6:20 hats off to you, Buckin'. My Nope Protocol would be initiated by the crispy exterior of that tree, I simply don't have the courage (and I forgive myself for this, but that's why we pay you the big bucks).
You do you, but strapping underneath the back cut to avoid barberchairing accidents seems a bit misunderstood in my opinion. If you’re afraid of side peeling, just side cut the holding wood just below the backcut. Barberchairing above the back cut is what you should actually fear, I’m which this technique illustrated by Bucking does jack-all to prevent. But to be fair, even though I somewhat respect Buckin Billy Ray for some of his more basic knowledge on sharpening etc, NOONE should take any climbing advise from him
Every 12-24,000 years, the oceans come over the continents in huge waves, and forms everything we see. Then also mass drainage back to the ocean cuts huge river valleys where much smaller rivers flow during normal times. So you're right, absolutely under water, cut with flash flood type speed in many places (why you get the deep V cuts like you see (though much smaller) during flash floods.
What your doing there is very dangerous. I have cut trees like that one that have just sheared off when it moved and came straight down. That tree could take you to the ground pretty easy. One mistake that could be your last.
Some of the chains come with a marking for the angle line to follow. I didn't see you pay attention to a consistent angle - does it not matter as long as you have a "c"??
I must say you have a very informative channel. I enjoy watching your vids I like husky 372s very much. Domt have one but hope I'll find a good used one some day. But you have done a very Good job at explaining chain sharpening. Its helped me very much. Keep up the good work. God bless.
We just cut a tandem of curly yellowbox, where we are in Australia we can only take firewood that is on the ground and has no leaves, so dry seasoned full logs. Dulls chains like a bugger and has our 40ton hydraulic splitter working like a dog, literallt takes 5 minutes to split one round by hand. Anyway just wanted to say you're a bloody top bloke buckin', Love from Australia ❤
I just cut down a tree two days ago using your method of keep cutting into the wedge side to bring the tree forward. Worked perfectly, Mrs said that looked cool. Plenty of times the stubs come in handy.
Cut and split my first Sycamore about a month ago that was 52” on the stump, 42” DBH. No fun at all. First, it was a live tree and the wood seems to hold a lot of water, so the wood was extremely heavy. Second, I ended up noodling the large pieces because there was no way to move them or split them by hand. Third, I found that the noodled pieces would split fairly easily when split parallel to the growth rings, which is the same as what you are seeing when you chip pieces off the perimeter. Fourth, trying to split perpendicular to the growth rings was extremely difficult. The wood put up a fight all the way down and would never let go. Even the hydraulic splitters had to go through a complete stroke to get the wood to separate. I’d say Sycamore is the second worst wood I’ve encountered, only topped by Elm, which puts up a fight regardless of which direction you try to split it and is even stringier.
if you would care to think about and undewr stand how the muffler works it is designed like a tuned pipe and the gazz on the out side of the top of the muffler is the spark arrester they new and know more than you ever will leave the saw alone and look how you treat the saw on the back of your ytuck the saw deserves better from you or it needs to go to a better home
In The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, when Galadriel asks Gandalf, "Mithrandir, why the halfling?" Gandalf responds, "I don't know. Saruman believes it is only great power that can hold evil in check. But that is not what I found. I have found that it is the small everyday deed of ordinary folks that keep the darkness at bay. Simple acts of kindness and love. Why Bilbo Baggins? Perhaps because I am afraid, and he gives me courage". Buckin Billy Ray Smith's Soldiers of Kindness, his Army of Kindness is what is going to win in the final analysis!!! Than you sir for all that you do!!! Set a friend send me a picture of a shirt her and her daughter both in a black shirt with beautiful screening that says be kind and it made me think about you going to send her a link to your videos.
In The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, when Galadriel asks Gandalf, "Mithrandir, why the halfling?" Gandalf responds, "I don't know. Saruman believes it is only great power that can hold evil in check. But that is not what I found. I have found that it is the small everyday deed of ordinary folks that keep the darkness at bay. Simple acts of kindness and love. Why Bilbo Baggins? Perhaps because I am afraid, and he gives me courage". Buckin Billy Ray Smith's Soldiers of Kindness, his Army of Kindness is what is going to win in the final analysis!!! Than you sir for all that you do!!! Set a friend send me a picture of a shirt her and her daughter both in a black shirt with beautiful screening that says be kind and it made me think about you going to send her a link to your videos?
Love the video, I am in my early 60’s but need to start swinging an axe again, would love to purchase one of yours if you ever decide to sell one! God bless from Wisconsin!
