I'm sure it's not a standard industry practice but I'm a believer in one man feeding the chipper at a time for the very reason you show in this video and because getting whipped in the face with a wisp of a branch sucks.
Absolutely, dangerous enough doing it by yourself. I took a 2" limb to the face once from one I was feeding, could've lost an eye had I not be wearing safety glasses.
been doing tree's for 30 years....one thing I see n here in you is your ambition....you will leave your mark in the tree industry....remember what your parents told you....you can be great if you put your mind to it.....go get em bro......
you should of taken advantage of the base still on the hinge and start buckin it up bro.....god bless.....keep up the love for the game.....it's a blast!!!!!!!!
Oh yeah! Really bought it for my dad as he likes to help on side jobs and isn't a young man anymore, shit, I'm not a young man anymore. Fell in love quickly though, until I can afford something mechanized, it sure helps a ton.
HANGS!!!! Dead weight hangs are great for the shoulder brotha. I even use deadlift straps so I can relax my grip and let everything stretch. Might give it a try!! Also, acupuncture is dope, haha.
Love your videos, only thing I always notice is when making your notches you always cut your top cut first, i was always taught to make the bottom one first as to not pinch the bar, someone correct me if I'm wrong. Keep up the good vids though
Human ahhhh i see, good point. See, steady learning lol, so im putting alot lately into stocking up on my OWN equipment rather than waiting for the boss to always turn down my good ideas on equipment that makes our job easier, more safe and efficient, so please keep doing those amazing product reviews and showing us the new cool stuff......its really widening my range of ways to do this type of work
Do you still like the trolley?? Do you still use it? How is it holding up 3 years later? Asking for my hubby, who does this type of work, with my help sometimes!
Human that is the truth! you almost have the monkey part down. you sure as hell can do the bucket. next move is being an arborist. that's why you know what hypoxylon canker is.
Tendonitis/bursitis (don't know if I spelled that right) in the shoulder sucks. Been dealing with that popping and pain since about 4 yrs ago. Only way to get rid of it is stop whatever you were doing that made it hurt, your tendons don't like it.
Does it hurt when you hold something out away from your body at full extension? That's what I had along with the popping. Sometimes it would snap my hand open. Xray's will just show socket shape and wear so they will do an MRI to so any damage to tendons and fluid buildup. I had a split tendon and another hanging by a thread. The did Debridement on everything while they were in there as well. Had it done Jan 5 and still off. They say another 5 weeks. Rehab is slow because they don't want you to pull the pins out if yours is that bad. I'm 51 by the way. Good luck and I'd wait till the Winter as you will be down a while if they find something.
That IS great news. If you can avoid surgery, do it. I've done some pretty excessive work over the years. Calcium deposits/build ups are what got me. Basically rubbing against them was sawing them apart. All frayed in the pics they gave me. That caused fluid build up and dull pain. Wait till your 50. LOL
I was a salesman at a Stihl dealer and fell in love with saws, which led to falling in love with hunickes videos and wanting to do it. As far as the skills, it was through my co-worker Joe, he's been climbing close to 20 years, showed me how it's done. You can learn alot from books/videos, I'll be the first to admit though that you can't learn how to climb except being in a tree with a climber.
I will admit, that unless it's really necessary, I just lack patience for high-angle face cuts.😏 On the other hand, I usually make much deeper face cuts than a lot of other guys have patience for, so....🤓 ......I know one guy who makes the tiniest little notches, that it is excruciatingly painful to watch😫😫😫
Hi Samuel, when i used to make my face cuts i did use 45 degree angle cuts after trying the 70 degree face i notice the butt stay put not like the 45 when face makes contact lifts up and back, also i plunge cut and leave about 2 inches of hinge wood then wedge then make my release cut which give me more control have a good one
no truer statement ever told " don't get old" oh my as i watch this it is about only thing i can do as of this time in my life today & I'm only 58, my brain says i'm 28, my body tell's me i'm 108
Human it's the same bar graphic on the Stihl carbon fiber concept saw. What dealership do you use? Think you could leave their #? I really want one with that graphic
that satellite dish is less than two years old. Im guessing DirecTV probably told em trees were starting to block signal and homeowner didn't want the dish in the yard.
I love it. Haven't even used the ball cart yet though. Most logs I've found If I can stand them up, I just drop them onto the trolley and haul it out like that. It really sucks pulling uphill though, lol, as everything will.
Human Thanks, there is so much bashing going on with the brands it is hard to get an honest opinion. One of the "complaints" I've read is that it is not balanced well because of the wheel placement. To me just seems that on either device there will be a sweet spot for balance. You just need to find it and place the limbs according I would think. Thoughts on that? Thanks.
I had actually read that as well, watch 8:40 in the video, put it in there just for that reason. You're 100% correct, just a matter of where the log is placed. I can't say I'm innocent of bashing "not happy with stein", I generally just go with what I feel is the best product though, regardless of what brand it is.
How did I miss that the first dozen times I watched the vid, thanks. Love the blooper of the notch closing up early, we have all done it. Safe climbing Human.
your shoulder could just be a torn ligament, I can't lift my arm straight up Infront of me but if I bring my arm up sideways like jumping jacks I can get it above my head but it pops and snaps the entire time lol, I just can't stay off of it long enough for it to properly recover, whenever it feels good I do some dumb shit that fucks it up again lol
Yeah, second time in about a month that my carelessness almost cost me, luck only lasts so long. Not sure how I didn't see that the branch was going to tap the fence, else I'd have just hinged it over like those others.
I just prefer to be in control, had some not so great ground guys in the past that just couldn't follow simple instructions. Depending on the situation, if I can I like to set things up, then have them pull once I give the signal.
Doc just told me I had a "clicking" and arthritis in my shoulder and needed physical therapy. I had the same deal lifting above the head hurt like a bitch. Time heals a lot of injuries but who can afford that anymore. What size is that light bar and do you like it?
It's a 28", and I love it. The 36" is just too much of a pain unless you really need it, so I dropped down to this bar, now I don't dread extended use of my baby, lol.
I know what you are mentioning about.... money is the answer if you have enough then it will work for you then can f around all the time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Torn rotator cuff, I betcha! Your to young for surgery but physio therapy helps. Lots of "folks with different customs" wanting good looking safe trees taken down here or else ridiculous looking high crown raising...... =(
I had one and it was deep in the cuff, surgery would have had to take it all apart to put it back together, so other things were done, once it's sort of better cortisone shots help the pain. An MRI is the best test to image it.
Great videos, but For the love of God, Please STOP putting your hand in the Lions mouth once you've cut the wedge. One of these days your gonna get bit.
