I just bought my first chainsaw a few weeks ago, and I came upon your felling tutorial. I thought it was an amazing video which covered much more than I anticipated; and Yet again here we are. Another straight banger filled with tips, tricks and pure knowledge. Thanks for the great stuff man, keep it up !
from someone who was in your position 3 years ago and continues to learn: wear your chaps every time! dont saw if you are tired. wear your other protective gear. keep your saw chain sharp. fill the bar chain oil when you fill your gas.
Agreed. Not all of us are professionals, but still want professional-grade advice on maintaining our saws. Getting information from the saw manufacturers is difficult, since their primary interest is covering their asses.
@@urbanothepopeofdeath Great advice. Know your endurance limits and stop before you become unsafe. I would also add to wear hearing, head and eye protection. I bought a forestry helmet with integrated ear muffs and a face shield and wear it every time I start the saw.
As a newbie to using a chainsaw, it's always good to learn from experts. For long time users it's also important, to avoid getting complacent, especially about safety, and to find out about new innovations.
Yeah what they said. My oiler has to much oil. I can use it then go a couple of days and need it and open the case and the bottom of the case is a lake of oil.
I can listen to people who know what they're talking about for a very long time. Thanks. I just have a little Husky for cutting firewood, but enjoy your videos.
just turned 29 and i'm one year in to the industry, your videos are very helpful and inspiring, and the more the merrier as far as i'm concerned. you are a wealth of knowledge to someone crash-coursing like me, and probably to everyone else. keep it up man
There is way more metal in the bar than the chain, so when your bar heats up too much from a lack of bar oil, it expands much more than the chain, thus tightening the chain and causing more wear. Also the pins in the chain would heat up and take up slack in the chain. Heavy wear and damage from the heat will be the result.
I came to the comments just to say this. Also, Amos, I think that might be explained by the chain having less mass, and therefore heating up quicker than the bar. But, given enough time, the bar will catch up and expand more than the chain is capable of expanding. At least that's how I rationalize it in my tiny brain.
@@amosbackstrom5366 lack of bar oil overheats the bar, friction on the cutting teefs when cutting causes the chain to heat and expand...I try to warm my chain up by slicing up a piece of log then tighten accordingly before I begin actual work...works for me.
I always hear about watching out for the chainsaw kick-back. Could you do a video on chainsaw kick-backs and ways to prevent it from happening.... main causes.... etc. Really enjoy your videos! It's great to hear someone very knowledgeable and experienced explain chainsaw blade mechanics and general arborist work! Keep the videos coming!
I've been working with a small electric saw for a number of years now, just now moving up to a "real" saw... This video is pure gold with all the wealth of information it contains ! Just keep 'em coming please !
Thanks for the tips been cutting for years and struggled getting the long bar tightened in the up position. I never thought of turning the saw over. Keep up the pro tips, they are great for everyone! Keep up your great videos.
This is another of your videos that helps me along. I am not a Pro like yourself, although I will get into a good 4 cords a year and just enough to keep the property cleaned up when a tree or branches come down. You have covered the chain well and thoroughly, with tips I didn't ever know, or think about. Now is there a way that you can talk about the bar some? How often do you flip it, if you flip it? How often are you performing service on your saws? Once a month, every three months, six months, annually, or do you go by hours? What are the big things you find when saws fail? Is it a lack of maintaince, or just wear out? Thanks for the great contaent and I will be looking foward to seeing what else you come out with.
Thanks for the informative video! I am relatively new to all of this and now know exactly why my chain came off this past weekend. I appreciate the time it takes for you to compile your tree cutting productions. Please keep up the good work!
So let me add my two cents worth of info that I have gathered during the 37+ years of doing tree work: Keep the chain tight enough so that after you make a couple of cuts it does not sag off of the bottom side of the bar. Also a nice well adjusted chain on a longer bar as in 36" inches and longer will tighten up really bad when you are cutting green hardwood trees and all of a sudden hit water, many times when sectioning out oak trees you will all of a sudden be drenched with flowing water especially if you are cutting a long section that is still standing in the tree and when this happens it shrinks the chain which tightens it up so it really depends on what your doing with what length bar. Above all you should always be able to rotate the chain with little trouble, shouldn't take much push to spin the chain around and if it does then you are probably too tight. Another great bit of advice is have a medium sized bucket about half full of used cooking oil and every once in a while run your chain nice and slow in it saturating the entire chain with earth friendly lube, I have used cooking oil in squirt bottles and keep one in each of my bucket trucks, a nice squirt of cooking oil lubes up the chain real good and helps prevent wear all the while keeping petroleum based bar oils being used less, actually I only use food grade mineral oil in my saws which is called "FM-68 OIL" and it can be purchased at your local petroleum distributor for about $75. per five gallons. It is much less toxic than any bar oil on the market and works great in all saws however it is a bit less tacky but provides great lubrication especially if your saws are sharp and the raker teeth are ground slightly for better chip size.
Man, great video! Your instructional videos are really informative, to the point and comprehensive. Just useful information. I loved your videos on chain sharpening too. How about more videos on chain saw maintenance? Like how to set up out of the box, what type of care the motor needs, how to clean up, prepare for long storage... Keep 'em coming!
All your videos are great man, thanks! I am always impressed with how you get your two face cuts to meet so cleanly. A little tutorial on that would be appreciated.
I enjoyed this video. I come from A logging family and I found this information useable. We don’t run 7 foot bars where I come from! Saw tuning and oiler adjustment/cleaning would be worthwhile topics to cover! Also saw modification etc I work of saws as a hobby and it’s amazing the poor maintenance practices you see. Thanks for posting this.
Very thorough, and deeply appreciated. You can never put too much information on this subject. Learned alot. All your Videos are exellent. Thanks alot.
Found your channel a few weeks ago. I watched all your videos in a day. Love em. You keep it interesting and knowledgeable. I'm a young machinist but I have always loved chainsaws and climbing trees and want to do get into it on the side. Keep the videos coming they are amazing. Tip and trick videos are awesome. I learned small things from this video that I will 100% use. Appreciate you!
I really enjoyed this video. I am a senior in high school and taking forestry class. For new comers like me this video was not only helpful but also very enjoyable. I would love to see more videos like this!
The tech tip videos are just as good as the job videos man. Its always good to see how other people do things, not just the job but how and why they set their gear up the way they do.
When I was first learning to run saws I went through a lot of bars and chains learning as I went. First time the chain blows off the bar under full power is a lesson you will never forget! Great video! Thank You!
Great lessons. I have learned a lot since I found your channel. What I learned has made me more efficient working with a chainsaw and much more safer. Thank you.
Just had the major windstorm blow thru our GREAT PACIFIC NORTHWEST..Had to go get a chainsaw because a couple of 120ft. Ponderosa's came out of their standings. I learn so much from your videos that I feel good about the work ahead, THANK YOU BIG TIME, Sincerely, from the woods of the Coeur d"Alene national forest
i just recently came accross ur videos maybe a week or so ago and u seem like a cool guy who really enjoys what u do always makes the job easier if u like going to work, i have learned a few tricks as a diy i have at least 20 trees on my property i have to cut down and i just bought a saw after a storm came through and split one in my front yard, i had problem of chain being loose every 10 minutes
After many years of installing my bar and chain by lifting the nose of the bar on final tension, I'm amazed that I could have installed it upside down making the procedure far easier! Thanks for the great tip!
I learned way more than I thought I would so thank you for taking the time. At a minimum I enjoy hearing about your experience so these videos are great. I have been getting better at sharpening ever since your sharpening video with jed (no square files for me yet). Great mix of these and the job videos. Other video ideas if you haven't already: maintenance like filters, cleaning build up; bar preferences; chains (what to look for or what's the difference); saw sizes like how do you pick the saw+bar combo for the job. One thing about the oiling. I prefer to have the oil adjusted so that it doesn't run out before the gas runs out. Just keeps me from ever running it dry for a bit. As long as I can see it slinging I consider it oiled.
Thanks Jacob. An excellent video from a talented professional. Please keep posting this style of video. You have immense credibility and us 'weekend tree fellers' learn so much from them. Your 7 ways to fell a tree with 'In-bred Jed' is my favorite on-line tutorial and I have watched it dozens of times. Kudos!
Thanks so very much for the video. It's a really informative and great thing that you would show inexperienced people who are interested in tree 🌳 falling I've actually been doing it for quite some time, but I have really never known how to properly adjust my chain and I say again thank you so very much. I currently live in Texas & have since 1976 and here there are 2 dominately growing trees 🌳 cedar and oak & let me tell you the oak tree is a very hard wood and it has a mind of its own simply because of how it grows it never grows straight up and the branches grow in different ways and forms, and they tend to be difficult from time to time to fall. I'm medically Disabled and I fall them for firewood🔥🪵 to sell to supplement my SSDI. And I wish that I could get a Stihl MS 500i I want one so very badly that I can't stand it 😒,and I wish that somehow I could get one. In the past 4 months I've lost both of my parents and it has been emotionally hard for my brother and I, so when I'm falling oak trees🌳 I guess that it helps me to get through the hard times, I'm going to lay my Dad to rest on the 26th of this month.😭 Do you have any tips for falling the oaks??? Sincerely your fellow arborist, CHUCK COOK
I've been introduced to your videos by a friend of mine Guilty Of Treessen, I'm sorry I'm having a spelling brain fart, but anyway I'm just saying that I just love your videos and I watch them all of the time now to try to learn how to properly fall trees, and I also like to learn more about the types of cuts in order to get the trees🌳 to fall where I want them to fall. I have just recently fell a large Oak and let me tell you that I got the crap scared out of me, simply because I didn't do a wedge cut on the face side of it, and I in my infinite wisdom decided to do a angle cut from the back side, and that was my first mistake, but my second mistake was that I started to cut on the front side, and so things didn't go according to plan and thank God that I had learned a long time ago to pay attention to everything going on around your surroundings and what's going on with the tree, is it starting to fall??? What's it doing??? Well let me tell you that the tree🌳fell in the direction of myself and I got the hell out of dodge, that was scary, so I've had to learn an important lesson on falling trees. Please do a video on the importance of face cuts, I really seriously don't want what happened to me to happen to someone else. If you would send me your cell phone number I'll send you the pictures of the tree in question. My cellphone number is (254)317-3894 Verizon wireless. Thanks again, CHUCK COOK
i use a saw once or twice a year around the farm...love the vids and watching the pros...they help when i have to do emergency cutting or helping out a neighbor or cleanup from storms...awesome content 👍
Hey Jake. I’m watching this as I go thru you’re whole library. This one is a pretty excellent tutorial; I’ve been running way too tight! Also the “trick” to mount the chain to bar then to saw…I’ve been doing it wrong. Again, learning a lot watching your library for starting my own tree service business.
Great video and there is never too much information. Everyone has their own ways of dealing with the basic machinery and sharing tips helps. I had never thought of turning the whole thing upside down to let the bar sag into its natural position. Old dog taught a new trick 👍
Wow I’ve always manually pulled the bar forward and tighten the bolt down. Extremely helpful video as I’m learning as much as I can. Have a pretty old Poulan Pro Classic and almost got it restored how It needs to be. Great Video!
24:50 when I tighten my chain I spin it by hand by using the scrench against the back of the cutter and push it along. This allows me to feel the resistance of the chain and let it relax and see it’s true slack. That way I don’t have to keep tightening and loosing the bar cover.
Also absolute killer vids. Your vids have helped me step into my new job with confidence. I had plenty of experience before but no to the degree that this job needed(felling next to houses, sheds etc) and I've found myself taking notes from your vids(especially your felling vid, have watched at least 5 times) and trying it the next day and I gotta say I feel ive come quite a way in my technical saw use in quite a short time. Keep it up lads, love from down under!
Great channel and content, guys. Just found you a few days ago. Thanks for all your creativity and hard work you put in to share your expertise with us. Best use of GoPro technology I’ve seen so far. I’ve been around saws and trees all my life and am certainly safer and more productive with a saw and around trees than most others, but I’ve never climbed. Your videos take us right along so we can get a sense of how you all work on your jobs up high and on the ground. You all seem to be experienced beyond your years and really enjoy your work, which makes your videos very informative, inspirational and enjoyable to watch. While you won’t inspire me to do anything beyond my ability, I can safely say that your respect for danger and how you manage risk inspires me to be more thoughtful about how I work. The respect you have for each other is exemplary. Consummate professionals (with some healthy kidding-around). All admirable qualities for which you have my respect. Lastly, do you offer Eastside swag for sale to your viewers? Thanks, again. Greg
Really digging the more in depth equipment videos. Im fairly new to chainsaws and use it around my property to clean up for the most part but it's great to get tips from a pro!
Thank you yes it is informative. Great for a novice like myself who will be moving to the country side in a year or so and will be cutting my own firewood. Great stuff to hear about.
I love your videos man! It's amazing how a 30-40 minute video can seem like 10 minutes long. And I think most of us appreciate the quality over quantity of your videos, so don't stress about the number of videos, cause they're worth the wait. Also these tips and tricks videos are always nice, great to learn.
Great video, learnt some good tips, the only thing I do as well is every time the bar is off, is to clean round the drive sprocket and the oiler holes. Love your work, keep the vids coming👍😎
Awesome video. I'm new to the industry in 2020 and looking to learn all I can to do this job with excellence. I love both your job videos and your more informational videos (like the chainsaw sharpening one). Fun to watch and it's stuff I can put into practice at work tomorrow! Keep it up man!
The kink was on the sprocket. I tend to manually move the chain to get out any kinks and tighten. Then start it up and test it. I agree you should always start it up and test it. Great stuff - Love the videos, I'm learning a lot!
Great job sharing these tips with us. Good example, hanging the bar down and grasping the bar and chain when putting the bar and chain. Any time a PRO will take the time to share his experiences with me I appreciate, plus you are competent at explaining your point.
Bro, your tip about fixing the burs helped me and saved me $30 on a new chain I just bought! I was cutting horizontally clearing brush close to the ground and I probably had it curved like you said and the chain popped off my MS261C and ripped up the chain catcher. It also ruined my 5 minute old BRAND NEW chain. I tried to get the saw to spin the chain but it bogged down and wouldn't budge so I tried filing it but that wasn't feasible. Anyway, I kept it loose this time like you said and just got it to spin...and BOOM it worked! All kinds of silver oil leaked down haha so the burs are no more. Thanks again!
Thanx for the info bud! I started a buisness this year and your videos really help me learn different ways of thinking about my removals and equipment . Thanks for doing what you do!
I enjoyed the video.. and appreciate the tips. Thanks for all the entertainment on these, as well as the job posts...Thanks for all the time you spend providing the content!!.
Thanks bro. I’ve only cut trees w my boss and and father when I was younger now I have my own land and I have to go out and cut my trees and had to watch this to relearn and be sure of things. Thank you bro. Appreciate it.
Put mixture in my mates saw by mistake once, sent it up the tree, he shouted down, hay it's running great now! I then realised what I'd done but never told him. Great trick but never heard anyone admit to doing it. Love all your videos, don't do so much myself now but still ground work and love it.
Great video. I haven't run saws to much but have a lot this past summer do to a bad winter storm, broke a lot of trees. I had no idea to position the bar up like that. Thank you and keep up the good work.
It seems a funny little quirk of Stihl that you get that little extra tightening of the chain when you lock down the side panel. I’ve been using Stihls for a while and was aware of it immediately never noticed that with Husquvarnas. Loving watching you cut down some of those giants! Great channel.
I like the tip about turning the saw upside down. Sometimes it’s just awkward to hold that bar up while tightening bar nuts- especially on longer bars. Thanks for taking the time to pass along all the great tips. Always knowledge to glean.
I like your video. I came across another video where a guy explained the chain heats up and expands. So you may have to tighten up the tension depending on how hot it gets. But before you stop for a break or at the end of the day. You need to loosen your tension to keep it from stretching out your chain. All about heat and cold. Keep on making videos they are great!
Super interesting. Be confident in your skill craft knowledge, you know more than you think. You talk about your viewers having a wide variety of experience on the topic. This is was a great video that I know I took a few things away from. Thank you :)
The tip with flipping the saw upside down was excellent. Video's like this is very informative also. One thing you didn't mention was, running the chain to tight you can mess up the needle/cage bearing.
Great video. I make my final chain adjustment and bar tightening with the saw tilted forward putting downward pressure on the tip of the bar and the bench surface or ground. This way you won't have to turn the saw over to put the bar in the right position before tightening. You might want to mention alternately flipping the bar to allow even wear on the bar. I enjoy your videos very much. Be safe.
Great video as always, thanks for sharing your knowledge with those still learning, the rigging video you did the other day with screen shots of the equipment was awesome as well!!!! Please keep up the great videos😎👍🏼
Enjoyed the tutorial! Picked up a few tips - thanks for taking the time to put these out! Would love to see some on how you go about 'improving' your saws. Taking it from the store shelf ...to ready for the job. You won't have to buy one - I'll send you mine! LOL Keep up the great work and stay safe!
Upside down. Man i feel a bit slow, i never thought to do that. I'd set the tip of the bar on something, while tightening. Thanks, good tip right there.
Good video and thanks for the time and effort. Newb to pro, these tips and tricks will save anyone money, time and frustration. Keep up the good work, I enjoy your channel.
Always useful to have a refresher on the basics for anyone that uses a chainsaw. Also, there's always little tips that you can pick up that make things that little bit easier. 👍 Video suggestion - how to set up the carburetors on saws. The amount of saws I get from people to get running after they've "adjusted" the carb is amazing. Great videos, by the way 👍👍
thank you for sharing the knowledge/experiences... i watched the entire video .. AGREE with you it's truly amazing the little items that on many occasions make a BIG difference ...
I just bought my first chainsaw a few weeks ago, and I came upon your felling tutorial. I thought it was an amazing video which covered much more than I anticipated; and Yet again here we are. Another straight banger filled with tips, tricks and pure knowledge. Thanks for the great stuff man, keep it up !
If thats the 8 ways to fell a tree video you are talking about, I'm right with you!
from someone who was in your position 3 years ago and continues to learn: wear your chaps every time! dont saw if you are tired. wear your other protective gear. keep your saw chain sharp. fill the bar chain oil when you fill your gas.
Agreed. Not all of us are professionals, but still want professional-grade advice on maintaining our saws. Getting information from the saw manufacturers is difficult, since their primary interest is covering their asses.
Even putting the chain on the way he did I’ve seen people try it flat far easier holding it that way as gravity helps
@@urbanothepopeofdeath Great advice. Know your endurance limits and stop before you become unsafe. I would also add to wear hearing, head and eye protection. I bought a forestry helmet with integrated ear muffs and a face shield and wear it every time I start the saw.
"This won't be a very long video." The ol' bait and switch. I ain't complaining though!
... 25 minutes later ...
I've run saws for a long time. I find reviewing reviewing the basics is a very worthwhile use of time. There always something new to learn.
As a newbie to using a chainsaw, it's always good to learn from experts. For long time users it's also important, to avoid getting complacent, especially about safety, and to find out about new innovations.
I've personally found getting back to basics in any field gives you a grounding and respect for what you're doing.
YES PLEASE WE WANT MORE. ADJUSTING OILER, CARB ADJUSTMENTS, MUFFLER MODS, REPLACING GAS HOSE AND FILTER!!!
amen
Agreed, it's useful to us home gamers who want to learn and avoid the BS. A pros point of view is useful. In cutting through trial and error.
Yes please
Yes please . I’m learning al the time . Doopy
Yeah what they said. My oiler has to much oil. I can use it then go a couple of days and need it and open the case and the bottom of the case is a lake of oil.
I can listen to people who know what they're talking about for a very long time. Thanks. I just have a little Husky for cutting firewood, but enjoy your videos.
just turned 29 and i'm one year in to the industry, your videos are very helpful and inspiring, and the more the merrier as far as i'm concerned. you are a wealth of knowledge to someone crash-coursing like me, and probably to everyone else. keep it up man
There is way more metal in the bar than the chain, so when your bar heats up too much from a lack of bar oil, it expands much more than the chain, thus tightening the chain and causing more wear. Also the pins in the chain would heat up and take up slack in the chain. Heavy wear and damage from the heat will be the result.
Wow thank you so
much for explaining that to me!!!
Is that true?
I seem to find the chain typically loosens a bit after the whole system gets hot, and if I let it cool down it tightens up again.
I came to the comments just to say this. Also, Amos, I think that might be explained by the chain having less mass, and therefore heating up quicker than the bar. But, given enough time, the bar will catch up and expand more than the chain is capable of expanding. At least that's how I rationalize it in my tiny brain.
@@amosbackstrom5366 lack of bar oil overheats the bar, friction on the cutting teefs when cutting causes the chain to heat and expand...I try to warm my chain up by slicing up a piece of log then tighten accordingly before I begin actual work...works for me.
I am going to confess, before the whole Treeson world, that I have been running my chain way too tight.
I always hear about watching out for the chainsaw kick-back. Could you do a video on chainsaw kick-backs and ways to prevent it from happening.... main causes.... etc. Really enjoy your videos! It's great to hear someone very knowledgeable and experienced explain chainsaw blade mechanics and general arborist work! Keep the videos coming!
Another great video. Would love to hear your take on all the different types of chains available and when to use which.
Great video. Appreciate how you talk "to" your audience, and not down (i.e. patronizing)
Please "nerd out" more. The more you know, the easier your job/life gets. Knowledge is SO under rated and I would like to see more stuff like this.
I've been working with a small electric saw for a number of years now, just now moving up to a "real" saw...
This video is pure gold with all the wealth of information it contains !
Just keep 'em coming please !
Thanks for the tips been cutting for years and struggled getting the long bar tightened in the up position. I never thought of turning the saw over. Keep up the pro tips, they are great for everyone!
Keep up your great videos.
This is another of your videos that helps me along. I am not a Pro like yourself, although I will get into a good 4 cords a year and just enough to keep the property cleaned up when a tree or branches come down. You have covered the chain well and thoroughly, with tips I didn't ever know, or think about. Now is there a way that you can talk about the bar some? How often do you flip it, if you flip it? How often are you performing service on your saws? Once a month, every three months, six months, annually, or do you go by hours? What are the big things you find when saws fail? Is it a lack of maintaince, or just wear out? Thanks for the great contaent and I will be looking foward to seeing what else you come out with.
This was a basics video but even experienced fellers will appreciate an 84" bar and the issues with tensioning! Nice job! Do more of these!
Thanks for the informative video! I am relatively new to all of this and now know exactly why my chain came off this past weekend. I appreciate the time it takes for you to compile your tree cutting productions. Please keep up the good work!
So let me add my two cents worth of info that I have gathered during the 37+ years of doing tree work: Keep the chain tight enough so that after you make a couple of cuts it does not sag off of the bottom side of the bar. Also a nice well adjusted chain on a longer bar as in 36" inches and longer will tighten up really bad when you are cutting green hardwood trees and all of a sudden hit water, many times when sectioning out oak trees you will all of a sudden be drenched with flowing water especially if you are cutting a long section that is still standing in the tree and when this happens it shrinks the chain which tightens it up so it really depends on what your doing with what length bar. Above all you should always be able to rotate the chain with little trouble, shouldn't take much push to spin the chain around and if it does then you are probably too tight. Another great bit of advice is have a medium sized bucket about half full of used cooking oil and every once in a while run your chain nice and slow in it saturating the entire chain with earth friendly lube, I have used cooking oil in squirt bottles and keep one in each of my bucket trucks, a nice squirt of cooking oil lubes up the chain real good and helps prevent wear all the while keeping petroleum based bar oils being used less, actually I only use food grade mineral oil in my saws which is called "FM-68 OIL" and it can be purchased at your local petroleum distributor for about $75. per five gallons. It is much less toxic than any bar oil on the market and works great in all saws however it is a bit less tacky but provides great lubrication especially if your saws are sharp and the raker teeth are ground slightly for better chip size.
Interesting oil alternative. I’ve heard of used motor oil; but also didn’t want to damage or clog anything. I might try this out.
Always learn something from watching videos. Never thought about turning the saw upside-down to get the bar adjusted properly. Great idea! Thanks.
Man, great video! Your instructional videos are really informative, to the point and comprehensive. Just useful information. I loved your videos on chain sharpening too. How about more videos on chain saw maintenance? Like how to set up out of the box, what type of care the motor needs, how to clean up, prepare for long storage... Keep 'em coming!
All your videos are great man, thanks! I am always impressed with how you get your two face cuts to meet so cleanly. A little tutorial on that would be appreciated.
I enjoyed this video. I come from
A logging family and I found this information useable. We don’t run 7 foot bars where I come from!
Saw tuning and oiler adjustment/cleaning would be worthwhile topics to cover! Also saw modification etc I work of saws as a hobby and it’s amazing the poor maintenance practices you see. Thanks for posting this.
Very thorough, and deeply appreciated. You can never put too much information on this subject. Learned alot. All your Videos are exellent. Thanks alot.
Great tips. Keep them coming. I like watching your videos on Sunday mornings while having coffee.
Found your channel a few weeks ago. I watched all your videos in a day. Love em. You keep it interesting and knowledgeable. I'm a young machinist but I have always loved chainsaws and climbing trees and want to do get into it on the side. Keep the videos coming they are amazing. Tip and trick videos are awesome. I learned small things from this video that I will 100% use. Appreciate you!
I really enjoyed this video. I am a senior in high school and taking forestry class. For new comers like me this video was not only helpful but also very enjoyable. I would love to see more videos like this!
The tech tip videos are just as good as the job videos man. Its always good to see how other people do things, not just the job but how and why they set their gear up the way they do.
Videos coming from a professional are pretty entertaining. Most people never get to see large saws like these in action. Keep the videos coming.
When I was first learning to run saws I went through a lot of bars and chains learning as I went. First time the chain blows off the bar under full power is a lesson you will never forget! Great video! Thank You!
Great information ! I always struggle with a process to tension my chain. Thanks for posting this
Definitely picked up a few good tricks from this video. Thanks, man. I would love to see a video on sharpening/maintaining spikes.
Great lessons. I have learned a lot since I found your channel. What I learned has made me more efficient working with a chainsaw and much more safer. Thank you.
Just had the major windstorm blow thru our GREAT PACIFIC NORTHWEST..Had to go get a chainsaw because a couple of 120ft. Ponderosa's came out of their standings. I learn so much from your videos that I feel good about the work ahead, THANK YOU BIG TIME,
Sincerely, from the woods of the Coeur d"Alene national forest
Good job Jake. The simple tips and tricks are always valuable material.
i just recently came accross ur videos maybe a week or so ago and u seem like a cool guy who really enjoys what u do always makes the job easier if u like going to work, i have learned a few tricks as a diy i have at least 20 trees on my property i have to cut down and i just bought a saw after a storm came through and split one in my front yard, i had problem of chain being loose every 10 minutes
After many years of installing my bar and chain by lifting the nose of the bar on final tension, I'm amazed that I could have installed it upside down making the procedure far easier! Thanks for the great tip!
I learned way more than I thought I would so thank you for taking the time. At a minimum I enjoy hearing about your experience so these videos are great. I have been getting better at sharpening ever since your sharpening video with jed (no square files for me yet). Great mix of these and the job videos. Other video ideas if you haven't already: maintenance like filters, cleaning build up; bar preferences; chains (what to look for or what's the difference); saw sizes like how do you pick the saw+bar combo for the job.
One thing about the oiling. I prefer to have the oil adjusted so that it doesn't run out before the gas runs out. Just keeps me from ever running it dry for a bit. As long as I can see it slinging I consider it oiled.
More of these please! Very informative and honest. Thank you.
Thanks Jacob. An excellent video from a talented professional. Please keep posting this style of video. You have immense credibility and us 'weekend tree fellers' learn so much from them. Your 7 ways to fell a tree with 'In-bred Jed' is my favorite on-line tutorial and I have watched it dozens of times. Kudos!
Thanks so very much for the video. It's a really informative and great thing that you would show inexperienced people who are interested in tree 🌳 falling I've actually been doing it for quite some time, but I have really never known how to properly adjust my chain and I say again thank you so very much. I currently live in Texas & have since 1976 and here there are 2 dominately growing trees 🌳 cedar and oak & let me tell you the oak tree is a very hard wood and it has a mind of its own simply because of how it grows it never grows straight up and the branches grow in different ways and forms, and they tend to be difficult from time to time to fall. I'm medically Disabled and I fall them for firewood🔥🪵 to sell to supplement my SSDI. And I wish that I could get a Stihl MS 500i I want one so very badly that I can't stand it 😒,and I wish that somehow I could get one. In the past 4 months I've lost both of my parents and it has been emotionally hard for my brother and I, so when I'm falling oak trees🌳 I guess that it helps me to get through the hard times, I'm going to lay my Dad to rest on the 26th of this month.😭 Do you have any tips for falling the oaks??? Sincerely your fellow arborist, CHUCK COOK
I've been introduced to your videos by a friend of mine Guilty Of Treessen, I'm sorry I'm having a spelling brain fart, but anyway I'm just saying that I just love your videos and I watch them all of the time now to try to learn how to properly fall trees, and I also like to learn more about the types of cuts in order to get the trees🌳 to fall where I want them to fall. I have just recently fell a large Oak and let me tell you that I got the crap scared out of me, simply because I didn't do a wedge cut on the face side of it, and I in my infinite wisdom decided to do a angle cut from the back side, and that was my first mistake, but my second mistake was that I started to cut on the front side, and so things didn't go according to plan and thank God that I had learned a long time ago to pay attention to everything going on around your surroundings and what's going on with the tree, is it starting to fall??? What's it doing??? Well let me tell you that the tree🌳fell in the direction of myself and I got the hell out of dodge, that was scary, so I've had to learn an important lesson on falling trees. Please do a video on the importance of face cuts, I really seriously don't want what happened to me to happen to someone else. If you would send me your cell phone number I'll send you the pictures of the tree in question. My cellphone number is (254)317-3894 Verizon wireless. Thanks again, CHUCK COOK
i use a saw once or twice a year around the farm...love the vids and watching the pros...they help when i have to do emergency cutting or helping out a neighbor or cleanup from storms...awesome content 👍
Hey Jake. I’m watching this as I go thru you’re whole library. This one is a pretty excellent tutorial; I’ve been running way too tight! Also the “trick” to mount the chain to bar then to saw…I’ve been doing it wrong. Again, learning a lot watching your library for starting my own tree service business.
Great video and there is never too much information. Everyone has their own ways of dealing with the basic machinery and sharing tips helps.
I had never thought of turning the whole thing upside down to let the bar sag into its natural position.
Old dog taught a new trick 👍
Wow I’ve always manually pulled the bar forward and tighten the bolt down. Extremely helpful video as I’m learning as much as I can. Have a pretty old Poulan Pro Classic and almost got it restored how It needs to be. Great Video!
Good job..you covered it all. Cameraman took nice shots of sprocket.
Watched your maple tree video before this.
You must’ve been exhausted getting ready for round two and still took the time to teach. Thanks.
I found this video to be very helpful. You explained a few frustrating situations that I've run into using a chainsaw. Thank you
Really cool video. The upside down trick I'll be doing in future. The look on your face when the chain came off was priceless!
Great video!
Essential to ensure correct tension,not only for the chainsaw working properly,but from a safety point of view
24:50 when I tighten my chain I spin it by hand by using the scrench against the back of the cutter and push it along. This allows me to feel the resistance of the chain and let it relax and see it’s true slack. That way I don’t have to keep tightening and loosing the bar cover.
Also absolute killer vids. Your vids have helped me step into my new job with confidence. I had plenty of experience before but no to the degree that this job needed(felling next to houses, sheds etc) and I've found myself taking notes from your vids(especially your felling vid, have watched at least 5 times) and trying it the next day and I gotta say I feel ive come quite a way in my technical saw use in quite a short time. Keep it up lads, love from down under!
Great channel and content, guys. Just found you a few days ago. Thanks for all your creativity and hard work you put in to share your expertise with us. Best use of GoPro technology I’ve seen so far.
I’ve been around saws and trees all my life and am certainly safer and more productive with a saw and around trees than most others, but I’ve never climbed. Your videos take us right along so we can get a sense of how you all work on your jobs up high and on the ground.
You all seem to be experienced beyond your years and really enjoy your work, which makes your videos very informative, inspirational and enjoyable to watch. While you won’t inspire me to do anything beyond my ability, I can safely say that your respect for danger and how you manage risk inspires me to be more thoughtful about how I work.
The respect you have for each other is exemplary. Consummate professionals (with some healthy kidding-around). All admirable qualities for which you have my respect.
Lastly, do you offer Eastside swag for sale to your viewers?
Thanks, again.
Greg
Really digging the more in depth equipment videos. Im fairly new to chainsaws and use it around my property to clean up for the most part but it's great to get tips from a pro!
Thank you yes it is informative. Great for a novice like myself who will be moving to the country side in a year or so and will be cutting my own firewood. Great stuff to hear about.
I love your videos man! It's amazing how a 30-40 minute video can seem like 10 minutes long. And I think most of us appreciate the quality over quantity of your videos, so don't stress about the number of videos, cause they're worth the wait. Also these tips and tricks videos are always nice, great to learn.
Thanks so much 🙏
You’re a terrific instructor. Many thanks. Any and all insights are welcome.
I think a tutorial on how to juggle chainsaws would be super helpful!
I really enjoy the videos. The level of detail is spot on . Good job!
Yes love the tips and tricks!
I love your video style. Your job videos have been awesome but I also love this instructional genre. Keep doing what inspires you!
Great video, learnt some good tips, the only thing I do as well is every time the bar is off, is to clean round the drive sprocket and the oiler holes. Love your work, keep the vids coming👍😎
Awesome video. I'm new to the industry in 2020 and looking to learn all I can to do this job with excellence. I love both your job videos and your more informational videos (like the chainsaw sharpening one). Fun to watch and it's stuff I can put into practice at work tomorrow! Keep it up man!
The kink was on the sprocket. I tend to manually move the chain to get out any kinks and tighten. Then start it up and test it. I agree you should always start it up and test it. Great stuff - Love the videos, I'm learning a lot!
Excellent video as always! I’ve never seen or would have thought to turn the chainsaw upside down when tightening the bar! Keep the videos coming!
Great video! Great advice with giving the saw a quick run before you head out - some great info. 👍
Great job sharing these tips with us. Good example, hanging the bar down and grasping the
bar and chain when putting the bar and chain. Any time a PRO will take the time to share his experiences with me I appreciate, plus you are competent at explaining your point.
Bro, your tip about fixing the burs helped me and saved me $30 on a new chain I just bought! I was cutting horizontally clearing brush close to the ground and I probably had it curved like you said and the chain popped off my MS261C and ripped up the chain catcher. It also ruined my 5 minute old BRAND NEW chain. I tried to get the saw to spin the chain but it bogged down and wouldn't budge so I tried filing it but that wasn't feasible. Anyway, I kept it loose this time like you said and just got it to spin...and BOOM it worked! All kinds of silver oil leaked down haha so the burs are no more. Thanks again!
Thanx for the info bud! I started a buisness this year and your videos really help me learn different ways of thinking about my removals and equipment . Thanks for doing what you do!
I never anticipate needing to do this but if I ever do I feel very well prepared thank you!
I enjoyed the video.. and appreciate the tips. Thanks for all the entertainment on these, as well as the job posts...Thanks for all the time you spend providing the content!!.
Thanks bro. I’ve only cut trees w my boss and and father when I was younger now I have my own land and I have to go out and cut my trees and had to watch this to relearn and be sure of things. Thank you bro. Appreciate it.
A carb tuning video would be cool.
Second that!
Third. . .
The motion carries
Yeah and maybe a fuel mix video
Put mixture in my mates saw by mistake once, sent it up the tree, he shouted down, hay it's running great now! I then realised what I'd done but never told him. Great trick but never heard anyone admit to doing it. Love all your videos, don't do so much myself now but still ground work and love it.
Can you do some more negative rigging videos. Best ways to do negative rigging. Equipment preferred for negative rigging. Love the videos thanks.
Great video. I haven't run saws to much but have a lot this past summer do to a bad winter storm, broke a lot of trees. I had no idea to position the bar up like that. Thank you and keep up the good work.
Great tutorial on the basics. Everyone should know this stuff! Keep up the good work Jacob!
Really nice trick flipping the saw upside down. Thanks for taking the time to make the video.
It seems a funny little quirk of Stihl that you get that little extra tightening of the chain when you lock down the side panel. I’ve been using Stihls for a while and was aware of it immediately never noticed that with Husquvarnas.
Loving watching you cut down some of those giants!
Great channel.
Pretty nifty! Glad you showed us that!
Enjoy the tips, tricks and tutorials just as much as the job site vids. Keep at it! 👍
I like the tip about turning the saw upside down. Sometimes it’s just awkward to hold that bar up while tightening bar nuts- especially on longer bars. Thanks for taking the time to pass along all the great tips. Always knowledge to glean.
I like your video. I came across another video where a guy explained the chain heats up and expands. So you may have to tighten up the tension depending on how hot it gets. But before you stop for a break or at the end of the day. You need to loosen your tension to keep it from stretching out your chain. All about heat and cold. Keep on making videos they are great!
I found this very informative and you explain everything well and point it all out. Id surely like to see more videos like this.
Super interesting. Be confident in your skill craft knowledge, you know more than you think. You talk about your viewers having a wide variety of experience on the topic. This is was a great video that I know I took a few things away from. Thank you :)
The tip with flipping the saw upside down was excellent. Video's like this is very informative also. One thing you didn't mention was, running the chain to tight you can mess up the needle/cage bearing.
I really enjoyed this type of video.
Would love to see more of these tips and tricks videos in future.
Great video. I make my final chain adjustment and bar tightening with the saw tilted forward putting downward pressure on the tip of the bar and the bench surface or ground. This way you won't have to turn the saw over to put the bar in the right position before tightening.
You might want to mention alternately flipping the bar to allow even wear on the bar.
I enjoy your videos very much. Be safe.
Best chainsaw video I've seen in all of 2020!
Tips and tricks are always appreciated, thanks!!!
Great video as always, thanks for sharing your knowledge with those still learning, the rigging video you did the other day with screen shots of the equipment was awesome as well!!!! Please keep up the great videos😎👍🏼
Enjoyed the tutorial! Picked up a few tips - thanks for taking the time to put these out! Would love to see some on how you go about 'improving' your saws. Taking it from the store shelf ...to ready for the job. You won't have to buy one - I'll send you mine! LOL Keep up the great work and stay safe!
Thank you! I learned something today to make my chain saw experience more pleasant. Keep it up.
Upside down. Man i feel a bit slow, i never thought to do that. I'd set the tip of the bar on something, while tightening. Thanks, good tip right there.
Good video and thanks for the time and effort. Newb to pro, these tips and tricks will save anyone money, time and frustration. Keep up the good work, I enjoy your channel.
Always useful to have a refresher on the basics for anyone that uses a chainsaw. Also, there's always little tips that you can pick up that make things that little bit easier. 👍
Video suggestion - how to set up the carburetors on saws. The amount of saws I get from people to get running after they've "adjusted" the carb is amazing.
Great videos, by the way 👍👍
thank you for sharing the knowledge/experiences... i watched the entire video .. AGREE with you it's truly amazing the little items that on many occasions make a BIG difference ...
Definitely a good video! I learned something new. I always do when watching you!
I like this style video. Very helpful. I like the longer tree videos also. But I dig your style brother.
Very grateful for all your Videos. Appreciate you making ,so many Educational Videos
Thanks for the details! Really helpful and not boring at all.
Love it when you post it’s going to be a great night
Good job young man. I know all of this already and I still enjoyed watching the video. I just love chainsaws♥