Cleaning up Storm Downed Trees, (Muddy Mess!)
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- čas přidán 20. 08. 2021
- After nearly a week of continuous rain and heavy winds at times, there’s a pile of trees on my driveway and access roads that need dealt with. It’s always something.
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I'm glad no structures were badly damaged.
Seeing you cut up these trees reminded me of a summer long ago when my Dad and I "thinned the herd" of pine trees in our front yard. We topped out several of the trees and removed a couple more including digging out the roots-- no stumps to mess with! We were working on the last big tree which was right in front of the house, so we were taking it down from the top down. Dad climbed the tree with his trusty chainsaw, and he cut the top out and took off the limbs on the way down. There was one particularly large limb that had a tangent directly to our picture window in the living room, so Dad figured that we needed to belay this one down. He tied a rope to the limb with the rope going over a stub of the limb above it, and I took the other end of the rope and tied it around my chest under my arms to act as an anchor. We underestimated the size of the limb... when Dad cut the limb, as it fell it yanked me about 6 feet into the air-- landing me (a strapping 200 pound young guy) in the pile of cut brush! As he saw that I was all right, he almost fell out of the tree laughing! But the window was safe, and the rest of the tree came down and out as planned.
Oh man! Can you please tell me WHY would a person “top” a tree?!?!
@@jesusisGod1434 stops them growing taller. especially near a house/structure
@@jesusisGod1434 Georgeh (below) is exactly right! We lived in Daphne, Alabama (across the bay from Mobile) which has received its' fair share of hurricane damage over the years. The taller the tree is, the more wind it gets hit with, and the more damage that is done to it. After hurricane Frederic in 1979 we ended up with a pile of limbs and debris that stretched from one end of the ditch in front of the house to the other about 6 feet tall... but no downed trees. At the other end of our street, our grandparent's house had a 200 year old oak blown down which fell across the road blocking traffic, but also had the water main for the street suspended 10 feet in the air in the trees' roots! We were without power for 2 weeks, but also without water for 5 days! One of my uncles, armed with his trusty chainsaw, cut a "tunnel" through the tree big enough for a car to pass through... receiving many bee stings from a hive located high in the trunk!
Never use yourself as the anchor. Glad it worked out though.
@@jesusisGod1434 it also makes it easier to cut trees down bc you don't need a such room
"Grabber" attachment on the skid steer is AMAZINGLY right for the job! Glad the storage shed wasn't hit.
Yeah, that was extraordinarily lucky!
Could've been a real problem...maybe a clearing project for a dry week...
I sure could have used that skid steer with logger attachment today. Cleaning up trees that fell from wind storm here.
We would watch anything you do because everything you do is interesting and intriguing and you are just such a chilled person with good vibes it makes the whole video awsome
Yes, he is the Bob Ross of heavy equipment operators.
Agreed 👍
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I'm very impressed at how well your driveway has compacted.
Nice job.
For a couple of scenes there you reminded me of a dog with an extra large stick, trying to go through a small gap.
Respect from New Zealand
😂🤣. I was thinking exactly the same thing . Glad someone else was with me on that . X
@@Helen-sound I was going to comment on what a steal he got on the Stilh saw!
@@n3glv Nice one. 😂
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So you know my Lab his name is Bob He does that a lot ; )
Nice cleanup Matt ! I heard from Wes that he was invited with you & others CZcamsrs to Louisville, Ky. next month for a show. Looking forward to seeing that video.
I feel like I’m working right along beside you. Thanks for the input.
It's always gratifying to see someone who knows how to use/take care of a chain saw. By your saw's performance, you do.
Work fascinates me, I can sit and watch it for hours!!
Sorry I’m Late, I Was Watching Wes Work.
Matt. You live a good God giving life !!! God bless you brother and may God keep on shining on you !!!
If you’re worried about a downed tree twisting on you that’s why God gave you that bobcat with that huge clamp on the front. Not to mention that tea Rex excavator somewhere in the background👍
Yerah, I will watch anything you post. They're interesting, the narration is informative, the music is GREAT, and I get a laugh now and then. What's not to like? lol Okay, the burn out one was boring but one out of how many? No problem. Also enjoy it when you bring the wife along, she's a good worker and wants to learn. Soul mate!
I bet you're like, just flippin *thrilled* you have that really nicely made road laid down during this monsoon. Imagine trying to do that in the swamp D:
But then the trees would have fallen across the road. They would have landed in the swamp.
I like the bobcat snapping off that stump spike like a Sea Bird with a Potato Chip, "Mine?" CRUNCH
As you said: watching everything you post! 😉
Looks like you got that road/driveway “crowned”
very nicely for the run off...
now you gotta “dodge” downed trees..., work never stops...
Good video.
Thank you sir.
I'm glad none of your equipment was seriously damaged. We've had some heavy rains and storms too. We're about 2.5 hrs from you.
Wow trees just falling all over the place nocking other trees down glad your building didn't get hit Matt 6:00 @Diesel Creek
You have such awesome toys! If I had more than the 7 acres of trees that I have, I'd definitely justify that I gift myself a track machine and goodies.
Good work
Got All Three Notifications Within 20 Minutes or So, Wes, Hank And Matt. Gonna Be A Good Day Mater !
I’m Off To Watch Your New Vidja, Just As Soon As We Get These Trees Cleaned Up
Yes sir great job I love my track loader
Road into farm holding up great by the looks of it.
That snowmobile behind that treestump 🇺🇲💯 5:03
You're right about the bobcat, especially with that grappler (or whatever you call it). It's a huge time and back saver. I use my backhoe for clearing up fallen trees, but in most cases, you have to cut it up into manageable lengths and manually load it into the front bucket. Back breaking!
Matt, one persons calamity is another creatures opportunity. Thank you for your careful construction of all the brush piles. 2,000 small furry woodland creatures appreciate your efforts and promise not to chew any of your wires. Maybe. Nice video.
So glad I watched your video! I spent most of my life in the city. A few years ago I bought a small 35 acre farm that has some woodlands. When a tree falls on its own I cut it up for firewood. And I'm forever getting my chainsaw pinched in the tree when I'm cutting it up. 🤣 When I saw (pun intended) that you make a small undercut before you cut through the tree and you avoid pinching your saw in the cut I jumped off the couch and high fived you 🤚! Thanks, Matt! So glad your video came in my feed.
As someone who has to do this far too often, my advice is also to carry extra saw(s). No matter what you do, at some point you'll end up with the bar jammed in a cut.
@Bill Telfer That works too, especially if you have space/weight/budget restraints. We have the extra saws here anyway -- not hard to put extras in the ute before heading off for cleanup duty.
And your right i will watch anything you post
I gotta say the way you throw that skidsteer around is pretty awesome lol
Thanks 👍🏼😎
It's so clear now 5:22 how much do you hate ants 🔥 😂
Matt, Please before cutting the heavy leaning tree, take a short and easy to work with chain that has a hook on one end or commonly called a snap chain, and do a couple wraps above the planned cutting point. Wrap it a couple times and then hook the chain so its fairly snug as it doesn't have to be tight. When the blade of the saw hits the sap side of the tree, it just may split and that snap chain will do wonders as it holds the tree together long enough for you to get it down. Just don't let the loose end of chain hit your saw blade and then feel a lot safer cutting them down. We did it with trees just standing as spring and fall, the sap runs and those hardwoods are famous for splitting and killing tree faller.
Ah so that''s what their called. Never seem to be considered when 'barber chairs' are under discussion...
Wow, Good job!
People who want the best for you, like those Stihl dealers, should be supported whenever you can.
You have a natural sympathetic way with machines. Ive watched guys for years trying to operate and they mess up or break it. You can feel the steel.
Correct he does have serious operator skills on the skidsteer. Thing was about to bog down in a few swampy places but he never missed a beat!!
Love you content Matt. Wish I could find myself cool barn finds like you do, but most of what's around the country side here in New Zealand is pretty riddled with rust.
Keep up the awesome videos
GOOD JOB. I ADMIRE YOUR PERSEVERANCE REMINDS ME OF MYSELF 30 YRS AGO.
Enjoy your time working brings memories back thanks
The storms that caused your devastation have been keeping me busy a few miles north of you. 2nd week in a row where I've been in double time before Wednesday!
I’d love to see you clear some trees with your 977, even if it isn’t terribly practical
Wow! That was a lot of timber. Skid Steer was a huge help. Nice job! Thanks for sharing.
Its great to see someone using a chainsaw properly, with the correct technique for a change. So often on youtube there's someone who hasn't a clue how to use a chainsaw and are just as likely to cut themselves as cut some timber.
Also, good to see a sharp chain instead of the usual dull chain and the user doing a sawing action back and forward....with a chainsaw!
Keep up the good work!
We got 5 inches of rain north of Harrisburg the other day. I'm pretty high up being that the Appalachian Trail is in my backyard, but the creek on my property washed out my driveway. This thing is barely a trickle in August usually. This year though it always had a decent flow, but after 6 days of rain then the 5 inches in like 12 hours, it let loose. This is only the second time it spilled over, but man what a mess.
That driveway is looking great now that it's been laid for a while you packed it down nice with the grass growing up the sides looks like it's been there all along...
That “Robert Feline” is an incredible machine. I never really paid that much attention to one but you showed just what it can do!👍🏼
Looking good man! Pro tip : if you dont close your grapple bucket all the way before you unhook it it make it a lot easier to plug back in
Clicked as fast as i could!
Root of the problem, very good. Are you branching out?
Something could stem from this.
@@6point5by55 That seems kind of nutty.
I'm stumped , time to leave 🍻
@@drunkdunc8738 These comments seem so grounded.
I tree what you did there
Matt is a true professional with the skidsteer.
Thanks 👍🏼
That brush hog took that tree like a boss hahah
I’d love to see you do a toolbox rundown of what you always take to work on machines, I know every jobs different but just your go to setup
Brilliant bit of kit that grabber on the skid steer Matt 👍
Matt really knows how to play with a chainsaw
Thank you for the family Friendly content.
Living the dream
Another interesting video from diesel creek..but in reality it could've been a real disaster if these trees would've caused any damage to your building or your equipment.
So the lessons here is do your best to get rid of any trees that is a potential danger of falling and causing any damage.
Keep up the good work Matt.
Looks like Remnants of Fred, hit me hard in Florida panhandle since I was in direct path.
Same
Not really the response I wanted. I need a machine. So an emoji of a tractor or excavator would have been better
Dang your really good with that bobcat
I enjoyed it. My dad cut a tree with a chain saw once. It was under load and swung back and broke some ribs.
Nowdays in most products i find that the only difference between the old brands and the "chinesium" is the price. The value is in the branding.
@@logicthought24 certainly. The "cheap labour" thing has always been short-term thinking. We lost our jobs,and skills, they learned how to make the things and take over.
It’s pleasing to watch someone with a chainsaw who actually knows to cut a relief cut first. I cringe every time I see someone bind a blade out of lazy ness or carelessness.
or just plain ignorance...
I'm going to do this from now on, my dad didn't care to teach my to run a saw and this is going to save so much work
a good skidsteer is the best purchase a man can get!
Not a bad amount of cleaning for 1 days work nice job Matt 24:51 @Diesel Creek
Matt with your incredible "Fix a Engine : Experience "And mechanical engineering experts....Are you going to build a portable Sawmill.....
Matt: I hate ants
The very next clip: ants are on fire in the background
I do watch anything you post because you are a feller like me and you remind me of a very good friend of mine. He is very light hearted and can make being under a tractor chin deep in grease and grime on a 110 degree Texas day seem fun. Ill share a few things that I know and a few things Im thinking. My opinion is that maple wood is probably the best cheap smoking wood you can find, mild deep flavor good for beef, venison, and bird! Im thinking that you need 2 pieces of equipment since you are going to build a home at some point. Because you have an abundance of straight wood, you need a saw mill and a firewood processor! Both would produce money on the fly or needed commodities for your future builds. Even if your type of wood isnt good enough for stick framing it is good enough for shelving and what nots in your shops and shipping containers. Keep up the good content and Ill keep waiting to watch it! Later.
Keep on keepin on. Wife and I always like watching your channel.
Good video as always. However I do feel the need to comment about your statement on ants. Individual ant colonies in inapppropriate places, like your house or carpenter ants in your houses framing and so on, yeah, they are annoying and should be removed. However ants in the wild serve a vital and needed purpose. They take surface organic materials, like that tree and transfer them down into the soil via their nests. Then between excess material from their nests and their own waste they enrich the soil. Ants also massively aerate the soil. They are natural tillers. Any place where you see lots of plants growing without human aeration has active ant colonies. They also disperse seeds. They are also one of the most significant predators of other animals that we consider pests, Ants eat large amounts of ticks, termites and stinkbugs among many others. They will even gang up on scorpions and spiders, keeping those populations under control.
Ive seen them go after live snakes
Around here we have invasive red ants. Non native and a pain.
Let me know where you live and I can send you a few fire ant colonies to aerate your soil.
Chineseium, that miracle of science metal.
it's a miracle that you never know if the item made with it will be awesome or utter cr@p.
since according to science it should be consistent.
Chineseium items are always hut or miss... 😅 they either break within a few uses or they last longer than anything else you own haha
@@rubenbraekman4515 that is why they are a miracle of science. they should be one or the other always. :D
chinesium is made from all the garbage we sent over there that then gets recycled into whatever alloy comes out of a vat. so yeah it's really inconsistent
What would no doubt be a daunting task for most of us, you, having the right equipment, make it look easy and fun!
I've said it before and I'll say it again, you have some beautiful lands out there. Just being in the woods all day long. That attachment was perfect for the job :D. We would watch anything you put out. Fun, interesting and very chilled n relaxed. Perfect for destressing etc.
honestly... when it comes to long lasting equipment like a Stihl chainsaw, I wouldn't have spared the 60$ difference to the original rebuild kit. And yes, I understand the Stihl-kit was only the top end. Chinese option = whole motor. but still. ;-)
And I'm really, really surprised that a Stihl dealership person recommended you a chinese option. Because one of the most famous chinese trademark-infringement cases of the last 20 years - was Stihl. They outright copied the chainsaws and Stihl had no handle on any patent-protection.
2:48 And that's why it worked so flawlessly, like OEM. lol
Anyway. big fan. love your videos and your humor
@Mck Idyl yes, yes.... I know. ;-) Although there is no way to know if the chinese engine is the same quality. Let's hope for the best...
AWESOME to see you wearing hearing protection my man!! Only get one set of ear drums in a life time.🤙🏽
Huh? Say again...
Thanks for sharing!
Great safe job cutting down the fallen trees! I am amazed how great it must be to have the Bobat with that extension on it for picking up stuff! I am also amazed that the Bobcat didn't appear to get stuck in the mud at all. Very nice work, as usual!
Keep the content coming, can we have a church ⛪️ update / progress report. Thanks
Congrats on who came early and found these comments.
Me too, i watch anything that you put on ytube
Im a little late but still here :p
What a brilliant operator you are thank for the content from NZ
Yep I'm one that will watch anything you post my friend
Matt, you could probably post a video of you picking up dog dirt in your yard, and people will not only watch, but hit the like button. Thanks for the videos. Jon
Matt, you crack me up. You are an animal on that Bobcat!
Congratulations Matt on your new firewood Company............
At 12:30 watching you trying to get the log around that little tree reminded me of my dog trying to get his stick into the house.
Early in the 20th century roads were made of logs. You should try that on some of the muddier section of your drive.
That little Bobcat skid steer has some grunt.
Nothing better than a well seasoned hat.
I l or tree clean up. Working at a 180 acre cemetery any windy storm we always get trees, a lot being 100 year old maples being gigantic and idk what it is but I love the clean up process. So this video was therapeutic to me! Awesome video man! Grapple buckets are worth their weight in gold. Love ours
Lots of nice trees there to make a nice small log cabin
Happiness is a sharp chain! 😁
I like your attitude ,about your property.
I'm also a man of stihl and have a ms440 mag that's built so we both like the 044/440. I'm actually a saw guy in general and have 9 stihl's/ huskys. My go-to for that small stuff you're cutting is usually one of my built 026's w/ 18" bar. You should grab yourself a max flow filter setup and a dual port muffler for the 044 to start followed by a carb tune afterwards. Two mods that really wake them up. Your cut times will go down just from the muffler mod, not to mention the great sound. You can build your own via brazing like I have and make it a work of art too. The cylinders are great these days in the aftermarket. I run a big bore, meteor piston and Caber rings on mine. Best places for parts are probably h.l. supply, farmertec, or sawagain. No affiliation with any other than I buy most of the parts for my fleet and the customers saws I build and repair. You'd be amazed at how well these saws respond to some timing advance and port work as well. That poplar is shit wood but it burns okay. I remember doing a massive lot clearing on a hillside lot where the client was going to actually relocate their cabin to this large lot overlooking this lake up here in NY. We had so many poplar rounds we were giving away massive piles to any of the lake residents that wanted it. What a job that was. My crew was out there for like a week and a half on that job! Great video Matt, this one was definitely 'right up my alley,' as I love tree work, and if you ever wanna nerd out on saws don't hesitate to get ahold of me 👍👍😎💪
Great driving Matt, Yes you post something I will watch ☺☺
Stick a fireplace in one of those containers and wall off 10 or so feet have a nice little warm room in winter
I, as one, think that's one of the best attachments for doing a lot of work for sure. And like you said, a bobcat is perfect for getting the job done, what I think is best about it, is how fast you can change attachments!!Michael said that, bye for now my friend.
GOOD VIDEO MATT.YOU WILL BE THE WINNER BIG TIME.GOOD LUCK.
Matt, you are a creative genius in making hard work turn easy..... a 'Maestro' at the controls of the BOBCAT !! Thanks for inspiring us to just get out there and take it to it during adverse times
you should find an old tree chipper; restore the chipper and use it on your farm to clean up all the tree debris
Yes I will watch all love your videos bud
Awesome Job, Your skid steer is totally Awesome! you make things look so easy when you drive it. Thanks for sharing.
Matt is a mad man behind the wheel of the skid steer
Nice work
Nice job Matt. The skidsteer does a great job....
Your chain saw is very sharp and all that wood could be great lumber. Great video two thumbs