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  • How not to drop a dead tree
    Thank goodness for good neighbors who know what to do,
    and happens to be a landscaper and has felled many trees.

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  • @dannyknapp515
    @dannyknapp515 ปีที่แล้ว +897

    You gotta admit this gentleman did a good job staying visible with the vest and then the tie dye shirt 😂

    • @SK-tr9ii
      @SK-tr9ii ปีที่แล้ว +42

      You got that right, not one squirrel was going to mistake him for a nut.

    • @terrybroughton9171
      @terrybroughton9171 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Yeah, he’d have been easy to find had the tree fell on him.
      Good Lord Almighty, some people should have to take mandatory training before allowed to touch a saw.

    • @kramnull8962
      @kramnull8962 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@SK-tr9ii What the hell did they call him then?

    • @caddyrack
      @caddyrack ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@SK-tr9ii Thanks for the laugh, I nearly peed my pants.

    • @emilysisson3638
      @emilysisson3638 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      His hard hat wasn’t visible. Probably because it wasn’t on his head.

  • @johnvelas70
    @johnvelas70 ปีที่แล้ว +2124

    In 25 years logging production falling I never once saw so many things wrong in such a short time.

    • @ArtisanArborists
      @ArtisanArborists ปีที่แล้ว +111

      20 years for me as a sawyer for Wildfire and 5years as a Climbing Arborists . I would absolutely agree with you and question how either of those two have actually stayed alive as long as they clearly have. Must have more lives and huge percentage less capacity of logical thinking than I have being that I would say if my new hire groundie tired to climb a tree high enough to move a rope down proves that he has not enough brains for anything regarding chainsaw work and I don't even want to get started on the special person that was behind the saw as to he was the one in charge of that three ring circus that very easily could have killed them both.

    • @garettstahl
      @garettstahl ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Ive made mistakes falling trees butttttt…… lol. Ive certainly done things and said, “lets not do that again”…. Buttttt…. Lol. Certainly takes the cake but desperate times call for desperate measures so lets hope there is a back story that led to this circus haha…

    • @jeffreychavey4161
      @jeffreychavey4161 ปีที่แล้ว +126

      What did they do wrong? Maybe you could help others by explaining

    • @davidshumski4629
      @davidshumski4629 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      @@jeffreychavey4161 looks like they were successful to me.

    • @heavenbound1536
      @heavenbound1536 ปีที่แล้ว +123

      @@davidshumski4629 climbing a tree once it has been cut and clear off the stump and only standing due to limbs locked is beyond scetchy

  • @HANKTHEDANKEST
    @HANKTHEDANKEST 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +371

    Hey man, you could've kept this fail to yourself and taught others nothing, but you shared your mistake with the world so others could learn from it. That takes guts and character--I hope your future felling adventures go a bit more smoothly than this one. Everybody walked away and some lessons were learned--life wasn't as harsh a teacher as she could've been on this one.

    • @Running-with-skizers
      @Running-with-skizers 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +32

      You couldn't have said it better this dude is getting a lot of hate but it's a bent bar and lesson learned and no body got hurt

    • @leinadp322
      @leinadp322 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      word

    • @stevedallas9529
      @stevedallas9529 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Dude get out from behind Computer

    • @justinberry3991
      @justinberry3991 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@stevedallas9529get out from in front of tree

    • @ZachLovesFord
      @ZachLovesFord 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Rude

  • @Rolf-farmedfacts-supervisor
    @Rolf-farmedfacts-supervisor 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

    Norwegian here, thisone was HAARD to watch, but my guy OWNED IT!
    Really awesome to upload thisone.
    I would never speak of this again.
    I salute you🇳🇴

  • @wildmanturner
    @wildmanturner ปีที่แล้ว +198

    When your saw gets pinched in the cut while falling…. Just remove your bar nuts and take the powerhead off the bar…. That way the worst thing that can happen is you bend a bar and it cost 70 bucks instead of 600 or more.

    • @Firedog-ny3cq
      @Firedog-ny3cq ปีที่แล้ว +28

      And always have an extra bar and chain to put on your freed powerhead so you can rescue the pinched bar and chain.

    • @eric8851
      @eric8851 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      This does not work if your saw has an external clutch like the cheaper husqvarnas do

    • @TrashyLobster
      @TrashyLobster หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That’s too easy.

    • @MarkLarporte
      @MarkLarporte หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Wow,,I just missed myself laughing 😅

    • @donmoore7785
      @donmoore7785 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yup. I pinched my bar in a tree a week ago, and there was no room for a wedge. So I pulled the powerhead off first. Then used a tie and a come along to straighten the tree. Got my bar and chain free undamaged.

  • @Mumwaldee
    @Mumwaldee ปีที่แล้ว +172

    When the hi-vis comes off and the tie dye comes out it's serious business.

    • @dipstick5869
      @dipstick5869 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      🤣👍

    • @JohnDoe-ny1wp
      @JohnDoe-ny1wp ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @Mumwaldee You've won the internet today. Cheers.

    • @feelingold2995
      @feelingold2995 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      After he got the 2nd saw stuck he went and took a couple puffs..🤣🤣

    • @Habeebea
      @Habeebea ปีที่แล้ว +6

      He said, ok time to be even more visible. Scare this tree into falling.

    • @spencerh2860
      @spencerh2860 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      This comment 😂

  • @tonyjordan1320
    @tonyjordan1320 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

    I love the way he is clearing out tripping hazards before he starts cutting on a dead tree-don't forget to look up for the dead limbs that are heading your way...

  • @johnspartan98
    @johnspartan98 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +256

    It did come down. Sometimes hangers happen to the best of us. What you had there was a lightweight dead tree that was tangled up in a healthy tree, and when that happens it becomes a struggle to avoid the widow maker. I've been cutting trees every spring and fall for almost 40 years.
    You all walked away and got her done. So Kudos.

    • @Whatsittoy
      @Whatsittoy 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

      Seriously. Was it pro grade? No. A fail? Hardly. They got it done and no one got hurt, except maybe the guide bar on that first saw. And probably learned some lessons for next time.

    • @johnspartan98
      @johnspartan98 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@Whatsittoy Oh, ok. Next time begin your comment by saying "Agreed." That would help avoid confusion. I'll delete my comment....ok buddy ole pal? We still good?

    • @Whatsittoy
      @Whatsittoy 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      @@johnspartan98My mistake. I thought "Seriously" in this context was the same as "Agreed." You ended with "You all walked away and got her done. So Kudos." I said "Seriously." because it was ridiculous seeing all the negative comments and I liked your statement regarding what was important to take away from this. Like you said, instead of bashing the guy we should note that he walked away safely from a dangerous dead tree and didn't leave it hanging. But I guess it didn't mean the same to you. Sorry for the confusion.

    • @rocker7475
      @rocker7475 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Whatsittoy,

    • @joshchristian8598
      @joshchristian8598 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yup

  • @damonr4136
    @damonr4136 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +265

    Appreciate that you showed this alot of guys wouldn't be man enough to show they're mistakes

    • @carlamcewen2361
      @carlamcewen2361 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      lol he didn't post it. The camera guy did...notice how he backed off when the saw got stuck?

    • @harrying882
      @harrying882 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I wouldn’t fancy being the poor waitress having to write down the meals. Gigantic yuck man

    • @martyotherhopkins1663
      @martyotherhopkins1663 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Landed on the wood pile

    • @damonr4136
      @damonr4136 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@carlamcewen2361 Didn't realize that

    • @davewaldon7093
      @davewaldon7093 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Losers have no shame

  • @gaylonb4175
    @gaylonb4175 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +43

    My neighbor fell off of a 40’ ladder yesterday while felling a tree. He’s fine, he was only on the first rung. 😅

    • @nwicconsultants6640
      @nwicconsultants6640 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

      😆😆😆😆 lol.....that's one I'm going to use (probably overuse)....thanks!

  • @shadricosuave
    @shadricosuave 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +77

    Dry dead trees can be unpredictable. The fibers don't bend like in a green tree. You saw that right away, and then it came back and pinched your saw. The mistake here was not getting wedges in early as soon as you get a chance put that wedge in when you have an inch of space. It has saved me a lot of grief. And believe me I have done just what you have done enough times in different scenarios to respect this video. Thank you brother

    • @OffGridInvestor
      @OffGridInvestor 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The angles he cut were all wrong and noone whose spent enough time cutting trees seems to realise. And putting the saw in one side not evenly thru the back is EXACTLY why the saw got pinched. I only had that happen once in my learning curve and I was trying to cut a 30 inch thick tree with a 12 inch bar.

    • @user-gq2vn1xj2r
      @user-gq2vn1xj2r 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      The point about wedges is good. For me, a wedge always goes in ASAP, even if it is clearly not going to be needed. It's cheap insurance.

    • @swere1240
      @swere1240 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      after the first back cut he did if he would have just wedged it over it probly would have went but he got greedy and tried to cut more and he cut through the hinge on one side and it pinched his saw. which will happen basically anytime you cut through the side of your hinge wood like that. this is a classic exsample of someone watching abunch of youtube videos on how to fell trees but has very little real life experience actually doing it. everyone thinks its way easier then it is until they try it. when i first started i was like this should be easy. boy was i wrong.

    • @m16ty
      @m16ty 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      don't think it "set back" on the saw, I think he cut completely though to the notch. That's a very unstable tree at that point, very dangerous to go get another saw and start cutting on the tree and then climb the tree.

    • @Sugarsail1
      @Sugarsail1 17 วันที่ผ่านมา

      the top part of the tree was tangled up well in the other trees, that seemed to be the crux of the problem. It only pinched his saw after he cut entirely through the tree which he wouldn't have had to have done had the tree not been blocked from falling over by the other trees above.

  • @mikezilla4053
    @mikezilla4053 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +47

    The tree walking out of the woods straight up was hilarious!😂

  • @fredMplanenut
    @fredMplanenut ปีที่แล้ว +57

    At least he allowed the video to be shown, which may help others.

    • @jeffharper7579
      @jeffharper7579 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ??something like do as I say not as I do comes to mind😵.

    • @danthompson5797
      @danthompson5797 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@jeffharper7579everything he did was according to the professional procedure. It got hung up in the top branches

    • @jeffharper7579
      @jeffharper7579 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      True . I always make sure I have many escape routes and I also take two saws full of fuel and oil before I drop a tree. I have cut many 1000s of trees most go exactly where I plan on dropping them but some not so good. Other trees or dang grape vines I couldn't see can ruin a good tree fall. Always have a hard hat and someone watching for problems.

    • @davidgardner3640
      @davidgardner3640 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@danthompson5797 with the exception of determining where the top would go when he cut the base.

    • @danthompson5797
      @danthompson5797 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@davidgardner3640 well he knew the direction it was going to go but I don't think there was any way he could have known it was going to snag bad enough to hold it in place. Every once in a while you get a bastard tree like that

  • @johnwoody9505
    @johnwoody9505 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    I started from scratch when I was about 35, bought my first chainsaw and some books on how to fell trees etc. Then I did a proper chainsaw course, luckily along the way I took my time, then I started working with the local council and worked with some professionals, I was learning all the time and now I feel reasonably confident. At 78 I need to take my time and think things through, this video was brilliant, couldn't see why the bloke did aim the through through the gap to the right of the tree he got hung up in!! maybe he didn't know how to aim the tree, he certainly took out a huge sink!! Maybe a short introduction on the use of wedges would have helped!! Fine entertainment all the same, thanks.

    • @MrTruckerf
      @MrTruckerf 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Gotta hand it to you, I am younger than you but quit cutting when I was 68. Just too slow and clumsy in the brush.

  • @spacelemur7955
    @spacelemur7955 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +36

    Seems like he forgot to study the intended fall before he commenced. Those branches were almost interlocked. He had many trees around to anchor a winch on and steer for a more open area. However, since he wasn't ashamed to post his fail, he probably intends to learn. 👍🍻

    • @bobsullivan5714
      @bobsullivan5714 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Betcha ten bucks this guy doesn't see where he did ANYTHING wrong.....

  • @thereasoner9454
    @thereasoner9454 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

    Seriously, many folks wouldn't have attempted what you did, let alone shared it on the internet. Thank you for showing this, so hopefully others can avoid risky fells/trees, and/or look for guidance/assistance with problem trees. Good job

    • @Heavymetalstonie420
      @Heavymetalstonie420 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Umm you do realize this isn't his channel so hes not going to see your comment. It was posted by another person.

    • @thereasoner9454
      @thereasoner9454 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Heavymetalstonie420He did, and he replied. Learn to TH-cam.

    • @Heavymetalstonie420
      @Heavymetalstonie420 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@thereasoner9454 why the hell would i want to learn to TH-cam 😂😂😂

    • @Heavymetalstonie420
      @Heavymetalstonie420 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@thereasoner9454 is that a life skill i need to learn i need to learn how to TH-cam 😂😂😂 wtf 😂😂

  • @leovogelgesang4398
    @leovogelgesang4398 ปีที่แล้ว +445

    I am still an idiot with a chainsaw, but this guy makes me look like a well seasoned logger.

    • @craigwhittingslow9689
      @craigwhittingslow9689 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      That’s a good one. I fell timber for over 20 years and saw a few that had no business in the woods! 🙏🙏👍💪

    • @bearwoodcraft3591
      @bearwoodcraft3591 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@craigwhittingslow9689they don’t last long

    • @caddyrack
      @caddyrack ปีที่แล้ว +14

      His real job is cutting ham, salame, prosciutto at a local deli shop. He figured he could cut a tree, what's so hard about it? LOL

    • @richarddowner4292
      @richarddowner4292 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      tooo FUNNNNY

    • @richarddowner4292
      @richarddowner4292 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I would Never EVER Post this video..... EVER, All thou ITS FUNNY...

  • @ourlifeinwyoming4654
    @ourlifeinwyoming4654 ปีที่แล้ว +379

    We’ve all had a bad day where we thought we had things figured out. None of us are perfect. As long as no one was hurt and lessons were learned, then everyone goes home safe and humble.

    • @jorgeposadas1192
      @jorgeposadas1192 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I know but it's still funny as hell hahahahahahahaha

    • @ourlifeinwyoming4654
      @ourlifeinwyoming4654 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@jorgeposadas1192 No denying that. Just glad nobody was filming mine! Lol!

    • @rknight7509
      @rknight7509 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It is only a mater of time thew it

    • @branchmanager1100
      @branchmanager1100 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Apparently, you don't do tree work .

    • @peek5548
      @peek5548 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@branchmanager1100 Some people do a job for a living, doesn't mean everyone will always pay for it.

  • @timothymallon
    @timothymallon 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +33

    Never underestimate a tree's unwillingness to come down. That tree was stubborn! (and a bit hung up on its neighbors)

    • @Alpha_Dad1
      @Alpha_Dad1 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It was hung up on others.

    • @kingchristopherpaul477hutc8
      @kingchristopherpaul477hutc8 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      If the guy woulda cut it right

    • @dustysmoke4996
      @dustysmoke4996 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Any old-time logger can tell you stories of having to knock one 'stuck' tree down with another, sometimes taking a whole bunch of other trees to eventually get the mess on the ground. It's always a harrowing experience for them.

  • @sconnyjoe5262
    @sconnyjoe5262 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Well, the tree is down. Plus, you got a great video and story out of it. Thank you for posting it.

    • @robertwarner-ev7wp
      @robertwarner-ev7wp 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Yep, if he would have aimed it a bit better it would have been a nonevent and not nearly as entertaining.

  • @mattetor6726
    @mattetor6726 ปีที่แล้ว +108

    Thank you for putting this one up. It is good to learn from our mistakes. Hung up trees can be very dangerous!

    • @standardaussie
      @standardaussie ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Not wrong, I was out cutting in the forest the other day. Had a look up and around for danger in widowmakers, limbs half broke hanging, falls that are hung up, the usual. I'm cutting away under a massive red gum that had lost a limb (half the canopy) and taken an iron bark down with it. Anyway it was while loading I had a better perspective from away from the spot where I saw what was essentially a person sized tree dart hanging by its leaf branches pointing straight down at my cut pile 😮 clean shaft bushy top.
      The thing even had had a nice sharp point from the break and was lined up beautifully. I lassoed the bottom and was able to pull it down quite easily, when it hit the ground between bucks at the edge of the pile it drove about 4/5 of a foot into dry land.
      I had missed it somehow looking straight up at it 🤷‍♂️ it was a lightly windy day with gusts, i was cutting alone.
      Be carefull out there guys and girls👍

    • @bjorker40
      @bjorker40 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      A seasoned logger could see a hang up potential immediately

    • @standardaussie
      @standardaussie ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@bjorker40 a seasoned logger sounds like an arrogant spud, people have bad days. People make mistakes🤷‍♂️

    • @bjorker40
      @bjorker40 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@standardaussie ok spud

    • @paulmcgarrigle5531
      @paulmcgarrigle5531 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      In my test we had to hang up a tree,my 1 had storm damage and had no crown, the 2 leaders went either side of the trunk,even after taking it of the stump & no luck trying to roll it,I had to do a drag back as the only solution, examiner stood watching, and when it was down,he said that was a bugger ah,!! Good job he said, that was 15 years ago

  • @tedwilliams1174
    @tedwilliams1174 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    Thank you for sharing your misadventure. The thing that caught my attention was besides the obvious face cut was the tossing of a hot saw into the super dry leaves. I have caught myself setting my saw down in dry grass but after the East Troublesome fire a few years back we on the crew have all gotten much more aware of where we set our saws. Above all cutting dead and dry trees suck. They are incredibly unpredictable.

    • @MrYfrank14
      @MrYfrank14 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      To be fair, many areas do not have a fire danger for most of the year. In my area, even if I did light the leaves on fire, I would have more than enough time to get the hose out, hook it up, and put it out before it did any damage. I realize in some areas it goes from a spark to an out of control wild fire in minutes, but that doesn't happen everywhere.

  • @whosonfirst1309
    @whosonfirst1309 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you for posting the video that took guts. You’re a gentleman for putting this out there.

  • @Intoarblife
    @Intoarblife 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    And the cowboy says “ the bigger the tree, the bigger the ladder”

  • @daveyjoweaver6282
    @daveyjoweaver6282 ปีที่แล้ว +186

    Thanks for sharing you experience, which most of us have had in our own woodcutting experience at one time or another. But that’s how we learn. Clearing your space as you did is always wise. I once failed to move a one inch stick that tripped me as I ran for cover. The tree fell properly but a 3” limb landed next to me where I had fallen. Indeed, making a pathway is always good. Kind Thanks and Many Blessings! DaveyJO in Pennsylvania

    • @Philobiblion
      @Philobiblion 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      That was very nice of you, because most people watching this were thinking unkind thoughts

    • @daveyjoweaver6282
      @daveyjoweaver6282 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      @@Philobiblion unkind comments aren’t nice at all, considering that we all hopefully learn from our mistakes and experiences. I’d be willing to bet that most everyone who were negative made mistakes as well. So keep on keepin on Brother! And Thanks again for sharing your experience. We may never know but it may well have helped someone avoid a worse mistake, like me for example. A Fine Sumner to You and your Family! DaveyJO in Pennsylvania

    • @jbbolts
      @jbbolts 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@Philobiblion Yes I'm sure many have made all of these mistakes at one time or another... but to document them all on the same tree is a feat in and of itself!

    • @theoriginalJP
      @theoriginalJP 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      This was definitely a challenging tree to fall, with its position between, tied up in trees that were not wanted to remove. I admire that despite all the challenges the tree was felled with minimal damage to the trees wanted to be kept. The only thing I saw during the sawing was the angled cut should have been made first to keep that pinching from happening, and the teeth on those chainsaws were definitely in need of a sharpening before this job.

    • @eh6971
      @eh6971 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@Alongfortheride693YODO!

  • @user-3tf67bk46u
    @user-3tf67bk46u ปีที่แล้ว +14

    "Houston.. we've got a problem.."
    You know things aren't going smoothly when the guy in charge keeps circling his prey and hopelessly looking up with the odd head scratch here and there😂😂.
    But I commend the guy for being lucky enough to post what not to do, and hopefully educate a few others by way of some commentators who have fell many times without this level of drama and luck.
    🙏

  • @binaryglitch64
    @binaryglitch64 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Love this.
    ~ Sincerely, your friend at the Church of Natural Selection.

  • @Andrew-hr4fl
    @Andrew-hr4fl 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Good job! Always nice watching a true professional in his natural habitat

  • @bishopp14
    @bishopp14 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

    Something like this happened to me one time. The tree was only about half the size of this one so I was able to lift it off the stump but the trees branches were so tangled up in the branches of the tree beside it, the stupid thing wound up hovering about 2 feet off the ground beside it's own stump! I took pictures of it because I didn't think anybody would have believed me otherwise.

  • @stevescabin5441
    @stevescabin5441 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    That tree looked like it was bound to get hung up. At 2:40 you can see the tree had a very small area to fall through. He missed it but he got the tree down, nobody got hurt and there was no property damage. Good job!

    • @brassmule
      @brassmule 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Yup. The only real issue here was the entangled tree at the top that prevented a clean fall. It was "just" a dead tree but with its location, it was never going to be an easy drop. I think it would have been best to tie off and pull like they did from the beginning, to help ensure a cleaner drop and no pressure on his saw, either. Like you said, the tree is down, no damage to anyone and no one got hurt: that's a win every day of the week.

  • @MrChevelle83
    @MrChevelle83 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    the most dangerous home owner power tool on earth doing one of the most dangerous home owner task on earth, so much can go wrong but Im glad yall got it with no injuries. Im no arborist but ive cut several dangerous trees and never enjoyed any of it whew!! Kudos to tree service guys they are worth their salt for sure.

  • @clay1883
    @clay1883 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The sound of the speeded up chain saw motor reminded me of a root canal. Glad you didn't get killed.

  • @tallygator9006
    @tallygator9006 ปีที่แล้ว +153

    I love how he spent so much time clearing all the debris from around the tree then proceeds to cut the tree with no chaps,no hard hat and no common sense.

    • @anton1949
      @anton1949 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      He was making exit routes.

    • @pepperbungholes9104
      @pepperbungholes9104 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I also love the fact that you can see the bark is falling off this tree but he still precedes to look at the notch from the front side of the tree

    • @rrmerlin3402
      @rrmerlin3402 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Saftey vest and goggles It's all ya need

    • @jeffharper7579
      @jeffharper7579 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      All that is missing are the safety crocks😆😆😆.

    • @rodenreyes6320
      @rodenreyes6320 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      What should one have done in first place?Tree is trapped by neighbor tree branches.

  • @dugie5246
    @dugie5246 ปีที่แล้ว +128

    Wow! He picked the only tree in the forest that was anti-gravity.

    • @cmarbormaster
      @cmarbormaster ปีที่แล้ว +3

      😂😂😂

    • @HubertofLiege
      @HubertofLiege ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Dead trees have less weight in them

    • @TheDennys21
      @TheDennys21 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Nah he wanted it to fall down in the wrong direction, i mean he cut the wedge od the side where the other tree is when there is plenty of space slightly to the right.

    • @roncar1761
      @roncar1761 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The stars and moons where not aligned with the sun out!

  • @joerauhut9169
    @joerauhut9169 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

    As a tree professional I'm just in awe about Captain Rainbow's tree felling technique. He's the reason why some people shouldn't be allowed near a chainsaw .He's lucky to be alive. Smh 😬

    • @OffGridInvestor
      @OffGridInvestor 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      What shocks me is the PILES of people saying he done everything right and it was just a hanger. He had no comprehension of basic physics of how weight shifts in a tree. Or the proper angle to cut like the chainsaw manual will tell you

    • @TheMVCoho
      @TheMVCoho 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I was thinking this should be used as evidence to take away his drivers license long before the truck got involved in this video. Some people lack basic awareness of simple reality and are a great danger to others.

  • @DeanJuvenal
    @DeanJuvenal 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    A very, very clever compilation of a list of “What not to do-s”. All that was missing was the Benny Hill theme :

    • @DeanJuvenal
      @DeanJuvenal 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      th-cam.com/video/MK6TXMsvgQg/w-d-xo.html

  • @lukestonestreet6285
    @lukestonestreet6285 ปีที่แล้ว +88

    Good on you for posting the vid. Someone else said this earlier in the comments and I agree with their advice which was take the top first, which stops a lot of the tangles. Cutting the top, however, would mean bucket cutting or climbing and I understand not everyone can do that or afford to pay for it. In the end you and your mate got it done and you probably learned a few things along the way. cheers for the vid

    • @ogodreally
      @ogodreally ปีที่แล้ว +14

      never climb a dead tree....ever

    • @Lone_Star_Proud
      @Lone_Star_Proud 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      Well, that guy wasn't climbing any tree...dead or alive.

    • @pauloakes6952
      @pauloakes6952 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      The tree was fine to drop as it stood. Had he followed through with the back cut it would’ve been fine. He got scared when the tree started to drop, backed away and then didn’t know what to do.

    • @marcosmota1094
      @marcosmota1094 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I made a rope saw from a survival firewood diamond infused wire. Broke it and then discovered that rope saws are a thing. If you live on forested land, please buy a rope saw and 200 feet of static rope.

  • @sandrabaker5930
    @sandrabaker5930 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +43

    I come from a logging family and I have never heard of or seen anyone have that much trouble bringing down a tree! That poor guy!

    • @dalekuhnheim1714
      @dalekuhnheim1714 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Its dead ash...those trees aint right..from the best i can tell

    • @robot_spider
      @robot_spider 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Right? He may not have been textbook, but it should have been fine. Goes to show how unpredictable it can be.

    • @id10t98
      @id10t98 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      at least it fell right next to the woodpile.

    • @FastandFoody
      @FastandFoody 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@dalekuhnheim1714its a dead red oak..and thats a office man doing a real mans job.

    • @computerjantje
      @computerjantje 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      The fact that you never heard of it only tells me that most likely the pride prevented them telling. Everybody makes mistakes. Just a real man admits to them.

  • @larryspiller6633
    @larryspiller6633 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Every once in a while, a little screw up can get you back on track to doing things better. Seemed when I first started I needed 2 saws to fell one tree quite frequently. As we all should know, every stump tells a story of what went right and or wrong. We learn and move on. As long as nothing gets destroyed or anyone hurt, it's just another tree down.

  • @casttolast
    @casttolast 17 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Good to see comments of support for this guy. Absolutely no point being too negative.
    Landowner to fellow landowner:
    1. Whichever direction it ended up falling no danger to structures etc. So no harm in having a go for experience etc better for him in the long run.
    2. Hangers are bastards and you learn to be over defensive expecting them. I cut in bush that you can hardly wheel a barrow thru its so timbered.
    Get a throw line (and throwbag launcher even) and get a rope up there before you even start if required. If I cant pull with a vehicle I use a Masdam type rope come along to pull.
    3. If pinched disconnect powerhead from jammed bar and chain.
    4. Wear helmet in case of falling crown limbs. They come out of nowhere.
    5. Face and back cuts, hinges, wedges is a science. We just have to learn and stay safe.

  • @tractortoys9914
    @tractortoys9914 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    This video had me in tears laughing. Thank you sir.

  • @tootiegreen6975
    @tootiegreen6975 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    For those of us old enough to remember, looked like a scene from Laurel and Hardy.

    • @Daniel-Weaver
      @Daniel-Weaver ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I only saw Oliver.

    • @caddyrack
      @caddyrack ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Daniel-Weaver Hahahahahaha.....good one!

    • @Donnach
      @Donnach 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You are the 2023 winner of TH-cam comments!!!
      I actually laughed because it applies on multiple levels.
      Well played!

  • @ranchhand2945
    @ranchhand2945 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    To all the haters, if you do something long enough you experience all aspects of it. This was not a fail at all. The job got done and no one got hurt. That’s all that matters.

  • @linuxryodan
    @linuxryodan 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks for the share. That was a rough watch but I'm so glad everyone came out unscathed.

  • @mattetor6726
    @mattetor6726 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Im a couple of years in to learn tree felling and chainsaw work. Im using youtube and people around me that are more skilled than I am. I really like and appreciate the comment section in videos like this. People give advice, share concern about taking safety serious, show humbleness and support to each other. Best regards from Norway

    • @edithbannerman4
      @edithbannerman4 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?

  • @ApprenticeGM
    @ApprenticeGM 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +74

    Good on you for sharing this failure mate - none of us are perfect. Glad everyone was unharmed. It was a tough job from the beginning for an amateur. Easy to say climb & buck from the top but takes skill or money. Good to see the recovery technique by your neighbour.

    • @___HH___
      @___HH___ 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Wonder what the odds are of two 'commenters' commenting 3 months apart but both starting their comment with the exact words, "Good on you"? Just thinking . . .

    • @JC-cv4ut
      @JC-cv4ut 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That fat guy climbing and bucking the top would make the tree fall down without even cutting it lmao😮

    • @THEFlea1991
      @THEFlea1991 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@___HH___You think too much.

    • @___HH___
      @___HH___ 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@THEFlea1991 You don't think enough.

    • @richardmay793
      @richardmay793 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      The major fail here was that T shirt.

  • @bennyhart6874
    @bennyhart6874 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Best laugh 😂 for awhile. Thank you.

  • @billgreen576
    @billgreen576 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    10/10 for actually posting this incompetence.

  • @MyTractorGuy
    @MyTractorGuy ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Is he wearing science goggles?? At least he had a safety vest and Hi-vis color dye.

    • @TheDennys21
      @TheDennys21 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Pretty sure those are goggles for diving and it's a good idea, protects your eyes from sawdust.

  • @eclipsearchery9387
    @eclipsearchery9387 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Dude! you were lucky! I suggest buying G.F.Beraneks book - The Fundamentals of General Treework. It may save your life :) The main issue here is the dutchman you left in the face cut. That is what stopped the movement (and of course the tips)...what you did could've worked out much worse for you. Also look into the proper method for removing hung up trees....climbing up the trunk to move the rope you put in the wrong place is probably NOT a good idea. Your friend may not last too long taking risks like that. Anyway glad you got it down without injury.

    • @feelingold2995
      @feelingold2995 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      A real friend woulda shimmied up that tree 12 feet and made another cut..🤣🤣
      Some of us are taught or learned from our mistakes the hard way..
      You coulda sheared the stump off with c4 and that tree would still be stuck in the top..
      Glad they got it done with all their digits intact..
      🍺🍺

  • @Xxfootball70xX
    @Xxfootball70xX 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I like how the channel name perfectly sums up the thumbnail.

  • @redneckery9947
    @redneckery9947 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    What in the kentucky fried did i just watch...

  • @kramnull8962
    @kramnull8962 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    For everyone wondering;
    He simply forgot to yell TIMBER!

  • @rossn5186
    @rossn5186 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You know it's gets serious when the hi-vis comes off, only to reveal a shirt just as bright - yet the tree continued to say "nope, not today"

  • @bubbaray575
    @bubbaray575 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

    That hurts just looking at it.
    Glad they were able to walk away.
    Hopefully they learn some valuable lessons.
    Kudos to the decent camerawork.

  • @royrodgers3296
    @royrodgers3296 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    The way he kept hanging out in the danger zone freaked me out

    • @edithbannerman4
      @edithbannerman4 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?

    • @royrodgers3296
      @royrodgers3296 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@edithbannerman4 the bannermans mansion had its munitions exploded. The remains are still there and available for tour on bannerman island. War Profiteers who’s sold arms to the north and south. We Rodgers have a long memory and the name bannerman still leaves a bitter taste.

    • @edithbannerman4
      @edithbannerman4 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@royrodgers3296 okay thanks for that

  • @u.sonomabeach6528
    @u.sonomabeach6528 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Ah yes, the ol’ 1:1 mechanical disadvantage 😊

  • @lonnarheaj
    @lonnarheaj 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    One tip: use wedges. They're less expensive than replacing a bent bar and chain on a tree-bound chainsaw.

  • @bestillfarm1645
    @bestillfarm1645 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    One suggestion i have... when the bar gets pinched, take the bar off, to make sure you don't damage your chainsaw.

  • @geoffreywilliams7530
    @geoffreywilliams7530 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Hey…they got it down. He had it aimed toward the house-so I thought it was going to end very very badly. Part that made me laugh the most was him overdoing it on clearing the area of teeny tiny sticks before cutting. A safe flight path is right thing to do…but that was hilarious 😂

  • @ItreboR63I
    @ItreboR63I ปีที่แล้ว +61

    Please leave it to the professionals.

    • @chazzmccloud36
      @chazzmccloud36 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      One thing I learned in my 15 years of professional tree work is that: anyone who's distant cousin ever owned a chainsaw automatically knows all there is to know about cutting trees down.
      It's the strangest phenomena I've ever encountered; people won't hesitate to call a plumber to change out a bathroom faucet, but they'll argue how to cut down a tree with someone who does tree work every day.

    • @danielmoulton4117
      @danielmoulton4117 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ​@@chazzmccloud36 But I watch every episode of Axe Men.

    • @Bryan-yl7mg
      @Bryan-yl7mg ปีที่แล้ว +16

      You don't have to be a professional, just don't be an idiot. I've used chainsaws for a very long time, never been "professionally trained", never fucked up anything.
      But I've also told more than a few people that no, I won't cut down that tree that's leaning over your house. Call someone with the proper equipment AND insurance.

    • @lcvt8023
      @lcvt8023 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ​@@Bryan-yl7mg right on!

    • @scottyellis3442
      @scottyellis3442 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Good advice

  • @owensomers8572
    @owensomers8572 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I was doing handyman jobs as a side gig. A renter reported a tree that was leaning over in the back yard, I was asked to take a look at it. The tree was starting to uproot, and was essentially held up by the power line running from the utility pole to the house. I let the agent know I didn't have the equipment to handle the tree while protecting the power line. A week later she calls me back, the power company came and disconnected the wire, moved it to the other side of the tree, and re-connected the power, so can I go back and cut down the tree. What ensued was very similar to this scenario, with the tree finally coming down and a branch smacking and bending the top rail on a chain link fence. Too bad I didn't have a Go-Pro!

  • @94SexyStang
    @94SexyStang 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    BEEN there!!!!!!! High Cut and Snatch it.....Sometimes you HAVE to do this, they Won't fall if they're Snagged!.....and you cannot climb dead trees.... Common problem on the East Coast. Sloppy job, but sometimes you gotta improvise and get it done. You can "talk" all you want, but get out in the Real world, it's a different game, period. There's no houses around, and at least he was Smart enough to bring Multiple Saws. I learned that real fast too.

  • @lennywallace540
    @lennywallace540 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I've truly never seen anything like this

    • @MrTruckerf
      @MrTruckerf 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      In a dense forest it is common. In our timber if we had this scenario (which we have) we cut it off, then hook a hefty 50' cable around the trunk and pull it off the stump with a 150 hp tractor. Sometimes with hollow or rotting trunks we cut them partway through and throw the cable around it then snap them off. There is not much danger. The only time I ever got hurt was when a tree fell and shot a broken branch 25 feet, hitting me in the knee. That was sore for a long time. I am 71 now and too old to cut trees but I always enjoyed it.

  • @larrybrewer8771
    @larrybrewer8771 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I would agree that everyone of us has had a bad day. The guy did just fine. I have fell alot of trees. And I have also got them hung up in branches from other trees. It's a pain in the ass for sure. Given no trees were in his path it would of been a perfect felling job. Hats off to you good job.

    • @MrTruckerf
      @MrTruckerf 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Exactly. If you are just cutting firewood you can't afford to hire a pro or a boom truck. We are just farmers so on the sketchy ones we just substitute horsepower for climbing/rigging. Lean it into the others then hook a long cable and a big tractor around the base and pull. It works better if the tree is still on the stump.

  • @RichardGreaves
    @RichardGreaves 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Yes, a hung-up tree that resisted falling, but hardly a FAIL
    Good job.

    • @edithbannerman4
      @edithbannerman4 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?

  • @craigslist474
    @craigslist474 หลายเดือนก่อน

    There's so many comments about all the things he did wrong but very few explaining what, nor what he should have done.
    Plus, 20/20 hindsight doesn't count.
    From it's weight alone, the tree should've fallen. The entangled branches from it, and the other trees, were stronger than one would've thought, keeping it upright.
    Good video.
    I'm just glad no one got hurt. 🙂 Or blew a motor. 🚘😄 👍

  • @darylcheshire1618
    @darylcheshire1618 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Reminded me of a Benny Hill sketch, with the speeded up noises.
    All you needed was an old bald guy.

    • @owensomers8572
      @owensomers8572 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Jugs, it needs jugs!😆

  • @alanratay4583
    @alanratay4583 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    I wouldn’t call it a “fail”. It didn’t go easily, but still ended up on the ground.

    • @roncar1761
      @roncar1761 ปีที่แล้ว

      Was that part of the Darwin Award winner eulogy?

    • @michalgrbk
      @michalgrbk ปีที่แล้ว +2

      After some time it would have ended on the ground by itself, so that's not the best measure of success.

    • @seregill13
      @seregill13 ปีที่แล้ว

      It was more a series of fails

  • @SilntObsvr
    @SilntObsvr 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is why they call pines (and other conifers, but around here we mainly have pines) "velcro trees" -- that one was hung up with the next one toward the house, which was also dead. Bringing in the truck was definitely the right call, and keeping it there to take out the next dead pine would have also been sensible (don't know, maybe you did after you stopped filming)...

  • @bullfrog4005
    @bullfrog4005 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    For one to cut down a tree and replant in same instance needs recognition 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 well played good sir, well played

  • @OMGWUNSIU
    @OMGWUNSIU 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

    This lumberjack’s expertise in picking up small twigs at the base of the tree is unparalleled! 😅😂

    • @peasantsarerevolting9343
      @peasantsarerevolting9343 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Kinda reminds me of when you chop down trees in Minecraft.

    • @id10t98
      @id10t98 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Actually, it is one of the first things a person should do- secure a path of escape/egress BEFORE cutting and the tree starts falling. After that it was a clusterfck.

    • @NeedAVacation3
      @NeedAVacation3 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I was a tree faller for many years, this guy is playing with twigs because he's nervous. I don't think he has very much experience. This is a extremely dangerous profession and everyone that does it will get hurt and possibly killed. This guy should have got someone with experience to guide him.

    • @gehwissen3975
      @gehwissen3975 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@NeedAVacation3this😂 thank you.

  • @erickmischke38
    @erickmischke38 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    If you haven’t been through this, you aren’t felling trees! LmFnao! Thanks for posting this!

    • @TheDennys21
      @TheDennys21 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      True, everyone is saying these guys are idiots but they didn't do any major mistakes, if they were idiots someone would have ended up injured or dead.

    • @MrTruckerf
      @MrTruckerf 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Absolutely!

    • @swere1240
      @swere1240 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      anyone who has actually went through the proccess of learning how to fell trees has deffinatly been in a similar situation as this guy. everyone thinks its so easy cause they watch abunch of youtube videos but its not. didnt help that the dudes saw was about as dull as it could get lol. sharp chain is a safe chain dull chain is asking for problems or to get hurt

    • @erickmischke38
      @erickmischke38 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @swere1240, exactly! As one that has taken a saw to the knee, (my fault, walked up behind someone),
      The doc said that it was a great thing the saw was sharp, or I would’ve lost my leg.
      I now have cool battle scars! 👍🤣

  • @proto57
    @proto57 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I had one be held back by three little strands of vine, about 40' up the tree. I never thought they were strong enough to hold it from falling (my bad). I ended up taping five furring strips together, with a pruning saw blade on the end. I was able to cut the vines... but it didn't fall until the last one! Those suckers are STRONG.

  • @ChrisPBacon-ok7ir
    @ChrisPBacon-ok7ir 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    lol,
    Glad no one got hurt! I always carry an extra bar and chain and tools in case my saw gets pinched like that.

  • @BogBones
    @BogBones ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Hire an Arborist. But if you refuse to go that route… 1. Don’t cut through your hinge.. ever. If you don’t know where the tip of your bar is, then stop cutting. 2. You can’t fell a tree that’s tangled up in another tree without felling both, or putting a rope in it, that’s physics, you won’t win.

    • @ernieswitzer217
      @ernieswitzer217 ปีที่แล้ว

      Only need a 1/3 of the face out, I always figure.

  • @Clynikal
    @Clynikal 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    I love the part where he shortened the tree by a foot and a half

  • @craigkubnick1148
    @craigkubnick1148 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I had a guy come over, and he had almost the same problem. The only thing that saved us I was clearing out the lot to build our house. We had to take down the other trees that got the first one hung up anyway. 😅
    You need a whole different set of skills when falling trees on a hill side.😊

  • @jorgeposadas1192
    @jorgeposadas1192 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    thankyou to the peanut gallery, comment section is always funnier than the actual video.

  • @Arizonabada5597
    @Arizonabada5597 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    One thing's for certain, he could have been a hell of a lot stupider. At least he didn't get hurt.

  • @diogenesegarden5152
    @diogenesegarden5152 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The goggles and hi-viz clinched it for me😂

  • @vernoncross3970
    @vernoncross3970 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Piece of cake. He does a great job at clearing the work area, I'll give him that.

  • @matthewbutcher203
    @matthewbutcher203 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    I knew it was about to get real when he broke out the poulan 😜

    • @DanKlein_1
      @DanKlein_1 ปีที่แล้ว

      ok... that one made me LOL!!!

    • @richardsullivan1776
      @richardsullivan1776 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ryobi not Poulan, lol. Makes no difference of what brand of saw.

    • @matthewbutcher203
      @matthewbutcher203 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Richard Sullivan probably made in the same sweat shop in China , my thought is if your backup plan is an extremely homeowner grade chainsaw then you probably don't have enough experience to get in a situation where you might need a backup plan...But that being said successful people tell the most boring stories... I did a thing, it worked out. How lame is that ?!

    • @caddyrack
      @caddyrack ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He could have used a chainsaw with a V8 for engine and it would not matter a t all. Just saying.....

    • @daviddavidson4496
      @daviddavidson4496 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Poulan wild thing>all

  • @stalkinglikecandy
    @stalkinglikecandy ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I've felled ~500 trees. I'm still quite green. A big issue is that 49/50 fellings go by the numbers, and so it is easy to become complacent.

    • @timgannon2993
      @timgannon2993 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The shirt is best part of video

    • @shadowbanned5164
      @shadowbanned5164 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Felling a tree in among others like that can be a tricky proposition if you dont get up there and trim a few limbs first.

    • @raylopez99
      @raylopez99 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@shadowbanned5164 Or maybe climb to the top the way the 'cowards' cut trees and simply start lopping off five to ten foot sections and working your way down...

  • @stringlarson1247
    @stringlarson1247 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I knew it was gonna be good when he poked his bar into the dirt a few times. Did not disappoint.

  • @thomasschultz4506
    @thomasschultz4506 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What I'm blown away by here is how often he turns his back on that tree.

  • @Yodie208
    @Yodie208 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I Had my saw stuck in the exact same situation, though when the tree started to lean the saw swung 180 degrees to the side the tree was falling then dropped to the ground, the tree then jumped off of the stump and landed right on top of my 6-month-old MS 290 and drove it about a foot into the ground.😯😳😞 What stopped it from going deeper was a big rock under the saw.... A very expensive lesson to learn.😭

    • @nospam3409
      @nospam3409 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      If you screw up and pinch the bar, take the power head off before you go any further.

    • @MrTruckerf
      @MrTruckerf 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@nospam3409 That is some good advice which I had never thought of! I have never mashed a saw but I have been lucky.

    • @nospam3409
      @nospam3409 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @Dale Fry my dad and I turned his bar into an S one morning with a 14" dead hickory. If the power head had still been on, the but of the tree would have landed directly on it. It's one reason that all of my bars will run on all of my saws.

  • @TheGuitarRoom
    @TheGuitarRoom ปีที่แล้ว +8

    A chainsaw is one of those tools that you really need instruction and or mentorship from someone who really knows operation and safety.
    ” my daddy did it this way, his daddy did it this way…..” does not cut it with chainsaws. There’s physics, science and all the properties of reactive forces that are best schooled unknowns. Even with experience, training and safety equipment which should be standard, things can still happen. Please be safe and get training from someone who is experienced and don’t ever compromise any of the safety equipment. Thank God I have been trained by one of the worlds most foremost chainsaw experts, Tim Ard of Forest applications. Thank God you’re OK, please get some training

  • @MartyMoose1611
    @MartyMoose1611 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It makes me think of the movie, “Deliverance” where that mountain man said to Burt Reynolds: “Where you going, City boy”! We’ve all had our bouts with trees (haha).

  • @kevinstogner9477
    @kevinstogner9477 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ya have to respect a man that post his "How Not To" videos.

  • @littlegriffoffgridalberta6837
    @littlegriffoffgridalberta6837 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Sometimes they just go where you think they look like they will go & sometimes not, but you got it down & nobody got hurt :)

  • @kbguy9654
    @kbguy9654 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I call that a win!
    And some great entertainment 😂

    • @dannyknapp515
      @dannyknapp515 ปีที่แล้ว

      Exactly! The way he was so visible throughout the video is pure greatness!

  • @mikeklinger1712
    @mikeklinger1712 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Being he had the saw running the entire time! I was waiting for it to run out of gas once he got cutting 😂

  • @lukehelpmetakethisdangmaskoff
    @lukehelpmetakethisdangmaskoff 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The other trees are like, "I got you".

  • @fredMplanenut
    @fredMplanenut 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    At least he was willing to share it with us, and nobody got hurt.

  • @evielknievel4972
    @evielknievel4972 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I showed this to friend of mine who owns a tree bussines. He said he hadn't seen so many ways to die in removing a tree.

    • @andycapp8843
      @andycapp8843 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      What a coincidence, Peter Perfect’s a friend of mine too.

  • @stevendouglas6593
    @stevendouglas6593 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hey, he got it down and no one was hurt. A win in my book.

  • @jerrykurl69
    @jerrykurl69 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Good work boys! Got the job done! Pretty sweet hippie safety t shirt as well!

  • @andrewstamford1988
    @andrewstamford1988 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I wonder at what point did one say to the other, "Just leave it."?
    Has felled many trees? Judging by this little gem, I find that hard to believe. There must be a large number of trees around the country magically standing proud whilst detached from their bases after Paul Bunyan here has gone to work.

    • @No_Ghosts
      @No_Ghosts 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      when the tree just jumped off its stump and stood there, I would've been like, "fair play", and went home

    • @andrewstamford1988
      @andrewstamford1988 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@No_Ghosts 😆 So whoever it fell on later would be wondering, how the hell did that happen?

  • @standardaussie
    @standardaussie ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I was out cutting in the forest the other day. Had a look up and around for danger in widowmakers, limbs half broke hanging, falls that are hung up, the usual. I'm cutting away under a massive red gum that had lost a limb (half the canopy) and taken an iron bark down with it. Anyway it was while loading I had a better perspective from away from the spot where I saw what was essentially a person sized tree dart hanging by its leaf branches pointing straight down at my cut pile 😮 clean shaft bushy top.
    The thing even had had a nice sharp point from the break and was lined up beautifully. I lassoed the bottom and was able to pull it down quite easily, when it hit the ground between bucks at the edge of the pile it drove about 4/5 of a foot into dry land.
    I had missed it somehow looking straight up at it 🤷‍♂️ it was a lightly windy day with gusts, i was cutting alone.
    Be carefull out there guys and girls👍sh .it happens.

    • @TheDennys21
      @TheDennys21 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oh man, never and i mean *NEVER* cut trees when it's windy, even a little wind is a problem and don't go alone, if you get hurt who will take you to the hospital? My dad knows his stuff and even he cut his leg once pretty bad, if i wasn't there he would have bled out.

    • @standardaussie
      @standardaussie ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TheDennys21 sometimes wind and rain won't wait until you have your rent or food money. The luxury of time is not always available.
      Not picking just saying.
      Dads lucky mate, back belt and leather chaps is all I have atm so no cuts but yeah he's lucky.

    • @TheDennys21
      @TheDennys21 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@standardaussie are you a lumberjack?

    • @standardaussie
      @standardaussie ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TheDennys21 not on paper, I do however make my main income from felling, processing and selling firewood.
      I chef for the few off months.

    • @TheDennys21
      @TheDennys21 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@standardaussie i see