i was a helli logger for 16 years all over from alaska to montana and every sister between them western united states and canada,until a accident ended it for me. its been 14 yrs since iv been out there setting chockers .at the time i hated the long grueling hours 6 days a week,even though i came close to loosing my life and lost 3 buddys over the years heli logging.there s not a day that i dont miss the job that i was one of the few helli loggers to have had that chance to say i was a helli logger and dam proude when i say it .the men still out there kicken ass well only you know what i mean,be safe and enjoy while you can its a young mans job makes it hell on your body down the road .id do it again in a secound, send a turn in for me guys piece out.
@pcdubya5 жыл бұрын
Damn, climbing 60-70 feet, carrying the saw, and then cutting the 2'-3' diameter top out ( which is a tree in itself ) while standing on spikes with a rope around you and no where to go, hats off bro, to anyone that can do that.
@BushyHairedStranger11 жыл бұрын
The High climbers have my respect. As a 5th generation Oregonian my great grandfather, "Pop" Robert Hoselton, was a logger in the Oregon coast range. They homesteaded in Crow, built a sawmill & stagecoach stop there. Pop knew many High climbers, said, though they had short lives they truly LIVED their lives to the fullest one could live back then. Amen.
@tnbrfller11 жыл бұрын
Best Years of my Life... Beautiful British Columbia.
@crawlFace12 жыл бұрын
@crawlFace In fact, just because someone works in a profession where they cut, fell, lop, prune, etc, trees doesn’t mean they don’t like trees, and it doesn’t mean they couldn’t give a crap about nature. My best wishes-
@jackmehof9712 жыл бұрын
Mad respect for these loggers. I drove a log truck for a while and did small logging....residents....these guys are serious badass.
@Glen420M14 жыл бұрын
Canadian loggers...Where MEN are MEN. Takes a special breed to do what these MEN do. Most wouldn't have a chance to even climb a tree like these let alone cut it down!! Hats off to u guys stay safe :)
@s00581312 жыл бұрын
This video is what made me want to do tree work, ten years ago. Still come back to watch this video, absolute legends.
@keithclark4862 жыл бұрын
Have you ever fell out of the tree onto the ground and had to take a trip to see the doctor because you got hurt ?
@s00581312 жыл бұрын
@@keithclark486 never
@keithclark4862 жыл бұрын
@@s0058131 I did that out of the tree onto the ground causing 44 stiches on the head having to go to the doctor.
@abrahamlorenzo421 Жыл бұрын
I can believe that
@carabiner14 жыл бұрын
Nice work. Reminds me of NZ heli logging. One 500 yr old tree per 5 hectres every 5 yrs = sustainable old growth harvest strategy! Really well done!
@nzmeateater Жыл бұрын
Appropriate music, no room for error on that job, cool vid.👍
@lovethefifties111 жыл бұрын
We have also logged in Washington, Montana, Idaho and Oregon. God had a good day providing these states. I was the camp cook, brush stacker, loader etc.
@metallicalloy15 жыл бұрын
Awesome video. Thanks for doing such a dangerous job so the rest of us can have lumber! Those chopper pilots are pretty wild too.
@Allybug4291211 жыл бұрын
Awesome tribute to many of the hardest workers in AMERCIA!
@MrJason19693 жыл бұрын
Christine Filippone pretty sure this is Canada. You guys don't have any where near the high vis we have to wear
@360Nomad13 жыл бұрын
Thumbs up if you have more respect for a Lumberjack than you do 100 Tree Huggers.
@101MrMatty12 жыл бұрын
massive respect for these guys. You gotta love the job!
@Givr4Deaner12 жыл бұрын
this video fires me up everytime i watch it
@338climber13 жыл бұрын
You guys are great and keep up the good work. It has to be hard keeping up with the demand of the public and not destroying the forests i have seen where you guys go in and the only evidence that you can see are the tops of the trees that are left. Keep it up. What the ecologist dont get is that more wood is put on each year by the older trees and its much more efficient to take down the larger trees then lots of smaller ones. Its also much better for the environment.
@338climber14 жыл бұрын
just plain balls. these guys know what they are doing and i would like to see somebody else get up there. Now ill do 80-100 feet but past that im getting tired. good job guys and be safe out there.
@Kimbeattie5 жыл бұрын
great video tough men doing a tough job this is work, i respect theses guys so much not many people can do this job i bet they don,t need to go to the gym after a work day is done. Hippies suck is a great line
@caseyrobison2525 жыл бұрын
👌🏻💪
@sasolas2315 жыл бұрын
Respect to all loggers, nice job u do. Nice video. 5 stars.
@mabealamillo14 жыл бұрын
Independent of the opinions very respectable that they have shaped about this video, i think that is a work very dangerous and and the people who work in them, day to day set out their lives, taking shape not only to the logging, but also to take care of of the community when they appear the wild fires, in this video appears a friend that i respect and i love him. God Job Boys. Greetings from Mexico.
@104bigTruck14 жыл бұрын
Well The west coast is a breeding ground for trees! That's what we do here. We have more plated then ever! We have more fire prevention like never before. There is more forest saved and locked up in parks,reserves and private set asides that we are running out of the "working forest" We are proud of what we do and the heck if someone from the other side of the country can tell us differently. Drive west and see what we have been doing since before the beginning of the century.
@Cookietheman123414 жыл бұрын
That is insane have never seen anything like it! absolute nutter MAXIMUM RESPECT
@rfsmith9015 жыл бұрын
oh hell yeah. that's badass. i'm a forest products major right now at ms state hopefully i'll be able to do somethin like this when i graduate or on one of my co-op work terms. its my dream job.
@TGCIII15 жыл бұрын
that top at 3:45 is a monster! wasn't that cats first day on the job. he's layin'em in the shade. top notch shit, brother
@ronaldwilkins60563 жыл бұрын
Bad ass work.
@660stihl13 жыл бұрын
the best video on the whole f#c#i#g youtube
@jackrussellhonda15 жыл бұрын
That was awesome!!! You guys are nuts!!!
@RobertGary115 жыл бұрын
I used to think it would be fun to helli log. There was an article in my pilot's magazine about a heli logger. At the end of the article was a note that the pilot had died after the article was written and asked for donations for his family. After that I decided to stick with boring flying.
@timburnell82735 жыл бұрын
These guys are badass!!!!!!
@DoomHell99914 жыл бұрын
i Do the Same Kind of work i learn by my self my Name is Mad Maxx i live in Timmins Ontario using the New 576XP Chainsaw that outputs the 390XP , Nice Vid
@RJM101115 жыл бұрын
GREAT video Lads keep the GOOD work you do. Thankyou.
@104bigTruck14 жыл бұрын
@stinkmunkey Well that's nice. Profit comes with purpose. We have more trees than when the Pilgrims arrived at Plymouth rock simply due to fire prevention alone. Trees grow back like weeds simply left unplanted so with the efforts here in the USA of 8 trees planted for every tree harvested it's a win win! We have so many changes already like buffers for streams/salmon/bird or animal habitats and we all work with it where I'm from. Profit is not a bad thing. State timber revenue goes for schools.
@Fundy50616 жыл бұрын
Some of those tops still had a lot of good wood in them. Are they used or left to rot?
@Harbercraftguy15 жыл бұрын
awsome video...I log in Alberta Canada...No trees like that though.Amazing
@fntgroundcrew12 жыл бұрын
Freacken awsome Bud!! Post more. Now this is real loggin!!!!!
@cosmicuz13 жыл бұрын
holy cow thats some tall wood, and you are some tough f*****ers
@chino420buds14 жыл бұрын
Awsome Work Boys!! Thats My Backyard!!!
@LordSirpiko12 жыл бұрын
@NSTartan more than likely the limbs are stripped and used for firewood/mulch and the beam for 'knotty cheap wood' maybe even paper.
@AceTreeManagement14 жыл бұрын
Awesome video ! great work !!!
@Doubleheader214 жыл бұрын
Nice work! you are a Surgeon with the powersaw:)
@Kevcomega9 жыл бұрын
I just fucking love this Video.... Weeeeee
@Kevcomega8 жыл бұрын
I know right :)
@MiniTruck-np9ef7 жыл бұрын
u sir are a good sort
@landcruisertoyota31376 жыл бұрын
Ultra brutal very hard savage work.
@pawelRuti13 жыл бұрын
Great estimate, made clip great
@crawlFace12 жыл бұрын
@crawlFace Yeah I have a passion for trees. When I first saw this video I knew tree lovers would describe it as satan’s work. But there’s a respectful healthy way to harvest trees. We understand the many cycles of a forest, logs/remains left on the floor certainly do have new uses by other organisms including other plants. We don’t usually cut juvenile trees. Most trees properly assessed for harvest will lessen the competition for resources,
@MickClover15 жыл бұрын
Hell I thought it was a great video and I certainly enjoyed the soundtrack that went with it. I'd say good job but i really think - great job - Thanks for sharing with all :-)
@boydb5616 жыл бұрын
Interesting video, great tuneage!
@scottjocwu15 жыл бұрын
Awesome video man
@104bigTruck14 жыл бұрын
@matsbugs1 Well what it comes down to is private propert y rights. No one should be told what to do on their property that they have paid money for.
@motofetzer14 жыл бұрын
RESPECT very nice WORK. extreme
@Westcoasty0816 жыл бұрын
My fist time seeing topping, single stem logging. F**king Wicked Vid. ( Nice Shots From Up In The Canopy. Did You Have A Guy In The Next Tree Over? Doesen't matter, That was Sick.
@bullsnutsoz11 жыл бұрын
Very much agree; also who needs BS sport when we have the greatest game in the natural world right there in the woods and the bravery is much more intense and real. God love these fellas.
@SwedishAdrenalin9 жыл бұрын
More of this!!
@Compwhiz12812 жыл бұрын
well gol' dang. :O best we can do is just make good with what we got, hence the property preservation idea >:D
@matsbugs114 жыл бұрын
@104bigTruck the problem isn't that there aren't enough trees planted. its that it'll take us 200 years or more to grow hardwoods of that size. we dont NEED to fell those massive trees, we get by with plantation radiata pine for general construction use in Australia. unless you spend thousands of dollars on hardwood furniture..... then you probably never use trees like this, it is simply a financial/greed thing
@cogglers14 жыл бұрын
Humboldt County has a lot of logging with Redwoods its pretty crazy
@baldrad111 жыл бұрын
They may be a family operation.....no "Man" involved. Even a lot of big operations, helicopters and all, train their kids from the ground up. In any case, the money can be terrific.
@104bigTruck15 жыл бұрын
Don't Let your love of wilderness blind you from the needs of your fellow man. Protect working forest
@jdh5167 жыл бұрын
you can turn the music off. I did. Great video though.
@peters50906 жыл бұрын
same. it actually made my son start to cry
@ronaldwilkins60563 жыл бұрын
F that, turn it up!
@Georgeous15315 жыл бұрын
one word: Awesome
@CezaryRomanowski6 жыл бұрын
Nice old film😍😍😍
@BackstrokeOfTheWest14 жыл бұрын
Wow, some of those trees are huge. Looks pretty damn hard to do though.
@Daneo9613 жыл бұрын
WOW! Chainsaws are amazing. and also both those songs Your Disease and Click Click boom are great! Top vid!
@cosmicuz14 жыл бұрын
good man there big wood why did you top them first?to keep them in the area for to tall?
@idadho8 жыл бұрын
Glad I can shut the volume down. Such lousy sound track music.
@peters50906 жыл бұрын
LMAO
@RJM101115 жыл бұрын
Whats the song? Ive a few of these videos from you guys there GREAT. Keep up the GOOD work and stay SAFE outthere. Merry Christmas.
@GERRYMALONEY474 жыл бұрын
Should be playing the AC DC song oh I've Got Big Balls there such big balls dirty big balls
@crackajeff15 жыл бұрын
dream job
@elibunyan113 жыл бұрын
What do those tops look like after they hit the ground? Is there any sound wood ever left in em, not that you'd yard em out, but just curious.
@djwbfilms12 жыл бұрын
Nice helipad 2:31. :)
@ragdump16 жыл бұрын
those big Cedars got to be Redwoods I don't think Cedars get quit that big
@treeclimberdave Жыл бұрын
Western red cedar and Douglas fir
@stormytooman19475 жыл бұрын
I had to mute it, and missed listening to the chain saws.
@104bigTruck15 жыл бұрын
Oh brother. We have more forest land today than ever because of fire prevention alone!
@TheExtremetree13 жыл бұрын
1:15 and ear muff!
@monkeytreegirl13 жыл бұрын
@NSTartan my husband does this same job and i used to ask the same question, they just leave the tops on the ground!
@bradsha21215 жыл бұрын
epic proportioned
@RJM101115 жыл бұрын
Dam GOOD work 5*
@Fundy50616 жыл бұрын
So do you top the tree at a certain hieght or are you more concerned with the weight of the log? Awesome video by the way. I don't think I have the stones to do your job though!
@fntgroundcrew12 жыл бұрын
Love to join that crew out there
@StihlCanuck13 жыл бұрын
anyone wanting to be a "Lumberjack" needs to quit school at 14,work as a whistle punk,sharpen your dad's axe,live in camp,and EARN your way into the bush..... You can't just "wanna be a lumberjack".You have to have it in your blood.....take my advise young ones....stay in school and let the real men do the hard stuff....
@SurvivorMan1912 жыл бұрын
I want to become a timber faller it s the coolest job!!!!!
@crawlFace12 жыл бұрын
@crawlFace Obviously it’s gotta be a balance. Have there been terrible practices and poor planning and businesses that have done more harm than good? Sure. But in the spirit of survival and nature, we can have a healthy place where man and the environment coexist. Nervous people won’t be satisfied unless man is living in a bubble. Even the most extreme naturalist kills something, lol.
@DumbleODS14 жыл бұрын
@brightstarlit Old trees die, and start producing CO2. Logging has been done for hundreds of years, and the logging you see in these shows does not hurt any ecosystem
@NSTartan13 жыл бұрын
What do you guys do with your tops? Are they limbed and forwarded out too, or are they left behind? Your tops are bigger than out entire trees! (near halifax)
@SurvivorMan1913 жыл бұрын
It a great video. Timber faller it s the best job but in CANADA or USA not in EUROPE.
@SoftwareExplorer14 жыл бұрын
Wow, the worker's comp for that must cost a lot.. Falling trees is one of the most dangerous jobs, and then add to that climbing up the tree, which means you can't have an escape route.
@104bigTruck14 жыл бұрын
@matsbugs1 Plantations? Well here in the pacific NW the we consider our hills and mts plantations however we have flat land planted and harvested cottonwood where people still bark about it. there's no winning with wicca people.
@Compwhiz12812 жыл бұрын
To folks who like trees and nature as much as I do, you are aware that private property rights exist here in the states? If you'd hate to see an old growth forest go the way of my new home, raise money, buy the land, and preserve it. You wont trash it because that harms the bottom line of preservation, and others wont trash it as its a lawsuit in the making.
@SRT10TJ15 жыл бұрын
Where can i apply, my ruffneck was heli loggin in bc before riggin an said he loved every minute. good kid...unfortunately he was wiped out on the rig floor. now i would like to get into loggin kinda in memory of him.
@104bigTruck14 жыл бұрын
sounds good. I guess some of the first paper currency was made of Pot. hemp weed or whatever. lol
@matsbugs114 жыл бұрын
@Glen420M lol the climbing's the easy bit.. its the getting back down thats a bit worse. hats of to em for the skill, though i dont believe its a sustainable practice logging the biggest seed producers
@legalyzefreed0m14 жыл бұрын
how long do those trees take to grow? and how many cords of wood do they yield?
@robbiemx199315 жыл бұрын
is this on vancouver island, if so where? great vid by the way.
@lee117015 жыл бұрын
thats big cuttin, ive never seen timber like that... thats my paper i use every day...?
@SurvivorMan1913 жыл бұрын
@norcallogger You have right.
@constionsti13 жыл бұрын
@Ljubitebatica its a Kaman K-Max
@RJM101115 жыл бұрын
It's because there so tall they would breakup when they hit the forest floor if felled as a whole tree.
@humblecut2115 жыл бұрын
Are you working with cleaver in town right now? Port i mean? Vernon ridge is doing a show just out side of town and i think wade said the guys were from duncan?
@PERPARSON16 жыл бұрын
i just want your job.....and STIHL MS660 magnum :D
@longlac15 жыл бұрын
How much money do you make logging and "heli-logging"