The comments run the gambit. Figured I'd let the dust settle a bit... I'd like to thank the overall group of regulars that watch and/or chime in. Thank you for the patronage. I actually gained a few good friends through the YT experience. I do appreciate the questions that come in. Although, sometimes it take a "minute" to respond with Yt being a side gig, lol. This channel shows one way to skin a cat. I've never said it is the right, best, or only way. Mr. outinthewood surmises that we each have our style/routine. Extrapolating, just becasue you might not agree with the methodolgy and/or execution a guy employs does not make him wrong. As I've stated before, many times: Those that understand what they are looking at will make the appropriate comment. Those that do not understand will also make the approriate statement. It's easy to spot the "commentour" that has never dealt with Redwood timber. Let's look at the 1st cut. 46"x50", so 48" average. That's 2160 BF. The second cut was just a little smaller with an average of 46" on the scaling end. That is 1980 BF. The 1st 40' of tree had 4140 BF. There was another 140' of pay logs laying out across the flat. If memory serves, the mill was paying $1250.00 MBF. Sometimes the mill will pay extra (per BF) for the bigger logs as well. The first & second cuts tallied in at $5175 if the mill didn't pay extra for their larger size. So what,,, the tree was worth 12/15K. For those in a hurry - you would probably get canned off the job after tooooooooo much breakage. For those using maxi-open faces in this situation - you would probably also get canned off the job for tooooooooo much breakage as well. It would probabaly take a mediun length dissertation to spell out the nuance as to why for the these two. For those that watch one video and decide it was to this or that, well maybe. However, There a number of similar videos on this channel dating back more than a decade. Suffice to say, the guy doing the work here appears to have been in more than one rodeo. For those just generally yammering, I, don't delete all the "bad press" posted unless they are disparaging God, excessively cursing (I expect viewers to use big kid verbage..), or have been unenvited to "tag along". Thanks for watching. P.S., after responding to a number of posts, it's too bad there isn't a faller's I.Q. questionaire that would-be "commentours" had to pass...
Id like to thank you for the ten years of education you've given me, Jack. From beginner to running a crew. When others marvel at me spinning trees with an ultra-soft Dutchman or sizwheel, I pass all the praise to you. Watching you make your precise cuts continues to keep me humble and aware of my own limitations. Pr 22:29. Nu 6:24-26
You are entirely VELKOMMEN! I put felling videos up to show a, my, one way to get the job done. May not always be the best... So with that, God makes me look like better faller than I really am. Happens continually. Have had a few notes over the years like yours. A few thanking me for showing a similar situation to what they were up against - hiring a professional so they didn't get themselves a trip to the Pearly Gates. As far a humility, anyone cutting down trees is making mistakes. Just the way that it is. No need to get on ur high horse... Well if your realistic anyway. Thanks for the verse reference- Amen. Thanks for watching.
That 064 has somewhere between 1 and 3 million under it's belt. I try to take care of my tools. As, they might just save your life one day. When that saw came out back in '84, it was a much better saw for processing the limbs than the 56. Wasn't better on the stump though. I used the 181s a far amount. Great Saw for processing the trees as well. Best wishes for the New Year. Thanks, and for watching.
@ thats is awesome your saw has that much time on it! I got my 064 around 2006 from my old boss at the stihl dealer i worked at out of high school / small engines tech school. It’s was an old local tree service saw that had 2 top ends on it before he traded it in for a 660. Bought it off my boss and put a new oem cylinder on it. I need to add some old school Husqvarna to my collection, I have 1 old Husqvarna 50 haha. I don’t get to drop a lot of big timber here in pa. Enjoy the new year and safe cutting.
Nice work with the 064 JB. Always like getting to watch you ‘do your thang’ 99 percent of us appreciate you posting , keep em coming. Also got a good chuckle outta a couple of the ‘world champions’ in the comment section. There’s 1 or 2 in every crowd. Keep hammer’n buddy
Point of interest - this channel has been operational since '08. It has seen a fair amount of the mouthmiesters in action. So yah, the armchair awesomeness rears it's ignorant head here and there. No worries though. It's just random ratchetjawing. As I've said for years, those that understand the nuance will make the appropriate comments. Those who don't, well, they will show the world how much they really don't understand. You have to feel sorry for them in all reality. Thanks for the observation/notation and for stopping by.
Filmed 2016, SERGEANT INC, 5ft 2in on the stump. The key-back and axe tricks have fascinated me through the years. The falling and power of the 064 are awesome, as well as the skill of the heavy equipment operators...excellent work Mr. Jack...
You cannot fall old growth Redwood timber without a plumb - Bob is on the end, lol. It will save your bacon in tall timber. The axe is tool to be utilized. A much better movement assessor than a wedge. And it's right there if you need it quickly. Personally, I try and not use it often. If your wedging trees over,,, you are not cutting as much scale... On the other side, there are always instances where "beating your brains out" is a necessity. And, we see that here. Thanks for watching & best wishes for the New Year.
Great seeing you back in action....still have a great 066 flat top....love running it. Seemed like it would have be a good day to have a set of Silveies with you working a road corridor...yes the lord is great.Have a blessed 2025...Shoe
Shoe hi. I worked across the draw from a guy that was testing one of the original Flat Tops back in the '80's. Entourage of Stihl® personell came out. This was on the far north side of the property. I did not know they were there until "1st." sight. I knew it was doable after an assement witthe plumb - the "Bob" is on the end of it, lol, A Featherweight would have taken this tree. It was a bit more of a pain because the ground broke off so steep on the back side. It was a "longer than normal" reach to thje wedges. Had it been leaning back to much further, I would have used a jack for sure. Blessing to all in your can for 2025 as well. Thanks for watching.
Right on! 064 in action. Seems the majority of fallers prefer the shiny new saws. I hardly get to see some old school in action. Let alone an 064. I love to see them still going after all these years. The 044, 046, 064 are by far my favorite saws. This makes me want to get my 460 slant eye operational.
I don't mind shiney. There is something to be said for reliability. That usually comes with newer. There are a number of videos on this channel with the 044 and 064 "kilting" trees. I have a nice 046 & 66 but they are still stock. So, like the old dogs, they stay home.... Thanks for watching
@@hotsaws101 on my channel I have a video of a MS 461 I bought last year. The guy used it for bit of Firewood here and there and said there’s only about two tanks of gas ran through it. That’s how I found your channel is when I was searching up videos of guys talking about it. Please do more bench talks. I’ve seen almost every single one that you have posted the information you bless us with is priceless.
I subbed under one contractor for the most part in ~ 12 years. I wouldn't say the gnarly ground (short, choppy, steep, some or all of the above) always came my way. I will say it was more often that not, however. It you look at the left foot, then extrapolate, it concludes my body was on the tree at times. I'm also stretched out like a drying beaver pelt trying to reach the wedges. On a flat, that tree would have been "deaded" a lot sooner. So yah, my tongue might have surfaced a time or three, lol. Blessing to all in your camp, best wishes in 2025, and thanks for watching.
I don't have a ton of pictures. No videos of the early days either. It was just another day at the office back then. Too bad also. Seen some really cool maneuvers over the years. Thanks for watching.
Stoney hi. Not really sure I qualify for an accolade like that... My 461s will take it, LOL! Fine as frog's hair. Hopefully the same can be said for you & yours! Best wishes for all in your camp as well. Thanks for watching.
You always get volunteered for these because you’re highly skilled, more importantly you’re cautious and aware which is critical around a roadway. One screwup someone could be killed.
I do contemplate the situation. As opposed to just strolling up to the "problem child" and start haphazardly gnawing on it. Thanks for making mention of those points. Thanks for watching as well!
On my experience, no. It gives you slippery. So they drive easier. It also gives you non-stick like Teflon so you can get the wedges apart after you've beat your brains out. At least 40 years old of a trick. Thanks for watching.
At first you were bending over for the first slice and on the side back you were reaching over your head amazing, i know i would have messed that one up.
A testimony to the steepness of the slope. The GoPro experience continually misrepresents the contour of the ground. Best wishes for the New Year and thanks for watching.
So I suspect you took a little breather after that ! Some interesting comments below, we all have our own way or the way we were taught to do things and its sometimes hard to go with other methods but we should always be open to other ways and perhaps not just say "its wrong" ?
I was in that area "all by myself", lol. No time for resting as they were, as we witnessed, on me. I addressed a little of the commentary in a pinned statement. Agreed! Thanks for watching Mr. K
Had it for a long time at that point. That saw is anything but new. Seen here having somewhere between 1 and 3 million under it's belt. Thanks for watching.
@@hotsaws101 Still have one I cut wood with.Does'nt look near as nice as yours.No idea how many board ft. it's cut but all the numbers and name are wore off.Still works great and never broke down.
Who makes the ultimate decision as to whether the road needs flagging or not? The falling company or the county? The tree looks pretty big and the terrain definitely more challenging than your video with Gary where the ground was relatively flat and the trees not AS big, but the road still needed temporary closure during the actual felling.
I would guess the feller. And hopefully their experienced enough to make the right decision. In this case Jack had no doubt he could get that tree where he wanted it
It would lay upon the the faller ultimately. It boils down to how well that guy trusts his abilities. There are some occasions where stopping traffic is necessary. Thanks for watching.
Why wasn't the back cut lined up to the front on the downhill side? Seems that would be harder to lift that way? Just curious / asking That close to the road, spooky for sure. Was curious to where that butt was going to end up at. Good job, as always.
Because this tree had an overhand (or farmers) face. I put the backcut in higher to compensate. Generally speaking, it's easier to wedge when the backcut is higher than the deck. The dynamic in the hinge is different than when the deck & backcut are the same. It's way worse to be below the deck with the backcut as a point of interest. But I've only had around a foot or 16" of differential also. Not how it works above that. This tree was blown around by wind quite a bit. Add that to the 180' of height and you get wood that is tough on the stump. Then consider the tree wasn't leaning into the lay. Also, I do appreciate that you asked. As opposed to some of the yammering from supposed know-it-alls that really don't. Best wishes for the New Year. Thanks for watching.
Consider myself to be regular guy, doing an irregular job. But, thanks for the mention. Trying to survive the day to day process of my "woods life", lol. Thanks for watching & best wishes to you & yours in 2025!
They came out in '84 as far as I remember. Engineering probably started on the design concepts in the mid/late '70s. You know your old when... Thanks for watching.
After reading the description, I did detect a slight bit of urgency come wedge time. You did avoid a time out and/or a spanking, so all is well. A tree to remember, for sure. Are you still out falling timber these days Jack?
Trees in this situation are always attention getters. It did lift a little hard. Due to several factors - quite tall, not leaning forward, and hard holding wood. Definitely a bit of tension. What a lot don't know, is that Redwoods are usually water logged (heavy) coupled with brittle holding wood a fair amount of the time. So there is a lot to consider on the stump with the bigger/ taller trees. And yes, no penalty points leveled, thank God. Thanks for watching.
Keen eye. 4lber. Bought it in '97. Lost it in the fall of '02. Went back in the spring of '03 after they logged & burned the unit. Had it until October of this year. Going to be back in there next spring. There's something about wedging with one of the Stroax heads. Thanks for watching & best wishes for the New Year.
As a retired logger of 55 yrs. I say you got lucky on that one. Working right above an active highway the potential for disaster is too high to not have a climber climb 50+feet and put a line on that tree and have the loader pull it over in the right direction. At least have flaggers to stop traffic in both directions on the highway until that tree is on the ground. Safety is always top priority! 😢
I don't believe in coincidence. What most attribute to "luck", I would say Godspeed. The first time I fell a tree was 1976. The first time I fell a redwood was ~ 1985. Although, right now we are on a thinning project where saving the redwoods is desireable, I still cut them down. Clearly, I've been around the block a few times. Furtherance, I've said in many different years and continually - you have to know your wood. That manifests from trying different techniques and studing the results. But mostly, it is paying attention to how wood reacts/responds in the different areas. Have I seen it all, of course not. Are there surprises, occasionally. But, are they the completely out of the blue "never seen that before" kind. Next to never. This tree was not leaning back that far. It was not the easiset to wedge due to the position on the hill. Step ladder height would have been plenty to "pull it". Safe to say, some fallers do a better job than others. That's because of their "software". The way God wires you has everything to do with how well a person does anything & everything. Do I disagree with your safety comment, no. Part of that is seen where I'm sawing the far side, above my head. This, instead of just reaching around and hoping/praying that I cut it up enough and not off. Also, thinking that the contractor had enough faith in the faller to get the job handled well. As a side note, there is another video from this same strip where I did not want to tackle one backleaner and we did pull it. So, I'm not a complete maverick. Thanks for watch & best wishes in 2025 to you & yours.
You must have missed it.... This tree went up hill. Necessary here. Overhand face requires a taller backcut so you don't short the trim. This is because you cannot see the butt of the tree properly to assess the top face/backcut differential. Also a couple of other reasons here. You just told the world you know absolutely nothing about felling timber, btw. I would suggest a number of years actually on the end of pistol grip. Here's the caveat,,, has to be in Redwood country.... Thanks for watching & best wishes in 2025.
@@robertlent4571 you think??? I got crucified for saying that. Seems my 30 plus years of logging, about 20 of them cutting, I don't know Anything about logging.
@@LindsayBrown-v2p Are you the Michael Jordan of timber falling? Post one 1 video of you being a billy bad ass. Did you or your kin work with buzz Martin?
@@SMJ95 no, not even close to the best cutter. What I said is, I would have been FIRED for cutting like that. So sorry, I have No videos..don't post anything on u tube. Only have a few photos of me cutting. I made my comments and STAND BY WHAT I SAID. There are plenty of Loggers here in Clatsop County, Oregon that know me and can verify what I said. Show some balls and check. I did retire from logging in 2009.I occasionally cut trees but at 70 and disabled, it's definitely not very enjoyable anymore. More and more loggers from the days I worked are dieing or sold out and retired. Still plenty here around Seaside Oregon that know me. Never said I was Great..#1 or even in the top 50.
Pretty bad job of timber falling. He needs a lot more experience before cutting ANY good timber. Any company I ever cut for would fire me taking a even half that long for 1 tree. Should have that one bucked plus at least one or more on the ground. 35 years of logging...this is bad. Good thing Traffic didn't need to wait.
The comments run the gambit. Figured I'd let the dust settle a bit...
I'd like to thank the overall group of regulars that watch and/or chime in. Thank you for the patronage. I actually gained a few good friends through the YT experience.
I do appreciate the questions that come in. Although, sometimes it take a "minute" to respond with Yt being a side gig, lol.
This channel shows one way to skin a cat. I've never said it is the right, best, or only way. Mr. outinthewood surmises that we each have our style/routine. Extrapolating, just becasue you might not agree with the methodolgy and/or execution a guy employs does not make him wrong.
As I've stated before, many times: Those that understand what they are looking at will make the appropriate comment. Those that do not understand will also make the approriate statement.
It's easy to spot the "commentour" that has never dealt with Redwood timber.
Let's look at the 1st cut. 46"x50", so 48" average. That's 2160 BF. The second cut was just a little smaller with an average of 46" on the scaling end. That is 1980 BF. The 1st 40' of tree had 4140 BF. There was another 140' of pay logs laying out across the flat. If memory serves, the mill was paying $1250.00 MBF. Sometimes the mill will pay extra (per BF) for the bigger logs as well. The first & second cuts tallied in at $5175 if the mill didn't pay extra for their larger size. So what,,, the tree was worth 12/15K.
For those in a hurry - you would probably get canned off the job after tooooooooo much breakage. For those using maxi-open faces in this situation - you would probably also get canned off the job for tooooooooo much breakage as well. It would probabaly take a mediun length dissertation to spell out the nuance as to why for the these two.
For those that watch one video and decide it was to this or that, well maybe. However, There a number of similar videos on this channel dating back more than a decade. Suffice to say, the guy doing the work here appears to have been in more than one rodeo.
For those just generally yammering, I, don't delete all the "bad press" posted unless they are disparaging God, excessively cursing (I expect viewers to use big kid verbage..), or have been unenvited to "tag along".
Thanks for watching.
P.S., after responding to a number of posts, it's too bad there isn't a faller's I.Q. questionaire that would-be "commentours" had to pass...
I miss watching your videos thank you for posting
Plenty of reruns, lol.
Best wishes for the New Year.
Thanks for watching.
Id like to thank you for the ten years of education you've given me, Jack. From beginner to running a crew. When others marvel at me spinning trees with an ultra-soft Dutchman or sizwheel, I pass all the praise to you. Watching you make your precise cuts continues to keep me humble and aware of my own limitations. Pr 22:29. Nu 6:24-26
You are entirely VELKOMMEN!
I put felling videos up to show a, my, one way to get the job done. May not always be the best... So with that, God makes me look like better faller than I really am. Happens continually.
Have had a few notes over the years like yours. A few thanking me for showing a similar situation to what they were up against - hiring a professional so they didn't get themselves a trip to the Pearly Gates.
As far a humility, anyone cutting down trees is making mistakes. Just the way that it is. No need to get on ur high horse... Well if your realistic anyway.
Thanks for the verse reference- Amen.
Thanks for watching.
Precision work man. Excellent job. That 064 is mint & running great. I love my 064.
That 064 has somewhere between 1 and 3 million under it's belt. I try to take care of my tools. As, they might just save your life one day.
When that saw came out back in '84, it was a much better saw for processing the limbs than the 56. Wasn't better on the stump though.
I used the 181s a far amount. Great
Saw for processing the trees as well.
Best wishes for the New Year.
Thanks, and for watching.
@ thats is awesome your saw has that much time on it! I got my 064 around 2006 from my old boss at the stihl dealer i worked at out of high school / small engines tech school. It’s was an old local tree service saw that had 2 top ends on it before he traded it in for a 660. Bought it off my boss and put a new oem cylinder on it.
I need to add some old school Husqvarna to my collection, I have 1 old Husqvarna 50 haha. I don’t get to drop a lot of big timber here in pa.
Enjoy the new year and safe cutting.
Thank you Jack for sharing another awesome video !!!
Thanks, and for watching.
Nice to see you back !
Thank you, and for watching!
Nice work with the 064 JB. Always like getting to watch you ‘do your thang’
99 percent of us appreciate you posting , keep em coming.
Also got a good chuckle outta a couple of the ‘world champions’ in the comment section.
There’s 1 or 2 in every crowd.
Keep hammer’n buddy
Point of interest - this channel has been operational since '08. It has seen a fair amount of the mouthmiesters in action. So yah, the armchair awesomeness rears it's ignorant head here and there.
No worries though. It's just random ratchetjawing. As I've said for years, those that understand the nuance will make the appropriate comments. Those who don't, well, they will show the world how much they really don't understand. You have to feel sorry for them in all reality.
Thanks for the observation/notation and for stopping by.
Filmed 2016, SERGEANT INC, 5ft 2in on the stump. The key-back and axe tricks have fascinated me through the years.
The falling and power of the 064 are awesome, as well as the skill of the heavy equipment operators...excellent work Mr. Jack...
You cannot fall old growth Redwood timber without a plumb - Bob is on the end, lol.
It will save your bacon in tall timber.
The axe is tool to be utilized. A much better movement assessor than a wedge. And it's right there if you need it quickly.
Personally, I try and not use it often. If your wedging trees over,,, you are not cutting as much scale... On the other side, there are always instances where "beating your brains out" is a necessity. And, we see that here.
Thanks for watching & best wishes for the New Year.
Great seeing you back in action....still have a great 066 flat top....love running it.
Seemed like it would have be a good day to have a set of Silveies with you working a road corridor...yes the lord is great.Have a blessed 2025...Shoe
Shoe hi.
I worked across the draw from a guy that was testing one of the original Flat Tops back in the '80's. Entourage of Stihl® personell came out.
This was on the far north side of the property. I did not know they were there until "1st." sight. I knew it was doable after an assement witthe plumb - the "Bob" is on the end of it, lol,
A Featherweight would have taken this tree. It was a bit more of a pain because the ground broke off so steep on the back side. It was a "longer than normal" reach to thje wedges. Had it been leaning back to much further, I would have used a jack for sure.
Blessing to all in your can for 2025 as well.
Thanks for watching.
Right on! 064 in action. Seems the majority of fallers prefer the shiny new saws. I hardly get to see some old school in action. Let alone an 064. I love to see them still going after all these years. The 044, 046, 064 are by far my favorite saws. This makes me want to get my 460 slant eye operational.
I much prefer how the old saws run my self. Not super into the new stuff
I don't mind shiney. There is something to be said for reliability.
That usually comes with newer.
There are a number of videos on this channel with the 044 and 064 "kilting" trees. I have a nice 046 & 66 but they are still stock. So, like the old dogs, they stay home....
Thanks for watching
Now that I think about it, I did post some 660 felling timber quite awhile ago.
@@hotsaws101 on my channel I have a video of a MS 461 I bought last year. The guy used it for bit of Firewood here and there and said there’s only about two tanks of gas ran through it. That’s how I found your channel is when I was searching up videos of guys talking about it. Please do more bench talks. I’ve seen almost every single one that you have posted the information you bless us with is priceless.
What i heard Jack, was you became the go-to guy and the wedging sounded like "I'm getting too old for this crap". Haha!
God Bless and Stay Safe!
I subbed under one contractor for the most part in ~ 12 years. I wouldn't say the gnarly ground (short, choppy, steep, some or all of the above) always came my way. I will say it was more often that not, however.
It you look at the left foot, then extrapolate, it concludes my body was on the tree at times. I'm also stretched out like a drying beaver pelt trying to reach the wedges. On a flat, that tree would have been "deaded" a lot sooner.
So yah, my tongue might have surfaced a time or three, lol.
Blessing to all in your camp, best wishes in 2025, and thanks for watching.
Love the thumbnail for the video! It would be awesome to see some of the photos of over the years of your logging adventures!
I don't have a ton of pictures.
No videos of the early days either.
It was just another day at the office back then.
Too bad also. Seen some really cool maneuvers over the years.
Thanks for watching.
I got a super clean very low hours 066 from my dad last year,happy to see you making videos again
Wanna sell it??? Lol.
Best wishes to you and yours for the New Year as well.
Thanks for watching!
This is what having supreme confidence in one's abilities looks like.
Thank you, and for watching!
The LEGEND is back, with the best saw Stihl ever made!
How have you been mate? I wish you and the family all the best for the 2025.
Cheers Stoney…
Stoney hi.
Not really sure I qualify for an accolade like that...
My 461s will take it, LOL!
Fine as frog's hair. Hopefully the same can be said for you & yours!
Best wishes for all in your camp as well.
Thanks for watching.
You always get volunteered for these because you’re highly skilled, more importantly you’re cautious and aware which is critical around a roadway. One screwup someone could be killed.
I do contemplate the situation. As opposed to just strolling up to the "problem child" and start haphazardly gnawing on it.
Thanks for making mention of those points.
Thanks for watching as well!
I moved up to N.Cal from San Diego, got a job at a large log saw mill. Pretty interesting to see the side of it, thanks!
@@jeff9062 Weaverville saw mill?
@jamesmooney5348 Shasta Lake
Different world up here...
Thanks for watching!
That was a tough tree. But it went right. Good work
A wee bit of a pain to wedge due to the lack of terra firma on the backside no doubt.
Thanks for watching!
Well that saw sounds lovely
Thank you, and for watching.
Luv your work brother. God bless ya 🇦🇺✊🏻
Appreciate that. Best wishes for '25.
Happy New Year! God Bless!
Likewise & blessings to all in your camp.
Thanks for watching!
Best wishes for the New Year to you and yours.
Thanks for watching.
Good stuff. Can't bet them old saws
Where the heck have you been? Thank God yer back sending em with authority! 🪓💪🏻👊🫵
"In da bush" for the most part. He has definitely been watching over my camp. Blessings to all in your camp.
Thanks for watching.
@ Same to you Jack! 💪🏻
Thanks for the post sir!!
Thanks for watching.
Love the thumbnail pic
Happy New Year !
Same to you! Thanks for watching.
That thumbnail is sick!
Nice shot,that was a stubborn tree
Just a bit, lol.
Thank you, and for watching.
@hotsaws101 your welcome
The saw dust on the double wedge gives you friction? Never seen that b4
Does it only work with conifer trees?
Yes, I use this all the time on long leaf pines.
On my experience, no.
It gives you slippery. So they drive easier.
It also gives you non-stick like Teflon so you can get the wedges apart after you've beat your brains out.
At least 40 years old of a trick.
Thanks for watching.
Really good video! Had me sweating.
Thank you, and for watching.
Bing carburetor?
I build that saw 8, maybe 10 years ago. Honestly, I cannot remember.
It would not surprise me if it has a WJ 69.
Thanks for watching.
We have missed you sr
Life has been happening...
Thanks for watching!
So glad to see a new video, please keep posting content
Thanks for watching!
Looking for hungry saws and precision falls? Call Jack.... on the ready when duty calls. 😅
Thanks buddy! 😇
Thanks, and for watching.
Best wishes for the New Year as well.
At first you were bending over for the first slice and on the side back you were reaching over your head amazing, i know i would have messed that one up.
A testimony to the steepness of the slope. The GoPro experience continually misrepresents the contour of the ground.
Best wishes for the New Year and thanks for watching.
So I suspect you took a little breather after that ! Some interesting comments below, we all have our own way or the way we were taught to do things and its sometimes hard to go with other methods but we should always be open to other ways and perhaps not just say "its wrong" ?
I was in that area "all by myself", lol. No time for resting as they were, as we witnessed, on me. I addressed a little of the commentary in a pinned statement.
Agreed!
Thanks for watching Mr. K
Where do you find what looks like a brand new 064? Bought a couple back in the 80's,good saw
Had it for a long time at that point. That saw is anything but new. Seen here having somewhere between 1 and 3 million under it's belt.
Thanks for watching.
@@hotsaws101 Still have one I cut wood with.Does'nt look near as nice as yours.No idea how many board ft. it's cut but all the numbers and name are wore off.Still works great and never broke down.
Who makes the ultimate decision as to whether the road needs flagging or not? The falling company or the county? The tree looks pretty big and the terrain definitely more challenging than your video with Gary where the ground was relatively flat and the trees not AS big, but the road still needed temporary closure during the actual felling.
I would guess the feller. And hopefully their experienced enough to make the right decision. In this case Jack had no doubt he could get that tree where he wanted it
It would lay upon the the faller ultimately. It boils down to how well that guy trusts his abilities.
There are some occasions where stopping traffic is necessary.
Thanks for watching.
064 sounded good
Thank you & for watching.
Why wasn't the back cut lined up to the front on the downhill side?
Seems that would be harder to lift that way?
Just curious / asking
That close to the road, spooky for sure. Was curious to where that butt was going to end up at.
Good job, as always.
Because this tree had an overhand (or farmers) face. I put the backcut in higher to compensate.
Generally speaking, it's easier to wedge when the backcut is higher than the deck. The dynamic in the hinge is different than when the deck & backcut are the same.
It's way worse to be below the deck with the backcut as a point of interest.
But I've only had around a foot or 16" of differential also. Not how it works above that.
This tree was blown around by wind quite a bit. Add that to the 180' of height and you get wood that is tough on the stump.
Then consider the tree wasn't leaning into the lay.
Also, I do appreciate that you asked. As opposed to some of the yammering from supposed know-it-alls that really don't.
Best wishes for the New Year.
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@@hotsaws101 Appreciate the reponce!
Jesus is King!
Looking frwd to His calling us up.
You da man, man
Consider myself to be regular guy, doing an irregular job. But, thanks for the mention.
Trying to survive the day to day process of my "woods life", lol.
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I know what it's like when the boss tells you..."I got one for you"
You mean like this one -
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Same job. South end of slope above the road.
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Are you still doing port work Mr. Dangercat
limited. "Kilting" trees as the "day job" for the most part.
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Whoah -- an 064 is a 40 year old design? I feel old now.
They came out in '84 as far as I remember. Engineering probably started on the design concepts in the mid/late '70s. You know your old when...
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After reading the description, I did detect a slight bit of urgency come wedge time. You did avoid a time out and/or a spanking, so all is well. A tree to remember, for sure. Are you still out falling timber these days Jack?
Trees in this situation are always attention getters. It did lift a little hard. Due to several factors - quite tall, not leaning forward, and hard holding wood. Definitely a bit of tension.
What a lot don't know, is that Redwoods are usually water logged (heavy) coupled with brittle holding wood a fair amount of the time. So there is a lot to consider on the stump with the bigger/ taller trees.
And yes, no penalty points leveled, thank God.
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Are you taking on saw work ?
Not taking on new clientele right this second.
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Nice to see someone who knows how to use a chainsaw. 😅
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Looks like a stroax axe
Keen eye.
4lber.
Bought it in '97.
Lost it in the fall of '02.
Went back in the spring of '03 after they logged & burned the unit.
Had it until October of this year.
Going to be back in there next spring.
There's something about wedging with one of the Stroax heads.
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@ I probably have the nicest stroax axe collection you will probably ever see, if you ever roll through grants pass look me up
As a retired logger of 55 yrs. I say you got lucky on that one. Working right above an active highway the potential for disaster is too high to not have a climber climb 50+feet and put a line on that tree and have the loader pull
it over in the right direction. At least have flaggers to stop traffic in both directions on the highway until that tree is on the ground. Safety is always top priority! 😢
I don't believe in coincidence. What most attribute to "luck", I would say Godspeed.
The first time I fell a tree was 1976.
The first time I fell a redwood was ~ 1985.
Although, right now we are on a thinning project where saving the redwoods is desireable, I still cut them down. Clearly, I've been around the block a few times.
Furtherance, I've said in many different years and continually - you have to know your wood. That manifests from trying different techniques and studing the results. But mostly, it is paying attention to how wood reacts/responds in the different areas.
Have I seen it all, of course not. Are there surprises, occasionally. But, are they the completely out of the blue "never seen that before" kind. Next to never.
This tree was not leaning back that far. It was not the easiset to wedge due to the position on the hill. Step ladder height would have been plenty to "pull it".
Safe to say, some fallers do a better job than others. That's because of their "software". The way God wires you has everything to do with how well a person does anything & everything.
Do I disagree with your safety comment, no. Part of that is seen where I'm sawing the far side, above my head. This, instead of just reaching around and hoping/praying that I cut it up enough and not off. Also, thinking that the contractor had enough faith in the faller to get the job handled well.
As a side note, there is another video from this same strip where I did not want to tackle one backleaner and we did pull it. So, I'm not a complete maverick.
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Man at 064 spitting some chips man running good👍🏻
Thank you. I "made it" myself.
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Not an easy platform from which to pound wedges.
I concur.
Redwood Country. More fun than any one man should be allowed to have.
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This is a joke right??face cut way to thin, back cut 4" high! Dude someones dying😅
You must have missed it.... This tree went up hill. Necessary here.
Overhand face requires a taller backcut so you don't short the trim. This is because you cannot see the butt of the tree properly to assess the top face/backcut differential. Also a couple of other reasons here.
You just told the world you know absolutely nothing about felling timber, btw.
I would suggest a number of years actually on the end of pistol grip. Here's the caveat,,, has to be in Redwood country....
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I have a brand new OEM Stihl 064 cylinder and piston.
It's good to be you.
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What are you doing to many fails to even list
😅😅😅😅. Sure buddy
I did notice the lack the substantiating points to back up the statement, LOL.
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This guy don't know what he is doing
@@robertlent4571 you think??? I got crucified for saying that. Seems my 30 plus years of logging, about 20 of them cutting, I don't know Anything about logging.
That's why he's a legend in the felling community. It's okay, maybe someday you'll level up
@@LindsayBrown-v2p😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@LindsayBrown-v2p Are you the Michael Jordan of timber falling? Post one 1 video of you being a billy bad ass.
Did you or your kin work with buzz Martin?
@@SMJ95 no, not even close to the best cutter. What I said is, I would have been FIRED for cutting like that. So sorry, I have No videos..don't post anything on u tube. Only have a few photos of me cutting. I made my comments and STAND BY WHAT I SAID. There are plenty of Loggers here in Clatsop County, Oregon that know me and can verify what I said. Show some balls and check. I did retire from logging in 2009.I occasionally cut trees but at 70 and disabled, it's definitely not very enjoyable anymore. More and more loggers from the days I worked are dieing or sold out and retired. Still plenty here around Seaside Oregon that know me. Never said I was Great..#1 or even in the top 50.
Pretty bad job of timber falling. He needs a lot more experience before cutting ANY good timber. Any company I ever cut for would fire me taking a even half that long for 1 tree. Should have that one bucked plus at least one or more on the ground. 35 years of logging...this is bad. Good thing Traffic didn't need to wait.
You are right, I thought the same. Way much to long. The Fellcut is on one side way to high.
Your comment tells me you know nothing about the felling or the business in general
@@HolzDennissays the guy that would lose the tree backwards onto the road😂😂😂😂😂
@HolzDennis really? A quick glance at your page and all those toothpicks you're cutting tells me you probably shouldn't be commenting
Why is my comment deleted?