THIS is Why I Cut Down Trees

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4 жыл бұрын

Sustainable forest maintenance and good stewardship.
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@roybradshaw9886 Жыл бұрын

I do enjoy watching your videos. I like how you include your family in your projects and especially your son who wants to be with dad and he is learning, even though he doesn't like salamanders. A very important part that you include in your videos is your desire to keep God first and in your family. A huge reason why I like your videos.

@dancartlidge5202 4 жыл бұрын

Your opening "open-minded" monologue made me hit "subscribe". I'm a HUGE tree-hugger, but I think that loggers, arborists, and everything inbetween are as well, to at least a degree. Some of my fav channels here on KZfaq, such as Buckin' Billy Ray, My Self Reliance, and others make the most of nature, and in a most respectful way, and I get that sense from you as well. The only reason I own power saws and axes is because I had to do a good deal of yard cleanup a couple summers ago following a hurricane. Now I'm a complete addict...but NEVER to the point where I'd bring something down just for the sake of running my saws. Great content! Keep up the good work!!

@TheBearcat1957 4 жыл бұрын

At 80 years old I can't do those things anymore but I sure enjoy watching you do them. Very good video, stay safe my friend.

@MrThenry1988 4 жыл бұрын

Bradford, buy one and keep it at my house. I'll help you. Lol.

@stanwong1811 4 жыл бұрын

I am 80 years old too ,still can do but a bit slower

@janddbackup 4 жыл бұрын

Bradford Early God bless you

@danielgorzel7222 4 жыл бұрын

@@janddbackup God doesn't exist.

@rodolfoplasencia4953 4 жыл бұрын

@@danielgorzel7222 read about your name! Then read about Jehovah's, hopefully by then you're still alive.

@kwil3330 4 жыл бұрын

Timber is a crop....there's a thing called selective harvest, get the older ones and open up the canopy for the next gen

@jmontgomery1178 4 жыл бұрын

@@DaysOfDarknessUK Land has to be managed. One reason for the profusion of the forest fires in California is that people left the forests entirely on their own. The occasional fire keeps the major fires from happening, as can be seen also in Florida where they do controlled burns every few years. That's just one reason we manage the forests. Another is that left to their own, forests can grow on their own into monocultures. By properly managing the forests we can have wood to sell that pays for the management and animals have have habitat too. It's a win win.

@TheWoodsmanMilling 4 жыл бұрын

@@jmontgomery1178 I get what you're saying, and I'm not trying to be an ass, but I think that's what the other person was trying to say.

@ournovascotiaadventure1619 4 жыл бұрын

A well managed woods is a healthy fast growing area with more animals in the area. Good video 👍

@jbrrd4592 4 жыл бұрын

Good job,great video.👍👍

@firminpatrao6618 4 жыл бұрын

@briankemp5206 3 жыл бұрын

Speaking the truth on stewardship and managing your land, great video brother! God Bless.

@stevep6160 2 жыл бұрын

Totally agree with you. I've got similar problem on my land in Australia. I can hear trees creaking in the paddocks, and have heard the falling when I'm out there. I thin out the dangerous trees, like the "widow makers" (leaning trees) and those that look unhealthy. Those trees are the ones that will fall like the others, and when I've cut them down, they've been eaten out by termites, leaving little actually holding the tree up. Love your video's! Please keep them coming.

@WorshipTheSavior 4 жыл бұрын

I appreciate your attitude about stewardship, and really enjoyed your video. Glad I found you today! Press on!

@newenglander4513 4 жыл бұрын

I agree with you on thinning the weak and dying trees out, especially when you can use them. I also like the way you get well away from the falling trees. A lot of people just stand there gawking at the falling tree, unaware that it may kick back or twist on the stump. I like your videos.

@pulaski1 4 жыл бұрын

I "learned" this "on paper", and the _first_ mature tree (more than a bush) I felled was an 18: diameter pine. As it started to move (to fall - the cut started to open) I removed my saw and moved back away from the tree ..... it snapped off cleaniy at the hinge, and then bounced a good 6ft up in the air!!!

@newenglander4513 4 жыл бұрын

@@pulaski1 Greetings from Australia on an early frosty morning! Just as the Fall Line Ridge man did here, we are taught by the experts to get well back from the tree at a 45 degree angle to the direction of fall. There are three categories of a ticket of chainsaw competency here, (NSW, not sure about other States) first is just cutting on the ground, eg. fallen firewood, Cat. 2 is being instructed on how to fall trees and Cat. 3 is how to fall trees which may have something wrong with them, perhaps a hollow centre or ant damage on one side, basically anything that requires more thought than a Cat. 2. Yep, that's right LtCol, we have to have what is basically a license to operate a chainsaw here if any sort of employment involves that type of work. But weekend 'Greenhorns' can still go and buy a chainsaw Saturday morning, go out that afternoon after firewood with no training and cut their leg off. Since the training system came in here, there are very few accidents. The vast majority of accidents now come from Greenhorns.

@SeeUsFly 4 жыл бұрын

I am fascinated by cutting lumber from logs. It's a real art and a science. And I think of all the projects I might build with all that lumber!

@cathiwim 4 жыл бұрын

A true woodsman, you are! Ive worked with wood my whole life, and really appreciate someone who cares for his trees so well, thru its entire life cycle. You sir, are a rare bird!

@katherinecalderon50 4 жыл бұрын

You are doing a great job in conservation. Thanks for caring for our environment.

@jacksorensen9449 4 жыл бұрын

You’re absolutely right about cutting down trees. I own about 75 acres of forest that has overgrown and even need to clearcut certain sections that can no longer be thinned, something I don’t want to do but is necessary.

@robocop6666666 4 жыл бұрын

This is the first vid I’ve seen where a worker wears the right gear at last a true professional great job and nice camera work 🇬🇧

@falllineridge 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, sir. I live too far from a hospital to risk it often.

@Dirtmonkey 4 жыл бұрын

Really nice camera work- some great shots! Love the opening.

@jonathanpiligno9528 4 жыл бұрын

I would not worry about the people that's a bad things..... As long as you know you're doing a good thing..... I would not worry about what they say..... Somebody is always going to disagree with you.....especially on the internet.... Thank you for the video.........JJ...

@rodolfoplasencia4953 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, "haters..

@honeybeesinjapan 4 жыл бұрын

Great work and beautiful wood. Thanks for keeping your land managed and God bless you.

@bobgrier3103 4 жыл бұрын

I understand your position and support it 100%. It is by far the best way to steward your land. Your way helps protect it and fosters healthy growth of other timber. Bravo!

@iain1969 4 жыл бұрын

The alarmists will go into conniptions about the felling of a tree but you explain it very well and hopefully they listen (although I doubt it!). By removing the weak/dead/dying timber you allow the rest of the forest to flourish.

@fredtew4162 4 жыл бұрын

A logger for 40 years and as you said we must maintain our forest or they suffer from fire or insect keep up the good work.

@jeremyludington9796 4 жыл бұрын

Best explained rationale for harvesting selectively. Well played, Sir.

@U4EA2007 4 жыл бұрын

I appreciate all the hard work you did setting up the different camera angles and editing it all together. It makes for a better quality video.

@malcolmlane-ley2044 4 жыл бұрын

I thoroughly enjoyed this video and I love your tractor too.You are doing a great job managing your forest and, through these videos, educating a very ill informed public about a truly sustainable resource and you are leaving a great legacy for countless generations, well done.

@falllineridge 4 жыл бұрын

Malcolm Lane-Ley Thank you!

@natevanlandingham1945 4 жыл бұрын

As a Forester, I say you did a very good job of explaining selective thinning. This is the first of your videos I have watched. Good stuff!

@5winder 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for taking the time to get the different angles. God bless your woods.

@earlrumble1692 4 жыл бұрын

PROPER forest management is what you are doing. Keep it up!

@davidkilbourne2711 4 жыл бұрын

I've always loved lumber and building houses, and just about anything with a roof on it. Great to see good thinning of trees it lets others grow and more trees get started. Great video and hope you have a great evening!

@falllineridge 4 жыл бұрын

David Kilbourne Appreciate it, David!

@gnusndn6089 4 жыл бұрын

Amen brother keep it up good job love the video. Been a carpenter woodworker the majority of my life. I love the smell and the looks of good Lumber being utilized like it's supposed to be like you said God made it for us. What a blessing to see young man working hard and providing for his family. God bless.

@terryburge6763 4 жыл бұрын

Great u-tube video, one of your best. I always enjoy watching your fallineridge videos. I absolutely agree with your explanation of 'why you cut down trees'. Keep up the great work. Terry

@Will7981 4 жыл бұрын

No need to plant another tree or two after you fell one. By letting in all that extra light, there is no telling how many trees spring up to take its place.👍🏻👍🏻Enjoyed the video.

@falllineridge 4 жыл бұрын

Will79 Thank you!

@captgringo 4 жыл бұрын

Great job, I love that you use what nature has already discarded. Good looking product !

@dalerudd6330 4 жыл бұрын

I spent a lot of my youth logging so I know you are doing a great job of using your trees efficiently.

@mr.y7821 4 жыл бұрын

Great video great work and great life!. I live the same way and I enjoyed watching Your forest. 95% of the trees will die early because of the natural selection. Nature never leave the empty spot. Knowing when, how and why is the key. Thank You.

@robertgoss4842 4 жыл бұрын

Another one of your fine videos. I especially appreciated your thoughtful explanation about the "why" you cut down trees. And yes, we are stewards. Well said.

@larryfromlincolncountywa3989 4 жыл бұрын

I was raised in and around the old-growth evergreen forests of the Pacific Northwest and have seen my share of strip-cutting by "outsiders" and the resultant overgrowth of brush. The end result, unless and until reforestation takes place, are more frequent and fast moving fires, erosion, and loss of habitat. In managed harvest areas where, as you stressed, trees are cut down with future survival and growth in mind, the forests are much hardier and there are less fires. Many things enter in to managed forests, not the least of which is diversified use and "boots-on-the-ground" management. And lets not forget diseases and insect epidemics. Of course, as with anything of beauty, man does his share of damage and destruction. Keep up the good work and the positive, encouraging attitude!!

@falllineridge 4 жыл бұрын

Larry from Lincoln County, WA Thanks as always, Larry!

@herbertbates4655 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent drone shots of the action from above. And the opening was nicely done too. Congrats!

@carpdude73 4 жыл бұрын

Love your camera views on this one! That took some time! I also appreciate your final words! You will not satisfy everyone watching as some people are never satisfied no matter what. Just keep doing your thing and if those people want to stop watching, good!

@falllineridge 4 жыл бұрын

Bill Carpenter Thanks! Appreciate you stopping by as always!

@daveholmes123 4 жыл бұрын

Nice job fall line ridge, that lumber will definitely come in handy, 👍

@O_ohuh 4 жыл бұрын

You're just gardening on a greater scale man. Its really cool to see your process. Good stuff and God bless bro.

@jewlmoore 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your inspiring videos, I myself have cut a few trees as I make wooden dough bowls and do a good bit of wood working, like yourself I try to cut dead standing. I appreciate your words at the end very much, It's apparent you aren't ashamed of the Gospel. May God continue to bless you and yours!

@falllineridge 4 жыл бұрын

James Moore Thank you, James.

@muddshshshark 4 жыл бұрын

I clicked on the video when I saw your tractor, I think I was 11 yrs old when my dad bought a brand new Ford 3000 in 1967 I learned to drive on that thing and was doing all the tractor work on our dairy farm soon after. Ploughing 3 furrow, planting with seed drill, cutting hay raking and baling, I even used it to visit my gf 20 miles away xD I even still have a large die cast dealers model of it I got when we bought it Loved that tractor p

@danryan3146 4 жыл бұрын

I manage my bush with the same approach...keep up the good work.

@BayouCountryPowerSaws 4 жыл бұрын

Thats a good running L65 Husky you have there, I appreciate when I see people running the old muscle saws, I get a certain amount of joy from it, even though it may not be my fastest saw, I appreciate how well the saw was designed and runs based on what years it was produced.

@erikellott7700 4 жыл бұрын

Great video. Well spoken and very true words. Thanks for sharing.

@vossierebel 4 жыл бұрын

What those who criticise you for harvesting forest product is that you may at any point in time decide to plant trees - fruit, vines and/ or trees indigenous to your area. Nowhere are you prevented from developing the woodland in years to come - also, the way I see it, opening up the forest a bit allows for new growth! Thanks for sharing - we enjoy watching... maybe because we'd all love to live your lifestyle too!👍😁

@mariowickel456 4 жыл бұрын

A good Forest, is a well managed Forest. Glad I stumbled onto your channel . I'm now subscribed

@topsaw 4 жыл бұрын

Great video, going to have my woodshop class watch it tomorrow.

@margaretdavis5195 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for explaining so much about the health of the trees. Just found your channel. Really enjoy work you do. M. Belinda Davis, NC

@tonydavidhopkins3456 4 жыл бұрын

You are a good person God does say take care of what l have gave you God continue to bless you and your family

@ARA-ys4zx 4 жыл бұрын

Really nice video! Good job! Preserving the nature and the environment is extremely important and you cut trees to do so, not as those big companies and corporatins which are destroying it, you're a hard worker who's just making a living and that's the right thing to do. Congrats 👏

@terryclouse6390 4 жыл бұрын

great video I think you doing a great job taking care of your trees

@usapatriot4513 4 жыл бұрын

I think you are right on the money with your forest management and it is good that you take time to explain your management reasoning to the people that don’t understand. I was always told that each ring in a tree represents one year of growth but the way you explained it on the tree you were counting rings on that 158 rings equaled about 79 years could you enlighten me on that I would love to know what you have been taught learned yourself over the years also that would help me to understand better for myself and thanks for the great enjoyable videos.

@willxin4517 4 жыл бұрын

I don’t think anybody can object to this kind of tree felling. This is a long way from clear cutting. This makes sense. This is simply management.

@willxin4517 4 жыл бұрын

Dx Fire I am a “city folk”. And I agree cutting down some trees is a crime. Also not a big fan of clear cutting. Seems a big waste to me. However I am a woodworker. I respect the harvesting rather them clear cutting. Harvesting implies selective cutting of trees that are ready, due to size, health, or need for that wood. Clear cutting is to forest the same as strip mining to the earth. Mostly waste.

@rronaldreagan 4 жыл бұрын

Here in europe it is actually illegal. And you need a permit to cut down trees... People usually get away with it and never get fined, but the risk is always there.

@jackagain8346 4 жыл бұрын

@@rronaldreagan Europe is run by libtards....

@vahula 4 жыл бұрын

@@rronaldreagan Europe is big. All countries have different laws

@rronaldreagan 4 жыл бұрын

@@vahula thats right but i have met several mates from different countries and all have confirmed that it was so in their country too. Maybe latvia or some other tiny country has this different, but western europe is all the ssme

@williamblake6504 7 ай бұрын

First of all I Iike the fact that you give God the credit for this beautiful creation that we live in. He gives us dominion over the earth that must be approached with proper balance. God is good! Next I have learned a lot about milling lumber from watching your You Tube videos. I've only been doing this for about three years and am still pretty green when it comes to knowing how to cut up a log. Thanks, a brother in Christ.

@sandypratt8951 4 жыл бұрын

This is the first video of yours I’ve seen and I was so glad to hear that you’re a Christian. I will be a subscriber from now on.🙏

@GarySmith-up1un 4 жыл бұрын

Amen

@tristanpatterson3843 4 жыл бұрын

I unsubscribed when I found out he was with the religion that supports Trump even after the most unchristian displays of corrupt behaviour..

@offgridinthepacificnorthwe3210 4 жыл бұрын

Right on! We do the same thing. Have a blessed day my brother.

@falllineridge 4 жыл бұрын

Off Grid In The Pacific North West Thank you, sir!

@jamesoncross7494 4 жыл бұрын

Trees are a renewable resource. Good job.

@smithfamilyhomestead1515 4 жыл бұрын

New subscriber. I enjoyed the video. Everything you said was correct. A landowner has to manage the land for it to be healthy for generations to come. Cheers from Evening Shade Arkansas!!!

@falllineridge 4 жыл бұрын

john smith Thank you!

@earlsmithson4749 4 жыл бұрын

Wes, so glad to see the Ford back in the vids. Hope the water/transmission problem is solved. Another great one my friend.

@DevinM420 4 жыл бұрын

Should of dropped the tree on it lol

@RXRSawdustStation 4 жыл бұрын

You're doing good work, man! You could burn it to the ground if your wanted to, it's yours... You don't and that says something without the words. Btw, as soon as the first tree you felled hit the ground I could see the Blue streaking and knew what was coming. Very nice! Keep up the great work. Thank you for it! #KeepTheChipsFlying!

@Grunt49 3 жыл бұрын

Man's desire to build! Glad to see the safety gear.

@jerrygilliam7349 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great vid!!! Good to hear someone else using a similar approach. We have a number of timber clusters that are too tightly grouped to remain healthy long term. So we'll take out the standing deads first, transplant many if the younger ones to more open ground, and thin as needed from there. It has been a slow, steady progression but well worth it.

@Ralpha1961 4 жыл бұрын

Nice setup and great editing. During the blade change I heard a woodpecker protest.

@chrisbeall9098 4 жыл бұрын

I get it. I also enjoy that every video I've watched of yours, your tractor is very clean. Love this channel

@seedsandarrowsfrontier9224 4 жыл бұрын

Love all the camera angles. I completely agree about not needing to plant trees yourself. When you cut a tree it already has left seeds that lay dormant that now will be able to grow with the right rain and a little sun light. Maybe touch on that in your next video for people who aren't totally outdoorsman type.

@donnussbaum4234 4 жыл бұрын

Yes! The globalists really got spanked when it was proven that the rainforests regenerated themselves wherever some logging occurred. God provides for our needs no matter how loud His haters scream. God wins in the end. You gained a subscriber today FLR.

@alexlechef2 4 жыл бұрын

You are on point with the management, i own a small tractor like yours, it makes no damage what so ever in t woods.

@servihomestead4324 4 жыл бұрын

Great points. Nice job felling that dead tree! Wow, those boards look great!

@anijohnson8082 4 жыл бұрын

I dont know what it is about watching a sawmill...I am so relaxed and i am so jealous. i want one. Also...i love that southern accent youngin'!!

@wjo602 4 жыл бұрын

what an amazing quality video, some of those shots are crazy cool,

@andremarais2706 4 жыл бұрын

God bless you. Greetings from Africa.

@ohividy2093 4 жыл бұрын

nice mill you got there nice even cuts. Beutiful wood too!

@pedintx 4 жыл бұрын

I am a new subscriber with notifications turned on. I really enjoyed everything you are doing. It the same kind of things I enjoy doing. I am in total agreement with you common sense management practices. But most of all I enjoyed and appreciated your testimony at the end. May God continue to bless you, Paul From Texas

@nhcaesar9556 4 жыл бұрын

I agree with you that when you own a woodland you should strive to be a good steward for that piece. If you have lots of smaller trees crowded together, then none of them can develop a big canopy with lots of leaves that use more carbon and produce more oxygen. So thinning out your woods is good forestry practice and also good for the environment in the long run. I think a lot of people don't fully understand that so I applaud your efforts to provide information and enlightenment about the issue. Better to use our renewable resource for making structures than covering them in plastic (vinyl siding) that uses up our oil.

@jacklo2801 4 жыл бұрын

Great video. Especially liked your closing comments. We are so blessed and sometimes fail to see that.

@falllineridge 4 жыл бұрын

Jack Lo Without a doubt. Appreciate you watching.

@cplrey 4 жыл бұрын

I am a bit of a tree hugger myself but I have had way too many college courses on the value of a well managed wood lot to not appreciate the logic of your comments. Great explanation sir!

@davidparkinson598 4 жыл бұрын

I hate tree hungers get out of house its made of timber go live in cave parasite

@jmlj913 4 жыл бұрын

Good video. Like how you stored the wood for later use under some old roofing.

@douglasbale584 4 жыл бұрын

Love your videos, keep em coming!

@geraldoreyes6146 3 жыл бұрын

Amen great video, just saw your videos for the first time. God bless.

@thelmabirt7626 4 жыл бұрын

Well said! As always, awesome content, awesome video!

@ulthmonsta8590 4 жыл бұрын

I like your videos, you really show respect for nature, and how to partially live off the land without being destructive or irresponsible, and without super fancy equipment. Other than good old hard work and elbow grease ofc

@elliotazus6258 4 жыл бұрын

Well-said, thank you for the explanation! God bless and take care🙏🙏🙏

@terrellcummings4385 4 жыл бұрын

Love that blue wood done part of inside of my house in it

@downhilltwofour0082 4 жыл бұрын

I love cool tools! Thanks for sharing.

@Rail9222 4 жыл бұрын

Nice job on the vid. Don't let the naysayers bother you.

@briankleinkopf8557 4 жыл бұрын

my dad has a Ford tractor... u Cant stop em ^5s... does Everything u ask... ^5 Fall Line u Rock!! Respects Brian... Nor Cal

@dudeissajoke 4 жыл бұрын

currently dealing with an overgrown woods myself.. lots of dead ash trees in my area.. very sad to see. love your videos!

@falllineridge 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@Erwin838 4 жыл бұрын

Great video! Love the profesionalism

@jacquespapillon1154 4 жыл бұрын

Hello, the way you are working in your forest I completly agree with you, the way you're using your tractor, your chainsaw, your sawmill and specialy the way you talking care off yours boards. I'm taking care off My forest pratically like you for more than 43 years like a garden and presently for 27 acres that forest produce more than I can cut, I usually sell 2 ten wheelers of logs 10 and 12 feet long to a sawmill in m'y village and I cut 17 to 20 face cords of firewood each year . You might be interested from where I'm from: 120 kilometers south of Quebec city near Maine border. Happy to become a suscriber and I'll be watching your vids even the old ones. Take care friend, cheers.

@charlesmccoury663 4 жыл бұрын

Another awesome video.

@paulrichards2713 4 жыл бұрын

Great job, planting trees is the beginning of returning marginal land to forest, but you must Manage the Forests. I have planted thousands of trees but can no longer manage them so my nephews now have to Manage the trees. Keep up the good work

@remushaynes2693 4 жыл бұрын

i just found your channel and was really interested in what you were doing. then, lo and behold, you quoted the teachings of the Bible and i really perked up. thank you beyond measure for your beliefs and ethics.......g

@georgeschmitt8205 4 жыл бұрын

Gotta love those old Ford tractors. Change the oil regularly and you'll give it to your great grandkids. Yeah there's no power steering and power brakes but there's also no plastic or computers to fail.

@angelacross2216 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful videography and editing.

@DaliLllama 4 жыл бұрын

Great intro!

@rowman12 4 жыл бұрын

Aloha from Kauai! Really enjoyed your video! Wish I could find property like yours to live on one day! God bless.

@stephenellender3938 3 жыл бұрын

Genesis describes what and who we are. It describes our dominion over the earth. Glad you spoke of your beliefs. I was not surprised. Blessings to you and your family. Watching from Choupique, Louisiana. The hurricanes took many oak, pine and pecan trees to the ground. Almost all will be wasted. We don't use a lot of firewood here. We are about 40 miles from the Gulf of Mexico. I actually saw a trailer loaded with oak slabs in Lake Charles today. Made my heart glad.

@cyberdemongenuineundead497 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing what you can do with some knowledge and the right tools!

@MacWalther 4 жыл бұрын

I started to understand how you were measuring around 24:10 from this camera view. a once over would help me what you're looking at and a straight on view. This is my first video I've watched of yours. As a once professional editor and cameraman I quickly subscribed, knowing how much time it takes to set up all these shots to tell a story.