Plenty of power and a bit more control now ... definitely less $$$$ out the door :)

  • @6ftS
    @6ftS Рік тому

    i admire your patience persisting with that annoying saw... you certainly gave it a good go. great job as always dude. loved the video.

    • @metaspencer
      @metaspencer  Рік тому

      yeah I was mildly frustrated -- not the feeling you want when you're out doing a job. speaking of which: I hope the new job is treating you well!

  • @turbot5672
    @turbot5672 Рік тому

    Great stuff man love the content keep rockin

    • @metaspencer
      @metaspencer  Рік тому +1

      Thanks buddy ... always a good time out there

  • @gregbrown9271
    @gregbrown9271 Рік тому

    Another nice job and vid 👏

  • @ragnarocking
    @ragnarocking Рік тому +1

    nice job!

  • @nhmountains5683
    @nhmountains5683 Рік тому +1

    Good job Spencer. Nice even rounds on that main stem. Those would be great splitting if you were going to burn them. You’ll have to video that leaner. I took down a nice black birch this week. Beautiful smelling wood.

    • @metaspencer
      @metaspencer  Рік тому

      Yeah we've got A LOT of splitting in our future around here :)

  • @user-ew8wg9od9p
    @user-ew8wg9od9p Рік тому

    Шикарные видео. Я только начинаю заниматься деревьями и ваши съемки добавляют желания заниматься этим. Продолжайте в том же духе)

    • @metaspencer
      @metaspencer  Рік тому

      Удачи там! Будьте осторожны, делайте это медленно и учитесь многому!

  • @havespurswillclimb
    @havespurswillclimb Рік тому +1

    Enjoyed the video. A couple weeks ago I took down a maple very similar to that one......a fun tree. I did all the limbing, topping and half the spar with my DCS-2500T. Finished it up with my Echo 4910. I like the looks of the leaner. I'd like that job. AND that Neo is junk in MHO.

    • @metaspencer
      @metaspencer  Рік тому

      It would have been great to have the 2500T up there for sure. Dang Neo-Tec is a freak show of a saw ... Yeah, the leaner will be a good one

  • @williamrehberg2546
    @williamrehberg2546 Рік тому +1

    I'm gonna be honest...more interested in the grasshoppers then the chainsaw!🤣🤣🤣

    • @metaspencer
      @metaspencer  Рік тому +1

      Everyone has a little different taste I guess haha

  • @groundpounder24365
    @groundpounder24365 Рік тому +3

    Hello Hello sir. 👍

  • @timamoroso811
    @timamoroso811 Рік тому +1

    I may have tossed that neotech in the dump trailer from up in the tree haha

    • @metaspencer
      @metaspencer  Рік тому

      Yeah you said it. I was running my Stihl yesterday and thinking "Man it's nice to use a good saw"

  • @ShadowMoonFarms
    @ShadowMoonFarms Рік тому +2

    Grasshoppers???? Thank you for sharing

  • @chirla_j
    @chirla_j Рік тому

    Hey Spencer, always looking forward to your uploads. Thanks for the good content! Just a quick question, is it ok to let the tree fall on your climbing line like that? I feel like the core or fibers could get damaged by that. Stay safe!

    • @metaspencer
      @metaspencer  Рік тому +1

      Hey man, it sucks to drop it on the line! totally blows. Avoid that kind of stuff like the plague ... better to come down on a dual-rope system leaving a tag line on the spar

  • @sandypratt8951
    @sandypratt8951 Рік тому +2

    ❤️👍👍👍

  • @bamabowhunter8499
    @bamabowhunter8499 Рік тому

    Glad to see you back in the tree’s. How are you liking the Uni? I’m curious about getting one but I love the zag and rope runner

    • @metaspencer
      @metaspencer  Рік тому

      For me I just use the Uni for a backup anchor/lifeline and for coming down out of the tree. When climbing/pruning/limbwalking I'm still more into the rope runner. I have noticed that the Uni runs a lot better on thicker ropes, like my 11mil. Devices are just different and everyone seems to have a favorite

  • @Ddaverr1
    @Ddaverr1 Рік тому

    The saw just sounded funky when tou were cutting! Im looking to getting a small battery chainsaw for limbs by my chipper. The only thing is they are bloody expensive. Not sure if this saw would be a good alternative. Cheers!

    • @metaspencer
      @metaspencer  Рік тому

      Yeah I love my little echo battery saw, but you're not joking: the batteries alone cost a fortune!

  • @woodsmiller
    @woodsmiller Рік тому

    That NeoTec is scary, lol. The first and last job you do with it I’m sure 😂

    • @metaspencer
      @metaspencer  Рік тому

      Yep, you said it. Super unpredictable. Unless monkeying with the carb fixes it, not worth the risk

  • @facelesspsycho8252
    @facelesspsycho8252 Рік тому

    Good work . Listening to that junk saw was painful for me

    • @metaspencer
      @metaspencer  Рік тому

      You said it man: not the kind of headache tool you want with ya up there

  • @austingriffith1118
    @austingriffith1118 Рік тому

    Not even joking....that's a good looking rake. How about a rake review?

    • @metaspencer
      @metaspencer  Рік тому +1

      Rake review! No joke: you've gotta have the right rake for the job :) I'll see what I can do

  • @terjeoseberg990
    @terjeoseberg990 Місяць тому

    I believe that the most important thing about a chainsaw is how easy it is to start. After it’s warmed up, does it always start on the first pull?

    • @metaspencer
      @metaspencer  Місяць тому

      Yep this saw passes that test ... starts up great when warm. But it took some tuning to get the dang saw to run right AFTER that point

  • @SteampunkSteve
    @SteampunkSteve Рік тому

    The NeoTech seems to be a step up in power from a battery powered saw that costs the same

    • @metaspencer
      @metaspencer  Рік тому

      Yeah definitely more power and faster chain speed ... just unpredictable

    • @SteampunkSteve
      @SteampunkSteve Рік тому +1

      @metaspencer not the kind of excitement I look for

  • @paulliebeck2640
    @paulliebeck2640 Рік тому

    Norway maple? Those have been brittle when I’ve done them. Maybe cut further into the branch union to get the peel.

    • @metaspencer
      @metaspencer  Рік тому

      yeah and this time of year they're pretty dry ... you're right about that collar cut

  • @judsonkimble
    @judsonkimble Рік тому

    Sweet video. Where do you dump your brush? (is there a fee?)

    • @metaspencer
      @metaspencer  Рік тому

      Yeah, dump in town charges by the ton

  • @sporranheid
    @sporranheid Рік тому

    "Ye get what you pay for." "Buy cheap. Buy twice." Etc. Have to agree with Mr Z below. Less patience as one gets older. Fun to try it though. 😁 "Hellaciously sketchtastic" 🤣

    • @metaspencer
      @metaspencer  Рік тому

      Yeah you said it: worth what ya pay for. A few little flaws and the thing becomes a beast of nuttiness

  • @jbbolts
    @jbbolts Рік тому

    That's actually a decent little saw 😀
    The starter cover on mine is a bit different... I have the "chainsaw" branded version... It's a good little runner believe it or not I have the exact same one guilty of treeson made a video with.. I dropped mine 40 feet (yes really) from a tree and it fell just right in some brush on the clutch side... only thing that happened was a couple of the mounts got out of place... as far as cheap chinese products go you can't ask for much more... I've also talked to another youtuber that made a video about it and he told me he passed it on to someone and 2 years later it was still running... not sure what the deal is but farmertec sells a very similar saw but with only one bar nut... I'm assuming yours is the 2 nuts... now on to the rest of the video!

    • @metaspencer
      @metaspencer  Рік тому

      The "chainsaw brand"! haha ... gotta love it. I've heard from some other guys that adjusting the carb might bring it around

    • @jbbolts
      @jbbolts Рік тому +1

      @@metaspencer mine actually runs pretty stable... they probably aren't put together consistently... I know a fleet command trouble shooted several air leaks when he was running farmertec saws... ymmv for sure

  • @southernrebel159
    @southernrebel159 Рік тому +2

    Okay brother I'm just now starting to watch this video. But before I get over a few seconds into it. I need to know one thing. Are you saying sticky mulch or stanky mulch? 😂

    • @metaspencer
      @metaspencer  Рік тому

      HAHAHAHA! Sticky mulch, I think ... but it was also a bit stanky! funny

  • @jdude000
    @jdude000 5 місяців тому

    Spencer I'm wondering on the yellowing climbing type line how do you usually tie in?

    • @metaspencer
      @metaspencer  5 місяців тому

      Either running bowline or steel biner

    • @metaspencer
      @metaspencer  5 місяців тому

      Sometimes canopy or basal anchor

  • @the_boatswain
    @the_boatswain Рік тому

    I can't do the grasshoppers 🤣

  • @jacobbuckley8232
    @jacobbuckley8232 Рік тому +1

    Whats that pink saw in your box?

    • @metaspencer
      @metaspencer  Рік тому +1

      That's the REAL saw in the truck

  • @mrknittle532
    @mrknittle532 Рік тому

    I kept trying to freeze frame it to look at the leaves but still can't tell. Was it a Norway maple?

    • @metaspencer
      @metaspencer  Рік тому +1

      Yep you got it ... good squinting! It was a really nicely developed and formed tree, but the guy just didn't like the location

    • @mrknittle532
      @mrknittle532 Рік тому

      @@metaspencer Good riddance to it!! It's an invasive, crap tree. I have one that I'm girdling (along with the mulberries) this year. Leaving them for habitat.

  • @robertotirabasso2812
    @robertotirabasso2812 Рік тому

    You use your lifeline to pull down the trunk ????

  • @SANDS78
    @SANDS78 Рік тому

    How where those grasshoppers? :)

    • @metaspencer
      @metaspencer  Рік тому +1

      Crunchy like popcorn only twice the bounce

    • @SANDS78
      @SANDS78 Рік тому

      @@metaspencer haha!

  • @scottfoster2487
    @scottfoster2487 Рік тому

    The only way these saws work best is after a person does some modding to it.

    • @metaspencer
      @metaspencer  Рік тому

      I see your point man ... definitely some tuning is required out of the box

  • @pastormike5054
    @pastormike5054 Рік тому

    So it this saw not ergonomic?

    • @metaspencer
      @metaspencer  Рік тому +1

      the ergonomics aren't too bad ... I must have mispoke. the problem is more the unpredictable nature of the throttle and carb

    • @pastormike5054
      @pastormike5054 Рік тому

      @@metaspencer as a machinist of 33 years and starting to build chainsaws.
      What would you say is needed in the world's best tree saw?

    • @metaspencer
      @metaspencer  Рік тому

      @@pastormike5054 oh that’s cool! We all want power, reliability, and great controls for actually using on the job. Stihl and Husqvarna have pretty good examples

    • @pastormike5054
      @pastormike5054 Рік тому

      @@metaspencer power and light weight 👍

  • @robertotirabasso2812
    @robertotirabasso2812 Рік тому

    And the carabiner ???

  • @fbroussard87
    @fbroussard87 Рік тому

    No ground guy, and filming?

    • @metaspencer
      @metaspencer  Рік тому

      My ground crew is perpetually illusive :)

  • @johnsommerfeld6889
    @johnsommerfeld6889 Рік тому

    That saw seems a bit anemic. I'm sure it has a use but I wouldn't want it. 😜 Keep up the not how to videos!

    • @metaspencer
      @metaspencer  Рік тому

      You said it man: lots of problems with that saw. Could be some tweaking brings it around, but I doubt I'll even try

  • @OffGridAussiePrepper
    @OffGridAussiePrepper Рік тому

    toss the saw into the garbage

    • @metaspencer
      @metaspencer  Рік тому

      yeah I'm close to that point ... maybe put it on the free pile

  • @robertotirabasso2812
    @robertotirabasso2812 Рік тому

    Not great idea ...to catch trunk and wood on tha rope ...

  • @flawdanative3223
    @flawdanative3223 Місяць тому

    Knock the saw all you want... It looks like it did the job just fine! Nowhere is it written that it's made for Professional work and knowing that you take it on the Job and relentlessly criticize it for not being the Pro. chainsaw you use. Not a fair analogy. Get Over Yourself. It's a great little chainsaw for the purpose it was built.

  • @rickstafford5316
    @rickstafford5316 Рік тому

    Nice job
    Have you tried the holtzforma (? Spelling)
    Heard mixed reviews. Can’t wait for that leaner.
    Stay safe

    • @metaspencer
      @metaspencer  Рік тому +1

      I've had my eye on those Holzform-whatever saws ... they look big and I've been eyeing one of the bigger ones.

    • @rickstafford5316
      @rickstafford5316 Рік тому

      @@metaspencer I’m looking at the G395XP. Can’t beat the price but I’ve heard it’s a hit or miss thing. Hoping it wasn’t built on a Friday or end of the day. Lol
      I’ll let you know my thoughts when I get it & use it.
      Stay safe

    • @metaspencer
      @metaspencer  Рік тому +1

      @@rickstafford5316 I look forward to hearing about it. in the FB groups I've heard those hit-or-miss descriptions: one guy loves a saw and someone else says it konked out on the first day