Nice work! I used a stump grinder on a maple tree and a huge pine tree. The rental center said "You used it on a pine tree? How did that work out?". I said "Great". He said they had a lot of customer complaints about pine tree stumps. I said "I watched a youtube video and it showed to take slow sweeping passes from the left to right and back again or it will JUMP and JUMP if you take too big a swipe". He laughed and looked it up and said he was going to show that to customers before they rented one. I rented it for $150 for half a day and it did a great job. I got quoted $600.
The Sawzall was hilarious and I love it! Many tree fellers have failed on smaller jobs and much better equipment. It goes to show thorough planning and common sense/attention to detail can accomplish anything. Glad you completed your project successfully.
I know. You can tell he was probably out of his element, but he persisted and got it done in a pretty efficient manner, and the results speak for themselves. He got it done. Btw, I always assumed using the term "Sawzall" as an umbrella term for all reciprocating saws was mostly a regional thing where I'm at. Apparently everyone calls them that, like Q-Tip/cotton swab. lol
Two things: one, Obviously this man knows his tools. The other thing, there’s no substitute for youth. When you are young and know your tools you can accomplish anything, almost. Great work, Dude!
Great replacement job, really necessary to remove dying old tree, sad to see those go. If that new tree succeeded, would love to see how it's doing now.
Your determination and planning were incredible. Great music. I was waiting for Batman to jump onto the tree and help you. It also helps to have a great assistant like your wife. On a much smaller scale, I recently cut down a twelve foot mature Japanese maple using hand tools. The stump is presenting a problem. I really don’t want to rent a stump grinder but I may be forced to do so.
I took out a tree in my front yard. Not that big but instead cutting the trunk down to the stump I let it as long as possible and than started to dig out the roots, cut them of and than used the trunk as a large lever to take out thw rest of the tree all in one piece. Trunk + stump.
Sawzalls vibrate too much. Just use a small chainsaw and maybe gloves, boots, helmet, chaps. Very skilled tree fellers end up in the emergency rooms. Never ever cut from a ladder. Never get nonchalant while bucking especially in tennis clothes.
This guy has no idea how to use a chainsaw safely - please do NOT emulate him! @5:33 that's a great way to incur serious head and neck damage and just poor technique @6:33 Never cut through wood one-handed like that, kickback from a chainsaw is real and dangerous. Use both hands on the bar when cutting. After removing the top foliage and leaving the trunk, that's the time to drop it safely from the base, then buck it up on the ground. Cutting it into short lengths vertically in place like that is stupid if there's no need.
You did a great job, would out do me anyday, but i fell out laughing after i saw all that hard work you all did then put down another tree. But great job thou.
Never thought I'd see a tree like that taken down with a tiny sawzall. When you tried to pull the stump with that strap I nearly blew my top. You could have done it with the proper rigging, there are a lot of videos on how to rig something like that, but nowadays with modern stump grinders, it's safer and only takes one piece of equipment. Thanks for the content. Keep up the good work. בס'ד
I loved it. A Sawzall took a lot of the tree and yes, you should have left that tall trunk to pull it over but who cares? You got it out, and no one was hurt, I hope. Loved the helper as well, she is no slouch. :)
that was my thought, it's great to see leverage used, but using a grinder is easier... especially, since at the end you would still have a stump to get rid of, instead of mulch...
leverage??? which YT post taught you what that is ;) fwiw I was hoping to see that, since ofc all us YT experts know best... but then he would have ended up with a stump to deal with, instead of mulch....
Good job you saved yourself some money and got a great feeling of accomplishment 👍🏽 Go buy yourself something nice . Trees are nice to look at in your neighbor’s yard or a forest having them in your yard is a pain in the arse , ask me how I know!
That was great. In the old days, though, with old fashioned neighborhoods, a job like this would have attracted neighborhood kids and adults come to enjoy the show, swap ideas, give advice, smoke cigars, and talk about how they did it in the old days. Nowadays folks, including the kids, sit inside their air conditioned homes, gazing numbly at their computers and smart phones, minding their own business. Too bad. But ... great work.
Chciała bym mieć u siebie taki pień, wspaniały element dekoracyjny. Można mu było nawet wydrążyć środek i sprawić, by ,,wylewały,, się z niego kolorowe kwiaty. Z cieńszych plastrów,można zrobić stołki.Mam takie przy barku pod pergolą, a duży pniak odwrócony do góry nogami , stanowi piękną dekorację na tarasie ,na tle,,pustej,, ściany . Słowem....żal.....l ,drzewa i tego co po nim zostało....
I had to laugh at the first attempt with the truck. Are you kidding me? thinking that cutting those perimeter roots are going to be enough? Don't worry I would've done the same! It was a ton of work. Good job
He and his partner had a job to do and they got it done, as far as trees go it was quite a small one, i don't know what video you were watching but i just watched a couple take down a tree piece by piece , so to say he hadn't a glue .. my answer to that is " there is always a critic that hasn't a clue"
I had a pinnoak that was starting to die man knocked on my door and said I can fix it and he did within days it looked better and it was all due too lack of iron.
Should have had a carver come in and carve that 4 foot stump into a sculpture for you! That new tree isa maple and may get into their waterlines at some point!
i've watched a lot of tree pulling vids. many people are very happy with burning the stump. for me that's just not an option. but some people are more cavalier about fire. i know down south whole fields are set on fire at the end of harvestt. that's just the way some people do it. so what's the other options? pouring epsom salt into holes drilled in the stump. that's gotta take a long time. blasting powder. we used to could buy blasting powder at a hardware store. anyway, it really wasn't an option next to his house. big big grinder. oh yeah! when i saw you pull up with that big grinder in tow, i thought , i want him on my team. i really like it when someone has a job to do and pulls out all the stops to get it done. so many young men nowadays act like women. they look strong and healthy, but they're just worthless.
Wow, Bravo! You should have millions of views. Thumbs up! Bet your neighbors were watching from 2nd story window!! So you used a Sawzall for limbs? Amazing. Did you consider using a 2 ton chain hoist to remove stump? Would have liked to see it yanked out! Your wife is a star for helping...keep her!! Rock on!
Great job! Did the new tree get established fine? We're looking into removing a very similar oak tree and we'll need to replace it as you did, but I've heard it's hard to grow a new tree in the same place that a large old one was removed.
Hola! Corté un roble de veinticinco años que yo mismo planté y en su lugar puse un Jacarandá, ahora está hermoso! No hay problemas en reemplazar árboles en un mismo lugar a menos que el árbol que se extrajo sea un eucalipto. Saludos desde Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Hi, I would like to know more about root depth of oak trees. Some say their roots grow as deep as the tree is tall, others say, the oak roots don't grow deep at all. What is right? Thanks :) what happend to the wood though?
If your cutting from a ladder you had better be tied to the tree, if the ladder gets struck you say in the tree. A saftey harness and rope would allow you to do that.
Wanting to save money getting a tree taken out if fine, but only if the proper tools and safety gear are used. Using the ladder to get up in the tree is fine as long as the ladder is secured to the trunk of the tree. Proper clothing and footwear is also important, especially steeltoed shoes and chainsaw chaps. Accidents occur in the blink of an eye, and this tree removal was an accident waiting to happen. Fortunately no recorded accident happened during this job.
I wish I was 44 years younger. GREAT JOB.
Nice work! I used a stump grinder on a maple tree and a huge pine tree. The rental center said "You used it on a pine tree? How did that work out?". I said "Great". He said they had a lot of customer complaints about pine tree stumps. I said "I watched a youtube video and it showed to take slow sweeping passes from the left to right and back again or it will JUMP and JUMP if you take too big a swipe". He laughed and looked it up and said he was going to show that to customers before they rented one. I rented it for $150 for half a day and it did a great job. I got quoted $600.
Being a professional arborist you avoided death in cutting down a 15 ton tree, well done.
This was awesome. I just cut down an old plum tree. Great work!
Husband and wife team kicking butt. Loved it. Nice to watch with the music too.
The Sawzall was hilarious and I love it! Many tree fellers have failed on smaller jobs and much better equipment. It goes to show thorough planning and common sense/attention to detail can accomplish anything. Glad you completed your project successfully.
I know. You can tell he was probably out of his element, but he persisted and got it done in a pretty efficient manner, and the results speak for themselves. He got it done. Btw, I always assumed using the term "Sawzall" as an umbrella term for all reciprocating saws was mostly a regional thing where I'm at. Apparently everyone calls them that, like Q-Tip/cotton swab. lol
I admire your gumption. Half expected you to grind out the stump with a four-inch angle grinder. Then the Toro rolled up and shit got real. Gangsta.
That y they call it mighty oak
🤣🤣🤣🤣 4inch angle grinder 🤣🤣🤣🤣 no kidding!!!
I admire anyone who is old enough to say, gumption but is young enough at heart to call it Gangsta.... lmao
That was fun to watch. I had to laugh when the vehicle was hooked to it and yanked. LOL
Two things: one, Obviously this man knows his tools. The other thing, there’s no substitute for youth. When you are young and know your tools you can accomplish anything, almost. Great work, Dude!
Hey I'm 70 and getting ready to do the same to three tree stumps. Mine are bigger too.
He does thats why he was using a sawzall to cut down a tree and using a chainsaw in the dirt cutting roots 🤡
I can't believe you used a sawzall for all that. That was great!
Great replacement job, really necessary to remove dying old tree, sad to see those go. If that new tree succeeded, would love to see how it's doing now.
Your determination and planning were incredible. Great music. I was waiting for Batman to jump onto the tree and help you. It also helps to have a great assistant like your wife. On a much smaller scale, I recently cut down a twelve foot mature Japanese maple using hand tools. The stump is presenting a problem. I really don’t want to rent a stump grinder but I may be forced to do so.
The end is the best part.
Oaks have a tap root that almost always goes straight down; no pulling that one out.
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Oilman,,,,0, M,mmmom 😊😅😮😢🎉😂❤.
I loved your method. how to eat an elephant? one bite at a time. looks like it was a perfect tree to climb and do this safe. nicely done love it
A shop vac for the wood chips & sawdust cleanup is a good idea.
Congrats on finishing the job....but you dodged quite a few bullets my friend.
Next time you want to take the necessary safety precations.
I took out a tree in my front yard. Not that big but instead cutting the trunk down to the stump I let it as long as possible and than started to dig out the roots, cut them of and than used the trunk as a large lever to take out thw rest of the tree all in one piece. Trunk + stump.
Sawzalls vibrate too much. Just use a small chainsaw and maybe gloves, boots, helmet, chaps. Very skilled tree fellers end up in the emergency rooms. Never ever cut from a ladder. Never get nonchalant while bucking especially in tennis clothes.
Yes, he's very lucky. At 5:24 the ladder slipped, and he had the small branch to save himself. Very lucky!
Ain't it awesome living in a free country? Doing what you want an if somebody doesnt like it they can kiss your ass LMFAO
This guy has no idea how to use a chainsaw safely - please do NOT emulate him!
@5:33 that's a great way to incur serious head and neck damage and just poor technique
@6:33 Never cut through wood one-handed like that, kickback from a chainsaw is real and dangerous. Use both hands on the bar when cutting.
After removing the top foliage and leaving the trunk, that's the time to drop it safely from the base, then buck it up on the ground. Cutting it into short lengths vertically in place like that is stupid if there's no need.
Perfect ending, replacing an old tree with a new tree.
Doing it with a ladder like that is very dangerous!
Awesome video brother
So lucky - at 5:24 that small branch saved him! So many broken rules and safety procedures.
said the couch potato
Would love to see how the new tree is doing
You did a great job, would out do me anyday, but i fell out laughing after i saw all that hard work you all did then put down another tree. But great job thou.
7:40 Trying to use the car was really cute. I don’t know much about removing stumps, but that was… foreseeable.
Never thought I'd see a tree like that taken down with a tiny sawzall. When you tried to pull the stump with that strap I nearly blew my top. You could have done it with the proper rigging, there are a lot of videos on how to rig something like that, but nowadays with modern stump grinders, it's safer and only takes one piece of equipment.
Thanks for the content.
Keep up the good work.
בס'ד
Wow! Great teamwork! Made it look easy!
Dago
That did not make it look easy what took him 2 whole days i could of did in a few hours drop the tree cut it up into 16 inch pieces
I guess Darwin had the day off.
I loved it. A Sawzall took a lot of the tree and yes, you should have left that tall trunk to pull it over but who cares? You got it out, and no one was hurt, I hope. Loved the helper as well, she is no slouch. :)
that was my thought, it's great to see leverage used, but using a grinder is easier...
especially, since at the end you would still have a stump to get rid of, instead of mulch...
That's really good work bro
He should have pulled the stump out before the last two trunk cuts. It's called leverage. But they are hard workers.
leverage??? which YT post taught you what that is ;)
fwiw I was hoping to see that, since ofc all us YT experts know best... but then he would have ended up with a stump to deal with, instead of mulch....
Good job you saved yourself some money and got a great feeling of accomplishment 👍🏽 Go buy yourself something nice . Trees are nice to look at in your neighbor’s yard or a forest having them in your yard is a pain in the arse , ask me how I know!
That was great. In the old days, though, with old fashioned neighborhoods, a job like this would have attracted neighborhood kids and adults come to enjoy the show, swap ideas, give advice, smoke cigars, and talk about how they did it in the old days. Nowadays folks, including the kids, sit inside their air conditioned homes, gazing numbly at their computers and smart phones, minding their own business. Too bad. But ... great work.
LOL.... and here you and I are gazing numbly at our computers watching this... 🤔
@@garylewis8346 Right you are ... have a good one.
I know the neighbors were happy when you finally shut that saw up!
Is there any equipment you can’t actually use correctly
Outstanding effort - very well done
What insanity! I would have planted a snow apple tree, the most amazing apple there is. That's a tree you would enjoy forever.
Chciała bym mieć u siebie taki pień, wspaniały element dekoracyjny. Można mu było nawet wydrążyć środek i sprawić, by ,,wylewały,, się z niego kolorowe kwiaty.
Z cieńszych plastrów,można zrobić stołki.Mam takie przy barku pod pergolą, a duży pniak odwrócony do góry nogami , stanowi piękną dekorację na tarasie ,na tle,,pustej,, ściany . Słowem....żal.....l ,drzewa i tego co po nim zostało....
Well I'll be dammed, that rig sure showed that stump who was boss. All in all with your work I'll give you a 10.good job.
You don't need fancy equipment. Just common sense and time. hehe Good Job man.
You just used up 13 minutes of my life and I want it back.
Great! Nothing like a new tree in home
Lol at using a frontier to pull the tree stump.
Excellent work
Lot of work 💪
Good effort but you scared me when you where up the tree 😱😱
Awesome job ! 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽🔥🔥👍🏽 music..... not so good !
Great job guys. That was a lot of work.
I had to laugh at the first attempt with the truck. Are you kidding me? thinking that cutting those perimeter roots are going to be enough? Don't worry I would've done the same! It was a ton of work. Good job
That truck could of easily pulled it out if he knew what leverage was
that truck could have easily pulled it out.... if he would have spent his life just watching YT posts... shame he has real life, instead...
He got it down. How he did not get hurt beats me. He had no clue about what he was doing.
To be fair the tree had a good structure, that makes things a bit easier (or just less dangerous)
Not a clue!!!
HE ! HAD !! LOTS !! OF ! CLUES !! HOW ! TO ! REMOVE !! IT !! DIDN'T !! HE !!
He and his partner had a job to do and they got it done, as far as trees go it was quite a small one, i don't know what video you were watching but i just watched a couple take down a tree piece by piece , so to say he hadn't a glue .. my answer to that is " there is always a critic that hasn't a clue"
shame he was not a YT expert
I had a pinnoak that was starting to die man knocked on my door and said I can fix it and he did within days it looked better and it was all due too lack of iron.
5:00 Seems like a man with a death wish: no accounting for anything that could go wrong (kickback being No. 1).
That neighbor😳 @ eta 7:20 quickly took your picture before checking her mailbox🤣
Should have had a carver come in and carve that 4 foot stump into a sculpture for you! That new tree isa maple and may get into their waterlines at some point!
Hell of a job! Good work.
good job glad good team work.
This guy near the end didn't wear eye or ear protection when sawing thru the stump.This is from 2013.I wonder what the red maple looks like now?
Nice job. Not the most efficient but you got it done and that's all that matters.
ofc YT experts always know of a more efficient way to do everything
once the chain blades hit dirt they don't cut anymore.
i've watched a lot of tree pulling vids. many people are very happy with burning the stump. for me that's just not an option. but some people are more cavalier about fire. i know down south whole fields are set on fire at the end of harvestt. that's just the way some people do it.
so what's the other options? pouring epsom salt into holes drilled in the stump. that's gotta take a long time. blasting powder. we used to could buy blasting powder at a hardware store. anyway, it really wasn't an option next to his house. big big grinder. oh yeah!
when i saw you pull up with that big grinder in tow, i thought , i want him on my team. i really like it when someone has a job to do and pulls out all the stops to get it done. so many young men nowadays act like women. they look strong and healthy, but they're just worthless.
That poor chainsaw that cut the roots
Tomara que tenha plantado uma árvore fruit
7:45 Yeah, tree/stump pulling with cars and straps - we all know how well that usually goes...
WELL DONE! WONDERFUL JOB
The most painful video I have ever watched.
Great job. I would like to see you wear protection gear next time please.
excellent job congrats persons
Great job🥇🍻🙂😉😎
Outstanding!
Wow, Bravo! You should have millions of views. Thumbs up! Bet your neighbors were watching from 2nd story window!!
So you used a Sawzall for limbs? Amazing.
Did you consider using a 2 ton chain hoist to remove stump? Would have liked to see it yanked out!
Your wife is a star for helping...keep her!!
Rock on!
THE ! NEIGHBOURS !! LEARNED !! SOMETHING !! TOO !!
how to spell NEIGHBOR... and that only a morón uses caps !!! all the time...
@@nc3826 I'm guessing the alternate spelling is Australian or British...
Great Job!!!
What a monster.
great effort! well done
A+ a+ all around good job
Post pic of new tree as it is today.
Great job! Did the new tree get established fine? We're looking into removing a very similar oak tree and we'll need to replace it as you did, but I've heard it's hard to grow a new tree in the same place that a large old one was removed.
Hola! Corté un roble de veinticinco años que yo mismo planté y en su lugar puse un Jacarandá, ahora está hermoso! No hay problemas en reemplazar árboles en un mismo lugar a menos que el árbol que se extrajo sea un eucalipto. Saludos desde Buenos Aires, Argentina.
@@greenreader1 ¡Muchas gracias por su respuesta! Saludos.
@@MichaelAnderson-wk1no No tiene porqué agradecer. Espero que tengan éxito en el reemplazo del su roble. Gracias por contactarse! Cordiales saludos!
8 years later, how's the tree doing?
Good work.
You guys rock !
Hi, I would like to know more about root depth of oak trees. Some say their roots grow as deep as the tree is tall, others say, the oak roots don't grow deep at all. What is right? Thanks :) what happend to the wood though?
It depends on its water source roots seek out water
Never ever use a ladder when cutting off tree limbs
perche' anziche' usare la fresaceppi non hai usato la motosega fino alle radici o un escavatore?
destroy the tree to plant the tree 😂
The oak was dead ... you can usually tell when there are no new leaves during springtime.
How long was this whole process?
may be have his wife dig out the stump LOL
Wow bro you should name this video how NOT to remove a tree
Impressive
Man Vs Tree- tree wins with baby..
Fast forward to 2021 and he could have auctioned off the rights to the wood to the highest bidder….
One guy using safety gear and the rest are just a bunch of chancers.
You gotta have more patience digging out a stump. Sometimes going out to a perimeter isn't enough....you got to dig down too.
Good effort though.
One handed reciprocating saw operation was key
ok OSHA
Good job!
5:23 Oh shit!
You must have hated that tree and wanted to take it out yourself
Well he has a safty line ha ha extension cord look at all that safty gear u don't have to use with a Sawzall
2:16 nice! :)
If your cutting from a ladder you had better be tied to the tree, if the ladder gets struck you say in the tree. A saftey harness and rope would allow you to do that.
Wanting to save money getting a tree taken out if fine, but only if the proper tools and safety gear are used. Using the ladder to get up in the tree is fine as long as the ladder is secured to the trunk of the tree. Proper clothing and footwear is also important, especially steeltoed shoes and chainsaw chaps.
Accidents occur in the blink of an eye, and this tree removal was an accident waiting to happen. Fortunately no recorded accident happened during this job.