3 Trees 3 Ways, Solo Tree Removals
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Blood sweat n tears completes another job
Absolutely :)
thanks for the video Spencer
good to hear from ya man!
Love the last one!
Stay safe
Excellent! Yeah, was a good one
Nice video as always...
thanks buddy
Good work as usual.
Thanks man
Good video 👨🔧the man that gets the work done
Big thanks!
Smooth as butter you got these tree cutting skills down pretty damn good
Thanks buddy! Always learning new things out there AND having fun
Nice setup man
Thanks buddy
Just letting you know I really enjoy your videos nice work 👍
Great to hear. Thanks for that, man :)
Beware tines. Nice job.
:) thanks for checking it out
My friend.....a chipper shredder should be on your Xmas list 🤔🤔🤔... Sooooooooooo much easier...and loveeeeeee that 500i .....
Oh how I dream of a good chipper, one that will never need repairs and always be there ready to grind! :) someday I guess. In the meantime it's load after load of twigs :)
I try telling customers it's always 3times the amount of brush mess as it looks like ..I only have 12ft trailer .takes alot of trips on anything bigger than that size. Bent my axle on trailer dropping logs on it with mini skids.had that 3500 pound trailer loaded with 5 ,6 thousand easy before but it bent from the impact. On big Pin oak silver maple 🍁 job.
(thinking of all the times I've overloaded those poor trailers of mine!)
Spencer. Shouldn't get in the habit of side loading aluminum carabiners, but if you do flip the carabiner so you are loading it against the spine not the gate. Keep up the awesome videos. Climb safe bro!!!. Or as my nine year says bra!!!
Oh man, did I do that? Doh! And I've got a couple of nice Petzl steel biners sittin' here just dying to be used. Thanks for watching out for me ... brah! :)
@@metaspencer absolutely check em out as soon as I get notified
Good work man. I finally found a 500i in stock. Picked it up in mahomet yesterday! Can't wait to give her a rip
Most excellent. Picked mine up at Rural King in Champaign. The gal there said an old guy walked out with a couple of them the day before (have him on camera) without paying. Yowzah!
@@metaspencer wow, that's pathetic. Rural king does have a pretty nice selection though!
@@ytmadmatt where do you buy stuff in Mahomet?
@@metaspencer I believe the store was called "Mahomet Small Engine." It was my 1st time ever going there. I called 10+ local stihl dealers in search of the 500i and they had it.
@@ytmadmatt Oh yeah, I've seen that place. Thanks for the tip!
something I found out the hard way with those buckingham spurs, that top strap HAS to stay buckled when your not taking them off/ putting them on, lost one in my yard, spent a few hours looking for it
Lost strap! I'm always dropping gear, too :) Your hook is still rocking
@@metaspencer happy to hear its still working good for ya
Looks more like Nebraska than NY !
Yeah gotta love those big wide open spaces
That poor squirrel flew out at light speed when that tree went down. LOL
I really freaked that little dude out :)
If you order some 3strand Draco bull rope halfinch from bartlett in 200ft hank you ll be glad you did..it's strongest half inch and fits the maasdam perfect .I use hand assener on back end for no slip .the 200ft in a bag makes life easier. With the pulls..has slight stretch but works great. It's always on sale ,think I paid 140 fir 200ft with discount. Had it 2cyears now .also put a big Dan carabiner on the end of maasdam makes easy to hook up .that little hook it comes with is a pain.i was using some 6500 pound re barb straps because there skinny to hook around trees to clip that little clip but with big Dan on you can hook anywhere .just trying to help thanks
I have that long bull rope for the puller now, but I've gotta do two things you mention: change out that crummy hook it comes with and add the hand ascender. I'm not quite sure how you rigged up that ascender but I'll figure it out because I've had the dang thing slip once or twice when the rope has been soaking wet and/or frozen. Thanks man!
Flip down (hinged) sideboards)?
Seems ya sent the ground crew home a little bit early.😜
Thanks!👍
Hinged sideboards ... cool idea! Dang ground crew is always slackin' off :)
@@metaspencer Discriminate and only hire support team at 50 or years older.😳
Is that the 500i? Nicee
yeah, I was in the market for a saw for big stuff and decided to spend the extra $$ ... so far so good
Ps it's never not worked on any size tree .the maasdam is rated 1500 pull so the dracon is 7300 tensile strength. Used ot on the cedar in my picture did a bunch of a house they were about 76ft old farm cedars ..full of nails of course. ,,,
Yeah that Maasdam is outstanding. I have a second one now to, on occasion, set two lines in a tree that I want extra control and pull on. Great tools: fast setup and tons of pull
Great Video! How do you like the Echo top handle saw? Is it the 2511T? How does it compare to your 194T?
I was pretty doubtful when I bought that little Echo (yeah, 2511t), but I really like the saw: smaller and lighter than my Stihl 194ts, and it's needed few repairs. The Stihl has more power so I use it in bigger removals, but for smaller limbs I'll always grab the Echo first just because it's so light, small, and maneuverable. Awesome little saw and I'll probably buy a backuup soon
How do u like the 500i..,? Just started using mine,had it fir months but just put gas in it.just always used my 462 it's my go to weight wise plus it sounds so good .with bark box.500 has weird sound .but I like it's torque, could feel the difference..only have 1 tank it so goingvtry it out on big huge red maple. That stuffs hard very hard wood .so will be good break in
I'm jealous that you have that 462 as it's reported to be a pretty good saw. I really like the 500i and have run it for several years now. It definitely took a few tanks to settle in and I think it drinks a bit more gas than it should, but dang that saw can rip. I've run everything from a 20" short bar to a 36" bar on it, and it seems happy with a 25" bar. I trade off between the 500 and 362 but really should ditch that 362 for a 462 when I'm at the saw shop next time
Is that an Echo CS-271T ? and if it is would you recommend it?
I run a few echo saws but my fave for climbing is the 2511t …
Thanks. I know you've only been doing tree-felling exclusively since the pandemic started, but how many trees would you say you fell per week on average?
oh not many -- one or two removals a week mixed in with pruning ... I'm booked out a few months with tree stuff but a lot of it is smaller stuff
2nd tree is a Cedar 😳 don't look like any Cedar out here in Oregon
Yeah, I know what you mean! We've got the eastern red cedar out here. I used to live in Oregon and Washington and know what you mean: you've got the BIG ONES out there! :)
Did that tree have a concealed carry squirrel permit?
Boom! They will come out blasting sometimes. Dang rodents :)
No pole saw?
Good point! And didn't even tug one over with the truck. What was I thinking?!? :)
Why do you wear those old school leather l-pads when you have a pair of Geckos?
Spike length ... I use the Geckos on thick bark but prefer the pole gaffs (short spikes) on most trees around here with very thin bark. I just like the pole gaff feel ... nutty but that's how I do it. Gotta get some new pads! :)
You put mix gas in an old laudry soap bottle?
Bar oil ... I like the pour spout and only spill 10% of it now :)
@@metaspencer 🤣🤣🤣 you should try the tide ones with the push button
That hurt me to watch you cut up that redbud 😊 What's the worst type of tree you have to deal with?
Yeah it was just so wrong to have to cut a flowering tree. I guess the driveway is getting widened ... the toughest trees for me are ones with a lot of thorns: hawthorns and locust. ouch! like climbing a porcupine
What spurs are those?
I climb most days on the Klein pole gaffs: nice short spurs. amzn.to/35ppnXm ...for thicker stuff I break out my Geckos
@@metaspencer thank you, I appreciate it
have you used those cheap amazon saws much?
I have one that I've used the heck out of and kind of like. I mean, it has a flimsy handle and is annoying to tighten the chains (vid on it is here: th-cam.com/video/sWcW89oUBjM/w-d-xo.html ) but DANG that thing was cheap. I love having it and might buy another
@@metaspencer thanks. i am not in a position to get a few grand worth of orange beasts and wont be using them to the level you do. my 40v ryobi is just a pup among the bigger dogs
If you find some blue pot let me know 🤣🤣🤣🤣
haha ... could happen!
@@metaspencer anything is possible these days lol
20 bucks as you can't guess the song singing/ humming ha
haha ... name that tune!