Thank you for sharing. It is easy to brag about success. It takes courage to show the failures. I do not see this as a failure but more as an opportunity to sharpen abilities.

Mein tiefsten Respekt! Die technik mit dem hydraulischen heber kannte ich noch nicht. Sehr interessant und spannend zu gleich. Das sich das stammende so hochschiebt ist echt unfassbar. Allzeit gut holz und bleiben Sie gesund.

This is why you have a clear escape route - even when you think you’re doing everything right the tree can fool you. Great video, glad your ok, but next time to hell with the jack, run!

I really appriciate someone putting their fails online.

Thanks for sharing this clip! We all learn from our mistakes. As a fellow tree guy, perhaps I can offer my 2 cents. When I fell a tree slightly off-axis to it's lean, I like to put all my wedges on the low side of the back cut. It helps keep the tree on course. I don't think that would've helped much in this particular scenario, but it's food for thought. That tree was pretty loaded, and likely would have barber-chaired regardless of what you did. Glad you were not hurt! Stay safe out there. Cheers!

Thank you for making this misstake public. By doing so we can learn from you instead of making them ourself. We all make misstakes and learn from them, but we often have a hard time learning from a misstake that we havn't seen or relate to. This however makes that possible. People cutting trees need to be more humble and POST also the situations were stuff doesn't go as planed so we can learn from all our combined misstakes instead of just our own. That makes us far better faster with a lot less risk involved.

if you are in this business long enough you'll see some strange things happen... watching these types of videos helps us all to understand what can go wrong... better to see it on video than have it happen to you first.. se the below vid on barberchair if you like more understanding of that phenomenon... thanks for sharing ps seems like it would have been better to leave the jack and grab the saw .

Um Gottes willen bleib gesund. Und: jeder macht Fehler. Sie haben Mut dieser hier zu zeigen. Hut ab !

Thank you for showing the right way so that it was easy to see why it was wrong the second time. very helpful

Vielen dank!!!!!! Thank you so much for sharing this video. It was also delightful to hear your explanation in German which I speak, although know zero lingo for this job. Pass auf dich auf.

I have watched your videos before. I don't want to give anyone a hard time but you need to really think about what you are doing and learn from your mistakes before you get yourself killed. Cut that brash from around your feet, clear your exit, cut some buttress off of that tree, if your are not cutting a Humbolt face cut that do the top cut first (it's a lot easier to get a hinge and not a dutchman), bore through the centre of the tree creating a clean piece of hingewood and also making a trigger mechanism, then cut the back of the tree above the level of the face cut. There are more points but these are some of the major things I picked up on, good luck and stay safe.

It’s good to show failures , that’s the way you learn it , thanks for posting it

Great video, glad I watched it. I want to learn from people's mistakes so I won't do the same thing. I applaud this person for posting this video!

I've seen trees being cut using a bottle jack in the past. The more times I see it, the less I like it. For a reasonably upright straight tree like these, simple is best, Wedge and cut. Remember, once the tree starts to fall, you have absolutely no control over what happens to it then. With a decent sized wedge and back cut, you can at least direct it in the general direction you want it to fall. The bottle jack, in theory should provide upward pressure, push the tree towards the wedge cut out of it, and should topple. The reality though, is if the wedge is a little bit off or your backcut is a bit uneven, the tree may well spin is a totally different direction on its way down. I do feel the wedge and backcut is a much safer option, but of course, no method is totally safe. Either way, and I'm sure you do this: have your retreat path planned in case the tree does something unexpected. And forget about the saw and jack if it does: I've never yet seen a saw or a bottle jack being mourned, but plenty of unfortunate folks who have been killed in their line of work.

Daumen hoch und Abo. Die Wagenheber Methode ist neu für mich. Auf jeden Fall interessant zu sehen. Bei uns wurde die Motorsäge nie abgestellt, sondern blieb beim Entfernen vom Baum immer am Mann, da etwas andere Technik und Vorgehensweise. Dafür durch andere Unachtsamkeit auch schon mal eine Säge oder das Schwert beschädigt. No People is perfect. Das wichtigste ist der Mensch, pass auf Dich auf.

Wünsche dir immer gutes Gelingen. Danke dass du solch ein Erlebnis teilst.

Thank you for posting this video. Hope you learned from your mistakes so many people only post when things go right.

I would not want to be dropping trees with all that brush around my feet. Take 30 seconds and clear your footing!

IMO this man is a top notch professional and not a faker or a wannabe. He is the real deal! He knows he’s he’s the real deal and therefore isn’t ashamed to show some of the less then pristine moments. Thank you for yearning and being genuine!

Glad you show the fails. Hope you learned. First cut should always be the top scarf cut then the bottom scarf cut so you don't over cut. This is the major danger of a high felling cut. I think it is better to learn a good plunge cut so that you can slow down and look at the cut before bringing it home instead of the jack. But the scariest is the fact that you did not clean up branches to work safely. You are one lucky dude on borrowed time.!

Ein Lob für dieses Video wo auch mal gezeigt wird, dass man auch mal Fehler machen kann. Es zeigt aber auch wie wichtig ein sicheres sauberes stolperfreies Umfeld ist zum schnellen abhauen. Übrigens Ihr Stihlfetischisten, auch mit einer Stihl hätte das passieren können.

Was lehrt uns das Ereignis? Immer weg gehn wenn er fällt! Dinge kann man ersetzen, wie du schon gesagt hast. ;)

This happens to all lumberjacks. The one that went astray. No biggy, no one was hurt. Thanks for showing us what can happen while cutting huge trees. Anyone thinking of cutting a tree down should watch this. peace

I was think the same. When you put your feet between branches 3-5" around the tree. If the tree fall your way, so you have to dodge the tree, so your foot not coming out straight up but sideways left or right and not looking down so It's easy to get your shoe lock or enough to trip you. You might be ok but your legs stay there.

Hallo Schönen Dank das wir aus deinen Fehlern lernen dürfen. Schade um die Säge aber ich hab vor Jahren auch vor einer Entscheidung gestanden Säge retten und Gesundheit riskieren oder hoffen das Säge nicht beschädigt wird. Bei mir war es eine dicke Buche mit ganz leicht Vorhänger innen dann leicht faul . Beim Fällschnitt riss im Stamm ein Stück vom Wurzelanlauf aus und klemmte mir beim fallen die Schiene (Säge Stihl 066 73 Schiene ) ein beim auftreffen des Baumes auf den Boden löste sich die Säge und blieb direkt unter dem hochschwingendem Stamm liegen der dann die 066 dem Erdboden gleich gemacht hat. Nach 2 Tagen zog der Holzrücker den Stamm bei Seite und ich kam an meine überbleibsel meiner Säge ich buddelt sie aus und nahm sie mit Heim. Wegschmeißen oder Andenken an den Unfall? Ich entschloss mich die Säge zu reinigen und dann kam die überraschende Wende !!!!!!! Schiene Kette runter , Plastik Deckel Zylinder ab, und Säge läuft welch Wunder. Handschutz ,Griffrohr , Plastik Deckel Zylinder, Auspuff ,Schiene, Kette neu Und die Säge läuft heute noch. Grüsse aus Nordhessen Nähe Kassel

Classic Barberchair. As I'm telling my son now. Always have your escape route planned in your head. Clear path, no sticks,roots anything. Practice the escape in your mind the whole time. Shout out to Buckin Billy Ray. Go Buckinstock USA

Why bad comments? Sometimes simple and routine things can go wrong badly. Someone said "Face cut, back cut, wedge..." Um... Yes in ideal conditions... But if you are in dense forest where tree leans on a tree even if you are professional it can happen that tree fells opposite face cut direction, kickback, heavy branch felling, etc. Putting wedge sometimes is almost impossible if the tree is smaller diameter. So thank you very much for this video Sir.

HI Austrian. Good to connect with you. I was also a tree surgeon!

Viel Glück auch weiterhin. Das ist eine sehr gefährliche Arbeit. Manchmal absolut unberechenbar. Man kann nur versuchen das Risiko durch das Einschalten des Verstandes möglichst gering zu halten. Weiterhin gut Holz!

Thanks for sharing your timber felling with us its cool to see how you men in Austria cut timber you guys do it with a lot shorter bars than we do out here on the west cost of America we like at lest a 32in i like it because you dont have to cut around two side's. And we put a under cut to make our face. So that it flat at the butt so its less wast when gets to the mill any wsy your 20inbar. seems to work out well for you i like to watch how it done in other countries thanks for your videos and be safe and god bless ✌

Another chance to learn, and improve. No serious injury or loss of life is a plus in this dangerous career. Thanks for showing use that.

That tree took revenge lol. Happy to see your alright though, the chainsaw can be replaced.

Lass Dich von denen die ja eh nichts tun, außer alles besser wissen, nicht beirren. Top gearbeitet, das Video gut und auch noch Deine super Analyse. Und wer viel im Holz arbeitet weis dass eben nicht immer alles kalkulierbar ist, Du warst ruhig und sicher - das zählt !!!!!

Glad you were unhurt. Remember the people commenting with hate, hate themselves most. They are not brave enough to do what you did. Thank you for sharing this with us so we can be better prepared for the surprises life throws at us.

Thank you for sharing. Hello from Ontario, Canada

Impossible to ever think that thin strip stayed straight and pivioted entire tree's weight all that time. Now I see why in other videos they leave a very narrow width for "hinge joint". But that "sliver" was what 1 inch (25mm) thick and 10 inches (25cm) wide at largest points. That's nothing. Glad you didn't get hurt by the recoil. Take Care!

Looks to me like the stem "chaired" a couple feet. Likely a couple "Coos Bay" cuts laterally into the backcut would've helped a lot. Anyhow, I'd certainly move the saw well out of the way before the final jacking, if it was advisable to jack it rather than just wedge.

meiner meinung nach eines der besten vids. von dir. so wird man daran erinnert mit respekt an den baum zu gehen. ich habe auch einige bäume gefällt bin aber kein profi. deshalb danke für dieses vid.

I cut large trees in Oregon and rarely use the jack method unless the tree has too much rot to fell with the wedges, the jack is more of a secondary plan in case the wedges don't work as the wood is too spongy.

schön das du wirklich alles zeigst auch wenn es mal schief gehtaber es wäre evtl Vorteilhaft die Sicherheitsfälltechnik zu verwenden da hier viele Hobby-Forstwirte zuschauen die dann evtl es nicht so hinbekommen wie du und dann den Baum unkontrolliert fällen

I am always paranoid with my saw close. I would have been grabbing it before the jack. Glad he did not get hurt!

As a aspiring hobby level woodsman I find these fail videos really useful. With my limited experience, I want to make sure I follow best practice every time, as to gain experience. As some here wisely comment, complacency is gonna get you over time, so better start out doing the right things, even if they seem a bit excessive at first. I'm not bound by having to fell many trees per day, so I can afford to take the time to do it right. As an example: I've found using a bore cut to establish the hinge properly is the safest way to start the back cut, even if it takes a few moments more. Just my 2c.

Great experience to share, what works + what doesn't = knowledge

Got to get in the habit of staying as safe as possible and wrapping both of those thumbs!

Schickes Land!Schöne Wälder!Pass auf dich auf! Hallo aus Russland!

Man sieht trotzdem das du Profi bist ich vermute ein Laie hätte versucht die Säge zu retten. weiterhin Unfallfreies Arbeiten und schönes Wochenende Gruß aus Oberfranken

i get using a jack and that method but it seems like it just adds complexity to the equation. ive been cutting trees for 15+ years and never had a tree completely go a different direction than my pie cut maybe off a couple of degrees but not just sideways. if it was me id have a 48" bar and forget the jack. also always have a planned escape route because you really never know if that trunk is going to bounce and move even when felled in the proper direction.

I love all the "Professionals" whom have never made a mistake! SMDH! Things can and will happen to the best! When you think you know it all is the time you will be buried in the same wood you cut down. PEACE!

Getting paid by the hectre or commission makes careless or accidental mistakes more prevalent.

Sägen bekommst du an jeder Ecke Dein Leben nicht

Respekt für deine Ehrlichkeit, wir alle machen Fehler...........

That jack created all sourts of problems here....

I'm glad you got out of the way and was safe. I've ran my saw with my truck before and my massey Ferguson 135 it was the same saw. Your saw should be ok.

Things can go bad quickly. Dropped a tree about that size on a big Husky saw myself once! once was enough to learn the lesson! It was damn expensive to fix!

Hab ne Geschäftsidee. Malt den Wagnheber rot oder Grün an und nennt ihn Baumheber. Dann den doppelten Preis verlangen. Extra für Forst entwickelt.

Ohauerha, das ging ja nochmal gut. Und ja, 'ne Maschine lässt sich ersetzen, ein Menschenleben nicht! Weiterhin gut Holz!!

Safety first! Die Motorsäge ist ersetzbar. Und natürlich die Lehren daraus ziehen, was man in Zukunft besser machen könnte.

I have a question...is the jack method used more for a specific reason? Here in north america all I ever see is standard hinge cut - back cut, or hinge cut, bore cut, trigger. I only ever see fellers jack a tree over if it has some super crazy stuff going on with it.

Respekt ,da traut sich einer Mal etwas zu Posten das schief geht . Natürlich braucht der, der den Schaden hat nicht auf den Spot warten. Leider kenn ich auch sehr viele von der Spezies perfekt. Neben bei sind sie noch Geschieden usw. also doch nicht so perfekt. Trotzdem noch Mal Hut ab für deine Ehrlichkeit auch Fehler zu geben zu können . Mfg Gerhard

ich hätte ehrlich gesagt auch nicht damit gerechnet. Habe sowas auch noch nicht erlebt. Kann passieren und du hast dich richtig verhalten mit Fällschnitt und Wagenheber. Wenn möglich mache ich immer Splintschnitte und lasse ein Halte bzw. Stützband stehen. Letzteres dient aber mehr dazu, den Fällschnitt in Ruhe zu Ende führen zu können, denn es ist ja schwer abschätzbar, wieviel Druck durch den Wagenheber oder Keil bereits aufgebaut wurde

My opinion is he is doing to shallow notches not enough angle + Here tree was back leaning and left weight was on the left so in school they teach you to first cut the presure fiber and then tension fibre. So proper way wuld be bore cut from the left and when enough room you put you wedge in then cuting arround the tree to the right and putting your wedges in. In this case jack wuld be ok but only for helping to lift the tree with wedges. Tree with weight left or right lifted only in the middle with jack like in this case can break the hinge and change his direction where all the weight is. Try this at dinner put ypur food on one side of the plate and then lift it at center from behind.

Nun ist es ja da ... Hätte jedem passieren können ... Aber ne neue Säge kann man kaufen ein Menschenleben nicht !! Kopf hoch.. ;O)) Mach weiter so

Wow, das war Live und Live ist ohne Garantie. Aber du hast richtig entschieden, die meisten sollten sich das bei sowas überlegen. Denn Maschinen sind ersetzbar, ein Mensch nie. War der erste Baum auch schon angefault? Für mich sah es so aus, als wenn der Mittelstrahl etwas dunkel war. Du hast es aber richtig gesagt, das man sowas meistens nie nach dem Lehrbuch machen kann. Solchen Sachen bringen einen die Erfahrung, aber selbst bei Fehler. Aus Fehlern lernt man. Danke schön, dir weiterhin eine Unfallfreie Arbeitszeit. Gut Holz

We rarely use jacks here in America. It appears that the tree split because your back cut was higher than your notch, and maybe your holding wood was uneven. I didn't see enough of the front to tell if there was an obstruction that caused the tree to hang on and then rotate.

Barber chairs are so dangerous because the tree can move much easier along the axis the trunk sits on, from stump to crown. Take a branch off a tree and swing it around. Then move it as an arrow moves. You'll understand.

Serwus...Schau dir schon länger zu...echt super Videos 👍👍👍 Aber bevor ich eine 576 mitziag in de Wälder....nimm ich lieber de 562....(weil a Schneid hast ja sowieso überall drauf/finde jetzt keinen großen Unterschied) Schönen Gruß ausn bayrischn Woid und gut Holz weiterhin

Hallo. Super Videos hast du. Mache die gleiche Arbeit wie du und das was dir jetzt passiert ist, ist uns auch schon passiert. So schade es auch um die Säge ist, die kann man ersetzen dich aber nicht.Also Unfall freies arbeiten und schöne Grüße aus Stockenboi.

We all make mistakes, its how we learn. We need to own our mistakes as well as understand it happens to others too. If your unreasonable and expect perfection without allowance of our imperfect state... then what rock were you born under, and do you even deserve to be in a trade? Thank you for posting your mistake, this helps us learn without having to make it. Keep up the good work.

Looks like the back cut was at too much of an angle? Thanks for the upload.

Leave the Jack in the truck tool kit, you have all you need apart from a axe to drive the wedges.

Glad this guy is ok. That was nuts

Sicherlich schade um die Säge. Doch gesund und weiter am Leben sein, kann man nicht mit Gold aufwiegen. Wünsche weiterhin viel Glück bei der Arbeit ! Beste Grüße aus dem Allgäu ...

Nice clean work space

Classic Barber chair - deadly scenario

clear all area footing always have a nice path to walk run jump, DAMN I LOVE THIS NICE SHARP BLADE! DESTROYED SAW? WE NEED TO KNOW.. ; O

Never seen the jack method, but it worked.

Würde mich interessieren wie die Säge jetzt nach diesem Maler aussieht! Weiter so und liebe Grüsse aus der Schweiz!

Good thing it was a small barber chair that came back toward you just so far.

Glad nobody got hurt pretty close call

I notice in their videos that they ignore the surroundings. Well it’s a teach vid and very common situations.😊

GSD ist dir nichts passiert mach weiter so wie immer tolle Videos macht echt Spaß dir zu zusehen

Wir sind alle nur Menschen,soetwas passiert,auch dem besten,bleib gesund,hol dir ne neue und weiter gehts 😊 Mfg lemmi

i dont understand your language, so 13:00 and beyond sounds an epilogue from a ww2 campaign games. thank you its a good video. i learned a lot. again thanx for sharing the failure

Alter Schwede Glück gehabt 👍🏻

I've seen this jack method used on various videos but honestly what is the advantage? Can anyone tell me? I could understand if the space was limited or when near buildings but not in the forest.

Other felling cuts could of been used here without a jack and not sure about anyone else I’d have longer bar.

Good job sir, thanks for sharing I always appreciate the experts in the comments

Glade that you are OK, and Glade it wasn't a Stihl.

This is a fascinating technique for felling a tree. i can honestly say I have never seen any method as convoluted, unnecessarily complex, and gadget-dependent as this. It's amazing you haven't destroyed more saws--or been seriously injured or killed--doing it this way...

I am scared shitless of my chainsaw even though I was an industrial bandsaw operator. Think being scared kept me alive.

It looks like there was too much wood left on the low side when he started jacking it up. Am i right?

glad bless u brother and protect you.

Sad that, I love my 576, Problem is when we cut so many trees this size in a day the odd one will always catch you out. Thanks for posting.

servus aus deutschland( nordbayern). sägen lassen sich immer ersetzen. sowas passiert, sollte nicht aber...... deine arbeit im wald und vorallem im hang verdienen respekt. ach ja, gesundes neues jahr und gut holz 2020

thanks very interesting , this can happen to anyone , glad you published this .

I've never seen the jack used before and know that most folks in North America don't use it. That said, I'd like to ask the pros out there if they think in the case of a bad leaner if a jack might be useful. I know wedges are usually the ticket, but I've watched a lot of guys get very nervous on bad leaners if they are not using some kind of back-up. What do you people think? Could the jack be valuable for leaners or not really a difference-maker?

thats priceless experience, good job!

Ich habe gestern erst wieder eine hohe Birke gefällt. Ich achte immer darauf, dass mein Arbeitsbereich beräumt ist und ich im Fall des Falles leicht zurück weichen kann. Beim ersten Baum im Video mußte man ringsum durch hohes Geäst klettern. Wenn da was nicht geplant läuft, hat man schlechte Karten.

I've watched a few "how to do it right" videos I saw this coming!

Normal kommentiere ich nicht, aber diesmal muss ich sagen ein "Klasse Video",man sieht was passieren kann,