I used to like hooking ol John to big oaks like that lol..Enjoy watching your videos all I ever did was log and my Pop logged all his life.. keep the videos coming. LOL
Back in the late 80's I started working in the woods as a cutter. We were working blow downs from a tornado that went through the area. I had 1 tree on the block that I was working on that was still standing but had top damage from the tornado. Black Cherry. Grand daddy of all the trees in the area. Had a DBH of 72". The 1st 55ft was veneer.(no red rot at all) That veneer log was still 50" on the small end, and shipped as 1 log. Tree had a little over 8500 board feet in it. I think it was estimated at 187ft tall. The company had a climber come in and cut the top out of it 1st. 2 loads of logs from the limbs.
I found a big oak in this field. I called the owner and he said it would be ok if I took it down. Can't say how tall it was, but it was a big mother. I got a crew together to pack it home for all of us. Thing was 8 foot wide for sure. 8 inches in on the wedge I could tell it wasn't what I thought. That morning we started in on that oak it was snowing sideways. 2 guys called me and told me they had to get their hair or nails done. 4 of us ended up with way less wood than we thought. Coons were 20 bucks and we got 11 of them on that trip out of that tree. A couple were shot with a 4.10. We all ended up with a mostly split trailer dump load. Huge I tell ya. Good show.
@@nuts319 We would start by splitting it in half with black powder. Then saw each half. Years ago we processed a 52" Red Oak that was solid like your. It's a lot of work , but we enjoy the challenge.
Yes sir that's a big tree .I have cut some big trees . Theres no better filling when it goes your way and when it hit the ground. Good job made that D4 grunt a little. Roll that coal brother
Yes sir.. I love cutting them that size . I have a job around the black mo state park in pa. It's full of big guys like that . Doesn't take many to fill the truck. Besafe log on.
@@nuts319 I wouldnt think it be that uncommon in that area. Please understand I'm not trying to take away from the tree but I have cut hundreds that large and much larger to the size the mills dont want them in NYS
boy what i would doe if my dad had a dozer like that when i was a kid pulling trips out with our jd 430 crawler. ha! we used grabs and log chains back then. my dad was so tickled when he finally was able to get a small JD skidder, but of course i was married and running equipment for a coal company by then. never got to pull a trip out of woods for him then. nice tree.
That was certainly a big tree but I have cut a few alot bigger. Don't recall the butt diameter but I cut a black oak once that produced 4 logs 2 16.5 feet long and 2 10feet long and the diameter at the top end log was 30 inches. I have also cut a few popular trees that scaled over 2,500 bdf per tree. If I recall they were over 60 inches on the butt I do know they could only get 3 logs per tier on the semi trailer. As for the machine I skidded them all with a JD 350 dozer yeah it was a small tractor but that thing had alot of guts. She needed it for what I put it through lol but it would run like no other 350 I ever seen.
TSK with grapples are great machines..... and from my perspective of fixin’?? Everything from the seat down is pure$$$$$🤣 Don’t see too many with a winch
Those are the ones you almost hate to cut because they survived that long but you know tomorrow a storm could take it out or disease or anything really so you might as well get something out of the tree while you can.
That's how its done with a small bar, you don't need a 36" bar for that big wood, filling all those teeth, look how he got it nice and close to to the ground the money is in the but of the log, an excellent lesson on how to cut down a tree.
@@firecaptaintom1977 Never thought I would see this in the West, 36 years in the military and been to many places that this resulted in death and destruction from Bosnia, Libya, Afghanistan, Syria and others. Hope things get better. Cheers and stay safe
I know you boys hate runnin em but I'd keep me at least a 36" bar in the truck...I like havin a bar thats wider than the tree nomatter if it calls for a 72",87"...the weight floppyness and all the other problems they claim mean nothing...I've bored plenty with a 36" on a 460...oaks just like that
Pete... there aren’t too many solid trees that size left! Harvested in its maximum glory... what a tribute.
Ohhh... the things she’s seen!
I used to like hooking ol John to big oaks like that lol..Enjoy watching your videos all I ever did was log and my Pop logged all his life.. keep the videos coming. LOL
Back in the late 80's I started working in the woods as a cutter. We were working blow downs from a tornado that went through the area. I had 1 tree on the block that I was working on that was still standing but had top damage from the tornado. Black Cherry. Grand daddy of all the trees in the area. Had a DBH of 72". The 1st 55ft was veneer.(no red rot at all) That veneer log was still 50" on the small end, and shipped as 1 log. Tree had a little over 8500 board feet in it. I think it was estimated at 187ft tall. The company had a climber come in and cut the top out of it 1st. 2 loads of logs from the limbs.
Dollar value?
@@austindenotter19 I have no clue what the dollar value was on that tree. I got paid $150/MBF to cut and skid.
Wow!! Big ole stick!
That dozer has some pull! Cool!
Thanks for the watch!
There might be a slower way to skid wood than with a cable dozer, but humans have not found it yet.
Yeah but these TSKs can go places that other cable dozers may struggle. They’re a handy tool to have, especially in select cut
Good job Pete. Heck of a tree. Wouldn't take many of them to make a truck load. Take care and be careful out there.
Great job Pete!! I bet that shook the ground when it hit.
Wow! I was thinking you were going to need a bigger saw, but you did it. Awesome.
That's one enormous tree!! That tree probably has seen more then we could ever dream about!! Stay safe my friend!!
Great video. I love watching stuff like this. Great job taking that tree down.
That’s a damn big tree Pete, you put it on the ground like a pro
What a Beaut! Thanks for get’n that on the Tube!
Bless’ns to ya, Tedd
Awesome job as always! Reminded me of my biggest tree ever. Big red oak in lower MI.
Thats a Big Stick!
Be nice to see some boards sawn outta that one!
It was truly an honor to get to cut that tree
That will be a 10 thousand dollar log. Old growth very nice. To bad we see a fraction of it. The life of a logger.
Let me tell you something Morgan's stick with this channel this guy know how to cut down trees.
Nice one! The Reds can grow pretty fast in the right conditions. It probably isn't as old as some would think.
Holy Hannah. A well fed tree to say the least.
Damn, What a Tree!
Congratulations!!
no chocker setter?? thats gotta suck nice stick wonder what it scales at
My biggest is a 64 inch red oak. Great feeling when you wittle them off.
Nice tree!! Nice job as always!!
Hey Pete is that bigger than the oak yiu cut with the pafessor
Yes
@@nuts319 it was a biggun
I found a big oak in this field. I called the owner and he said it would be ok if I took it down. Can't say how tall it was, but it was a big mother. I got a crew together to pack it home for all of us. Thing was 8 foot wide for sure. 8 inches in on the wedge I could tell it wasn't what I thought.
That morning we started in on that oak it was snowing sideways. 2 guys called me and told me they had to get their hair or nails done. 4 of us ended up with way less wood than we thought. Coons were 20 bucks and we got 11 of them on that trip out of that tree. A couple were shot with a 4.10. We all ended up with a mostly split trailer dump load. Huge I tell ya.
Good show.
Still amazes me how low to the ground you can cut Pete, especially on a tree that size.
Your leaving money behind if you dont.
@@ralphy1989 yelp what my dad always said too-keep the land owner happy, not coming in afterwards to see stumps a foot high!
Man, that's slick piece of wood.
How would you saw that one al???
@@nuts319 We would start by splitting it in half with black powder. Then saw each half.
Years ago we processed a 52" Red Oak that was solid like your.
It's a lot of work , but we enjoy the challenge.
That looks like it could have timbered out my house Pete nice one.
Yes sir that's a big tree .I have cut some big trees . Theres no better filling when it goes your way and when it hit the ground. Good job made that D4 grunt a little. Roll that coal brother
"there is no feeling like one that shakes the earth"... Man that's a nice tree.. how many board feet you reckon?
3400+
@@nuts319 that's awesome
Good job one big tree nuts
that looks like some of clunkers we cut down in nolo last year ! wow scale it !
Great job on this tree
The bigger they are the harder they fall ! Thanks Pete
Yes sir.. I love cutting them that size . I have a job around the black mo state park in pa. It's full of big guys like that . Doesn't take many to fill the truck. Besafe log on.
Great. Nice big big one there.
Have a scaling contest on that tree!
I should have
Good job on the cut
Thanks for sharing !
What state are you in? I'm surprised you're so excited over that oak as for it size.
Tree was in ohio I live in pa
@@nuts319 I wouldnt think it be that uncommon in that area. Please understand I'm not trying to take away from the tree but I have cut hundreds that large and much larger to the size the mills dont want them in NYS
Cool vid Nutsy! Dozer sounds good!
boy what i would doe if my dad had a dozer like that when i was a kid pulling trips out with our jd 430 crawler. ha! we used grabs and log chains back then. my dad was so tickled when he finally was able to get a small JD skidder, but of course i was married and running equipment for a coal company by then. never got to pull a trip out of woods for him then. nice tree.
Great work. Impressive!
Takes a HighTrac D4 to skid that big old tree out for sure!
I think a couple slabs off the base of the tree would make some nice tables.
The hats a dandy!
nice timber ! were that job at ? does he need another d4 i,m selling mine !
This was in ohio
Good old ruff bark. I use to run that truck when I worked there sure wouldn't mind getting back into hauling logs an lumber.
Lots of people looking for drivers
@@nuts319 I got in good with the guy where I'm at but winter time is slow for may try to get us some work hauling timber
What a monarch!
If that tree could talk!
Wow.. what a big tree...Oak?..how long was that first piece, where you broke the choker?...Great job man.. good video
I think 27’
Make your hinge and bore inbetween the root flairs then cut the flairs vertical for your trigger.
The bar looks like a 12 inch compared to the tree. Has a cypress base.
That was a dandy tree
How old was this big oak?
100 years +\- a few
@@nuts319 That's about what I guested
Excellent video
That was certainly a big tree but I have cut a few alot bigger. Don't recall the butt diameter but I cut a black oak once that produced 4 logs 2 16.5 feet long and 2 10feet long and the diameter at the top end log was 30 inches. I have also cut a few popular trees that scaled over 2,500 bdf per tree. If I recall they were over 60 inches on the butt I do know they could only get 3 logs per tier on the semi trailer. As for the machine I skidded them all with a JD 350 dozer yeah it was a small tractor but that thing had alot of guts. She needed it for what I put it through lol but it would run like no other 350 I ever seen.
Great drop. I cant wait to drop the monster red oak at my side job. Its going to a buyer immediately. Everybody tells me red oak is down right now.
pallet price
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Fox.trap@live.com That’s my email what size shirt would he like
Well done Logger!!👍🏻👍🏻💪🏻
hi there nice drop john
Simply amazing!
That’s a nice little tooth pick lol 😂 made that dozer look little I’m surprised it pulled that first log
Great job pete
Hey fella, what size bar are you running on you 372, 20 or 24"
24”
Nutz needs a dozer like that👍
Nice one Pete .
Dang that's a pig of a tree...great work sir
Your buddy got a few of those size oaks from us !! You know who I’m talking about
Dang... The kid in this video is the one I would be partnering with on that job of yours
Thats some amazing looking hardwood.
Nice one!
Nice Red...My record is a poplar with 2,740 bf international scale
nice log there pete
TSK with grapples are great machines..... and from my perspective of fixin’?? Everything from the seat down is pure$$$$$🤣
Don’t see too many with a winch
Yes lol
Nice job 👍.
Those big ones are fun to cut. But a pain to handle . My largest was a 4200 bdft poplar on Webb mt. In cocke co. Tennessee
I remember the picture of the one you sent me it was massive not sure if that was it or not
Hey Pete 👋, that's a dandy
Holy cow, beautiful tree
Those are the ones you almost hate to cut because they survived that long but you know tomorrow a storm could take it out or disease or anything really so you might as well get something out of the tree while you can.
Yes
WHAT AN OAK.
That's how its done with a small bar, you don't need a 36" bar for that big wood, filling all those teeth, look how he got it nice and close to to the ground the money is in the but of the log, an excellent lesson on how to cut down a tree.
Thanks buddy
“In God’s hands now” hahaha
Thats a big boy!
That’s BIG!
Dozer action! 💪🏻
What a beaut !! 👍🏽
thats a beauty red
Nice tree - used a whole tank of fuel to bring her down that monster. Sorry about your Country today - hope things get better. Cheers
It going to get a whole lot worse before it gets any better.
We'll get thru it but I never thought I'd see this day!
@@firecaptaintom1977 Never thought I would see this in the West, 36 years in the military and been to many places that this resulted in death and destruction from Bosnia, Libya, Afghanistan, Syria and others. Hope things get better. Cheers and stay safe
@@wtfbuddy1
This is some third world style stuff for sure, I don't care what side of the aisle you live on.
@@firecaptaintom1977 Tom you are correct. Cheers Pete
Nice low stump.
Wish I had that dozer
I cut a red oak the other day had 1300 board ft in it.
wow thats a big boy
I don’t know anything about trees, but you can move Quick
Wow!👍
It’s in gods hands now, watch out, !!!
Impressive indeed.
One big tree
Awesome.
Probably close to 1800 ft or better
Wow 😳
Helmet Cam is thevway to go.
372xp 🤘🤘
whoa!!!
Nice tree,i cut a tree 6 feet across on the stump big white pine,My bigest tree Hummm.
I know you boys hate runnin em but I'd keep me at least a 36" bar in the truck...I like havin a bar thats wider than the tree nomatter if it calls for a 72",87"...the weight floppyness and all the other problems they claim mean nothing...I've bored plenty with a 36" on a 460...oaks just like that
Well my biggest tree was 9 a half foot diameter