Having been involved in the logging industry for many years, my heart sank when you started on that tree. You did everything wrong but thank goodness that you are OK. You could use this video to show people what NOT to do. You learn from your mistakes. Keep safe.

Take trees just like munchie is a chain saw notche one side and then go around to the other side cut and push make sure when your pushing that the cutter is tilted way forward practice with smaller trees first till you get the hang of it 😉 👍 😊

That tree was leaning towards you before you even started to grind it. Should have ground a little off the other side so it would have fallen where you wanted it to. Glad you did not get hurt.

As soon as I saw where you were gonna start on the pine my mind began yelling: NO NO NO! STOP STOP STOP. My dad had his own timber business and all 6 of us kids learned the ins and outs of tree felling. BUT, you did a GREAT save on catching and redirecting tree. So very glad you are escounced in a protective cage!!!👍👍

Big Munchie is the Boss. Great results.

Brown Trouser moments are always exciting! The pusher on the top of the grinder did its job.

"Stuff" happens, you dealt with it, all is good. (Hope you keep a spare set of drawers in your truck) 🤣

Honestly man I respect that you posted this mistake, a lot of people don’t so props to you. What I normally do, is go to the exact other side where you’re going to cut. Cut about half way in, then go back to where you were so the gaps where you want it to fall. Then cut an push with the bar, I have the same head so I understand why you did what you did because the bars mounted so far forward it’s impossible to mulch one side without it coming back. Just want I’ve learned, I did the same thing you did a while back an learned from there lol keep up the good work man. I’m also from SC so it’s cool watching your vids, maybe one day our paths with cross 🙏🏻

That was definitely a risky move. Mulching the wrong side of the tree could have led to some serious consequences if it fell in the wrong direction. It's crucial to assess the tree's lean and plan the cutting accordingly. Safety should always be the top priority. Perhaps considering a different approach, like mulching a specific percentage on one side and then strategically cutting and pushing from the back, could yield better results. Stay safe out there! 🌳⚠🪓

Wow nearly crapped my pants when I saw the tree headed towards the cab...trees are very unpredictable and can do the impossible..just thing like when you take down a tree normally making the notch and relief cut...maybe on this one that may have worked but pine trees they will get ya...great content and the machine is a beast ..might be a business I would like to explore and get into. Appreciate you sharing your day 😊🇺🇸🚜👍😎

Nice job please be safe

I like watching you, thank you and stay healthy and safe Cheers from Melbourne Australia 🦘❤️❤️❤️

And you didn't get hurt! Great video!

Glad you wasn't hurt accidents will happen many of people would not have mentioned that be blessed 🙏

You win some and loose some it's all in the way the tree falls great video thanks Devon

I liked how you used monster munchie to block and push the tree away from the bobcat. If you didn't act quickly it would have been much worse. Great paying attention skills. I love how you reacted quickly to a near disaster and prevented it from happening, if that protection guard wasn't in place it would be more dangerous

Good job, looks nice. Thanks for sharing and have a great day.

Needed to use that push bar for what it's designed for.

Be safe brother I like watching your videos

Whew! Glad to see you nor Munchie were harmed!

I’ve all ways heard Jon with up state say us the pump side to mulch bigger trees it’s easier on the machine. Great job! God bless

There’s no upside to slicing the tree up while it is standing like that. Start on the other side, cut 1/3 through the tree about 2 feet up, then simultaneously push and cut 2 feet up on the other side. In other words, use the machine to do a face cut exactly as you would with a chainsaw. Worry about slicing it up after it’s on the ground. Better yet, if it is important that you miss nearby fences and magnolias, set the head against one side of the tree to prevent it from falling that way, then just drop it with a chainsaw. Way more control. It’s good to see when lessons like this get learned, especially when nothing especially bad happens, but make sure you actually learn the lesson. 😁

God bless you sir !!!!!!!!🙏🙏🙏

Hey, Davin: The angle where you shot this video really shows how difficult it is to operate a forestry mulcher. You've got to be so aware of which direction the debris is thrown - front or back, depending on the direction you move. That looks so tricky, but man, do you know how to handle the discharge. Your working that machine is like watching an artist at work. Quite amazing talent. I hope you are doing well as you work through the loss of your beloved girlfriend. You're quite a good man.....and a fine mulcher artist too. Great video.

Definitely got some learning do with mulching. That’s what the push bar is for you come in and push against the tree and grind it. The more you grind the more you push. Luckily escape.😊

When you drop an evergreen and chop it up, can you smell the pine scent? It's a nice smell. 😊

you should have ground a notch on the othr side of the tree, in the direction you wantd it to fall

Glad it turned out good!

Thanks for having the courage to show your mistakes and take heat from the scumbags that love to tear people apart.

Maybe next time, cut a section out on the side you want tree to fall, then shave it down to push over. Chainsaw Quicker.

that pine has some nice grain configurations

Yeah brother, you can’t forget that push bar. You could’ve been pushing the entire time while chipping away at it. You never know how rotted or hollow it is even if you use a hammer to sound it before hand.

I can see, You have by the Visit by Bruce Control great to learn! The Work with the Mulcher, You have more Power by the Work make farther and You to be good. The little mistake by the Tree, You have not thought how a Lumberman. Greeting from Austria 👍🇦🇹

Just another learning experience.everything looks good.just keep doing what your doing and carry on.great video as always.kudos 😎😎😎👍👍👍

Oh boy you sure gave me kittens taking down that tree ,but finish is good ,well done if your hair turns grey lol you know why ..UK out ..

Good work best friend Top thans te video 🚚🚜👍🎧🧢😎✔️🌾

Thanks for the video Idigit4 munchie did good 👍❤❤it. Take care of yourself and be Blessed ❤️❤️👍.

The first tree that you are cutting beautiful wood it's sad that it has to be ground down instead of not being used for homes fences

Lots of fun watching

Great job!

hi i just like to say love the video i like it coz it in real time .. real time are the best i have health problems and youer videos help me out so thank you .stay save

Good job and video so far Brother. I thought I heard the Go-Pro say hazard pay when the tree fell on it…… lol

Oooops nearly!!! Good job though. Xx

nice job, looking good!

Thank You for sharing.

The pine didn;t go as you though it would Diven, but hey, you learn as you go, and that's ok. look forward to your Friday video of the continued job there on the clients farm. God bless!

Who's a lucky boy!

I love your videos , however that push bar up top has a use. Glad nothing was hurt.

Another job well done

Munchie must be the most expensive chainsaw that you own. .

Could the cab of the ASV handle that tree falling on it? I don't know. You were pretty lucky Davin. Glad it worked out in the end though. Stay safe.

That tree would have made some nice boards. You essentially created a birdsmouth cut (if you were using a chainsaw), which is the leaning/weighted side for the planned fall. You likely realize this now, but take a couple short passes a foot or so off the ground and then go to the other side, stepping you passes up a little higher. Technically, a tree this size should be felled using a saw for the safest result.

So a lesson learned..😂😂

Say your thank you Jesus prayers. You had the angels on your side!

That machine was a good investment

See Devin, stunts like that are the reason our wives won’t let us buy toys like that!!!! 😂

Man, high cost machine u got there.

I am very glad everything turned out well except for that moment of "OMG" you felt. Take care!

💖... Great show, can't wait for Friday.

I'd use the mulcher to take the trees down the same way as you would a chainsaw. Face cut on the side you want it to fall toward then the back cut while pushing it over.

Yep!!! That made me pucker! 😊

That result was pretty predictable. I was expecting you to push with that top bar sooner then you did. I'm not a fan of doing it the way you did. I would have definitely used a chainsaw. Much more controllable with the direction.

Great job! So clean!

hello ldglt4 its is randy and i like yours video is cool thanks friends randy

SO Relaxing to watch :-) Thanks for sharing

Yikes! Glad everything turned out alright!

Would it have been better to take some out of the other side at the bottom first just a thought good video again love watching

Darn Davin I thought you bought the farm there bud when that pine started to keel over. I said Oh No!!! It's gonna come down on his head. Thank GOD you were ok, that was way too close!!!! See you on part 2. Nice job munching it down.❣🌴

Man i just wanna see that thing eat up a whole entire tree just once please its awsome

Oh shit pine tree can make a big sticky mess too

It is said, man who grind and run for cover, live to grind yet another.......

Good job 👍

Shave backside to a toothpick then go onto other side and push

The smaller trees in the background are just about the limit for the mulcher. Anything bigger is too risky. Glad no one was hurt and the machine was not damaged.

Love this Machine

Quick thinking save with the pine tree. I suspect cutting the pine with a chain saw would give you a greater degree of control and safety. Here in Australia, the hardwood trees are very very tough and besides taking a much greater time to grind through to have them fall to the ground, the hardwood trees drop large boughs, some of which are so heavy they can crush a ROPS and FOPS cage.

thank you for sharing

Nice job

🔥🔥🔥ANOTHER FUN VID MY BROTHER!!!!

Well, a tree always fall in the direction of where most branches are, where the big weight is? Lesson learned I guess?😊 And pushing that far down on the trunk would always make the tree fall towards you? If you had an '"arm " with the bucket pushing way up on the tree, it would have been easier to control? How you grind the stump down, love it!🤗

Whoever invented this destroyer must have been thinking about his mother- in -law.

Chewing at it like a Beaver 🦫

Just check that lean. Of your tree before you start. Because you never know. But still good job you dodged a bullet on that one.!!

your gonna wear that tree

damn!!!! YOU got LUCKY!!!!!!!

I dropped an enormous tree on my GoPro just yesterday. Haven’t pulled the video yet, but it should be good. That was my bone-headed move of the day. 😁

Should’ve ground half of it and pushed the mulching head forward and lift it up to push with that bar and you have more control of it to properly fell it. That’s what I do with my mulcher all the time

Man, got lucky on that one! 😂

All I can say is thank God for having a forestry treated cab on that ASV. You never think you're going to need it when you get a skid with one on, but times like these or if the tree did fall on you you'd be thanking God for that cab saving your life. If that tree had fallen on you, and you were still in the Deere it would've crushed the cab, and very likely would've killed you. Glad you're still around to tell this tale, and eventually laugh at it my friend.

Soooo ... maybe just using Munchie for the win with taking down all reachable limbs for mulch, then deal with the remaining pine pole ... chain saw ... landing the tre, then deal with the fallen tree and stump in a safe manner (hmmm !!!). A tough love learning lesson learning quickly without dangerous consequences.

Turn up the hydraulic flow that mulcher shouldn't be bogging down like that.

That tree would have made a good camp fire...

keeps showing the same footage at different speeds ?

Old men say: "use the right tool"

at minimum put a rope up the tree and pull it back away from your machine. Will help reduce the chances of potential serious injury and smashed up machinery.

Always nice to experience a butt pucker to start your work day. Hahaha

Look at the angle of the tree. You should have started on the other side....

To bad the guy didn’t want the larger wood for firewood.

Surprised that you didn’t edit that part out…your going to get beat down in the comments. Try to push after each pass on the next one doesn’t matter how deep the cut give it an exploratory push see how it feels, then if it’s not ready give another pass and so on. It can be hard to tell what is going on inside a tree…could be rot or just weaker than the other trees in the forest. Best wishes!

I hope your doing ok!