How to cut a tree down properly. A timber cutter explains the a safe way to cut a tree.
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- čas přidán 4. 08. 2024
- A professional timber cutter explains how to cut a tree safely.
This technique prevents the deadly barber chair and lessons your chances of things going wrong.
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This video has a lot of great information. I haven’t been able to find a decent step by step video like this from anyone on CZcams.
Glad you liked it!
Another great example of proper felling. Really enjoying the channel!! I’ve been out of the timber industry since 2010 and really miss it. Keep up the great work!!
Thank you Nathan !
One word = Perfection 🪵⛓🪚👍👏🇺🇸 Rick
Thank you Rick!
Thank you for letting me know about this video! Exactly what I was looking for
Awesome be safe out there.
I have never seen a tree cut this way but seems very effective. I might give it a try on my next job.
Awesome be safe out there.
Great video and explanation. Thank you!
Your welcome, I’m glad you liked it.
I definitely don’t agree with two small hinges vs one hinge the whole way across…however, this industry need more men like you!!! I agree with many things you said! I am a game of logging instructor and I do own a logging business and have personally cut millions of feet of timber…and, yes I teach you a class (one day) and it’s up to you to use it or not…that one day in no way makes you a timber cutter! I would love to come to Michigan and put on a couple trainings. I think I could give you a few ideas but I think I could get some advice of you as well. Again thank you for taking pride in our profession and look forward to hearing from you. Godbless
Im always open to new ideas and trying new things. 3 reasons I think two hinges are better are it prevents side falls like I said in video, it prevents any chance of barber chair, and it prevents unnecessary fiber pulls. Those hinges on this particular tree we’re small and would need to be adjusted with different circumstances. With that being said I personally would say do what you feel comfortable with and what you believe in. I respect your opinion and would love to talk more in the future.
@@Good.Fellers totally agree with do what your comfortable with…we can get a bunch of guys together and talk felling trees but let’s actually cut them as well. I’m in for sure!
@@Pa-Logging-instructor sounds good!
Thank you, your knowledge and execution are very informative.
Glad you enjoy the video!
Will you do in-depth video on the other cuts you do?
Yes I will !!!
Man that’s a good job. And nice trees. A tree like that here in Kentucky would be a high quality v2 log. I appreciate your videos and I pray for your safety. God bless brother
Thanks Jason.
Nice job, I enjoy your common sense commentary.
Glad you’re enjoying it
That was a great cut. I try to use that method but I'm not nearly as polished as you. My main objective is don't bust the log and don't hit anything,including myself!
Those are goals, lol. Be safe out there.
It’s hard to argue with a stump and butt cut that looks like that. I was always taught to snip the sap wood too. But in your method 1/2 of each hinge was the sap wood.
I haven’t had time to watch many of your videos. But what I have seen. You have some nice White Oak in your cutting area. It doesn’t take much to turn a nice $$$ per board foot log into firewood. The difference between the two will motivate a man to figure what works best for him.
Keep up the good work and great videos.
Well done brother. Sound advice. Thank you.
Thank you!!!!!
That’s how it’s done here in PA as well. Makes sense for veneer logs. For straight trees, I don’t see why the bore cut is necessary, but I guess why take chances, right? No pull, tear or baraberchair if you release the tension all at once.
I obviously cut trees in a more efficient manner when applicable. I wanted to make a video for people with no experience to be able to safely cut a tree.
Great to see you felling the tree with that method. I've used that method works well. I think its pretty safe. Have you also cut the spurs using this method? I have its how I learned bore and spur more than 30 years ago now lol. Keep it safe out there. Im keeping it safe, been dropping walnut this week.
I spur cut a lot of big walnuts. It’s one of my preferred methods, but I wouldn’t recommend it to someone not familiar with saws. They would be getting there bad stuck I think. Keep being safe and enjoy the walnut.
Spur cutting is my prefered method too. I really love when my saw is got that perfect edge and gets to hopping in a good plunge cut. Then as i'm cutting the spurs and she starts popping as she settles down in the cradle(as i call the spur crown). I agree that its not for everyone, esp begginers. They can find themselves in a world of hurt real fast. I'm teaching a kid now that flat cuts alot. He has no problem boring out the heartwood. Second guessed himself and replunged from the light side and got his tip stuck on the heavy side today. He had me nip the spurs. After that he did pretty good. He will get better. The 2nd guy i have ever taught to spur cut. Dont know if i will show anyone else or not. It makes me proud to know that others like yourself know the style. And it will always live on. Have yourself a great evening.
@@shieldwolffalcontrainer9040 have a good night.
Damn... I'd have a hard time even calling that a stump. Nice work!
Thank you sir!
Love it great video
Thanks you!
Nice informational video , ive been cutting 20 pluss years and i use a half a dozen different styles most of which is verry similar to that one for veneer . Each species of tree has substantialy different grain or fiber and what you can get away with on one species of tree you cant on another. I see you use several different techniques for different wood , great job keep up the good work ,bee safe 👍
You clearly know the score, which is rare these days. I appreciate the kind words. Be Safe out there.
You clearly know the score. I appreciate your kind words. Be safe out there.
Nice job feller!
Thanks wood stacker !
Great way 2 cut sir i totally see the benifit of it. Thank u for sharing
Thank you!
Yes same as arborist work ..real world is and training is only way....very interesting the complete differences in both feilds..nice work
Yep very different, experience is key.
@@Good.Fellers being a saw man ..believe I could learn it...arborist SOLO work is physically taxing at my age. Especially after 30 years of hard labor..and being half size of regular people..groing up battling giant guys..hurts now....
I feel ya brother.
I’m not going to disagree with you, you simply cut yours down differently than I do. I’m willing to be flexible in my approach as no two trees are identical - so your method may be THE method for a particular tree. Just because I’ve never done it doesn’t make it wrong. Good video. By the way, your background music has improved over the 60s porn sound I’ve heard lately on them lol
Thank you sir!
That East Coast US method with quality timber is good.
Thank you!
A entirely new concept, common sense. ❤❤😂
Hard to find these days.
As you said, common sense!! Every tree is different. And absolutely the classes definitely do not make a person a timber cutter. I cut a lot like the way you cut that tree, but I take the heart out by starting in the sides, ends up the same, and along house, property lines, power lines etc, use the open face hinge for pulling. It's hard to find someone to good logger that can produce safely for himself, people working with him and not damaging the standing growth and the trees he is falling.
Yes most people in todays world can’t or won’t do this type of work. I’m not sure why.
I think you probably know why, your just too nice of a guy to put it on your site where everyone can read it. Be safe
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Hello, Mister. I asked a question a few weeks ago: How long have you been making a living doing what you show ? Think you said 15 years, but all I see is brand new equipment one would think you would have favorite saws with work done to them, most folks I know that make a living at falling, have modified favorite saws with them
I have been making a living cutting timber since 2009. I don’t modify saws but I do have 10 or 11 395s on rotation
I’ll make a video explaining my program in the future .
Perfect fall. Nice work.
Hey thank you!
Thank you!
I seee! Good method to get everything that's there - no damage. Now how do you stand em back up for a retry if you got fiber pull doing it another way? 😆
Lol
GOOD JOB NICE
Hey thank you!
A lot of common sense and logic here!
I think that’s the key.
Safe way to cut and save the wood😮
Yes sir!
love the videos. but hate the back ground music.
The one thing that bothers me is the lack of chaps or chainsaw trousers. Where I'm from you have to wear them by law (if you do it professionally). If you don't, and something goes wrong you can also forget any chance of getting money from your insurance!
Sounds terrible to live by so many rules!
You have got to be kidding me.
There’s more than one way to knock a tee over , but ppl are so set in there ways they don’t want to agree to disagree lol I’d love to work u get you gain any knowledge and kno how ur willing to give, ur prly not in MI tho, what chain do you run? She cuts 👌🤘🤘
Southern Michigan half the time
I’ve been running x cut.
That's a good stump
Thank you!
I don't disagree with your technique, it's the correct process in general for eastern hard wood logging. I will say, the execution wasn't on point though. Too much bypass on the face cut which allows the holding wood to break off like a snap cut. That will get you into trouble if the canopy has a lean/weight in a direction that's not in line with your felling direction because the hinge will break off due to the fibers being cut. I've also never met a logger who was okay with crossing tops like you did either. Safe cutting.
It did exactly what I wanted it to do. If more people cut like this there would be less busted logs.
People that dont cut high quality trees in the Midwest. Just dont understand. We are not cutting western trees at waist high. I like slick stumps and not damaging the other trees in the woods as much as possibable. Nothing wrong with the way your are putting them preatty logs on the ground.
Most guys understand that there are different practices in different types of timber. Everything is driven by money, so if it doesn’t make sense at the mill then it doesn’t make sense in the woods.
Thank you as well
@@Good.Fellers I think you do a fine job or what i have seen on video anyways.
@@rugerfarming5387 thank you!
Guys out west aren’t really cutting high stumps. It just looks that way because of how steep the grade is on the high side. And when they do, it’s usually when they’re opening up to catch other trees from running away down the hill, or for safety with a snag or residential tree or something like that.
Probably the safest way, yes. Best way? Fastest? Probably not. I say Safety Third
Pretty good for a beginner to do
The safest way to fall a tree is get some else to do it. I could have taken that one down in three cuts.😮
Thanks for the comment!
OMG it's just sooo mean to cut the heart out of a tree before it even falls and dies . Who thought up this torture method ?
Is there some blood sap sucking thing these people do with the hearts ? OMG I'm literally shaking.
I've got to hit my treehugggers anonymous meeting now, TTYL.
Lol!
I will not disagree with your technique. But the tree could have been put on the ground a lot faster and just as safe. Waste of time for a production cutter.
I agree but this is more for regular people.
Praise the lord Jesus christ...the true living GOD..not to be mistaken with the imaginary lower case gods for the lost and deceived...stay safe
Thank you.
What's great about these videos is that we can always learn what to do, and what NOT to do....your method of felling is in the 1% of fellers, meaning NOBODY cuts trees the way you do. And this is the kind of stuff that gets people killed. And not one reference to the fact that you should have been looking up the whole time while cutting Instead of staring at your two hinges.....what an Insult to the tree business and everyone involved.
Warren, what a comment! I hope your subscribed and I get to hear from you in the future.
I was just wondering if 6994 guy cuts for a living 🤔
@philipjohnstonii4042 hard to say, lol