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Sarah Catherine
Canada
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 16 ส.ค. 2010
Hi, I'm Sarah! My channel is all about nature, art and learning self-sufficiency through all kinds of outdoor skills. It won't be smooth or easy, but I'm looking forward to sharing the challenges of this journey with you.
I'm back and Need your Help!
Updates on our logging adventures and some problems with our forwarding trailer (the usual 😉). We need your help deciding on an upgrade.
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Woodcutting and Cable Skidding before the snow
มุมมอง 2.3Kปีที่แล้ว
It's crunch time! Skidding a new trail and trying to get the last marked trees out before the snow. Fast is better than slow right now, so once again I find myself the observer/narrator. I really do learn a lot by watching others work, and I hope you do too! ► MY SOCIAL MEDIA • Instagram:@therealsarahcatherine ► MY WOODCUTTING EQUIPMENT*: • Helmet: Kask, Superplasma HD - amzn.to/3EVGOgA • Earmu...
Can-Swe Hurricane Jacket Review
มุมมอง 587ปีที่แล้ว
A couple of us got these jackets a little while ago and I thought it was time to do a little review of what we think of them so far. Can-Swe Hurricane Jacket : www.raingearpro.ca/products/unlined-waterproof-rain-jacket Not an affiliate, not sponsored ► MY SOCIAL MEDIA • Instagram:@therealsarahcatherine ► MY WOODCUTTING EQUIPMENT*: • Helmet: Kask, Superplasma HD - amzn.to/3EVGOgA • Earmuffs: 3m,...
Felling a BIG spruce with the 661c
มุมมอง 4.9Kปีที่แล้ว
Putting the new 661 through its paces by felling one of the biggest spruce trees on our lot. This one was way out of my league (for now), so I'm really just the narrator of this adventure. But I always learn a lot watching the guys do their thing, hope you do too! ► MY SOCIAL MEDIA • Instagram:@therealsarahcatherine ► MY WOODCUTTING EQUIPMENT*: • Helmet: Kask, Superplasma HD - amzn.to/3EVGOgA •...
Trying to manage MUD on the woodlot
มุมมอง 691ปีที่แล้ว
The mud in our wood processing area has become an issue, we're all done here with the skidder so time to (try to) clean it up with the excavator ;) ► MY SOCIAL MEDIA • Instagram:@therealsarahcatherine ► MY WOODCUTTING EQUIPMENT*: • Helmet: Kask, Superplasma HD - amzn.to/3EVGOgA • Earmuffs: 3m, Optime 101 Peltor - amzn.to/3LzInVk • Gloves: Terra, Anti-vibration gloves • Boots: Viking, Bushwhacke...
It broke AGAIN! Welding the forwarding trailer
มุมมอง 2.2Kปีที่แล้ว
Our forwarding trailer broke AGAIN! This time we do the repair on-site, I'll let you decide how it went 😉 ► MY SOCIAL MEDIA • Instagram:@therealsarahcatherine ► MY WOODCUTTING EQUIPMENT*: • Helmet: Kask, Superplasma HD - amzn.to/3EVGOgA • Earmuffs: 3m, Optime 101 Peltor - amzn.to/3LzInVk • Gloves: Terra, Anti-vibration gloves • Boots: Viking, Bushwhacker - amzn.to/3PyMS3E • My chainsaw: Stihl -...
Trying out a Stihl MS661C Chainsaw
มุมมอง 21Kปีที่แล้ว
First time trying the 661! This saw is definitely cool and I can't wait to start milling with it, but you won't catch me hauling it through the bush anytime soon. What a (heavy) beast! Stay tuned at the end for the saw's first run operated by an experienced person :) ► MY SOCIAL MEDIA • Instagram:@therealsarahcatherine ► MY WOODCUTTING EQUIPMENT*: • Helmet: Kask, Superplasma HD - amzn.to/3EVGOg...
Chainsaw Unboxing Stihl MS 661C
มุมมอง 2.6Kปีที่แล้ว
It has arrived! It was in the wrong box for an unboxing, but whatever, it's AWESOME! A whopper at 16 lbs, but should be great for upcoming milling projects. If you're in Québec, check out www.armandlapointeequipement.com/ ► MY SOCIAL MEDIA • Instagram:@therealsarahcatherine ► MY WOODCUTTING EQUIPMENT*: • Helmet: Kask, Superplasma HD - amzn.to/3EVGOgA • Earmuffs: 3m, Optime 101 Peltor - amzn.to/...
Logging and problem-solving
มุมมอง 3.3Kปีที่แล้ว
Spend a beautiful fall day logging with me from start to finish. Of course things don't go smoothly (stuck saw, stuck trees, stuck chain, lots of mud, tractor issues, etc...) but so many great opportunities for problem solving and learning. Also prepare to witness some fiiiine wedge skills 🙂 ► MY SOCIAL MEDIA • Instagram:@therealsarahcatherine ► MY WOODCUTTING EQUIPMENT*: • Helmet: Kask, Superp...
ATV Log Haul
มุมมอง 1.2Kปีที่แล้ว
Collecting smaller logs by hauling them out with the ATV. Conclusion: A little log trailer wouldn't be a luxury. ► MY SOCIAL MEDIA • Instagram:@therealsarahcatherine ► MY WOODCUTTING EQUIPMENT*: • Helmet: Kask, Superplasma HD - amzn.to/3EVGOgA • Earmuffs: 3m, Optime 101 Peltor - amzn.to/3LzInVk • Gloves: Terra, Anti-vibration gloves • Boots: Viking, Bushwhacker - amzn.to/3PyMS3E • My chainsaw: ...
Forest maintenance, aka weeding with a CHAINSAW
มุมมอง 2.3Kปีที่แล้ว
What I've been up to and a nice hot day working in the forest. I show you the types of trees we keep and are careful not to damage, as well as the "weeds" we need to remove to encourage healthy growth. ► MY SOCIAL MEDIA • Instagram:@therealsarahcatherine ► MY WOODCUTTING EQUIPMENT: • Helmet: Kask - Superplasma HD • Earmuffs: 3m - Optime 101 Peltor • Gloves: Terra - Anti-vibration gloves • Boots...
It Broke!
มุมมอง 1.3K2 ปีที่แล้ว
Something always seems to be broken when working in the woods, this time it's the forwarding trailer. Luckily, our local welder was able to fix it up good as new 💪👍 ► MY SOCIAL MEDIA • Instagram:@therealsarahcatherine ► MY WOODCUTTING EQUIPMENT: • Helmet: Kask - Superplasma HD • Earmuffs: 3m - Optime 101 Peltor • Gloves: Terra - Anti-vibration gloves • Boots: Viking - Bushwhacker • My chainsaw:...
🍂 Fall Woodcutting 🍂
มุมมอง 2.9K2 ปีที่แล้ว
Felling, limbing, hauling, and cording on a beautiful fall day to make our pulp quota. ► MY SOCIAL MEDIA • Instagram:@therealsarahcatherine ► MY WOODCUTTING EQUIPMENT: • Helmet: Kask - Superplasma HD • Earmuffs: 3m - Optime 101 Peltor • Gloves: Terra - Anti-vibration gloves • Boots: Viking - Bushwhacker • My chainsaw: Stihl - MS170 ► FEATURED IN THIS VID: • Chainsaw: Stihl - MS261C • ATV: Honda...
F-350 - Oil change: If I can do it, anyone can!
มุมมอง 1.2K2 ปีที่แล้ว
I never thought I would ever do this, and yet here I am! Changing the oil on the old diesel truck. Easy peasy lemon squeezy! ► MY SOCIAL MEDIA • Instagram:@therealsarahcatherine ► MY WOODCUTTING EQUIPMENT: • Helmet: Kask - Superplasma HD • Earmuffs: 3m - Optime 101 Peltor • Gloves: Terra - Anti-vibration gloves • Boots: Viking - Bushwhacker • My chainsaw: Stihl - MS170 ► FEATURED IN THIS VID: •...
Tying 2 ropes together with a French prusik
มุมมอง 13K2 ปีที่แล้ว
Tying 2 ropes together with a French prusik
Winch & Pulley - Felling a tree against its lean
มุมมอง 124K2 ปีที่แล้ว
Winch & Pulley - Felling a tree against its lean
Winter to Spring! I'm back, but will the machines start?
มุมมอง 5542 ปีที่แล้ว
Winter to Spring! I'm back, but will the machines start?
First time moving BIG LOGS with a tractor and forwarding trailer
มุมมอง 1.7K3 ปีที่แล้ว
First time moving BIG LOGS with a tractor and forwarding trailer
JOHN DEERE 35D - Quick look and BASIC maintenance
มุมมอง 6K3 ปีที่แล้ว
JOHN DEERE 35D - Quick look and BASIC maintenance
FIRST TIME operating an EXCAVATOR - John Deere 35D
มุมมอง 2.5K3 ปีที่แล้ว
FIRST TIME operating an EXCAVATOR - John Deere 35D
Top Tricks for Long, Safe, Happy Days Woodcutting
มุมมอง 1.3K3 ปีที่แล้ว
Top Tricks for Long, Safe, Happy Days Woodcutting
Range-Road RR403 - Chipping Branches & Small Trees
มุมมอง 2.6K3 ปีที่แล้ว
Range-Road RR403 - Chipping Branches & Small Trees
MS170 - Making a (small) Clearing - Timelapse
มุมมอง 2.1K3 ปีที่แล้ว
MS170 - Making a (small) Clearing - Timelapse
First Time HAND FILING MS 261 C - Does it still cut?
มุมมอง 2.9K3 ปีที่แล้ว
First Time HAND FILING MS 261 C - Does it still cut?
First time trying a HUSQVARNA chainsaw: 562 XP
มุมมอง 32K3 ปีที่แล้ว
First time trying a HUSQVARNA chainsaw: 562 XP
Nice video, thanks for being awesome 🙌
Good work. Wind can be tricky as well
I wondered if you had heard of a pneumatic air launcher where you can more or lessfor sending the ‘feed line’ without all the exertion of throwing at just the right time, also accurately to save exhausting yourself before you have done the job! Well done on getting your workspace clear up!
Welcome back Sarah. I’m a weekend warrior on my wood lot so I don’t have any recommendations on an upgrade to your forwarder. The tracks would be nice to lessen damage to trails and forest openings.
Beauty and The Beast .
Nice, but i was thinking, i wouldn't leave my saw there cuz you never know sometimes.....nice work, small mistakes are the best kind to learn from. For the most part, when I "retreat" for the fall, saw goes with me.
Sarah, another great video giving a good overview of the tree felling/hauling operation. Blessings to you.
I cheat a little, I put a ladder in he bucket on the backhoe then raise the bucket high with ladder. To put my step around the tree. Then get down me and add more strap or chain to anchor to the bottom of another tree and use a come along.
Good luck with your work, Sarah.
Howdy, I'd try signing up on Forestry Forum.
I think th-cam.com/channels/rahZilt__7C3yYj4HTV4QQ.html would be a good reference
Great video. Thank you. 😊
So great to see you back. Sorry I have no experience with this kind of machinery I could fix the hydraulics and some of the welding but never operated one. But I’m sure your subscribers will chime in once they see have uploaded a new video again great to see you back. Good luck.
Very nice to watch an articulate, clearly-spoken and thoughtfully-edited video. Bravo! and thanks.
you should get what suits you but just a bit Bigger, so you don't over work it to the point of breaking. so no light duty machines. i have a question for you i have a lot of poplar trees who buys them and for what purpose. thank you great to have you back.
Glad you're back and doing well. Pro's and con's with both of them. Just pick the one that will suit you the best. Take care and have a blessed and safe weekend
Rubber tire Forwarder. In Wisconsin, USA we used 4 wheel forwarders, they can load / unload truck's / trailers. Smaller turning radius, and a "bunk" that holds @ 2 cord of pulp / logs'. Get chains / "tracks" for Icey conditions. Or 6x6 forwarder to carry more wood out, also with chains on front, "tracks" on back. They been doing that since late 1960's. Just a thought.
Great to see you back.
Nice job Sarah, thank You.
“I have the same fear of flipping. It took me forever to get comfortable enough to actually drive the ATV. So, hopefully, it’s not that crazy-at least, I hope not!”
bis der baum fällt , ist er von selbst gestorben und verroooottttet
Thank you for the video! So many steps I didn’t know how to do. Would you mind explaining again why you used two ropes (the 20 foot in the wench and long one on the tree) instead of just one really long one?
You need a LogRite ÀTV Arch.
Hi Sarah! Are you going make more videos? Hope everything is going well for you! 😊
Well done and informative.
Sarah, Congratulations on your nicely produced video. When I saw the narrow crotch that was really the only one available for you to aim at, I was cringing. I thought it would take you at least 8 attempts to hit it. Congratulations on hitting it in only 7. The other concern for such narrow crotches is that they may not like to let the rope end pass through them. One minor suggestion: rather than using a bowline to hoist a noose around a branch, simply tie the end of your rigging line around the trunk of the tree, making sure to keep the end out of where you will be cutting. When you tie the rope around the branch, your rope is going to stay there until you get the tree down. Normally, this will not be a concern. However, I had one occasion where I had to leave my work before I could fell the tree and had to leave my rope there for what turned out to be several days. If I had the rope tied around the trunk, it would have been an easy matter to untie it and take the rope in less than a minute. Throughout your video, I was pleased that you pointed out each of your bits of acquired wisdom as they came to you. I was concerned about where you left your saw and was glad you picked up on that issue. As a minor safety issue, you had plenty of extra rope, so you could have easily moved your winching station twenty feet down the road. You set up at a point that was within the fall length of the trunk. While it is rare, it is possible for a tree to fall well off course, even if you have done everything correctly, as you did. I was once winching down a large pine which fell 70 degrees off line. Though I spent 20 minutes investigating the cause, I could not find any reason for that very odd fall.
You learned a lot in doing this so good for you. I take it this was just a learning process and not the way to do things quickly as you could have cut that little tree and let it fall any which way and then simply hauled it out or cut it up or both.
Bonjour from Quebec...
This was really helpful! It's the exact task i need to do, but i didn't know how. Thanks for teaching me about prusik knots and locking pulleys!
Hi Sarah, Thanks for this video. I've watched it 2-3 times in the past year trying to get ready to do some of the same things. Learned a lot from you and your videos. Thank you!
Привет Сара! Всё правильно что тест производился на одной и той же шине и цепи. Обе модели Stihl В моей коллекции. Удачи вам! 👍
When cutting firewood cut the trees in half then quarter. Only roll your jacks once to bottom cuts. Stack as close as possible so your not walking as far. Eric in mo.
What a beautiful woman! Intelligent as well! I enjoy your videos so much. I think Canadians are so healthy. Hello from Missouri USA. Cutting wood is a highly dangerous so look and access several times before cutting. Never cut when you're tired. I love running chainsaws too. May God continue to bless you. I wish you were my neighbor. ❤❤
You did great.
Great job, you might like to mention that the vehicle should be on level ground before starting this task. Great to see you at work.
The braided rope slips because the Maasdam winch jaws are only designed for 3 strand ropes when you look at the grooves.
Seems like max overkill seeing there’s nothing of consequence if you felled the tree in the leaning direction. Good opportunity for a video with a cute woman with tree gear though. Keep ‘em coming. LOL.
Bon Boulo 😆😆👍👍
you didn't grease the bar
The finest chainsaw ever made vs whatever disposable mass produced junk you can buy at your local stihl dealer
I know this video is 2 years old at the time of my comment. You tied the bowling incorrectly. The tail should end up.on.the inside of the loop. You had it outside.
Just came across your video. I would suggest you act more professional in your explanation of hooking your thingees up and making sure what knots you are actually using. You are saying prussic but it looks like a klemheist you were using to attach your 20 ft line. Also learn the proper way to use your equipment before hand so someone doesnt get hurt following your directions
Buy yourself some “Skin So Soft” to keep bugs away, worked on me in Alaska. Try it you will like it. As a side benefit it is good for your skin and NO CHEMICALS.
Reckon it would have cut a bit faster if you really sunk it in with the dogs. Cool video though! Great to see someone of smaller stature holding it.
Great video, but I spit my coffee out when you said "I lost my nuts in the snow" BaHaHaHa!!!
Sarah what u think of the oiler on the 462 ???kindly advise me Gunter,I like to buy one
FYI -- Ball caps do not go over the top of your ears...
You got the job done, worked through the learning curve.Excellent job and great information.
Des Québécois francophones assimilés, voilà le bon exemple, c'est triste à entendre. Pourquoi ne pas faire des vidéos en français ?
I like my 660
Nice to see a young woman who is not afraid to tackle this kind of work. But... you should NEVER turn your back on a tree in such a situation where you are in the fall zone... let alone be on your knees during it! You should have been on the other side of the tree where you could keep your eye on it and used the anchor tree to help shied you in the worst case. I think that's the biggest mistake you made as it's the most dangerous to your safety.