WHAT! ! AGAINST THE LEAN? with a deep face cut???

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3 жыл бұрын

Make sure you're pulling power is substantial.
Make sure you don't rip the tree apart before the hinge breaks.
Make sure your rigging is STRONG.
Don't pull too hard before it's time.
No drama necessary.

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@metalmick 2 жыл бұрын

I feel inspired. I'm now going to mow the lawn!

@Loneman_OG 2 жыл бұрын

That honestly made me chuckle, thanks! :D

@nickauclair1477 2 жыл бұрын

I'll trim bushes. This one almost made me think I have a brain for felling. I have to remind myself, I don't have a clue.

@briancarter3704 2 жыл бұрын

Need to borrow my winch for the lawn??

@obviousness8113 2 жыл бұрын

Whoa, whoa, whoa!! Stop and think before you do anything rash!

@kramconley7972 2 жыл бұрын

WHOOOA metal, take it easy, have a think about it ...

@Marty54GMC 3 жыл бұрын

Trees like these are why there are paid professionals. Attempting a leaner is one thing, the wind blowing adds a whole different dynamic. Great job as always.

@mrwess1927 3 жыл бұрын

Right, anything leaning towards a house, especially like that one its a job for the pros

@cliffmorgan31 3 жыл бұрын

....add to that the complicating factor of a multi-part tree trunk that adds a lot of unpredictability.....

@bbigrocker1 3 жыл бұрын

Agreed, but some folks just don't get it.........what they DO get is a tree on their house................

@TimeSurfer206 3 жыл бұрын

Logging and Crane Rigger here: The biggest joy of gravity is, you don't know you effed up until it's TOO LATE! Do the math, or pay the insurance.

@Rick-the-Swift 10 ай бұрын

I don't know, I've cut and seen a lot of trees cut down, never once have I ever seen anyone rely on hoping or "needing" a tree to divide apart while it's falling. 1:00 That sounds pretty nutz to me, but hey, I guess you gotta be a little to be doing it right? Glad no one was hurt or killed!

@Mark-ww9sb 3 ай бұрын

Unbelievable. I would have bet my life's savings that this was impossible. Well done!

@michaelbattle7477 8 ай бұрын

Never get enough of watching challenging jobs going well!

@budlamy3870 2 жыл бұрын

A pleasure to watch a true professional at work!

@wordreet 3 жыл бұрын

Seemed it was growing in five different pieces at least! 😲 It's definitely good to know your onions.

@boyse69 3 жыл бұрын

Lovely just shows what can be done with a plan !

@br-dj2ti 3 жыл бұрын

I remember years ago I ask you August I was following a bunch of locust trees and the notch I was using conventional was not working you told me to use an open face I went back the next day and it worked great

@iFixJunk 3 жыл бұрын

This is one soft-spoken badass.

@idontknow2293 2 жыл бұрын

August....There it is. Like no big deal. August- the best. 😎👍👍👍👍👍👍

@davidwilcuck5045 3 жыл бұрын

If you ever feel anxious about dropping a limb or a tree, just remember these wise words "it looks a lot bigger when it's on the ground"

@natedogg319 3 жыл бұрын

Truest statement ever made.

@battalion151R 2 жыл бұрын

It feels a lot bigger, when you are on a ladder, dropping a top straight down, and didn't account for a twist, and 4-500 lbs of falling limb, hits your left hand. No fractures, but instant balloon. I usually don't have that problem. But, this one tagged me.

@leemday5731 2 жыл бұрын

Shame it got all Chipped up there was some nice long bows in that wood! !

@battalion151R 2 жыл бұрын

Always makes you feel good, when it drops within inches of where you said it would. I took a big maple tree down years ago, in postage stamp backyard. Cut from the top down. Last limb stuck on me, about time the wind shifted. The electric crew showed up (hours late) in time to watch my limb rotate 180°, right into the last pole on a primary. We stood there and watched it cook. No weight on their line, just shorting out between the primary and the ground stay. One guy was going crazy. I told 'em to pull the dropout, and I'd get it off. Just needed to kick the butt loose from the tree. They did, came back to watch. I kicked it loose, which wiggled their wire, I climbed down and stood the limb straight up, off of the line. The one guy looked over and said, "Well I guess you do know what you're doing." If it hadn't been for that wind shift, everything would have been perfect. Mother Nature can make you, or make you look like an idiot. Not a pro, just being a good friend.

@chriswebertreesurgeon 3 жыл бұрын

I'm no fan of pulling but sometimes you got to and that was the worst lean I think I've seen but you did it flawlessly. Made it look easy, I wonder if the customer realizes how few crews could have actually done that one successfully?

@peaceforall4383 3 жыл бұрын

Respect for you and everything you do.

@Thetreefella 3 жыл бұрын

Tree-n-a...love the shirt August, great video . Thanks for taking us along sir.🌳💚🌳💚

@BlinkyBillNo1 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant. Definitely a job for professionals with the proper gear.

@curtisbarkes6271 3 жыл бұрын

That thing looks like it's gonna fall before his story is over!

@ianc8814 8 ай бұрын

Interesting video, thank you. I'm in the UK and had my tree surgeon fell one these which outgrew my garden. They had to climb it and do it in sections. I got so interested in the process that I did some casual work for him running the chipper and so forth. But that tree didn't want to die. It was about 50 feet high and every spring after it was felled it was suckering 50-60 feet away, which shows how far the roots went!

@theHAL9000 3 жыл бұрын

From a layman's perspective that looked about perfect.

@blipco5 3 жыл бұрын

Nice job. You do know what you're doing. 👍

@timberandtools 2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate how much work goes into all the filming etc. Great videos! Keep on rocking in the free world brother 🤙

@alsehl3609 2 жыл бұрын

A scary tree that was a massive threat for years suddenly becomes "no problem"!

@MP-zf7kg 3 жыл бұрын

A note to you guys: don't do this with a diseased ash tree. as he infers, it'll shear into pieces. You'll need rig several lines up and down the trunk....and were it me, I'd take off as much of the tree limbs as I could first.

@leek7412 2 жыл бұрын

I just cut down a diseased ash tree . The wind took the other one down at the trunk right on top of the shed and smack in the middle of my quad must be over 120ft over 2ft diameter. Dead trees are scary shit.

@troyh3628 2 жыл бұрын

I was going to say the same thing about termite infested trees. Parts will just crumble, and bring heavy limbs down where you don't want them.

@jeffgould1386 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent work, that one had my heart pumping.

@MrRick693 2 жыл бұрын

An ex brother in law's father had a tree limb hit him in the head. He ended up deaf,blind, and couldn't walk nor talk. Lived for another 20 years but it was no fun. This shit ain't no joke.

@karate4348 2 жыл бұрын

poor man

@4PeTe2 3 жыл бұрын

great felling job, need more chipping footage, the chipper amazes me with the efficiency of disposing with the tree. we had some trees removed in our backyard, it was interesting to see the arborist in action using the techniques and equipment you use. I have a new appreciation of your videos.

@stevepalmer4072 3 жыл бұрын

Great knowledge and skill

@MarkAlbert 3 жыл бұрын

In the end, it is all physics! You master it well in your mind. Excellent and safe job, as always!

@nhmountains5683 3 жыл бұрын

That’s impressive August. Great job!!

@ErokLobotomist 3 жыл бұрын

Nice, that's skill! Amazing work. Cheers from Canada!

@rickdebacker100 3 ай бұрын

"Story time with August".. Awesome! Love it!

@Thetreefella 2 жыл бұрын

Had to watch this again. 🌳💚🌳💚

@brianfloyd8033 3 жыл бұрын

Nice job ! 😁😁 u guys always make it look easy

@daveaskin1333 3 жыл бұрын

Your experience... so appreciate your sharing...

@SirGolfalot- 2 жыл бұрын

Im cutting up a few large limbs that a black locust recently dropped. They become garbage trees when they grow too tall. If they are 25 ft cut them down. Great wood for fence post, boat dock posts, or boards for furniture. Harvest before they get tall.

@marthinmoshasijupitersiaha3089 2 жыл бұрын

Amazingly job done..

@galupas 2 жыл бұрын

Well done guys, awesome job 👌

@cannonball9478 3 жыл бұрын

Well executed August and team

@dukeflem 3 жыл бұрын

This is the type of tree that can fall four different ways, all at the same time! We have lots of Locust and Bradford pears here in Tennessee and they both can be very unpredictable. Great job!

@bbigrocker1 3 жыл бұрын

AAAAAAAAAHHHHGGGGGGGGG, did you say BRADFORD!! The thought of that drives me BATTY! Why anyone would want one of those terrors in their yard is beyond me!

@dukeflem 3 жыл бұрын

@@bbigrocker1 Yes , I mispelled Bradford. It is the WORST! Because it can break off inside the "main" trunk and go almost anywhere its hard to manage.

@bbigrocker1 3 жыл бұрын

@@dukeflem They are the WORST!! BTW I was not poking at your spelling, I was invoking disgust for such a loathsome tree......LOL. I chortle with delight at the prospect of killing those devil trees

@dukeflem 3 жыл бұрын

@@bbigrocker1 No problem, i just noticed that I mispelled it.There is a video on youtube of a man felling a medium size one in his front yard and it fell on his house in two places, his car out in the street, his lawnmower he was using to pull it with and part of it remained standing. I personally had one rigged with three ropes and come-a-longs to pull it away from the house and pool and it broke off and almost hit the house and me. I've been felling trees since 1975 and never had a tree go the wrong way except for that one and it was three years ago. I hate them.

@colinratcliffe3074 2 жыл бұрын

Impressive - thanks for the video

@robbiecollins7288 3 жыл бұрын

That was pretty freaking awesome.

@rickstafford5316 Жыл бұрын

That looked fun. A ton of sections. Great job Stay safe

@10susan10 2 жыл бұрын

Your winch is only as good as the anchor it is attached to! Without a solid ground anchor on the vehicle anything can happen -- U of HardKnocks.

@AugustHunicke 2 жыл бұрын

Yep gotta know your tools

@rich.trails 2 жыл бұрын

Hooking the excavator to the back of the truck would certainly help but I don't doubt you know what you're doing.

@mgwgeneral6467 2 жыл бұрын

I had a tree service for 7 years. This guy did an excellent job! Don’t try this shit at home folks! Pay a professional and get a professional job done.

@jake4994 3 жыл бұрын

Great work! Kinda sad to see it go into the chipper. Some great firewood but I understand y’all deal with a lot more wood than I do haha. Much love!

@wadeorme6208 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for answering my question from another video.

@dirk_krueger_baumkrueger7612 3 жыл бұрын

Good job 💪 ✌️🤠🌳🌲

@zeake13 2 жыл бұрын

Nicely done.

@roncar1761 Жыл бұрын

Great job!🪓🪓🪓 And this is the first time I seen a truck with a winch being used. 👏👏👏

@aloberdorf4579 3 жыл бұрын

Augie my Boy...Ol' sock ol' bean ol' boot.....nice job !!

@GigOne 3 жыл бұрын

Beyond impressive!

@alfadoofus 3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad he called that was a smooth drop

@stupadasol5911 3 жыл бұрын

Textbook stump. Beautiful. Mine never looked that good!

@lawrencelewis1036 3 жыл бұрын

True professionals, very well done men!

@charleswieand4445 2 жыл бұрын

I had a 20 inch maple leaning out of woods over yard and house at a 50 - 60 degree. One day we had a 65 mph wind blowing the right direction. Told wife i know what I doing today. Cut that tree wind blew it around 90° and laid it down right along woodline

@tubbygreyed5636 3 жыл бұрын

I was rooting for you.. so to speak.. I'm impressed..!!

@trcass1 9 ай бұрын

Great job. that had a heck of a lean. i love locust for firewood......

@jayclark7237 3 жыл бұрын

Couldn’t have done it better myself! Very impressive.

@billyshumate853 3 жыл бұрын

Good job guys. Y'all take care and have a blessed week and see you on your next vidja. Damien it's getting time for you to post some more vidjas 👍👍

@ApprenticeGM 3 жыл бұрын

Such a professional job - so much expertise and skill in that short video. Thanks for sharing, it's very educational for an amateur like me felling trees on a small acreage. Stuff like this I wouldn't attempt but good to know the technique. A small typo correction in the description: "Make sure you're pulling power is substantial." --> "Make sure your pulling power is substantial."

@AugustHunicke 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@scottbrown3674 2 жыл бұрын

I like that the tree wasnt round that did give more hinge wood. Good job.

@bbigrocker1 3 жыл бұрын

Damn, and I thought that I was the only one with a 16.5..........Let there be no doubt, you ARE THE MAN

@dm1927 3 жыл бұрын

Like I've said before, always like watching pros at work 👍

@ragheadand420roll 11 сағат бұрын

Many ppl overlook topping sections. A lot easier than falling. Can do small sections at a time )

@petermcdougall1152 3 жыл бұрын

Nice drop!! Been a fan. Keep it up bro

@bobbyday1216 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful job guy's! fortunately, I've only ever had to deal with a situation like that once in a 20 year career and the way you did it was the only way I could figure out how to do it.Having that deep seat cut like that made me nervous as hell but we managed to get it down without any problems so congrats on a successful drop! Love your work,be safe!

@derekw40 3 жыл бұрын

The humbold notch works well. You can get a better bend in the hinge wood. But these things only work well with all of that supplemental support

@f.demascio1857 3 жыл бұрын

You make it sound and look so easy.

@theFunzyBear 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent work Damien, August and Adam! 👍️ Hi folks from Edmonton!🖐️ - Kim

@victoriousvictor7978 3 жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear that 😝

@theFunzyBear 3 жыл бұрын

@@victoriousvictor7978A Glorious Good Morning to you! 😀 Hmm,🤔are you referring to me being in Edmonton? 🤣 Where are you at? Calgary, maybe? I'm so sorry to hear that in return. 😝 If I could and I had the money too, I'd be either in my car driving with my husband, or on our motorcycles riding all over Canada and the U.S. I hope you have an awesome day wherever you are! 🙏 - Kim

@victoriousvictor7978 3 жыл бұрын

@@theFunzyBear vancover island!

@theFunzyBear 3 жыл бұрын

@@victoriousvictor7978I've been out there a few times on holidays! It's a dreamland for old growth trees, eh! 🌲🌲 🌲 Some of my relatives used to live at Sooke.

@mmccoll7692 2 жыл бұрын

Chipping up all that good firewood

@itzOLE3 3 жыл бұрын

Up next! August pulls a fallen tree against its lean into an upright position... then speedlines it all back down.

@gopokes09 3 жыл бұрын

This is an outstanding comment

@glenholmgren1218 2 жыл бұрын

16,500 lb winch … uh-Huh, but the truck prolly only weighs 7000 with tools aboard, so be careful!

@paulmollise1856 3 жыл бұрын

That’s some Good burning firewood there!!

@someguy936 3 жыл бұрын

Thats what I said too. Sad watching it go into a chipper

@someguy936 2 жыл бұрын

You know, burning firewood is recycling.

@oldmanfred8676 3 жыл бұрын

Now that was exciting!

@samuellancaster3789 Жыл бұрын

Nice piece of work August❤❤😅

@toddjacks8288 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome video brother

@tactitard7645 3 жыл бұрын

I never would have thought it'd work looking at it but that just shows you my lack of experience lol

@repetemyname842 3 жыл бұрын

Nice notch, helluva job.

@karate4348 2 жыл бұрын

good job... safe and strong, sad watching him go though, especially in the chipper and .. we need lots more trees

@axeandtimber4650 3 жыл бұрын

I never would have tried that without first taking a tin of the back weight. But I lack August's experience. Maybe someday. That was mighty impressive.

@brettblack7049 3 жыл бұрын

Climbers will climb :). I would have shot a line into it set up left of where he had the winch with my tractor and skidding winch on the tractor and notched it to the left side. Working primarily by myself You have to figure things out and improvise on others techniques. If there was no room to the left I would have cut the notch to the middle(not quite as deep as he did), then used a step cut(see Daniel Murphy's channel), then pulled it straight at the tractor. Using this technique you still want to be sure to pull 180 against the lean or it could break off to the side. Of course all this is based off seeing the trees/tree in a video as inclusion would be a large portion of the decision. Have a great week.

@jimatmile56 2 жыл бұрын

Good job!

@ladamyre1 3 жыл бұрын

It's funny to see how many commenters don't realize that after you got the tree tied up and had a little support on it that there was absolutely no chance it was going to fall away and so you had plenty of leeway to make a wide hinge that was going to make it go exactly where you wanted it. Good job man. You're a steely-eyed expert tree feller.

@AugustHunicke 3 жыл бұрын

Ya, one either has command or he doesn’t. If he does then it’s just part of the formula, if he doesn’t then he needs to do something else.

@joeswheat 2 жыл бұрын

Impressive. Explanation

@marvinremster 8 ай бұрын

Nice work

@johnkomosa4089 Жыл бұрын

I would think the hinge wood should be in the most solid and wide part of the tree, your hinge wood was on the edge of the rot or margin so if you had some side force you could crack the hinge wood and have a sideways fall. Something to be concerned about if you have a less powerful winch (thinner hinge) or high side wind. Nice work, I know what you mean about tipping point and will keep that in mind also. Thanks and good job grabbing that far segment. White Birch are segmented like that and I run into alot of white birch, but sounds like you where explaining a tree characteristic a bit more complex. Thanks for sharing. Nice work..

@HiLineTree 3 жыл бұрын

Black locust abbreviation: BTUs 🔥

@brettblack7049 3 жыл бұрын

Exactly, and easy BTU's if they were in a wood as they will be nice and tall with very few branches. BL is my primary heat source, the woodshed is already filled for the next two seasons with 80-90% BL. Hated seeing it go into the chipper, but time is money. Where you located at, I'm near Grand Rapids MI.

@brettblack7049 3 жыл бұрын

@@KeoghDanielAU That's funny "mop tops", they are like weeds, cut them and they pop right back up or propagate off the roots. With the many species you have there I would think BL would be a waste of time, the density doesn't compare to the eucs even. That being said it's very easy to harvest and process, unfortunately it "crackles" and pops a lot so it's not the best in a fireplace and it doesn't smell the best when burning. For me it's one of my favorites, but we don't have the sense trees you have.

@squarenailco1747 3 жыл бұрын

Used to use them for the pottery kiln!

@paulhare662 3 жыл бұрын

@@KeoghDanielAU Good burning wood, hard on chains and like my old mountain boy neighbor used to say when I was burning it, " smells like somebody pissing on a camp fire ". Rest in peace, Howard.

@magicone9327 3 жыл бұрын

All wood have nearly identical BTU's. The difference is the time of burn release!

@bones8057 3 жыл бұрын

well done. thanks

@claytonl.covell2634 3 жыл бұрын

Nice work guy's!!

@rogerbamatutz1927 3 жыл бұрын

That sure looked like a scary tree. Super job.

@sonyhk3824 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome profess guys 👍 💯

@colsinclair7793 3 жыл бұрын

Calculated with years of experience👌🏻

@BG-vq9fd 3 жыл бұрын

WOW, the guys saved the challenging/fun part for you.

@kevinmaly59 2 жыл бұрын

It's best to let the professionals take care of a job like this. That way you know your not going to destroy the house, vehicle yourself or the neighbors!!! One false move on a tree of this size and someone will go to see Jesus!!! Much respect to you professional tree trimmers. Y'all do something that could be fatal real quick!!!💯❤️💪

@catweasle5737 3 жыл бұрын

Good job.

@davemarshall706 3 жыл бұрын

I am a retired hand faller from the coast of british columbia. You arborist types are all theater.$$$$$

@AugustHunicke 3 жыл бұрын

Snore

@marcbialk7105 3 жыл бұрын

I would never have the balls to fall that 👍🏻👌🏼

@kellyinfanger9192 3 жыл бұрын

16,000 lb winch with a 8,000 truck. Obviously more than adequate force, but the vweak link is the truck.

@MP-zf7kg 3 жыл бұрын

he's got a pretty long moment arm going, so not really just using brute force (moment arm being from point where the cable connect to the tree, down to the tree base).