your mention of "making use of a special tree" reminded me of the time I had to remove a large white pine for an elderly lady that planted the tree 50 some years ago, it was their first Christmas in that new home back then and she was sad to see it go so I milled some boards and made her a bench, she loved it..
The challenge is the glory, and you rose to it. Purple Heart, here- Nice use of the hydraulic jack, btw. THX, I now have a path forward on my monster...
I've been in the suburban tree service business for 40 years and I know that for someone with a marginally sharp Homelite, and a lack of experience, a log like that is HARD WORK! Kudos for the admirable fortitude to see it through! Bravo! FWIW, I would have cut it horizontally and had access from both sides.
Good job on the video, splitting the massive log, and great job for showing your young son a good work ethic and to stick with something till it is finished.
NelsonStudios Sorry, should have looked closer but it's such a habit now on modern saws. I must confess to an old Jonsered in the shed with no brake but haven't used it for years
Yea it was a junky old saw, heavy and gutless but I could keep it running ok. It was stolen out of the back of a pickup and I bought an old Stihl to replace it. More beat up but it is still much more saw.
great job!....I love the physics of this split. such a massive piece....I would suggest some 3 foot long wedges of hard wood, then grease up the sides of them so they slip nice an easy with less pressure. I can envision putting some metal plates on top of the wedges so that they don't split as you sledge on them....good luck...
From reading all of the idiotic comments about safe handling of a saw. You can tell that they've never handled one. Good job, looked like alot of hard work, something these trolls know nothing about.
Hard job, well done. Ripping chain on the saw? Oak wedges? Next time use a sledgehammer on the wedges. The axe head is not heavy enough. Longer wedges too! Still, a very good job. Good idea with the hydraulic lift!
I don't have a jack, yet. So was wondering if it was a necessary step or just an easier one? And I loved the wood wedges .. I thought I was going to have to buy more ... I only have 3 right now. It was an amazing split & I thank you for the good ideas.
Excellent video! I bet you were wore out after tackling that big thing. I'm just curious. What became of this log? Did you use it yet or are you still hanging on to it until you find just the right project?
I don't know why I like chainsaw videos so much but I do (probably reminds me of my dad...), but thank you, pretty cool video and that was quite a challenge!
Interesting to see what you will use it for. Not decayed on the inside as is common with this kind of tree. It can season somewhat hard. If you have access to a mill, maybe make a couple rough hewn matching benches using a 2" slab from each piece?? There has got to be a reason for having done all that work.
I enjoyed the video. I live in Vermont and we have tons of Poplar trees up here. I thought it was just an interesting experiment to see if it could be done. The end result provides lot of options on what to do with the resulting pieces.
Poplar wood is light and creamy but not overly strong. Well compared to say oak for instance. It cuts very crisply with little tear out or splitting. Can be a pain to stain evenly. Great stuff for utilitarian purposes.
Exactly how mine is going, only I have the whole tree! Definitely takes a lot of wedges. I cut a 7 or 8 foot section but my chainsaw wouldn't reach all the way through. The cedar tree fell many years ago and is a couple feet into the ground. I think I'm through the smaller diameter side but I know I'm not through the other end. I tried burning through it today but after hours of blowing on a fire and only making a small burn dent, I'm running out of ideas... To be clarify, I'm trying to cut a 'log' from the tree on the ground, but my chainsaw isn't long enough to cut all the way through. I can't roll the whole tree over either, as 60 feet of it fell into thick brush and is over grown for years. Well, I enjoy the challenge I guess:)
love that his child had ear muffs too. It would have been a shame to just cut that trunk up for firewood ... great job on saving the tree for lumber. I've got a big oak I need to do that to!
NelsonStudios I'm in east Tennessee (smokey Mts). It is an oak that fell over onto the road, I talked the clean up crew into letting me have the trunk. ( they didn't believe this 60+ year old lady could do it ... but!) Also know where there is 1 about 30 ft tall & too big around to put my arms around. Makes me want to cry when I see them being burned as waste. I helped my Dad a lot in the woodshop as a kid ... didn't have hearing protection 50+ years ago ... Now I've lost a big chunk of my hearing and had to retire early from nursing. I do wear protection NOW! Anyway, enjoyed & learned from your video. many thanks
So many good things here, where to begin?? As someone doing exactly this type of work for 35 years, and as a business owner for 20, let me first say, EVERY SINGLE complaint I've seen in the comments has been bogus. Excellence that I noticed, right off the bat? Swinging into the kerf to nails those wedges, confidently, and hitting the mark cleanly ( let's see all these naysayers swing and bounce around in that kerf 75% of the swings); ahm, VERY straight cut, with the grain for that length - not as easy as it looks, especially with a less powerful saw; respecting a good hunk of lumber enough to split it long, not "firewood", as some knucklehead suggested; WOODEN WEDGES!! - that's got me up at night thinking about all the different types of wood and the properties which are conducive to being made into wedges!!! That's a GOOD thing!; and the bottle jack! Everyone knows about felling w/one, but SPLITTING?!?!? So simple, yet SO genius! ( And as far as the species of tree, OAK?!?! PINE?!?! what are you guys, morons? Even if its not a poplar, your guesses are even more off! And, it MAY actually BE a poplar, depending on where he lives - does anyone realize how MANY damn TYPES of poplar there are, and VERY varied, I might add???? There are EIGHT in the Lombardy family alone! This was obviously not one of those, but I'm just using them as an example.
Samuel Luria LOL thanks. This video does seem to gather the rage. It was what we in Montana call Poplar, light, white strong and smells like cat piss when you cut it. Nice wood to work with however.
Yeah, I can see it was some sort of Poplar; and anyway, don't people realize that in this great Country, we have regional nomenclature that is equally legitimate? One man's Silver maple is another's White maple. One man's Tupelo is another's Sourgum. Wild-cherry/ Choke-cherry; Black oak/ Pin oak, and on and on..... So someone who actually WORKS with trees/wood can call them whatever he knows them as in my b
I would have loaned you my stihl with the 33 inch bar if you had been my neighbor up here in WA. That tree reminds me of some of the big cottonwood trees we have up here.
i was going too ask where your real chain saw was till i saw the nice chip's you got coming off the chain someone know's how to sharpin a chain very well.i got the same paint's as you. keep up the good work.
looking at when you had got wedges in the log.i thought a bottle jack might open it up. very very impressive the way you tackled the large log.excellant video.i noticed you were using a homelite chainsaw.any good? will you let me know.many thanks
+robert freeman if you want a chainsaw buy the best,(Stihl) it will last you a lifetime. my 032 is thirty five years old and still going.Took it to the shop for a tune,(only one in thirty years) the guy told me he could not get a lot of parts for it. So he used some used parts off old saws he had.That was five years ago it is still going strong.I have used the hell out of it they are the best saws in my opinion,I would not own any other.I have three of them.
makes my back hurt just watching you! ! Have a big oak log like that to tackle & 5 maple logs ( just 5' x 18"). Could you have skipped the jack & cleaned out the middle , then chain sawed again? Glad you were able to salvage it.
the wedge business baffles me....I would have popped chalk line on the log, made a shallow cut for a reference, cut as deep as I could, then used a chain to roll the log over and just back cut it. I see no logic in all that beating on stuff
Those jacks come in handy for pretty much everything when it comes to lifting stuff. ^^ I used two of them to lift my wood stove a bit so I could put 4 tiles underneath it. Worked like charm.
Ever hear of a powder wedge ??? lots of vids on you-tube showing demos.works great. Very old tool used before chainsaws,hydraulics and wood-splitters .
Good show man. There are easier ways of course. However, anyone who has used chainsaws or an axe would know that that is a lot of work! It might seem cray to most lazy people. You got it done. - especially with the lack of proper equipment - to say the least.
Any wood will burn. But Poplar does not burn well. My Dad always burned anything including poplar. It burns fast and even dry does not provide the heat of a good hard wood such as Ash or Hard Maple, but you still can get heat from it. Some woods also make more creosote for the chimney and then that is a fire hazard, will need to be cleaned more often. I don't think dry Poplar will give you a creosote problem. The high pitch woods such as Pine and Cherry will give more of a creosote problem, good idea to let then dry for full year or two better. Keep them dry and under cover the whole time.
macnuth As soon as it's dry enough to get my Kubota back there w/o tearing it up to badly, I'm going to get 'em cut up then. I have other wood to burn along w the Poplars!, Thnx, Dave
NelsonStudios OK,,To heavy to move..But not too heavy to cut in half..Right.. All is good with a good day of hard work..Maybe you just wanted to cut it that way.. No problem with that...Hell what is life without a few stumps to sharpen one axe on.. Sometimes in life there are not enough wegded for splitting..Nicely done...JRC.
Poplar isn't my favourite wood. Here in North West England it takes two seasons to dry to 30% and whilst producing flame it dosn't give much heat. I give it away free when I get it.
That tree doesn't look like any poplar tree I have ever seen [ east coast ]. Title should read sawing and wedging a log in half. never give a child a pointed metal tool to play with. Just my observations
So where you come from you don't cut with your saws? Huh, what exactly do you do? Is it racing around on a frozen pond c'uz I have always wanted to try that.
haha, yeah, thats what I normally do. sorry, didnt want to offend you. maybe try some bigger wedges and a heavy hammer, sledge one next time. could be easier and faster as well. I got to get back to the Pond now, haha
also I am heartbroken to hear you call the homelite a "crappy little saw" :'( We've got a "family chainsaw" down where I live that's a homelite. Sunnuvagun is 40 years old, weighs sixty pounds and would cut the county in half if you don't watch the throttle!
I have a Homelite XL with 16" bar. Old, but not sure how old. It's underpowered for full cuts, but perfect for brushing. Enough power for 2-3 inch diameter, so you're not carrying unneeded weight when brushing. It's a little workhorse. It has many many hours cutting brush, and still going. I kinda thought his saying "crappy little saw", meant it wasn't the right tool for the job. I also have a Stihl MS461, completely different animal.
You cut that with a Homelite 330??? You must really enjoy suffering. EDIT: Just got to the part where you call it a "crappy little saw." Cool, at least you know. But yeah, that log was downright massive. How tall was the tree?
Hmmm put a chain around and pull it over and finish cutting pound a wedge in the center wrap a chain and fasten the end of it to the wedge hook it to the truck give er the gas done
Actually it’s ripping, not splitting. And yes there’s a difference. Bucking (cutting across the log) the saw handles pretty easy. Ripping the way he did most of the tree is slow going. Ripping the way he did the first end (the bar & the tree parallel with each other) makes long chips, and takes more power.
Milled into lumber, still sitting dry on the rack. Not the best wood but cuts nice, minimal warping or twisting. Would make great painted trim or cabinet components.
David M. Heck Hey do you see those shavings? That old beast ripped it with the big boys right up to the point it was stolen out of the back of a pickup truck. I use the best I can afford and make the best of what I have.
I understand it's all relative, the biggest tree in your area is going to seem massive. I help clear fallen trees from 4WD trails on National Forest land, last year we had a 5 foot diameter red fir across the trail. I cut it with my 36" bar. Plus equipment can make an enormous difference, you did good with what you had on hand. On my own land I went from no tractor to a 3-1/4 yard bucket loader, it picks up 3-1/2' fir 8-1/2' long like its nothing. Doh. But I remember the days of having to do everything the hard way.
only if you have shakey hands and bad eyesight, if you fallow the previous cut and its allready 3/4 through then you dont waste double the gasoline, by splitting you later have serious mess by ripped out woodfibers, what you have to clean upand maybe even waste more wood and gasoline for it
your mention of "making use of a special tree" reminded me of the time I had to remove a large white pine for an elderly lady that planted the tree 50 some years ago, it was their first Christmas in that new home back then and she was sad to see it go so I milled some boards and made her a bench, she loved it..
What a good person you are. Thats an awesome idea! Good on you for taking the time
Proof that you don't need big expensive gear to go after the big logs. Nicely done!
The challenge is the glory, and you rose to it. Purple Heart, here- Nice use of the hydraulic jack, btw. THX, I now have a path forward on my monster...
I've been in the suburban tree service business for 40 years and I know that for someone with a marginally sharp Homelite, and a lack of experience, a log like that is HARD WORK! Kudos for the admirable fortitude to see it through! Bravo!
FWIW, I would have cut it horizontally and had access from both sides.
Didn't think I could get a straight cut.
@@acme663ryo Q. "How do you get to Carnegie Hall?"
A. "Practice!"
@@acme663ryo BTW, with a properly sharpened chain and a properly dressed bar, you'll cut as straight as with a new chain and a new bar...
@@Aldo-mx9rz You wouldn't have a video or two of your own on how to properly sharpen I could plug for you perhaps?
@@acme663ryo Very well played, Sir. Nice job on the log.
Good job on the video, splitting the massive log, and great job for showing your young son a good work ethic and to stick with something till it is finished.
"You're gonna need a bigger -boat- ... hammer."
Nice work on a truly massive undertaking. Never saw anything like that done before!
Great video! Really enjoyed watching.
Your determination was inspirational!
your purpose and your video is quite admirable.
Now that's determination! And a really nice straight cut for a chainsaw, too. Good job!
Always fun watching other people work! ;-) Good job.
That video is amazing! I took it emotionally personally!
That's a pretty fancy lumberjackin' shirt.
There's a chain brake on that saw. I would recommend using it, especially before jumping down that far
No brake on that old Homelite but your right on using it when you can.
NelsonStudios
Sorry, should have looked closer but it's such a habit now on modern saws. I must confess to an old Jonsered in the shed with no brake but haven't used it for years
Yea it was a junky old saw, heavy and gutless but I could keep it running ok. It was stolen out of the back of a pickup and I bought an old Stihl to replace it. More beat up but it is still much more saw.
Wow now thats determination!
Good Job!
loved your effort
Friend you made a great video!
Awesome video and cute boy. I made my daughter a tiny wooden mallet and she bangs away during my projects.
Great commitment to achieve your goal. Once you start something you just got to finish, did you burn the wood or make something with it?
great job!....I love the physics of this split. such a massive piece....I would suggest some 3 foot long wedges of hard wood, then grease up the sides of them so they slip nice an easy with less pressure. I can envision putting some metal plates on top of the wedges so that they don't split as you sledge on them....good luck...
From reading all of the idiotic comments about safe handling of a saw. You can tell that they've never handled one. Good job, looked like alot of hard work, something these trolls know nothing about.
Hard job, well done. Ripping chain on the saw? Oak wedges? Next time use a sledgehammer on the wedges. The axe head is not heavy enough. Longer wedges too! Still, a very good job. Good idea with the hydraulic lift!
Nice video, good to save lumber like that. I recently took down a maple that was flame maple, got some nice small boards to use.
I don't have a jack, yet. So was wondering if it was a necessary step or just an easier one? And I loved the wood wedges .. I thought I was going to have to buy more ... I only have 3 right now. It was an amazing split & I thank you for the good ideas.
Hey, can u point out that "natural split line" one more time please. lol
Excellent video! I bet you were wore out after tackling that big thing. I'm just curious. What became of this log? Did you use it yet or are you still hanging on to it until you find just the right project?
Big job!
It's amazing how fast people learn... They watch just one video and according to their comments, they are now experts and can even give *advise*!
I don't know why I like chainsaw videos so much but I do (probably reminds me of my dad...), but thank you, pretty cool video and that was quite a challenge!
The wood has been milled stacked and drying. This summer it will be ready to come out of the stack and be used.
Interesting to see what you will use it for. Not decayed on the inside as is common with this kind of tree. It can season somewhat hard. If you have access to a mill, maybe make a couple rough hewn matching benches using a 2" slab from each piece?? There has got to be a reason for having done all that work.
I enjoyed the video. I live in Vermont and we have tons of Poplar trees up here. I thought it was just an interesting experiment to see if it could be done. The end result provides lot of options on what to do with the resulting pieces.
Poplar wood is light and creamy but not overly strong. Well compared to say oak for instance. It cuts very crisply with little tear out or splitting. Can be a pain to stain evenly. Great stuff for utilitarian purposes.
I read down a few line but I have to ask what did you wind up using them for? That would make one heck of some seats.
Exactly how mine is going, only I have the whole tree! Definitely takes a lot of wedges. I cut a 7 or 8 foot section but my chainsaw wouldn't reach all the way through. The cedar tree fell many years ago and is a couple feet into the ground. I think I'm through the smaller diameter side but I know I'm not through the other end. I tried burning through it today but after hours of blowing on a fire and only making a small burn dent, I'm running out of ideas... To be clarify, I'm trying to cut a 'log' from the tree on the ground, but my chainsaw isn't long enough to cut all the way through. I can't roll the whole tree over either, as 60 feet of it fell into thick brush and is over grown for years. Well, I enjoy the challenge I guess:)
Great job a good watch! Thanks.
love that his child had ear muffs too. It would have been a shame to just cut that trunk up for firewood ... great job on saving the tree for lumber. I've got a big oak I need to do that to!
He loves to have all the same stuff I have. Good for him to get in the habit early. I only wish we had oak like that around here.
NelsonStudios I'm in east Tennessee (smokey Mts). It is an oak that fell over onto the road, I talked the clean up crew into letting me have the trunk. ( they didn't believe this 60+ year old lady could do it ... but!) Also know where there is 1 about 30 ft tall & too big around to put my arms around. Makes me want to cry when I see them being burned as waste. I helped my Dad a lot in the woodshop as a kid ... didn't have hearing protection 50+ years ago ... Now I've lost a big chunk of my hearing and had to retire early from nursing. I do wear protection NOW! Anyway, enjoyed & learned from your video. many thanks
Would've been good stock for a couple dugouts.. Poplar's perfect for that too. Easier to work with for a hardwood, but wouldn't soak.
So many good things here, where to begin?? As someone doing exactly this type of work for 35 years, and as a business owner for 20, let me first say, EVERY SINGLE complaint I've seen in the comments has been bogus. Excellence that I noticed, right off the bat? Swinging into the kerf to nails those wedges, confidently, and hitting the mark cleanly ( let's see all these naysayers swing and bounce around in that kerf 75% of the swings); ahm, VERY straight cut, with the grain for that length - not as easy as it looks, especially with a less powerful saw; respecting a good hunk of lumber enough to split it long, not "firewood", as some knucklehead suggested; WOODEN WEDGES!! - that's got me up at night thinking about all the different types of wood and the properties which are conducive to being made into wedges!!! That's a GOOD thing!; and the bottle jack! Everyone knows about felling w/one, but SPLITTING?!?!? So simple, yet SO genius! ( And as far as the species of tree, OAK?!?! PINE?!?! what are you guys, morons? Even if its not a poplar, your guesses are even more off! And, it MAY actually BE a poplar, depending on where he lives - does anyone realize how MANY damn TYPES of poplar there are, and VERY varied, I might add???? There are EIGHT in the Lombardy family alone! This was obviously not one of those, but I'm just using them as an example.
Samuel Luria LOL thanks. This video does seem to gather the rage. It was what we in Montana call Poplar, light, white strong and smells like cat piss when you cut it. Nice wood to work with however.
Yeah, I can see it was some sort of Poplar; and anyway, don't people realize that in this great Country, we have regional nomenclature that is equally legitimate? One man's Silver maple is another's White maple. One man's Tupelo is another's Sourgum. Wild-cherry/ Choke-cherry; Black oak/ Pin oak, and on and on..... So someone who actually WORKS with trees/wood can call them whatever he knows them as in my b
*book*
Full if shit about what point, in particular?
I would have loaned you my stihl with the 33 inch bar if you had been my neighbor up here in WA.
That tree reminds me of some of the big cottonwood trees we have up here.
And poplar is usually yellowish toward light purple in places. Maybe some greenish tint!
Would like to have seen you load that onto the trailer.
i was going too ask where your real chain saw was till i saw the nice chip's you got coming off the chain someone know's how to sharpin a chain very well.i got the same paint's as you. keep up the good work.
In Kentucky we call those trees "Pines" Looking at the stump wiyh yhe bark and the growth rings...
looking at when you had got wedges in the log.i thought a bottle jack might open it up. very very impressive the way you tackled the large log.excellant video.i noticed you were using a homelite chainsaw.any good? will you let me know.many thanks
+robert freeman if you want a chainsaw buy the best,(Stihl) it will last you a lifetime. my 032 is thirty five years old and still going.Took it to the shop for a tune,(only one in thirty years) the guy told me he could not get a lot of parts for it. So he used some used parts off old saws he had.That was five years ago it is still going strong.I have used the hell out of it they are the best saws in my opinion,I would not own any other.I have three of them.
Wow. I cant believe how straight you were able to cut it.
makes my back hurt just watching you! ! Have a big oak log like that to tackle & 5 maple logs ( just 5' x 18"). Could you have skipped the jack & cleaned out the middle , then chain sawed again? Glad you were able to salvage it.
the wedge business baffles me....I would have popped chalk line on the log, made a shallow cut for a reference, cut as deep as I could, then used a chain to roll the log over and just back cut it. I see no logic in all that beating on stuff
Exercise, fun, sense of achievement.
Those jacks come in handy for pretty much everything when it comes to lifting stuff. ^^ I used two of them to lift my wood stove a bit so I could put 4 tiles underneath it. Worked like charm.
Good sharp chain on the saw. I know it's a soft wood, but that's about as big of chips I've seen come out of one.
Would make a beautiful dinner table
Sometimes you just have to do things the hard way just to see if you can. Good luck with yours!
About how long did that take to split?
Haha! Nice cage for the kid! :DD
Ever hear of a powder wedge ??? lots of vids on you-tube showing demos.works great. Very old tool used before chainsaws,hydraulics and wood-splitters .
How many chain saw chains did u use up
Good firewood!
Now the stump... Good job!
Ha! AFter two attempts to burn it out the man's wife filled the cavity with manure, potting soil and flowers.
Good show man. There are easier ways of course.
However, anyone who has used chainsaws or an axe would know that that is a lot of work! It might seem cray to most lazy people. You got it done. - especially with the lack of proper equipment - to say the least.
Steve W Sometimes you just have to do things hard just to prove you can.
Did anybody notice the kid underneath the playpen in the background?
quick question is that good fire wood? I got a big one I'm going to remove.
Honestly? No not really but free wood is free wood right?
good case for black pooder and auger, good effort though..
Looks like an Oak tree
Does Poplar burn good? I have 6 down in my back woods. I usually have good luck w my other trees but not this variety!
Any wood will burn. But Poplar does not burn well. My Dad always burned anything including poplar. It burns fast and even dry does not provide the heat of a good hard wood such as Ash or Hard Maple, but you still can get heat from it. Some woods also make more creosote for the chimney and then that is a fire hazard, will need to be cleaned more often. I don't think dry Poplar will give you a creosote problem. The high pitch woods such as Pine and Cherry will give more of a creosote problem, good idea to let then dry for full year or two better. Keep them dry and under cover the whole time.
macnuth As soon as it's dry enough to get my Kubota back there w/o tearing it up to badly, I'm going to get 'em cut up then. I have other wood to burn along w the Poplars!, Thnx, Dave
Gopher wood. Get it? Go for wood. Burns quick.
Thanks!
Sometimes I get so hung up on doing it the hard way I can't see the trees for the forest. ;-)
Your pink shirt clashes with your orange chaps, otherwise good video!
LOL And.. Would have been cheaper and faster to call Chuck Norris
With all the wedge work would it not have been easier to roll the log and chain saw it from the other side till the cuts intersected?
Nevir202 It was too heavy to move. That wood is very wet and deceptively heavy.
NelsonStudios
OIC, thanks.
NelsonStudios OK,,To heavy to move..But not too heavy to cut in half..Right..
All is good with a good day of hard work..Maybe you just wanted to cut it that way..
No problem with that...Hell what is life without a few stumps to sharpen one axe on..
Sometimes in life there are not enough wegded for splitting..Nicely done...JRC.
It had to be loaded on a trailer, it was two heavy to move with the winch I have in one piece. I didn't want it shorter. What is it about this video?
NelsonStudios I guess deep down inside of all of us,,,,There is a lumberjack with an axe to grind....JRC.
I woke up and thought "I think the ill dress in my wife's clothes and spend the day sawing that log!"
Mike if you had sexy legs like mine you could pull off wearing her clothes too.
Poplar isn't my favourite wood. Here in North West England it takes two seasons to dry to 30% and whilst producing flame it dosn't give much heat. I give it away free when I get it.
How many years old was that Tree!
25 or so. They grow fast.
That tree doesn't look like any poplar tree I have ever seen [ east coast ]. Title should read sawing and wedging a log in half. never give a child a pointed metal tool to play with. Just my observations
I feel pretty much sorry for the poor mistreated chainsaw. hey Girl, hope you survived
So where you come from you don't cut with your saws? Huh, what exactly do you do? Is it racing around on a frozen pond c'uz I have always wanted to try that.
haha, yeah, thats what I normally do. sorry, didnt want to offend you. maybe try some bigger wedges and a heavy hammer, sledge one next time. could be easier and faster as well. I got to get back to the Pond now, haha
was that kid locked up in a gate? I need three of them for my 12 10 and 8 yr Olds.
What type of saw are you using
An old Homelite. Was stolen a few years later.
you need a husqvarna man !! ;)
This don't look like poplar we have around here(North Carolina). Our poplar is smooth bark.
Ever notice the haters never have any videos to comment on?
They might be to busy commenting?
The tender thought and care you put into my well being is much appreciated.
also I am heartbroken to hear you call the homelite a "crappy little saw" :'(
We've got a "family chainsaw" down where I live that's a homelite. Sunnuvagun is 40 years old, weighs sixty pounds and would cut the county in half if you don't watch the throttle!
I have a Homelite XL with 16" bar. Old, but not sure how old. It's underpowered for full cuts, but perfect for brushing. Enough power for 2-3 inch diameter, so you're not carrying unneeded weight when brushing. It's a little workhorse. It has many many hours cutting brush, and still going. I kinda thought his saying "crappy little saw", meant it wasn't the right tool for the job. I also have a Stihl MS461, completely different animal.
chaps, good idea. non steel-toe shoes, not so much
I keep thinking the axe point is going to bounce up and hit your face
You cut that with a Homelite 330??? You must really enjoy suffering.
EDIT: Just got to the part where you call it a "crappy little saw." Cool, at least you know.
But yeah, that log was downright massive. How tall was the tree?
As fun as that looked. I think I would have used black powder!
Well, whadja make outta this "urban lumber"?
Great ideas but between you and me, I hope I don't have to do it often...
ehh, havent you heard of "dont ever stand in front of the arrowhead?"
Hmmm put a chain around and pull it over and finish cutting pound a wedge in the center wrap a chain and fasten the end of it to the wedge hook it to the truck give er the gas done
next time just use black powder. alot faster.
Wow so many negative comments. Welcome to the internet.
i wonder about the difference of ordinary (!) chainsawmilling and this spliting. any merit is here?
No. I just couldn't move the tree in one piece. It was taken out and milled normally.
Actually it’s ripping, not splitting. And yes there’s a difference. Bucking (cutting across the log) the saw handles pretty easy. Ripping the way he did most of the tree is slow going. Ripping the way he did the first end (the bar & the tree parallel with each other) makes long chips, and takes more power.
If you get a real saw, like a Stihl, you would have cut it in a quarter of the time.
Highlight Jack.
tough enough to where pink i see.
For Sale: one new Homelite chainsaw. Only used once. Cheap.
So what you gonna do with that puppy now?
Milled into lumber, still sitting dry on the rack. Not the best wood but cuts nice, minimal warping or twisting. Would make great painted trim or cabinet components.
Agh that chainsaw cutting right towards your foot/leg though. :S
Kevill You should meet up with Hoota Reboota, I think you would get along.
+Kevill He's wearing protective gear. SMH
+Kevill Its ok though. He is wearing fellers leggings. XD
There is that song"""I have too much time on my hands""Of course I just wasted 10 minutes of my time.
Should have cut it into small sections...
And a ball peene hammer, wow.
1970 called - they'd like their chainsaw back
David M. Heck Hey do you see those shavings? That old beast ripped it with the big boys right up to the point it was stolen out of the back of a pickup truck. I use the best I can afford and make the best of what I have.
You must be in a part of the country that doesn’t have massive trees.
Correct, we rarely need more than a 28 inch bar
I understand it's all relative, the biggest tree in your area is going to seem massive. I help clear fallen trees from 4WD trails on National Forest land, last year we had a 5 foot diameter red fir across the trail. I cut it with my 36" bar. Plus equipment can make an enormous difference, you did good with what you had on hand. On my own land I went from no tractor to a 3-1/4 yard bucket loader, it picks up 3-1/2' fir 8-1/2' long like its nothing. Doh. But I remember the days of having to do everything the hard way.
it would been easier to turn log 180 and then cut from opposide side
If I could move the log as is then I never would have cut it in the first place.
moveing and turning are seperate things, you have quite big truck there, wind some rope around log and pull so the log would start to turn
only if you have shakey hands and bad eyesight, if you fallow the previous cut and its allready 3/4 through then you dont waste double the gasoline, by splitting you later have serious mess by ripped out woodfibers, what you have to clean upand maybe even waste more wood and gasoline for it