Jake that hickory is dangerous in many ways mainly so tough and stringy…I logged in a holler here in Ky that was super steep and 85% big hollow hickory and you talk about dangerous..you bout have to cut yer hinge completely to get em goin and they will peel out bad…barberchair…flip..twist…roll..you name it..good wood just tough to work..

Hickory will dull your chain or band mill blade in a hurry. We refer to hickory as "The Devil" . If you can tame it on the sawmill, it makes beautiful lumber. It also makes excellent high BTU firewood, if not lumber. Stingy to split though.

I've lived in PA in my entire life. Your comment about your screaming eagle where the revolutionary war happened, made me laugh, because I don't ever think about the stuff. I also never think that the west coast wasn't a thing during that time period 😂

Jake, that ailanthus tree is ironically nicknamed "the tree of heaven " It will grow to 75' through a crack in the concrete and smells like ass. I think we know where it really comes from. 🔥

God, watching these two videos, if you're from Eastern PA you can recognize this area so easily. The distinct trees, size of the houses, look of the neighborhood... North of Philly all day. Old Pennsylvania money there. Old growth trees when not much changes. It's such a bizarre and unique area connected to an old city. Made me miss Philly. About an hour east you get some of PA's super large oaks. I hope you also get a chance to work up in the New England region.

I’m sure their prices reflect the quality of their outfit, but boy am I impressed by what they have going on. Incredible organization and professionalism.

@guilty of treeson Jacob you really should come do some conservation forestry (bush regeneration) on the east coast of Australia. We have over 200 different species of trees endemic to the big scrub region in northern NSW. It's less arborculture and more land management but the range of experiences relevant to forestry are overwhelming.

Only reason they want two hands is if it kicks back. With that long of a bar and 1 hand it’s gonna get your torso and your not gonna have a good time. Worst case it cuts the muscles you need to use your arm effectively and now your stuck in a tree bleeding out. I don’t do any in tree work but I think it would be best to use two hands till the wood starts to sit back on your bar then transition to two hands. Or for max saftey just use a tiny wedge on a lanyard to your chest rig. That way you don’t have any issues till the woods fully cut up.

I'm on the east coast and I really like the square ground chains for hardwoods...actually all wood...they seem to last longer and cut quicker

That inscure feeling you mentioned shortly after climbing the hickory is probably a part of why you see more top rope climbing here in the midwest and on the east coast.

Wow. That was impressive. Impressive company on their side and impressive teamwork and schooling on the difference in species and surroundings. Thanks, man!

I aint a tree climbing guy tree cutter but the knots terminology and everything about climbing is always fascinated me wanna get to climbing one day. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍

I love the fact that you are in my neck of woods….I know for a fact you do bigger wood but you get to see what we east coast deal with…glad to have you here sir

Hickory is a hard wood. They do make ax handles and baseball bats out of it. It is almost as hard as iron when it cures out

I was glad to see you have some issues on climbing Jake! I always see you zoom right up a tree and I am usually having a gaff skip off...so now I can chalk it up to species of tree. Cheers!

Bro as long as your dawgs are locked in on the one hand cut there really is no risk and the Hickory wood is a tough wood. It’s interesting to see you fight with that hickory tree because to you it’s a foreign tree but for us on the east coast it’s normal to deal with pops and hickory and oaks. I would love to see those big furs, cedars, and redwoods y’all have out west. I love to see the aussies fight those big mountain Ash (Eucalyptus) trees. Either way every species has its own characteristics which makes our jobs very interesting. Great work as usual boss and keep up the good work!👍🏾

Worked at a big shop in the PNW with three spray trucks. The plant health care or "spray" department has plenty of pests and diseases to deal with and is far more profitable than tree work. The hourly rate is higher and one guy on a spray truck can hit dozens of customers a day. There are some capital (specialized fire protected storage for chemicals and spray trucks) and licensing costs (pesticide applicator license, water permits to fill from hydrants, chemical storage inspections form the FD) needed and jobs really slow down in winter. Any reasonably sized shop is leaving money on the table without a plant healthcare department.

Nice vid bro , love how you showed respect and carefully analyzing the trees on our side of the coast💯 . There’s truly no comparison with east /west coast trees . Both unique working styles, loads and challenges … some better or worse

Hickory wood is hard. The nuts are even harder. We use hickory for smoking meats. If you want to see a neat tree, come south and see our Live Oaks.

That’s cool you worked in my area, we are a smaller company , we don’t have a health care division and I always recommend shreiner for plant health care. Super cool seeing you do work out east be safe !

Nice man! I’m in southwestern PA, glad to see your experiencing tree work over this way! I think its really cool how you guys roll out west and hopefully you find it an interesting experience working over here!

There are people that grill and smoke that would kill for green hickory!! I buy dried chunks that I have to soak in water so they don't burn too quickly. Cool video! Impressive operation!

That crew is so neat clean and tidy! I can't believe how clean all that equipment is.

I tried cutting up a hickory tree after it had been down for a month and my new chain would actually throw sparks while cutting it! Extremely hard to cut!

Hot and humid in PA in summer……welcome to eastern PA, Jake. We get 4 weeks on NICE weather throughout the year. Emphasis on throughout.

You were talking about those slots, seeing it's a panther bar, they're personally there to bolt in to a panther chainsaw mill. Which would also be why such a small pitch 1/4 bar is so long, it's to make the minimum kerf in cuts with a panther cub mini mill. Unlike the cheap Amazon and AliExpress Mills panther Mills Billy up to the bar rather than clamps gripping the bar.

Yeah welcome to the east coast where they do have a lot of hardwood trees a lot different varieties probably more than the West Coast and that's where you have to have sharp spikes / Spurs to be able to climb them when you're removing them.. I don't know if you ever got to see what it's like to be near a Copper Beech but those trees are one of the hardest and dense Woods you can possibly deal with especially taking down they are very hard and heavy. I don't know if the owner would know my father or we but we both ran a tree company out of Horsham Pennsylvania and prior to my father having a tree company he used to work for the Fairmont Park in the city of Philadelphia when he was young. And I pretty much grew up doing tree work and using the old asplundh whisper chippers and you all got these new self feeding chippers that actually do save a lot of time. When it came to crane work we always used to have to do a lot of it manually it may have take a lot more time but we still got the job done. Great shows look forward to more..

For woodworking hickory is a real pain. Super hard, super heavy and a lot more work than any other hardwood in the northeast. Super interesting how you notice the same things I notice when I’m working with new wood in the shop. They all have their quirks

Don't go south of the Mason Dixon in the summer. The heat index is over 100 for days but its the humidity, it is brutal. The flowers on the Tulip Poplar are beautiful.

I really am enjoying your travels Jake. I’m a west coast guy, literally on the coast in California just north of S F. I worked for a year in North Carolina and good god, the humidity back in that part of the country is crazy.

It's cool to see/hear an experienced west coast/kinda everywhere climber in our local trees for first time..... Have you ever experienced larger, sprawling mulberry?

That biner you choke around the tree on your climbing line, have you ever considered a petzl omni? 15KN gate, and made to be cross loaded in any direction, triple locking. You should check it out, cheap too. Love the channel.

Welcome to PA. The high temps here have been crazy this summer. Safe travels!

Welcome to Pennsylvania! Those poplars can be tricky because they're so tall and brittle. Great job!

The "unsafe way" you're talking about is how we cut coconuts in Hawaii. It's the safest and best way to cut them down, particularly in tight spaces. You can aim the pieces better.

Love the video Jacob! I bet you can't wait to get out of the heat and humidity.

Try to get hold of the books written by "P.P Pirone" from Oxford University Press, New York. if You like to learn more about maintenance, diseases and Insect Pests of tall-growing Trees.

Totally agree with pushing off pieces. Just have to understand how all 3 ways a saw kicks back and avoid that and your golden.

Great video and what an impressive crew. My next door neighbor is from Penn. We gof all the time here in South Carolina. i will as him if he know the company. Great company !

Welcome to the east coast lmao. Humidity plays a important role in some diseases. Im in turf management as a superintendent on the east coast and tree care for certain trees on the course plays a important roll

Great Video , love seeing videos from all over the country ! All trees are a mixed blessing, I lived under a tulip poplar , huge canopy ! Shape and flowers beautiful but they shed a mess of small branches. I'm way inexperienced but having fun and taking my time. No big tops for me yet . 👍

Cottonwood is in the poplar family as well so you were already pro at the tulip poplar! Snappy stuff

Nice work Jake!

That must have been fun being in the Northeast. Hot muggy and humid in the summer and cold and windy in the winter. But yea the wood is hard so sharpened spikes are good to have lol.

Thanks for touching on one handing the saw. I think they should teach proper saw handling, and give the knowledge of what you are doing when you are cutting in a certain situation rather then saying "you can't do that!" The only saw that's cut me in the last 18 years or so was a handsaw. Thanks for sharing Jacob.

20:00 depends on the wood and how many cuts but doing it that way means your making double that cuts. 2x the work, 2x the wear on the saw, 2x more energy used.

I've think the best way to chunk is to use the top of chain. Keeps both hands on saw, throws chips away from climber, you can make it 90% of the way through cut without pinching, and if you leave the last 10% wear you would have made a notch, just the simple undercut will react like a notch and be earlier to break peice off in direction you want it to fall.

We all do that to. And yes it's the most comfortable feeling to give the piece direction two hands on the saw is mostly a good practice but not always practical for climbers.

Careful with the hickory. Crazy strong. Stay safe

Hot and humid, the further south you go on the east coast the worse it gets. Sometimes it’s more comfortable when it’s hotter later in the day because the humidity kinda burns off some.

Great video!❤

Poplar and Sycamore are some of the biggest trees I've ever done.

What really matters on the hard wood is raker height. Lower drags on popular n other soft wood and a little more drag height on hard wood. Square ground is the good stuff

Awesome vid!! Come on down to south alabama even more heat and humidity. If ya make it down try your chain on live oak, even harder than hickory!!!

I like seeing company’s also focusing on PHC. Super important. It’s not all about tree surgery.

Keep them coming 👍👍👍 Greetings from Denmark 🇩🇰

class A operation. impressed! east coast baby....

Dude! I’m right across the line in Maryland, hope you’re enjoying the east coast! We have some nice hardwoods!

I’m in pa an use square grid on all my big saws really like it stay sharp so much longer than round ground I use round on top handle but my little saws aren’t ported big ones are an cut hard an soft trees

Wonder if the west to easterly winds aloft play a part with bugs. West coast wind off pacific and east coast from interior? Just a guess. Thanks Jake.

Shag bark is probably my least favorite to cut. Between the hardness of the wood and all the dirt that gets caught under the bark kills your chain.

nice! great info!

Big companies really push phc and lawn care. It’s much less overhead and the ROI is crazy better than GTC. I worked for savatree for awhile, I did all three aspects(GTC,PHC, and lawns) they push for their guys to get their pesticide application license so they can spray. They see it as one truck, one employee, doing multiple properties a day. While GTC is multiple guys on a crew, one to two trucks one probably just one property a day.

Tulip poplar is one of my favorite trees to cut. Sounds weird but I Love the smell they have

Great video as always tho. Thanks bro

Yea I don't know why more east coasters don't square file I started but 4 years ago long as your in clean wood it just keeps on cutting and it is so smooth plus you can keep rakers little lower because of the efficiency of cut

I like to put kerfcuts in hickory when sending tops or Rigging some pieces it will hold on and start peeling found the side of the tree and if your lanyard is there it's a bad day

Good job as usual quick question have you imported your 500 I And are you two

Pignut hickory. Try a Shag bark for spurring.

Question: Since this company seems to be well oganized: did you guys do a debrief at the end of the working day? Like, you have to say 3 things you think you did good, and 3 that need improvement, and on their side, what 3 things do they think you did good and so forth? Comment about the rules: well, as a comparison: if you are a commercial pilot (flying people on planes), it does not matter what you think is best. Each company has its rules, and there might be some liberty on some areas, and much less on others. At the end of the day, on a legal standpoint, it all comes down if you followed the company's rules, the manufacturer's checklists, and the FAA rules (I imagine). Cheers.

I grew up in Western PA. My dad was a tree cutter through out that area. The tulips over here/were massive along the creek banks. I wouldn’t hesitate to say their diameters are 4-5 ft Along sections of Buffalo Creek up creek from Freeport. The canopies were amazing and beautiful. I fished that creek for years and studied the types of trees extensively. I used to travel up to Allegheny National Forest with dad on his clearing jobs. I miss PA. Moved to Texas at 29. Visit once in a while but the tree huggers have moved in and made areas once farmed to allow new growth are now cluttered fire hazard jogging trails.

keep that chocker on !!

Welcome to PA man

Hey guilty I have a question how do you make your face cuts to perfect. I always have a difficult time getting my cuts to line up

Lancaster Pa born and raised!! #papride

Just came across the video of Russ Hubel dropping a huge poplar on our property. Can't post it here though.

Mmmmm, hickory makes me want to throw something in my smoker! You need to come to Houston next to experience some crappy hot weather! Although it's getting late in the year now. Plan on next July! 🥵

I am begging you to come to Australia

Eeegghh, watching these vids makes me regret giving all my climbing gear away.. But, then I remember that heights mess with me now that I am not in my 20s anymore..

I would be interested in seeing your work how you tie yourself off how you tie the tree off all that stuff

Good job

Bark beetles are killing everything in oregon what u mean we have no pests lol 😝

You are in my state. Cool

Do you guys ever get poison ivy from the large vines on some of the trees?

Wow a great video , love your care and attention to detail and sharing your insights and knowledge - thanks for sharing and keep posting. I've heard that Hawaii has Ironwood trees which may even be more challenging than our east coast hickory trees. Please consider treating yourself to try a set of glasses for the colorblind (EnChroma offers a 60 day money back guarantee). All the best and God Bless. 🙏❤🇺🇸

Tulip poplar arent in the poplar family. They are in the magnolia family. Really cool trees. Probably why they smelled different to you.

I don’t care what kind of wood someone is cutting. Square is going to cut more efficiently than round. A full chisel chain that’s new is square ground. It’s funny how many saw/tree guys don’t know that.

Jake wait till you meet paradise tree it grows like baboo but smells like a soiled baby diaper when wet but once dry they smell like grapes it's odd

At the beginning of part 2 what was the car under the tarpaulin next to the spraying rig

Is screaming eagle M-Tronic? I have two 261's an was going to port one, but wasn't sure how M-tronic would handle it.

Hickory wood is great for bbq

good one

you should put giant felling dogs on the limb reaper

Good bro

Stomp them feet in good when your cutting in a hickory. Hickory hinges will hold a lot so always put a rope on it to pull. And when making snap cuts cut really close to each cut or you will not be able to break it. And lastly leaning hickory trees that are being blocked down like that are the worst ones to crack down the truck as you are half way through the cut. It will fill like it's going to split in two sending a jolt through your body weird feeling for sure

Hey man what are you recording you videos.

I have nothing to say really, but I appreciate your content, and wish to help with the yt-algorithms.

So I am a new climber from Minnesota and I am looking for a light top handle chainsaw. In your experience do you have any suggestions?

I done one tulip poplar tree that had multiple trunks the guy just wanted 1 so i cut the other one down from it

While your in Pennsylvania test your chain out on a peice of black or honey locus 😁